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Canadian dollar drops on negative GDP growth

Baltimore — (TFN): The Canadian dollar continued to trade below parity as expectations that the Bank of Canada will make a move to cut interest rates intensified. While Q1 GDP growth for the United States economy — widely believed to be in recession — was upgraded to 0.9% today, Statistics Canada reported Monday that real gross [...]

Financial Predictions: Why you should ignore them

The world was supposed to be out of oil by 1952, natural gas was to have run out by 1984, gold by 1981. And what happened to the ozone shield and global cooling? Their lousy track record makes your local weatherman look like a genius. So why listen to scientist and resource forecasters at all? By [...]

Oil prices climb as U.S. factory data stronger than expected

Oil prices climbed on Monday. Apparently, the U.S. economy isn’t quite as bad as most talking heads proclaim. And a slightly stronger-than-expected manufacturing report is enough to fuel bullish speculation. Light sweet crude for July delivery rose 41 cents to close at 127.76 dollars a barrel. Read more

China Earthquake: The economic aftershocks

by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): A Chinese friend of mine spent most of last week on the phone, checking up on family. He’s from Sichuan, the Chinese province most affected by last Monday’s earthquake. The death toll is now expected to exceed 50,000. But millions of homes and businesses have not just been destroyed. [...]

American Perceptions: Our latest podcast is now online

May 14, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast ·  
Baltimore — (TFN): The podcast for our latest Amberger’s Smackdown video can now be downloaded to your iTunes or PodcastAlley.com accounts. ****New to Forex Trading? Click to learn how to invest, with Free one-on-one training! ****With oil breaking $113, news of this momentous discovery is already boiling over - at breakneck speeds. The three outfits leading the [...]

Peace Movements and Revisionist History

May 14, 2008 · Filed Under Politics ·  
Baltimore — (TFN): Opponents of the war in Iraq like to claim that neither Congress nor the U.S. Senate would have voted to support the war if the offspring of congressmen, senators, and members of the Administration were forced to actively participate in a military capacity. In other words, there can be no just war without [...]

May 13: Peace Movements and Revisionist History

Baltimore — (TFN): Liberals like to argue that re-instituting the draft would end the Iraq war. Could be. But a look at history indicates that American oblivion to its foreign wars may not be all that bad for those who are directly affected. Click here to view the video. ****Make sure you sign up for our FREE [...]

Retail Stocks: Costco (COST:Nasdaq) is up 19%. Dollar Tree (DLTR:Nasdaq) soars

Update 05/08/2008 10:55 AM: Laura Cadden has just issued a recommendation to sell DLTR for a 40%-plus gain. Read’em and weep! By J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): Early retail sales reports issued this morning indicate that shoppers focused on basic consumer goods over the past month and bought at discounters and wholesale clubs. Wal-Mart Stores [...]

Tax rebates: Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcast is now online!

May 7, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast ·  
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Tax Rebate Conspiracy: How the timing of tax rebates will delay a technical recession until 2009

May 7, 2008 · Filed Under Politics ·  
by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): Ask any red-blooded Republican these days about what he thinks about the Bush Administration and chances are the reply will not be all that different from the one a liberal Democrat would give. No matter if Christian right or centrist, fiscal conservative or libertarian, foreign policy hawk or isolationist, [...]

Brasil Telecom: Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcast is now online!

May 6, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast ·  
Baltimore — (TFN): The podcast for our latest 60-Second Buzz video, featuring J. Christoph Amberger’s recommendation of Brasil Telecom (BTM), can now be downloaded to your iTunes or PodcastAlley.com accounts. ****New to Forex Trading? Click to learn how to invest, with Free one-on-one training!    brasil telecom: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (37)

Tax Rebates: How the timing of tax rebates will delay a technical recession until 2009

Baltimore — (TFN): Tax rebate checks will be hitting the mail until July 10 to create a short-lived economic uptick. More importantly, these rebates virtually guarantee the first big economic challenge for President Obama. Click here to find out why. ****Make sure you sign up for our FREE TFN News Feed for breaking news, special reports and [...]

Recession 2009: Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcast is now online!

May 4, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast ·  
Baltimore — (TFN): The podcast for our latest TFN Smart Trading video, featuring TFN publisher J. Christoph Amberger and host Laura Cadden, can now be downloaded to your iTunes or PodcastAlley.com accounts. ****New to Forex Trading? Click to learn how to invest, with Free one-on-one training!    Recession 2009 Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | [...]

Depression 2009? Bearish on America

by Laura Cadden Baltimore — (TFN): Laura Cadden: Since late March, stocks have made up for some lost ground. Not just in the United States, but also in Hong Kong, Japan, Germany and Britain. Company earnings, especially from internationally diversified firms, have been rising as strong foreign revenues have made up for lagging U.S. sales. [...]

Bearish on America: Why the American economy is set for a protracted period of decline

Baltimore — (TFN): The declining dollar and a stalling economy don’t bode well for the United States. TFN publisher J. Christoph Amberger believes impending political and cultural shifts will lead to a protracted period of economic decline that will leave America stripped of jobs and business. Watch to find out how to protect yourself… and [...]

COST is up 15% — Make Costco part of you recession-proof portfolio

Baltimore — (TFN): ): On February 7, 2008, in our TFN Hot Stock Pick of the Week, I suggested that you buy discount wholesale giant Costco (COST) “around or below $65, for medium-term gains of 15-20% by mid-year”. On The stock was trading just below $65 at the time. Of course, like clockwork, the moment I made [...]

Dollar Reversal: Is the commodities bubble ready to deflate?

by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): Declining from an all-time low of almost $1.60 per euro in April, the dollar has risen on better-than-expected economic data. After unexpected (if only nominally) positive GDP growth in the first quarter, unexpected (if only nominally) positive job growth in April, the Commerce Department announced on May 1 that [...]

Hillary Clinton’s Flying Circus: Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcast is now online!

April 24, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast ·  
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China Crisis: Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcast is now online!

April 22, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast ·  
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Solar Stocks: Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcast is now online!

April 17, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast ·  
Baltimore — (TFN): The podcast for our latest Amberger’s Smackdown video, on the strange dynamics of solar energy subsidies, can now be downloaded to your iTunes or PodcastAlley.com accounts. Nine Ways to Profit from the Diving Dollar… Sign up here!    Solar Stocks and Subsidies: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (18)    Solar stocks and [...]