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  1. The Final Word – Oil, Gold, Agriculture… December 28, 2007

    Hello from the epicenter of the New Year celebrations, Times Square, Manhattan. As I walked through the streets of New York today the one thing that stood out to me is that consumption…

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  2. The Holiday Season Is Your Key to 50% (or More) Profits in 2008 December 26, 2007

    Well, in today's update, I am going to discuss some past holidays. And at the end of the article, I am going to describe to you how you can profit from those holidays in the future, starting in 2008…

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  3. Rising Oil Prices — Heating Your Home for the Holidays… December 21, 2007

    Here we are at the doorstep of another year's end. And what a year it has been. Next week, Byron and I will be reviewing the year and giving our outlooks for 2008…

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  4. Let's Make a 30% Gain out of a Declining Stock Market December 19, 2007

    December has certainly been a cruel month for the U.S. economy and its stock markets. There just seems to be so much bad news. There is bad housing news, bad banking news…

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  5. The Weather Outside Is Frightful December 14, 2007

    Greetings from the OI nerve center here in Baltimore, where Byron and I (along with the rest of the Agora team) are getting together for our regular editorial meeting and annual holiday party. It's always a fun time of year…

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  6. Booking a Gain and Passing Some Water December 12, 2007

    It is time to book an 87% gain. This is from a stock that has given us a roller coaster ride this year, Walter Industries Inc. (WLT: NYSE). Tampa, Fla.-based Walter Industries mines, processes and exports metallurgical coal…

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  7. Appetite for Edible Commodities December 7, 2007

    hope you are having a good week and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend as we head into the final turn of 2007. So "employment number day" and ADP were wrong again, or at least that's what the government said…

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  8. December Issue December 5, 2007

    Happy Holidays! Here is what you can look forward to in your December Issue of OI…

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  9. December Tidings… of Oil and Gold December 5, 2007

    Welcome to December, dear readers. In this weekly update, I am going to offer some thoughts on where we are currently with the Outstanding Investments portfolio and where we are heading.

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