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Rail Week Ending 15 February 2014: Rail Now Contracting Year-To-Date
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Friday, February 21, 2014 5:39 AM EDT
Econintersect: Week 7 of 2014 shows same week total rail traffic (from same week one year ago) contracted according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data.
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts - The Reivers
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Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Friday, February 21, 2014 4:57 AM EDT
Gold and silver caught a bit of a bid today, moving higher with stocks.
There was no movement in or out of the Comex warehouse yesterday, but some reclassifications of bullion as the gamblers continue to arrange their hands before the river card is thrown.
Inequality, Productivity, And WhatsApp
Article By:
Robert Reich
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Friday, February 21, 2014 4:50 AM EDT
If you ever wonder what’s fueling America’s staggering inequality, ponder Facebook’s acquisition of the mobile messaging company WhatsApp .
"The Pig In The Python Is About To Be Expelled": A Walk Thru Of China's Hard Landing, And The Upcoming Global Harder Reset
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, February 21, 2014 4:43 AM EDT
By now everyone knows that the Chinese credit bubble has hit unprecedented proportions.
SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts - Ghosts Of Bubbles Past
Article By:
Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Friday, February 21, 2014 4:31 AM EDT
The spokesmodels on financial TV were thrusting their pom-poms this morning over the Facebook acquisition of 'WhatsApp' for $19 billion dollars. This reminds me of techbubble-nomics. Facebook is paying with an inflated currency for a big chunk of it, eg. their stock.
Israel And Jordan Sign Gas Deal
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OilPrice
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Friday, February 21, 2014 4:21 AM EDT
Israel and Jordan signed a deal on February 19 in which Israel will supply Jordan with $500 million in natural gas over a 15-year period. The deal could be merely the first step, however, in a partnership that could potentially expand to an astonishing $30 billion.
Eurozone: Recovery Weakens, Maybe
Article By:
John Lounsbury
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Friday, February 21, 2014 4:03 AM EDT
Econintersect: The preliminary ("flash") PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) for manufacturing in the Eurozone fell a full point from January to February, coming in at 53.0. The service sector PMI barely budged, reading 51.7 in February following a 51.6 for January.
January 2014 Sea Container Counts Mixed
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Friday, February 21, 2014 3:54 AM EDT
Export and Import container counts were mixed in January 2014. However, rolling averages were accelerating despite this mixed data.
The UK's 2-Tier Economy - London (And Everyone Else)
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, February 21, 2014 3:44 AM EDT
London’s economy may be decoupling from the rest of the U.K. at an accelerating pace.
I Am Out Of Tune With These Times
Article By:
Bronte Capital
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Friday, February 21, 2014 12:00 AM EDT
At core I am an old-fashioned value investor. Maybe a growth-orientated one - but the valuation has to make sense on fairly modest assumptions before I get excited.
What's Up With Paying $19 Billion For WhatsApp?
Article By:
Bronte Capital
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Thursday, February 20, 2014 11:59 PM EDT
Yesterday Facebook did an acquisition that makes no sense to me. I had previously - on Twitter - questioned the $900 million paid by Rakuten (in Japan) for Viber. But that price looks modest compared to the price paid for the (much better) WhatsApp.
In this article: META
Does The Trail Of Dead Bankers Lead Somewhere?
Article By:
Michael Snyder
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Thursday, February 20, 2014 11:53 PM EDT
What are we to make of this sudden rash of banker suicides? Does this trail of dead bankers lead somewhere? Or could it be just a coincidence that so many bankers have died in such close proximity?
In this article: JPM
