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Just How Bad Was June? [view article]
This market is making Wall Street weaker both here and abroad. Without the legitimacy it needs derived from a strong economy, other emerging countries are taking some of Wall Street's steam.Check out this article about the effects of the current economy on finance careers as well as the emergence of new exchanges in China.
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Weekly Preview: Stocks Down, Gold and Oil Up [view article]
For anyone who is trying to figure out when gold is done moving up, watch silver. When silver hits a peak, gold will start going down.here's an article with a little more information:
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Days of Cheap Energy-Fueled Innovation Coming to an End [view article]
Great comments.I agree that ultimately the end of the oil era presents tremendous opportunities and innovation for true free market capitalism - but alas we don't live in a true free market. We live in an oligarchy controled by interests of big oil.
We could have addressed this proactively years ago but such action is rare in human history.
Unfortunately, this is a dynamic of the human situation. Most humans don't do anything about obesity or cancer until they are faced with dire circumstances...the disease is like a pregnancy (to paraphrase Nietzsche). Our economy is in a similar situation. Like others I am hopeful that innovation can overcome tradition. Reply
The Current Bear Market: Death by a Thousand Cuts [view article]
I think you are right on with your predictions. Most people can't believe it could ever get that bad because we've never seen really hard times since the 30's. I think they are about to be proved wrong!Don't listen to the permabulls who preach buy and hold. They will get you killed!! Reply
Just How Bad Was June? [view article]
Nice return. It seems very ominous to me that no one is stepping in to support this market even at severely oversold levels. still too dangerous to play anything long here. Replynoslen
Q2 Economic Commentary: Buyers on Strike [view article]
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Actually, increased domestic energy supply would be a far better alternative then deep, multi-year recession or depression but considering government hasn't done close to nothing on this front in 30 years I am preparing for the difficult times until the pain forces change and I am not talking about Obama's version of it either. ReplyDays of Cheap Energy-Fueled Innovation Coming to an End [view article]
If we take the 10,000 foot view, Jarco is correct. It is not that we can't innovate to save our current culture in time. It's that big government has become an oligarchy with a current ability as an empire to ignore it's constituents in pursuit of it's own interests of power and greed. Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasurer of the U.S. warned that when banks and government collude, Americans will become homeless and penniless. Such has occured before many times, always with bad results but the great depression and our current difficulties come readily to mind. We're already breaking records of the great depression but Washington (besides the Prez) is doing next to NOTHING. 49% of our GDP, small business and consumers are being preyed on by government and utilities. The megacorporations have hedges but will also go down with Main St.If we want to survive as a nation we had best understand how to fund public servants outside of the RNC or DNC money machines of lobbyists whom have bought and paid for a politician before they even step into office.
I know many bright guys who feel making $130k a year is great money, would love to have three months off a year and feel ready to serve our nation on behalf of there families and loved ones. Problem is, the majority can't simply take a year off from work to run a campaign never mind the money it takes to advertise. Sacrifice by those of us with money is going to need to occur. I am running for Congress in 2012 and giving time to the Administration now on economics and energy, about all I can do to serve but time is money. Reply
Options Trader: Wednesday Outlook [view article]
Gotta wonder where all this oil that is no longer being bought is going -- are the producers in the position of having to scale back production because nobody will buy cheap oil? THAT certainly doesn't sound right!A clearer picture of how the futures markets operate, and the ability to "cancel" contracts impacts things (the oil represented by those contracts still exists, one presumes), is sorely needed.
Examples, please -- with pictures and arrows and words explaining it all, a la Alice's Restaurant! Reply
Citigroup Analyst: More Volatility Ahead for U.S. Equities [view article]
Selling banks or sector indexes thereof after they have declined 50% or 60% may not turn out to be a good idea looking back five years from now. Dividends may not decline to zero though stock dilution will be a problem.May not even be a good idea for those who bought at recent lows to bail out if they knew what they were doing.
At best, there will be a long slide sideways in the medium term but that might not be a factor for alarm with a well diversified portfolio.
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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
"The Bush administation will have a legacy of turning back nuclear proliferation in Libya, with AQ Khan,"Where's Khan now? Wasn't he on house arrest and then inexplicably released instead of executed? Reply
Just How Bad Was June? [view article]
Grains and Oil futures are up today. It looks like a great day for the Ag stocks to reverse. They are currently far down for the day. I think they may go up from here heading into a holiday weekend. ReplyLofrano
While Iran Threat Keeps Oil Elevated, U.S. Stocks and Dollar Slip [view article]
The world is a high tension place, and what is happening to the dollar?Spiking sharply higher as uncertainty would have caused it to do in the past? No. It's slipping. Thanks, Ben, for continuing on the same course as the catatonic, sleep-walker who preceded you, Greenspan, and for keeping America on the fast track to third-world status. Reply
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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
This Israel / Iran situation is the most dangerous of the past several years. In addition to the Reuters article:- The Olmert government has major problems, has recently received little complaint for taking out a nuclear site in Syria,and may need to have elections by the end of the year;
- The Bush administation will have a legacy of turning back nuclear proliferation in Libya, with AQ Khan, and apparently in North Korea, not to mention the elimination of a threat in Iraq. Only Iran remains.
- Despite Obama's "tell them whatever they want to hear" speech to AIPAC, the Israelis are very concerned about his commitment to meet with Ahmedinejad without preconditions.
A dangerous soup indeed. Reply
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Just How Bad Was June? [view article]
I don't think we will see 1400 again this year. I think we are in for a long recesssion. That is why I'm short! Reply