Thinking Critically
If the general population doesn't wake up soon, the world George Orwell painted in 1984 will seem like a picnic in the not-too-distant future.
Will India Stop Buying Gold?
As longtime, heavy consumers of gold, changing trends in Indian citizens' purchasing habits can influence markets worldwide.
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Palladium | Copper | Uranium | Natural gas | Crude Oil |
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| $1,668.05 | $32.22 | $1,634.00 | $647.00 | $3.82 | $51.00 | $2.13 | $103.02 |
| $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.24 |
| (0.01%) | (0.00%) | (0.00%) | (0.00%) | (0.79%) | (0.00%) | (1.07%) | (0.23%) |
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Daily Pfennig: Weekly claims fall 5k but are actually up 11k in the past two weeks...
Weekly jobs claims drop 5k, or did they??? EU finance ministers will double bailout fund...Positive mood lifts commodity currencies...End of an era – Paradox RIP...
Chuck Butler, President, Everbank World Markets | March 30, 2012
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Student-Loan Debt Tops $1 Trillion, Continues to Push Up Overall Consumer Credit
During his semiannual Congressional testimony, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave us a glimpse into his ordinary life when he mentioned that his son, Joel Bernanke, would likely rack up $400,000 in student-loan debt during his time at medical school in New York.
Robert Ross, Junior Analyst | March 29, 2012
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Energy-Sector Investment Traps
Energy producers can jigger some calculations to make them gleam, when in reality they're lackluster. Investor beware.
Marin Katusa, Chief Energy Investment Strategist | March 29, 2012
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ETFs: Do You Really Know What You're Buying?
Exchange-traded funds have been all the rage in recent years – they are easy to buy, easy to sell, and often have lower expense ratios than index mutual funds. But the Casey Research team dug deep into the complex world of ETFs and found that in many cases, their names can be utterly deceptive.
Vedran Vuk, Senior Analyst | March 28, 2012
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Industry News
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Mali Coup Leaders Request Gold Mining Continues
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Polish president signs controversial mining tax into law
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India eyes Russia as major source for rough diamonds
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Global oil import bill heads for record $2 trillion
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Junior mining firms in ‘revolt’ over native deals
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