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The Cloud Belongs to the NSA

The Cloud Belongs to the NSA

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Posted July 31, 2013

The NSA has a program called XKeyscore that enables them to view and track nearly everything you do online.

You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows

You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows

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Posted July 31, 2013

Here in the USA and in Japan, the central banks are following a policy of Financial Repression. Gauging the health of the overall economy is far more difficult than analysts believe. Frank Trotter offers two phrases that help simplify it a little bit.

Developing Big Tech: Our Saving Grace?

Developing Big Tech: Our Saving Grace?

By Byron King
Posted July 31, 2013

Today, Byron highlights one technological triumph that shows you a big trend with military technology.

Don't Get Ahead of Yourself

Don't Get Ahead of Yourself

By Greg Guenthner
Posted July 31, 2013

The stock market has gotten ahead of itself. Stocks are trading way higher than they should relative to the slow pace of the economic recovery. The fundamentals just can’t support these prices at new highs…

"Hurry up and Die"

"Hurry up and Die"

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Posted July 31, 2013

End-of-life care, which can last for months at great expense, is especially problematic.

The "I Thought Bonds Were Safe" Fallacy...

The "I Thought Bonds Were Safe" Fallacy...

By Matt Insley
Posted July 31, 2013

Recently bond funds took a dip. Indeed, much of the thought-to-be-safe investment class is off some 9% on the year.

The Debt Ceiling Battle Is Coming

The Debt Ceiling Battle Is Coming

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Posted July 30, 2013

No one is really talking about the national debt at present, but they probably should be.

A Western Alternative to the West

A Western Alternative to the West

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Posted July 30, 2013

Essentially, the high-growth economy of the UAE has recovered from double-whammy recession of a credit bust and real estate crash by getting back to basics, hugely assisted by a boom in oil revenues and an influx of cash as a safe haven in the Arab Spring.

Bullish at the Bottom: The Supercycle Continues

Bullish at the Bottom: The Supercycle Continues

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Posted July 30, 2013

While the overall trend is up, there are often short-term bursts of volatility. And looking over the next decade or so, the trends driving the current commodity supercycle remain in place.

The Big Coil

The Big Coil

By Greg Guenthner
Posted July 30, 2013

Closely monitoring the market has been a real snooze lately… Summer can be a tough time to be a trader. How tough? Back on July 15, the market hit a rather unremarkable (and completely boring) milestone.