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• Financial Markets: The Era of Caution

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-31

  Prieur du Plessis submits: The gyrations of financial markets ahead of the Labor Day weekend tested the patience of bulls and bears alike. As big swings took place in thinly-traded markets, I was reminded of Albert Schweitzer’s words: As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become...

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• Three Charts To Ponder: Oil Services, Oil, and the Pound

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-22

  Market Folly submits: Circling through some of my favorite blogs, I found some charts worth posting up here in what I like to call the 'Technical Analysis Round-up.' Longer term readers will know I like to reference charts simply because its a great tool to have in your investing arsenal....

  Tags: Energy, CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust, United States Oil Fund LP

• Tuesday's Declines Were All Financials

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-13

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Aside from Financials, Tuesday's losses weren't so bad.  Unfortunately, you can't ex out sectors.  The Financial sector contributed to two-thirds of yesterday's 1.21% decline in the S&P 500.  As shown below, the next biggest sector impacting the index on the downside was Consumer...

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• U.S. Session Wrap: Meredith Whitney Does It Again

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-13

  The LFB submits: When analyst Meredith Whitney of Oppenheimer & Co. talks, the market not only listens, it responds. Ms. Whitney, who made her bones last fall after calling for sharp declines in Citigroup C on mortgage write-downs (along with her call that the bank would need to slash its...

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