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By Cees Bruggemans There is an awful lot of cordless bungee jumping going on at present. Car sales down 30%. Motor dealers 30% fewer. Real estate agents falling by 50%. Steel output to fall by 30%. Stock market down by 45%. Oil price down by 65%. Platinum price down by [...]
By Shaun le Roux The results released by Barloworld yesterday tell a tale of two worlds: Orders for the equipment that they distribute in Europe and the US have fallen off a cliff, while business in Southern Africa is still buoyant, underpinned by a very healthy demand for Caterpillar products in mining [...] More on this topic (What's this?) U.S. Economy 2012 Forecast: Where to Find the Biggest Gainers and Avoid the Biggest Losers in Thi... (Money Morning, 12/23/11) Why the U.S. Economy Will Be Weaker Than Expected in 2012 (Money Morning, 12/1/11) Agriculture Making a Comeback in the U.S. Economy (Investment U, 12/5/11)  By Prieur du Plessis, on November 18th, 2008 posted in: Guest Bloggers, Investment, Markets, Money  One comment so far
“The big question on my mind these days is whether or not the equity market has corrected enough in order to make equities cheap relative to other asset classes, particularly credit,” asks guest contributor Bennet Sedacca in this post. “My answer is a resounding NO! This leads me to ask, ‘what is the better proposition?’ Debt. Yes, that 4-letter word I have been avoiding for so long.” [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Why You Should Ignore the Coming Debt Ceiling Debate (Money Morning, 1/16/12) The Truth About the National Debt (Learn Mining News, 1/14/12) Crushing Debt (Michael James on Money, 1/22/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on November 18th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 3 people had their say - chime in!
John Authers, investment editor of FT, has just conducted a wide-ranging four-part video interview with Jim Rogers, legendary investor and author. The video clips are included in this post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Jim Rogers Vaporizes Fed (Wealth Daily, 12/7/11) Jim Rogers: "The Fed is Lying to Us" (Money Morning, 12/8/11) Jim Rogers: Why He’s Shorting Stocks and Favouring Commodities (GreenLightAdvisor Views, 12/30/11) |
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