Barbara Ann Alston, co-founder and lead singer of the hit-making Sixties girl group the Crystals, died February 16th in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was 74. The singer's family told the Charlotte Observer that Alston died at a Charlotte hospital following a two-week battle with the flu. Alston's daughter Donielle Prophete told the BBC, "She loved the Crystals. She always talked about singing with them, the work they created ...
I Love the 80′s: 1982 Low vs 2009 Low “I Love the '80s” was a BBC television miniseries that examined the world through the lens of 1980s pop culture. (VH1’s riff on the show can be found here). I bring up the '80s because of a wonderful chart from Ron Griess who runs The Chart Store. The chart compares today's Standard & Poor's 500 Index (from its recent low in March 2009) with the same index from the early ...
Forex Weekly Outlook May 19-23 Rate decision in Japan, inflation data in the UK and Canada, FOMC Meeting Minutes, Unemployment Claims, German Ifo Business Climate and US housing data are the main events on our list. Here is an outlook on the main market-movers for this week. Last week, major US figures came out above expectations; Annual inflation reached 2%, as expected and the monthly CPI edged up to 0.3%. Meanwhile, the annual core inflation beat forecasts ...
US Dollar Rally Will Stall Without a Spark Fundamental Forecast for Dollar: Neutral Though US Treasury yields were in retreat this past week, the move does not likely reflect fading Fed expectations There is limited impetus from the docket for a big ‘risk’ breakout this week, but a surge in sentiment doesn’t require data The US Dollar managed to turn a close call test of 14-month lows into an impressive rebound ...
Can You Trade Forex Well with a Small Balance? The Desire to Trade FX with a Small BalanceThe Limits of a Small BalanceThe Better Path Regardless of Risk “Ninety-five percent of the trading errors you are likely to make—causing the money to just evaporate before your eyes—will stem from your attitudes about being wrong, losing money, missing out, and leaving money on the table. What I call the four primary trading fears.” “Attitude produces better ...
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