Economy
Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2011 world energy outlook. The IEA painted a dire picture for the global energy outlook, showing an increasingly stressed oil market…
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Yesterday, the global markets experienced a dynamic sell-off and you should know why. This time it’s Italy. To explain what’s going on, let’s relate this whole situation to your home…
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If congress ever comes to a consensus on debt reduction, or even a revamp of the tax code, there are some deductions that are likely to disappear; and right after…
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Germany and France face a crucial decision – whether or not to save Greece, and their choices are eerily familiar. Is Greece’s financial failure a foregone conclusion? Bloomberg reported today…
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Barry speaks with Lauren Young of Reuters about what the debt ceiling dilemma may mean to investors. Read more.
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The Yield Drought – Retirees’ Greatest Challenge The US government continues to bail out banks, homeowners and the economy at the expense of retirees and conservative investors. As a result,…
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The global media is enamored with the Chinese growth story, but in reality this should not be an enormous surprise. For much of the past 2000 years, India and China…
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Market prognosticators are full of consternation about the state of the Chinese real estate market, with one publication after another declaring that an asset bubble is only moments away from…
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