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Is The Latest GDP Report A Sign The Recession Is Over?

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October 29th, 2009 by

The latest U.S. GDP report was released this morning and came in at 3.5% (advance estimate GDP).

News articles started hitting the press, adding to recent articles stating that the “Recession is Over!”.

Previously, the most recent 4 quarters of data had shown contracting economic activity, so the new data is welcome news.

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U.S. New Home Sales Come in Lower Than Expected

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October 28th, 2009 by

Larry

U.S. New Home Sales numbers came out this morning and came in down 3.6% from last month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 402,000, lower than expected.

The revised August 2009 annual rate was 417,000 so this months report is trending the wrong way for anyone looking for signs of a recovery. …

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Stocks Move Lower After Consumer Confidence Data

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October 27th, 2009 by

Larry

Stocks reversed course this morning as Consumer Confidence Index Data came out well below expectations.

The Index came out at 47.7, which is down from 53.4 in September and 54.5 in August. Economists had expected the index to rise to 54.0 after a decline last month. The trend here is clearly moving lower and …

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Deflation Survival Guide

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October 26th, 2009 by

Larry

I just added a new article on the main site where you can download a Deflation Survival Ebook, at no cost.

The ebook is 60 pages and contains great information about what happens during a Deflationary period, what to expect and how to prepare for and survive during these tough times.

Anyone following my …

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Using a Buy Limit Order

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October 25th, 2009 by

Larry

Every so often I receive questions about using a “Buy Limit Order”. Beginning stock traders want to learn about different order types, which I think is great.

Wanting to learn now, is a lot better than thinking you know everything and in this case, using Market Orders all the time.

That is, until …

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Are Earnings Driving The Stock Market Higher?

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October 23rd, 2009 by

Larry

Just added a good partner-contributor article about whether or not earnings are driving the stock market higher. The author illustrates and provides support of a contrarian view to what you’ll hear and read about in most cases.

This is a good topic to look into if you haven’t done so already. Most people …

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