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War Imminent in Straits of Hormuz? $200 a Barrel Oil?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by MN Gordon

War Imminent in Straits of Hormuz? $200 a Barrel Oil? [Editor’s note: Today we bring you a guest essay by John Daly detailing the burgeoning potential for conflict in the Persian Gulf and how this could impact oil prices.  Reprinted … Continue reading →

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There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

Posted on December 27, 2011 by MN Gordon

By all accounts the sky was falling on December 5, 2008.  Several months before, credit market liquidity had glazed over like cold winter molasses and, after over 150-years of business, Lehman Brothers had ignominiously vanished from the face of the … Continue reading →

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How to Catch Fate’s Fortune

Posted on December 20, 2011 by MN Gordon

Believing In an Absurdity [Editor’s note: Today’s Economic Prism is an excerpt of remarks made by Direct Expressions’ President and Founder MN Gordon at the annual company holiday party held last Saturday at the 555 East Steakhouse.] “Fate throws fortune, but … Continue reading →

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Teach a Man to Fish

Posted on December 13, 2011 by MN Gordon

Food is one of life’s vital essentials.  Procuring enough food to meet one’s daily needs is a rudimentary survival requirement.  So, too, people’s ability to sustain themselves is essential to a functioning economy. Hunger, for sure, is a great motivator.  … Continue reading →

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