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Australian Stock Market Warning
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readtheticker
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Friday, April 18, 2014 2:10 PM EDT
The Aussie golden canary is looking mighty crook, time for profit taking. Video length 3:31.
Market Commentary: Markets Closed For Good Friday
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Global Economic Intersection
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Friday, April 18, 2014 1:36 PM EDT
The US and European equities are closed for Good Friday, but the Nikkei index traded 0.68% higher today. Investors remain wary
No Market Manipulation Here - Right?
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James Quinn
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Friday, April 18, 2014 1:15 PM EDT
I’m sure this is a coincidence. The Fed and their Wall Street puppet masters certainly don’t coordinate their buying, selling, and suppression of gold prices.
Historical Market Comparisons Are Meaningless
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Lance Roberts
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Friday, April 18, 2014 12:44 PM EDT
As Chief Strategist for STA Wealth Management I start each and every day by consuming copious amounts of a heavily caffeinated beverage and a data feed from a litany of web and blog sites. Over the last couple of days in particular, they have been numerous articles on whether the market is currently in a bubble.
SEC Failures In Systems And Controls: Matter Of National Security
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Larry Doyle
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Friday, April 18, 2014 12:32 PM EDT
After the attack of 1993, Wall Street firms began implementing significant measures for disaster recovery programs and information systems controls. Against that 20 plus year backdrop, I have to admit I am bewildered if not totally dismayed this morning. Why so? Stick with me here.
This Week In Energy: LNG - All Boom, No Bust
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OilPrice
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Friday, April 18, 2014 12:23 PM EDT
As liquefied natural gas (LNG) gains significant traction with big oil and gas companies—spurred most recently by events in Ukraine even if this isn't a logical driver—export approvals are coming online at a seemingly faster pace, and deal-making is in full throttle.
All Cap Blend Style: Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds
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David Trainer
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Friday, April 18, 2014 12:06 PM EDT
The All Cap Blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 37 ETFs and 763 mutual funds in the All Cap Blend style as of April 10, 2014.
In this article: JNJ, SCHD, TTFS, USMV, HFLGX, HILGX, NYSAX, RYAKX, RYCMX, RYRLX, RYRUX, AHRNX, AMKR, FVL, KNOW, NFO, PEY, RYJ, RMUIX, RSMCX, QUAL, MOAT
Are You Ready For The Price Of Food To More Than Double By The End Of This Decade?
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Michael Snyder
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Friday, April 18, 2014 11:43 AM EDT
Do you think that the price of food is high now? Just wait. If current trends continue, many of the most common food items that Americans buy will cost more than twice as much by the end of this decade.
'Schizophrenic US Strategy Makes Them Bad Peacemakers For Ukraine'
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Global Economic Intersection
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Friday, April 18, 2014 11:36 AM EDT
More than seven hours of talks between Russia Ukraine the US and EU diplomats have been unable to make a significant breakthrough according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Where Two Strangers Never Meet: Self-Serving Bias
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Tim Richards
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Friday, April 18, 2014 11:25 AM EDT
what do you think will happen to a corporation if you put someone with a bad case of self-serving bias in charge?
Chart Of The Day - Halliburton (HAL)
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Jim Van Meerten
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Friday, April 18, 2014 11:16 AM EDT
HAL provides a variety of services, equipment, maintenance, and engineering and construction to energy, industrial and governmental customers. HAL rallied sharply in Feb-March, paused, then rallied to a new record high. I just turned long again on Tuesday at $59.97.
In this article: HAL
What Does Shorting A Stock Mean?
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Ernie Varitimos
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Friday, April 18, 2014 11:12 AM EDT
Shorting 101: A beginner's guide to shorting stocks. Video length 13:19.
It's Time To Retire Gross Domestic Product (GDP) As A Measure Of Prosperity
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Friday, April 18, 2014 10:57 AM EDT
What if we used wellness (Gross Domestic Happiness) as a metric for prosperity rather than GDP?
StockTwits Top 10 Follows Market
Article By:
Blair Jensen
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Friday, April 18, 2014 10:54 AM EDT
Both the portfolio and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) are basically flat from the first Friday of April. The laggards in the portfolio are SunPower (SPWR) down 15.25%, JP Morgan (JPM) down 7.56%, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) down 6.98%.
New All Time Highs For The Energy Sector
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Michael Gouvalaris
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Friday, April 18, 2014 9:34 AM EDT
The energy sector has been on fire recently. The only sector so far to take out it’s early April highs by any significant margin. The XLE is up 1.1% year to date.
In this article: XLE
How Important Are Hedge Funds In A Crisis?
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Global Economic Intersection
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Friday, April 18, 2014 8:58 AM EDT
Before the 2007–09 crisis, standard risk measurement methods substantially underestimated the threat to the financial system. A new method that more accurately accounts for these spillover effects suggests that hedge funds may have been central in generating systemic risk during the crisis.