Maxpi, If I remember right, you are Christian. (If you're not, my apologies.) But southern Africa has been very Christianized. They are very...
Yes, that was an interesting comment. It might be possible to find a trigger point on a couple of the sector leaders which would then take down...
High blood pressure is the main risk factor for strokes and researchers are also finding now that it is even a risk factor for Alzheimer's,...
Russia is an interesting one actually: there's a very large supply of very highly educated people. And some would argue, though, that they've...
You'll see, I think rather quickly, that Switzerland/Singapore/Taiwan/Norway are among the best run countries that come to mind right away - I...
It's hard for me to tell exactly what everyone is int'd in, but if it's current account balance, you can get that from the economist. FE,...
This is a very interesting topic. Science has basically learned that the brain is much "plastic" than was prevously thought. There are many...
fyi: UBS is stopping offshore banking - they were apparently muscled into shape!...
2. Your "mental accountant" is an embezzler. Your brain loves so-called mental accounting. A dollar looks different "depending on where it...
Interesting link that is written to investors, but I think definitely applies to traders as well:...
This thread seems completely off track now, but for those who are interest in the original topic: Trading will generally be good for the brain....
Thx. I appreciate the interesting posts...
I know that commodities tend to run in long bull markets of, say, twenty years. And I know that global demand seems to be increasing for...
Sorry, guys, just noticed there was a similar thread below! Ignore...
Imo this is somewhat of a moot point. The reason that I say that is that it appears that some of the nastiest rogue countries on planet earth...
Do you guys think they are pricing in future increase that appear to be coming down the road in fertilizer, insurance, etc.?...
I'm curious: What was the technology leap? Was it containers on the ships or something.
I'm not a big Cramer fan to say the least. But, assuming he has access to some decent analysis, it sounds like more bank failures may be on the...
Kind of the opposite of Buffett, eh?
You know the more I see of the markets, the less impressed I am with institutional investors. Of course, that's good for us in a way since they...
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