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Charles V. Payne is a regular contributor to the Fox Business and Fox News Networks. In addition, he continually provides opinions on the market to scores of prestigious news organizations such as Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times and has been the keynote speaker at many investment conferences worldwide.
Charles is also the Chief Executive Officer and Principle Analyst of
Wall Street Strategies, Inc. (WSSI), which he founded in 1991. With less than $10,000.00 in start up capital and working from his apartment, he launched WSSI to provide a unique brand of stock market advice. Through this service, subscribers (money managers and individual investors) began to reap sizeable profits and the firm developed a national reputation as provider of timely and effective equity analysis. Today, WSSI provides information to over 30,000 subscribers, in more than 60 countries as well as several of the largest bank/brokerage firms. Charles Payne oversees a team of stock analysts who cover specific industry groups, in addition to monitoring the entire market and individual sectors on his own.
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Charles Payne (May 18, 2013)
How can you just leave me standing? Alone in a world that's so cold (So cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold
Maybe... more
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Charles Payne (May 17, 2013)
Man ... there are so many scandals and donnybrooks it's hard to keep track of them. Heck, there has been so much shocking news and fisticuffs I've already... more
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Charles Payne (May 16, 2013)
Yesterday, Dave Bing, NBA legend and very successful businessman announced he's not seeking a second term as mayor of Detroit. The Bing news is not necessarily... more
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Charles Payne (May 15, 2013)
Saying "runway modeling is not what I set out to do," Kate Upton actually wants it all! I think it's great for anyone to want it all and to admit it.... more
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Charles Payne (May 14, 2013)
Now that the market has entered into the short squeeze phase, flatfooted bears will speak of its irrationality as further proof it's going to end up battered. In the... more
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Charles Payne (May 11, 2013)
Morrie: I've been looking all over for you
Jimmy: How are you? Merry Christmas
Morrie: Listen, I need the money
Jimmy: Morrie, relax, okay? It's Christmas -... more
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Charles Payne (May 10, 2013)
Hey, remember when the stock market used to be a harbinger of things to come? There was a time when stocks would make big moves that almost always predicted the US economy... more
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Charles Payne (May 09, 2013)
Recently, retailers looked great, which raises the question: why? Of course there are a lot of investors and "would-be" investors that are asking the same... more
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Charles Payne (May 08, 2013)
There is a serious push to junk the US Constitution, and it's not going away anytime soon. It's scary to think, but the same approach for legalizing pot and for... more
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Charles Payne (May 07, 2013)
The market enjoyed a session in which the Dow peaked over 15,000 after better-than-expect news on the jobs front was posted. While there is no doubt this celebration of... more
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Charles Payne (May 04, 2013)
Much has been made this week about the so-called morning after pill that allows women to effectively abort within hours of sexual intercourse. There is the social argument... more
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Charles Payne (May 03, 2013)
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.
Earl of Chesterfield
When President Bush declared "Mission... more
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Charles Payne (May 02, 2013)
He warns the head of parties against believing their own lies.Dr. Arbuthnot Well, it's too late to warn politicians on either side of the aisle in America about believing... more
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Charles Payne (May 01, 2013)
The indisposition of the aborigines to manual labor is well known; but as they can obtain work of various kinds in the country they should not only be induced to take it,... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 30, 2013)
This year, the hottest stock market in the world is Japan's, which has been surging since the election of Abe. I've written about this before but there are... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 27, 2013)
There's a lot going on this week, so we didn't hear too much about that Pew Research Center report that shows the top 7% enjoyed an increase in average wealth to... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 26, 2013)
The INRIX measure of global traffic congestion has released its latest update, and only three nations actually enjoyed an increase. You might wonder why I would say... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 25, 2013)
Hackers hijacked the Twitter account of the Associated Press and released a crude tweet about explosions at the White House and President Obama being injured. The... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 24, 2013)
The stock market continues to exhibit amazing resolve climbing off the canvas for the second consecutive session. Despite early ninety point plus declines, the stock... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 23, 2013)
I'm worried we are holding stocks too long.
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On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fended off weakness... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 20, 2013)
The Mughal's nature is such that they demand miracles, but if a miracle were to be performed by some upright follower of our religion, they would say that it had been... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 19, 2013)
The market is struggling with its most difficult week of the year on a confluence of news and events. After listening to the doom & gloom crowd all year long, many... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 18, 2013)
If any of the provinces of the British empire cannot be made to contribute towards the support of the whole empire, it is surely time that Great Britain should free... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 16, 2013)
Like most common phrases used today, few know their origins or their original meaning. Suffice it to say, if pressed for a source always say it came from Shakespeare, but... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 13, 2013)
Last weekend someone very close to me showed me his new state-provided cell phone, which he received a couple weeks earlier. He was thrilled and proud he didn't have... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 12, 2013)
Lost in the hoopla of White House budgets and early release of Fed minutes is more evidence of an odd disconnect between people in the work force and the availability of... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 11, 2013)
They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob,When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job.They used to tell me... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 10, 2013)
As we wait for the national economy to take off, we are reminded that local economies are engaged in heavy tax-and-spend policies that support massive public projects and... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 09, 2013)
I just thought that with time Thoughts of you would leave my head I was wrong, now I find Just one thing makes me forget Red, red wine Stay close to me Don`t let me be in... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 06, 2013)
Recently 60 Minutes ran a story about those giant empty cities in China which shocked a lot of people, but was about two years old for those that follow China closely. The... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 05, 2013)
Growing up in Harlem in 1977 everyone felt there was serious racial discrimination by banks with branches in the neighborhood. There is no doubt getting a loan was impossible... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 04, 2013)
US auto sales released this week were mostly a mixed bag, although they were "good" news overall as light vehicle sales came in at an annualized rate above 15.0 million.... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 03, 2013)
These days it seems like each week is greeted with a new call of doom and gloom or a new apology. In fact, of all the bubbles on the cusp of bursting, I'd rank the doom and... more
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Charles Payne (Apr 02, 2013)
It is opening day for America's favorite pastime that ushers in summer, fun and freedom. It feels great, but more and more it's a nostalgia that's not all together true... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 29, 2013)
Beauty for some provides escape,Who gain a happiness in eyeingThe gorgeous buttock of the apeOr Autumn sunset's exquisitely dying.Aldous HuxleyI have this habit of looking... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 28, 2013)
The glass I drink from is not large, but at least it is my own.-Alfred De MussetAs the Great Recession lingers on for the hardest hit, there are many suggestions to make sure... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 27, 2013)
"Let us, Igor Ivanovich, talk about what's happening with Cyprus. The stealing of the stolen is continuing there, I think." Dmitry Medvedev to Russian Deputy Prime Minister... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 26, 2013)
In September 1863, a husband and wife from Taunton, England turned to a group of local women for advice on how to help their child suffering from scarlet fever. At that time... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 23, 2013)
I got a few questions yesterday about this being the beginning of "The Correction."I'm not sure, but the market tends to pullback from time to time. It's really nuts how many... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 22, 2013)
The Big Bend Mountain was a mile and a quarter thick and the C&O Railroad couldn't go around so the company decided to cut right through. It would take more than three... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 21, 2013)
King Pyrrhus is one of my favorite historic figures. An orphan of sorts who lost his father and uncle to failed wars, Pyrrhus was raised outside the Greek city-state of... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 20, 2013)
All societies will always stigmatize some conditions and some behaviors because doing so provides for group solidarity by delineating "outsiders" from "insiders" -Gerhard... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 19, 2013)
"He [the poet] must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations;... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 16, 2013)
So, maybe now banks will begin to lend money after getting the green light from the Federal Reserve to plow a bunch of dough into share buy backs and dividend hikes. ... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 15, 2013)
Blow horns you sure sound prettyYour violins keep movin' to the nitty grittyWhen you hear the scratch of the guitars scratchin'Then you'll know that rhythm carries all the... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 14, 2013)
I cannot give them my confidence; pardon me,gentlemen, confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom; youth is the season of credulity -William PittEarl of... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 13, 2013)
There are certain people that catch your eye in day-to-day life for a variety of reasons. Last year, a guy named Sal was someone I noticed, although it would have been... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 12, 2013)
There's a nature preserve behind my house, which gives me the feeling of living in the country, especially in the summer, yet I'm minutes from New York City. The nice thing... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 09, 2013)
I hope everyone had a chance to watch my debate with Dr. Keith Ablow who suggests the bull market is possibly detached from reality, an illusion, reminiscent of the Internet... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 08, 2013)
I've spend the last two days debating the legitimacy of the Dow reaching all-time highs, mostly with people that have been bears or out of the market. It's extraordinarily... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 07, 2013)
Knight, Death and the Devil is considered Durer's master engraving, completed after two years in 1514. The provocative image of the steadfast knight, looking straight... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 06, 2013)
It's so weird to hear nothing but doom and gloom from government officials including Kathleen Sebelius who actually said yesterday morning that airports were already... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 05, 2013)
Nothing begins and nothing endsThat is not paid with moanFor we are born in other's painAnd perish in our ownFrancis ThompsonLast week I was reminded that the reason why the... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 02, 2013)
Hold off on the Harlem Shake for now. The Dow Jones industrial Average came tantalizingly close to clearing the old all-time high, but it stalled like one of those reality... more
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Charles Payne (Mar 01, 2013)
I've stated several times that my optimism for individual companies and their underlying share prices is because of the strength in the global economy. Nothing illustrates... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 28, 2013)
I was turned on to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" in 1995 while reading Reginald Lewis' autobiography "Why Should White Guys Have all the Fun." Of course I'd heard parts of the... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 27, 2013)
You show us everything you've got You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You say you wanna go for a spin The party's just begun,... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 26, 2013)
History is replete with epidemics and plagues often caused by man's negligence and made worse by knee-jerk reactions of men that attempt to whitewash the past while... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 23, 2013)
There have been many wonderful letters written through time on a number of topics including love (Napoleon, Beethoven and Lewis Caroll), fatherly advice (Reagan and... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 22, 2013)
Follow your emotions anywhereIs it really magic in the air?Never let your feelings get you down.Open up your eyes and look aroundIt's just an... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 21, 2013)
Many familiar with Greek mythology and the story of Athena would have a hard time seeing where it fits with our current economy or political landscape. Not only was Athena... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 20, 2013)
I know America has entered into a new realm of belief that centers on scientific consensus that jettisons religious belief and gut feelings to a dustbin. Part of this... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 16, 2013)
Like running on a treadmill, the market is getting nowhere, and it's getting very tedious. That's different than boring, which might be the state of mind of investors. One... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 15, 2013)
On Tuesday there was an event that underscored the problems facing the Republican Party. I'm not talking about the media's take on Marco Rubio and his need for a sip of... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 14, 2013)
In 2008 Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich paid $33.6 million for Lucien Freud's "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping." The price established a record for a living artist. Lucien... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 13, 2013)
As written prior to the President's SOTUS:
"A sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity ...."-Benjamin DisraeliThere's a lot of... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 12, 2013)
Don't call it a comebackI been here for yearsRockin my peers and puttin suckas in fearMakin the tears rain down like a Mon-soonListen to the bass go BOOMLL Cool JLast night... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 09, 2013)
I often write and talk about people selling their soul to the merchants of social justice in return for the cushiest life with the least amount of effort. The reason I put it... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 08, 2013)
A single word even may be a spark of inextinguishable thought.A Deference of Poetry-Percy Bysshe ShelleyAll the pieces are in place, but the market still finds itself stuck... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 07, 2013)
In the 15th century a ritual began during the final days of the Majapahit Hindu Empire in Indonesia known as Yadnya Kasada. According to legend a princess and her... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 06, 2013)
The market got nicked Monday, but seemed to have regained its footing by Tuesday, although there hasn't been much news. Lots of bottom fishing bringing to life names written... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 05, 2013)
Et Tu Punxsutawney Phil! Last week there were numerous opportunities for the stock market to pop on great economic news. That news never materialized, yet the market still... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 03, 2013)
Dear Mr. Obama,
This week Hadiya Pendleton was shot and murdered in Chicago just days after performing with high school marching band at your second inauguration.
She... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 02, 2013)
There is a serious scramble in this country to keep hard-earned money. Sure, the media points out the nation reelected President Obama and his agenda of high taxes and slow... more
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Charles Payne (Feb 01, 2013)
This week Japan announced its intention to cut welfare payments by a billion dollars over the next three years because people live too comfortably. Imagine that, a government... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 31, 2013)
"We finally got the right guys in front of us to lead us. We kept working, and now we're where we want to go. We've got one more."Frank Gore, running back San Francisco... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 30, 2013)
se•ques•ter[si-kwes-ter] Show IPAverb (used with object)1. to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.2. to remove or separate.3.Law. to remove... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 29, 2013)
There are periodicals that can help you navigate the stock market. Some are traditional like the Wall Street Journal, and some are anecdotal like Car & Driver. But these... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 26, 2013)
The ability of women to participate in combat is a wonderful accomplishment. I come from a long line of women that were fighters against amazing odds, they got the job done.... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 25, 2013)
Earlier this week a New Zealand politician, Gareth Morgan, asked his countrymen to get rid of housecats. Morgan didn't ask for these cats to be euthanized; he just asked to... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 24, 2013)
In 1434 Jan van Eyck painted The Arnolfini Wedding, which continues to mystify art scholars largely because of all the symbolism. Most agree by Text-Enhance"... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 23, 2013)
If the market had opened Monday it could have been rough sledding as President Obama came out swinging on taxes and entitlements and on grand global themes like the need... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 22, 2013)
Say to yourself in the early morning: I shall meet today ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, uncharitable men. All of these things have come upon them through... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 19, 2013)
Say to yourself in the early morning: I shall meet today ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, uncharitable men. All of these things have come upon them through... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 18, 2013)
The word hoax first came into popular use sometime in the middle to late eighteenth century. It is thought to have been a contraction of the word hocus from the conjuror's... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 17, 2013)
Known as the most famous sea disaster of the nineteenth century, The Wreck of Medusa was captured by Theodore Gericault in 1819. The story of the painting, and the actual... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 16, 2013)
The newest phenomenon discovered in medicine is one few people want to discuss, even businesses that are probably snickering in delight. It's called the Obesity Survival... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 15, 2013)
Prosperity extends beyond just material wealth.Legatum Institute
The 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index was released last week, and it's chock-full of an array of direct... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 12, 2013)
The market begins the session with a whimper, and that's not such a bad thing. Last week stocks came out of the gate with gusto in a combination of excitement over the... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 11, 2013)
It is said history repeats itself, or at the very least echoes the past but while human behavior is range-bound circumstances have changed and may not be repeated. In the... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 10, 2013)
"To tax and to please, no more than to love and be wise, is not given to men."Edmund BurkeThere was more bleak news from Europe yesterday where the jobs crisis is more... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 09, 2013)
Once again the market begins the session under a cloud of doubt but not necessarily panic. Of course yesterday the same scenario saw an indifferent start morph into the... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 08, 2013)
It's a quiet morning as the Street grapples with all the Sunday talk show stuff, yet another shot across the bow from President Obama on the notion of government cutting... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 06, 2013)
Washington passed a fiscal cliff deal that honors the most famous cliff diver in history - Wile E. Coyote. Just as Mr. Coyote obtained complex and ludicrous devised plans... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 05, 2013)
Part of the Caroline chain of islands Yap was first a colony of Spain before Germany took control. The island had many unique qualities, including its people, dress, caste... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 03, 2013)
In the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty the... more
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Charles Payne (Jan 02, 2013)
It was all about peace on earth and goodwill to all men last week. Today it’s about oil, nationalism and long-term beefs.The Self Defense Force of Japan was forced recently... more