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Almost, almost, last Maglev post
By Christopher Briem
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So I give them credit for tenacity for sure, but the ghost has abandoned ship. The results of the final auction of assets of Maglev Inc. which took place on March 6th have been filed. By news accounts the total public funding into the local high spee....
Finding Opportunity in Silver, the Devil's Metal: Chris Thompson
By The Gold Report
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Silver has been called the most volatile of metals. But volatility produces opportunity, according to Chris Thompson, a top-ranked StarMine analyst with Haywood Securities. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Thompson forecasts a str....
Economic Events on May 17, 2012
By B.P.T.
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At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 365,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 2,000 less than the previous week. At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the....
Bets, bets and more bets
By Christopher Briem
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So most skipped over the story of how Neil Bluhm may be buying out the remnant of the late Don Barden's ownership group down at the Rivers Casino. Don Barden had a diverse mix of equity ownership, but it was still highly leveraged and in the end t....
What Lies Ahead for Junior E&Ps: Bruce Edgelow
By The Energy Report
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The landscape of the junior oil and gas industry has changed significantly over the last five years. What will the playing field look like five years from now? These are the questions that ATB Financial's Bruce Edgelow will discuss at his upcomin....
On Its Dying Breath
By Simon Grey
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Here’s another sign that the United States are toast: Mr. Saverin, who now lives in Singapore, decided last year to renounce his U.S. citizenship, a decision that was made public a few days ago. The move sparked an outcry among some tax experts who ....
Economic Events on May 16, 2012
By B.P.T.
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The Mortgage Bankers' Association purchase index will be released at 7:00 AM Eastern time, providing an update on the quantity of new mortgages and refinancings closed in the last week. At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Housing Starts report for April ....
A Nation of Cynics
By Simon Grey
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“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” —Oscar Wilde Here’s an interesting story: I had no idea that in 2001 an elementary school in New Jersey became America’s first public school “to sell naming rights to a....
Bob Moriarty: A Contrarian's Guide to Volatile Markets
By The Gold Report
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Trotting the globe in his unrelenting quest for investing opportunities, Bob Moriarty had just completed a 21,000-mile travel-a-thon when he picked up the phone for this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. He liked a lot of what he saw, foun....
Economic Events on May 15, 2012
By B.P.T.
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At 7:45 AM Eastern time, the weekly ICSC-Goldman Store Sales report will be released, giving an update on the health of the consumer through this analysis of retail sales. At 8:30 AM Eastern Time, the Empire State manufacturing index for May will ....
Cleveburgh Casino Concerns
By Christopher Briem
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Big day Monday up at the other end of Cleveburgh.  Some day someone is going to have lots of fodder for a paper on the spatial patterns of local casino markets.  What do I mean? Up in Detroit the headlines are all about how: Ohio's new casinos could ....
Gold and Base Metal Plays: Jerome Hass and Jimmy Chu
By The Gold Report
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Toronto-based hedge fund managers Jerome Hass and Jimmy Chu of Lightwater Partners discuss their strategic approach to taking long positions on gold, zinc and tungsten opportunities around the world. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Repor....
Paternalism and the Infantile Society
By Simon Grey
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The continued expansion of the welfare state is a grave concern to me, now more than ever. I fear the expansion of the welfare state because I believe it infantilizes society. By this I mean that citizens of the United States become more dependent on....
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GOLD STANDARD ... DEBUNKED OR ANOTHER BUBBLE?
By Stephan Zimmermann
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The financial liquidity crisis is in full swing around the world. It is no wonder that experts and novices alike seek ways and means to prevent a future recurrence. Many different solutions are enacted and proposed. All of them center on wealth and m....
Missing The Obvious
By Dan McLaughlin
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I recently heard a very knowledgeable, influential person talking about the future. He had many insights that were helpful and valid. His economic views, however were quite disturbing. He made a comment to the effect that capitalism is immoral. He po....
Why Software Piracy Isn't Theft
By Bhagwad Jal Park
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In an earlier article of mine on the dependance of Windows on Piracy, I promised a discussion on whether or not software piracy should be considered as theft. Well, here we are, and I would like to demonstrate how piracy is not theft. To start of wi....
Why I want to get out of America as fast as I can
By Bhagwad Jal Park
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I arrived in the United States a few months ago with my wife. It was my first time to America, and I was looking forward to experiencing new things and enjoying myself. However, I am becoming aware that far from being everything that America is hyped....
The End Of Fractional Reserve Banking?
By Dan McLaughlin
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United States Treasury Notes were recently auctioned off for a yield of 0%. That means that very smart people running mutual funds, brokerage houses and other very large organizations were willing to invest lots of money and get nothing in return ot....
Got an Economics Question?
By Stephan Zimmermann
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The Internet, television, and magazines or newspapers are full of features concerning economics. So is Amateur Economists. The gamut runs from economic philosophy to politics to econometrics and more. Readers have many questions. Undoubtedly, you w....
Inflation, Deflation, Recession
By Norbert Haag
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We all know what inflation is, don't we? Sure, we know, it is rising prices. Is it? Why? What is the reason for higher prices? And, more important, do the prices really rise? Compared to what? Have I confused you? Good. Time to talk a bit about the ....
A World Without the Fed: Why Opposition to the Central Bank is Growing
By J.D. Seagraves
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“How is the Fed’s performance in the present economy,” asks The Citizen Economists’ Poll. “They’re doing excellent,” say a sarcastic and/or deranged 5 percent of respondents. Twenty-one percent say they’re “doing okay,” and another 12 percent say “pr....
 
 
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