Tuesday, April 10, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Commodity Prices Look To Fed Officials’ Commentary For Direction

DailyMarkets.com - Commodity Prices Look To Fed Officials’ Commentary For Direction


Commodity Prices Look To Fed Officials’ Commentary For Direction

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 01:53 AM PDT

Talking Points

Crude Oil, Copper May Rise if Fed Officials' Comments Boost QE3 Bets
Gold and Silver Outlook Continues to Hinge on US Dollar Price Action

Commodity prices continue to reflect sour global growth expectations coupled with rebuilding hopes for additional Federal Reserve stimulus. Cycle-sensitive crude oil and copper on the defensive while gold and silver edge higher on the back of demand for an alternative to paper currencies as markets look ahead to the possibility of further … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


That Hissing Sound? Textbook Bubble Is Deflating

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 07:16 PM PDT

$220 textbook

Is this really a sustainable model where a concentrated group of textbook publishers charge students more than $1,000 per semester for traditional college textbooks (assuming 5 books @ $200 like Mankiw’s “Principles of Economics” above at $220) when comparable textbooks are now available “for free” from Flat World Knowledge?  One example is “Principles of Economics, ” by Libby Rittenberg and Timothy Tregarthen, which is currently in use at 120 colleges including University … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


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