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The US Department of Agriculture released a shocking report on Friday that triggered rare limit up moves in all three major grains simultaneously, corn, (CORN),…
I managed to catch an interesting interview on TV the other day with Tom Albanese of Rio Tinto (RTP), the planet’s second largest producer of…
As a four decade observer of the global financial markets, I often see a situation where the higher a price goes, the more reasons for…
After the violent moves in the gold market last week which took it to another all time high of $1,363, and then a wrenching $25…
I just contracted to buy all the gasoline I want at 31 cents a gallon. No, I have not struck oil in my backyard, or…
OK, let’s say that if you don’t own bonds, but someone is holding a gun to your head, dangling you by your ankles outside a…
There is another angle to the solar play, which I bet you haven’t thought of. I have been arguing that companies like First Solar (FSLR)…
I have long sat beside the table of Mckinsey & Co., the best management consulting company in Asia, hoping to catch some crumbs of wisdom.…
After a tumultuous 2009, oil has been one of the least volatile assets of 2010, confined to a tortuous $68-$88 range, frustrating momentum players to…
For me, the best case scenario which I have been predicting for nearly two years has arrived. But as much as I love gold for…
I managed to catch a few comments on TV yesterday in the distinct northern accent of Jim O’Neil, the fabled analyst who invented the “BRIC”…
I have staff around the world constantly monitoring Internet chat rooms in a search of early movers. If they find something interesting, I make a…
An Evening With the Chinese Intelligence Service. I normally avoid the diplomatic circuit, as the few non committal comments and soggy appetizers I get aren’t…
I often get asked why I haven't been more positive about Brazil (EWZ). The answer is twofold; an upcoming election was about to bring a…
Now that gold has hit my target for the year of $1,300, it is time to pause and reassess. A nice reversal may take place…
If you are thrilled about the recent performance of gold, you have to be absolutely ecstatic about the ballistic rise of palladium, which has soared…
If you had any doubt about what the driver has been for gold's meteoric rise to $1,300, take a look at the chart below showing…
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so I felt like puffing out my chest yesterday when Goldman Sachs (GS) announced an…
There is a wonderful conspiracy theory propagated by Tea Partiers that has been making the rounds in the financial markets for the past several months.…
After two years of relentless cost cutting, the solar industry is about to reach the Holy Grail of parity with the cost of conventional power…