"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •510 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,576.50 | +10.50 | +0.67% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.00 | +0.05 | +0.09% |
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Gasoline •15 mins | 1.864 | +0.007 | +0.39% |
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Ethanol •510 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •510 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 510 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 510 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 62.48 | +0.68 | +1.10% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.563 | +0.082 | +1.83% | |
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Heating Oil • 14 mins | 2.350 | -0.004 | -0.18% |
Markets
Leverage Is an 8 Letter Word
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Just the Facts...
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The Truth About Bailouts
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Technical Assessment - US Dollar
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Credit Risk Rises on Citigroup Breakup Speculation
I have been saying for over a year that Citigroup would not survive in one piece. That option is looking increasingly likely as the Citigroup Board Weigh Options.
Seeking Alfalfa
On a returns-to-investment basis, hedge funds lost their clients 6% last month, taking the year-to-date loss to 16%, says HFRI. Oh sure, that still means they're delivering alpha over and…
The Times, They Are A-Changin'
President-elect Barack Obama is faced with the daunting challenge of fulfilling his campaign promises - promises he actually made, along with those that voters think he made ... Unfortunately, the…
Staying Focused
I continue to get questions about deflation, with comparisons to the 1930's and more recently of Japan. Although each of those cases, much like today, dealt with bubbles that blew…
Silver in Crisis
Silver, an asset which many investors thought would thrive during a financial-market panic, has been scourged mercilessly. After briefly surging above $20 in March, it nonchalantly traded between $16 and…
What's Going On?
The current down move is part of a huge "move to liquidity panic" going on now. Global investors are moving out of illiquid assets and into liquid assets.
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