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Markets rarely move at random. InvestorPlace’s leading analysts break down macro trends, sector dynamics, and recurring market patterns to help investors understand what is changing, what matters most, and where opportunities may emerge.

Low Volatility Suggests Trouble Ahead

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Volatility measures, via short-term and long-term VIX indicators, hint at imminent pullback for stocks.

Fresh Trouble For Europe?

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
The higher euro and lost export activity may result in another round of selling for the euro and European stocks.

Google Invests in Offshore Electricity

By Paul Ausick
A small privately-held firm, Trans-Elect Development Company, has proposed building a backbone along the Atlantic Coast of the US for wind energy projects to tie into.

How HTML 5 May Help Microsoft and Adobe Beat Apple

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Microsoft is no longer the most valuable technology company on the planet. That title's gone to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the company that has seized the consumer market with its mobile devices like the MacBook, iPod, and iPhone.

Something Has To Give in Bonds

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor
The Fed's actions are actually adding to emerging market investors' gains. Although aimed at stimulating the U.S. economy, they're moving BRIC and Latin American emerging markets.

Jobs Report Shows Recession Goes On

By ETFguide
September was the 15th month during the Obama administration with the unemployment rate at or above 9.5%.  The underemployment rate, which includes forced part-time and some…

Taiwan is at Fresh 52-Week Highs

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor
With Taiwan at fresh 52-week highs, here's a look at what's propelling Taiwan and Hong Kong ETFs.

Google Aims for Auto Industry With Cars That Drive Themselves

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
In a post on the Official Google Blog, software engineer Sebastian Thrun announced that Google has developed its own line of the Toyota (NYSE: TM) Prius that can drive itself.

Create A ‘Permanent Portfolio’ with ETFs

By ETFguide
You can replicate the Permanent Portfolio strategy -- but with lower costs -- by using ETFs.

Weaker Dollar Propels Market Rally

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Despite the falling U.S. dollar, the stock market continued rising last week, up 2% in the first week of October after rising 9% in September, but the weaker dollar also spurred price inflation for commodities.

8 GameChangers at Work in the Midterm Elections

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
No matter how you slice it, the midterm elections have massive implications for you and your family.

Amazon May Challenge Apple’s App Store

By Jeff Reeves
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon may challenge Apple's app store by marketing mobile applications to its 80 million monthly visitors.

Microsoft Pursuing Adobe Again?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
With just one month to go before the first Windows Phone 7-equipped smartphones hit the market, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is searching for an answer to the No. 1 question about the mobile market: How do we beat Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)?

Hershey (HSY) Closing First Chocolate Factory

By InvestorPlace Staff
Hershey Co. is shutting down its original 1903 candy plant and moving the operations to a more efficient plant so it can compete more effectively. The move will eliminate 500 jobs.

Verizon and Competing Telecoms Rollout 4G Networks

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
This week, Verizon announced the specifics of their 4G service rollout in 2011.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors – iTunes Subscription Plan?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Months before iTunes officially controls 70% of music sales in the western world comes the latest rumor that Apple's ubiquitous music store will become a subscription service. Also new word of a CDMA iPhone has come down the pipeline and lastly one analyst says investors should be expecting a "blowout" come Apple’s earnings report.

Google TV Equipped Logitech Revue Detailed

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
While Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is struggling to gain major television network support for its imminent Internet and cable television hybrid Google TV, they are at least launching the service with two products that should appeal to tech savvy early adopters.

New Verizon iPhone Details Emerge

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
The ongoing saga of the Verizon iPhone entered a new chapter yesterday when the Wall Street Journal published a report claiming the oft-rumored, always-denied smartphone would be coming in early 2011.

What’s Behind The Price of Gold?

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street
The most significant thing you should know is that the price of gold isn’t tied to inflation. It’s tied to low real rates which are often the by-product of inflation.
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