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2012: Predictions, Prognostications, and Prophecies
Before we turn the page to 2012 we must take a look back at the year that just passed so we can extract context for the year to come. Looking at where the stock market began and ended in 2011, … Continue reading
The Euro is Done
The November issue of National Geographic tells of the recent discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard – a treasure of gold, silver, and garnet military objects from the early Anglo-Saxon era that had been buried in the English countryside for 1300 … Continue reading
A Telling Sign of Things to Come
The Labor Department reported last Friday that 103,000 jobs were added in September. Considering the lethargic state of the economy, this number could have been much worse. Nonetheless, a quick scratch below the surface reveals the headline jobs number wasn’t … Continue reading
The Way Out of Our Economic Mess
Something big is going on. You can just feel it. Unfortunately, the world’s two biggest clowns are on the case. On Monday, in between Wall Street’s 33 percent markdown of American Airlines’ stock, President Obama took a moment to markdown … Continue reading
