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Interested in learning more about stock options? We go over some basic terminology and the source of profits.

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Gold again? That’s the way it seems. With the currency markets having a difficult time making up their mind, the action was hot again for holding commodities. Oil stayed pretty level, holding its own in spite of some concerns it might fall off. And Gasoline was up on the good news from the US government [...]
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The Dollar (USD) continued to stay strong, in spite of a slight rally from the Euro as Greek fears once again diminished somewhat. The British Pound (GBP) finally had a slight rebound, and although it is not yet out of the storm, it may be subsiding at least somewhat. The Yen (JPY) also continued to [...]
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Rosy news from the US on job losses in February led the market today, with surging stock prices throughout the US. The same was true throughout most of the world, with exchanges globally posting gains as the markets let out a collective sigh of relief with the new US data.
Job losses in the United [...]
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A good day for the markets overall, with positive fundamental data from a number of sources. The biggest news of the day was the numbers from the US on jobless claims in February, which stayed static in an encouraging sign of the economic recovery. China also came out to reassure investors that their economy was [...]
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Today was all about the economy in the United States, and the ongoing recovery. Numbers released about job loss numbers in February showed that job losses were down to 36,000, significantly less than analysts had been predicting. Unemployment held at 9.7%, rather than rising to 9.8% as had been predicted. All this was in spite [...]
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