California Goes To Pot …

Before sunrise on New Year’s Day, cashiers welcomed the first legal sales of recreational marijuana in California, launching a new industry expected to bring in billions of dollars while accepting new regulations and taxes. The day has been long anticipated …

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A Few Resolutions for 2018

by Charles Hugh-Smith Here are some resolutions I’m pondering adding to my daily routines. Since “We are what we repeatedly do” (attributed to Aristotle), i.e. we are what we do every day, resolutions have little consequence until they become daily habits. With that in …

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2017 Market Lessons

by northmantrader Before I publish my market outlook for 2018 in the days ahead I thought it might be useful to recap some lessons learned from 2017. While I want to focus on technical considerations some larger market context first is …

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What The Heck Is Happening In Commodities?

by stockboardasset In a system littered with debt and subpar economic growth. Central Banks are attempting to force a commodity upcycle similar to 1999 and 2000. Relative to stocks, commodities have never been cheaper is the current narrative floating around the water …

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