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Gerald Celente got robbed of his gold. — [VIDEO]

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Dan Yergin says the global supply of oil and gas has risen in the last 20 years, defying the predictions of ‘peak oil’ theorists. — [VIDEO]

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Why does InTrade offer gold contracts to US customers when they signed a 2005 agreement with the CFTC not to offer commodity options to US customers? — [DOCUMENT]

InTrade does it. (Hat tip to a MO reader.) InTrade wasn’t authorized to trade yearly contracts. Do you, guys, have an explanation on why InTrade does it anyway? Release: 5124-05 For Release: October 4, 2005 U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION … Continue reading

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Conspicacy theory (involving credit cards) about coffee futures — [VIDEO]

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John Tierney won a $5,000 bet with Matthew Simmons.

“I called Mr. Simmons to discuss a bet. To his credit –and unlike some other Malthusians– he was eager to back his predictions with cash. He expected the price of oil, then about $65 a barrel, to more than triple … Continue reading

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Jim Rogers on Ben Bernanke… –and it’s not pretty. – [VIDEO]

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Jim Rogers on CNBC Europe – [VIDEO]

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Jim Rogers: Ben Bernanke only knows about printing money. – [VIDEO]

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Jim Rogers on commodities, currencies, stocks, banks, emerging markets, etc.

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Rejection of the patent claims involving a method of hedging risks in commodities trading

Wikipedia: The applicants (Bernard L. Bilski and Rand Warsaw) filed a patent application (on 10 April 1997) for a method of hedging risks in commodities trading. Such patent claims are often termed business method claims. [...] Bilski’s method claim was … Continue reading

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