Markets

Jan 13, 2012 at 15:00

I will have another comment out over this long weekend, and it may well mention the S&P ratings downgrades of most of Europe, which just hit the tape. However, I…

Jan 13, 2012 at 14:41

Everyone knows that the US government is bankrupt and has been for many years. But I thought it might be instructive to see what its current cash-flow situation actually is.…

Jan 13, 2012 at 13:53

At the best of times, the U.S. government is regarded as somewhat out of touch with what's happening in the American "heartland," much less the world at large, so much…

Jan 13, 2012 at 12:30

Figure 1 is a weekly chart of the i-Shares Silver Trust (symbol: SLV). The black and red dots are key pivot points. These are the best areas of buying (support)…

Jan 13, 2012 at 12:03

The world was taken by surprise recently by the Federal Reserve Board's announcement that it would publish some of its economic forecasting that forms the basis for its short-term interest…

Jan 13, 2012 at 12:02

Gold rallied this week hitting its highest in a month and breaking above its 200-day moving average. There were a myriad of reasons suggested in the financial press. Some writers…

Jan 13, 2012 at 11:41

This is the third and final article of a series of articles we have prepared on dividend paying stocks with a history and legacy of increasing their dividends each year.…

Jan 13, 2012 at 11:00

ECB President Mario Draghi continued to impress with his very direct style during the European Central Bank's (ECB) first press conference of the year. While not lowering interest rates or…

Jan 13, 2012 at 10:55

Zero rates are starting to set around investors like concrete. Owning gold should make financial crises fun. Which alongside silver, it has surely done to date, 20% and 50% plunges…

Jan 13, 2012 at 10:39

Since rocketing to new all-time highs last summer, gold has weathered a major correction. While that selloff was healthy and necessary given the excessive optimism that catapulted gold to very-overbought…