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Dec. 14, 2009 12:07 PM ETMUB, DIA, SPY, IWM, TIP, TIPZ, LTPZ, EIS, ISL, USO
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IRS hires "hundreds" for new wealth unit

A new Internal Revenue Service unit set up to catch rich tax cheats hiding their wealth in complex business entities is rapidly taking shape with the hiring of hundreds of employees.

Buy iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund (MUB)

Volcker: There's No Growth Other Than What The Fed's Pouring Into The Economy

The US has not yet instituted any kind of reform policy. What we see is the government and the Federal Reserve pouring money into the economy. If one looks beyond that money, one sees that the economy is in fact still shrinking.

Sell

DJIA DIAMONDS (DIA)

Sell

S&P 500 SPDR (SPY)

Sell

iShares Russell 2000 (IWM)

Investors Bet on Resurgence of Inflation

Even as signs of deflation linger, some investors are moving to protect themselves against any surge in inflation.

Buy

iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund (TIP)

Buy

PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Fund (TIPZ)

Buy

PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Fund (LTPZ)

Secret document exposes Iran’s nuclear trigger

If Israel did attack i think it could cause a significant deterioration in global trade depending on how the US reacted.

Sell

iShares MSCI Israel (EIS)

Sell

First Israel Fund (ISL)

Oil Breaks

Some of the reasons behind the latest bearish wave are: the massive middle-distillate overhang, negative y-o-y demand figures for gas oil and gasoline, a widening crude contango, bearish economic headlines, renewed turbulence in financial markets and a strengthening dollar.

Sell

United States Oil Fund LP (USO)


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