So Many Scams, So Little Time
Some hat-tips. Roddy Boyd has been chasing a dodgy fund manager. Today he got his man: Bryan Caisse was arrested in Bogota Columbia. A lot of work went into that. …
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Daily Market Commentary: Small Caps Stay Ahead
There wasn’t much to today’s action. The only real important aspect was the recovery from the morning selloff, but it wasn’t enough to translate into any real end-of-day gain. The …
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E Mid Cap Report
The best scoring mid caps from one year ago (1/24/2013) averaged 601 bps of excess over the S&P 400, with 0% turnover. The top performers include NFLX up 219%, ILMN …
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Geithner Warned S&P Chairman US Would Retaliate For Downgrade
Who can forget Tim Geithner’s historic interview from April 2011, in which he said: Peter Barnes “Is there a risk that the United States could lose its AAA credit rating? …
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E Crossdressing CEOs, The Falling Looney, And Other International Updates
This morning’s Financial Times features a Dutch CEO (Gerrit Zalm of state-owned bailed-out ABN-Amro Bank) in a front-page photo cross-dressed as Dame Edna Everage, showing how humor has international sway. …
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Top 1% Has 65 Times More Wealth Than The Bottom Half And The Global Elite Like It That Way
Did you know that the 85 richest people in the world have about as much wealth as the poorest 50% of the entire global population does? In other words, 85 …
Read More Investors Seek Catalyst For Bullish Breakout Amongst Earnings Reports
Stocks continue to trade in a sideways technical consolidation just below their highs. With the start of earnings season underway, investors appear to be looking for a catalyst for some …
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The $23 Trillion Credit Bubble In China Is Starting To Collapse – Global Financial Crisis Next?
Financial institutions all over the world are warning that we could see a “mega default” on a very prominent high-yield investment product in China on January 31st. We are being …
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Short-Sellers Set-Up Shop As Sentiment Starts To Shift
“It’s dangerous to be short still, but we might be building toward a moment where the market becomes quite vulnerable,” warns Bill Fleckenstein who is finishing up the documentation on a …
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E Weekly ADR Report
The best scoring ADRs from one year ago (1/21/2013) returned 33.23% this past year, 15.04 more than the MSCI EAFE, with 0% turnover.  The top performers have been GENT up 378%, HIMX …
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