Author: Andrew Horowitz

Extra: Festival of Color – VERY COOL

According to MSNBC.com:

Hindu devotees play with color during celebrations of Holi, the festival of colors, in the streets near the Bankey Bihari Temple on Monday in Vrindavan, India. The festival is meant to welcome spring and win the blessings of gods for good harvests and fertility of the...

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Patriot Coal (PCX) – Takeover Rumors Moving Stock

Patriot Coal (PCX) is ramping higher again today as the rumors are making their way around the trading pits that Massey Energy (MEE) could be a suitor.

A takeover/merger could make a great deal of sense as the coal industry is in need of further consolidation. This is really nothing new...

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Durable Goods – Were They Really THAT Bad?

It all depends on how you look at things. While durable goods came in much better than expected, the excluding transportation number was disappointing.

But, looking deeper at the report, there were some bright spots and far be it for us to look for a silver lining that is not actually...

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Existing Home Sales – Pressured Then Waiting

Existing Home Sales came in rather weak. This is the hangover from the governmental stimulus that forced the hand of buyers over the past few months. Now we are going to see what the organic growth may be, as long the hand of the taxpayer is kept from providing more...

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World Index Returns for February- Our Cartography

Visually, this image gives a great representation of the world markets. We used the major ETFs that provide coverage in the areas and then track the month to date and year to date returns.

Obviously the impact of the rising dollar has shown up in the emerging markets, again. Though February...

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