Month: February 2011

A Smattering of Economic Charts – Inflation Watch!

There is no doubt that there is inflation creeping into the U.S. economy. While manufacturing is gaining steam, prices are moving higher. At the same time, employment is continuing to be an open question as initial claims are stubbornly high.

Both the bulls and the bears have something to find in...

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TDI Podcast 199: When to Buy, When to Sell – Terry Bedford

Guest: Terry Bedford, Bedford Associates once again provides a very simple strategy. Watch the move, listen to the beat, close out all other thoughts. Where is the market headed and how to hedge are some of the areas that we touch on. Andrew provides some addition insight into the Middle...

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Obama’s Budget Plan – Will This Actually Reduce The Deficit???

Jennifer Psaki, deputy communications director at the White House, talks about President Barack Obama’s $3.7 trillion U.S. budget proposal. Obama’s budget would reduce deficits by $1.1 trillion over a decade, setting up a battle with Republicans who have already deemed the plan insufficient to reduce federal debt. She...

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What? The Weather???? Yeah, That’s It!

Have you seen the latest reason that we should discount anything that is not up to analyst expectations? The Weather…

Yes, the cold weather is being blamed for everything and investors are happy to give a pass on the latest datapoint.

Just look at Fedex (FDX) today. It announced that their a...

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