"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •509 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,570.30 | +17.70 | +1.14% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.12 | -0.72 | -1.22% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.875 | -0.022 | -1.14% |
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Ethanol •509 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •509 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 509 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 509 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 62.63 | -0.74 | -1.17% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.393 | -0.156 | -3.43% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.363 | -0.043 | -1.80% |
Markets
The VIX, Banks, and the Shanghai Index in Trouble ...
This morning, we will look at the VIX (Volatility Index), the Banking Index, and the Shanghai index which is in peril of having a very sharp drop.
For the Ignorance Arbitrage Business Model, the End Game Nears
Yep, I said it. The monoline business model that MBIA and Ambac used relied on the ignorance of the clients and market participants to survive. These companies attempted to undercut…
Commodity Conundrum and Update of the US Dollar Index
The effects of burning huge quantities of oil around the globe has been going on for over 100 years and now the bio-feedback mechanisms are just starting to be noticed.…
What the Export Land Model Means for Energy Prices
...The skyrocketing energy market has everyone craning their necks trying to figure where the top's going to be. But the folks over at Casey Research aren't concerned so much with…
An Open Letter to Borrowers and Lenders: Take Responsibility for Your Decisions
Throughout the housing crisis, we have heard demands from spokesmen for desperate homeowners, banks, and investors for every variety of government bailout. But there is one group from whom the…
So... You Want to Sell Your Gold Stocks and Buy the Gold and Silver ETF's? (Part 2)
Ever since the Berlin Wall came down back in 1989 we have seen the very things we protested against so vigorously with regards to Russia come to pass in the…
And the Ben Bernanke Award for Fiction Goes To...
...Ben Bernanke's speech in Barcelona this week hardly marks a new strong Dollar policy...
Pivotal Events
This week both the AAA and AA (sub-prime) took the fateful dive, which has been the precursor to each noteworthy drop in the stock markets since last spring. Quite likely…
Commodity Market Summary
Crude oil closed 2.7-percent lower, with the July contract settling $3.45 lower at $124.31 a barrel. Bernanke's pro-dollar comments sent crude oil to the lowest closing price since May 15.
Warren Buffet and the Crude Oil Crisis
With oil and gasoline prices through the roof, food prices on the rise and concerns about the stability of the U.S. economy prevalent, it's no wonder that consumer sentiment is…
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