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As the price of crude oil drives higher towards the $80 mark the shorts are rightfully becoming nervous as this economic life blood resource appears to be trading higher, not due to fundamental data, but to the currency in which the commodity is traded. Comparing the price appreciation of USO (WTI crude oil spot ETF) to
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Undertaking a balance sheet analysis of any single TARP recipient bank seems "too much like hard work" for most investors. Post FASB revised asset values and TARP fund side effects have tainted the traditional balance sheet appraisal process. It seems that these institutions have become trading vehicles rather than investments and that current valuations of
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The genre of investing known as "fixed income" has been written off by most investors over the past decade as uninteresting, largely due to the seemingly dry nature of the bond market. Returns on bonds are more stable compared to stocks but generally lag profits made by the basket of S&P 500 equity shares amidst
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U.S. equity averages roared higher Monday on better than expected results from economic indicators including Income, ISM Manufacturing, and Construction Spending reports. Income rose, manufactured new orders popped above 50 for the first time since November, and construction spending surprised higher by 0.8% compared to the expected -0.8%. The average investor heeded positive headlines and
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Much of the losses in equity markets across the globe on Thursday were the result of poor economic data as well as concerns over the credit worthiness of the Unites States, UK and other western borrowing soverigns. The scare has been in place for weeks and months with the announcement of historically swollen stimulus packages
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The global recovery rant can be difficult to swallow for traders who take note of deteriorating demand seen around the globe in all countries minus China. Yes China is very large and can cause for an increase in demand for commodities, but the recent appreciation in resource prices from crude to copper to softs in
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U.S. equity market initially cheered the 601k initial jobless claims in the final week of April compared to the consensus of 635k and 635k initial jobless claims the prior week. The news accentuates the recent trend of better than expected jobless claims, but unemployment continues to trend higher at relatively aggressive rates when compared to
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