| The untimely end of San Francisco's Tech and Housing Bubbles Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:04 PM PDT  | “Recently, the billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla went hunting for one-bedroom apartments in San Francisco....” And then he opened his mouth. |
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| “We’re all Smart” Posted: 12 Jun 2014 09:05 PM PDT "Temperament is more important than IQ. You need reasonable intelligence, but you absolutely have to have the right temperament. Otherwise, something will snap you." – Warren Buffett |
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| Some Hope for the Gold Bulls Posted: 12 Jun 2014 08:44 PM PDT In the previous week's Chart of the Week, (Is there a Bear Case for Gold? - June 5, 2014) I mused as to whether there was the potential for another drop for gold in the works. The thought that gold could once again put in another scary ... |
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| Iraq Perfect Storm as ISIS Islamic End Times Prophecy Seeks Fulfillment in Sham / Levant Posted: 12 Jun 2014 08:01 PM PDT It's mission accomplished for George Bush the 'manchurian candidate's' decade long the war on Iraq which has finally succeeded in delivering the country to the Saudi funded ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham), even more extreme than Al-Qeeda that it split from just over a year ago in Syria, who's ultimate aim is to create an Islamic state spanning Syria and much of Iraq that they seek to pull back in time to the 7th century. |
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| Robert Prechter - How and Why Markets Fool Investors - Video Posted: 12 Jun 2014 07:58 PM PDT Bob Prechter explores price action in crude oil to deliver an important investment lesson Editor's note: The following is a timeless clip from Robert Prechter's presentation at the Social Mood Conference. |
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| U.S. Sector ETF Performance – June 12 Posted: 12 Jun 2014 06:45 PM PDT  | (click here if charts are not observable) |
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| Daily Risk Monitor – June 12 Posted: 12 Jun 2014 06:42 PM PDT  | Click on table to enlarge and for better resolution (click here if table is not observable) |
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| Stratfor: Emerging Alliance in Eastern Europe, New Fissures in Iraq Posted: 12 Jun 2014 06:36 PM PDT  | Stratfor Editor-In-Chief David Judson and Founder George Friedman discuss the trajectories of the dual crisis of Ukraine and Iraq. For more analysis, visit http://www.stratfor.com/ (click here if video is not observable) |
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| Trying To Crack Buffett’s Code Posted: 12 Jun 2014 05:34 PM PDT Can individual investors replicate the strategy used by Warren Buffett? In a recent piece for Brush Up On Stocks, Michael Brush looks at several strategists who try to do just that, including Validea. Brush talks about the work AQR Capital … Continue reading → |
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| Why Do Investors Keep Buying “Actively” Managed Funds? Posted: 12 Jun 2014 05:30 PM PDT Why do we keep buying into the get rich quick story sold by asset managers who claim to be able to "beat the market"? |
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| Strong Job Openings and Hiring Scare the Fed Posted: 12 Jun 2014 05:16 PM PDT  | By Chriss Street: After their May 21 meeting, the Fed stated that they saw no inflation risk in fueling job growth. Then came the JOLTS report for jobs and hiring that Fed Chair Yellen said she closely follows. And it was red hot. |
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| Descent Into Chaos Posted: 12 Jun 2014 04:25 PM PDT Bulls never saw this correction coming during what had been a newsless week. But suddenly all hell has broken loose and all of it shocks markets and the citizenry alike. As Al Qaeda advanced and surrounded the Iraqi oil fields you have to wonder how this could happen so quickly given all the CIA snooping going on. This doesn't take into consideration the sudden Russian attacks on Ukraine, the craziness that will be the World Cup in Brazil, serial kidnappings in Nigeria and Taliban attacks with |
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| The Only Tool You Need To Find The Best Values In Tech Posted: 12 Jun 2014 03:42 PM PDT "GARP" short for "growth at a reasonable price" is an investing style you'll hear about from many fund managers. These folks like to find solidly growing business models, yet with valuations |
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| Crude Catching Fire! Massive Breakout Underway? Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:55 PM PDT Don't look now, but crude oil prices are really starting to catch fire! Just since early January, benchmark oil futures are up about $14 a barrel -- from $92 to $106.87. They have made a series of higher lows, and are starting to break above key technical resistance. |
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| AUDNZD Uptrend Channel Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:52 PM PDT Since my last report on the AUDNZD there has been some interesting action take place. Let's look at the daily chart to see exactly what is going on. |
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| Operation Iraqi Chaos Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:49 PM PDT History may not repeat itself, but it can rhyme. Crude oil prices moved up after Kurdish and Sunni militants seized control of major cities in Iraq. What next? |
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| Why Your Portfolio Needs This Undervalued Metal Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:48 PM PDT  | After spending much of last year in the dumps, aluminum is making a comeback. Rising global manufacturing and dwindling supplies are pushing up prices. |
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| Watch The Atlantic</em>'s Ta-Nehisi Coates Discuss Reparations Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:19 PM PDT A livestream of tonight's event, featuring the author of "The Case for Reparations" in conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg |
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| Coming Soon: The Greatest Night Of Your Life (And A Giveaway) Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:12 PM PDT  | On the evening of Wednesday, June 18th, we will be holding Dealbreaker Dramatic Reading Night Part III. For those of you who missed DBDRN The Original and DBDRN The Sequel, a professional actor who made it through a grueling audition process will read selected highlights from the Dealbreaker cannon for the assembled audience’s delight. If… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Dealbreaker Dramatic Reading Night |
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| Swing Trading Watch-List: QEP, QLIK, GPOR, CF, GTI Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:03 PM PDT Here's tomorrow's swing-trading watch-list: Long Qlik Technologies (QLIK) Long QEP Resources (QEP) Long Gulfport Energy (GPOR) Short CF Industries (CF) Short GrafTech International (GTI) |
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| Stocks Sell Off For a Second Day Posted: 12 Jun 2014 02:01 PM PDT Read full story for details. |
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| The “Information War” By Thailand’s New Military Junta Posted: 12 Jun 2014 01:59 PM PDT  | By Danny O'Brien: For fear that “non-censored information could challenge military rule and the state on the whole,” even “liking” an article critical of the junta is a crime. |
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| Could Some Regulator Help HSBC Find The Bad Guys? Posted: 12 Jun 2014 01:48 PM PDT  | HSBC's chief legal officer has figured out how to ferret out "the truly bad actors:" Part of it involves the bank actually looking for them, but the much bigger part comes with a bill to taxpayers. "Having a first-rate compliance program is necessary to protect the institution and comply with the law, but not sufficient… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: cooperation (read: outsourcing), hint: it's someone else doing it for them, |
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| Self-Regulation in the Financial Markets: Exchange Issues, Market Structure, and Investor Protections (Part 3) Posted: 12 Jun 2014 01:29 PM PDT US System of Self-Regulation through SROs: Strengths and Areas for Reform Questions What are the most substantial/significant contributions of the current SRO system in the United States? What areas present the greatest need for reform? How can the private versus "state actor" functions of non-exchange SROs be reconciled? David BlassChief Counsel, Division of […] |
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| Dow Suffers Second Straight Triple-Digit Drop as Oil Soars Posted: 12 Jun 2014 01:19 PM PDT "The weakness that began yesterday continued into the open this morning, and we experienced a steady dose of selling throughout the day," noted Schaeffer's Senior Equity Analyst Joe Bell, ... (Read More) |
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| Yield Spreads & Market Reversions Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT The "chase for yield" was the desired result by the Federal Reserve when they dropped rates to record lows and announced, in 2010, that supporting asset prices to boost consumer confidence had become a "third mandate." |
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| The Bitcoin Bugle: Good, Bad, Ugly Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:21 PM PDT  | Bitcoin's slow, shaky, staggering, inexplicably inexorable stumble towards respectability continues: Whether you'd like to buy your buddy Eric Cantor a little "thanks for listening to our lobbyists all these years" vacation or give a contributory pat on the back to the guy who cut short his rise to the Speakership of the House, you can… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: bitcoins, CoinVox, Expedia, mygurlfund.com, private one-on-o |
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| How Should Investors Handle Iraq? Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:21 PM PDT If top policy makers and military leaders were caught off guard by the military action in Iraq, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, then we can assume the same can be said for many investors. |
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| BNP Paribas Allowed To Do The Thing That Will Cost It 10 Figures Until It Actually Pays Those 10 Figures Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:19 PM PDT  | BNP's Teheran office can stay open for a little longer. U.S. Treasury officials granted BNP Paribas permission to do limited business in Iran earlier this year, as federal prosecutors were negotiating a potentially stiff penalty to resolve the French bank’s alleged violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Sudan and other countries, according to government records… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: BNP Paribas, but you said we c |
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| Self-Regulation in the Financial Markets: Exchange Issues, Market Structure, and Investor Protections (Part 2) Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:17 PM PDT Exchange SROs: Meeting the Needs of Investors and the Financial Marketplace Questions: How do exchange SROs contribute to the effective functioning of the securities markets? How has the role of exchanges changed since they were first designated as SROs, and have these changes affected their ability to function effectively in that role? Do recent breakdowns […] |
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| Martin Luther King Makes the Case for Reparations Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:06 PM PDT A rare clip of the famed civil-rights leader toward the end of his life |
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| Hottest Financial Stocks Now – FCNCA PSEC MTGE WAFD Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT  | Financial stocks declined on Wall Street today, down 0.6\%. The post Hottest Financial Stocks Now – FCNCA PSEC MTGE WAFD appeared first on InvestorPlace. |
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| Behavior Gap Newsletter: A $5,000 Investing Experiment Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:55 AM PDT  | Last year, NPR reporter Uri Berliner set up an experiment for himself. With interest rates so low, the money sitting in his savings account was losing value because of inflation. So he decided to take out $5,000 to see if he could get a better result. He ultimately invested around $3,600, and the investments fell […] The post Behavior Gap Newsletter: A $5,000 Investing Experiment appeared first on Behavior Gap. |
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| It's Time To Cash Out Of The Junk-Bond Rally Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:42 AM PDT With almost no fanfare, high yield bonds (also known as junk bonds) hit a major milestone this week. The average junk bond saw its after market yield dip below 5\%. That's down from 5.67\% at the |
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| The 'Rockefeller' Stock I Want To Own Forever Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:42 AM PDT He is the richest person in history. Warren Buffett? At his peak, Buffett's wealth is less than one fifth this man's fortune. Bill Gates doesn't even come close. Neither does Wal Mart founder Sam Walton |
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| The Perfect Tech Stock For Value Investors Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:42 AM PDT As you might deduce from reading my work here atStreetAuthority , I'm a bit of a cheapskate. For example, I don't buy new cars. I hate the idea of the instant, $5,000 depreciation you experience the |
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| The Cirrus Parachute, as Seen from HQ and from a Swamp Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:39 AM PDT  | A plane with a built-in parachute records another save. |
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| Self-Regulation in the Financial Markets: Exchange Issues, Market Structure, and Investor Protections (Part 1) Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:32 AM PDT I’m at the Self-Regulation in the Financial Markets: Exchange Issues, Market Structure, and Investor Protections Conference hosted by the CFA Institute and the DC Society. I will be making occasional posts on this today, in the form of summary notes. Jim Allen, CFA Head, Capital Markets Policy – Americas CFA Institute – already self-regulated. Aids in […] |
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| Junior Miners Breaking Through Resistance to The Upside Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:26 AM PDT The gold (GLD) and silver (SLV) price may be reversing over the next couple of weeks. The junior miner gold ETF (GDXJ) is reversing above the 50 day moving average and breaking above its recent three month downtrend. |
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| Obamacare Obamination: This One-Act Tragedy Is Nothing But a Bill of Goods Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:25 AM PDT Shah Gilani writes: I’ve never before written anything about the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. That’s because I didn’t want to jump into the debate on one side or the other before letting some dust settle and seeing what there really is to see. As the old Johnny Nash song goes, “I can see clearly now the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way.” |
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| How Smugglers Made America Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:21 AM PDT Whenever I receive a book to review that is written by some hotshot ivy leaguer, I brace myself for all the deception and tomfoolery that I will have to endure. Peter Andreas’s Smuggler Nation, however, turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. Indeed, I can recommend this book to anyone interested in a true history. |
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| Unemployment and A Tale of Two Financial Crises Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:19 AM PDT D.W. MacKenzie writes: The latest GDP report indicates a slowdown in overall economic activity in the first quarter of 2014. Apologists for the Obama administration attribute the recent slowdown to unusual winter weather. Some have even suggested that the first-quarter slowdown sets the stage for rapid economic growth for the remainder of this year: there is pent up demand and untapped potential productivity, they claim. Mobilization of unemployed resources and satisfaction of unmet demands coul |
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| It’s Offical: The Nicholas Financial-Prospect Capital Deal Is Dead Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:13 AM PDT Remember what I said earlier today. The opposite just happened. NICK has killed the deal: CLEARWATER, Fla., June 12, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nicholas Financial, […] |
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| Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – SLW SSL HL NEM Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT  | Basic materials stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.9\%. The post Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – SLW SSL HL NEM appeared first on InvestorPlace. |
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| Discussing Market Outlook with MarketWatch Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:57 AM PDT I had the pleasure of participating in a webcast hosting by MarketWatch along with Michael Gayed, and Ryan Detrick discussing the current market environment, low volatility, and different tools that can be used when analyzing the stock market. I talked about my Continue reading → The post Discussing Market Outlook with MarketWatch appeared first on . |
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| June 12 Sell Swing Continues Midday Stock Scan and Update Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:55 AM PDT Although it should be happening, it’s still surprising to see the market actually decline after the non-stop rally of the last week. We’re seeing a little ‘normalcy’ return to the market with yesterday’s and today’s sell days (Trend Days to the downside) so let’s update our levels, view Sector Breadth, and of course pinpoint the top [...] |
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| Death Cross For Global Economic Growth Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:51 AM PDT The Perfect Storm World Bank estimates and forecasts of economic growth are as slippy and always-cut-back as IMF forecasts. They share the same “optimistic cognitive bias”. The Bank's latest forecasts, issued Tuesday 10 June, used the terms “bumpy start to 2014”, nearly 6 months through the year, and talked about “cold winter conditions” slowing growth in “several countries”. Not in Europe. It had one of its warmest winters for decades – an |
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| Gold Junior Miners Breaking Through Resistance to The Upside Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:46 AM PDT The gold (GLD) and silver (SLV) price may be reversing over the next couple of weeks. The junior miner gold ETF (GDXJ) is reversing above the 50 day moving average and breaking above its recent three month downtrend. |
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| USD/CAD Seeks Corrective Pullback Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:37 AM PDT USDCAD Daily On USDCAD we are tracking a deep but still corrective price action from start of the year. We are looking at wave 4) that is part of an big impulsive rally from a weekly chart. Usually fourth waves will find a support around 28 or 50\% retracement level compared to wave 3) which in our case comes in around 1.0730. As such, we see pair now trading down within final stages of a corrective retracement, so we need to be aware of a bullish reversal, probably at the start of June. |
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| Meet David Brat Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:19 AM PDT  | Among the many things 36,110 people found charming about Cantor-slayer David Brat, one of the most prominent was certainly his plucky stand-uppity-ness to the elite, be they the U.S. House Majority Leader elite or the "intellectual elite at Princeton" that his campaign bio so proudly notes he stood in opposition to. As Gail Collins points… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: anti-papism, Ben Bernanke, David Brat, PhD theses, theologica |
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