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10 Charts Which Show We Are Much Worse Off Than Just Before The Last Economic Crisis - MarketShadows
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10 Charts Which Show We Are Much Worse Off Than Just Before The Last Economic Crisis. Courtesy of Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse. 1 The National Debt. Just prior to the last recession, the U.S. national debt was a bit above 9 trillion dollars. Since that time, it has nearly doubled. So does that make us better off or worse off? The answer, of course, is obvious. And even though Barack Obama promises that “deficits are under control”, more than a trillion dollars. 3 The Velocity Of Money. When a...
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China's Vice Premier Seeks "Reasonable Growth" - MarketShadows
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China’s Vice Premier Seeks “Reasonable Growth”. China’s Vice Premier says “high speed growth” is a thing of the past and instead says China Will Keep Economic Growth in Reasonable Range. China’s economy faces increased downward pressure this year, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said on Sunday, while reiterating that economic growth must be kept within a reasonable range. 8220;It’s impossible and unnecessary for us to maintain the high-speed growth seen in the past,” he added. For a realistic assessment of Chin...
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The stalled Alibaba-Snapdeal deal is proof India's e-commerce valuations are insane - MarketShadows
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The stalled Alibaba-Snapdeal deal is proof India’s e-commerce valuations are insane. The stalled Alibaba-Snapdeal deal is proof India’s e-commerce valuations are insane. By Manu Balachandran and Madhura Karnik, Quartz. On March 18, one of India’s most celebrated startups received a huge blow. The deal stalled after Snapdeal apparently sought a valuation of between $6 billion and $7 billion (Rs37,500 crore-Rs43,800 crore) while Alibaba was looking at valuing the company at under $5 billion (Rs31,200 crore).
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We’re All Hedge Funds Now - MarketShadows
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We’re All Hedge Funds Now. Courtesy of John Rubino. As negative interest rates spread from Switzerland, Japan and Germany to the rest of the developed world, people with money to invest face some life-defining choices. For public companies, building new factories no longer pays as well as borrowing money and using the proceeds to buy back their own common stock. Pension funds, meanwhile, have more options though the end result is the same. They can, like our hypothetical retiree, load up on equit...Bloom...
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Virtual Portfolio Updates 1/11/13 - MarketShadows
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Virtual Portfolio Updates 1/11/13. Virtual Portfolio Updates 1/11/13. As noted in Bet with the House. We are still bullish going into the next few weeks and likely longer. Last week, Paul Price initiated a Virtual Selling Put Portfolio. See Selling Puts on Value Companies – A New Market Shadows Virtual Portfolio. Selling Puts on Value Companies (part 2). And Silver Lining Play on Tiffany’s Plunge. New Virtual Selling Put Portfolio:. Virtual Value Portfolio (1/11/13) No changes this week. January 14, 2013.
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Looks Like Germany May Have To Pay Up - MarketShadows
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Looks Like Germany May Have To Pay Up. Courtesy of The Automatic Earth. Harris&Ewing Kron Prinz Wilhelm, German ship, interned in US in tow. It smells a bit like something Bild Zeitung (Germany’s yellow rag) would write, but there you are. Which makes the following perhaps somewhat surprising. Because:. Nazi Extortion: Study Sheds New Light on Forced Greek Loans. There are many arguments to support the Greek view. SPIEGEL itself reported in February that former Chancellor Helmut Kohl used tricks in 1...
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The first 3D printed house is coming, and the construction industry will never be the same - MarketShadows
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The first 3D printed house is coming, and the construction industry will never be the same. Will 3D printing be the next game changer in the construction industry? Business Insider reports on the amazing progress in the video below. The first 3D printed house is coming, and the construction industry will never be the same. Architects around the globe are racing to build the worlds first 3D printed houses — a breakthrough with profound implications for housing affordability and customization. Click to ema...
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5 Things To Ponder: What Hath The Fed Wrought - MarketShadows
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5 Things To Ponder: What Hath The Fed Wrought. Courtesy of Lance Roberts via STA Wealth Management. I was having lunch with a very dear friend of mine yesterday, who is also a very successful financial planner and advisor, who stunned me with an obvious question: Has the dumb money become the smart money? What we were discussing is that, collectively, the majority of the conversations that we were having with our clients was when will all of this Fed manipulation end in the next crash? 1) Bond Market Got...
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The Cartoon History Of Elizabeth Holmes & Her Pet Unicorn. If you don’t want to wait for the movie (starting Jennifer Lawrence), here’s the unfinished story. Courtesy of ZeroHedge. View original post here. From Bay Area School Drop-out to Billion Dollar Baby to Biggest Loser… the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her hobby-horse Theranos is as much media-hyped fantasy as it is smoke […]. July 16, 2016. Into the Future: Interview with Rick Neaton. June 23, 2016. Selling puts on bad days. June 10, 2016.
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