Bill Bonner


What Do Central Banking and “Twerking” Have in Common?

Dear Diary, New York is filling up with holiday shoppers and tourists. On Saturday, we went to the Broadway show Jersey Boys. It was not an especially complex or subtle storyline. But the music, of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, was lively and agreeable. It took us back to the early 1960s. Those were the days! Back then...

The Best Way to Play US Stocks from Here…

Dear Diary, A faint breeze blew through the US stock exchanges yesterday. A few leaves fluttered. But Diary readers...

You’d Have to Be Crazy to Buy This Hugely Popular Stock

Dear Diary, E-commerce giant Amazon.com has raised $6 billion in debt financing. Investors readily throw their money into the...

This “Economic Disaster Zone” Will Create Big Gains Someday

Dear Diary, We are here in Lower Manhattan. It does not seem much like an "urban jungle." It is...

Don’t Bet on $70 Oil Lasting Long

Dear Diary, Again, we quote our old friend. Mr. Market has been puttin' the hurtin' on gold bulls. Yesterday,...

Puttin’ the Hurtin’ on Gold Miners

Dear Diary, Friday was only a half-day on Wall Street. US stocks were flat. But gold traders were active...

Fantasy Land

Dear Diary, Wall Street was calm again yesterday. Little movement in either direction. We head off this morning –...