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Jason Rines posted William Black’s (best known as author of The Best Way To Rob A Bank Is To Own One), “Theoclassical Law and Economics Makes the Law an Ass”, an attack against “faith-based versions of economics” which Black wrote in response to an Yves Smith (Naked Capitalism) blog discussing “Th...

First a word about gold. In my readings of ordinary financial blogs and opinions on the web, I have been somewhat surprised and disturbed at certain people's regard and understanding of the term "value". Everyone thinks that they know the definition or interpretation of "value" in the markets. Perhaps some do...

The Financial Times this week notes a push by some of the world's largest financial institutions for a switch to the renminbi for international trade. Some readers may be surprised to read in the final paragraph of the article below that the American firm McDonalds is lead the way by having already issued renminbi-denominated bo...

Just because I don't play the market doesn't mean I don't watch what it's doing. Is the balloon about to pop? We Get An Official Confirmed Hindenburg Omen On August 20th, 2010 By: Robert McHugh | Sat, Aug 21, 2010 http://www.safehaven.com So what is a Hindenburg Omen? It is the alignment of sev...

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Broke States Should Save Themselves By Selling Off Roads, Colleges, And Other Assets, Says Altucher Posted Aug 19, 2010 12:08pm EDT by Henry Blodget in Investing, Recession, Politics One of the many looming financial crises in the United States is the horrendous budget shortfall faced by many states. James Altucher, managing di...

We currently have 2.9 million unfilled job openings awaiting qualified candidates. There are a range of reasons including lack of experience, inability to relocate, and lack of education for entry level positions. Lowering education levels while the education levels of most third world countries are now surpassing the USA is scary....

The markets are clearly insane.

I diagnosed manic depression in the markets years ago but it’s been getting worse and worse to the point where we now have mood swings from week to week and sometimes even day to day....