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Food Processor Archer Daniels Midland to Profit from Inflation
Filed under: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) , Commodities Raw commodities like grains, sugar and cotton are skyrocketing in price. These raw foods are then processed...
The Incredible Shrinking Middle Class
Here’s a copy of the chart of the day.As you might have suspected, the rich get richer while everyone else basically gets to tread water. The article that...
Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel and the Slow Death of Money
A huge opportunity to hedge against both inflation and deflation is lying out there in the open. There are no transaction costs and right now there’s even a built-in...
Inflation in (Mostly) the Wrong Places
It is often claimed that inflation is a benign, even positive, force. People assume that prices, wages, and assets will all rise together… In the real world,...
Three Garbage Stocks
The market goes up everyday… This two-year chart represents the thirty varsity players on the U.S. economic court. You might look at this 100% gain in two...
Sysco Confirms Our Worst Fears
The food inflation strategies we outlined here and here and here may have sounded a bit gloomy, but considering what’s been happening in the commodity markets...
Out of Egypt: Protests are Headed for America
Don’t think that what happened in Egypt can not possibly happen here. Because the truth is when a big swath of the population is no longer served by the festering...
How Gold Could Save America from Nazi Theory
Keynesian economics is the root of economic problems for most countries around the world today. So it’s important to understand both what Keynesian economics...
A Self-Employed Carpenter’s Continued Thoughts on the Future
My first article on this topic concerned the sharp contraction of the residential construction industry in the U.S. I am a self-employed carpenter. The main thrust...
A Self-Employed Carpenter’s Thoughts on the Future
The world is changing. Currently, as a nation, we have a large and well-trained section of our work force dedicated to residential construction. Unemployment within...
An Egyptian Firebrand Away from $400 Oil
Investors are remarkably sanguine about the events in Tunisia and Egypt… Oil actually fell yesterday to $88.27. The Dow has been on a hot streak and is up...
Darden Restaurants’ Target, Estimates Boosted at Susquehanna (DRI)
Full-service restaurant operator Darden Restaurants, Inc. ( DRI ) on Friday saw its price target and earnings estimates raised by analysts at Susquehanna. The firm...
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