Monthly Archives: February 2015

From Bad to Worse in a Big Way

Posted on February 27, 2015 by MN Gordon

Just when it appeared that a $50 per barrel floor had been put under the price of oil, something unexpected happened.  The price of oil dropped over 2 percent to about $48.74 a barrel.  What’s more, it could fall much, … Continue reading →

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The End of the New Paradigm

Posted on February 24, 2015 by MN Gordon

There is a pleasant mist in the air which conceals the depths of the disorder with earnest efficiency.  Cavernous divergences exist between the financial economy and the real economy.  Yet only the crankiest will speak of them. The union in … Continue reading →

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The Sickness that Never Ends

Posted on February 20, 2015 by MN Gordon

It’s a wacky and wild world out there.  We don’t know what to make of it anymore.  The tried and true has disappeared from common circulation like pre-1965 quarter dollars.  What remains is a lot of claptrap. For example, we’ve … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Time to Save for a Rainy Day

Posted on February 17, 2015 by MN Gordon

Today we gaze back to the past so we can peer forward to the future.  What does yesterday tell us about today?  What does today tell us about tomorrow? For example, eleven year ago the global economy was in the … Continue reading →

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