Roger Arnold

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Roger Arnold is the chief economist for ALM Advisors, a Pasadena, Calif.-based money management firm specializing in income-generating portfolios. Concurrent with his other business responsibilities, Arnold was a radio talk show host for 15 years. He focuses on behavioral economics and chaos theory, better known as the "butterfly effect." He explains the relationships between political, economic and social systems, and how they are all reflected in the financial markets -- stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and real estate.

In Pole Position

By

Roger Arnold

 | May 24, 2013 | 1:00 AM EDT

The bull case for Tesla.

This Indicator Shows Trouble for Big Banks

By

Roger Arnold

 | May 22, 2013 | 5:00 PM EDT

The 'Texas Ratio' shows that nonperforming assets remain a problem.

Bernanke's Conundrum Escalates

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Roger Arnold

 | May 21, 2013 | 4:00 PM EDT

Banks are not lending, and the debate over quantitative easing will likely get louder.

Gold Spiking

By

Roger Arnold

 | May 20, 2013 | 12:08 PM EDT
Gold just spiked up by about $30. Massive move.

BofA Running on Fumes

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Roger Arnold

 | May 17, 2013 | 1:00 AM EDT

There is a vast disconnect between the meteoric stock rise and this bank’s actual performance.

Real Employee Earnings for April Stagnant...

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Roger Arnold

 | May 16, 2013 | 9:20 AM EDT
... average hourly pay up but average number of hours worked and down - this real weekly earnings decelerating.. the report is consistent with the...

Jobless Claims Increase ...

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Roger Arnold

 | May 16, 2013 | 9:00 AM EDT
... for the week, both seasonally adjusted and not... http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16...

CPI down .4% for April...

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Roger Arnold

 | May 16, 2013 | 8:56 AM EDT
... following PPI in same direction yesterday... Long end treasury yields should be declining.. the 10 year yield stuck at 1.95 essentially the same...

Housing Starts for April down by 16.5%

By

Roger Arnold

 | May 16, 2013 | 8:39 AM EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/idUSCLAGGE93L20130516

Berkshire Hathaway Credit Rating Cut by S&P

By

Roger Arnold

 | May 16, 2013 | 8:33 AM EDT
S&P cut BRK-A to AA from AA+ and put on negative outlook

Columnist Conversation / Market Updates

Easy Money (Part One)
By

Doug Kass

 | May 25, 2013 | 8:45 AM EDT
"It's the lure of easy money. It has a very strong appeal." -Glenn Frey, Smuggler's Blues Investors bor...

SPX cash daily chart
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Carolyn Boroden

 | May 24, 2013 | 3:24 PM EDT
There is no technical damage on the daily chart of $SPX at this point. Actually this decline is only similar to prior d...
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