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On September 15th Ben Bernanke said that the recession is basically over in a statement that rang so loudly, the stock market shot up like a weed after a rainstorm. Well, it was just over half a percentage point for the Dow today, but up …

Where are you putting your money?

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Recession! That’s a word that people are really turning a deaf ear to. However, there are a few things that we all still need to remember and do while the market is still down and the economy is nursing it …

Over the past few years, it looks more and more like Ben Bernanke has been very, utterly wrong when it comes to the economy. Between 2005 and 2007 he stated over and over that there was nothing wrong with our market or our economy. He …

Federal regulators today made a rule permanent that was originally just an emergency rule that was meant to reduce abusive short selling during the stock market’s largest drops. The SEC announced that the action was targeting those who do “naked” short selling, which was expected …

What do you think the new unemployment numbers mean for us?

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A few days ago, some really unimpressive unemployment numbers came out. The figures showed that unemployment was actually on the rise rather than falling like people thought they would. What do you think the new …