Commodities and Gold

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S&P 500 Hits New Record; U.S. Oil Reaches 16-Month High; U.S. Dollar and Euro Rise on Yen

S&P 500 Hits New Record (Bloomberg) The S&P reached a new record Thursday, as a second day of Congressional...

Commodities to Continue Swoon thru 2013; BlackRock, Inc. Boosts Revenue 32 Percent in Second Quarter; Company Serving ‘Misfit Borrowers’ to Create ‘Misfit Investments?’

Commodities to Continue Swoon thru 2013 (CNBC) Commodities investors hoping for a turnaround in the second half of...

Daily Data Flow: Ben Bernanke Clarifies Fed Policy; U.S. Stocks Rally on Fed Flexibility; Gold Falls as the Dollar Rises

In comments made today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke advised that the bank’s current quantitative easing (QE) policy...

Tax Policies, Excessive Debt Hurt Economic Growth

LAS VEGAS--Tepid economic growth is hampered by countries that impose punitive tax policies and engage in runaway deficit...

Daily Data Flow: New S&P 500 High, Gold Falls, A Fed President Calls for Tapering

New High for Standard and Poor 500 (Bloomberg) Financial stocks pushed the S&P 500 to a new record Friday,...

Daily Data Flow: Record Day for Market Indices; Price of Gasoline to Spike; Dollar Falls on Fed’s QE Plans

Rising oil prices and peak driving season are expected to cause gasoline prices to jump up to 10...

Surf the Slick: Oil Powers Higher Still; Greenback Comeback?; ISS Surprises Boosts Dell’s Desire to Reclaim Company

Even though Egyptian President Morsi has been ousted, little has been done to stop the runaway prices associated...

Are Precious Metals a Good Inflation Hedge?

“Gold isn’t such a hot inflation hedge.” -- Alexander Green My friend Alex Green, investment director of the...

The Global Guru: Two Investments You’ll Hate but Will Make You Big Money

Most investors would love to forget the last six weeks. After all, even the most robust and time-tested...

48 Hours to Oil Price Jump?; Goldman Drops a Brick on BRIC; Manhattan Real Estate Demand Rising Sky High

With civil unrest growing in Egypt, the world’s concern for the people in the Middle East trails only...