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A Dow Theory Non-confirmation Warning?
by Jack Crooks | February 22, 2012
From the classic, Dow Theory, by Robert Rhea, 1932: : The movement of both the railroad and industrial stock averages should always be considered together. The movement of one price average must be confirmed by the other before reliable inferences may be drawn. Conclusions based upon the movement of one average, unconfirmed by the other, are almost [ More » ]
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130-billion-euro here, 130-billion-euro there, and pretty soon you have to start finding some growth!
by JR Crooks | February 21, 2012
One adage that seems to work as much as anything else, and why it is an adage I guess, is “buy the rumor and sell the news.” I won’t bore you with the behavioral aspects of why this works, I think you know. We are seeing it a bit this morning on display on news … [ More » ]
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No worries, China will save us! I don’t think so!
by Jack Crooks | February 17, 2012
A theme being discussed more and more is the idea China is going to save us from the monetary mess in which we are now firmly ensconced. But based on my understanding, it will likely be several decades, if ever, before the Chinese currency seriously challenges the US dollar for global reserve currency status. USD- Chinese [ More » ]
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Nigel Farage and his latest SHOUT out …
by JR Crooks | February 16, 2012
This is a very entertaining but also very serious and real synopsis of the ongoing Greek saga. Nigel Farage is certain not out of character, as he is usually speaking his mind very loudly about the circus act that is the eurozone and the Sovereign debt crisis. Enjoy. http://youtu.be/W8Ayb8P1LbU [ More » ]
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Current Currency Conundrum: Dollar and Euro dependence is a huge risk. But there is no other choice it seems!
by JR Crooks | February 16, 2012
In my Money and Markets column on Saturday I will discuss the massive debt problems we face and describe why this may lead to below-capacity growth in the global economy for years to come. The problem with below-capacity growth: it doesn’t allow countries to garner a margin of safety reserves to help weather an external … [ More » ]
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Existing home sales inch up in October
by Mike Larson | November 21, 2011
We just got our latest look at existing home sales from the National Association of Realtors. Sales rose 1.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million in October from 4.9 million a month earlier. That topped expectations for a reading of 4.8 million. We saw strength in most of the country, with sales … [ More » ]
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Congress’ failure: A huge profit opportunity for you!
by Martin Weiss | November 04, 2011
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION! I sincerely hope you answered the call yesterday when I invited you to jump over to join us here on my blog. If not, I strongly recommend you do so immediately: Thousands of readers [ More » ]
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Your most critical question now
by Martin Weiss | November 03, 2011
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION! Thousands of our readers have now completed our emergency survey on Congress — and the results are closer to unanimous than anyone ever imagined. More than seven in ten readers say that the Special Committee will absolutely, positively FAIL to produce a deficit-cutting plan by [ More » ]
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Can nearly 6,000 investors be wrong?
by Martin Weiss | November 02, 2011
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION! We’ve surveyed our readers in the past … and we’ve seen controversy on Dr. Weiss’ blog before — but nothing could have prepared us for the emphatic opinions we’re seeing right now! So far, nearly 6,000 readers have taken our current survey — and the vast [ More » ]
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Weiss readers predict huge stock collapse!
by Martin Weiss | November 01, 2011
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION! Yesterday, nearly 4,000 of our readers took our emergency survey on Congress’ attempt to reduce the deficit — and the results we’re getting so far are unsettling to say the least! Right now, a “Super Committee” is struggling to agree on a deficit reduction plan before [ More » ]
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I need your help
by Martin Weiss | October 31, 2011
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION! We don’t ask for favors often, so I really hope you can help … I need your opinion on an upcoming event that will have tremendous impact on the U.S. economy, the stock market and on every investment you and our other readers own. Please [ More » ]
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Existing home sales slump in September
by Mike Larson | October 20, 2011
We just got a look at September existing home sales figures. Total sales fell 3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.91 million from 5.06 million in August. That was right in line with the estimates of economists polled by Bloomberg. Single-family sales dropped 3.6%, while condo sales rose 1.8%. The “months supply at current [ More » ]
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Housing starts rise as multifamily perks up
by Mike Larson | October 19, 2011
The September housing starts figures were just released and they popped by a surprising 15%. The 658,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate of starts was well ahead the median forecast of 590,000 and the highest since April 2010. We saw broad-based regional strength as well, led by the West with a gain of 18.1%. However, the strength [ More » ]
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Pending home sales dip in August
by Mike Larson | September 29, 2011
The latest pending home sales figures were just released, and they showed a 1.2% drop between July and August. That was the second monthly decline in a row and it left the seasonally adjusted index at 88.6, the lowest since April. Sales fell 2.4% in the West, 3.7% in the Midwest, and 5.8% in the … [ More » ]
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New home sales slump to six-month low
by Mike Larson | September 26, 2011
We just got new home sales figures for August, and they were nothing to write home about. Sales fell 2.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 295,000 from 302,000 a month earlier. That was roughly in line with the average forecast of analysts polled by Bloomberg. The number of homes on the market continued to [ More » ]
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Another good article on folks who opted out of Social Security
by Nilus Mattive | September 20, 2011
In this morning’s column, I linked to one of my previous articles that discussed public workers in Galveston, Texas and their version of Social Security. But if you want to get another perspective on the matter, I just came across this story on the New York Times’ website. Nilus [ More » ]
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Sounds a lot like …
by Nilus Mattive | August 24, 2011
This SmartMoney article sounds a lot like my recent Money & Markets column, eh? But I certainly can’t fault the argument … look for more thoughts on this topic from me in the next issue of Income Superstars, which goes to press on Friday. [ More » ]
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One more thing to think about …
by Nilus Mattive | August 08, 2011
In the wake of S&P’s downgrade, it’s interesting to note how brutally the stock market is getting slammed while Treasuries are actually doing just fine. Imagine Treasuries getting slammed on a bunch of stock rating downgrades and you’ll see the strangeness a bit more clearly. Most importantly, yields on the S&P 500 and 10-year Treasuries are just about [...] [ More » ]
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Avoid knee-jerk reactions …
by Nilus Mattive | August 08, 2011
Just a quick note to my subscribers and other readers: Despite the major market drop over the last week, I do not advocate selling into the weakness … especially if you’re holding quality income investments. Rather, I think it’s far better to start thinking about whether you want to put additional money to work right now (and on additional [...] [ More » ]
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Just in: More great dividend news!
by Nilus Mattive | July 06, 2011
I just got an e-mail from S&P with some very good dividend numbers for the second quarter of 2011. All told, U.S.-listed companies boosted their payments (from common shares) by $11.2 billion, which comes on the heels of $19 billio in new dividend money during the first quarter. That means payments in the first half of [...] [ More » ]
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