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NDD is traveling this week, and I'm beat.  So, we'll see you on Monday.  Have a safe weekend.

I usually bite my tongue when it comes to the political debate because I have an extreme amount of contempt for both  parties.  The Republic...

Over the last three days, notice the volume on the IWMs and SPYs has stalled a bit and that the respective candles have gotten smaller...

Slovakia set to approve EFSF fund Turkey revised growth forecast German inflation at three year high (2.6%) French prices slip China...

I seldom remember journalists by name; I use an RSS feed and look for headlines that catch my eye, read the story and move on.  Bur Ezra Kle...

First, consider the above chart of total establishment jobs for the last five years.  There is an enormous gap of jobs that have still no...

Let's start by looking at the 5-minute, SPY chart of the last 7 days.  This is a good looking rally.  Prices are clearly in an uptren...

Port volume indicates weaker Christmas season Jobs bill fails IEA lowers global oil demand estimates Five things we learned in the GOP e...

In the name of God and all that is holy, the "government regulation and CRA caused the housing crash" meme popped up AGAIN today, ...

Let's continue our look at where the jobs are being created by looking at additional areas of the service sector. The long-term ret...

The averages are still in a strong rally.  The IWMs are right below the 50 day EMA, and the SPYs and IYFs are right at the 50 day E...

Incomes drop more in recovery than recession Employment Chart Roundup Invictus at BP v Cafe Hayek Beijing intervenes to stabilize bank...

I'm putting this question out to BB readers. Right now, the 10-year Treasury is trading right around 2.2%.  Has anyone ever seen a rep...

From Reuters: Food prices are likely to become more volatile in coming years, increasing the risk that more poor people in import-depe...

Let's continue on the theme of looking at where the economy is creating jobs.  Under the service sector, the BLS has several sub-parts. ...

Oil is in the middle of a nice turn-around.  Prices have moved though the upper downward sloping channel line and a key price level.  The...

Hedge funds have worst quarter since 2008 Australian and New Zealand crops benefit from better weather conditions Is corn near a low? Li...

From the Financial Times: Many foreign investors are not reassured by the increasingly explicit US government guarantee, and are wary ...

From the low point in job creation during this cycle, the economy has created about 2 million jobs.  The question becomes -- where are these...

I wanted to start by looking at the dollar chart, because it belies the underlying fundamentals.  In an ideal trading world, a currency...