This is a special episode of WhiskyCast with highlights from Tuesdaynight’s Malt Advocate WhiskyFest in New York City. It’s the 10thanniversary of WhiskyFest New York, and we’ll hear from the winners ofthis year’s Malt Advocate Whisky Awards, including Alastair Walker ofDistillery of the Year BenRiach, along with Lifetime Achievement Awardwinners David Stewart of William Grant […]
By Adrian Ash “…Across the Pond here in London comes the Wessex Gold Fund, using leverage to go long/short of gold mining equities and give itself ‘an additional edge versus long-only alternatives.’…”
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By Mike Shedlock “…Questions abound and solutions that actually stand a chance of working are hard to come by. A reader recently e-mailed me this question: “What prevents the Fed from sending every household $100,000?”…”
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What’s a $700 whisky like? When it’s a specialedition of Johnnie Walker Blue Label, expect it to be something unique(and have a pretty good story behind it). We’ll find out more about thenew King George V edition of Blue Label, along with new whiskies fromthe Balvenie and changes for Auchentoshan and Ballantine’s on thisepisode of […]
By Byron King “…It is difficult to say how old she may have been, but certainly north of 50 years is a safe bet. Apparently, this whale was migrating along the coast of Southern California when a massive object…”
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By Chris Mayer “…Africa holds some 99% of the world’s chrome resources, 85% of its platinum, 70% of its tantalite, 68% of its cobalt and 54% of its gold. Africa has vast resources of timber and bauxite…”
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By Jamie Ellis “…THE SUN RISES OVER SHANGHAI, cresting the towering skyscrapers that have become a signal of China’s recent rapid growth. The morning sun brings rise to a new day in a country where over one billion people…”
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By Adrian Ash “…IF WHAT YOU THINK depends on where you sit, then in early 2000, Oxford historian Niall Ferguson — like pretty much everyone else who pulled up a chair and took a look…”
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By Steve Sarnoff “…When it comes to judging a stock’s potential, there are really just two schools of thought. They’re called fundamental analysis and technical analysis. And while successful traders often use both types of analysis…”
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Willie Nelson made "On the Road Again" famous, and it’s time to hit theroad for a series of special episodes. Thie time around, it’s WhiskyLive in Toronto, and while technical problems kept me from recordingthe show live on-site, we’ll get the latest on a new edition of Wiser’sCanadian whiskey, along with a bunch of changes […]