Sunday, April 22, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Speculators?

DailyMarkets.com - What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Speculators?

What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Speculators?

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:12 PM PDT

Onions have no futures market, yet their price volatility makes the swings in oil prices look tame.

Fortune Magazine (June 30, 2008) — “Before the government starts scrutinizing the role that speculators may have played in driving up fuel and food prices, investigators may want to take a look at price swings in a commodity not in today’s news: onions.

The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bringing Market Forces To Medicine: Exporting Patients, Importing Doctors

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:38 PM PDT

 From the article “Club Med”by James Surowiecki in the New Yorker:

“If more Americans sought care abroad, it wouldn't just save them money; it could also help control medical costs at home. Medical tourism can be considered a kind of import: instead of the product coming to the consumer, as it does with cars or sneakers, the consumer is going to the product. More medical tourism would increase free trade in medical services, something there has not been much of in the past. The U.S. has … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

It’s Make Or Break With Support Divergences In Silver And Gold April 22

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:29 PM PDT

Let's update a key situation we're following in the commodity markets of Gold and Silver.
Both markets are showing similar "bullish divergences at support" which gives us a key level to watch for any reversal… or breakdown/failure… in the weeks ahead.
Let's start with Gold to note the key trigger and target levels along with the divergences:

Our April 13th update on the "Triple Timeframe Key Levels for Gold" pinpointed the current $1,640 level as critical to the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Top Five Special Interest Groups That Want America’s War On Drugs To Continue Forever

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 11:49 AM PDT

From The Republic Report:

“Last year, over 850,000 people in America were arrested for marijuana-related crimes. Despite public opinion, the medical community, and human rights experts all moving in favor of relaxing marijuana prohibition laws, little has changed in terms of policy.

There have been many great books and articles detailing the history of the drug war. Part of America's fixation with keeping the leafy green plant illegal is rooted in cultural and political clashes from the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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