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Recent stock market action has brought major indexes around the world into bear market, or at least significant correction territory Read more…
Investors are tempted back into the market after a nearly 4% sell-off on Thursday, the biggest one-day drop since April 2009, leaving stocks at more reasonable valuations. Meanwhile, Germany’s Read more…
“Gold is now cruising under $1,200 again — indicating that the safe-haven metal may have hit a ceiling once more. Even after Thursday’s brutal day in the stock market, gold still lost ground Read more…
“The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1. But smart traders are already gearing up. The Gulf of Mexico is responsible for 13% of the U.S. natural gas production Read more…
In an utter and complete repudiation of its founding principles, the European Union’s central bank (ECB) has decided to copy the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 2008-2009 strategy of “papering over” Read more…
“Exchange-traded funds, which investors are increasingly using to express a view on entire markets and industries, saw their prices gyrate Thursday as stocks around the globe fell sharply. The iPath Read more…
As global markets swooned today, the question of the hour has to be, “Is the bear back?” Many indicators would answer “yes” to that question and in a moment we’ll take a look at some of the Read more…
Natural gas for June delivery on the NYMEX tumbled 4.24% on Wednesday settling at $4.158/mmbtu. The flaming fuel has rallied 10% this month to an eight-week high of Read more…
There are times when one must participate in order to outperform the market. And I believe one of those times is swift approaching. I don’t know if the market will be higher or lower when the Read more…
“Citigroup (NYSE:C) was among the losers of the financial sector Thursday, following the broader market indices lower as the S&P 500 approached correction territory. Citigroup (NYSE:C) shares Read more…
“Platinum and palladium Thursday hit their lowest levels since February as investors continued exiting positions in all precious metals to avoid risk on concerns European debt issues will hurt Read more…
“Late Tuesday in Europe, German authorities announced they would temporarily ban naked short selling of certain financial institutions and buying of naked credit default swaps of European Union Read more…
“Another famous value investor, New York-based hedge fund manager, John Paulson, who made billions by positioning his portfolios for a collapse of the US’s subprime market also seems to Read more…
In trading on Friday, the iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund (EWP) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.6% on the day. Also up for the day are the 
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