Posts Tagged ‘recession’

The Unemployment Picture (Video)

By Paul Nowak • Jan 12th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Webinars

Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn discusses the recent unemployment report and what it means for the economy. Richard also discusses the prospect of a jobless recovery and whether or not it could be sustainable. This video is part of our “Lind Market Recap” webinar series. Richard also presents a monthly webinar entitled “The Business of [...]



Should You Buy Gold?

By Paul Nowak • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Webinars

Gold has continued to be a volatile market while trading above $1,000 an ounce. Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Adam Klopfenstein discusses whether or not you should consider buying gold. This video is part of a daily series called Lind Market Recap. To see all the videos in this series, click here.



Is the Stock Market Rally Over?

By Paul Nowak • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Webinars

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Jeff Friedman discusses the stock market’s recent correction and whether it signals an end to the 3-month stock market rally. This video is part of a daily series called Lind Market Recap. To see all the videos in this series, click here.



Is Gold More of a Commodity or Currency (Video)

By Paul Nowak • Oct 12th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Webinars

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Adam Klopfenstein discusses his long and short-term outlook for gold and whether the yellow metal is more of a commodity or more of a currency. This video is part of a daily series called Lind Market Recap. To see all the videos in this series, click here.



Lind Market Recap: Gold Reaches Historic Highs

By Paul Nowak • Oct 9th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Webinars

Senior market strategist Jim Barrett discusses a historic week for gold as it reached all-time highs. Jim also discusses the grain markets and what to expect next week. This video is part of a daily series called Lind Market Recap. To see all the videos in this series, click here.



Commodity News Digest

By Paul Nowak • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Copper Rises as Dollar Drop Boosts Demand – Bloomberg U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rises to Highest Level Since Jan. 2008 – CNBC Wheat Falls to Lowest Price Since 2007 – Bloomberg Sugar Futures Climb on Forecast of Shrinking Supplies – Bloomberg Durable Goods Orders Fall – Bloomberg Existing Home Sales Down 2.7% – RealClear Markets Will [...]



The U.S. Debt – Continuously Updated Clock

By Paul Nowak • Sep 17th, 2009 • Category: Educational

Here’s an interesting site to look at:  www.usdebtclock.org. This is a clock that continuously tracks the U.S. national debt. Click on the image below to see the numbers change in real-time.



Why Gold is Getting So Expensive (Video)

By Paul Nowak • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Market Updates, Webinars

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Adam Klopfenstein discusses the fundamental reasons why gold is trading above $1,000 an ounce. This video is part of a daily series called Lind Market Recap. To see all the videos in this series, click here.



Recovery in Question

By Paul Nowak • Aug 13th, 2009 • Category: Market Updates

Retail Sales and Jobless Claims Disappoint Hopes for a recovery in the U.S. economy are in question after retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, and jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week. To make matters worse, foreclosure filings jumped to a new record rate (up 7 percent in July) for the third time in five months [...]



Unemployment Rate Falls – Stock Market Rallies

By Paul Nowak • Aug 7th, 2009 • Category: Market Updates

The unemployment rate fell to 9.4 percent in July, according to the Labor Department today. The report showed that the economy shed a less-than-expected 247,000 jobs in July, compared to the 443,000 loss in June. The fall in the unemployment rate (previously 9.5 percent) was unexpected and the stock market rallied at the open. Of [...]