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[?]Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
I just have to tell you, and this is going to sound weird, but lately I’ve been feeling so good, so healthy, so energetic, so fit, and so strong, it is even surprising me.
Yesterday, just for fun, I tested my vertical jump and I can still touch […]
China’s Export Machine: The “China Price” is Dead
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[?]Submitted by Businomics Blog
Four months ago I wrote a post entitled “End of the China Price” which noted that China’s inflation rate, plus the depreciation of the yuan, was making it harder for Chinese companies to undercut American manufacturers’ prices. Today the Wall Street Journal is saying the same thing […]
Play chess like the pros
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
While I’m on the subject of the benefits of slowing down I should perhaps mention this hilarious chess game between grandmasters Maxim Dlugy and Hikaru Nakamura.
ONE OUTCOME, TWO PATHS
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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
The jig appears to be up. Many factors have brought us to this point, but it seems that there are two paths left. One or the other will out, eventually.
On the one hand, the Fed may raise interest rates, and thereby support the dollar, which in turn […]
Facts About Non-Producing Leases
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
According to the American Petroleum Industry:
When oil and natural gas companies purchase a lease, it is because of the possibility the lease may yield enough oil or natural gas to benefit consumers and become economically viable. A lease is simply a block on a map and until […]
Paul Krugman Has Two Words: Iron Ore
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
What about those who argue that speculative excess is the only way to explain the speed with which oil prices have risen? Well, I have two words for them: iron ore.
You see, iron ore isn’t traded on a global exchange; its price is set in direct deals between […]
WSJ: Some Remedial Education on Idle Leases
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
“I want you to think about this,” Barack Obama said in Las Vegas last week. “The oil companies have already been given 68 million acres of federal land, both onshore and offshore, to drill. They’re allowed to drill it, and yet they haven’t touched it – 68 million […]
Stock Picks and Trade Ideas for Monday
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[?]Submitted by My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor
New Buy Candidates: ABP, AREX (rebuy), BPG (on a dip), ENT, FSYS (rebuy), GLRP (low trading vol.), TGC
New Short Sale Candidates:
Add To: FINL, HUSA, HYGS (on a dip), SQNM, VQ
My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor is not a registered investment advisor. […]
Market Scan for Small Cap Stocks on June 27, 2008
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[?]Submitted by Ducimus Plinius
Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on June 27, 2008
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
Ducimus Plinius […]
Posts of the Week: 6/23 - 6/29
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[?]Submitted by Experience Not Logic Blog
Williams Loft Case Study About Sourcing in China at All Roads Lead to China
Restructuring Restructuring: State-Owned Enterprise Reform in the PRC (Part 3) at Boulder2Beijing
China Environmental Torts at China Environmental Law
is “no more chinese knock-offs” an empty threat? at China Esquire
China, India and Oil Prices at […]
Surfing for the best deals
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[?]Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
A growing consumer demand in India and China means that citizens will not only be spending their disposable income in shops, but will also be surfing online for the hottest deals. A recently concluded Master card survey said that by 2010, China will reign as the highest online […]
Italian Pick of The Week, 6/30/08
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[?]Submitted by Wine Reviews from the Wine School
Dino Illuminati 2005 “Ilico”, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Montepulciano is one of those Rodney Dangerfield grapes, the kind that get no respect. It can be a crowd pleaser for its pronounced, rounded fruitiness and soft tannins. A modest grape not prone to steal the spotlight from […]
Too Much To Say and Not Enough Time
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[?]Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
It’s late and I’m tired and this is what I will write about tomorrow:
- I went to the ARCA race today with my son at Cayuga and had a great experience
- met some fellow bloggers at the race too, some pretty cool guys one might […]
Penny Stock Picks Submitted By Dr. PennyStock
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[?]Submitted by Dr. PennyStock
Attention to these penny stocks:
FVRL - The stock should break the resistance at .08 today, hold.
GRDB - Despite the black marubozu, the stock made a higher high and a higher low, hold.
IMB - Made a high wave and increased the volume, this candle is a signal of reversal, […]
Motorcycles of movies fame and dreams
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[?]Submitted by Motorcycles Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Sometimes you just need to name drop. Most of the time someone does this it’s because they are trying to show off or impress someone. And just as often the person(s) listening to the name dropping are annoyed rather than impressed. But every once in […]
Harvey - oh so pleasant
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[?]Submitted by Movies and Film Blog
Written by Michael Vass
After watching the Euro 2008 match I was sitting in my new home and decided to check what else was on. Much to my joy and surprise was the fact that Harvey would be on at 8pm. All my other plans were rescheduled […]
Euro 2008 - Spain are the kings of Europe again
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[?]Submitted by Futbol Blog
Written byb Michael Vass
The Euro 2008 futbol finals were played today with Germany and Spain each viying for the title of European champion. Both nations played hard in a match that was physical and at times intense. The final score of 1-0 details not only the difficulty of […]
Endless winter
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
As noted by Calculated Risk, global warming or no, the spring selling season for new homes never seemed to arrive this year.
There is a strong seasonal component to new home sales. In a typical year, the number of homes sold each month in March through May would be 40% […]
ETF Update: More Flexibility, More Strategies
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[?]Submitted by A Dash of Insight
The diversity of new ETF offerings offers many more choices for the investor. Back in the old days, say a year or two ago (!), only professional traders engaged in short-selling. Only the pros or those with major business interests did commodities trading, and […]
Record High Gas Prices? We’re Still Not Even Close
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Despite all of the reports about record-high gas and oil prices, we’re still nowhere close to record high gas prices adjusted for the growth in per-capita, disposable income.
The chart above shows the cost of 1,000 gallons of gasoline, as a percent of per-capita disposable income in every […]
What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Prices?
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Onions have no futures market, yet their recent price volatility makes the swings in oil and corn look tame.
Fortune Magazine — Before the government starts scrutinizing the role that speculators may have played in driving up fuel and food prices, investigators may want to take a look at […]
Victimless Crime of “Ticket Scalping” Now Legal
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Philadelphia – As you might expect, scalping isn’t a term used much anymore. The buzzword is “secondary ticket market,” and all over the entertainment and sports industry, business is booming, turbo-charged by the technological advances of recent years.
Under a new 5-year revenue-sharing agreement between Major League Baseball […]
Welcome to the “OPEC Congress”: 40 Oversight Hearings, 160 Witnesses, But Zero New Supplies
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Now adjourned for its Independence Day recess, the U.S. Congress has convened at least 40 hearings on the issue of skyrocketing energy prices in the first six months of 2008. At least 160 witnesses have been sworn-in and questioned. But, even as consumers suffer, the […]
Chart of the Day: Finish High School, Finish College
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The chart above displays unemployment rates by education level from 1993 to 2005, and shows the averages over this period on the right side of the chart. It’s interesting that there are big differences between a) no high school and high school (3.4% difference in averages), and […]
US Energy Secretary: Don’t Blame the Speculators
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - The U.S. energy secretary said Saturday that insufficient oil production, not financial speculation, was driving soaring crude prices.
Secretary Samuel Bodman said that oil production has not kept pace with growing demand, especially from developing countries like China and India.
“Market fundamentals show us that […]
