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CHINA STOCKS LOSE FOOTING. WHY?

by Michael Clark

BLOOMBERG REPORTED THE FOLLOWING:The Chinese Commerce Minister reported that China's internal demand could not replace the loss of export demand.China’s local demand is unlikely to “provide a full remedy for the sharp contraction in external demand,” the Chinese commerce... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009
Celebrity Endorsement Found Dead... -AdWeek

by On Point Advisor

Received wisdom proclaims, as recently as this weekend's Wall Street Journal, the death of jazz, opera, and other "high-art" forms. As if not disturbing enough AdWeek now reports a sponsored internet survey that infers that celebrity endorsement is at best irrelevant and at worse... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 •PG, CHTT, celebrities
Walmart [WMT] to Manufacturers: Invest in the Brand! (Ours Not Yours)

by On Point Advisor

For years Walmart and other mass merchandisers relied on manufacturers of branded products to use their ad dollars to deliver consumers to their doorstep. Traditionally manufacturers need a convincing story about their advertising and media commitment just to gain entry to the shelf. ... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 •WMT, destocking, promotion
ETF Flows Reveal Shifting Sentiment

by Don Dion

July experienced $13 billion of net inflows to exchange-traded funds, with iShares capturing one-third of the total, followed by State Street (STT) (SPDRs), Vanguard, Invesco/PowerShares and U.S. Commodity Funds. Direxion led the list of firms seeing net outflows (almost $0.9 billion),... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 •SPY, UNG, IWM
ADC Telecomm (ADCT), Pacific Sunwear (PSUN) Pacer (PACR) and China TransInfo (CTFO) Post Significant Gains

by Small Cap Network

ADC Telecomm (ADCT) Restructures, China TransInfo (CTFO) Q2 Reports Dramatic Increases; Pacific Sunwear (PSUN) and Pacer (PACR) Jump on Expectations.ADC Telecomm (ADCT) released restructuring details, China TransInfo (CTFO) reported dramatic Q2 increases in revenues and earnings while Pacific... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 •ADCT, PSUN, CTFO
resourceINTELLIGENCE Interview with Jeffrey Christian, Parts 1 and 2

by Doug Hadfield

In our last episode of resourceINTELLIGENCE TV, we interviewed Jeffrey Christian, founder CPM Group. Jeffrey Christian's experience in commodities and precious metals specifically started 23 years ago when he founded CPM Group, a commodities market research, consulting, asset management, and... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 •mining, exploration, precious metals
Low Sweat 101

by Low Sweat Investing

Investing is never 'no sweat' -- especially if you're living on your portfolio, or plan to shortly.Even if you love investing, like I do, a bad market can mean a bad case of the night willies (and sometimes the day willies, too). Even low maintenance index funds betrayed investors living... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009
What You Have in Common with King Nebuchadnezzar

by Jeff Clark

By Jeff Clark, Editor, Casey’s Gold & Resource Report “There’s no reason to invest in gold,” said the finance editor of a major newspaper interviewing me. “If gold goes up because of inflation, then so does everything else, so why buy it? It’s not really a... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009
MOST OF MY FRIENDS COME FROM THE SKY (From a collection of prosepoems 'Death In June')

by Michael Clark

MOST OF MY FRIENDS COME FROM THE SKYMost of my friends come from the sky. Most of my friends are windy and cloudy and speak in syllables unrecognizable on the earth, undecipherable by those amassing wealth and power and clandestine associations and trunks filled with family secrets,... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009
Today's All Things Forex Broadcast: Outlook on the USD Before and After the Fed

by All Things Forex

In the broadcast today: Outlook on the USD Before and After the Fed. We interview Mr. Ricardo Menjivar, Forex and Futures Specialist at PFG Best, on his view of what's next for the Fed, the markets and the USD, we analyze the latest developments with the currency majors, we explore the EUR/GBP... More »

Wed, Aug 12, 2009