Gold Slumps Again, But Floor the Might Be In + MORE

Predictably, goldbugs — and, of course, gold-related businesses out to make a profit on bullion — have been very reluctant to believe the multiyear run for gold prices are over.
Check out these recent headlines about a “demand surge” for gold coins in the U.S., “China’s gold-buying surge” and the chance that “Gold Imports by India May Surge…

Kohl’s did okay by the analysts, but core operating trends here certainly aren’t strong.    

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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Chairman Transition

ROCKVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Board of Trustees of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYS: WRE) announced the election of Charles T. “Tuck” Nason as Chairman of WRIT…

Few would mistake the current market action with what we saw back in 2000, but it's increasingly clear that investors have become conditioned to ever-rising stock prices.

The S&P 500 has posted a very impressive rebound over the past 17 quarters. In fact, over the past 20 months, the S&P 500 has risen 46%, which is what investors should reasonably expect from the market over six or seven years…

Stock Advisor analyst Jason Moser pulls back the curtain on The Motley Fool’s flagship stock picking service.    

Zapped wrote:… I used a smartphone for a couple of years, albeit on T-Mobile’s network, exactly this way – for the camera and with wifi only for data. Had no problem with email syncing or apps updating; they just waited patiently/silently for an available wifi network, which was typical available about 22 hours a day for me (when I wasn’t out running errands or commuting)…

May 16 (Bloomberg) — Fred Dickson, senior vice president
and chief investment strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co.,
discusses the markets and stocks he favors. Dickson talks with
Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Radio’s
“Taking Stock.”

Sometimes we can’t avoid running across some of the best investment opportunities. They’re often right in front of our eyes.
Case in point: As I watched ESPN’s SportsCenter for the third time this morning, I saw another trailer for Iron Man 3.
While checking for showtimes, it hit me…