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The End of Soft Money?

May 25, 2011 at 13:31

Soft money works. Just ask the Swiss central bank... Time was, the past was another country, as L.P.Hartley wrote in The Go-Between. Because "they do things differently there." Thanks to…

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Hyperinflation Nonsense in Multiple Places

May 25, 2011 at 13:26

Every time the US dollar ticks lower, commodity prices tick higher, or the CPI rises two tenths of a percent, hyperinflationists come out of the woodwork with nonsensical predictions and…

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Macro E.U. -- D.O.A.

May 25, 2011 at 11:41

I am attending the Global Interdependence Center's latest conference here in Philadelphia, writing you from the Admiral's Club on my way to Boston. The chatter last night at dinner and…

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What the Level of New Lows Can Tell You About the Market

May 25, 2011 at 10:43

For today's update, we will look at the NYSE's New Lows. If you think about it, when New Lows continue to increase day after day, then investors are bailing out…

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Investment Basics - Course 509 - 20 Stock and Investing Tips - from Your Prof

May 25, 2011 at 09:00

This is the thirty-eighth Course in a series of 38 called "Investment Basics" - created by Professor Steven Bauer, a retired university professor and still active asset manager and consultant…

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Bank Earnings Rise In Q1 2011

May 24, 2011 at 20:31

On Tuesday the FDIC announced that bank earnings in Q1 2011 are improving, up 66.5% from Q1 2010. In fact bank earnings are back to Q2 2007 levels. Sounds great…

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Silver and Silver Stocks Spring Into Life

May 24, 2011 at 17:29

Two of our favourite silver producers led the charge today, Endeavour Silver Corporation (EXK) up 9.25% and First Majestic Silver Corporation (AG) up 7.49% as silver prices bounced $1.53/oz in…

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Those That Must Be Long the Stock Market are Bearish

May 24, 2011 at 17:09

Some of the largest players in the stock market game are the mutual funds, and most of these funds can only be long (that is they cant short stocks). When…

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Cyber-War Is Evolving Fast

May 24, 2011 at 15:26

A new war is being waged a war that is not fought with guns, missiles, or human soldiers, but with code in cyberspace, using computers and the Internet. It's a…

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The U.S. Dollar's Impact on the SP 500, Gold, Silver, and Oil

May 24, 2011 at 15:01

In doing some brief reading around the blogosphere I have noticed that most pundits are writing off gold, silver, and oil entirely. In fact, I have even read that the…