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  • Market Wrap Up April 17, 2008
    Chris Rowe | April 18, 2008

    | 7 votes

    Did you see Chris Rowe's most recent market wrap up? Every Monday and Thursday afternoon at 5:30pm EST. he's posting a SUPER FAST market wrap-up for those of you who want to take a quick peak at the market, and go back to enjoying your life! Check out what moved the market, one topic or event affecting the value of…
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  • The Mortgage Industry Is Killing The Real Estate Market!
    Ethan Roberts | April 18, 2008

    | 58 votes

    In last week's Tycoon Report, I wrote about how the politicians continue to spit out one proposal after another, ostensibly designed to help poor homeowners who can't pay their subprime mortgage payments, but in reality just new ways to stick it to the taxpayers to foot the bill for the needy and the greedy.  Today I want to tell you…
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  • Inflation Nation...
    Jason Jovine | April 17, 2008

    | 50 votes

    I stopped the other day to fill up my gas tank and Regular Unleaded (87) was $3.46 per gallon!!! Boy, have gas prices gone up. Quick inflation story… I remember one day, back in New York when I worked at 100 Wall Street, I had my assistant run down to the local bodega and get a tuna fish sandwich on…
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  • How to Profit From Inflation
    Teeka Tiwari | April 16, 2008

    | 48 votes

    Editor's Note:  This week's conversation with Teeka is complete and ready for download.  Listen now to hear ... Whether credit card debt will be the next "shoe to drop" Why Blockbuster's offer for Circuit City boggles Teeka's mind His near-term outlook for oil Several alternative energy ETF plays Click Here to Listen >> $113 oil - WOW! There is no…
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  • Why Microsoft Should be Shaking in its Boots
    Wayne Mulligan | April 16, 2008

    | 1 vote

    A TickerHound member asked: "What do you make of Google's latest announcement? Is "App Engine" a new business model for Google or is it designed to help them sell more ads?" I've been following this situation since Google made the announcement, and I personally think this was Google's big "power play". It was the move that Microsoft was worried about…
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  • CRAZY (maybe bloody) Earnings Week - JP Morgan, Citigroup & Merrill!
    Chris Rowe | April 15, 2008

    | 42 votes

    HAPPY TAX DAY! By show of hands, how many people have been watching my "twice-a-week" market wrap up?  I told you I'd summarize the market in a 5 minute video twice a week for you (on Monday afternoons and Thursday afternoons).  If you missed yesterday's video, click here to check it out.  It's still applicable.  We have a BIG Wall…
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  • Market Wrap Up April 14, 2008
    Chris Rowe | April 15, 2008

    | 16 votes

    Have you been watching Chris Rowe's market wrap ups? Every Monday and Thursday afternoon at 5:30pm EST. he's posting a SUPER FAST market wrap-up for those of you who want to take a quick peak at the market, and go back to enjoying your life! Check out what moved the market, one topic or event affecting the value of your…
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  • Should You Brew a Fresh Cup of Starbucks Stock?
    Dylan Jovine | April 14, 2008

    | 34 votes

    IT HAS HAPPENED TO EVERY SUCCESSFUL COMPANY IN THE HISTORY OF CAPITALISM. Sony. Apple. AOL. Coca-Cola. General Electric. Walt Disney. Home Depot. IBM. You name the company, and if they've been successful, it's happened to them. First, the company introduces a brand new product or service that dazzles consumers. Then, prospective customers turn into repeat customers who turn into die-hard…
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  • Market Wrap Up for April 10, 2008
    Chris Rowe | April 11, 2008

    | 8 votes

    Did you check out Chris Rowe's market wrap up yesterday evening?  Every Monday and Thursday afternoon at 5:30pm EST. he's posting a SUPER FAST market wrap-up for those of you who want to take a quick peak at the market, and go back to enjoying your life! Check out what moved the market, one topic or event affecting the value…
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  • Can 100 Monkeys Pass a Decent Housing Bill?
    Ethan Roberts | April 11, 2008

    | 68 votes

    There is an old quote, attributed to Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), a proponent of Darwinian thought, that if you leave 100 monkeys in front of 100 typewriters for 100 years, eventually they will type out a Shakespearean masterpiece.  This is sometimes referred to as the "Infinite Monkey Theorem", and it has to do with the randomness of language, mathematical probability,…
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