Noise In Claims Data Makes The Measure Useless For Now
Article By:
Sober Look
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Monday, December 16, 2013 12:28 AM EDT
The US initial jobless claims measure has often been difficult to interpret, but it has been all but useless lately.
When Experts Conflict... Decide For Yourselves.
Article By:
Dr. Paul Price
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 12:00 PM EDT
Barron's cover story was bullish on 2014.
Ned Davis Research says to watch out for a 20% drop.
Who should you trust?
Obama Is Allowing Chicken From China. What Will Happen To The Chicken Industry?
Article By:
Michael Snyder
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Friday, December 13, 2013 6:51 PM EDT
What is going to happen if cheap chicken from China starts flooding the poultry market?
Failing Friday – Not Even A Weak Bounce?
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Phil Davis
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Friday, December 13, 2013 10:37 AM EDT
The NYSE and the Russell are leading us down, having fallen over 2.5% from their Thanksgiving highs and, more importantly, finding no support at the 50-day moving averages.
In this article: IWM
Markets Lose More Ground
Article By:
John Nyaradi
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Friday, December 13, 2013 10:14 AM EDT
U.S. markets slipped further into the red on Thursday as taper fears grew after a series of positive economic reports. The economy seems to be strengthening while technical indicators indicate potential trouble ahead.
JP Morgan To Settle Madoff Claim: Wall Street ‘Code Of Silence’
Article By:
Larry Doyle
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 6:28 PM EDT
JP Morgan, Bernie Madoff’s lead banker, is close to settling with the Feds under a seldom used deferred prosecution agreement.
Delivery Day: Why A Comex Default Is Unlikely As A 'First Mover' Event
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Jesses-Cafe-Americain
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 1:37 PM EDT
How there can be so many deliveries in a highly active month like December, but so little outgoing activity can be shown in the warehouse inventories.
Blizzard And Bangkok
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 9:42 AM EDT
What geopolitical outcomes can we expect over the next year?
Madoff Trial Evidence Indicts NASD/FINRA
Article By:
Larry Doyle
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 9:25 AM EDT
For five years America has been fed a line of bull that absolved the regulators at the NASD and its offspring at FINRA from their oversight responsibilities in the operation that encompassed Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scam.
Technical Tuesday – Nasdaq Making New Highs, Will The Other Indexes Join?
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 2:42 PM EDT
Nothing but blue skies on our Big Chart this week.
Amazing Demographic Trends In The 50-and-Older Work Force
Article By:
Doug Short
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 2:00 PM EDT
In my earlier update on demographic trends in employment, I included a chart illustrating the growth (or shrinkage) in six age cohorts since the turn of the century. Today we'll focus on the 50 and older Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR).
Banks Outperform The Market, With Regional Banks Pulling Ahead
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Sober Look
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:00 AM EDT
For the first time this year, regional bank shares are outperforming the overall bank index, which is driven primarily by the largest banks.