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Claman on Call: Are Diamonds Really Forever?

It was finally a day in the green for all three major  U.S.  indices, thanks in part to comments from Chicago Fed president Charles Evans. In a speech today, he said a strong dollar would allow the fed to keep rates low for an extended period of time. As a result, the Nasdaq had its biggest rally since July, and the Dow saw its largest advance since August.

With Record Harvest, a New Food vs. Fuel Debate

Illinois Soybean Association farmer Duane Dahlman says it will be hard to transport the bumper crop of soybeans and corn, given that rail cars are filled with oil coming from the Dakotas.

Alibaba’s IPO: Should You Buy Into the Hype?

If Alibaba can continue to scale domestically at or near those margin levels, it can do so internationally as well, and it could represent the most profitable and scalable business models of any large cap tech company on Earth.