04.15.13
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More on the Stock Drop: Michael Belkin Predicts 40% Stock Market Drop; Other Opinions and Articles

Hedge Fund Consultant Michael Belkin spoke at The Big Picture conference, predicting a 40% stock market drop in the coming 12-15 months. Belkin joins Sam Mamudi to discuss his case for a market drop.

What do you think. Check out the video here:
http://live.wsj.com/video/michael-belkin-predicts-40-stock-market-drop/A1C9660A-0321-4E82-BA0E-EFD4CD092D40.html#!A1C9660A-0321-4E82-BA0E-EFD4CD092D40

More Articles on Today’s Stock Crash:

AL.COM: Stock market takes biggest drop this year
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2013/04/stock_market_takes_biggest_dro.html

Huffington Post: Stock Market Suffers Worst Drop Of The Year On China, Commodities Concerns
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/stock-market-worst-drop_n_3087334.html?utm_hp_ref=business

Yahoo News: Stock market takes biggest drop this year
http://news.yahoo.com/stock-market-takes-biggest-drop-201935964–finance.html

UK’s The Telegraph: Business news and markets: as it happened – April 15, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/business-news-markets-live/9988168/Business-news-and-markets-as-it-happened-April-15-2013.html

04.15.13
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Daily Finance: Dow Has Worst Day This Year as Commodities Plunge

NEW YORK (AP) – A steep fall in commodity prices led the stock market to its worst day this year on Monday, as worries about the global economy resurfaced.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 265 points, its biggest loss in five months.

The first trigger came from China. News that the world’s second-largest economy slowed unexpectedly pummeled oil, copper and other commodities. In the stock market, companies that produce oil and mine for metals fared the worst. A slowdown in China, a huge importer of basic materials like copper, would stymie profits at those companies.

Click the link below for the full aritcle.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/15/dow-jones-stock-market-drop-commodities/

04.15.13
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More on the Gold Price Drop

Earlier we posted Peter Schiff’s thoughts on the gold price drop.  What do you think, is this a market correction?  Will the price of gold rise as the economy and the dollar weaken or has the economy stablized?

Below are a series of articles on the topic with information and varying opinions on the subject.

Gold plunges to lowest in more than 2 years
http://news.yahoo.com/gold-plunges-lowest-more-2-181027539.html

Zero-Hedge: What happened the last time we saw gold drop like this?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-15/what-happened-last-time-we-saw-gold-drop

Daily Paul: Gold and Silver Doom and Gloom or Crack Up Boom?
http://www.dailypaul.com/281931/gold-and-silver-doom-and-gloom-or-crack-up-boom

Ben Bernanke Swamps the Gold Bugs
http://news.yahoo.com/ben-bernanke-swamps-gold-bugs-173938980.html

Business Insider: The Gold Collapse Is Personally Costing Ron Paul A Fortune
http://www.businessinsider.com/ron-paul-investment-gold-2013-4

CNN Money: Gold plunges to two-year low
http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/15/investing/gold-prices-china/index.html

Reuters: Gold investors run for the exits, prices suffer biggest-ever drop
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/markets-gold-idINDEE93E0CK20130415

04.15.13
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Tax Day Special: With Both 2012 POTUS Tax Rates Under Attack, Just what is a fair tax rate?

Has President Obama been taking advice from Mitt Romney’s tax accountant?

Months after attacking Mr. Romney for his low tax rate, some critics are now turning the tables on the president, saying his 2012 tax rate is too low.

The president paid $112,214 in federal income taxes on an adjusted gross income of $608,611 in 2012, making his effective federal tax rate 18.4 percent. (The Obamas also paid $29,450 in Illinois income tax.)

Apparently, that’s a lot less than some folks at MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” pay.

“The president was talking about how shameful it is that Mitt Romney paid less in taxes than teachers paid in taxes, and yet Barack Obama, reportedly worth $14 million, paid less in taxes than teachers or Warren Buffet’s poor, overworked secretary,” “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said on Monday’s show.

Is Obama’s tax rate too low?

Click below for the full article.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/0415/Obama-s-tax-rate-is-18.4-percent.-Is-that-too-low-for-a-millionaire?nav=topic-tag_topic_page-storyList

04.15.13
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CNBC Guide to Obamacare for Small Businesses

Even as you finish with this year’s taxes, if you’re a small-business owner experts say it’s time to look ahead to 2014, when the tax implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begin to kick in.

“Just now, things are really sinking in that there is this employer responsibility,” said Amanda Austin, of the National Federation of Independent Business.

Under ACA, often called Obamacare, employers with 50 or more full-time workers face a mandate to provide insurance. It’s known formally as shared responsibility.

“You’re going to need somebody to do a thorough review of the impact on your business,” Austin said, because the new rules are complex.

For the complete article including more on the 50/30 rule, click the link below.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100641995

 

04.15.13
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Peter Schiff on CNBC About Gold Drop: We’re Headed To A Currency Crisis One Way Or Another

Video of Peter Schiff talking about potential currency crisis and his belief in Gold. Also below that is an older video of Peter Schiff on MSNBC debating policies of the FED as part of a panel. One thing to think about is the role of the Federal Reserve and whether it is good policy to inflate currency and print money out of thin air?

04.15.13
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Denver Post: Gun-control supporters push for national legislation

How does this affect your second amendment rights?  Will it stop gun violence and school shootings?

ENGLEWOOD — Gun-control supporters gathered Saturday afternoon with signs and posters to raise awareness of the gun debate at the federal level.

State Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, spoke to a crowd of about 100 people at the First Universalist Church of Denver, urging them to call their U.S. senators and representatives and press them to support national gun-control measures like the ones passed in Colorado.

Click below for full article.

[http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23020614/gun-control-supporters-push-national-legislation?source=rss]