Tag Archives: interest rate

How the World Becomes Unrecognizable

Posted on July 7, 2015 by MN Gordon

Ninety three percent of Americans believe Elvis Presley is dead.  That means 7 percent believe he’s still alive.  The real insight here is that 7 percent of Americans are morons. The secondary insight is that a statistical result of 93 … Continue reading →

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Bet Against the House at Your Peril

Posted on March 13, 2015 by MN Gordon

The stock market’s on edge.  After dropping 278 points last Friday and climbing back 139 points on Monday…the DOW purged 332 points on Tuesday.  Wednesday the DOW gave back another 27.  By yesterday the storm had past.  Sunny skies were … Continue reading →

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Exactly When the Fed Will Raise Rates

Posted on December 19, 2014 by MN Gordon

December has been a wild month so far.  Markets have gone haywire.  The DOW dropped 890 points before running back up 710.  Oil prices have been slashed 26 percent to just $55 per barrel.  Gold has gotten kicked in the … Continue reading →

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Watch Out Below

Posted on December 12, 2014 by MN Gordon

Six months ago a canary was sent down into the global economic coal mine.  At the time, oil was priced at over $110 a barrel.  Last month they pulled the canary retrieval line back up…the canary was dead.  The economy … Continue reading →

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