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Dave Gonigam

Treading a fine line between contrarian thinking and conspiracy theory, Dave Gonigam explores the nexus of finance, politics, and the media for Agora Financial's 5 Minute Forecast. He joined kindred spirits at Agora Financial in 2007 after a 20-year career as an Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and manager in local TV newsrooms nationwide.

  1. “The Yemen Exception” • May 16, 2012

    Watch your language: The unlikely offense that could get your bank account frozen. Plus… Greek bank run: Addison on how the entire euro experiment is “in jeopardy”.

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  2. It’s No Accident. It’s Policy • May 15, 2012

    The scary number that’s doubled in 20 years… and the generation about to get hit good and hard. Plus: Why Bill Gross believes Treasury yields can’t go much lower… and the corroborating evidence from China.

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  3. “A Little Political Turmoil” • May 14, 2012

    Hard to tell which: California roils markets on a Monday… or is it Greece? Plus: “All it takes is a little political turmoil”… Addison on Greece’s relevance to the United States, and one of the scariest charts you’ll see all year.

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  4. The Next Nasty Surprise • May 11, 2012

    Fortress balance sheet” is breached as J.P. Morgan is stuck in the same boat as your average retiree: Dan Amoss, Barry Ritholtz on a “flashing sign” that warns of threats to the banking system

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  5. Profit Like the Privileged Class • May 10, 2012

    Nice work if you can get it: But if you can’t become a Congressman – with a $1,285 a month car lease – you can still make money like one… Plus, QE3 predictions start crawling out of the woodwork: Why Marc Faber isn’t on board… and the event he

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  6. Ditching the Dollar • May 9, 2012

    Is this how the “world’s reserve currency” dies? Behind a hodgepodge of deals conducted in renminbi, gold, even barter. Plus… Gold sinks below $1,600: Marc Faber thinks it could head lower still.

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  7. Did He Just Call You “Uncivilized”? • May 8, 2012

    Buffett and Munger’s exercise in begging the question: Which is more “unproductive” and “uncivilized” — gold… or bailouts? Plus… The newest “magazine cover indicator”? Barry Ritholtz on why Main Street shunning Wall Street is a good thing.

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  8. Enemy of Finance? • May 7, 2012

    So will the Greeks leave the euro… or will the Germans beat them to the punch? Dan Amoss with the investing takeaways from European elections. Plus…

    Chris Mayer unearths the story China bulls refuse to see in U.S. earnings.

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  9. The Britney/Beatty Jobs Indicator • May 4, 2012

    The day the statisticians couldn’t deliver: Key unemployment metric falls to a level last seen when Ali fought his final bout. Plus… Crude drops below $100, but remains a drag on economic growth: How China will adjust, Uncle Sam will react, and

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  10. What’s Really Behind “Income Inequality” • May 3, 2012

    Worth screaming about: How the Fed drove a famous painting to a record price… “Super-wealthy money shufflers” load up on art, while American workers produce more and earn less: Lessons from a chart that’s gone viral, and the story the chart

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