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Dylan Grice On The Intrinsic Value Of Gold, And How Not To Be A Turkey
From Dylan Grice, of Edelweiss HoldingsOn The Intrinsic Value Of Gold, And How Not To Be A TurkeyOne thing we’ve learned in our time in the investment industry is that people love things that go up....
View Article44 Facts About The Death Of The Middle Class That Obama Should Know
As Obama parades around middle-America, promoting hope-and-change amid a "Better-Bargain for the middle-class," it seemed only appropriate to lay out a few 'facts' before his next...
View ArticleNSA Admits: 'We Do Store All Your Data But We Don't Look At It All'
The Director of National Intelligence released three declassified "in the interests of transparency"documents this morning that authorized and explained the bulk collection of phone data - one of the...
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China Bucks AsiaPac Trend With 'Miraculous' Rise In Its PMI
UPDATE: China HSBC PMI prints 47.7 - same as Flash - for worst 4-month decline in 3 yearsFollowing Japan's disappointing PMI last night, and after some 'hope' in June, Aussie PMI collapsed from an...
View ArticleThe U.S. Military Has Awarded Contracts To Al-Qaeda In Afghanistan
Submitted by Michael Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,I suppose it just wasn’t enough that our allies, “the rebels” in Syria, have significant Al-Qaeda elements to them. No, we are the USA! USA!...
View ArticleElliott Management: "The Entire Developed World Is On A Slippery Slope"
Elliott Management's 22-page letter to investors has something for everyone as Paul Singer ascribes his uniquely independent wisdom. From the fragility of the financial system to the hubris of academic...
View ArticleGuest Post: China’s Housing - Living In A Bubble
Submitted by Mu Chunshan via The Diplomat,Rising home prices, especially in major cities, are prompting a growing chorus of discontent among ordinary Chinese. My Japanese friends would no doubt feel...
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To Save Spain's Housing Market, It Must First Be Destroyed
About a decade ago, Spain set off to "grow" its economy by launching an unprecedented homebuilding campaign. Several years later the campaign backfired, when the global housing bubble popped, and...
View ArticleGuest Post: Pressure Cookers, Backpacks And Quinoa, Oh My!
Submitted by Michele Catalano via 'Writing Out Loud' blog,It was a confluence of magnificent proportions that led six agents from the joint terrorism task force to knock on my door Wednesday morning....
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Correlation Collapse Cause For Corrective Concern
Intra-stock correlation of the top 50 market cap names has plunged in the past month. As Citi's Tobias Levkocich warns that suggests that investors might be overly focused on stock picking and have...
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A Perfect Symmetry?
With rates rising amid the glorious faith that recovery is upon us, tapering is a storm in a teacup, and nothing can stop us now, we present the dreadful symmetry of the US leverage situation (Federal...
View ArticleGuest Post: 10 Reasons Why Obamacare Is Going To Ruin Your Medical Care......
Submitted by Elizabath Lee Vliet via Casey Research,Of course you've heard of "liar loans"—in the heyday of subprime mortgages, unscrupulous lenders handed out mortgages to practically everyone with a...
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What Google Knows About You
Earlier, we reported the personal narrative of Michele Catalano who recounted how one day she found herself face to face with six agents from the joint terrorism task force. The reason? "Our seemingly...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need An Index To Know Which Way The Wind Blows
If there is an investment theme shaping up for Q3 2013, it would appear to be "Go big or go home." As ConvergEx's Nick Colas notes, that means being maxed out long U.S. stocks, but how broad a net do...
View ArticleBooze (Like Stocks) Is In Great Demand As Prices Rise
It seems that just like US equities, a rising price for the booze in American's local bar has done nothing to stymie demand. As Bloomberg Businessweek notes, Americans are increasingly ordering the...
View ArticleHow the NSA Manipulates Language To Mislead The Public
Submitted by Michael Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,When we as a species use language to communicate and engage with one another, we have a certain understanding that certain words mean certain...
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The Jobs-GDP Divide And Policymaker Pollyannas
The optics of the GDP report were 'positive' at first blush, but not upon closer inspection. Growth in the second quarter was better than expected. Recovery period growth was revised up slightly. And...
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The Week That Was: July 29th - Auguest 2nd 2013
Succinctly summarizing the positive and negative news, data, and market events of the week...PositivesNikkei continues to whipsaw, the more confusion the better in the new normalHappy days are here...
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Guest Post: Why Another Great Real Estate Crash Is Coming
Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,There are very few segments of the U.S. economy that are more heavily affected by interest rates than the real estate market is. When...
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