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Obama And Putin Are Trapped In A Macho Game Of “Chicken” And The Whole World Could Pay The Price
Article By:
Michael Snyder
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Friday, March 7, 2014 4:38 AM EDT
The U.S. government and the Russian government have both been forced into positions where neither one of them can afford to back down.
Joe Sixpack’s Situation In 4Q2013: Joe Is Not Feeling Rich
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Friday, March 7, 2014 4:00 AM EDT
A Federal Reserve data release (Z.1 Flow of Funds) for 3Q2013 provides insight into the finances of the average household – and our beloved “Joe Sixpack”. Our modeled “Joe Sixpack” – who owns a house and has a job, and essentially no other asset.
Bacon, Inflation, And "What Gets Measured Gets Managed"
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, March 7, 2014 3:51 AM EDT
Core inflation, which excludes the effect of food and energy prices and is how every self-respecting economist measures price increases, is up 8.75% over the past five years. However, as ConvergEx's Nick Colas notes, this is a poor indicator for the true cost of living for many Americans.
Lessons From The Panic Of 1907
Article By:
Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 11:55 AM EDT
I have just finished reading The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm, written by Robert Bruner and Sean Carr in 2007. It is an extraordinarily well documented, step by step study of one of the worst bank panics and stock market crashes in modern times. The broad stock market declined 37% from peak to trough in less than 15 months.
Why Is Our Government (And Deep State) So Incompetent?
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 11:32 AM EDT
Why is our government so incompetent? Short answer: because incompetence has been fully institutionalized in every branch, every agency and every nook and cranny of the state.
Productivity 4Q2013 (Final): Productivity Up Less, Labor Costs Down Less
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:48 AM EDT
A simple summary of this release is that the rate of productivity growth is up , whilst the rate of growth of labor costs is contracting. However, this final report has significantly reduced the productivity growth and labor cost contraction.
Meanwhile, In Venezuela …
Article By:
Acting Man
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:52 AM EDT
Venezuela commemorated the late 'Commandante' Hugo Chavez on Wednesday – as is so often the case, the fact that the dear leader of the revolution is no longer among the quick probably helped with a good bit of nostalgic transmogrification.
New Jobless Claims At 323K: A 26K Decline From Last Week
Article By:
Doug Short
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:37 AM EDT
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. The 323,000 new claims number was a decline of 26,000 from the previous week's 349,000 (revised from 348,000).
When Thinking May Not Serve Your Trading
Article By:
Jeff Pierce
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 8:59 AM EDT
I was listening to a recorded hypnosis seminar today and the speaker was talking about how the brain is made up of two parts. As I often do I see how the content of this information is relevant to my own trading.
01 March 2014 Unemployment Claims 4 Week Average Marginally Improves
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 8:53 AM EDT
The market was expecting the weekly initial unemployment claims at 330,000 to 350,000 (consensus 338,000) vs the 323,000 reported.
China Congress Post-Mortem Or Li's Mission Impossible
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 5:45 AM EDT
Premier Li Keqiang delivered his first government work report at the opening of the National People’s Congress (NPC) meeting last night.
Will The Slowdown In US Services Sector Reverse With Warmer Weather?
Article By:
Sober Look
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 5:24 AM EDT
In trying to assess the trajectory of the US economy, one is struck by the recent divergence between the manufacturing and the services sectors.
SEC Halts Pyramid Scheme Promoted Through Facebook, Twitter
Article By:
John Lounsbury
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 4:56 AM EDT
Additionally SEC announces the largest-ever monetary sanction for Rule 105 short selling which is detailed in their press releases below:
In this article: META
March 2014 Beige Book: Rate Of Economic Expansion Not Quantified
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 4:00 AM EDT
Econintersect: The consolidated economic report from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts (Beige Book) characterizes economic activity that "economic conditions continued to expand from January to early February".
Investment Fees And Portfolio Returns
Article By:
Susan Mangiero
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 3:19 PM EDT
As financial services pricing continues to gain attention from users, Dr. Mangiero notes that fees and expenses matter.
In this article: WFM
ISM Non-Manufacturing: Slowest Growth Since January 2010
Article By:
Doug Short
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 10:55 AM EDT
Today the Institute for Supply Management published its latest Non-Manufacturing Report. The headline NMI Composite Index is at 51.6 percent, down from last month's 54.0 percent.