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Ukraine Calls Russia's Bluff, Slashes Nat Gas Imports By 80%
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 11:40 AM EDT
In response to fluctuations in the price of gas and over-dependence, Ukraine has begun to diversify its energy supply by cutting gas imports from Russia by 80%.
Fundamentals No Longer Matter
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Jeff Pierce
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 11:18 AM EDT
Last week’s close gave the S&P its first 3 week winning streak in 3 months, in the process putting the recent Investor Cycle Low firmly in the rear view mirror. It looks as if we now have a continuation of the dominant trend on our hands.
In this article: SPX
Revisiting Why Benchmarking Is A Bad Strategy
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 11:17 AM EDT
"Benchmarking is a pernicious thing in financial circles. Not only because it disconnects the way the client and a fund manager understand the concept of 'risk', but also because the concept of benchmarking seems to be misunderstood."
The 10 U.S. Companies With The Most Minimum Wage Workers
Dissension At The Fed
Article By:
Jim Delaney
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 11:01 AM EDT
The Economy and the Fed.. Then and now.
Top Highlights From Day 1 Of Mobile World Congress 2014
Article By:
Inneractive
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:54 AM EDT
Wow, just wow. Day 1 of MWC started with a bang as top names in tech unveiled the gadgets they’ve been cooking up.
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Growth Contracts In February 2014
Article By:
John Lounsbury
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:45 AM EDT
Of the four regional Federal Reserve surveys released to date, two show manufacturing expanding in February 2014.
TLT-SPY Ratio; Time To Move Up
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:13 AM EDT
A bear case of some magnitude was partially indicated by TLT-SPY breaking out of a falling wedge pattern in January. It then zoomed up too fast (as players got over bearish too quickly) to the 200 day moving averages.
Welcome To The Currency Wars, China (Yuan Devalues Most In 20 Years)
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:06 AM EDT
The last 7 days have seen the unstoppable 'sure-thing' one-way bet of the decade appreciation trend of the Chinese Yuan reverse.
Trucking Tonnage Falls Due To Weather In January 2014
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:32 AM EDT
Econintersect: The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) trucking index dropped 4.3% in January 2014 after falling a revised 0.8% in December (originally reported as 0.6% growth.
Look At This Stock - LIVE
Article By:
Jeff Pierce
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:23 AM EDT
Groupon tanked on Friday and LIVE didn't. That tells you all you need to know that there is underlying strength in this stock that has a similar business plan as GRPN.
In this article: LIVE
Stocks Wobble Overnight As China Tremors Get Louder
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:57 AM EDT
All eyes were on China overnight, where first the PBOC drained a quite substantial CNY 100 billion in liquidity via 14 day repos in the month following the biggest credit injection on record...
Mt Gox, Bitcoin, Hordes Of Chaos, Demons And Armies Of Orcs...
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Bronte Capital
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:48 AM EDT
MtGox.com is a main exchange for Bitcoin. I am not inherently opposed to bitcoin as a small and interesting speculation (though I would not do it for my clients). I think bitcoin probably goes to zero - but only probably...
In this article: BITCOMP
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts - Option Expiry Tomorrow - Remembering Baghdad Bob
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Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:30 AM EDT
As a reminder, tomorrow is the option expiration for precious metals on the Comex, for the March contracts.
There was intraday commentary on the Mad Tea Party at the Comex.