"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •10 mins | 2,413.80 | +15.80 | +0.66% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 943.80 | -10.70 | -1.12% |
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WTI Crude •16 hours | 83.14 | +0.41 | +0.50% |
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Gasoline •16 hours | 2.710 | -0.003 | -0.13% |
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Ethanol •15 hours | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •10 mins | 28.84 | +0.46 | +1.63% |
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Silver • 10 mins | 28.84 | +0.46 | +1.63% | |
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Copper • 10 mins | 4.498 | +0.061 | +1.37% | |
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Brent Crude • 15 hours | 87.29 | +0.18 | +0.21% | |
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Natural Gas • 16 hours | 1.752 | -0.005 | -0.28% | |
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Heating Oil • 16 hours | 2.541 | +0.007 | +0.29% |
Markets / Other
Mid-Week Analysis
With technology stocks in a freefall worldwide, we seemingly come closer to global financial crisis by the week. It is certainly no surprise that Asian stock markets and currencies generally…
Mid-Week Analysis
Looks like Florida is not the only place undertaking recounts. Yesterday, Lucent said it was "recounting" fourth quarter sales due to $125 million revenue recognition issue. With the continuing deterioration…
Mid-Week Analysis
Although attention is focused overwhelmingly on the Presidential election, there are some significant developments that should be recognized. While the Internet/telecommunications/technology bubble is in the process of collapse, evidence continues…
Mid-Week Analysis
We regularly write that we are living in a truly historic period. Yesterday's extraordinary election was further confirmation of this view. Undeniably, we are witnessing history in the making, with…
Mid-Week Analysis
Yesterday was the 10th largest gain (percentage and points) in the 29-year history of the NASDAQ Composite. Three of the ten largest NASDAQ percentage gains occurred in October, and eight…
Mid-Week Analysis
There is considerable debate as to whether the market overreacted to Nortel's earnings. To help clarify this issue, we turned to Tim Heitman, ace telecommunications analyst at David Tice and…
Mid-Week Analysis
Amazingly, already wild conditions have become only more chaotic in global equity, currency, and credit markets. Here at home, the NASDAQ100 today traded in an intra-day 9% range, with the…
Mid-Week Analysis
The dollar has so far held together well considering the unfolding U.S. financial quagmire, with the dollar declining about 1/2 percent this week. After a brief respite, energy prices are…
Mid-Week Analysis
And while the marketplace and media focus has been on a faltering technology sector and increasing credit-quality concerns, there is anther issue developing that is also market unfriendly. It is…
A Conspicuous Sign of a Cycle Top
The credit market continues to demonstrate significant crosscurrents, perhaps driven by stronger than expected economic data and, at the same time, heightened nervousness in the corporate debt market. The implied…
