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Dark days inspire dark humor. In the video below versusplus (“The Party’s Over-Ture”) partnered with friends Merle Hazard (“H.E.D.G.E.”; “Double Dippin’”) and Curtis Threadneedle (“Quantitative Easin’”) on SPLIT-RATED, an original econosong about the S&P downgrade of the U.S. Enjoy! [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Download: S&P Dividend Aristrocrats Lists 2011 (Top Foreign Stocks, 8/31/11) S&P's Ill-Advised Downgrade Ushers in Buying Opportunities (Money Morning, 8/9/11) Four Signs the S&P 500 Index is Headed to 1,790 (Wall Street Daily, 8/31/11) 
The HSBC Flash China Manufacturing PMI was released this morning. This measure differs significantly from the official CFLP manufacturing PMI, but it does give some insight into what to expect from the CFLP PMI for August (to be published on 1 September). Although still contracting fractionally according to HSBC, the manufacturing PMI and manufacturing output index are both at two-month highs. Other important points gleaned from HSBC’s report are discussed in this post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Future of Manufacturing (Wealth Daily, 9/16/11) Four Signs the China Growth Story is Cooling (Wall Street Daily, 8/16/11) Rare Earth Elements and The China Growth Story (Investment U, 8/16/11)
An open-ended stimulus should be promoted, says Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley Asia non-executive chairman. [...]  By Prieur du Plessis, on August 23rd, 2011 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  2 people had their say - chime in!
Adam Hewison, charting strategist of INO.TV, brings you another edition of his invaluable service of daily technical updates on the ups and downs of various markets. This short analysis is a great tool for keeping one’s finger on the pulse and timing the markets. I have personally been using the INO/Market Club software for about two years and can vouch for these tools being extremely useful. Click through to hear Adam’s latest views on gold , silver, the US Dollar Index, the CRB Index, crude oil and the S&P 500 Index. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Most Telling Chart of 2011 (Wall Street Daily, 12/30/11) Global Economy 2011 (Wealth Daily, 9/8/11) Analysts Botched 2011 Market Forecasts – We Didn't (Money Morning, 9/14/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on August 23rd, 2011 posted in: Economy, US 2 people had their say - chime in!
There have been frequent questions about the “Great Depression” and the recent recession, which is often called the “Great Recession”. This post features five important aspects that should help to put the two periods in historical perspective. [...]
Puru Saxena, chief executive officer of Puru Saxena Wealth Management, talks about the outlook for oil and gold prices, and Federal Reserve monetary policy. [...] |
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