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BMI remains far more optimistic on the outlook for the UK economy than many of their counterparts despite the poor Q112 growth figure. Aside from believing the figure is likely to be revised upwards, BMI anticipates a long-term Industrial renaissance

For about 50 years, the 10-year U.S. Treasury never traded below a yield of two percent. This past Thursday morning, the yield of the world’s most popular government bond hit 1.99% for the first time in more than 50 years.

A look at the current environment for stocking picking.

It's surprising that the stock market reacted so strongly to news of weaker gross domestic product (GDP) growth and consumer spending numbers.

Is the U.S. debt ceiling the least of our real problems. Michael delves into the truth behind the devaluation of the U.S. dollar.

It would be so wonderful if the sovereign debt crisis in Europe was not at hand. It never pays to live in a fantasy world, but corporate earnings are coming in so good that the market would be a lot higher .

Throw bad news at this stock market…it doesn’t matter…the assault on Dow Jones 13,000 continues its move ahead.

Europe is a financial mess—with four of its countries in or close to being in severe debt. What does this have to do with the U.S.? George explains.

Why consumer confidence amongst Americans is nose-diving.An important report just released by Thomson Reuters/University of Michiganknown as a preliminary index of consumer sentiment decreased in July to the lowest level since March 2009.

Why George's best investment advice to you is not to bet against China.

First it was Greece, then Ireland, followed by Portugal. These countries are suffering from severe debt loads (sound familiar?), are unable to pay the interest, and are potentially defaulting. And the trouble in the eurozone is far from over.

The world’s automakers know that, to grow, you need to have a presence in China’s auto sector, whether as a venture with a Chinese company or as a standalone manufacturer of vehicles.

I’ll try my best not to be sarcastic this morning… But what happened to all theU.S.jobs we were promised were headed our way?

China is continuing to roll along at a nice pace in spite of some slowing. The superlative GDP growth is great, but the problem is the associated inflation that often surfaces as consumers spend more.

Buy low and sell high or buy high and sell higher? Why some great stocks don’t give you a choice.

Governments in Europe, including non-euro currency members such as the U.K., have been experiencing rising inflation.

The hurdles we face in our economic recovery and what the Fed says, and plans to do, about them.

Why it would be ideal then to be a shareholder in large-cap, dividend-paying gold producer over the next several years.

In January of the year, the Federal Reserve predicted that the U.S. economy would grow between 3.4% and 3.9% in 2011. In April, the Fed said it predicted that the economy would grow less, at between 3.1% and 3.3% this year.

The country of Greece has produced some astounding mathematicians, scientists, philosophers, and other intellectuals in its long history, but managing finances does not appear to be a strong point for this country.

More proof that, in this market, the best-performing stocks are large-cap, dividend-paying stocks whose businesses have been around for a very long time.

Mitchell takes a look at the market action and tells you what the key indicator for this market is.

Michael explains why he thinks a stock market rally is imminent.

The Sacred Science Institute introduces a new author, Richard Scott who has written, “A Compendium of Astro-Economic Influences Practically Applied! A 110 Year Analysis Of The Dow Jones Industrial Averages (Volume I Text, Volume II Charts)".

Mitchell's view on how the stock market downgrade makes next quarter's earnings story that much more attractive, and how the more famous investors, hedge-fund managers, and financial analysts are dealing with investing in the current market.

Stocks are heading lower, the charts look ominous. While many of you may be looking to buy stocks right now, make sure you don't get pulled in by a sucker's rally.

We know this sounds crazy. But Michael believes the low-interest-rate environment that has prevailed for months is actually killing the economy. Read on to find out how.

The key to growing the economy is creating jobs to drive spending and economic growth. So far, the economic renewal has been decent with some encouraging developments in the critical jobs area.

Today, we’ll hear and read stories about how the May job numbers are worse than expected, that the U.S. economy is starting to show signs of weakness, and that we’ll never get the economy going.

George takes a look at current consumer confidence and the factors behind it, and explains why it's important to the economy and you, the investor.

Why Mitchell would be a new buyer of large-cap, dividend paying stocks right now.

Housing is now officially in a double-dip recession. George discusses what's going on with the U.S. real estate market at the moment.

If the economic data don’t start improving, then even the best-managed companies are going to have a difficult time growing their earnings in future quarters. It’s a fine line the economy is on right now and the future is rather unclear.

Two news items this morning I want my readers to be aware of as we start June… The New York-based Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence fell “unexpectedly” in May to a six-month low.

Over the last few months, there has been a backlash on small-cap Chinese stocks that has driven the valuation on many of these stocks down to extremely low levels. Find out why George likes these stocks.

As much as the economic analysis and news dominate the headlines, it’s important to follow what’s really happening at real companies in order to gauge the current state of things.

The reality is that if you are looking for that extra edge for your portfolio, you need to add foreign stocks. While stocks in the U.S. are doing fine so far in 2011, you need to also watch for stocks in the emerging markets.

It’s true the housing market is much improved from a year ago, but there continue to be problems. George gives you an update on the real estate situation.

The situation in Greece looks to be worsening. The country has already borrowed over $130 million to keep its operations going, but so far the situation appears not to have improved sufficiently to the point where the country can move forward.

Economy should gain steam by early third quarter as companies add jobs more aggressively

The critical non-farm payrolls reading for April saw the creation of 244,000 new jobs. This was well above the estimate of 185,000 and the revised 221,000 in March. Great news! But it's not enough. Find out why.

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Yesterday, President Obama said that he would cut $4.0 trillion from annual deficits over the next 12 years. He plans to raise taxes and cut government spending. The stock market hardly budged. The U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasuries hardly moved.

China continues to face surging inflationary pressures despite higher interest rates and loan tightening. The country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), excluding food, came in at 4.9% in February, which continues to be way too high.

No doubt this is an equity market that wants to go higher. The market is due for a correction; it just experienced a small consolidation; but no matter what the economic analysis, institutional investors are buying.

While macro economic analysis issues such as reduced interest rates and a declining U.S. dollar have positive effects on the stock market, there is a direct correlation in the stock market

Everything is due for a correction now: stocks, commodities, and several currencies. The stock market isn’t overvalued; it’s just had a great run and a correction would be healthy. In addition