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How China became the '800-Pound' Gorilla in the Gold Market

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

With prices testing their record high of $1,033 an ounce set last year gold has again become the hot topic of conversation. But while many analysts are focusing on threat of inflation - which could be a byproduct of the U.S. Federal Reserve's reluctance to withdraw monetary stimulus - investors should really be watching China. […]

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Special Report: How the Government is Setting Us Up for a Second Subprime Crisis

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW -

[Editor's Note: Shah Gilani, a retired hedge fund manager and noted expert on the global credit crisis, predicted this developing FHA debacle in a July 2008 Money Morning essay.] Is the government creating another subprime-mortgage bubble? The first time around, the three-headed federal serpent - the Bush administration, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Federal […]

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The Slow Death of General Motors

By , Money Morning -

By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Money Morning U.S. President Barack Obama's firing of General Motors Corp. (GM) Chief Executive Officer G. Richard Wagoner Jr. may be the beginning of the final act of a long and sad drama - the slow death of GM. The company nameplate may soldier on in some form, but it […]

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The Real Reason for the Global Financial Crisis...the Story No One's Talking About

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW -

[Part I of a three-part series looking at how so-called “credit default swap” derivatives could ignite a worldwide capital markets meltdown.] By Shah GilaniContributing Editor Are you shell-shocked? Are you wondering what's really going on in the market? The truth is probably more frightening than even your worst fears. And yet, you won't hear about […]

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