Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.
Imagine getting out of your 20 hp. car and cranking it to start it, getting whacked by the handle and breaking your wrist, while your neighbor trots by shouting “get a horse” and your other neighbor happily puffs by in his Stanley Steamer. This was life in 1900… people died of the flu and intestinal infections and […]
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For centuries now, Africa has been a wild and unknown place full of impenetrable jungles and steeped in mystery earning it the name the “Dark Continent”. Several countries in Africa including Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, and Rwanda are embarking on ambitious projects to provide centers of upscale housing and high tech jobs in an effort to join the 21st century. Are these just “pipe dreams” or are they the wave of the future?
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What is a “Black Swan”? According to Wikipedia… The phrase “black swan” was a common expression in 16th century London as a statement of impossibility. The London expression derives from the Old World presumption that all swans must be white because all historical records of swans reported that they had white feathers. After Dutch explorer
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Help Wanted MI5- Work Location- Classified, Job Description- Classified, Skills Needed- Classified, Tools Needed- Classified … Apply Now A government department is advertising for a Head of Health and Safety according to Moneycorp that department is the Security Service, otherwise known as MI5. The ad on the department’s website is not the most informative ever.
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The Bank of England’s recent announcement on interest rates represented a double-edged sword for savers. Under the new leadership of Mark Carney, the bank unveiled a radical new policy of ‘forward guidance’ that promises to keep rates on hold until official unemployment figures fall from their current rate of 7.8% to 7%. According to the bank’s predictions, this could see interest rates remain at ultra-low levels until after the 2015 General Election.
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It may seem like we are constantly beating the drum of a top in the market with recent articles like the NASDAQ ROC stock commentary , Obama’s Comments Worry Stock Bulls and today’s Signs of the Top, but each of these articles was developed separately by different authors from different points of view although Beware of Bears was written by
Today Chris Ciovacco points to some other indicators that are beginning to turn negative. Of course, we are coming to the end of the summer doldrums and so we could see a reversal of fortunes as we enter the fourth quarter but we still have to make it through the notorious months of September and October. Remember the ROC has not issued a sell signal yet but just a preliminary warning.
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In today’s article we look at, what effect do the three “D’s” debt, deficits, and demographics have on the economy? Do different generations have different expectations based on the economic environment they grew up in? The past 60 years—which we think of as “normal”— enjoyed a demographic tailwind which we can quantify. It was worth
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Everyone is aware that the “recovery” is lame and is primarily an illusion due to the printing of funny money by the FED. What effect will it have if the FED shut off the spigot over night? Well just the thought of that idea recently sent shivers down the DOW’s spine. So Bernanke had to
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Civil engineers play a vital role in planning, designing and supervising construction and maintenance of many types of projects. These include not only buildings but infrastructure and facilities that include roads, bridges, harbors, dams, pipelines and sewer systems. These engineers have extensive training that help them to consider all aspects of each project and use
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