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• Mini Thanksgiving Meltdown

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Karl Denninger submits: Now wasn’t that exciting? First, this: Complete Story »
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• How to Live with a Financially Illiterate Population

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Felix Salmon submits: John Carney is right: a very large number of Americans is always going to be financially illiterate, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Indeed, if we try too hard to do something about improving financial literacy, there’s a good chance we’ll only end up creating a new cohort ...
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• What Will Next Thanksgiving Be Like?

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Fred Fraenkel submits: Thanksgiving this year is a day of contrasts. Many Americans are doing very well, they have jobs, they have homes that are paid for, and their IRA and 401Ks are one the way to being repaired. However, don’t look for an upbeat view from the nearly 6 million Americans who have lost their ...
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• The Must-Know Connection Between Stocks and the USD

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Want a solid grasp of inter-market relationships in 10 seconds? Here it is: Just follow the S&P 500 Chart, in whatever time frame you trade or invest. A Brief Explanation Most asset markets follow the moves of global stocks, either moving in the same or opposite direction, but deriving that direction ...
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• On Dubai’s Default, CRE Loans and Frugal U.S. Consumers

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  FinancialSpiltMilk submits: It seems that Dubai World seeking to restructure its billion in debt came as a big surprise, especially to those at Barclays Capital ( BCS ) who just a few weeks ago recommended investing long in Dubai sovereign credit. If one were a cynic one might think this was somehow tied to the ...
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• GMO Seven Year Asset Class Forecasts

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Scott’s Investments submits: GMO released their November 7 year asset class forecasts on 11/25. Below is a summary: Real return forecasts before any extra returns gained from active management (estimated returns with active management listed in parenthesis): Complete Story »
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• Video: Why Obamacare Will Be a Budget Buster

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Prieur du Plessis submits: A video production by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation explains why Washington’s healthcare proposals will result in bloated government and higher deficits. This mini-documentary discusses the inaccuracy of congressional forecasts and lists 12 reasons why Obamacare will ...
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• The Troubled Role of Government in the Economy

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Several readers have asked an interesting question, in one form or the other — Inasmuch as our government has grown so hugely over the last 50 years, are there instances of government growth and intervention which are harmful to the economy and the people who do not benefit directly? The Roles of Government in ...
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• Turkeys: 20 Big Funds Down in the Dumps

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  These funds are in the basement over the short and long terms.
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• Player Achievements: November 22-29

  
  Petfoodalpha.com — Authority: 128
  With our forums currently down for maintenance, we’ve decided to make this post available for all of you interested in posting your achievements for this week! If you would like to hear your achievements on the show, please leave a comment below and let us know what you’ve been up to during your adventures in ...
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• Declining Savings: Short Term Growth, Long Term Disaster

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Zacks.com submits: By Dirk van Dijk , CFA In October, personal income rose by 0.2%, the fourth month in a row of increases. Disposable personal income, or income after taxes, increased by 0.4% — also the fourth consecutive rise. This induced people to open up their wallets and spend. Complete Story »
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• October New Home Sales Beat Expectations

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Zacks.com submits: By Dirk van Dijk, CFA In a very positive sign for the economy, new home sales rose by 6.2% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 430,000. This far exceeded consensus expectations for an annual new home sales rate of just 404,000. While new home sales are just a small fraction of ...
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• ETF Market Trends: Trend Monitor, Market Momentum Tables

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  J Clinton Hill submits: Due to Thanksgiving Holiday travel plans to visit in-laws (ouch!) and friends (yeah!), the normal publishing schedule for the ETF Market Trends ™ will be delayed. Yes gentle readers, even the devil needs rest sometimes. I hope to have Wednesday’s report completed in its entirety ...
  14 hours ago

• Digital Scrapbooking (Freebies) found on Thu, 26-Nov-2009 ---> Alpha(s),Font(s), Word Art(s) Freebies

  
  Creative Busy Hands Digital Scrapbooking Freebies Search — Authority: 161
  Alpha(s),Font(s), Word Art(s) Please, dont forget to say thank you to the designer when you download any of the freebies in the designer blog, and tell where you found them (the links in this blog take you to the designers blogs). Copyright 2008-2009 - CBHScrapbookFreebiesSearch.Blogspot.com Technorati Tags: ...
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• Happy Thanksgiving. Now lets move on to Christmas!

  
  Secret Agent Josephine — Authority: 428
  I’ve been working on a top secret project all month. I’m not supposed to spend a month working on my craft posts but this one just sucked me in. Though, I admit it doesn’t take much when it comes to crafts. I dream about them in my sleep.So click on over there and see what [...]
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• The U.S. Dollar: Now at Parity with the Swiss Franc

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Edward Harrison submits: Benchmark Currencies: 16 Dec 2008 click to enlarge Complete Story »
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• Understanding the ‘Improvement’ in Employment Numbers

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Brad DeLong submits: The Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports: ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report : In the week ending Nov. 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 466,000, a decrease of 35,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 501,000. The ...
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• 3 Housing Charts that Look Less Bad

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  Andrew Horowitz submits: We are seeing a few numbers that are “headlining” well. For example, the Case-Schiller reported a 9.36% year-over-year decline. But, the declines are on top of declines we have already seen. Of course we all knew there would be a time that would show a slow-down of rapid declines ...
  20 hours ago

• Equity Sell-Off Empowers Dollar Bulls

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  The LFB submits: Overall, the sell-off from the equity markets had a major influence on the pound and on the aussie, but interestingly, it had only limited effects on the euro and swissy. Driven by risk-aversion, the yen broke below the 86.00 area, to reach the lowest value since 1995. Thanksgiving ...
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• Think the U.S. Economy is Headed Toward Inflation? Think Again

  
  The Traders Journal — Authority: 159
  ForexTraders submits: The perception that inflation is going to rise in the near future is common among traders in spite of the absence of solid data backing the argument. This week we’ll offer our updated opinion about the inflation outlook. To have high inflation in this country, one of two conditions must be ...
  21 hours ago

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