Darst

David Darst, chief investment strategist for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, advises investors to be wary of precious metals that have run up recently.

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"These four violations generally had a high contest rate or low payment rate," said Darst explaining the rationale behind using photo evidence for the initial violation types.

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Darst, however, doesn't agree with Ticketmaster's assessment as far as speed and feels any slow down would be nominal at best.

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Darst field in South Central Texas and we spoke to a woman who -- she lives away from her ranch but she has a number of oil drills on her ranch.

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And Darst is about as bearish as brokerage strategists get.

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We've gone through phases 1 and 2, and Darst is "worried" we're entering the third phase.

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Rosy-eyed analysts are still looking for 11% profit growth this year, says Darst, while Morgan Stanley thinks earnings growth will only be 3%.

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Now, over the weekend, we were in the oil fields of Darst, Texas.

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Contrary to the predictions of those who view the market's recent rally as a sign that it's off to the races again, Darst says we are following a classic bear-market pattern.

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In this FT interview, Darst explains that bear markets tend to unfold in three stages:

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