A Key Factor in the Declining Jobless Rate
It is undeniable that the labor market has improved in recent years as the official unemployment rate has tumbled from 10 percent in late-2009 to...
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Dollar Index Goes Higher Approaching Major Resistance
Dollar Index goes higher and at 83.25 a major level to either have a short term sell, or should you just get out of the...
Samsung Could Face “Apple’s iPhone 5 Moment” With Galaxy S4
The Samsung Galaxy S4, the latest flagship smartphone of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (LON:BC94) (KSE:005930) will be revealed by the company in an event ,...
Shanghai Composite Struggles While the Rest of Asia Hits 19-Month High
While stock markets in developed Asia like the Nikkei 225 (EWJ)hit 19-month highs, the Shanghai Composite (FXI, quote) continues to struggle. In addition to Japanese...
Chasing the Next Hot Market
The slide below from Abbott Capital (a private equity fund of funds) tells an amazing story of private equity investing. The first half of the...
Profit Margins and the Government’s Deficit
Pretty interesting commentary here from John Hussman’s weekly letter in which he points out that one sector’s deficit is obviously another sector’s surplus. In the...
Why Recession Forecasting Matters….Still
Last October I wrote a n important Orcam Research piece that described why recession forecasting can make a big difference. Not only are recessions important...
Trans Pacific Partnership: A New Constitution
Now that I have had the day to contemplate J. Goodwin's comment and after googling “new world order” I can appreciate his concern and response....
15 Year Old Kid Develops Foolproof Test for Pancreatic, Ovarian and Lung Cancer; Test Costs 3 Cents, Takes 5 Minutes
Here's an inspiring story for the weekend. Jack Andraka, a fifteen year old freshman in high school, developed a paper sensor that could detect pancreatic,...
Are Interest Rates Turning Up?
Based upon very long-term charts and commentary from Hoisington Investment Management Company, for some time we have speculated that the 30-year bond rate would continue downward...