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• Merry Christmas From Carpe Diem!
• Living The Good Life: The Good Old Days Are Now
• Natural Gas Futures – Weekly Outlook: December 26 – 30
• Grain Futures – Weekly Outlook: December 26 – 30

Merry Christmas From Carpe Diem! Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:51 AM PST From everybody here at the Carpe Diem organization (well just me), Merry Christmas!   Thanks for your readership and support this year, and for setting a new benchmark for CD in November of more than 200,000 monthly visits for the first time ever (see chart above)! … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Living The Good Life: The Good Old Days Are Now Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:24 AM PST Here’s another comparison of consumer purchasing power in the 1960s versus today, based on the time cost of common household appliances like a kitchen oven. The Sears Kenmore oven pictured below retailed for $330 in 1966, which would represent 121.3 hours of work (about three weeks) at the average hourly wage in that year (ignoring taxes).   At the current average hourly wage of $19.54, today’s average consumer would earn roughly $2,370 working 121.3 hours, and would be able to furnish … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Natural Gas Futures – Weekly Outlook: December 26 – 30 Posted: 25 Dec 2011 07:27 AM PST Forexpros – Last week saw natural gas prices continue to trade near the lowest level in more than two years as forecasts for warmer-than-normal winter weather in the U.S. and concerns over elevated inventory levels dampened sentiment on the heating fuel. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, natural gas futures for delivery in January settled at USD3.101 per million British thermal units by close of trade on Friday, dropping 0.6% over the week. Prices fell to USD3.050 on Monday, December 19, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Grain Futures – Weekly Outlook: December 26 – 30 Posted: 25 Dec 2011 06:50 AM PST Forexpros – Last week saw U.S. grain futures rally to multi-week highs as adverse weather in Argentina and Brazil underlined concerns over crop conditions in the South American countries, boosting hopes for a lift in overseas demand for U.S. supplies. Soybeans extended their streak of gains to six days, the longest such string in five months, while corn and wheat stretched their rallies to five days. The late-year rally has pared what are shaping up to be losses across 2011 for all three, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

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