Markets

Jun 25, 2012 at 20:14

... the volatility is still with us, and seems likely to rise further in the weeks ahead rather than to recede. Some investors will continue to flee to Treasuries or…

Jun 25, 2012 at 14:41

In our Chart Book, which is a new weekly addition to TheTechnicalTake line up, I highlighted a chart of the i-Path Goldman Sachs Crude ETN (symbol: OIL). The chart pattern…

Jun 25, 2012 at 11:18

This week the Supreme Court is expected to issue its long-awaited decision regarding the constitutionality of the "Obamacare" law. I recently discussed absurd legal arguments by Obamacare advocates that Congress…

Jun 25, 2012 at 11:13

Why Read: Because those who operate business may well (read likely) have a better understanding of what is going on in their respective segments of the economy than do those…

Jun 25, 2012 at 10:55

Erasmus is reported to have said "experientia magistra stultorum" or for the rest of us who successfully avoided even rudimentary latin instruction "experience is the teacher of fools". What he…

Jun 25, 2012 at 10:08

Billionaire investor George Soros spoke to Bloomberg TV's Francine Lacqua, calling on Europe to start a fund to buy Italian and Spanish bonds.

Jun 25, 2012 at 09:59

The last 18 months have been gut-wrenching for mining equity investors. The TSX Venture Composite Index, a fair representation of the junior mining sector, has come back down to levels…

Jun 25, 2012 at 08:46

With the wonders of modern communications brought to us by the internet and all the marvelous electronic toys now available, you too can publish your fantasy forecasts for the economies…

Jun 25, 2012 at 05:54

In a credit-based economy such as the US and Europe, attitudes are the key. The Fed can print at will, but it cannot make consumers spend or businesses expand or…

Jun 24, 2012 at 16:54

The near-term direction of the stock market will, to some extent, depend on what is decided at the Euro summit scheduled for next Thursday and Friday.