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Gold In The USA
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014 6:01 AM EDT
The US produced 8.2% of the world’s gold in 2013, which puts it in third place for annual production. It’s also no secret that the US also holds the largest reserves of gold today, primarily located in the Fort Knox and Federal Reserve Bank of New York depositories.
In this article: GLD
The Buyback Party Is Indeed Over: Stock Repurchases Tumble In The Second Quarter
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 5:38 PM EDT
A few days ago, we reported that based on data by SocGen's Albert Edwards, the "buyback party was over" in which Edwards said: "Much has happened over the summer, but two landmark firsts have occurred only recently, with the S&P500 breaking above 2,000 and the 10y bund yield breaking below 1%.
In this article: SPX
Defense Wins Championships: The Defensive Sector Anomaly
Article By:
Charlie Bilello
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 4:28 PM EDT
More risk equals more return. Less risk equals less return. But is this always the case or are there market anomalies that show otherwise? Simply stated, is it possible to achieve a higher or equivalent level of return with lower risk?
Obama Outperformed Reagan? Hardly.
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 1:27 PM EDT
A large part of the drop in the U-3 unemployment rate is due to the increase in the number of individuals excluded from the workforce. In theory, if the dropout rate continued at the current pace, the unemployment could fall towards zero allowing the Federal Reserve to win the battle of unemploymen
Great Graphic: Thinking About The Cost Of College
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:19 PM EDT
The beginning of the new school year heightens the anxiety over the rising cost of higher education. The cost of a college education is increasingly beyond the means of average American family.
Patterns To Success
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Casey Research
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 9:28 AM EDT
The primary unit of time measurement for high-frequency traders might be the microsecond, but for normal retail traders, it’s vital to know the best months, days, and even half-hours of the day to make market transactions.
Book Review: The Little Book Of Market Wizards
Article By:
David Merkel
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 4:30 AM EDT
Over time, I have reviewed a decent number of “Little Books.” I have a theory as to why I like some of them, and not others. I like the ones that take a relatively narrow concept and summarize it
Thoughts From The Frontline: Europe Takes The QE Baton
Article By:
John Mauldin
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 1:55 AM EDT
We are living through an age of deleveraging, which began in 2008. Debt has to be dealt with, and it's generally not a pleasant matter.
GOLD: Now Is ALWAYS The Time
Article By:
Jeffrey Nichols
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Monday, September 8, 2014 10:51 PM EDT
I am frequently asked about economic outlook and investment-market prospects. Most of all, people ask “Is now a good time to own gold?” My answer is always the same: now is always a good time to own gold. Here's why...
One Less Mentioned Reason For Stock Buybacks
Article By:
David Merkel
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Monday, September 8, 2014 8:36 PM EDT
Buybacks are not my favorite way to redeploy excess capital, in general. But let me describe to you when they are useful and when they are not...
Campbell Soup: How To Identify A Post-Earnings Recovery
Article By:
Dr. Duru
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Monday, September 8, 2014 6:08 PM EDT
After Campbell Soup (CPB) experienced a nasty tumble following its November earnings report, I concluded the stock was too expensive to warrant the risk. As it turned out, CPB made a perfect bottom after its post-earnings collapse and went on to print two buyable rallies.
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Stocks Have Reached A Permanently High Plateau
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Monday, September 8, 2014 5:56 PM EDT
A permanently high plateau of stock prices is a marvelous innovation. One glance at a chart of the S&P 500 tells us that stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. Here's how we can identify a permanently high plateau...
The Giffen Good Concept Applied To Investments
Article By:
Bankers Anonymous
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Monday, September 8, 2014 5:41 PM EDT
With ordinary, rational, economic behavior, we expect that when prices go up, people buy less, and when prices go down, people buy more. That's not the case with Giffen Goods which can include Bitcoin, management fees, even the stock market.
Jobs Or Not, Stocks Are Hot
Article By:
Jeff Pierce
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Monday, September 8, 2014 3:06 PM EDT
Rarely is the disconnect between the stock market and the economy more apparent than in an extreme bull market, when stock prices rise so far, so fast, and the trend becomes self-perpetuating, feeding on the greed of traders.
Goes Down Double-Speed (Update 2)
Article By:
David Merkel
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Monday, September 8, 2014 3:02 PM EDT
This rally is getting increasingly unusual by historic standards. However, every time a record gets broken, a new limit gets made.
The Coming Week’s Top Market Movers, Lessons: The Drivers, Questions That Actually Matter
Article By:
Cliff Wachtel
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Monday, September 8, 2014 11:23 AM EDT
Summary
–Technical Outlook: Short Term Neutral US And Asia, Neutral/Bullish For Europe, Medium Term Bullish All 3 Regions
–Fundamental Outlook 1: Lessons from the latest on the state of the global stock rally, the ECB’s new stimulus moves, US jobs reports, and more