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I've been thinking about the market rally, GDP growth and money supply all morning. Here's my line of thought. 1.) Here's a P...

From Barron's (subscription required) Countries like China and Russia think they have sufficient reserves to meet potential runs on thei...

I've been laughing about this all day..

From Bloomberg: - Sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in April to the lowest level in almost four years, dimming p...

Here is a map from the WSJ that shows gas prices around the country. I resized the image to fit on the page. I'm still learning about ...

From the WSJ: Two years ago when gasoline prices in the U.S. surged to the then-lofty level of $2 a gallon, the Organization of Petroleum Ex...

A reversal day occurs when, well, the trend reverses. Key signs are a break of a trend line and high volume. We have both today. The SPYs...

From Bloomberg: Purchases of new homes in the U.S. unexpectedly jumped in April by the most in 14 years, a sign low lending rates and incent...

From CBS Marketwatch: New orders for U.S.-made durable goods increased 0.6% in April, boosted by strong demand for metals, the Commerce Depa...

From the WSJ: • The News: Recent signs indicate the job market may be weaker than monthly data show, particularly in construction. • The ...

From the WSJ: The luxury-home builder's earnings fell to $36.7 million, or 22 cents a share, from $174.9 million, or $1.06 a share, a ye...

From CBS Marketwatch: Average retail gas prices jumped by 12 cents to a record $3.26 a gallon last week, the Energy Department reported Mond...

From Yesterday's retail sector market brief at CBS Marketwatch: Elsewhere, shares of American Eagle Outfitters (fell 4.3% to $28.06. A...

From IBD: But most economists say a big yuan revaluation wouldn't have a major impact on trade. As long as Americans spend more than the...

From CNN Gasoline prices broke a record Tuesday for the 10th day in a row as every state except for New Jersey now has an average price abov...

From CNBC: However, Lacker, one of the Fed's toughest inflation hawks, said he'd like to see the inflation rate come down a bit more...

With gas prices hitting a record and the housing market still in a slump, it's important to keep an eye on some of the areas that may be...

From CNBC: As of mid-May, total M&A activity world-wide totaled about $2.19 trillion, compared with the record $3.87 trillion for all of...

From Reuters: Moskow noted that core inflation is still running above the 1 percent to 2 percent range that some policy-makers, including h...

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution The average price of self-serve regular gasoline hit a record high of $3.18, rising more than 11 cents...