March is here, spring is not far off, and overall futures are in the green again. Manufacturing data (in the form of PMI surveys) in Europe and in the U.S. are beating expectations handily. Unemployment in Germany is at a 19-year low. And some are forecasting a strong showing from U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls...
GLOBAL VIEW . What Is China ’s Strategy? Without having to worry about their banks, because China never got involved buying securitized, US subprime mortgages and other debt backed instruments, China’s now at a great advantage. Sure China is slumping fast economically like everyone else,...
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COMMODITY VIEW . Oil Rally Begins. Elliott Wave theory, originally produced by R. N. Elliott in the early 1900s, and now carried forward by Bob Prechter, past #1 market guru, basically says Elliott waves or complete market movements come in threes. Well, to more accurate, Elliott says movements really...
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11-05-2008
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UPDATE ON THE STOCK MARKET . Written Wednesday, July 30th, 2008: 6:30 am EST. Another ‘ fl as hy - sp la sh y ’ rally yesterday So typical of bear markets, especially those with much further in time and points to go. Grizzly bear markets thrive on investors’ hope and adamant investor...
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07-30-2008
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YOUR ALTERNATE CLEAN, GREEN ENERGY WEEKEND UPDATE With not much stock market stuff to write about since I don’t want to recommend buying or selling this morning as we all should have our portfolios hunkered down and pretty much in place for a rocky and rough summer by now. Sure, stock market aficionados...
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07-25-2008
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YOUR ALTERNATE CLEAN GREEN ENERGY UPDATE Finally! A Plan! The Pickens Plan. Kudos to Mr. Boone Pickens ! Yep, it finally came down to a long time oil man to propose a way out of our energy bind. Obviously, it’s only a first step and it has a lot of hurdles and a long way to go before implementation...
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07-09-2008
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Just got back from vacation and before jumping back headlong into the stock market again, thought I'd relive and relate the highlights of my trip. My best, Richard A RECAP OF LAKE TAHOE & SAN JOSE Before my memory fades, let me recap Lucy and my just completed vacation to California and Nevada...
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07-08-2008
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ECONOMIC VIEW . One American’s View. Yep, Mine! With a bear market upon us, and myself and hopefully my readers all with hunkered down investment portfolios which thus don’t need constant care and attention, let me turn the spotlight on one American’s new travails, resulting views &...
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06-26-2008
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