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Peter Schiff says Paul Volcker is right to say that the USA are consuming too much.

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Gold to $2,000?

Old video:

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Bill Gross on the US economy

Bill Gross runs the world’s biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco). Watch the Bloomberg video.

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Nouriel Roubini: US economy outlook is still bleak.

Nouriel Roubini’s speech at Osec’s Forum for Swiss Foreign Trade and Investment:

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Unlike Ben Shannon, InTrade is positive on the future of the US economy.

Previously: Wiser Than The Stock Market — NOT + Ben Shannon on his misguided “SELL” stock market call delivered just before the stock market rally

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Yes, CFO Magazine did misinterpret the output data from the CFO Prediction Market powered by CrowdCast.

Leslie Fine: Chris, As I replied to you privately, indeed Vince made a mistake. [*] It is a common one for those who are not deeply familiar with prediction markets, and we have clarified the meaning of the data with … Continue reading

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Does the CFO Magazine writer misinterpret the outputs of the CFO Prediction Market (which is powered by CrowdCast)?

CFO Vincent Ryan: Indeed, asked “When will real GDP grow again?”, 32% of 168 participants project the fourth quarter of this year. Since Leslie Fine told us that CrowdCast uses a market mechanism (“binary spreads with a market maker”) to … Continue reading

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CrowdCast is going to die.

That’s the bombastic [under]-statement from prediction market kid Jed Christiansen (well known, usually, for his conformist views), who argues that VC-funded companies and small-growth markets don’t mix well. That is a reasonable argument. We should pull for CrowdCast, anyway. Previously: … Continue reading

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BetFair is going to make money in America…

…”even without changes to betting laws.”

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The Cook Doctrine at Apple

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