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I guess even if you were proven correct about your concerns over the problems with the housing market and then vindicated about your concerns over the credit boom you can still not be accorded any respect from the mainstream media. Yesterday, I was vilified for not getting my mind right in believing the economic recovery has arrived

The legions of zombie Technical traders is reminiscent of the scenes in Will Smith’s Legend that take place near NYC’s Grand Central Station. Oh rest assured, these zombies are not your garden variety. They are indeed smart individuals. They read the best blogs with a fierce intensity. Oh, and do they read a ton of them!! How do I know?

Early this morning news out of the Euro Zone sent the EUR USD higher. Euro Zone GDP was better than expected buoyed by surprise increases from Germany and France. This news spilled over to the other currencies as appetite for risk returned to the market. The U.S. Dollar was weak versus all major currencies today.

I haven't blogged for a while and I apologize for that because I've been busy with FX360.com and preparing for the Las Vegas Forex Traders Expo at the end of the month.

However, this is a great image that I found in the NY Times. It shows which sectors have lost the most jobs and which sectors are growing.

What should be clear to all Americans is that the need to grow the economy has never been more critical. But what constitutes real growth and the pathway to achieve it, has never before been more confused.

The need for above trend growth in GDP was made even more pressing last week when the Treasury announced that the budget deficit for fiscal 2009 breached $1.1 trillion.

Energy is crucial to economic growth, development and social welfare. Both modern cities and small communities in developing countries depend on reliable access to energy for long-term economic and social progress. Currently the world uses about 245 million barrels per day of oil-equivalent energy. By 2030 the demand is expected to be 35 percent greater, even with gains in energy efficiency.

DGW - Duoyuan Global Water plans on offering 5 million ADS at a range of $13-$15. The offering will be 5.75 million ADS if the over-allotment is exercised. Piper Jaffray is leading the deal, Oppenhemier and Janney Montgomery co-managing. Post-ipo, DGW will have 21.3 million ADS equivalent shares outstanding for a market cap of $298.2 million on a pricing of $14.

By now you may have heard of the “25 Random Things” phenomenon that has swept Facebook and been written about in The News York Times, CNN and the Wall Street Journal. The idea is not new; it takes a page from the old chain letters that circulated on the Internet in its early days, but it has really taken off.

Artificial Life, Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008 as well as the full year. During the year, the company strengthened its position and market share as a leading global mobile software provider. The company sold more than ten million copies of mobile games around the world, a substantial increase over the approximate four million games sold in 2007.

Microsoft(MSFT) shares tumbled to $17.30 today after the tech giant reported weaker than expected earnings. Microsoft earned 47 cents per share vs. the 49 cents per share expected by Wall Street.

Why is solar depressed in the US, and why isn't Wall Street promoting these companies? There hasn't been a growth story like this to get excited about for decades. Over the last 10 years GE spent $178M furthering their agenda on Capitol Hill, which makes them the largest single corporate lobbying entity. The saying goes, "What's good for Big Oil..."

We often here or read about the strategies that the great ones use but their is not much mentioned on the dont's of investing from the super investors

Unilens Vision, Inc., Florida-based provider of specialty contact lens products, reported record first quarter FY2009 sales of $1,761,526, along with record first quarter net income of $466,367, representing increases of 5.3% and 23.6% respectively from the same quarter last year, the result of continued growth of the company’s C-Vue® brand of specialty contact lenses.

Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA, Inc. (WEMU.OB), a 15-year-old engineering-oriented firm specializing in PV panel, mechanical, electronics and fiber optic products manufacturing, recently announced record revenue and net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.