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Chart Of The Day - Halliburton (HAL)
Article By:
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
Article By:
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?
Article By:
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.
The Richest Man In Asia Is Selling Everything In China
Article By:
James Quinn
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Friday, April 18, 2014 8:04 AM EDT
Here’s a guy you want to bet on– Li Ka-Shing. Li is reportedly the richest person in Asia with a net worth well in excess of $30 billion, much of which he made being a shrewd property investor.
Inflation Expectations In The USA
Article By:
Angry Bear
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Friday, April 18, 2014 8:02 AM EDT
Inflation expectations are not anchored. A simple regression model fits both the median Livingston Survey respondent’s expected CPI inflation and five year TIPS break evens quite well, and fits 20 year breakevens fairly well.
Please, Not Another IMF …
Article By:
Acting Man
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Friday, April 18, 2014 6:11 AM EDT
Why is there an IMF? It seems a good question, so here is the short answer...
SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts - Quiet Trade On Options Expiration - Shamelessness
Article By:
Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:19 PM EDT
Today's stock market action was relatively quiet for an option expiration ahead of a three day weekend.
Mike Bloomberg: More Bucks For Less Bangs
Article By:
Bankers Anonymous
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:58 PM EDT
he New York Times reports today that Mike Bloomberg will dedicate $50 million of his fortune to seeding gun control advocacy organizations. Bloomberg will specifically target grass-roots organizations on the MADD model – groups founded and energized by pissed-off moms.
Chart Of The Day - Anheuser-Busch Inbev (BUD)
Article By:
Jim Van Meerten
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:23 PM EDT
Anheuser-Busch Inbev (BUD) is a global beer brewer with a variety of well-known beer brands including Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois. BUD has rallied sharply over the past month and gapped to a new all-time high today. TrendSpotter has been long since March 25 at $102.92.
In this article: BUD
Gold’s Cycle Is In Left Translation
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:00 PM EDT
On the “blood red moon," gold had an impressive downturn which changed the whole picture for gold prices over the next few months.
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts - Hubris Incorporated
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Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 8:17 PM EDT
Speaking of dull financial people miscalculating their place in the cosmos, this looks like it is going to be a dull week for the precious metals, except for the major bear raid yesterday. The Comex is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the world markets
Small Cap Report: Best And Worst
Article By:
E.B. Capital Markets
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:14 PM EDT
Our weekly best and worst reports show you stocks with the best potential returns over the coming 6 to 12 months. This week, the best small cap sector is utilities; the best small cap industry is trucking.
Sixty Four Percent Of The World's Extremely Poor Live In Just 5 Countries
Article By:
Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:00 PM EDT
The World Bank released a report on global poverty on April 10, which contains some interesting data. Astonishingly, according to the report, 64% of the world’s extremely poor population lives in just 5 countries, namely India, China, Nigeria, Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo.