Month: May 2010

The Friday NFP Preview: 1, 2, 4, or 500,000? Perhaps 250,000+

The official number estimated by economists surveyed by Bloomberg is 189,000 for the April NFP report. But, the question is: Will we see a much bigger surprise packed with all sorts of good commentary stating the economy is about to blast off into a ferocious growth cycle?

Perhaps.

What is now occurring...

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Who is Buying All The Gold (GLD)?

A picture tells a thousand tons…. We knew that over the past several months there has been a great deal of talk about replacing the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency.

But, it appears that these nations have been stocking up on GOLD instead. Makes sense...

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GDP Breakdown – What Has Changed?

The 3.2% print for the 1st quarter was a bit under expectations, but once again there were a few areas that shined. In particular consumer spending was once again showing that money (whether savings, earnings or transfer payments) is flowing.

Also, there was less government spending over the past two quarters,...

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TDI Pocast 159: Getting in the Game

Andrew devotes an entire show to news you can use. We touch on a ton of topics that will shape the weeks to come and provide insight and a few stock ideas. Where are we going with earnings and how to play the next leg. Listener’s questions...

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Eco of the Day: A Slew of Info and Charts (Looking Good!)

For the most part, analysts were surprisingly accurate for the reports and indicators that were released today. Most still point to a recovery scenario that is on par with many of the last moves from the troughs of recessions. Still, after the disappointing results from the GDP report...

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