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The buying of tracts of low priced land, partially developing it and reselling for a profit is an American tradition, and explains a good deal about settlement patterns.

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This article explains the mechanics of how commodity traders enter the futures market, take positions, make and lose money, and exit their positions.

Whether hedging or speculating, equity index futures contracts offer the opportunity to participate in very liquid markets representing a wide variety of index contracts.

John Maynard Keynes as an economist and government advisor had a significant world impact through his ideas. Less well known is that he made a fortune from investing.

Jesse Livermore won and lost fortunes trading. He died aged 63 as a result of suicide, due to a loss of confidence in trading. At that time he was worth $5 million.

Whisky has never been more in demand and now is the perfect time to consider investing in it. This article offers suggestions to the potential whisky investor.

My favorite quotes from experts about trying to time the stock market.

The weakening of the Roman Republic began in the second century BCE with conflicts between the Senate and the Assembly, civil wars, and provincial corruption.

As debates occur over whether Americans are responsible for the recessions, opinions on the next ten problem areas are beginning to surface.

The efficient market model is examined and compared to a new fractal model better suited to actual investor behavior for different time horizons in the markets.

England, to respect Indian land rights and to govern lands newly acquired from France, issued the Proclamation of 1763. Colonists saw this as excessive control.

Entry into the European Union and massive investment in infrastructure makes Romania's emerging marketplace an exciting investment opportunity for foreign investors.

FDR believed the government should promote paternalistic housing policies to provide for those devastated by the Depression, but there were unintended consequences.

Washington chose Alexander Hamilton for Treasury Secretary because Hamilton knew public financing. The program he proposed would work-but could he get it passed?

The foreign currency trading market is open to individual traders, but they should perform due diligence before entering into this risky financial investment market.

International Paper John Dillon Park, the first wilderness area adapted for the disabled, attracts visitors from Belarus and beyond to upstate New York.

Brief biography of American author, dramatist, and short-story writer, Thomas Wolfe, famous for autobiographical novel Of Time and the River and Look Homeward, Angel.

A Toronto actor has created a unique play in the form of a cooking lesson that layers in years of history.

Of the 5 factors for buying gold cheap, the seasonal factors are the most predictable for trading gold. Learn the gold market seasonal trends for potential profit.

Canada officially recognizes the recent unilateral independence of Kosovo. Does this mean it must do the same should Quebec declare unilateral independence?

The latest Clive Cussler novel follows the pattern of earlier Dirk Pitt novels and doesn't fail to deliver an action packed story involving a contemporary issue.

The Emirate of Dubai is one of the premier business hubs in the Middle East. However, petrodollars have not shielded it from an economic crisis.

The FOREX market is the world's largest market with the biggest players producing daily volume far surpassing any other market.

The interest rate complex offers the hedge account or speculator the opportunity to get involved in a very large market with very big players.

Mortgage companies have recently experienced negative earnings and expect this trend to continue. Consumers will soon see higher fees and more points.

Poker is one of the world's most favorite card games.

The South Sea Company was originally set up on the premise that trade with Spain would increase as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession.

Stanley Park is one of the most interesting and unique western Canadian landmarks, with a wide array of activities and places to visit, set in a beautiful location.

The purpose of this book was to follow pioneers as they moved west across the United States of America. He begins the book with Anglo-American settlements to the 1890.

The series of events in the 1790s, which pitted federalists against anti-federalists, sometimes called the Whiskey Rebellion, was the epilogue to the Revolution.

Jack Nelson's career at the Los Angeles Times spanned over 35 years. He covered civil rights, Watergate among breaking stories and led the paper to national prominence.

On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered a fiery speech to the colonial Virginia legislature, ending with the words "Give me liberty, or give me death!" Or did he?

In summer of 2003, a routine budget request of $8 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA created a furor in the US Senate.

Canada's vigorous economy was strong, growing rapidly with no end in sight in 1929. But then the world balance changed, dragging Canadians into the Great Depression.

Michael Lewis, best-selling author of Liar's Poker, has picked a collection of articles by various authors on modern financial crises starting with Black Monday in 1987.

This article explains futures-traded commodities: what they are, items that are traded, the exchanges where futures are bought and sold, and what a futures contract is.

Futures trading is lucrative for speculators who correctly predict commodity price movement. It is ruinous when volatile futures prices move against a leveraged position.

Danie Krugel an ex- cop from South Africa claims to be able to find missing persons across the globe with a single sample of DNA using a form of quantum physics.

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Throughout American history, there have been a number of examples in which the federal government has caused or contributed to economic slumps.

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For months, Main Street has been crying out for help. A plan to address the mortgage crisis was disclosed by Obama in Arizona, one of the hardest hit states.

The immediate or short term causes of the American Revolutionary War began with the 1763 Proclamation Line and ended with the punitive Coercive Acts under Lord North.

In 1830, Andrew Jackson rammed a law through Congress that would open the door for the removal of Indian nations to the western expanse.

Soho has an interesting history. From being just a rural track hundreds of years ago it has developed over time into one of the most cosmopolitan areas in the city.

In 1819 the Supreme Court decided McCulloch v. Maryland, addressing the constitutionality of the national bank and the right of states to tax federal agencies.