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FT Alphaville » Greece: when the lights go out

Newswires Latest Business Headlines May 15, 2012 0 Comments

The desperate cunning scheme to get Greeks to pay property taxes by bundling them with electricity bills didn’t last long. You guessed it, people stopped…

Amazon seals sales tax deal with Texas – Financial Times

Newswires Latest Business Headlines April 29, 2012 0 Comments

Boston GlobeAmazon seals sales tax deal with TexasFinancial TimesBy Barney Jopson in New York Amazon has struck an unexpected deal with Texas to start collecting sales tax from consumers at the start of July, in a further sign of its readiness to accep…

The Problem With Flat-Tax Fever

Bears Chat at The Wall Street Examiner Bears Chat November 6, 2011 0 Comments

November 5, 2011
The Problem With Flat-Tax Fever
By ROBERT H. FRANK

CLOSE watchers of presidential politics weren’t surprised to see many of this year’s Republican hopefuls proposing to replace the nation’s progressive income tax with a flat tax…

Here’s What to Key on With Gold on the Brink of Failure

Subscribers, click here to download the report. Last week was bad, no doubt about it. But it wasn’t a catastrophe yet. This report tells you…

Second, Even Bigger, Explosion of Sell Signals in Swing Trade Screens

This Friday’s screens had 26 buys and 136 sells. 9 of the buys were inverse ETFs, meaning that only 17 of the signals were bullish and 145 were bearish. This is a big number that indicates downside thrust, but it can also mean that it’s time for a minor bounce first.

When the Fed Balance Sheet Will Hit the Fan

This report examines and illustrates the most important line items on the Fed’s weekly balance sheet. It tells you what to look for to recognize when the markets will crash. Because that’s coming.

Market Variant Not As Bad As It Looks

Short term cycles look to be headed for a breather. But don’t expect much downside. The 13 week cycle has an updated projection.

Reason to Stay Optimistic on Gold

The 13 week cycle up phase aborted early and the pullback has negated the base breakout. When that happens there’s usually a recovery before a second high that confirms the top. I want to remain optimistic that this will only result in a mild correction/consolidation. As long as the 10-12 month cycle indicators continue to signal an up phase, that’s where I’ll give the benefit of the doubt.