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As you know, there is A LOT of optimism priced into the stock market right now. But with this “economic recovery” starting to sputter, and companies racing to adjust their earnings expectations DOWN, what will happen if a string of earnings disappointments comes in? —- Being Street Smart Sy Harding Will the Fed Push Its […]
Ever get the urge to follow US Federal budget interest costs from the comfort of your own home? Now you can! Go dig out your bond vigilante hat, and have a blast with this fun Federal deficit interest rate calculator. Hat tip to our friend and correspondent Dr. Evil for sending this resource along.
A Scottish financial historian with an S&P target price of 400? Be still, our beating hearts! CLSA’s Russell Napier is my new favorite – take a listen to his interview with Financial Sense’s Jim Puplava. He believes that QE2 has failed in terms of reigniting credit growth – at least here in the US. But […]
Yesterday, Google accused – (or “announced that”, depending on which side of the Pacific you’re on) – Chinese hackers targeted the Gmail accounts of some folks who might not exactly be friends of the Chinese government. From Minyanville’s Justin Rohrlich: It was announced yesterday that hundreds of gmail passwords were stolen and used to access […]
During our trip to Singapore last month, I had the great opportunity to sit down with two guys leading the startup charge in that beautiful city-state. In the morning, I had a great chat over tea with James Chan, Investment Manager at Neotony Labs – and later in the afternoon, my wife, our friend, and […]
As you know, there is A LOT of optimism priced into the stock market right now. But with this “economic recovery” starting to sputter, and companies racing to adjust their earnings expectations DOWN, what will happen if a string of earnings disappointments comes in? —- Being Street Smart Sy Harding Earnings Will Follow the Economy […]
Our friend and frequent/popular guest Andy Kessler wrote an excellent op-ed for the Wall Street Journal this weekend, giving his take on the sky high valuations we’re seeing bestowed upon Silicon Valley’s newest darlings – Team Social Media: It’s no coincidence that last week, as the minutes from April’s Federal Reserve meeting suggested interest rates […]
Here are some charts on China’s demand for gold that’ll make your jaw drop. Courtesy of Frank Holmes, writing for Kitco.com: The World Gold Council (WGC) released its quarterly “Gold Demand Trends” report last week and, as always, it was filled with fascinating data on the strength of the global gold market. Gold demand grew […]
I took my weimaraner for an extended walk this morning (Banjo was kind enough to oblige) so that I could take in a full segment from Jim Puplava’s weekly Financial Sense Newshour. This week, Jim talks with energy expert and entrepreneur Kirk Sorensen, who makes the case for little-known element thorium as the potential “silver […]
In late January, I wrote a guest article for Hard Assets Investor that profiled the recent breakout in uranium, and discussed potential ways to profit from the long side. Then on cue, Japan was rocked by an earthquake that caused the largest nuclear accident in recent memory, and the price of uranium crashed. Thus thrusting […]
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