9/11: Who Really Benefited?

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Lack of U.S. Debt Plan Endangers Rating

Derek Thompson, The AtlanticThe United States' credit rating is much more fragile than I thought.Yesterday, I proposed a hypothetical that if the U.S. raised the debt ceiling by $14 trillion, effectively doubling our legal borrowing limit, without

‘Day Traders’ Switch to Currency Speculation

Ken Sweet, CNNMoneyLydia Idem-Finkley said she was a stock trader for most of her adult life — until she gave birth to her first daughter.
Becoming a mom was one of the main reasons why Finkley says she no longer trades stocks. Instead, she took advan

No Austerity for France, Just the PIIGS

Although the deal just worked out requires all but the troubled Eurozone economies to reduce deficits to 3% by 2013, Francois Baroin, the French finance minister, says Greek deal won’t mean austerity for France
France will not need to introduce austeri

Meet Chairman Bernanke’s Replacement (Happy Hour In Santa Cruz)

Video – Chairman Bernanke’s replacement – Santa Cruz – Deep Space Continuum

This is a republish.  One of the 2 or 3 funniest pieces from last year.  Garnered close to 50,000 views including emailed links sent by readers.  We should have

RIM Accidentally Posts, Then Removes Test Version of Android App Engine for PlayBook

Research In Motion confirmed that it briefly posted an outdated test version of the program that will allow some Android apps to run on the PlayBook tablet.

“An older version of the Android App Player beta software for the BlackBerry PlayBook wa

Top 5 Graphs of the Week – 24 Jul 2011

This week we check in on the current inflation and monetary policy situation for the key developed economies and emerging markets, with a particular focus on the outlook for inflation and interest rates, and the likely consequent outlook for developed

What to Read Over Weekend Coffee

Right Now is the Best Time to be a Trader – Cost, decentralization, and community are the big factors.

 The Problem with Beliefs- This is a massive article and will require some time, but good stuff about beliefs.

Trading – A Billion Dollar In

The Crotty Plan: Cut 25% Off the Federal Budget Now

My blood is boiling, my patience gone. Two nicotine freaks, Barack Obama and John Boehner (one naturally tanned, the other weirdly so in a George Hamilton way), audaciously stood before the nation Friday and declared that budget negotiations had broken

Weekly Currency Trading Forecast 07.22.11

By David Rodriguez, Quantitative Strategist ; John Kicklighter, Currency Strategist ; Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist ; David Song, Currency Analyst ; Michael Boutros, Currency Analyst  and  Christopher Vecchio, Junior Currency…

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