Marc Faber, the money manager and Gloom Boom & Doom Report editor who has an excellent track record of market calls, sees severe inflation coming, and says investors should be…
Category: Economy
What Will "Normal" Earnings Look Like?
A lot of strategists and investors have been talking about what the “new normal” will look like as the economy recovers from the recent financial crisis and unwinds the excess…
Buffett Isn't Seeing Green Shoots -- But Says They'll Come
Despite all the talk of “green shoots”, Warren Buffett says that he’s seen no bounce in the economy. He tells CNBC that, while the government has done a good job…
"Green Shoots" Talk Overdone -- Stimulus Underdone, Says Shiller
In an interview with CNBC’s India affiliate, Yale economist Robert Shiller says that governments across the world should be focused on greater economic stimulus — and put concerns about rising…
Mauldin: This Time It Really Is Different (Sort Of)
In his latest “Thoughts from The Frontline” newsletter, John Mauldin makes a pretty bold proclamation that goes against a long-held principle of investing — this time, he says, things really…
Buckingham: "Great Time" for Long-Term Investors to Buy
In the video below, John Buckingham of Al Frank Asset Management — who last week explained why history shows now might be a good time to buy value stocks —…
Yes, Green Shoots -- and More, Sonders Says
Like Barry Ritholtz, Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders isn’t buying talk that the recession will end in late 2009 — but that’s because she thinks it has…
Ritholtz: What Green Shoots?
Barry Ritholtz of Fusion IQ and The Big Picture blog thinks the talk of a housing recovery and a general economic recovery are very premature, and that what we’re experiencing…
Bull Runs: How they Happen
Money magazine recently offered some interesting data on the relationship between the economy and the stock market. In the chart below, you can see how the market, on average, has…
The Little-Known Shipping Metric
Time magazine recently had a piece on “the least known key economic indicator” — the Baltic Dry Index. The BDI, which is a measure of worldwide shipping rates, has “registered…