A couple of minor technical problems called “business” and “life” have now intruded on my increasingly bogged down publication schedule that, in the interest...
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Facebook Ipo Fallout Includes Pr Fail – Portfolio.com (blog)
Facebook Ipo Fallout Includes Pr FailPortfolio.com (blog)by Kent Bernhard, Jr. Facebook's stock may be on the upswing, but problems for the social network include shareholder lawsuits and regulator interest in bank practices before the company'...
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Wall Street Made A Forutne Off The Facebook IPO – Forbes
MobilediaWall Street Made A Forutne Off The Facebook IPOForbesThe Facebook IPO increasingly looks like it will cement the notion that the stock market is a rigged casino in the minds of Main Street investors. Morgan Stanley and the other banks have mad...
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Market breaks losing streak, with China’s help – Houston Chronicle
USA TODAYMarket breaks losing streak, with China's helpHouston ChronicleIn a May 7, 2012 photo trader Richard Newman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A weekend summit in Washington among leaders of the world's most powerful na...
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The Conomy Game- The Legend of Bennie The Beard, Henry the Hitman, and the Gangbankster Dealers
The Industrial Production news today reminds me of a story. It’s a story that shows just how the Fed’s manipulation drives both the stock market and the conomy. It’s also a story of the twisted personalities behind the facades of institutional power. This is not something that you will read in the mainstream financial...
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Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook ring in IPO with all-night hackathon – Los Angeles Times
Telegraph.co.ukMark Zuckerberg and Facebook ring in IPO with all-night hackathonLos Angeles TimesBy Jessica Guynn The night before the chartbusting initial public stock offering, engineers won't be counting their Facebook dollars. They'll be do...
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Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index Decreased to -5.8 in May – Bloomberg
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index Decreased to -5.8 in MayBloombergThe Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's general economic index decreased to minus 5.8 in May from 8.5. Economists forecast the gauge would rise to 10, according to the median ...
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Industrial Production in US Climbs More Than Forecast – Bloomberg
Industrial Production in US Climbs More Than ForecastBloombergIndustrial production in the US climbed more than forecast in April, propelled by gains in auto manufacturing and utility use. Output at factories, mines and utilities increased 1.1 percent ...
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Manufacturing in New York Region Rises More Than Forecast – Bloomberg
Stock Market WireManufacturing in New York Region Rises More Than ForecastBloombergManufacturing in the New York region expanded more than forecast in May as shipments surged and new orders improved. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's general e...
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‘Au’-sterity for gold as prices plunge – CNNMoney
Globe and Mail'Au'-sterity for gold as prices plungeCNNMoneyBy Paul R. La Monica @lamonicabuzzMay 14, 2012: 1:17 PM ET Gold prices have slid in tandem with the broader stock market as Europe debt crisis fears and concerns about a slowing global...
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US stock market down – The Voice of Russia
The Voice of RussiaUS stock market downThe Voice of RussiaBidding on the New York stock exchange began with lowering the main rates on Monday. In particular, the Dow Jones index lost 0.75%, going down to 12723.96 points. Investors' attention is att...
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Mainstream Media Touts Consumer Sentiment 4-Year High, But Here’s What You Need to Know
Consumer Sentiment at More Than 4-Year High blared the headlines. Here's what you really need to know about that.
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US market futures flat ahead of April jobs data – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
The Herald | HeraldOnline.comUS market futures flat ahead of April jobs dataThe Herald | HeraldOnline.comBy DANIEL WAGNER — AP Trader Christopher Morie, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 9, 2012, in New York. Wall...
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First Time Claims Bullish But Withholding Taxes Not
I have posted a new permanent page of charts of first time unemployment claims and Federal withholding taxes. The data shows current actual, not seasonally manipulated data, with annual rates of change and stock market correlations. They may be helpful in helping you estimate the monthly employment data. Employment Charts
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Carlyle Group IPO begins without a pop – Los Angeles Times
Globe and MailCarlyle Group IPO begins without a popLos Angeles TimesBy Andrew Tangel Private equity firm The Carlyle Group's debut on the stock market has so far not resulted in a pop in its share price. But Carlyle's stock hasn't fallen b...
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ISM and New Factory Orders Charts Explained in Real Terms
As this data is updated monthly you can access the updated data from the Economic Charts menu in the lower left sidebar. Or just bookmark the permanent page. ISM New Orders Index Not Seasonally Adjusted The ISM not seasonally adjusted (in other words, actual) new orders index as of April 2012 has been diverging...
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Where’s the Collateral?
A sound system of credit is built on collateral. A doomed system of debt sits precariously on phantom collateral.
The global "recovery" is based not on reducing debt but on increasing it. Nice, but where's the collateral? The basic idea of de...
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Average 401(k) Balance 62% Above 2009, Fidelity Says – Bloomberg
Average 401(k) Balance 62% Above 2009, Fidelity SaysBloombergAverage balances of 401(k) retirement plans were about 62 percent higher as of March 31 than the first quarter of 2009, when the stock market reached a 12-year low, according to Fidelity Inve...
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Fidelity: 401(k) balances grew average 8 pct in 1Q – San Jose Mercury News
Fidelity: 401(k) balances grew average 8 pct in 1QSan Jose Mercury NewsBy MARK JEWELL AP Personal Finance Writer BOSTON—Employee 401(k) accounts grew nearly 8 percent last quarter as a surging stock market boosted investment returns and worker contri...
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Hussman: "The Kraken Is About To Break Loose"
John Hussman's latest weekly note contains his usual bearishness, and arguments that the stock market is overvalued.
But credit to him for titling the note 'Release The Kraken', the line from the movie Clash of Titans, which has also spawned an inte...
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Hong Kong stock exchange operator mulls bid for London Metal Exchange – Washington Post
BloombergHong Kong stock exchange operator mulls bid for London Metal ExchangeWashington PostHONG KONG — Hong Kong's stock market operator said Monday it's studying a bid for London's metal trading market, a move that comes after the exch...
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Mind Blowing Economic Charts – First Time Claims, The Stock Market, and The Fed
Improvement in first time unemployment claims is slowing. Actual, not seasonally manipulated data, including an adjustment for the usual weekly upward revision, shows that the year to year rate of change is on the cusp of a possible upside breakout, which would be good news for stock market bears if it happens. Here’s why...
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Peak Dow, Peak GDP and Peak Oil
Peak Oil and Peak Credit do not exist in a vacuum; they're why we have Peak GDP, Peak Dow and Peak Income.
You don't get Peak Oil and cheap abundance in everything else: you get Peak X, Y and Z, for example Peak Oil, Peak Dow and Peak GDP. Peaks ...
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Is The Liquidity Tide Coming In or Going Out For Stocks?
This is an extended excerpt from the Professional Edition Fed Report Executive Summary. Note: Pages 4-10 comments correctly updated at 3:55 PM NY time. The composite liquidity indicator rose sharply last week, driven by a big Fed settlement of MBS purchases. The uptrend in the indicator is accelerating. Over the course of this latest...
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Stock Market Bulls Are Running Out of Time
Indicator patterns in all time frames seem to be becoming increasingly ambiguous. However, with short term cycles due for up phases, if they fail to turn up that would suggest that the longer term cycles are weakening, consistent with the 10-12 month cycle topping out.
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The Views from Near and Far
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AdlerConobot Takes On Conomists’ Consensual Sexpectations
Job one for the US Treasury and its Primary Dealer enforcers is to keep yields low during weeks when the Treasury has a big load of notes and bonds to sell. Next week is one of those weeks, so the casino owners and managers will do what they can to gin up reasons for...
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Good For Nothing $50 Billion Gift To Dealers Wasted
The markets got a gift in the week just ended, but they couldn’t do much with it. The Treasury paid down a whopping $50 billion in expiring short term bills on Thursday. That’s cash that came back to holders of the paper, many of whom were Primary Dealers. They used some of it to...
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SPX Update: Key Overlap at 1292 Leaves the Bulls Feeling "Facebooked"
Before I get into the update: Please be aware that the real-time intraday and after-hours trading discussion section has moved. We're in the process of transitioning to a new board, and while it's still a work in progress (I started ...
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