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The Most Important Chart Of 2012
Matthew O'Brien at The Atlantic was nice enough to solicit our contribution for their roundup of the best charts of 2012.We gave him: The Italian 10-year bond yield.The explanation:On June 26, with...
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THE WEEKEND IS OVER: US Futures Are Falling, And The Yen Is Sliding Again
It was a quiet weekend, but in terms of the global economy, there were probably two main stories:Continued concern about the Fiscal Cliff fallout from last week.Japan's incoming PM Shinzo Abe...
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Kids Want iPads, Not Toys For Christmas
Toymakers are likely to see their Christmas sales squeezed this year, as children ditch traditional dolls and board games for Kindles and hand-me-down tablet computers, according to analysts.Mattel,...
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HUSSMAN: Investors Don't Realize How Quickly All Of Their Recent Profits...
In his latest weekly note, John Hussman is very bearish and he blasts the Fed for not correctly fixing the economy.This is very standard for him.One interesting observation regards the fragility of...
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Nobel Laureate Has Most Awkward Dinner Ever With Financial Advisers He Just...
Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman claims in his book Thinking, Fast And Slow that the stock picking industry is built largely on an "illusion of skill."Among the evidence he gives is a study he did of a...
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10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (GOOG, AAPL, SPY, DIA)
Good morning. Here's what you need to know.Asian markets were mixed in overnight trading with the Shanghai Composite up 0.27 percent. European markets are also mixed with the German DAX closed for...
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The 12 States That Are Still Getting Buried Under Foreclosures
180,817 homes received foreclosure filings in November, down 3 percent from the previous month, and 19 percent from a year ago, according to RealtyTrac's foreclosure report. The drop in foreclosure...
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After A HUGE Rally In Europe, This Is The Cover Of The Latest Barron's
It's been a huge year in Europe.Here's the cover of the latest Barron's:Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
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UBS Analyst Lists Four Things That Everyone Should Read Over The Holidays
Holidays are a great time to catch up on some reading.In light of that, UBS' Jonathan Golub put together a brief list of research papers on energy, easy monetary policy, debt reduction, and a paper on...
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HERBALIFE CEO: I 'Haven't Got The Time' To Spell Out Bill Ackman's Inaccuracies
So far, multi-level marketing company Herbalife is responding to an attack on its business and stock the same way most troubled companies do:With bluster and vague denials rather than facts.Herbalife...
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The Last Best Hope For A Fiscal Cliff Deal Before January 1
Michael Block of Phoenix Partners has the super-condensed version of what's going on in this very slow week:Remember we have some big numbers coming up later in the week - Case Shiller on Wed, New Home...
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Paul Krugman Changed His Mind About Bond Vigilantes — One Of The Most...
There's a weird story floating around about Obama, the Fiscal Cliff talks, and the fear of bond vigilantes.According to WSJ's report on how the Fiscal Cliff negotiations broke down, Barack Obama told...
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Household Formation Is Poised For An Epic Comeback
The most important graph of 2012? We asked around for some suggestions last week. We got 34 responses. This was mine. It answers the question: What share of each recovery since 1970 came from selling...
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Fracking Keeps 44,000 New Yorkers Employed Even Thought It's Banned
New York's legislature continues to dither over whether to allow fracking in the Empire State.According to a new report from research group IHS, the process is already keeping more than 44,000 New...
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BARCLAYS PRESENTS: The 60 Best Stock Picks For 2013
Barclays has released its Global Top Picks 2013, a collection of 156 stock selections from its analysts across the world, 60 of which are listed on U.S. exchanges.Stu Linde, Head of Equity Research,...
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The Market Is Cracking...
Dow fading a little bit going into the final several minutes of the day (HT: Bespoke). Still not much news or anything. Seems dicey to try ascribing it to anything, even the Cliff.Please follow Money...
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The Best Investments Of 2012
There were undoubtedly a few major stories that dominated financial markets in 2012.The formation of a recovery in U.S. housing is definitely one of them. Another is ECB President Mario Draghi's...
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STOCKS FALL: Here's What You Need To Know (JCP, HLF, CVX, SPY, DIA)
The fiscal cliff stalemate weighed on stocks today.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 13,139.708, -51.76, -0.39%S&P 500: 1,426.66, -3.49, -0.24%Nasdaq: 3,012.60, -8.41, -0.28%Now, the top stories:As we...
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Mark Cuban's Novel Income Tax Proposal Is The Exact Opposite Of What Most...
Typical economic policy is fairly straightforward: Spend more and cut taxes when the economy is weak. Hike taxes only when we've recovered.During a Reddit Ask Me Anything session, billionaire Mark...
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The Best Of Everything In 2012
We're almost at the end of the year 2012, and what a year it's been.Facebook finally went public, private spacecraft entered outer space, and humans broke the sound barrier without the aid of machines...
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