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  1. Depression Then and Now: 3 Eye-Opening Charts • June 26, 2009

    Look at industrial output, trade and world stock markets imonths into the Great Depression and you'll start to see similarities to today. Here's why you don't need to worry. We also look at another important link on the New Silk Road.

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  2. First Time This Has Ever Happened • June 19, 2009

    Newcomers tap energy more than ever before. Where to look for investments as the West declines. we also look into opportunities in gold and potash -- two things emerging economies want more and more.

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  3. Prepare Now for the Coming Inflation • June 12, 2009

    Find out where value lies in the face of inflation. Just look at soybeans, corn and wheat for clues. Plus developments for three more "safe haven" stocks.

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  4. Don’t Be Fooled: Banks Still in Trouble • June 5, 2009

    “Let us all be happy and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.” – Charles Farrar Browne (1834-1867), American humorist, aka “Artemus Ward” UPDATES: APL Dear Capital & Crisis Reader, In bull markets, financial integrity usually stands up about as well as a sand castle in [...]

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  5. The War on Greenhouse Gases Plus, the Best Producer of “Chinese Ethanol” at 36 Cents on the Dollar • June 1, 2009

    Download PDF I wish I didn’t have to consider what the government might or might not do. But it is the big gorilla in the locker room. We just can’t ignore it. “Adam Smith described the ‘invisible hand’ of the marketplace that will direct the allocation of resources to their most effective use without government interference,” Martin [...]

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