Markets

Jun 03, 2008 at 00:00

s is readily apparent, the Gold market had been living this past year in those rare best of times. Federal Reserve was on a determined course to lower interest rates.…

Jun 03, 2008 at 00:00

You invested $100 in 2002 buying power to get back, after five years, $76 in 2002 buying power! Hahaha! Your 'fabulous' investment made a paper gain, but produced a real,…

Jun 03, 2008 at 00:00

I've had a minor obsession with Detroit for the past year or so, ever since I learned that one could purchase a single family home there for $5,000 or less.…

Jun 03, 2008 at 00:00

Today is the 10th anniversary of the European Central Bank - now, although the ECB seems to be doing rather well and the Euro along with it, I do have…

Jun 03, 2008 at 00:00

There's a big difference between a stock market that's rising in real (purchasing power) terms and one that's only rising due to currency depreciation. The reason is that a smart…

Jun 02, 2008 at 00:00

Is there enough optimism in the markets to keep us above support? That's a difficult question to answer this early on, but I'm leaning towards no. There have been a…

Jun 02, 2008 at 00:00

Wheat closed 2.8-percent higher today, with the July contract settling 21 3/4 cents higher at $7.83 1/4 a bushel. Dry conditions in Australia continued to increase concerns over the newly…

Jun 02, 2008 at 00:00

Just for a bit of fun ... The length of women's skirts tells you the way the market is going to go, according to the so-called "hemline theory".

Jun 02, 2008 at 00:00

While many economic pundits are trying to predict the end of the American recession that began last summer, HCM regrets to inform everybody that the United States' economy is entering…

Jun 02, 2008 at 00:00

One would think that if crude oil were about to spike to $150/bbl or higher, that the "clean energy" portfolio, otherwise known as solar stocks, would be a bit more…