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
Sorting out Nuclear?s Future
2011-03-15 20:51:00 by Addison Wiggin - March 15, 2011 Third explosion at Japan ese nuke plant finally triggers global sell-off... The 5 assesses the damage... Unpacking one of the "great risks" for uranium investors... Chris Mayer and Byron King on what to do right now... and what's next... Why the Japan-induced drop in oil won't last long... and ... More About: Nuclear , Future , Today , Sorting
?Anonymous? Targets the Fed
2011-03-14 22:06:00 by Addison Wiggin - March 14, 2011 "Civil disobedience" campaign to end the Fed launches... at the very moment key Fed governor shoots himself in the foot... Mainstream: Japanese power plant monitored for signs of nuclear meltdown... Behind the scenes: Bank of Japan steps in to prevent market meltdown Dan Amoss with six reasons stocks ... More About: Today , Colombia , Federal Reserve , Bank of America , Minutes
Hell in a Bucket
2011-03-12 00:53:00 by Addison Wiggin - March 10, 2011 The "hell in a bucket" edition of The 5: Catching up on falling stocks, Mideast turmoil, the euro, Wisconsin... what else have we missed? The Bond King joins our side of the Trade of the Decade... pulls the plug on U.S. Treasuries... The greatest growth opportunity in the ... More About: Hell
Opportunities Along the Path to Democratic Prosperity
2011-03-11 00:19:00 by Addison Wiggin - March 10, 2011 "Heisenberg effect" dogs us through Colombia... yet we still find opportunities along "the path to democratic prosperity" Data suggest housing market continues to sink... our forecast for a lowering tide Should your bank smell like fruit, sound like Enya and taste like candy? The answer below Readers encourage, ... More About: China , Gold , Democratic , Today , Silver
Two Catalysts on the Verge of Transforming Colombia into an Investment Hot
2011-03-09 23:02:00 by Addison Wiggin - March 9, 2011 Two catalysts on the verge of transforming Colombia into an investment hot spot Abe Cofnas on what's behind the euro's recent strength A deficit milestone... and an interesting alternative measure Michael Moore stumbles into the truth... and quickly climbs back out Readers spout off about our Colombian excursion, ... More About: Investment , Forex , Today , Minutes
The Story No One?s Telling? in the World?s Most Expensive Emerging Market?
2011-03-08 21:54:00 by Addison Wiggin - March 8, 2011 The 5 searches for the story no one's telling... in the world's most expensive emerging market? China ’s two competing governments… which one has the upper hand… and how it could “unravel” the China growth story The “flight to safety” currency that has reached parity with the greenback, and ... More About: World , Story , Market , Today
False Choice: Yield vs. Safety
2011-03-04 23:23:00 by Addison Wiggin - March 4, 2011 Oil reaches new milestone, for no obvious reason… The 5 uncovers some less-obvious ones The myth of “spare capacity”… How the world’s oil “cushion” could disappear by 2013 Labor Department delivers so-so jobs report… Two key metrics that remain at multi-decade lows Silver tops $35… What to watch ... More About: Safety , Forex , Today
Gold, Silver Set to Soar
2011-03-04 00:00:00 by Addison Wiggin & Dave Gonigam - March 3, 2011 "Upside blowout" in gold, "explosive action" in silver...Resource guru Rick Rule's latest outlook Wall Street cheers jobless claims, service sector numbers...The 5 offers a cautionary note Food prices reach another record...Chris Mayer on the "white rock" poised for profit The pitfalls of currency trading, from ... More About: Gold , Forex , Today , Silver , Wisconsin
Crisis? What Crisis?
2011-03-02 22:54:00 by Addison Wiggin & Dave Gonigam - March 2, 2011 You call this a crisis? How the Libya uprising stacks up against other oil shocks What the oil spike last week might mean for stocks between now and September Gold reaches a record, thanks in part to Chinese demand Looking past the iPad hype… Patrick ... More About: Middle East , China , Oil , Today
Geithner?s $3 Trillion Target
2011-03-01 22:19:00 Geithner licks his chops at $3 trillion of new income to tax? Never mind it will kill small business. Silver reaches another post-1980 high? Two factors that could drive it to $40 this year. Chris Mayer unearths a sector beaten down for 20 years, about to rise again. An? um? interesting new product from the U.S. Mint. ?Right track? or ?dictatorial?? Debate raging in Wisconsin moves to The 5. More About: China , Today , Target
No Rerun of 2008
2011-02-28 22:03:00 The important event that should have happened as oil rallied last week... but didn?t. A sector so beaten down, it still looks like early 2009... and a resulting opportunity. Byron King on a natural resource controlled by China that?s not a rare earth element. How to lose your life savings when you?ve put them in precious metals. Readers try to define the ?American Dream,? explain the appeal of Atlas Shrugged. More About: Today , Minutes
Visionary Makes His Move
2011-02-25 21:35:00 Brazilian offshore oil pioneer makes key acquisition More About: Stocks , Commodities , Oil , Today , Libya
75%? Make That 25%
2011-02-24 22:37:00 Libyan oil output crashes 75%, WTI soars above $100. Saudi promises to "replace any lost Libyan oil"... and why that promise is empty. What drove down stocks the last two days (and it's not Libya.) Grains pull back some more... Alan Knuckman on what's next. How Col. Gaddafi avoided the fate of Steven Spielberg, Sandy Koufax, Larry King. More About: Middle East , Oil , Today , Make , Minutes
Torch the Pipelines?
2011-02-23 22:01:00 Oil production already down 25% in Libya? and how it could quickly reach zero. Just in: Prestigious brokerage matches Byron King?s bold oil prediction. Grains pull back? Alan Knuckman on where they go from here. Why the National Association of Realtors has even less credibility today than yesterday. Mozilo skates? Why the Countrywide chief?s fate is only the beginning... More About: Middle East , Oil , Today , Housing , Minutes
Revolutionary Scorecard
2011-02-22 22:13:00 Why did Libya send oil up and stocks down? It's not all about the oil... Byron King's firsthand recollections of another hot spot? "We had better batten down the hatches." Rick Rule on the "Black Swan" factor behind gold and silver's latest moves. Tuesday data points: Housing down, consumer confidence up. Reader asks us to reply to our "narrow and somewhat feckless" view... We oblige... More About: Middle East , Gold , Banks , Oil , Today
Double? or Nothing?
2011-02-18 21:35:00 S&P up 100%, fastest doubling since 1936... The 5 tells you what The Wall Street Journal won't. How the president gets away with saying, "We will not be adding more to the national debt." Two things you haven't been told about the protests in Wisconsin. Silver smashes $32, as mints begin rationing supply. Readers weigh in on whether "capitalism" has destroyed the middle class. More About: Stocks , Double , Today
Feeling the Margin Squeeze
2011-02-17 22:51:00 Government says consumer prices up 0.4%... A real-world measure that calls BS. Amoss on the Fed?s dilemma... and the potential whipping stocks could get. Revolution in the country Iranians label their ?14th province.? Stupidity or malice? The 5 examines the raw deal Fox News gave Ron Paul. Photographs and memories from Nicaragua. More About: Oil , Today , Margin , Minutes
An Aggravating Factor
2011-02-16 21:57:00 World Bank warns of ?dangerous? food prices? Chris Mayer with two investment take-aways. Inflation red flag: Producer prices up 3% in four months. Investors dump gold ETF? but not necessarily gold itself. Ray Blanco on how a Big Pharma takeover is a sign of the times? and how to play it to your advantage. Readers weigh in on Monopoly money, Chinese inflation, piracy. More About: Egypt , Oil , Today , Silver , Minutes
Revolution or Musical Chairs?
2011-02-15 21:02:00 Post-revolutionary letdown: Byron King on how Egypt is "all falling apart"... and how to position yourself accordingly. Retail sales disappoint big-time... and why it's even worse than the numbers show. Silver approaching $31 again... James Turk on a key ratio and what it's telling us now. Readers inquire whether GDP is really negative 8.3%, teach kids a valuable lesson with Monopoly money. More About: China , Musical , Today , Revolution
The New #2
2011-02-14 20:58:00 China now No. 2 economy, while Russia ?s billionaires stage stunning comeback. Chris Mayer on one emerging market?s stunning growth? and the chart to prove it. Sarnoff on stocks? Gold-silver gap narrows? WTI-Brent gap widens. Atlas Shrugged movie soon to debut? The 5 recounts a brief history of aborted Atlas projects. Readers sound off on record corporate cash, the Odyssey Marine saga and our commitment to truth (or TRUTH, as the case may be)... More About: China , Oil , Today , Silver
Lessons Learned, Lessons Ignored
2011-02-11 23:29:00 Mubarak learns his lesson, but the U.S. Treasury forges on in ignorant defiance: The 5 picks apart Fannie/Freddie ?reform.? Chris Mayer squares the perky quarterly earnings reports with the lousy jobs picture. Dutch court orders pension fund to sell most of its gold holdings... while China looks to bulk up to Fort Knox proportions. Is Glenn Beck following our work? Striking visual evidence. ?Watch the earnings in 2012? and other sage advice from your fellow readers. More About: Today , Silver , Freddie Mac , Housing , Fannie Mae
Get in the Game? Get Real!
2011-02-10 22:56:00 Obama urges business to ?get in the game?... The 5 and Odyssey Marine suggest why they?ve been on the sidelines. China plows another $5.4 billion into Canadian fossil fuels. Sarnoff on an ?awfully interesting? market and where it goes from here. Wheat, corn, soybeans hit 2½-year highs... What?s behind the latest upsurge. Readers inquire why Somali pirates don?t get their just desserts... We supply a ?politically correct? answer. More About: Today , Housing , Game , The Game , Real
WikiLeaks? Old News
2011-02-09 23:01:00 Breaking news: WikiLeaks exposes the sham of Saudi Arabia?s oil reserves. Somali pirates make one of their biggest strikes yet: Byron King on why it?s even more alarming than the industry is letting on. Silver holds firm above $30? How China could drive it to $100. Newest indignity for Romania?s witches: Fines and prison terms if their predictions don?t pan out... More About: News , Gold , Today , Housing
No More 40-Cent Gasoline
2011-02-08 21:07:00 Improbable: Nation that just banned foreign cooking on TV achieves fuel independence. Unusual opportunity emerges for Western investors to ?steal? oil from Iran . Revealing chart correlates rising stocks with Fed?s easy money. Goldman sees nothing worthwhile to buy, JP Morgan looks to scarf up clients? gold. Poster grandpa for meaningless government regulation... as the reader debate rages on. More About: Stocks , Oil , Today , Cent
Copper?s Warning Signal
2011-02-07 22:49:00 Dr. Copper sees a healthy economic patient? or is it developing a fever? Chris Mayer on the factors that could knock the wind out of emerging markets? sails. S&P breaks decisively through 1,300? Where from here. Treasuries take a hit? Sarnoff on why this could be just the start. Virginia lawmaker urges preparations for an ?alternative currency.? Ah, yes, it?s Monday? readers take us to task for encouraging polluters and taking the Lord?s name in vain? darn it? More About: Today , Warning , Minutes
Weather-Adjusted Unemployment
2011-02-04 20:58:00 Economy adds fewer jobs than expected in January because of? [spins the wheel]? bad weather! Wheat prices up 13% since early December because of? [spins again]? bad weather! We?re already at $100 oil? Why the oft-quoted price in the media is almost useless now. A stock that generates neither capital gains nor dividends? but always generates high interest. Readers chime in on commodity prices? the EPA (again)? and lithium. Lithium? More About: Weather , Gold , Oil , Today , Unemployment
?At Great Risk?
2011-02-03 21:35:00 They?re finally waking up... U.S. at ?great risk? from rare earth squeeze, think tank warns. How opportunity still abounds for rare earth investors... if you know where to look. ?Enormous? orders propel China past India as world?s biggest gold consumer. As Egypt seethes, Marc Faber calls the next likely location for a revolution. ?It?s not about environmental protection at all?... Eye-opening letter explains how regulation really works. More About: Great , Risk
Silver?s Record Month
2011-02-02 22:17:00 Totaling up silver?s record month... and a chart that means good things for gold. Zombie alert: Wall Street pay and benefits reach a record high... as does the number of Americans on food stamps. Why Egypt is a mess... and why it?s a ?canary in the coal mine? for other emerging markets. Conflicting indicators: In an era of $3 gas, people shun carpooling and seek out the bus. Reader points out a crucial connection between rare earths and Obama?s State of the Union. More About: Gold , Oil , Today , Silver
The Indifference of the Elites
2011-02-01 20:55:00 "The indifference of the elites"... Byron King on his time in Egypt , and why he's selling Egypt-focused energy stocks now. Street celebrates as manufacturing measure turns in gangbuster performance... Why we're not joining in the festivities. Housing milestone: "Homeownership" rate returns to near pre-bubble levels... while the ARM makes an improbable comeback. Byron's Egypt commentary stimulates reader request for more charts, and a query about Mexico. More About: Oil , Today , Copper
$2 Billion Up in Flames
More articles from this author:2011-01-31 20:53:00 Poor return on investment: How $2 billion a year is literally going up in flames. Byron King with a chart that helps answer a burning question about Egypt: Why now? China seeks more gold, cuts another U.S. energy deal. Rotten economy forces a merger of ?till death do us part? with ?rest in peace.? ?Our very lifestyle makes us less competitive?? Readers sound off on U.S. labor costs... More About: Gold , Today , Peak Oil , Minutes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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