Markets

Mar 20, 2012 at 13:36

Canada's natural resources minister told delegates at the International Energy Forum in Kuwait that his country was on the cusp of becoming an "energy superpower." Canada ranks No. 6 in…

Mar 20, 2012 at 10:34

According to a Bloomberg survey at a precious metals conference this week, gold is poised for a 21 percent gain in 2012, extending its bull market to 12 consecutive years.…

Mar 20, 2012 at 09:52

Financial stocks have been immensely disliked by investors relative to other options since the peak in late 2006/early 2007. If you look at the performance of financial stocks relative to…

Mar 20, 2012 at 09:41

What are the implications for the U.S. dollar and investors' portfolios if bond prices continue to fall, as they have of late? Within that context, should investors care whether the…

Mar 20, 2012 at 09:25

China's economic engines of growth have begun to accelerate again, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the chart below. After approvals for new railroad projects spiked to a…

Mar 20, 2012 at 09:14

In the theoretical world, gold stocks are a fantastic bargain. In the theoretical world, gold and silver bullion are on sale at "once in a lifetime" prices.

Mar 20, 2012 at 09:05

Throughout my youth I remember wondering how what happened in Nazi Germany could have occurred and how so many otherwise good people could be fooled into going along with such…

Mar 20, 2012 at 08:46

Earlier this month the Labor Department reported that 227,000 new jobs were added to the economy in February, marking the third consecutive month of positive jobs growth. Many observers took…

Mar 20, 2012 at 08:35

A March 12 article suggests that investors and traders shouldn't bother reading the news published by media sources. Rather, the article picks up on, and seems to agree with, an…

Mar 20, 2012 at 06:39

Our indicators remain in buy territory, the euphoria index is going down, the panic index is close to zero, the situation looks perfect. How long can it last?