Over A Barrel
A local craft brewer announced recently that they’re being bought out by Anheuser Busch (BUD) and at first I thought, ‘Cool. Good for those guys.’ But then there was a fairly large customer backlash that got me thinking a bit more about it. Why does everyone get pissed when a company like this “sells out”? […]
Muppets’ Pants Catching On Fire
More and more, Comex precious metal action has the look of a patsy-muppet set-up operation for the parasite guildists to buy low and then conduct a large-scale ramp. In fact, the small speculator Commitment of Traders’ position are at the largest net short position in 15 years. The managed money slinger contingent has remained at around the near-record 80,000 contract […]
View From The Hill: Deflation Shadows Bulls With Disequilibrium In Capital Markets
Deflation is casting a larger shadow over the U.S. equity bull market and I believe that the Fed may be forced to defer raising rates if the U.S. Dollar continues its upward trajectory while weaker G-8 members (Japan, China, and Europe) maintain highly accommodative policies. As the last man standing, the USA is winning by […]
Looking For A Pop In The Prices Of Variable Distribution MLPs
There exists a small, interesting, little understood, and sometimes very profitable sector of the MLP space. This group consists of the master limited partnerships that pay variable distributions based on quarterly profit results. These partnerships have both variable raw material costs and variable pricing for the products they sell. The partnerships are set up to […]
Insider Trading Report Edition #230: Notable Buys And Sales
Welcome to edition 230 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying decreased last week with insiders buying $73.83 million of stock compared to $90.85 million in the week prior. Selling also decreased with insiders selling $1.67 billion of stock last week compared to $2.18 billion in the week prior. While the total amount of insider buying was lower, there were several interesting […]
Financial Repression Authority With Tim Price
Gordon T. Long and Tim Price discuss financial repression (aka “government stealing from savers and the future”). Video length 25:24
New Study Underscores The 5 Biggest Problems For Venture Capital In Europe
Photo Credit: Shutterstock, European currency A recent study conducted 44 interviews across Europe with Venture Capitalists about the state of VC in Europe – here are their findings We’ve heard it all before – “There’s not enough local money,” “Corporates don’t interact with startups,” “we need to think more Europe, less London v. Berlin v. Stockholm […]
Precious Metals – The Bounce?
The metals bottomed during the week of November 3rd on schedule. It now appears that if we achieve the rally we outlined in the International Precious Metals Outlook, then a high on that seasonal target would tend to warn that we will decline to new lows once more falling into the Benchmark targets. d So […]
Could Gold Reach $800?
They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. And what could be more beautiful than bullions of pure gold? Gold has always held a special allure for jewelry lovers. But it has also been a key investment commodity. Gold has been regarded as a crisis hedge, a currency hedge, an inflation hedge, and […]
The Internet: Public Utility Or Private Enterprise?
There’s a page on whitehouse.gov entitled: “Net Neutrality: President Obama’s Plan for a Free and Open Internet.” For this article, let’s use the President’s nomenclature: Net Neutrality = A Free and Open Internet. What exactly does that mean? Common sense would tell us that a “free and open Internet” is just that. Advocates of a […]
