Early trade remains choppy as the broader market displays an unwillingness to follow the lead of energy stocks, which continue to sport a 1% gain, as a group. Utilities are at the other end of the spectrum. The defensive-oriented sector is...

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A failed attempt to move higher has left stocks mired in negative territory with narrow losses. Financials have been a drag on broad market action for two straight sessions. The sector was one of the few to log a loss yesterday,...

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Now that an economic recovery appears likely, the markets have a new bogey-man they’re concerned about— Higher Interest Rates. In the government’s attempt to finance the economic recovery by selling billions of dollars of debt, interest rates have been steadily...

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So what exactly is Hyperinflation? Well… in the simplest of terms, it is extremely high or “out of control” inflation in which prices rise rapidly while a currency loses its value. Other definitions used by the media include “a cumulative...

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We hope that all of you had a wonderful and blessed holiday season! We slowed things down a little the last few weeks of the year here at OTCPicks.com, but now the batteries are recharged and we are back in the saddle again...

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Courtesy of OTCPicks.com The stock market today suffered one of its worst days since the financial meltdown began, slicing 680 points off the Dow Jones industrial average as Wall Street snapped out of its daydream of a rally and once again...

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Feds Cut Interest Rate Half a Point On Wednesday Oct 29, the Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by half a percentage point as it seeks to revive an economy rocked by the worst financial crisis in the better part...

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Written by OTCPicks.com Oil prices were up more than $25 a barrel today as investors became unsettled about the government’s $700B bailout plans. This was the biggest one day price surge ever for oil. The Fed is going to have to auction...

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