Robert Shiller: Don’t Invest in Housing
Robert Shiller of Yale was on Bloomberg yesterday discussing housing and his general outlook. But the most interesting comments were with regards to his general...
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Do Gas Prices Provide a Good Market Indicator?
If you spend enough time looking at charts, you can start seeing correlations anywhere. The human mind generally wants to create patterns so that we...
CBO 2013 Economic Outlook: Soc Sec Trust Funds
By request of frequent AB commenter and SS contrarian Bruce Krasting. He claims vindication of claims from four years ago that the Trust Funds would...
Friday: Trade Deficit
As expected, the payroll tax increase is impacting consumers, from the WSJ: Tax Holiday Ends, Consumers Scrimp Some early signs suggest [consumers] are tapping the...
Worse than Venezuela – Inflation in Argentina
It appears they’ve got a little inflation trouble in Argentina and news reports such as this one at the Christian Science Monitor indicate the government...
Gold Vs. Gold Stocks – Part III
Apologies are in order for taking nearly six months to offer up the third and final installment in this series on gold vs. gold stocks,...
In Debate, Einhorn Stands Firm On Apple Preferred Stance
David Einhorn continues to defend his position on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which he believes should issue preferred stock to help unlock some of the value...
Small Investor Optimism Remains Above Average
Optimism dropped for the second consecutive week, though still stayed above its historical average, in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Pessimism, meanwhile, rose to a...
Nucor Corporate Governance ‘The Goodfellas’
US corporate governance is based on the basic principles of operational freedom for the management, who is bridled with responsibility enforced through boards’ oversight. While...
Baidu: The Google of China has Facebook-Type Problems
Earlier this week, Baidu (BIDU, quote) reported earnings and guidance that largely disappointed market participants resulting in a 10% plunge. Is now the time to...