U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly dropped in a mid-April reading, suggesting that concerns about the war in Iraq have been outweighing...
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Bill Gross answers the question: “Just how overvalued are U.S. Treasuries?” “Put the proper upside or downside of this...
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Jim Picerno has a good post on inflation over at The Capital Spectator (MONEY, OIL, ECONOMICS & THE SEARCH FOR THE BOTTOM LINE):...
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We quoted Ned Davis in Friday’s commentary. He has a full interview in Barron’s today. Ned is always worth reading; He has a...
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IBM has a good first quarter, reaffirms guidance for the year, meets all expectations – it then sells off. SanDisk met top line...
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The S&P 500 continues to struggle at a 50% retracement level (blue line and red arrows) from the 1999 highs to the recent lows. This...
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Today’s Jobless claims rose by new filers 30,000 To 360,000. These numbers were surprising to many. Those readers lucky or smart...
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Check out Michelle Leder’s weblog Footnoted Michelle wrote the forensic accounting tome “Financial Fine Print:Uncovering a...
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More commentary on the spike in consumer prices, via today’s NYT: “Consumer prices jumped much more sharply than expected in...
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Interesting technical take in Barrons this weekend — Looking for the clues of a topping process: “As always, one of the...
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