Umm, yeah

35% of respondents to a NABE survey released today say demand in their industry is falling, with 30% saying demand is higher. Every time since 1982 that weak demand has overtaken strong, the economy has later proved to be in a recession.

Nah, the "fundamentals of the economy are strong"! You betcha!

(*cough, cough*)

Safe Haven Investments: Imminent Danger and Opportunities

I own some SLV, but it seems that in the short term, deflation still rules the day. I've read more than one article preaching short term deflation followed by hyper inflation as the gov't + Fed try to stop the stagflation. Mark mentions the hyper inflation part, but I don't see anyone talking about the short term deflation that we've been experiencing.

5 Reasons to Ignore Buffett

....or criticizes him in articles like this. Lol!

5 Reasons to Ignore Buffett

My immediate thought regarding this article is that there are probably lots of lawyers and doctors who make more than $100k/year. Probably mostly depends on what part of the country.

There's a reason why Buffett does so well. He doesn't move with the herd. The herd follows him.

Thursday Outlook: Wipeout?

'Just when I thought I was out, you pulled me back in.'

Isn't that also Al Pacino in one of the Godfather movies?

Enjoyed the article as usual. Thanks.

GeoEye-1 Releases First Images, Awaits NGA Approval

Thanks, Chris!

I have cashed out 2/3 of my position, but still plan on holding onto my last 1/3 of AAR. I managed to get lucky and catch the temporary bottom of ~10. I'll rebuy if it dips again.

Buying the NewMarket Dip

FWIW, there's a typo in your "related stocks" pick. It's showing up as Nucor (NUE) not New Market (NEU).

Using ETFs to Beat the Market with Lower Risk

@Aalan

You're right of course: The 12 month performance of SPY is down about 35% while SSO is down about 65%. It's up to investors to decide if that's big enough of a difference, I guess.

The writer's basic idea still holds water to a certain extent, however.

10 Reasons I'm Glad To Be Doing Business in America

Mark, thank you for some 'sunshine' in these gloomy days. With all the anger out there, I hope you won't take it personally when commentators start taking out their frustrations on your articles.

Chasing Unicorns: The Cycle Gods Are Still Playing with Us Mere Mortals

Not that it's important or anything, but percentage-wise, how high did that 900 pt rally end up ranking in biggest 1 day gains for the DOW?

The Bottom's Within Sight - Barron's

Enjoyed the commentary. While I hope the bottom is in, it seems pretty doubtful that yesterday (and today) is nothing more than a bear market bounce.

GeoEye-1 Releases First Images, Awaits NGA Approval

Any word on AIR? You've recommended it in the recent past, and it bottomed last Friday at around 10 before going up to around 13 today. John Nelson Simon of Zacks.com wrote an opinion piece last Thursday saying it's a Sell with a target price of 13.81.

Is Gold A Sucker's Bet?

Lol, love the article + the comments.

Government Intervention and the Irony of Modern Capitalism

Thank you for that link, carey_jim!

It's Not You, It's the Market - Now Officially the Worst S&P Decline in History

Wait, so you're saying that the 'Economy Isn't Fundamentally Strong'?