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University Of Texas Researchers Find No Direct Link Between Fracking And...
Researchers at the University of Texas have concluded hydraulic fracturing used to extract natural gas does not directly contaminate groundwater, the AP reports. The study, however, does not exonerate...
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Doug Kass: 'We're Doomed'
"Or so says an updated look at George Lindsay's pattern," writes Doug Kass in his latest post on RealMoneyPro. Lindsay is one of the leading technicians in the business. Kass observed that Lindsay's...
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29 Fresh Insights That Changed What We Knew About Markets And The Economy
We thought we had it all figured out before this week started. We were wrong. The top minds in the investment business offered some novel analysis, broke conventional wisdom, and even opened our eyes...
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The Scariest Housing Market Chart Ever
No doubt you've seen the chart which we once dubbed the "Scariest Jobs Chart Ever" which shows how this employment market bust has been far worse than anything before seen in history. Anyway, the...
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PRESENTING: The Shaq-Shaped Recovery
This is a picture of André René Roussimoff, also known as André The Giant. André The Giant was pretty huge. According to this bio, he was 7'4" and 500 pounds. Unfortunately, he was not healthy. He...
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NOMURA: Here's Why We're Still Betting On QE3
With the economy seemingly on solid footing, the case for QE3 is weakening, right? Not so fast. According to Nomura, it still comes more down to inflation (or disinflation) rather than growth. Here's...
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Chinese Central Bank Cuts Reserve Requirement Ratio By 0.5%
The People's Bank of China has just cut the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 0.5% according to WSJ. The cut is apparently due to take place on February 24. It had been awhile since the last...
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FORECLOSURES: Here They Come
After a reprieve in 2011, and a key reason why prognostications of a US housing market bottom is misguided, RealtyTrac reported that foreclosure filings were up 3% in January, month-over-month. Notice...
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INFLATION: How Prices Have Boomed Since The Year 2000
Cool chart here from Doug Short, looking at inflation since the year 2000. We have no conclusions to draw from it. It's just good information to know. Click to enlarge Please follow Money Game on...
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A Great Sign That The Auto Industry Is Going To Keep Going 'Gangbusters'
One of the most exciting and bullish trends in the economy is the boom in car sales. It's really hard to imagine the economy slipping into any recession with the (fairly) steady month over month...
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GRANTHAM'S MARKET FORECAST: International Stocks Fine, US Stocks And Bonds...
GMO has released its latest 7-year asset class forecasts (based on prices on January 31). The forecasts are average annual returns over 7 years based on current prices relative to cyclically adjusted...
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America's Incredible Productivity Boom
An interesting chart from The White House's latest economic report From the report: U.S. workers can be placed at a competitive disadvantage because of low labor costs abroad. This disadvantage was...
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This Is STILL The Most Glaring Anomaly In The Market
We've run this chart several times this year, and it still holds. It's a one-year look at the S&P 500 (red line) vs. the yield on the 10-year (blue line). As you can see, the S&P and the...
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If Gas Prices Go Up Any More It Will Cripple The Airline Industry
This post originally appeared at 24/7 Wall St. Economists have begun to voice concerns that the price of gasoline, which is usually high, could damage the U.S. recovery and make the recession in...
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Last Week's Economic Data Was Good, But There's One Thing That's Starting To...
Monthly reports came in generally weakly positive. Retail sales were up 0.4% but only 0.2% after inflation. Industrial production was flat and capacity utilization slightly negative for January, but...
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The #1 Thing That Business Insider Readers Fear Right Now
We did a poll on Friday, asking what Business Insider readers most feared regarding the economy. The #1 answer by far: Europe collapsing. That garnered 20% of votes. A US debt crisis came in at...
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CITI: These Two Charts Say Not To Chase The Rally
Citi's big equity strategist Tobias Levkovich is cooling on the market rally. In a note out today, he cites two charts indicative of a possibility of a market rollover. The theme of them is the same:...
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Walmart Whiffs On Earnings, Revenue Short By Nearly $1 Billion (WMT)
Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, missed fourth-quarter earnings by a penny even as sales improved 5.8 percent to $122.3 billion, the company said this morning. The Bentonville, Arkansas, based...
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Athens Makes Peace With Europe And Declares War On The Greeks
Do you think Junker was singing David Bowie's "Cat People" after last night's Greek negotiations? Still this pulsing nightA plague I call a heartbeatJust be still with meYa wouldn't believe what I've...
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