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The DOW is back above 12,000 for the first time since June 2008 – kind of weird to imagine, isn’t it?  Does all feel right again in the world?  Back in June 2008 the markets buzzing full of bullish energy.  The U.S. housing sector tore it all apart, and the Ben Bernank huffed and puffed [...]

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Bernanke did suggest the possibility of more quantitative easing, i.e., QE3 (let’s not lose count) last night on 60 Minutes.  He also said that in 10, 15 or 20 years’ time, “there won’t be any money left for the military or for any other services the government provides” (referring to the U.S., of course).
Lots of [...]

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Rumor now has it that Wikileaks’ next leak will be the bust of a major American bank.  The exciting question, perhaps, is less what the details might be (we’ve basically seen it all over the past two years, if we’ve been paying attention) than what bank Wikileaks will bust.
Julian Assange, the creator of Wikileaks, did [...]

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The difference between deflation and disinflation is quite important but not one you hear as much about.  Yet it is important to not the difference because the two are not quite the same thing at all.
Keep in mind that INFLATION, strictly speaking, is an increase in the money supply (which eventually leads to an increase [...]

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Two of the largest days for global stock markets are coming up: November 2nd and 3rd.  By doing some planning in advance you can position yourself to take advantage of it.  Here’s what you should know for trading hours on Monday, November 1.
Three trading tips for the November elections and the announcement of quantitative easing [...]

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Review of The Inside Job by Charles Ferguson (2010).
Despite the fact that it’s a trite truism that Wall Street is fueled by greed and “greed makes the world – or at least the markets – go round,” it’s merely the tip of the iceberg of moral depravity and social corruption that has been exposed on [...]

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The rally has been over for a good two months, and the markets have been stuck in a trading range since the New Year.  Recent concerns over the potential of sovereign debt crises, however, show that we’re not out of the woods yet.
Just consider some of the following areas for potential setbacks in the markets: [...]

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