Year: 2010

Inventory and Sales: Retailers Betting Big on a Robust Consumer

Inventories increased again this month and that is a sign that manufacturing and production are on the rise. But, just as it is important to look at a companies in relation to a ratio, the inventory number along can be misleading in a vacuum.

The above chart shows that the inventory...

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Why We Are SHORT Europe/EURO

Here are just a few of the headlines from today:

Greek unemployment rose to 12.2 percent in August from 12 percent in July, the highest since monthly data was first reported in 2004.
The U.K. consumer confidence index fell 1 point in October to 52, the lowest since March 2009.
The...

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Links and Reading for November 11th

Some of the more interesting and important items for November 11th :

Greenspan Says U.S., China Currency Moves Risk Protectionism –
FCC Probes Google Data Collection – recent
China inflation at two-year high –
Fed Easing Seen Ineffective by 75% in Global Poll Favoring ECB – Ni kidding
China Still Bans...

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