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
Mea culpa! ?Project X?
2011-10-21 22:42:00 Addison Wiggin – October 21, 2011 Dear 5 Min. Forecast Reader, First, let me apologize. You haven’t received a 5 Min. Forecast in two days… if you enjoy reading it as much as I do writing, well, you’ve probably missed the daily episodes. There’s a good reason why you haven’t gotten them. I’ve approached the ... More About: Project , Today , Minutes
The Bill You Just Got Stuck With
2011-10-19 22:59:00 OWS? why now? Mr. Obama weighs in from the campaign trail. Plus... Bank of America shifts risk off its books -- onto yours? why shorting this ?dead bank walking? is still a bad idea? More About: Today , Minutes
Spending from an Empty Pocket
2011-10-18 23:02:00 Uncle Sam charges up the national credit card at a record pace? Washington now in the same illustrious company as Athens, Rome, Lisbon, and Madrid... An unlikely investment opportunity that results. More About: China , Euro , Today , Spending , Minutes
21st Century Bank Run
2011-10-17 23:34:00 Will Occupy Wall Street expose the banks as insolvent? A small hint from last weekend? and a big wild card coming three weeks from now Plus... The real Empire of Debt: the national debt of every country on a handy interactive map and the only two not-so-rosy outcomes? More About: Banks , Today , Bank , Minutes
Safety and Survival
2011-10-14 21:39:00 ?The beginning of an extended period of turmoil? and other real-time insights from Agora Financial?s Safety and Survival Summit. Including... Fed and Treasury ?walking a tightrope? between depression and hyperinflation, says Michael Pento. More About: Depression , Today , Dividends , Federal Reserve
The Day They Banned Cash
2011-10-13 21:07:00 Coming soon to a state near you? A ban on selling your used junk for cash? and the ominous implications. Plus... ?Borrow-and-spend? Tea Partiers and other ripostes to the readers offended by our comparison to Occupy Wall Street. More About: Today , Cash , Minutes
The Brewing War With China
2011-10-12 23:01:00 How a ?trade war? with China could lead to ?hot lead? -- both are closer than you might think. Plus... Readers ?flabbergasted? that we?d find any similarities between the Tea Party protesters and Occupy Wall Street. More About: Euro , Oil , Today , Libya
The Madness of Crowds
2011-10-11 22:50:00 From hope and change on the National Mall to sound and fury in 100 U.S. cities. Plus... Tax the rich, don?t touch Social Security and Medicare: Delusions shared by Occupy Wall Street? and the Tea Party More About: Today , Silver
Functionally Bankrupt
2011-10-10 23:14:00 Nation?s second wealthiest city: Functionally bankrupt, cutting staff, canceling projects, raising fees... Then comes the ?Greek scenario? - skyrocketing heroin use, HIV infections? coming to a city near you? More About: Singapore , Euro , Dollar , Today , Minutes
Back to Barter
2011-10-07 22:54:00 Reverting to a barter system in Greece ? and Florida. Plus... Forget the usual unemployment numbers today: This one just reached a postwar high. More About: Euro , Today , Silver , Back
The New ?Safety?
2011-10-06 22:13:00 ?Financial repression? becoming even more repressive: Expect a redefinition of ?safety,? advises our income specialist. Plus... Good riddance to Treasuries (and even corporate bonds): How you can still generate yield that outpaces your cost of living. More About: Safety , Euro , Banks , Today , Bonds
The Contagion Threat
2011-10-05 22:43:00 No news from Euro pe, no movement in U.S. stocks? But behind the scenes, Euro leaders attempt to put a tourniquet on Dexia: How this one bank could set off dominoes that reach Wall Street and your hometown More About: Today , Colombia , Unemployment , Minutes
Welcome to the Bear Market
2011-10-04 22:15:00 The bear market of 2011: Only 40 S&P points away from surrendering all the QE2 gains. Plus... The bank you?ve never heard of that could set off a worldwide panic. More About: Market , Euro , Today , Federal Reserve , Bear Market
The Zombies Next Door
2011-10-03 23:30:00 Uncertainty abounds: Market touches August lows on broke countries and nearly-broke airlines. Plus... Useful idiots don zombie outfits: Occupy Wall Street protests escalate and move to a neighborhood near you More About: Zombies , Next Door
Beware a ?Vicious Cycle?
2011-09-30 23:13:00 Double Dip underway: credible source warns "Vicious cycle" will increase joblessness AND deficit spending... awesome. Plus: Michael Pento cites two reasons for gold?s smackdown from $1900... dingbat reporter comes up with her own... More About: Gold , Cycle , Today , Beware
Rare Earths: What Next?
2011-09-29 22:40:00 The end of the rare-earths boom? Not exactly... Byron King on how the landscape is shifting and why your strategy should too. Plus... Record low mortgage rates, but can they apply the paddles to the housing market? A key number to watch... More About: Gold , Commodities , Dollar , Today , Silver
Aiding the Enemy
2011-09-28 23:14:00 20,000 shoulder-fired missiles missing in Libya? Why the al-Qaeda risk is only part of the story? and the investing angle that emerges. Plus... Markets tread water: Why a series of Euro pean shoes will drop between now and Nov. 4. More About: Gold , Today , Minutes
The Truth Slips Out!
2011-09-27 21:24:00 True statement, false prophet? No time for wishful thinking, says a financial talking head. Too bad he might be a hoaxter. Plus? Lessons not learned: U.S. banks up their derivatives exposure 37% since the 2008 panic. How to prepare for when it all blows up again... More About: Truth , Euro , Gold , Today
Making Sense of Gold?s Drop
2011-09-26 23:08:00 Margin hikes whack $150 off the gold price: A chart that shows why $1,600 gold is to be expected? and an outlook from Marc Faber that points lower still. Plus... Silver breaks below $30, while buyers swoop in and clean out a major dealer. More About: Sense , Gold , Today , Minutes
No, It?s Not 2008
2011-09-23 21:24:00 Does it feel like 2008? Dare we suggest ?the end is not nigh??? Amoss on how Operation Twist will prop up (some) stocks? Mayer on what to do now? King on keeping the faith with natural resources. More About: Stocks , Today , Silver , Federal Reserve
The Newest Lost Decade
2011-09-22 23:20:00 The new new ?lost decade? coming to a neighborhood near you. Plus... ?Operation twist? and shout kicks the market in the shins? what the Fed?s balance sheet will look like in return. More About: Lost , Tech , Today , Federal Reserve , Minutes
Two Eyebrow-Raisers and One Opportunity
2011-09-21 21:39:00 Two eyebrow raisers: Feds point fingers at ?a global Ponzi scheme? while Lloyd?s mysteriously withdraws a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia . Plus... Washington expands its drone war: An intriguing investing angle becomes even more lucrative. More About: Today , Opportunity , Federal Reserve , Minutes
Beware This ?Tax Haven?
2011-09-20 22:10:00 Canada, tax haven? The strange logic of the IRS. Plus... More bizarre consequences of a previous Obama ?jobs bill,? the threat they pose to your wealth, and the best way to safeguard it. More About: Gold , Canada , Today , Housing , Beware
Rare Earths and Dim Bulbs
2011-09-19 23:25:00 New developments in rare earths: How two governments make your light bulbs more expensive, and how one rare earths play can help you reclaim your losses. Plus... Markets tank after eurozone finance ministers meet, talk, party, decide nothing. More About: Rare
Liquidation, Drones, Strippers
2011-09-16 22:20:00 You?ve been warned: Chinese central banker looks forward to ?liquidating? U.S. Treasuries. Plus... Drone strikes proliferate in Pakistan, yielding an unlikely investing opportunity More About: China , Euro , Today , Silver , Minutes
Toward a Global Currency
2011-09-15 23:57:00 Another day, another fix for Europe: how this one heralds the distant arrival of a global currency. Plus... What happens when -- not if -- Greece defaults? A two-part answer and a six-part solution. More About: Social Security , Gold , Today , Currency , Global
Fool Me Once?
2011-09-14 23:23:00 Stocks rally improbably: Traders celebrate a new fix for Greece after the last bazillion that didn?t work. Plus... The risk to your money that still festers in the eurozone. More About: Social Security , Euro , Tech , Today , Fool
Social Security?s Accelerated Demise
2011-09-13 23:50:00 Social Security : Worse than you think, and why it?s a good thing. Plus... Biotech breakthroughs mean longer life -- and the resulting investment opportunity? More About: Social , Social Security , Tech , Today
A Premature Panic?
2011-09-12 22:55:00 Greek default was always a threat -- but suddenly the market recognizes it. Plus... Short term: Cofnas sees ?overreaction.? Longer term: Amoss paints a post-default scenario. More About: Euro , Gold , Greece , Tech , Ron Paul
The Costs of War
More articles from this author:2011-09-09 22:43:00 $3.2 trillion and counting: The cost of the ?War on Terror,? rung up on a maxed-out credit card. Plus... Euro -jitters knock down stocks everywhere: Major announcement due Sunday? More About: Dollar , Today , Minutes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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