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<title>Macau Is Hot: China’s Version of Vegas Providing Excellent Prospects</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Gambling is akin to trading, but with much more risk of failure. Everyone knows Las Vegas as the gambling capital of the United States, but Macau is hot and growing.  Macau is designated a special administrative region of&nbsp; China , which means the area has the backing of the Chinese governme<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Macau.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Why Japan Is Now on a Tear Toward Economic Recovery</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chinese stocks are a disappointment in 2013 and, at this point, are looking to underperform the U.S.&nbsp; stock market &nbsp;for the fourth consecutive year.  But while China sorts out its growth issues, across the East China Sea, Japan has been on a tear. The massive infusion of liquidity into<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Why-Japan.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:22:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stock Market Fake-Out: Where Is the Retrenchment?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This is unbelievable.  Johnson &amp; Johnson (NYSE/JNJ) jumped about 23% since the beginning of the year, not including its dividend payment.  This upside on the&nbsp; stock market &nbsp;from such a mature brand is striking. And here’s the thing: the company actually delivered with its earnings<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Stock-Market.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:34:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>All of a Sudden, 2013 Becomes Another Trillion-Dollar Deficit Year</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By&nbsp; Michael Lombardi, MBA &nbsp;for Profit Confidential   In its monthly statement of receipts and outlays for the month, the Treasury Department reported that the U.S. government incurred a budget deficit of $107 billion for the month of March 2013. (Source: Department of the Treasury, Ap]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RIM Replacing Apple as the Stock Market’s Tech Darling?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By  George Leong, B.Comm.  for Profit Confidential         It   has been a few months since the launch of the highly anticipated   “BlackBerry 10” (BB10) operating system and products by Research In   Motion Limited (NASDAQ/BBRY). I have tried the new “BlackBerry Z10”   smartphone, and my early<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/RIM-Replacing-Apple.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:52:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Institutional Investors Increase Their Home Buying Activity by 50%</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Michael Lombardi, MBA for Profit Confidential        I may be the only one saying it: the rise in the U.S. housing market doesn’t look sustainable.  One   of the most critical components of the housing market I follow is   first-time home buyers. Why? As I have said many times in these pages,<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Institutional-Investors-Increase.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:58:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Yes, Housing Has Bottomed; but Housing Stock Advance Overblown</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By  George Leong, B.Comm.  for Profit Confidential         The housing market   has clearly reached a bottom and is turning upward. After years of   dismal sales, a lot of foreclosures and short sales, and declining home   prices, there’s strong optimism, which has resulted in a sizzling demand   f<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Housing-Stock-Advance-Overblown.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:33:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>One in Three Americans Has No Confidence They Can Retire Comfortably</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By  Michael Lombardi, MBA  for Profit Confidential        Consumer   confidence is the key to any growth in the U.S. economy. If it   declines, U.S. economic prosperity becomes questionable, as a lack of   consumer confidence directly impacts consumer spending. My worry: the   Thomson Reuters/Unive<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Three-Americans-Has-No-Confidence.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:23:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stock Market Sinkhole: “It Didn’t Look Unstable”</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Mitchell Clark, B.Comm. for Profit Confidential        Mark   Mihal got the surprise of a lifetime when he fell into a sinkhole on   the 14th hole of a golf course in southern Illinois. His buddies   couldn’t find the right ladder, but they got him out okay using a rope.   He fell 18 feet. (Sour<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Stock-Market-Sinkhole.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:33:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. Debt-to-GDP Ratio This Year to Surpass Greece’s 2009 “Danger” Level</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By  Michael Lombardi, MBA  for Profit Confidential        The   U.S. Department of the Treasury reported that the U.S. government   incurred a deficit of $204 billion for the month of February 2013. So   far, we are into the first five months of the government’s fiscal year   (started October 1, 20<br /><img src="http://www.profitconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/U.S.-Debt-to-GDP-Ratio.jpg">]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:29:35 GMT</pubDate>
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