The 5 Min. ForecastThe 5 Min. ForecastA daily blog designed to cut through the incredible glut of news by providing you with a quick and dirty round up of the most essential ideas and not-so-common knowledge. Articles
A Default By Any Other Name
2011-07-22 22:21:00 Addison Wiggin – July 22, 2011 “Greece is rescued!” cry the traders. “Greece is finished” say the Greeks. A harbinger for Americans from a modern-day bread line… The U.S. government has defaulted five times before… and how the next time could look a lot like Greece Gold persists near $1,600: Rick Rule on why now ... More About: China , Today , Minutes
Two Critical Yardsticks for Gold
2011-07-21 21:54:00 Gold hovering at $1,600: Frank Holmes with two ratios that point to still higher prices from here. Plus... "China Flash," Day 2 of the slowdown: Chris Mayer on a spillover effect you want to avoid. More About: Peru , Small Business , Gold , Today
How to Sidestep a New Market Risk
2011-07-20 23:01:00 Addison Wiggin – July 20, 2011 Signs of a slowdown in China : Chris Mayer with a number to watch, and guidance on how to sidestep the damage “Not enough from any source to meet demand”… Byron King with the outlook on the “other” precious metal Patrick Cox names his two favorite transformational technologies of 2011 ... More About: Small Business , Market , Commodities , Today
Stealth Default
2011-07-19 23:17:00 Addison Wiggin – July 19, 2011 “Debt Debate Rages,” “Gold $1,600” and other flashbacks from a decade in the trenches… Far from the debate: The “stealth default” everyone agrees to, but no one acknowledges… giving up steak for burgers and burgers for cat food… Stalled lawsuits and school bus fees: Even more new tales of ... More About: Social Security , Today , Stealth , Minutes
Unleashing Financial Hell
2011-07-18 23:28:00 Pizza owner fined $600 for rainwater run off: More weird tales for the bankruptcy archives. Plus... Major U.S. rating agency downgrades U.S. debt, forecasts "de facto default" -- Why their forecast is more credible than those of the "Big 3". More About: Gold , Financial , Today , Hell , Minutes
The Bill Uncle Sam Can?t Pay
2011-07-16 00:08:00 "Time to pay the bills," the president warns. Too late, we say. Plus... The bill that can't be paid: How a $1.65 trillion deficit is really $5 trillion, and what you need to do about it now. More About: Today , Minutes
Profit from the Strategic Reserve Fiasco
2011-07-14 21:29:00 Addison Wiggin – July 14, 2011 What strategic reserves? The 5 digs into why oil has hit a one-month high, perhaps on the way to $150 Alaskan oil production in steep decline… but a few hardy souls soldier on. Chris Mayer uncovers the profit potential Gold pushing $1,600 as Ron Paul presses Ben Bernanke on ... More About: Oil , Today , Profit , Federal Reserve
The Day the Town Went Dry
2011-07-13 21:26:00 No booze, more hookers and a license fee to own a cat: Weird tales from cash-strapped state and local governments. Plus... Bernanke dangles the lure of QE3, Dow bites with a 150-point rally -- and the show goes on. More About: Taxes , Today , Town , Minutes
The Size of the US Bubble
2011-07-12 22:58:00 President says you shouldn't worry about the debt ceiling... three little charts say you should. Plus... "Who would bail out the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve?" and other impertinent questions... More About: Small Business , Today , Size , Minutes
Beyond Silicon
2011-07-11 23:08:00 Addison Wiggin – July 11, 2011 From faster downloads to invisible aircraft: Two weeks of breakthroughs use the humble carbon atom… and the best way to play the trend… Et tu, Italy? Why the European sovereign debt crisis isn’t fixed and how to prepare for the consequences… The “Great American Lifestyle Reset”… yet another potential ... More About: Today , Minutes
Prophet of Doom
2011-07-08 23:41:00 Ominous warning of "intensified social conflicts" - Who's saying it, why it matters, and what you should do about it. Plus... Fuel for conflict: Unemployment. Right on cue, Labor Department delivers horrible numbers far below the "expert" consensus. More About: Social Security , Prophet , Today , Doom , Minutes
Waiting for the Giant Squid
2011-07-07 21:49:00 "Biggest rare earth discovery ever!" Second thoughts about the hype, and how to invest accordingly. Plus... Dead-broke city asks a less-broke state to voluntarily pay property taxes on capitol building. More About: Giant
Strategic Poppycock
2011-07-06 21:57:00 Like the proverbial dog that catches the car, Somali pirates nip at an oil tanker. Plus... Little-known facts about the release of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve -- like how much Big Oil paid for those barrels. More About: China , Gold , Today , Minutes
Solving a Shortage
2011-07-05 21:13:00 Three strikes and Israel's out of gas: How saboteurs are amping up a unique profit opportunity. Plus... One broken promise, or a precedent for Social Security : Illinois tells 30,000 state employees to go without scheduled raises. More About: Today , Minutes
Trash Piles and Flash Mobs
2011-07-02 00:00:00 Trash piles up as "flash mobs" attack people at random... Scenes from an America not in the future, but right now. Plus... Is your state too broke to handle basic services? How to get a state-by-state breakdown. More About: Flash , Dollar , Today , Silver , Minutes
A Solution That Solves Nothing
2011-06-30 22:50:00 Corporate jets? Really? Why the latest "solution" to the national debt crisis solves nothing. Plus... QE2 wraps up: Lindsay Lohan weighs in on the consequences (seriously), while Dan Amoss peers into the "roach motel" of America's future. More About: Today , Silver , Federal Reserve
On the Brink
2011-06-29 21:16:00 Small-town cash crunch sends entire police force packing: Details of a nation on the brink. Plus... Bank of America flagellates with the largest fine in U.S. history: Why the worst is yet to come. More About: Brazil , Oil , Today , Minutes
Accelerating the Dollar?s Demise
2011-06-28 20:23:00 Central bankers give dollar the gimlet eye, look longingly toward gold. Plus... New warnings about the threat Greece poses to the "safest" place to put your money. More About: Gold , Dollar , Today , Accelerating
A Slow, Measured Panic
2011-06-27 20:54:00 Gold clings to $1,500: Byron King on why it hasn't sold off more, and Dan Amoss with a new way to play it. Plus... Dow recovers to 12,000: How to make money regardless of its mixed signals. More About: Small Business , Gold , Dollar , Today
Praying for a Miracle
2011-06-24 23:01:00 Divine intercession to resolve human folly? City holds prayer vigil to avert municipal bankruptcy. Plus... Paying for government pensions ad infinitum: Five best and worst states for taxpayers. More About: Small Business , Greece , Miracle , Today
The New Energy Scramble
2011-06-23 21:57:00 New Middle East energy scramble underway: The 5 handicaps a winner and spots an opportunity. Plus...U.S., 27 other nations tap oil reserves... Byron King on why the stated reason makes little sense. More About: Israel , Natural Gas , Energy , Oil , Today
The Dry Ice Discovery
2011-06-22 21:48:00 Dry ice fuels new computer revolution, delivering China a windfall and early investors a singular opportunity. Plus... Greeks empty their bank accounts, load up on gold? while China pumps up Panda production to meet demand More About: Technology , Discovery , Today , Federal Reserve , Minutes
Old Fortunes? And New Ones
2011-06-21 22:42:00 Addison Wiggin – June 21, 2011 Greece, housing, the Fed… The 5 goes Alfred E. Neuman and stops worrying for a day How the 1930s brought more technological advance than any other decade in the 20th century FDA slams smoking-cessation drug (again), to the benefit of a nondrug treatment with limitless potential Gold perks up ... More About: Technology , Tech , Today , Minutes
The Real Misery Index
2011-06-20 22:37:00 "Misery index" at a 28-year high? How it's actually 50% higher than the "all-time record." Plus... The 62-year inventory: Foreclosure pipeline severely clogged -- and a strategy to profit from the trend. More About: Today , Real , Unemployment , Minutes
Why You Should Be Scared
2011-06-17 21:42:00 Ex-TARP watchdog on why "you should be scared" of a new financial crisis. Plus... The $41 billion trigger -- and how even money market funds aren't safe (again). More About: Scared
Blame the Full Moon?
2011-06-16 21:30:00 Is it Greece , a rotten economy or a full moon fooling with the markets? The precedents of the "Puetz window." Plus... False alarm: Our financial crisis warning, picked up by two unlikely sources... More About: Stocks , Full Moon , Moon , Today
Where?s the Outrage?
2011-06-15 21:45:00 Where's the outrage? Greece erupts anew, while Bernanke & Co. draw a crowd you can count on one hand... Plus... Vancouver iconoclast Doug Casey going mainstream? Reveals to Yahoo Finance the asset class (other than gold) he likes the most... More About: Gold , Commodities , Today , Housing
The Agreement of Thirds
2011-06-14 22:13:00 "The Agreement of Thirds" in Prichard, Ala.: Future model for strapped states, Social Security . Plus... Bill Gross, John Embry on how the United States is "going Greece " More About: Today
What Rebellion?
2011-06-13 21:04:00 Ctrl+Alt+Bernanke: Hackers break into IMF, while "Anonymous" ups the ante on Bernanke -- or does it? Plus... Brazil ian currency, commodity speculation: Chris Mayer examines two more triggers for the next financial crisis More About: Israel , Gold , Commodities , Today
Negative Equity and the Next Crisis
More articles from this author:2011-06-10 20:57:00 Jim Rogers agrees: The next crisis will be worse. We identify another potential catalyst. Plus... What's next for the dollar? Abe Cofnas plugs Bernanke's latest speech into a word cloud for clues More About: Dollar , Today , Housing , Yemen , Minutes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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