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Jon OggInterest rates are nearly zero and the Federal Reserve has pledged to keep them that way until unemployment reaches…
What is the next big short? The money that was made from 2007 to 2009 on the subprime mortgage short…
The U.S. Treasury has not had the best week when it comes to Treasury debt auctions. The 30-Year $16 billion…
You have been warned about bubbles forming in bonds and in dividend stocks. So when you get a report out…
Investors are treating U.S. Treasury debt more favorably than gold at the moment. The U.S. just saw its “AAA” rating…
Jon OggSo, just two weeks ago it looked as though “Sell in May and go away!” was not going to…
The Institute for Supply Management has issued its reading for January non-manufacturing and the data is strong. Very strong. At…
Treasuries are seeing a continued slide as the impact of QE2 and raised economic projections along with higher inflation in…
QE2 has so far had no impact on keeping Treasury bond yields lower. Lower taxes, higher deficits, European bailouts, and…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has recently released its quarterly holdings and the changes were more than in any recent…
The elections are over and the Republicans took over the House but not the Senate as expected. Today is D-Day…
It is no secret that the elections are Tuesday, November 2, and it is no secret that the FOMC under…
Quantitative easing, or QE2, is coming to a head. What we will see depends upon whom you ask, and the…
Maybe the markets felt directionless for most of Friday ahead of earnings season, but the trading action of this week…
There is always one interesting notion when there is a day that the market has fallen out of bed. There…
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