Article and commentary on why April's retail sales has some interesting data.

Managing currencies is simple if you understand the fundamental principle: supply and demand. I told you it was simple. The "supply" comes from the currency manager. Today, that's the central bank and Treasury Department or Ministry of Finance. They produce base money, which is actually the only money in existence. Base money is mostly coins and bills, and a little electronic bank reserves.

Recently, public opinion has begun to turn on Dr. Greenspan for his perceived role in the current economic crisis. Dr. Greenspan has embarked on a media tour, defending his policies and his ideology. This article has scrutinized the facts and came to a conclusion on the current economic crisis.

The Ten Commandments of Growth Investing based on my time in the business.

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The anticipated bout of profit taking amongst the Platinum Group of Metals (PGMs) after their substantial and sustained rises in the last few weeks led to some sharp falls across the board.

A summary of the latest quarterly banking report from the FDIC

Investors had to stomach another roller-coaster ride last week as mounting concerns about a recessionary US economy and the implications for global growth and corporate earnings continued to weigh on sentiment.

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The latest edition of Newsweek blares out: "Road to Recession". What does this tell us as a contrarian indicator as far as magazine covers go?

The past week witnessed an extraordinary set of events on the financial front, a rogue trader creating havoc at Société Générale, and wild swings on global stock markets as mounting concerns about a recessionary US economy and the implications for global growth continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

The Chinese calendar proclaims this as the Year of the Rat. Based on the behavior of economies and financial markets over the past few months, investors would be forgiven for thinking that a plague has descended upon the financial system. But on occasion it is useful to step back from the day-to-day shenanigans of markets and take a bird's-eye view of events.

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