In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 2 days ago

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke ignored the warnings of most economists last week, and kept the benchmark Federal Funds rate at 2%, far ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 2 days ago

Well. That wasn't pleasant. The market (as measured by the S&P500)extended its losses for the year, down about 3% for Q208. We are now at1280 in the S...

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In Finance Markets - Posted 3 days ago

Equities markets in London saw declines on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 down 2.6 percent to 5,479.9 as the FTSE 250 dropped 2.46 percent to 8,920.8.Trav...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 days ago

Congress has a mind to save us all from speculators and their evil-doing ways in commodities markets. Trouble is, as the following Bloomberg figure sh...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 days ago

Blood was definitely running in the streets last month. As our table below reminds, red is now the dominant color in performance tallies. But black h...

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In Capital Spectator - Posted 3 days ago

Blood was definitely running in the streets last month. As our table below reminds, red is now the dominant color in performance tallies. But black ha...

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In Alpha Trends - Posted 4 days ago

A common question I receive is if I am aware of a reputable company which allows electronic trading of the traditional commodities such as Oil, Grains...

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In Big Picture - Posted 4 days ago

As per our earlier discussion: We know health care costs have skyrocketed, that education costs are through the roof, and that Housing doubled over 7 ...

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In Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future - Posted 4 days ago

US says won t allow Iran to shut key Gulf oil route MANAMA - The commander of the US navy s Fifth Fleet warned on Monday that the United States wi...

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In Big Picture - Posted 4 days ago

China's subsidized fuel prices worked miracles in the past, but because they hurt energy stocks, they are now a major policy concern. click for v...

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