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Making Money Alert: Welcome to the Liquidation Cycle

Whenever I hear the old adage that “there’s always a bull market somewhere,” I tend to think that...

Gold Dips to 34-Month Low; U.S. Stocks Rise as GDP Report Fuels Fed Stimulus Bets; China’s Central Bank Soothes Markets

Gold fell to a 34-month low, as improving U.S. economic data strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve...

The Global Guru: How the #1 U.K. Investor Got His Head Handed to Him in China

You've probably heard that the Chinese stock market has been hit hard in the past few days. And...

PowerTrend Brief: IF Only Ben Bernanke Could Communicate More Clearly

It is looking like the stock market turmoil that kicked into high gear last week has rolled over...

Is the Federal Reserve There Yet?; British Bourse Buckles as Well; The Danger of Thinking Outside of the Box… Voice Box That Is

It’s official; U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters yesterday that the government’s quantitative-easing stimulus program would...

Making Money Alert: The Only Story that Matters

Since May 22, the only story that really matters to the markets is what the Federal Reserve is...

Rupert Murdoch Splits News Corp.; Confidence Waning in Emerging Markets; Inflation at 53-Year Low… Means Very Little to Middle America

Rupert Murdoch relented to shareholder demands, splitting his News Corp. media empire into two separate investments.

The Global Guru: Go Big, Go Bold: Bet on Emerging Markets

Emerging markets have been a bust so far in 2013. While U.S. stocks have soared this year, the...

Asian Currencies Feeling the Sting; Netflix Teams up with DreamWorks; The Other Side of the Story: Easing to Spur Double-digit Stock Growth

For weeks now, uncertainty about how long the Federal Reserve’s stimulus support would last has been the primary...