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Zecco Zirens | Educational Trading Videos

Zecco Zirens is a team of ladies from Zecco Trading that teaches you investing basics. It’s a great marketing gimmick from Zecco to have these ladies on air but I must admit that the actual content is pretty good. You can learn more about them by watching it below.

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Markets Rolled Over Because of Bond Yields

The U.S. market gave back pretty much all the gains of yesterday as a sudden rise in 10-year treasury yields ignited fears that the recovery people are hoping for might not be so healthy.
In mid-day, the 10-year treasury yield rose to 3.75 percent, the highest level since November.  This sparked fears not only that the [...]

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Case-Shiller National Home Price Index Fell at a Record Pace

The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller National Home Price index shows that home prices fell at a record level, 19.1 percent to be exact, in Q1.  This is the biggest drop in the index’s 21-year history, and the worst part is that there are no signs of it bottoming anytime soon.
To date, home prices have fallen 32.2 [...]

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Stocks on Fire on Surprisingly Upbeat Consumer Confidence Index

The U.S. stock market opened lower today but it surged after an research report came out indicating that consumer confidence is at the highest level since September of last year (before all the carnage).  As a result, all indexes are up close to 2% on the news.
Economists were predicting that the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence [...]

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The Stock Market Slump Continues

All major indices are down (in fact, the Dow is down triple digit all day at time of writing) after a weaker than expected jobs number that sent bulls hiding.
While new job claims showed a slower rate of decline, continuing unemployment claims increased which means that companies are still reluctant to hire.  In this economy, [...]

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SEC Considers Proposal for Uptick Rule

The SEC is finally listening. Today, the five member commission will debate on possible proposals of reinstating a modified version of the uptick rule to prevent manipulation of the stock market and drive stock prices down.
Investors have been crying foul for months since the uptick rule was taken off. The rule, which was [...]

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