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Stock market is overvalued, overbought and overbullish, according to Hussman

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"Given that we are already defensive on the basis of broader considerations about overvaluation and the overbought status of the market, the pressures we're seeing on the yield front make our aversion to market risk somewhat more pointed," said John ...Read More »

Technical Talk: View pullback as buying opportunity

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"Given that the market has rallied nearly 10% in the last few weeks, expect a shallow to moderate pullback to occur; however, we believe this pullback will present a buying opportunity," said technical analyst Kevin Lane in this guest post. Please ...Read More »

Prieur’s readings (March 10, 2010)

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This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. Please visit my website (by clicking on the heading above) for the full article, as well as other ...Read More »

Simon Johnson: The comeback of financial reform

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Economist Simon Johnson, professor of entrepreneurship at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, says the US needs to reinstate financial regulation that encourages transparency and disclosure. Click through for the video. Please visit my website (by clicking on the heading ...Read More »

US residential property – a good buy?

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This post features the Affordability Index of US residential property. Let's have an open thread and discuss in the comments section whether this represents a buying opportunity, or is it a question of fools rush in where wise men fear ...Read More »

Roach: US jobless rate actually stands at 11.5%

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The true unemployment rate in the United States is actually higher than we think - at 11.5%, said Stephen Roach, Asia chairman of Morgan Stanley, in a CNBC interview. Please visit my website (by clicking on the heading above) for the ...Read More »

Economic watchlist

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In this guest post, economist Asha Bangalore shares some items on her economic watchlist. Please visit my website (by clicking on the heading above) for the full article, as well as other interesting investment snippets. ...Read More »

And the award for best supporting role goes to …

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You have guessed it - the taxpayer! Please visit my website (by clicking on the heading above) for the full article, as well as other interesting investment snippets. Related posts:Role Reversal: When Adult Children Should ...Read More »

Prieur’s readings (March 8, 2010)

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This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. Please visit my website (by clicking on the heading above) for the full article, as well as other ...Read More »

Goldman sucks

{ Posted on Mar 08 2010 by admin }
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This video is a visualization of Matt Taibbi's article "Inside the great American bubble machine" on how Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression. Please visit my website (by clicking on the heading above) for the ...Read More »
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