Yesterday’s Preliminary U of Michigan Consumer Confidence number stunk the joint up yesterday. How bad was it? The survey saw a 14%...
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Check it out: "We do not view this survey as a useful indicator of consumer behavior or the economy. The index was likely weighed...
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Go figure: Deficits matter: " . . . [T]he nation’s budget deficit is a cinch to go from merely staggering to positively...
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One of the very hardest things about investing is wrapping your head around the concept that you really do not know what is going to...
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Earlier today, Gary Evans directed me to this chart. By coinicidence, CNBC’s Ron Insana featured a very similar chart this...
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There’s an interesting debate today on Gold at Real Money. Some people actually think that Gold reflects future expectations for...
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So let me make sure I completely understand this: If we back out all of the inflationary data from the CPI, and PPI, there is, um, no...
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My earliest mentor in Technical Analysis was Guy Ortmann. He’s is a pure technician, and now works for Capital Growth Financial as...
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Last Summer, we looked at the question why Gasoline prices shoot up so quickly, but take much longer to drop. As the chart nearby shows,...
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A observation rant: Why are certain blogs closed, i.e., no comments allowed? These blogs are often riddled with simple...
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