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How Piracy Works Against an Unnatural Monopoly

Joel Bowman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:41:57 +0000

What the market giveth, the state rises to taketh away. One of the more striking features of this whole modern spectacle must surely be the stark contrast between the state and the free markets that exist stubbornly, gloriously, in spite of its best efforts. Wherever evidence presents itself, it appears to do so with the [...]

How Piracy Works Against an Unnatural Monopoly originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Investment Alternatives in a No-Growth Market

Bill Bonner — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:08:34 +0000

Baltimore…best bet for investors? We drove back into town on Sunday night. People moped around in front of bars. Groups walked uptown from the stadium, their shoulders down, the chins dragging. The city was dark…and unhappy. There was no joy in Baltimore on Sunday night. Baltimore is a sports town. The Ravens — the only [...]

Investment Alternatives in a No-Growth Market originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Gold in the Face of Facebook

Addison Wiggin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:19:49 +0000

Stocks are up today. The major indexes have jumped 1%… for no obvious reason. There’s talk of a halo effect from the pending IPO of Facebook, which could file the paperwork as early as today. Oy… Talk about “riding on a smile and a shoeshine,” to borrow from Death of a Salesman. “You have 500 [...]

Gold in the Face of Facebook originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Goldman Sachs is a “Sell”

Eric Fry — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:21:04 +0000

For once, we agree with the insiders at Goldman Sachs. The company’s stock is a “Sell.” Okay, so the insiders didn’t exactly say their stock is a “sell,” but they didn’t need to. Their feet did all the talking. Last week, nine Goldman insiders scurried away from their stock as fast as the law would [...]

Goldman Sachs is a “Sell” originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Creating More Debt to Solve the Crisis

Bill Bonner — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:17:59 +0000

Readers who expect an early end to this Great Correction are going to be disappointed. There is no sign of it reaching its conclusion anytime soon. Just the contrary…there’s no end in sight. The Great Correction seems to be going along just as you’d expect. Or, just as we’d expect. Here’s the latest from Reuters: [...]

Creating More Debt to Solve the Crisis originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Manufacturing Growth Continues

Chuck Butler — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:41:40 +0000

I have to tell you what’s on my mind this morning after watching the price action again yesterday… I know, it’s just me, and no one else in the writing/analyst world will tell you this, because they have no proof… I don’t either, but that never stops me from saying what’s on my mind regarding [...]

Manufacturing Growth Continues originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Goldman Sachs is Probably Not a “Buy”

Eric Fry — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:15:23 +0000

“I don’t know much about the stock market,” says Matt Taibbi, the witty critic of Goldman Sachs and other financial atrocities, “but when the O’Neills of the world start telling me what a great investment opportunity the American stock market is, I start getting the urge to buy canned food.” The specific O’Neill that Taibbi [...]

Goldman Sachs is Probably Not a “Buy” originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Persistent Questions About the Future of the US Economy

Bill Bonner — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:26:39 +0000

We’ve covered a lot of ground over the past few months. Not much action in the markets yesterday, so let’s stop here and take stock. What we know so far… First, it was clear from the get-go that there was a bubble in finance and housing. The only people who couldn’t see it were the [...]

Persistent Questions About the Future of the US Economy originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Currencies Rally on Eurozone Agreement

Chuck Butler — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:15:38 +0000

The currency rally that stalled yesterday was back on last night… I have to tell you that I was up most of the night on Sunday and after getting poked and stuck at the doctor’s office yesterday, I went home, straight to my recliner and slept for the next five hours! Then I woke up, [...]

Currencies Rally on Eurozone Agreement originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

The Most Common and Costly Investment Mistake

Chris Mayer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:15:56 +0000

I’d like to tell you about a study I read recently. It’s a slim little booklet titled One-Way Pockets by Don Guyon (a pen name for a broker). The book, which was first published in 1917, covers some studies he did on the trading behavior of accounts at the time. What he found was timeless. [...]

The Most Common and Costly Investment Mistake originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.