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Even with oil north of $60, airline tickets are incredibly cheap right now. This latest example of price deflation just popped into my Inbox, courtesy of Jet Blue: Related reading: When will price deflation turn into hyperinflation?
What’s the best way to get your feet wet trading/investing? Many folks will tell you that trading on paper is the best way to get started. Our buddy Brian Hunt writes today that this advice is crap! Becoming a good trader isn’t just about learning about charts or buying cheap assets. It’s about suppressing the […]
Ah, another classic from Doug Casey this week, as he rips into the Supreme Court…and that’s just for starters! His opinions are polarizing for sure – either you love him or hate him, and I personally can’t get enough of Doug’s stuff…I always laugh out loud at least a few times. Enjoy this week’s guest […]
Guru Marc Faber scoffs at China’s latest reported GDP numbers – remarking that the Chinese government knows their GDP numbers three years in advance! He estimates that when all sectors in China are averaged out, the country is likely growing at 2-3% per year – a far cry from the 8% that is being reported. […]
Here’s a short clip of Bud Conrad, Casey Research’s Chief Economist, on CNBC last Thursday. Bud has been pounding the table for investors to buy gold (since much lower prices) and short long bonds for some time. The buy gold trade has been a good one thus far, and Bud now believes that betting on […]
If you’re bearish like me, you may have found yourself wondering earlier in the week: How the hell did Intel report results that good? Intel is not a company that juices quarterly results (cough, GE, cough) – so the odds are they really did sell as many chips as advertised. But how? Is the green […]
It seems like these days, EVERYONE is looking a natural gas prices, wondering “how could they be so low?” As recently as a few years ago, “The Natty” was selling for over $16 – how could it now be languishing just above 3? It’s often said in the commodity world that the best cure for […]
One of the commonly asked questions on our recent reader survey (appreciate you checking it out here if you haven’t already) was: How can I invest in sugar, and other agricultural commodites, without having to trade futures themselves? Opening a futures account IS a big pain – and learning also takes time – so many […]
Nice job by our friends over at Hard Assets Investor with a great interview of Marc Chandler, who is head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman. About 8-minutes in running time, and I’d say definitely worth a watch. Chandler has some interesting (dare I say – contrarian?) views on: Trade deficits – they don’t […]
Here’s a funny, and disturbing, piece put together recently by ABC News, where they profile an airport funded by good old fashioned pork barrel dollars. There’s a commercial at the beginning – it’s well worth the 30-second wait. Be sure to forward this to any friends of yours who believe another stimulus plan is a […]
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