Vaccine War: Autism, Flu and Science

Vaccines: where does science end and profit motive begin? Maia Szalavitz argues, and I agree, that these are scientific questions and we need to conduct scientific research – not rely on preconceived views—to answer the questions. – Ilene
Vaccine War: Autism, Flu and Science
By Maia Szalavitz, Courtesy of TIME
Just in time for the national roll-out of the new H1N1 [...]

MORNING MUSINGS – STRONG GDP

MORNING MUSINGS – STRONG GDP
Courtesy of The Pragmatic Capitalist
The GDP figure came in better than expected this morning.  Who in their right mind would think that Jan Hatzius and the boys at Goldman could be so wrong?  Perhaps they aren’t infallible after all?  The headline number came in at 3.5% which was better than the [...]

THE GREAT LIQUIDITY RACE – WHY GOLD WILL SOAR

THE GREAT LIQUIDITY RACE – WHY GOLD WILL SOAR
Courtesy of The Pragmatic Capitalist
Paul Tudor Jones appears to have shifted from the bear market rally camp to the bull market camp.  As of our last update he was firmly in the position that the market had rallied too much and was due for a downturn.   [...]

The new health care reform bill includes “No child left unimmunized against influenza” program

The new health care reform bill includes “No child left unimmunized against influenza” program
By Cody Willard

So I’m sitting here at my desk and I’m actually reading a big part of these 1990 pages of new laws that the Republican/Democrat Regime in power are trying to pass in the name of "health care reform". I [...]

Black Monday: Ancient History Or Imminent Future?

Take a look at the ominous headline and chart from 1929 into 1930. – Ilene
Black Monday: Ancient History Or Imminent Future?
By Nico Isaac, courtesy of Elliott Wave International
The following article includes analysis from Robert Prechter’s Elliott Wave Theorist. For more insights from Robert Prechter, download the 75-page eBook Independent Investor eBook. It’s a compilation [...]

Are You Ready for the Next Crisis?

So we get the prize for extreme income inequality. The failure of our government – many people, over many years - to prevent the disaster is bad enough.  Now the non-effort to correct the factors leading up to the financial meltdown supports the view that there are few people in government who have any desire to do so. Because, it’s [...]

Actually, Case-Shiller Shows That The Housing Crash Has Already Resumed

Actually, Case-Shiller Shows That The Housing Crash Has Already Resumed

Courtesy of Henry Blodget at Clusterstock

Whitney Tilson has another take on the August Case-Shiller numbers, which sent housing bulls into spasms of glee a few days ago.
The sequential increase in prices in August was less than the sequential increase in July.  This, Whitney believes, is [...]

Andy Xie: Central bank “arsonists have been asked to put out the fire”

Andy Xie: Central bank “arsonists have been asked to put out the fire”
Courtesy of Edward Harrison at Credit Writedowns
Former Morgan Stanley economist Andy Xie joins other famed prognosticators like Nouriel Roubini in worrying about an incipient asset bubble. The Rosetta Stone Advisors board member sees the huge increase in money supply created by central banks [...]

The Danger of Earnings Season Extrapolation

The Danger of Earnings Season Extrapolation
Courtesy of Joshua M Brown, The Reformed Broker

Gulliver and the Lilliputions

Yes, we all get excited when an Amazon.com scorches their earnings forecast or when an Apple Inc. Suge Knights the whole sell-side with a massive beat, but should that enthusiasm really spread to other stocks?
One of the dangers of extrapolating [...]

The Full Story Of How Tim Geithner Secretly Bailed Out Wall Street And Screwed The Taxpayer Last Fall

The Full Story Of How Tim Geithner Secretly Bailed Out Wall Street And Screwed The Taxpayer Last Fall
Courtesy of Henry Blodget at Clusterstock

When the historians finally finish sorting through the appalling decisions that have been made in the past two years, this one will probably be at the top of the heap.
Last fall, as [...]

Zombie Love: Barack Obama, GMAC and Ally Bank

Courtesy of Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge
Submitted by Chris Whalen of Institutional Risk Analytics
Guest Post: Zombie Love: Barack Obama, GMAC and Ally Bank

Give me
Your dirty love
Like you might surrender
To some dragon in your dreams
Give me
Your dirty love
Like a pink donation
To the dragon in your dreams
I don’t need your sweet devotion
I don’t want your cheap emotion
Just whip [...]

Bill Gross: V-Shape Recovery is Unlikely

Bill Gross: V-Shape Recovery is Unlikely

Courtesy of George at Washington’s Blog
Forget the permabears, even Pimco’s Bill Gross is now saying a V-shaped recovery is unlikely:
The total bond market yields only 3.5%. To get more than that, high yield, distressed mortgages, and stocks beckon the investor increasingly beguiled by hopes of a V-shaped recovery and [...]

Should We Give the Fed More Power … Or Less?

Should We Give the Fed More Power … Or Less?
Courtesy of Washington’s Blog  
Congress is suggesting that the Fed be given more powers, making it the chief risk regulator of the entire banking system.
Specifically, as summarized by Huffington Post, a new bill introduced by Democrats in Congress "gives the Federal Reserve the power to determine which firms [...]

Is a Home an Investment?

Is a Home an Investment?
Courtesy of Mish 
Here is an interesting video by Pete Schiff that discusses in what instances homes are investments vs. speculation vs. just a place to live.
I agree with Schiff that for most people who own and live in their own home, the best way to think about homes is as shelter. [...]

IBD CHANGES MARKET OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE

IBD CHANGES MARKET OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE
Courtesy of The Pragmatic Capitalist
Investors Business Daily’s Big Picture market tracker has been a remarkably prescient indicator over the course of the last year.  This simple indicator created by William O’Neill represents the M in his CAN SLIM approach to investing.  Following this indicator kept investors out of the [...]