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How the Gold-to-Copper Ratio Can Make You a Smarter Investor

May 5, 2018 admin Comments Off on How the Gold-to-Copper Ratio Can Make You a Smarter Investor

You’ve heard it for some time now…

The global economy is finally showing signs of improvement – especially over the past year or so.

Most economists and central bankers cite a slew of stats to justify their optimism.

Nonfarm payrolls… nominal and real GDP… consumer confidence surveys… employment statistics… the producer price index…

The list goes on and on.

I’ll admit: Scouring the endless stream of economic metrics released every other week isn’t an exciting way to spend your downtime.

Instead, there’s a simple shortcut to tracking the health of the global economy, courtesy of free markets.

It’s called the gold-to-copper ratio.

On the surface, gold and copper …read more […]

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Glare on Southwest highlights tense relationship between management, mechanics

May 5, 2018 admin Comments Off on Glare on Southwest highlights tense relationship between management, mechanics

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal investigators were assigned last year to monitor Southwest Airlines’ maintenance operations, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday, after whistleblower complaints of mistreatment of mechanics raised safety concerns. The agency found no rule violations, it said, and the assignment of additional inspectors was standard practice to preclude any deterioration in maintenance. …read more […]

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Trump exit from Iran nuclear deal enters uncharted territory

May 5, 2018 admin Comments Off on Trump exit from Iran nuclear deal enters uncharted territory

If President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal on May 12, the rest of the world will be thrust into uncharted territory, forced to navigate a complex web of U.S. sanctions that were lifted under the landmark accord but would ostensibly be put back in place. Would Trump re-impose sanctions on those who do business with Iran? How would Iran respond? …read more […]

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Analysts: US trade demands could make deal with China harder

May 5, 2018 admin Comments Off on Analysts: US trade demands could make deal with China harder

A list of hard-line demands that the Trump administration handed China this week could make it even more difficult to resolve a trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies. A U.S. official confirmed the authenticity of a document outlining U.S. priorities that was presented to China ahead of two days of trade talks that ended Friday. …read more […]

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Quakes, lava and gas: Hawaii residents flee volcanic threats

May 5, 2018 admin Comments Off on Quakes, lava and gas: Hawaii residents flee volcanic threats

Many rural residents living on an erupting volcano in Hawaii fled the threat of lava that spewed into the air in bursts of fire and pushed up steam from cracks in roadways Friday, while others tried to get back to their homes. Officials ordered more than 1,700 people out of neighborhoods near Kilauea volcano’s newest lava flow, warning of the dangers of spattering hot rock and high levels of sulfuric gas that could threaten the elderly and people with breathing problems. Officials said the airport and highways were not damaged, but residents said they felt strong shaking and …read more […]