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Uh oh, General Motors (NYSE: GM)

Briton Ryle
Posted April 15, 2014

The Treasury sold off its remaining stake of GM in December, then the recalls began. Coincidence or not?

Low Inflation Now, but What Next?

Briton Ryle
Posted April 14, 2014

The IMF is worried that inflation has been kept too low. Are these worries justified?

Benefit from Volatility by Trading the VIX

Briton Ryle
Posted April 14, 2014

Is the market a bit too volatile for you right now? We've got just the thing...

Welcoming the New Cold War

Jason Stutman
Posted April 14, 2014

The Cold War once gave Americans a simple sense of purpose: to be better than the Soviets at anything and everything. And it was with this sense of purpose that our nation was able to accomplish so...

Revealed: A New Government Plan to Kill More Small Businesses

Geoffrey Pike
Posted April 11, 2014

As if it wasn't enough that the government wants to steal your money, your guns, and your health care, now they're after your beer. I'm not kidding.

Congressman Pompeo Violates Tenth Amendment

Jeff Siegel
Posted April 11, 2014

Monsanto shills find another way to work their magic from inside the walls of congress. This time, they seek to dismantle the Tenth Amendment.

Investing in the Shrinking Cable TV Business

Briton Ryle
Posted April 10, 2014

The proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable means different things to different people. Here's what it should mean to investors.

Investing in the Oldest Commodity

Brian Hicks
Posted April 10, 2014

Land, on top of its practical utility, is a commodity in ever-decreasing supply. And as its rarity increases, so does its importance, which is why investment in land is reaching levels never seen...

Do Employers Really Discriminate Against Women?

Geoffrey Pike
Posted April 10, 2014

In another attempt to dictate human behavior, President Obama is seeking to force employers to discriminate with an anti-discrimination law. Yeah, you read that correctly.

Buy the Dip in Biotech

Christian DeHaemer
Posted April 10, 2014

The idea of big incisions for operations like open-heart surgery will be looked on as barbaric in ten years. Small incisions, micro robotics, and catheters are the future...

Hedge Funds are Stupid

Briton Ryle
Posted April 9, 2014

When you see stock market sell-offs like we've seen over the past couple of weeks, you can be pretty sure some hedge funds are getting taken to the cleaners...

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