The Confidence Problem

Stocks just ended their worst quarter since the financial crisis. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 each lost more than 12%.
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The Effects of the Downgrade

By now, you’ve no doubt heard that Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the U.S. credit rating one notch.

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Can Government Spend Smarter?

We got a decent reversal off the lows yesterday. But it wasn’t enough to get investors bullish for today.

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Gold Prices to Reach $5000 According to CNBC

Gold, according to a story from CNBC, will soon triple to $5,000.

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Is LinkedIn a Bubble Stock? (lnkd)

I am nearly speechless about the LinkedIn (Nasdaq:LNKD) IPO yesterday. Nearly. The social media company opened its … Read more

It’s All About the Dollar (uup, tlt, uso, wtic)

More and more, strategists, commentators and investors are coming to the same conclusion: it’s all about the… Read more

Lost in the Shuffle (intc, rtn, msft, tlt, aapl)

It was somewhat lost in the shuffle in Wednesday. Investors were so stunned at Fed Chief Ben… Read more

The Fed’s Conflicted Message

All eyes were on the Fed yesterday as Ben Bernanke gave the first ever press conference by… Read more

Utah Returns to the Gold Standard

Lawmakers in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia have introduced bills that would allow them to mint… Read more

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