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British Pound Trying to Break Fib Retracement on Fed Stimulus Speculation

The British Pound is hugging a key Fibonacci retracement level against the Dollar amid speculation the Fed will announce a renewal of stimulus measures to boost the economy at its FOMC meeting on Tuesday.

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Euro Up Big on Speculation U.S. Economy Will Weaken

The EUR USD is trading sharply higher overnight as speculators increase bets the U.S. economy will continue to weaken. Traders are basing their expectations in part on U.S. economic reports this week which are expected to show a slower than expected recovery.

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Perez-Santalla: Gold To Fall $200/Ounce

Precious metals guru Miguel Perez-Santella shares his thoughts on the future of gold, including why gold will drop as confidence returns, how the jewelry market is "essentially dead", and whether the new administration should limit speculation.

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My Sirius Gamble

A look at a trade I made instead of going to Vegas. This is my gamble of the year.

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I/(Author) own shares in the following stocks listed in this article SIRI
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Global Investors' Bill Of Rights May Prevent Economic Déjà Vu

The purpose of IBOR is to protect financial markets and to create self-sufficient investors who produce economic growth instead of government deficits. IBOR standards create transparent financial markets, regulate speculation, and protect retirement portfolios. Here's a Summary---get involved.

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A Nineteenth Century View of Speculation that May Apply Today

I recently came across a book published in 1887 called "Twenty Eight Years In Wall Street," written by a gentlemen called Henry Clews. He wrote an interesting section on speculation.

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Tougher Times For Investors Ahead

Many analysts have actually highlighted that the run-up of oil prices is inflated by at least 1/3 due to speculation. And so it has been proven. I will list a few reasons for the oil slump...

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Learn From The Tulip Bulb Mania

Tulip bulb mania, one of the earliest signs of “Crowd Madness,” began in the 17th century. It gripped the entire nation and everybody was risking their land, livestock, farms and life savings in exchange for a piece of tulip bulb. What made the mania worse was the use of options which allowed people of lesser means to speculate in tulip bulbs.

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Lehman Not Far From Insolvency

With mounting losses (first quarter loss of $2.8 billion), management turmoil and a falling stock price (70% down this year and no sign of reversing), it seems likely that Lehman, the fourth-largest U.S. securities firm, will follow the footsteps of Bear Stearns and be sold at rock-bottom prices.

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