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Facebook IPO – A Superficial Sideshow to the Big Story in Markets

In Facebookland, Friday’s initial public offering (IPO) of Facebook was a debacle.

| May 21st, 2012 | Continued

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The Early Stages of a European Bank Run

You can’t underestimate the motivating effects of a good panic. Depositors in European banks look like they’re in the early stages of a bank run. Things may get a lot worse before they get better.

| May 21st, 2012 | Continued

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The Physical Gold Market – From the Weak to the Strong

London is supposedly the home of physical gold trading. But as you’ll see, most of the trading that takes place is actually a form of ‘paper’ gold. Contrary to what most people think, the gold market is not a small market at all. According to the World Gold Council (WGC), in terms of size it is only behind the US and Japanese debt markets.

| May 18th, 2012 | Continued

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Turning on China’s Economy

Not long ago, BHP told investors it planned to invest $80 billion over the next five years. Now, it says that’s not going to happen. China’s economic boom is turning into a bust and companies are reassessing expansion plans very quickly.

| May 17th, 2012 | Continued

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Why Greece Can’t Afford to Stay in the Euro

Sometime in the next few weeks we’re going to find out if Greece can afford to stay in the euro. We’re also going to find out if Spain and Italy can afford to leave the euro.

| May 16th, 2012 | Continued

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Expatriation in the Wake of the Facebook IPO

Politicos are up in arms. Eduardo Saverin co-founder of Facebook, has helped to give them an asset worth about $100 billion. Are they grateful? Do they bend down and kiss his derriere? No! They want to tax him even more heavily…and prevent him from ever setting foot in the US again.

21May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Prince Alwaleed: “The Prince of Deals”

Prince Alwaleed is one of the world’s greatest investors. He is one of the richest men in the world, with an estimated net worth of around $20 billion. He has created his fortune through a mix of private and public investments across dozens of industries in over 130 countries.

21May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Case for Austerity: Keynesianism, Pharaoh and the Frogs

The word “austerity,” beginning with the Greek government’s debt crisis two years ago, has been used by the financial media in one sense, and only one sense: reductions in spending by national governments. The word is not used with respect to the economy as a whole.

19May2012 | | 1 comment | Continued
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The European Union is Doomed — Economically and Politically

Despite our gloomy headline, today’s Daily Reckoning begins with some excellent news. The European Union won’t be in recession for another six months. Whoopeee! Buy everything! Stocks, bonds, real estate and yes, even sovereign debt. [Editor’s note: please don’t do this.]

19May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Eduardo Saverin and Team Freedom Versus Team State

“Team State”, held a press conference Thursday morning on Capitol Hill where they outlined legislation that would prevent Eduardo Saverin, the Brazilian-born, Singapore residing co-founder of Facebook, from ever returning to the United States.

18May2012 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Washington DC: Immune to the Financial Crisis

Washington has largely escaped the financial crisis. There is plenty of money in the city, but hardly anyone in town knows anything about economics or finance. It is politics they care about. That’s how they get money, in the old fashioned way – by taking it away from someone else.

18May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Why JP Morgan is Playing the Same Old Rigged Game

Three years after a crisis that nearly toppled the US financial sector, JP Morgan is playing the same old games…as if nothing had changed.

17May2012 | | 3 comments | Continued
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How the Feds Fight a Great Correction and Prolong Economic Depressions

We are in a Great Correction. And the feds have fought the correction every step of the way…with everything they’ve got.

17May2012 | | 4 comments | Continued
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Will China Become Australia’s Godfather?

We bet you didn’t know that Australia needs a ‘godfather’. China is trying to get Australia in line, strategically speaking. Is it because America is weak? Because Australia is vulnerable? Because China is strong? Or because China is weak? Surprisingly, the last part may be more likely than you think.

16May2012 | | 3 comments | Continued
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What Happens When the World Economy “Goes Japan”

Japan’s market topped out in 1990. Thereafter, Japan saw on-again, off-again recession…sinking prices, generally…and slumpy conditions. Both Europe and America are looking more like Japan every day.

16May2012 | | 2 comments | Continued
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