Mary Shapiro, head of the SEC, should resign

Regardless of the investment merits of Facebook ( I personally think there were none), I find it stunningly contradictory that our culture teaches fair play yet rewards just the opposite. For…


Manufacturing Slowdown Reaches U.S. - WSJ.com

Manufacturing Slowdown Reaches U.S   By NEIL SHAH And BEN CASSELMANThe global economic slowdown has finally caught up with American manufacturers.The U.S. factory sector shrank in June for the…


Guest Post: Coal - The Ignored Juggernaut | ZeroHedge

Coal - The Ignored JuggernautSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 06/30/2012 09:38 -0400Submitted by PeakProsperity.com contributing editor Gregor MacdonaldCoal - The Ignored JuggernautOil, natural gas, and…


Futures ripping up tonight. Tell me somebody didn't know something this afternoon

Just A Very Visible Fat Finger? Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/28/2012 16:15 -0400 Equities did it again - and no matter what narrative a mainstream media channel needs to comprehend the…


Ray Dalio: Don't Assume That Germany Will Bail Europe Out; Consider The "Fat Tail" A Significant Possibility | ZeroHedge

Ray Dalio: Don't Assume That Germany Will Bail Europe Out; Consider The "Fat Tail" A Significant Possibility Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/26/2012 19:54 -0400 European Central Bank Germany Lehman…


Monti lashes out at Germany ahead of summit - FT.com

Monti lashes out at Germany ahead of summit By Guy Dinmore and Giulia Segreti in Rome and Peter Spiegel in Brussels ©Reuters Mario Monti has set the stage for a tough fight with Germany at the EU…


Super spike may lead to super correction

Looking at this chart makes one think that what goes up must come down. Is it possible that the super spike in oil prices has come to an end due to  greater fuel efficient driven by CAFE standards…


Look no further than the Soros interview to understand why markets went down sharply today.

Look no further than the Soros interview to understand why markets went down sharply today.  


Global Hunter Securities Sees Oil Falling to $70 Then Rising to $80 - Barrons.com

Global Hunter Securities We believe West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices could oversell potentially into the lower $70 range before rebounding to the $80 area, where we expect prices to…