Michael Snyder: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his annual address to Congress on Tuesday, and he did very little to give lawmakers much confidence about Read more…

NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, NYSE:SDS, NYSE:TZA

Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Short positions positioned by the smart money stand at the lowest level since the start of gold‘s near-double in price and silver‘s near-triple price surge of 2009. Read more…

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Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul:  As signs of a real estate market recovery creep back into the monthly data, along with a long-awaited settlement reached in the robo-signing scandal finalized, it appears that underneath the seemingly good news is a second round of foreclosures, instead, spelling more trouble for US Read more…

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Jeff Nielson:  In the topsy-turvy world of U.S. “newsertainment”, it is common knowledge that comedian Jon Stewart of The Daily Show is one of Americans’ “most admired journalists”. Regrettably, the U.S. mainstream media has chosen to compete with Stewart…by producing comedy. Read more…

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Michael Snyder:  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke claims that the Federal Reserve averted a second Great Depression by bailing out the big Wall Street banks during the last financial crisis, and he Read more…

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Ian Wyatt:  Nearly four years removed from the subprime mortgage lending crisis pushed the U.S. into a deep recession, it’s finally time to invest in housing. Read more…

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Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul:  Trends Research Institute founder Gerald Celente predicts that a war with Iran is scheduled to cover up the next leg down to the financial collapse of the U.S. and political upheaval a collapse engenders. Read more…

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Joseph L. Shaefer:  I made the case last month, as I had in October, November and December 2011, that the risk of a major correction, predicted by so many, was completely off-base. I noted that fears of Europe driving the world into another Great Recession were unfounded, that Greece, with the same Read more…

NYSE:SPY

Michael Snyder:  Have you noticed that very few people in the mainstream media ever directly criticize the Federal Reserve?  But why should that be the case?  Criticizing top politicians from both major political parties has become a national pastime.  Most Americans love to throw mud at either the Read more…

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Jeff Harding:  There is a lot of good news to buoy the markets and give cheer to the public. We hear that new jobless claims are down another 15,000 to 358,000, the ninth week of declines out of the last ten, finally breaking below the 400,000 mark. A reduction in unemployment is a very positive sign Read more…

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Don Miller: Chances are you’ve never considered timber stocks in your investing strategy.  But if that’s the case, then you’ve been missing out.  Timber is a long-term investment that can reward your portfolio in good times, and protect it in bad. Read more…

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Michael Snyder: Over the past couple of weeks, George Soros, the IMF and the World Bank have all issued incredibly chilling warnings about the possibility of an impending economic collapse.  Considering the power and the influence that Soros, the IMF and the World Bank all have over the global Read more…

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Joseph L. Shaefer: The first 10 years of this new millennium were dubbed “The Lost Decade” for investors. 2011 was no different, ending flat for the year. So are the troubles we see so difficult that Read more…

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Sy Harding: In 2008 it was a sure thing the bursting of the real estate bubble (NYSEARCA:IYR), the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, the freeze-up of the banking system (NYSEARCA:XLF), the ravages of the ‘Great Recession’, collapse of the auto industry, bailout of mortgage- insurance Read more…

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Peter Krauth: Silver prices soared as high as $50 an ounce last year before experiencing a brief correction that took it back below $30. However, despite this blip, mounting inflationary pressures, a weakening dollar, and emerging market demand will see silver retest its record highs in 2012. In fact, this Read more…

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