Suspending the Debt Ceiling
House Speaker John Boehner indicated Tuesday that Republicans will vote on an extension of the federal debt ceiling to allow Treasury to borrow money until...
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Popularity of Forex Trading in Decline.
Interesting data was released today, revealing some figures about retail Forex trading in the USA. In the last quarter of 2012, the number of active...
Uh… Warren… It Was a World War
Like many others, I used to hold 82-year old billionaire Warren Buffett in the highest regard, that is, back when he would talk about such...
Five Key Facts about the House Debt Limit Bill
On Wednesday, the House will vote on a bill to delay the upcoming debt limit showdown. The bill includes no spending cuts, no tax increases,...
Why Hasn’t the Housing Recovery Helped the Economic Recovery?
Most people are convinced that the housing crash contributed to the recession, even though the facts suggest otherwise. Now people are convinced that the housing...
Investors Most Bullish on Stocks In 3 1/2 Years
International investors are the most bullish on stocks in at least 3 1/2 years, with close to two- thirds planning to raise their holdings of...
Read of the Day: 5 Lessons From Buffett & Munger
Good post here from Market Folly on some lessons from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. The lessons don’t include Buffett’s main two lessons (don’t...
Caterpillar Learns The Perils Of Investing In Chinese Companies
Friday after the close, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) announced that as a result of accounting misconduct at the Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical & Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Siwei”)...
LongShort with the Big Steel Rail
Certainly there exist any number of indexes that purport to be the ‘official’ read on transport stocks, and hard core enthusiasts can even construct one...
Why Hasn’t the Housing Recovery Helped the Economic Recovery?
Most people are convinced that the housing crash contributed to the recession, even though the facts suggest otherwise. Now people are convinced that the housing...