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		<title><![CDATA[Soft 'Black Friday' Doesn't Bode Well for U.S. Retailers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F175775-soft-black-friday-doesn-t-bode-well-for-u-s-retailers%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: The U.S. propaganda-machine has been steadily ratcheting-up expectations for the 2009 holiday-shopping season. This is not surprising. As a consumer economy, the health of the retail sector is critical to the overall health of the U.S. economy, and the retail sector itself is totally dependent on the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:03:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Gold Market Fights Back]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F175617-the-gold-market-fights-back%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: There was some quirky behavior in the gold market &#8211; as a consequence of the market-shock from the announcement by Dubai World that it was essentially defaulting on its debt. The first reaction of the gold market was a move up, although gold gave up those gains...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:51:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gold Bears Stop Sector from Overheating]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F175012-gold-bears-stop-sector-from-overheating%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: As I wrote a month ago in &#8220;Price of Gold in Controlled Ascent&#8221;, gold and silver is in the midst of a methodical, well-behaved rally &#8211; with few signs of the market over-heating. In that previous piece, I credited China's government for being in the &#8220;driver's seat&#8221;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Van Eck's New Junior Gold Miner ETF: A Preliminary Analysis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F172870-van-eck-s-new-junior-gold-miner-etf-a-preliminary-analysis%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: The long-awaited debut of the Van Eck Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF GDXJ finally arrived Wednesday. Anecdotally, there has been a lot of investor-interest in this new fund, as demonstrated by the strong interest and many inquiries I received after first writing about this fund in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:30:58 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investment Check-List for Precious Metals Miners, Part II]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F172471-investment-check-list-for-precious-metals-miners-part-ii%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: In Part I, I introduced readers to the different categories of miners, and outlined some of the basic characteristics which these companies possess. In the second part, I will provide some guidance on what to look for in separating the &#8220;contenders&#8221; from the &#8220;pretenders&#8221;.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:28:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Silver 'Misbehaves' in Recent Rally: Time to Buy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F172164-silver-misbehaves-in-recent-rally-time-to-buy%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: Investors familiar with the precious metals sector are used to seeing a pattern in each short-term rally in this market. Silver begins these rallies especially undervalued versus gold, then gains back much of its lost ground by outperforming gold for the duration of the rally.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:57:43 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[There's No Bubble in China]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: I find it utterly amazing how the same group of commentators who could not &#8220;see&#8221; the U.S. housing bubble &#8211; the largest asset-bubble in human history, can suddenly see &#8220;bubbles&#8221; everywhere (except in the U.S. economy).    The most frequent target of these &#8220;bubble sightings&#8221;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:38:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[India's Gold Purchase: A Complete Non-Event]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: Given that this was such a simple news story &#8211; with nothing especially surprising about it &#8211; my first inclination was that it did not merit a commentary on the subject. However, seeing the reaction to this news convinced me that my first inclination was wrong. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Bank Failures: Nine in One Day]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F170523-u-s-bank-failures-nine-in-one-day%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: Another Friday night salvage-operation by the FDIC netted a big haul this week: nine U.S. banks were officially declared insolvent &#8211; all part of a large, banking chain, bringing the total this year to 115 banks. The remnants of these corpses have been absorbed into other financial...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:28:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Precious Metals Miners: Four Areas for Investors to Consider]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F170102-precious-metals-miners-four-areas-for-investors-to-consider%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: It is a long-established pattern of the precious metals sector that in any long-term bull market the precious metals miners outperform bullion, itself &#8211; with this especially being true at any medium-term tops and of course at any long-term top. The fact that relatively few investors know...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:35:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fantasy Housing Numbers a Prelude to the Next U.S. Crash]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F168713-fantasy-housing-numbers-a-prelude-to-the-next-u-s-crash%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: There are two sources for most housing data in the United States. One source is the National Association of Realtors NAR. Given that this organization represents only people who sell U.S. residential real estate for their livelihood, this is an extremely biased entity &#8211; with an obvious...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:55:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Who Were the Winners on Interest-Rate Swaps?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F168032-who-were-the-winners-on-interest-rate-swaps%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: In recent months, we have been hearing about institutions and municipalities all over the world who are suffering huge losses on the interest-rate swaps negotiated by U.S. big-banks.    Jefferson County, Alabama, is set to become the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history &#8211; due...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:38:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Banks Shift Reserves Away from U.S. Dollar]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F166517-central-banks-shift-reserves-away-from-u-s-dollar%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: The problem with trying to specify why the U.S. dollar is currently having its worst collapse in two decades is that one would wear out their fingers on their keyboard before they ran out of reasons.    Let's start with economic fundamentals. The U.S. is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:58:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why It's Not the Time to Buy Gold]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F166158-why-it-s-not-the-time-to-buy-gold%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: I was asked by a reader yesterday if now was a good time to buy gold. This is always a deceptively simple question with any investment. After writing a fairly lengthy reply, it struck me that this was probably a topic worthy of a commentary, itself. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:12:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Ignored Warnings of Ratings Fraud]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F164405-sec-ignored-warnings-of-ratings-fraud%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: In a recent commentary (&#8220;U.S. ratings-fraud continues&#8221;), I pointed out how (according to a Moody's insider) at least one of the ratings agencies who were the principal facilitators of Wall Street's massive Ponzi scheme was still rubber-stamping fraudulent ratings on &#8220;toxic&#8221; Wall Street securities.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:31:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Sued Over a Bad Derivative Bet]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F163791-morgan-stanley-sued-over-a-bad-derivative-bet%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: An intriguing news item this week was the announcement that Citigroup C is suing Morgan Stanley MS for $245 million, alleging non-payment from Morgan Stanley regarding a &#8220;credit default swap&#8221; (i.e. default insurance) which Citigroup purchased from Morgan Stanley.    Apart from the vicarious joy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:23:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Ratings Fraud Continues]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F163417-u-s-ratings-fraud-continues%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: It becomes increasingly obvious each day that it is &#8220;business as usual&#8221; for the U.S. financial crime syndicate. Bankster &#8220;bonuses&#8221; have returned to their obscene levels. Most of the &#8220;too-big-to-fail&#8221; banks have actually been allowed to get bigger. And ratings-fraud continues unabated with respect to the so-called...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:23:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Silver Wheaton: The Safe Alternative to SLV]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F162469-silver-wheaton-the-safe-alternative-to-slv%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: I recently received a request in my mail to spend more time talking about precious metals mining companies. I had just finished writing about the extremely dubious business models of most (so-called) &#8220;bullion-ETF's&#8221;, such as SLV (see &#8220;Your ETF-silver is For Sale&#8221;). So, it seemed a good...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:05:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Want to Own Silver? Forget About SLV]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F161973-want-to-own-silver-forget-about-slv%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: As a writer, it's always a disappointment when something which you see as being among the best or most important examples of your work receives less attention than other pieces. Sometimes this can be due to nothing more than a poorly-worded title, however, what it usually means...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:31:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Derivatives Myth Exposed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F161774-a-derivatives-myth-exposed%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Nielson submits: It is common knowledge that Western banksters operate their own private &#8220;casino&#8221; - known as the global derivatives market. This unregulated &#8220;playground&#8221; for the most reckless generation of bankers the world has ever seen finally attracted wide-spread attention as the &#8220;notional value&#8221; of  this casino/market soared...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:10:05 -0700</pubDate>
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