Bill Bonner

In Praise of Mr. Putin

Sep 13, 2013
Call us traitors. Accuse us of treason. Say we’re quislings and fifth columnists. But don’t forget to mention: We’re also right! Yes – today we stand shoulder to shoulder with Barack Obama’s arch-rival, Vladimir Putin. We’ll come back to this in a moment… First, let’s check the latest market moves. The Dow eased off yesterday. But gold got whacked...

Ike’s Warning

Sep 12, 2013

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential...

The Recovery That Never Was

Sep 11, 2013

So far, September trading has not confirmed our hypothesis about the fall season. We guessed US stocks would go...

The “Mize-Well Factor”

Sep 10, 2013

The Dow rose 140 points yesterday. Our guess: Speculators are betting on the Fed’s announcement later this month. In...

Stop Summers Now!

Sep 9, 2013

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Or the woman… Ben Bernanke is leaving the Fed at the end of...

Empire of Debt

Sep 6, 2013

The Dow was flat yesterday. Gold dropped $17 an ounce. What to make of it? Our “Crash Alert” flag...

A Personal Appeal to Barack Obama

Sep 5, 2013

The Dow rose 96 points yesterday. Gold fell by $22 an ounce. These moves run contrary to what we...