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
Destroying Boomers? Retirement
2011-06-09 21:54:00 The destruction of the boomers' retirement in three easy steps, and how step three is starting now. Plus...How to find yield in an era of super-low interest rates without extra risk or leverage. More About: Retirement , Today , Boomers , Minutes
What?s Wrong With This Picture?
2011-06-08 21:50:00 Despite rising revenue, budget shortfalls and layoffs coming to a state near you. Plus... Bernanke's buzzkill for stocks -- and when to expect he'll start trying to juice them again with QE3 More About: Gold , Picture , Today , Silver , Federal Reserve
OPEC, A Toothless Tiger
2011-06-07 21:20:00 Whither OPEC? Why the oil cartel is a shadow of its former self, and what it means for your portfolio. Plus... The new oil and gas power rising in OPEC's backyard, and the best way to invest among three possibilities. More About: Israel , Natural Gas , Today , Housing , Minutes
Oil Find As Big As Saudi?
2011-06-06 22:05:00 The death of Israel 's wealthiest man, and the birth of a new wealth opportunity. Plus... The new No. 1 oil producer? Discovery that could dwarf Saudi Arabia and all the rest More About: Stocks , Greece , Oil , Today
As Valuable as Rare Earths
2011-06-03 22:06:00 The "wonder substance" in high demand, and under China 's thumb... and it's not rare earths. Plus... Market tumbles as Labor Dept. statisticians conjure up only 54,000 new jobs. More About: Ron Paul , Today , Unemployment , Rare
In a Different Country
2011-06-02 23:22:00 "It's like you're living in a different country" -- Scenes from America's immediate future. Plus... Moody's hits the trifecta: on Greek and U.S. debt and the big 3 U.S. banks More About: Country , Today
Catalyst for Crisis
2011-06-01 21:57:00 Two more triggers for the pending financial crisis: Insolvent U.S. banks and the return of the CDO monster. Plus... Chris Mayer on site in a frontier market rich in natural resources -- and that's not even the best thing going for it. More About: Today , Silver , Housing , Unemployment , Minutes
Warning: Crisis Ahead
2011-05-31 23:01:00 Distant signals of an impending financial crisis: Hair-raising figures on derivatives, Fed balance sheet. Plus... Seizing opportunity from crisis: Outsize returns from frontier markets, and how to spot one More About: Gold , Today , Housing , Warning
Leapfrogging the Bureaucrats
2011-05-27 21:58:00 While Big Pharma and Big Government creak along, spunky competitor comes out of nowhere to "stall the aging process". Plus... Go figure: Greece threatens default, trading halted at major Euro pean bank -- and and the dollar falls. More About: Stocks , Dollar , Today , Minutes
Flattening the Aging Curve
2011-05-26 21:56:00 Introducing a new word - "nutraceutical," and how one of them could "flatten the aging curve" and mint new millionaires. Plus... Latest Middle East country to blow up just like Egypt, but unlike Egypt could double the oil price. More About: Small Business , Oil , Today , Curve , Yemen
A Historic Day ? Really
2011-05-25 22:08:00 A "historic day" in one frontier market, and the opportunity it underscores. Plus... Prediction fail: Internet still flows freely without government interference, but leading politician undeterred. More About: Today , Housing , Historic , Laos
The New Switzerland?
2011-05-24 21:33:00 Pre-emerging market: First-person insights from "The Switzerland of Southeast Asia." Plus... The breakthrough that could make Lipitor's $5 billion in sales look like chump change. More About: Today , Silver , Minutes
Frontier Investing
2011-05-23 22:10:00 Frontier investing: Our on-site inspection of a Communist nation with two publicly listed companies. Plus... Patrick Cox with three breakthroughs in electrical power, robotics, and aging -- including "the last stock you'll ever need" More About: Today , Investing , Minutes
Spotting a New Bubble
2011-05-20 21:29:00 Stocks slide as a new indicator of a market top roars up a chart. Plus... Gold pushes above $1,500 as a new No. #1 emerges among the world?s buyers. More About: Stocks , China , Euro , Greece
Stimulus? and Withdrawal
2011-05-19 22:43:00 Gee, imagine: QE2 winds down, economy slows down -- and the chart that proves it. Plus... One lousy number after another, but the stock market shrugs them off. More About: Stocks , China , Commodities , Today , Minutes
China Betting on Default?
2011-05-18 22:12:00 Viral video (in Chinese) makes sense of the U.S. debt ceiling, as China dumps U.S. Treasuries. Plus... Why selling the gold in Fort Knox is a good idea, even if it only keeps the lights on a few weeks -- and the surprise advocate. More About: Today , Minutes
Look Who?s Talking Gold
2011-05-17 21:30:00 A world turned upside down: Zimbabwe talks gold standard, Obama administration jealously guards Fort Knox. Plus... Oil drops below $97: Alan Knuckman with a compelling chart that points to another move up. More About: Gold , Ron Paul , Today , Iceland
Where?s Our Armageddon?
2011-05-16 21:37:00 Addison Wiggin – May 16, 2011 Debt ceiling hit, Armageddon fails to ensue… And so we press on, at least until Saturday Indians, Chinese, even Americans loading up on precious metals after the early-May pullback "A prized strategic asset"… Chris Mayer on an overlooked opportunity Oregon gas station owner's offer to deal in hard money… ... More About: Gold , Today , Silver , Coal
Chinese Pump and Dump
2011-05-13 21:37:00 Deception, de-listing, and death threats: Surviving the thicket of Chinese "reverse mergers" on the Nasdaq. Plus... "Simply incredible" accounting fraud at a few bad apple Chinese firms, and how it's spoiling the rest of the barrel: We'll tell you which ones to buy. More About: Brazil , Today , Minutes
New Fuel for the Gold Bull
2011-05-12 22:30:00 "Still bullish" -- New evidence China is propping up gold near $1500. Plus... More fuel for the gold bull: A second Hong Kong exchange opens doors to gold traders. More About: Gold , Commodities , Fuel , Today
Bubble Talk
2011-05-11 23:20:00 Goldman says the worldwide rare earth squeeze is "nonsense"... King says otherwise. Plus? The coming "rare earth cull"? which dozen (of 220) will be left standing? More About: Talk
China Imposes ?Severe Punishment?
2011-05-10 22:05:00 Untangling the vagaries of China ?s Price Law: "Severe punishment" for obscure offenses. Plus... Dan Amoss on the next trigger for "sharp corrections" in U.S. stocks More About: Small Business , Oil , Today , Federal Reserve
China?s Gold Grab
2011-05-09 21:15:00 Gold back to $1,500: China , Russia look to stash away next six years' worth of mine production. Plus... Ultimate prop for gold price: White House, Congress nearing a deal to raise national debt 16% in the next 18 months More About: Euro , Gold , Today , Silver
After the Commodities Rout
2011-05-06 23:52:00 Flash Crash redux? Alan Knuckman on how yesterday's commodities sell-off is "good and healthy". Plus: Three numbers to watch for signs the sell-off will reverse... or pick up pace More About: Gold , Commodities , Oil , Today , Silver
Ben?s Secret Plan!
2011-05-05 22:56:00 Ben Bernanke's "secret" plan to support the dollar: Let the economy tank! Wow... it's already working. Plus... Dollar rallies, but for how long? Abe Cofnas sizes up U.S., Aussie, loonie More About: Stocks , Today , Silver , Housing
Gold and Silver Kneecapped
2011-05-04 21:34:00 Silver tumbles below $40: Alan Knuckman on the Merc's margin requirements. Plus... Gold corrects on the way to $4,000 (per John Paulson)... or would that be $8,331? More About: Euro , Today , Silver , Service Sector
Unstoppable Bull Market
2011-05-03 21:52:00 Two rare commodities that quadrupled in 2010 double again in 2011: Three reasons they're just getting started. Plus... "Commodities" as a whole beat stocks and bonds for fifth straight month? why even more like that is in store More About: Market , Bull , Bull Market
Most Successful Speculation Ever
2011-05-02 21:52:00 "Bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy": Bin Laden dead, but the world's most successful leveraged bet lives on. Plus... Dollar's bin Laden bounce doesn't last long... Abe Cofnas on the next big event to move currency markets More About: Today , Federal Reserve , Minutes
The Front That Shall Not Be Named
2011-04-29 22:41:00 Your government in action: Running guns to Mexican drug gangs, looking the other way as U.S. banks launder their money. Plus... Variation on the dollar index hits all-time low, Fed goes all Alfred E. Neuman on us: What you need to do now More About: Mexico , Gold , Dollar , Today , Silver
Lather, Rinse, Repeat
More articles from this author:2011-04-28 22:05:00 Bernanke opens his yap: Stocks, oil, gold hit new highs, dollar hits new lows. Plus... Lather, rinse, repeat: What happens after QE2 winds down More About: Dollar , Oil , Today , Federal Reserve , Wiki 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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