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Risk of Overcapitalizing ‘Too Big To Fail’ Banks, Another Recession

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 3:14 pm

Charles Plosser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, gave a speech on Thursday afternoon discussing how to end the "Too Big To Fail" conundrum of ...
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The Return of Stock Splits in a Raging Bull Market

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 12:45 pm

The corporate governance exercise of a stock split to increase the number of shares and to lower the share price should theoretically have no impact on how the investment community evaluates ...
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Thirteen Stocks Expected to Rise 40% to 100% — or More

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 6:50 am

Investors and traders alike always seem to be on the lookout for new speculative investment ideas that can generate massive long-term or short-term gains. While investors get to see many ...
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Berkshire Hathaway 2013 Annual Meeting Focus: Buffett Portfolio Changes

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 1:12 pm

This weekend will mark yet another annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). Warren Buffett has even started to use Twitter to kick off what is often called ...
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Roto-Rooter Owner Destroyed as DOJ Goes After Hospice Fraud

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 12:05 pm

Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE) is a very strange company. Imagine owning the Roto Rooter drain cleaning and plumbing company AND owning a for-profit hospice provider. Now a Department of Justice ...
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ISM Sees U.S. Escaping Recession in 2013, Growth to Continue

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 11:55 am

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is out with a preliminary report, which calls for the United States not to fall into recession. Today's report is on the heels of a ...
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Odds Are Stacking Up Against Good U.S. GDP Report for First Quarter

Posted: April 25, 2013 at 7:45 am

The Commerce Department is set to report the first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) at 8:30 a.m. EST on Friday morning. Odds are lining up against the economy, and the sentiment ...
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The Real Cost of Terrorism for Nations, Billions and Trillions

Posted: April 19, 2013 at 3:20 pm

This last week was a reminder that terrorism is far from gone. The dual bombs at the Boston Marathon were followed by ricin poison letters in the Senate and the ...
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Bitcoin Becomes BS-Coin, Mt. Gox Crashes Again

Posted: April 18, 2013 at 12:15 pm

The great mystery and puzzlement behind Bitcoin may already be fading or disappearing. We recently questioned what the value would be for the price of gold or the price silver, ...
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Countries Buying the World’s Gold

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 6:41 am

Gold prices may have just plummeted by double-digits -- the biggest percent sell-off in four decades -- but some of the world's central banks are still buying up large amounts of ...
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The Case for $1,300 or Even $1,200 Gold — It May Actually Be a Good Thing

Posted: April 13, 2013 at 10:06 am

The gold bugs are getting squashed and flushed down the drain as gold continues its slide. After breaking the $1500 mark on Friday there are some key calls to consider ...
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Bitcoin Craze Highlights Intrinsic Value of Gold and Silver (GLD, SLV, EBAY, AMZN)

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 11:00 am

If you have been following the coverage of Bitcoin this week, you have seen a frenzy level come about. The reality is that someone is trying to tell you that ...
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Five Important Stocks That Need to Catch Up to the Bull Market (AAPL, CAT, PETM, X, WFM)

Posted: April 10, 2013 at 1:49 pm

The DJIA and S&P 500 Index both hit new highs on Wednesday and we expect to see DJIA 15,000 and also 1,600 on the S&P 500 Index any day now. ...
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Eight Stocks Poised for First-Quarter Earnings Surprises (HD, SNDK, COV, VLO, VTR, IP, KMB, SRCL)

Posted: April 9, 2013 at 8:15 am

Earnings season is upon us once again, and we will get to see if the highly paid analysts are actually doing their job or if they are just chasing the ...
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Was the Record $2.1 Million T206 Honus Wagner Sale Actually Enough?

Posted: April 6, 2013 at 11:12 am

Friday night brought the close to an auction of one of the greatest samples of sports collectibles, which has become an alternative form of investing now. A T206 Honus Wagner ...
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