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The OTHER Big ACA Case Being Argued Today (Albeit Not At The Supreme Court) Concerns The Statute’s Alleged Disestablishment Clause
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Angry Bear
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 1:20 PM EDT
And to think that so many people think the big Obamacare cases to be argued in a federal court today are the contraceptive-mandate ones
In this article: CVX
Consumer Confidence Bounces Back In March
Article By:
Doug Short
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 12:55 PM EDT
The Latest Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index was released this morning based on data collected through March 14. The 82.3 reading was above the 78.6 forecast of Investing.com and 4.0 above the February 78.3 (previously reported at 78.1).
Stocks Are Dumping As Biotechs And Momos Resume Drop
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 12:39 PM EDT
Oh the dashed hopes... Just as we warned earlier... the dreams that yesterday was the dip to get back in and ride the waves of central bank largesse to another double in your favorite social media or Biotech stock are fading fast.
February 2014 New Home Sales Not Looking Good
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Global Economic Intersection
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 12:28 PM EDT
New home sales data for February 2014 was nasty – the seasonally adjusted headlines are bad, and our analysis is even worse. This is an volatile data series.
5 Great Large Caps
Article By:
Jim Van Meerten
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 12:19 PM EDT
Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index for the stocks with the best technical indicators and charts. First I sorted the index for new high frequency in the lat month then skipped over the stock that didn't have positive gains in the last week and month.
A Safe Way To Play The Vaca Muerta
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Casey Research
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 12:05 PM EDT
Argentina's oil history begins with small-scale exploration in the late 19th century. The first discovery occurred in 1907, near a village on the coast in arid Patagonia, far to the south in a country that's nearly twice the size of Alaska.
Still Working The Semi’s… SIMO
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 11:49 AM EDT
Silicon Motion (SIMO) was sold on the pop and as it dutifully pulled back yesterday it was bought back. I don’t know, seemed like the thing to do.
Stress Testing The Fed
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Global Economic Intersection
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 11:37 AM EDT
The Federal Reserve has purchased a large amount of longer-term bonds since December 2008. While these purchases have helped support a strengthening economy, the Fed’s resulting financial position may incur significant declines in bond values and net income when interest rates rise.
U.S. Gas Prices May Fluctuate If Canadian Bottleneck Eases
Consumer Confidence Jumps To 6-Year High (Led By Surge In Hope)
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 11:07 AM EDT
The 'recovery' has reached a new cyclical high in consumer confidence. Despite the economic growth sapping, recovery dampening, Fed tapering, consumers have not been more exuberant since January 2008.
Politics And Stocks In Brazilian Water, Russian Planes, Thai Engineering
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 11:00 AM EDT
Today we have news of a water crisis in Brazil; stock down ratings in Jordan, London, and Dubai; my advice for an Irish bookie; news on Mongolian real estate; a profit warning from Canada,a comment on Portuguese telecoms; news on the first company in our portfolio hit by Putin's Crimea land-grab; a note from Thailand; and a really raunchy new stock pick.
In this article: BSE, BYD, ENR, PG, PT, SBS, SNE, TEF, TM, PLS.IE, BDRBF, HIKO, HKMPY, MIELY, MNGGF, MZDAF, SSNLF, CSIQ, TSLA
Case-Shiller Home Prices January 2014: Taking A Breather
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:57 AM EDT
The non-seasonally adjusted Case-Shiller home price index (20 cities) for January 2014 (released today) declined again slightly but showed the 20th consecutive monthly year-over-year gain in housing prices since the end of the housing stimulus in 2010.
Tricky Tuesday – Cobra Spits, Investors Split
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:43 AM EDT
As you can see from our Big Chart, we have the classic "Spitting Cobra" pattern forming with the Nasdaq already breaking sharply lower, but saved by the 50 dma and the 27.5% line at 4,200-4,220.
Madoff Verdict Further Indicts JPM, SEC And FINRA
Article By:
Larry Doyle
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:27 AM EDT
If the guilty verdict rendered yesterday in the trial of Madoff employees qualifies as full and fair justice in our nation, then we need to rethink our justice system.
In this article: JPM
The 8:30 AM Gold Dump, Carry Pump Is Right On Time
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:21 AM EDT
This morning's pre-open is dominated by deja vu all over again. Just as we saw yesterday, right on cue at 830ET, gold (and silver) are unceremoniously dumped and USDJPY is pumpedso as to ensure stocks look shiny for the US open (and Biotech can be dumped to the next greater fool).