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- Review Of Marriott Rewards Credit Card From Chase: Are 4 Free Nights Worth The $30 Annual Fee?
- Ireland’s Next Steps And Korean Fighting
- SNL Skit On TSA Enhanced Security Procedures
- Real Corporate Profits Back To Pre-Recession Levels
- U.S. Existing Home Sales Fall Less-than-expected
- Stock Market News Briefs: Campbell Soup Company, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group, Hewlett-Packard Company, J. Crew Group, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Piper Jaffray Companies, Red Hat, Textron, Veriphone Holdings
- Benihana Loss Widens, Rev Up
- Forex Trading: EURUSD Falls Below Last Weeks Lows.
- Swiss Franc: Under Pressure
- Japanese Yen: Under Pressure
- British Pound: Capped By A Negative Trend Line
- Euro: Key ST Resistance At 75
- U.S. Stocks Sharply Lower After The Open; Dow Jones Tumbles 0.96%
- Tech Data Beats Zacks Consensus
- Lockheed Martin Gets Navy Contract
- Forex Trading: GBPUSD Tests Trendline Support At 1.5889
- Forex – EUR/USD Plunges After Better-than-expected U.S. GDP Data
- Will Relaxed California Regulations Trigger Demand For Corn Ethanol?
- Forex – EUR/GBP Tumbles To 5-day Low After Merkel Remarks
- Forex Trading: EURJPY Tests Key 100 Day SMA At 111.87
- Can Italian Coffee Major Push Starbucks Into A Corner?
- Banks Under Fire, Again!
- Analog Devices Gives Weak Outlook
- HP Beats EPS, Misses Rev
- Markets In Everything: Hire A Professional Ad Writer To Help With Your Dating Profile
- Forex – USD/CAD Hits 2-day High After Strong U.S. GDP Data
- Canada Core Retail Sales Rise In Line With Expectations
- U.S. GDP Rises More-than-expected In Third Quarter
- Valuation-Informed Indexing #17The Final Seven Rationalization For Sticking With The Conventional Investing Advice
- Cosan Authorizes 6.6M Share Buyback
- ProLogis Sells Assets
- Forex – Dollar Broadly Higher Vs. Rivals As U.S. GDP Data Eyed
- Earnings Preview: Tiffany & Company
- Forex – GBP/USD Trims Losses As U.K. Bank Fears Ease
- Stocks To Watch On Tuesday: Hewlett-Packard, SAP, GlaxoSmithKline, Diageo
- Forex – EUR/JPY Hits 3-day Low Amid Korea Tensions, Euro Debt Fears
- German Gfk Consumer Climate Index Rises Unexpectedly
- Canada Core CPI Rises More-than-expected In October
- Ireland’s Sinn Fein Leaders Say, “Screw ‘EU’..!!”
- Turning Two – PowerShares Active US Real Estate Fund (PSR)
- Forex – EUR/JPY Down During The European Session
- Commodity Prices – On A Knife’s Edge
- Face To Face With Omid Malekan On “Quantitative Easing Explained”
- The Gathering Storm – A Unique Investment Book
- The Dangers Of QE2, According To Mishkin
- The Interest Rate Band Wagon
| Review Of Marriott Rewards Credit Card From Chase: Are 4 Free Nights Worth The $30 Annual Fee? Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:35 AM PST Before you apply for this card, read this! Do you like staying at the Marriott (NYSE:MAR) chain of hotels when you travel for leisure or business? If so, you might want to consider the Marriott Rewards Credit Card from Chase. It is a hotel rewards credit card especially designed for those of you who are fans of Marriott and want to earn hotel loyalty program points for every dollar spent. Here I’ll do a detailed review of the Marriott Rewards Credit Card issued by JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Ireland’s Next Steps And Korean Fighting Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:19 AM PST Negative sentiment out of Europe contributed to the weak open in the states Monday, but the selloff in the market accelerated as the FBI’s probe of the financial industry widened. The S&P futures hit a low 1182 around lunchtime but clawed its way back over the course of the afternoon. Europe has had a soft morning, weighed down from all angles: Korea, sovereign debt contagion fears, renewed hiking speculation in China and the FBI probing the financial sector in the US. So is it any … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| SNL Skit On TSA Enhanced Security Procedures Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:16 AM PST |
| Real Corporate Profits Back To Pre-Recession Levels Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:10 AM PST U.S. corporate profits reached a new record high in the third quarter of $1.221 trillion (at an annual rate), after taxes and adjustments for inventory valuation and capital consumption (see graph above, data here), according to today’s BEA report. Compared to the second quarter, corporate profits increased by $12.6 billion during the summer months, and that makes seven straight quarterly gains in profits going back to the first quarter of 2009. From the cyclical bottom of $774 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| U.S. Existing Home Sales Fall Less-than-expected Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:06 AM PST Forex Pros – U.S. existing home sales fell less-than-expected in October, declining for the first time in three months, industry data showed on Tuesday. In a report, the National Association of Realtors said that existing home sales fell to a seasonally adjusted 4.43 million units in October, after rising to 4.50 million units in September. Analysts had expected existing home sales to fall to a seasonally adjusted 4.42 million units in October. Commenting on the report, Lawrence Yun, chief … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:05 AM PST Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) reported earnings of $1.33 per share, up from estimates of $1.27 per share, on an 8.1% revenue gain to $33.2 billion above estimates of $32.8 billion. The firm’s new-year estimate was set at a 13-15% rise to $5.16-$5.26 Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) reported its fiscal first-quarter missed by a penny, coming in at $0.82 on revenues off by 1.4% at $2.17 billion, shy of estimates of $2.19 billion Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) recalled 4.8 million packages of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:05 AM PST Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ:BNHN) announced a loss of 21 cents per share in second quarter 2011, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 3 cents and was also wider than the loss of 7 cents in the year-ago quarter. The loss was due to $4.3 million of non-recurring costs incurred by the company in the reported quarter.
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| Forex Trading: EURUSD Falls Below Last Weeks Lows. Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:59 AM PST |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:54 AM PST Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:54 AM PST Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| British Pound: Capped By A Negative Trend Line Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:54 AM PST Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:54 AM PST Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| U.S. Stocks Sharply Lower After The Open; Dow Jones Tumbles 0.96% Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:46 AM PST Forex Pros – U.S. stocks were sharply lower after the open on Tuesday, as concerns over euro zone sovereign debt contagion and geopolitical tensions in Korea overshadowed strong U.S. GDP data. During early U.S. trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 0.96%; the S&P 500 index plunged 1.03%, while the Nasdaq Composite index dropped 0.95%. Shares in the financial sector were broadly lower amid ongoing concerns over euro zone sovereign debt contagion as political turmoil in Ireland … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Tech Data Beats Zacks Consensus Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:45 AM PST The IT products distributor Tech Data Corp. (NASDAQ:TECD) announced encouraging results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents per share with a surprise of 12.6%. Both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) were a record in the quarter attributed to strong demand for technology products in both the Americas and Europe.
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| Lockheed Martin Gets Navy Contract Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:45 AM PST The U.S. Navy awarded a contract worth $15.6 million to Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) to produce paveway II Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR). The company will start working under this contract in the third quarter of 2011 at its Archbald, Pennsylvania, facility.
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| Forex Trading: GBPUSD Tests Trendline Support At 1.5889 Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:41 AM PST |
| Forex – EUR/USD Plunges After Better-than-expected U.S. GDP Data Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:37 AM PST Forex Pros – The euro extended earlier losses against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, plunging to a 4-day low after official data showed that the U.S. economy grew at a faster rate than earlier estimated during the third quarter. EUR/USD hit 1.3459 during European afternoon trade, the pair's lowest since November 16; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.3465, plunging 1.20%. The pair was likely to find support at 1.3285, the low of September 24 and resistance at 1.3785, Monday's … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Will Relaxed California Regulations Trigger Demand For Corn Ethanol? Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:30 AM PST Considering a proposal from the staff of the state Air Resources Board, California regulators have announced that they would consider changing their view on the environmental impact of ethanol, a decision that could keep the corn-based fuel competitive with other bio fuels. The analysis calculates the emissions of heat-trapping gases linked to climate change from the production and use of ethanol is required as part of regulations being put in place to meet a state law requiring a … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – EUR/GBP Tumbles To 5-day Low After Merkel Remarks Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:28 AM PST Forex Pros – The euro was sharply lower against the pound on Tuesday, tumbling to a 5-day low as concerns that sovereign debt problems would spread beyond Ireland to other vulnerable euro zone members weighed on the single currency. EUR/GBP hit 0.8463 during European afternoon trade, the pair's lowest since November 16; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.8472, tumbling 0.79%. The pair was likely to find support at 0.8388, the low of September 21 and resistance at 0.8594, Monday's … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex Trading: EURJPY Tests Key 100 Day SMA At 111.87 Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:27 AM PST |
| Can Italian Coffee Major Push Starbucks Into A Corner? Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:20 AM PST There has been a widespread wall street optimism especially in the Food and Beverage sector after Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) impressive quarter results announced last week, but with the coffee major has publicly announced its willingness to part ways with Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE:KFT) and the upscale Italian coffee company, IllyCaffe SpA, making inroads onto Starbucks Corp.’s turf by serving coffee to well-heeled travelers in upscale hotels is now being seen as two potential moves that could … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:06 AM PST Financials Times stated in an article yesterday, the top 35 US banks will have a short fall between $100 billion and $150 billion in equity capital after the new Basel III global bank regulations are imposed. According to Barclay's Capital (NYSE:BCS) 90% of the short fall is in the top six banks. It is believed the big US banks will have to raise additional capital just for regulatory purposes, throw in the mortgage and bond liabilities facing them and it could be even worse. In … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Analog Devices Gives Weak Outlook Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:05 AM PST Analog Devices' (NYSE:ADI) fiscal fourth quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents, or 4.1%. Revenue beat by 1.9%. Results touched the high-end of management expectations on revenue and gross margin, but exceeded on the operating margin line.
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:05 AM PST Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) reported fourth quarter 2010 earnings per share (EPS) of $1.33, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26. However, revenue of $30.8 billion was below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $32.7 billion.
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| Forex – USD/CAD Hits 2-day High After Strong U.S. GDP Data Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:04 AM PST Forex Pros – The U.S. dollar was up against its Canadian counterpart on Tuesday, rising to a 2-day high after official data showed that the U.S. economy grew at a faster rate than earlier estimated in the third quarter. USD/CAD hit 1.0228 during European afternoon trade, the pair's highest since last Friday; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.0212, gaining 0.25%. The pair was likely to find support at 1.0121, Monday's low and resistance at 1.0246, the high of November 18. Earlier … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Canada Core Retail Sales Rise In Line With Expectations Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:50 AM PST Forex Pros – Core retail sales in Canada rose in line with expectations in September, increasing for the fourth consecutive month, official data showed on Tuesday. In a report, Statistics Canada said core retail sales, which exclude automobile sales, rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in September, after rising by 0.6% in August, whose figure was revised up from 0.4%. The report also showed that retail sales rose less-than-expected in September, increasing by 0.6% in September, after rising … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| U.S. GDP Rises More-than-expected In Third Quarter Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:41 AM PST Forex Pros – The U.S. economy grew at a faster rate than earlier estimated during the third quarter of 2010, official preliminary data showed on Tuesday. In a report, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said gross domestic product increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.5% during the third quarter, up from an advanced estimate of 2.0%. Analysts had expected the second estimate of U.S. gross domestic product to rise 2.4% in the third quarter. The data primarily reflecting positive … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:38 AM PST Robert J. Shiller by Rob Bennett
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| Cosan Authorizes 6.6M Share Buyback Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:35 AM PST Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer, Cosan S.A., has been authorized to repurchase approximately 6.6 million common shares, representing 1.6% of the total capital, within a year. The Board of Directors ‘approval requires the shares repurchased to be held in treasury for future sale or cancellation.
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:35 AM PST ProLogis (NYSE:PLD), a leading global provider of distribution facilities, has recently sold a huge portfolio of industrial assets worth approximately $1 billion to affiliates of The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX). In addition, the company also sold a 25% minority interest in the 1,600-room Hilton New Orleans Riverside hotel property to Hilton Worldwide Inc. for $100 million. ProLogis generated net proceeds of $804 million from the transactions.
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| Forex – Dollar Broadly Higher Vs. Rivals As U.S. GDP Data Eyed Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:13 AM PST Forex Pros – The U.S. dollar was broadly higher against its major rivals on Tuesday, as risk aversion gripped markets amid concerns over euro zone sovereign debt and after a military skirmish on the Korean peninsula. During European afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD tumbling 0.91% to hit 1.3502. Political turmoil in Ireland stoked fears that the crisis which already engulfed Greece would spread to other indebted euro zone nations, such as Spain or … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Earnings Preview: Tiffany & Company Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:03 AM PST Tiffany & Company (NYSE:TIF), a high-end jewelry designer, manufacturer and retailer, is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2010 financial results before the bell on Wednesday, November 24, 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 36 cents a share. For the quarter to be reported, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is $651 million.
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| Forex – GBP/USD Trims Losses As U.K. Bank Fears Ease Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:59 AM PST Forex Pros – The pound trimmed losses against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, retreating from a 4-day low after the chairman of the U.K Financial Services Authority said that U.K. banks exposure to Irish debt was "not worrying". GBP/USD hit 1.5949 after retreating from 1.5891, the pair's lowest since November 17 during European afternoon trade, shedding 0.05%. Cable was likely to find support at 1.5721, the low of October 28 and resistance at 1.6083, Monday's high. Earlier in the day, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Stocks To Watch On Tuesday: Hewlett-Packard, SAP, GlaxoSmithKline, Diageo Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:38 AM PST GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) – Co. wins dismissal of lawsuit over its antidepressant drug Paxil halfway through a trial in Philadelphia. (Sources) UK Xstrata – Co. has been named as a leading bidder for the Columbian assets of Drummond Coal. (FT) Diageo (NYSE:DEO) – Co. is in talks to acquire 50% of the Zacapa Centenario rum brand. (Times) Severn Trent – Co.'s profit before tax fell 51% from a year earlier to GBP 101.1mln vs. Exp. GBP 161.6mln, and H1 net income drops to GBP … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – EUR/JPY Hits 3-day Low Amid Korea Tensions, Euro Debt Fears Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:28 AM PST Forex Pros – The euro was down against the yen on Tuesday, tumbling to a 3-day low following remarks by Germany’s finance minister and after a military skirmish on the Korean peninsula. EUR/JPY hit 112.92 during European afternoon trade, the pair's lowest since November 18; the pair subsequently consolidated at 112.90, shedding 0.58%. The pair was likely to find support at 112.49, the low of November 18 and resistance at 114.13, the high of November 19. Earlier in the day, media outlets … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| German Gfk Consumer Climate Index Rises Unexpectedly Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:17 AM PST Forex Pros – Germany’s consumer climate improved unexpectedly in November, industry data showed on Tuesday. In a report, the market research group Gfk said its index of Germany’s consumer climate advanced to 5.5 in November, after rising to 5.1 in October, whose figure was revised up from 4.9. Analysts had expected the index to remain unchanged at 5.1 in November. The report said that consumers believe that the German economy will continue to recover strongly over the coming months, while … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Canada Core CPI Rises More-than-expected In October Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:05 AM PST Forex Pros – Core consumer price inflation in Canada rose more-than-expected in October, official data showed on Tuesday. In a report, Statistics Canada said that its core consumer price index, which excludes the 8 most volatile items, rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in October, after rising by 0.2% in September. Analysts had expected core CPI to increase by 0.1% in October. The report also showed that CPI, which includes more volatile food and energy costs, rose more-than-expected, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Ireland’s Sinn Fein Leaders Say, “Screw ‘EU’..!!” Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:03 AM PST Is there any greater motivation for man than the sense of being disenfranchised?
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| Turning Two – PowerShares Active US Real Estate Fund (PSR) Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:00 AM PST The PowerShares Active US Real Estate Fund (PSR: 44.34 0.00%) is what you'd call the grandfather of actively-managed ETFs, relative to other funds in the space of course. PSR is the second oldest actively-managed ETF in the US, launched by PowerShares in Nov 2008 after its initial suite of 4 Active ETFs hit the market in April 2008. PSR celebrated its 2nd anniversary on November 20th, likely not much with much fanfare though because assets in PSR are still languishing in no-man's land at … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – EUR/JPY Down During The European Session Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:45 AM PST Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the Japanese Yen on Tuesday. EUR/JPY was trading at 113.02, down 0.48% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 112.64, Thursday's low, and resistance at 114.95, Monday's high. Meanwhile, the Euro was down against the U.S. Dollar and the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 0.55% to hit 1.3552 and EUR/GBP falling 0.34% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Commodity Prices – On A Knife’s Edge Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:42 AM PST The prices of industrial metals find themselves at crucial levels as indicated by the Economist Metals Price Index in U.S. dollar – the latest number is my estimate. The upward trend since the market bottomed in the first quarter of last year is currently being challenged. Sources: I-Net Bridge; Plexus Asset Management.
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| Face To Face With Omid Malekan On “Quantitative Easing Explained” Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:37 AM PST "Quantitative Easing Explained", a video putting a humorous spin on the otherwise difficult-to-digest process of quantitative easing, has gone viral with over 2.4 million hits on YouTube. If you missed my original blog post, do make sure to watch this gem (click here) before reading on.
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| The Gathering Storm – A Unique Investment Book Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:32 AM PST As mentioned a few weeks ago, I have contributed a chapter to a new book, "The Gathering Storm" – a unique perspective on world economics and financial markets. Contributors include the likes of James Ferguson, Albert Edwards, Dylan Grice, Howard Marks, David Rosenberg, John Mauldin, Lee Robinson and Patrick Young.
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| The Dangers Of QE2, According To Mishkin Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:29 AM PST In this interview, Frederic Mishkin, former Federal Reserve Board governor, argues QE2 poses the danger of a bubble for emerging … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2010 02:25 AM PST By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB.
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