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Rio Tinto/BHP Billiton at parity
Yep, the share prices of the two mining giants have crossed. After suffering another sickening fall on Thursday,…
Paul Krugman: The Madoff Economy
The costs of "America's Ponzi Era": The Madoff Economy, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: The revelation that…
Healthy Diversion Brings Smiles
First Round Capital, a VC firm has created something really special here that proves that life's simple pleasures…
Tom Stanley's Investment Philosophy
Tom Stanley, founder of Resolute Funds, has earned a stellar reputation as one of North America's greatest investors.…
The Yield Curve is Flattening?
Long-term government bond yields are dropping everywhere. Is anybody going this way? Here is what some of the…
Hugh Hendry: Commodities Stocks to Remain Weak?
Hugh Hendry, the eloquent and outspoken CIO, Eclectica Asset Management, in an appearance on CNBC's PowerLunch (Dec. 10)…
Donald Coxe on BNN (12/12/2008)
Donald Coxe, BMO Capital's Chief Investment Strategist, appeared on BNN, December 12, 2008.
World Markets Snapshot (12/10/2008)
Below is the World Markets Snapshot published by The Economist, Year-to-Date to December 10, 2008. Among the notable…
Meredith Whitney: Outlook Grim for Banks, Spending
Meredith Whitney, Oppenheimer's influential bank analyst appeared on CNBC to discuss what she says is a "grim" outlook…
World Markets Bounce Off 52-Week Lows
The chart below highlights the recent performance bounces off 78 countries 52-week equity market lows. Its a good…
T-bill Rates Fall Below Zero
US T-BIll rates fell below zero today. Bloomberg says: Treasury Bills Trade at Negative Rates as Haven Demand…
High-Yield Credit Spreads Are Worsening
Based on Merrill Lynch data, high yield credit spreads continue to their mission to the moon, and there…
Commodities Snapshot
If you look closely at the charts for Natural Gas, Platinum, Copper, Silver, you can see that these…
James Grant: Return-Free Risk
James Grant, founder and editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, and an editor of the newly published sixth…
Baltic Dry Index: A Valuable Leading Indicator?
The Baltic Dry Index is a very important indicator of the health of trade globally, as it measures…
