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Deciding how much risk to take under current conditions
You currently don't have to ask too many Americans about economic conditions in order to get the impression that at least here at home a majority of people sense that economic upheaval is quite underway. The word recession is becoming a bit too ...
Who or what caused this financial crisis?
Investors and readers are no doubt aware of the benefits of the free enterprise system as practiced in the United States: entrepreneurship, innovation, ingenuity, dynamism, risk taking, wealth building, and commerce are chief among these benefits. ...
Manufacturing, economic growth in China
Export orders were on the rise in October in China, suggesting a strengthening recovery and an opportunity to cut back on stimulus spending. The manufacturing measure grew at its fastest rate in the past year and a half, according to the HSBC (NYSE: ...
Chicago Federal Reserve index of economic activity weakens
The Chicago Federal Reserve has an index of economic activity for the region. In September, the index weakened. It stood at a minus 0.81, down from a minus 0.65 in August and a minus 0.90 the previous month.
A reading at zero or above indicates ...
UPS: A classic economic recovery play
Not all stocks rise on cue. Despite a decent Q3 EPS performance of 55 cents, United Parcel Service, Inc.'s (NYSE: UPS) shares have lagged, but I'm nevertheless Reiterating my Buy rating for the company, first recommended on April 7, 2009 at a price ...
Before the bell: Futures lower on economic concerns; retail, tech in focus
U.S. stock futures declined Thursday morning, pointing to a lower start on Wall Street as investors started weighing the possibility that stocks have run up too far and too fast ahead of the economy -- the economic recovery may not be as robust. The ...
Samsung reverses itself on SanDisk buyout, backs away
The economic upheaval around the globe just torpedoed another deal. South Korean electronics giant Samsung said it will abandon its effort to acquire computer memory and consumer electronics manufacturer SanDisk, noting a particularly shaky ...
Wal-Mart opens Moscow office, eyes Russian market
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has been keen on international expansion in the last 18 months or so, with its exit from some unprofitable markets and entrances into more promising ones. In recent developments, the world's largest retailer has ...
Twenty years ago today, economic freedom returned to Eastern Europe
We would be remiss if we did not recognize Monday's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, on November 9, 1989. Dignitaries from around the world, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, ...
Equity traders still missing the big picture?
By most accounts, last Friday's discount rate cut by the Federal Reserve was intended to benefit the beleaguered credit markets, and by extension, lenders and other financial institutions that have suffered as a result of the current upheaval.
Given ...
Could subprime problems hurt search engines?
The search engine business would seem an unlikely place to be troubled by the trouble with sub-prime loans, but the Financial Times says think differently. Search firms including Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) could have exposure in ...
When did Overstock.com's COO really resign?
When Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK) COO Jason Lindsey resigned, questions immediately emerged, given the state of upheaval that the company is in.
Well, compelling evidence has now emerged suggesting that Mr. Lindsey was not honest about the time ...
Generic gains with Perrigo (PRGO)
"Like others, I've been trying to figure out how to play President Obama's policy initiatives in healthcare," says Glenn Rogers.
The contributing editor to Internet Wealth Builder adds, "I think the generic drug makers have the best chance of coming ...
Before the bell: Futures waver ahead of economic reports, more earnings
U.S. stock futures drifted higher Tuesday morning, pointing to a somewhat flat beginning on Wall Street this morning after yet another sell-off day Monday despite a series of strong earnings releases. Investors await several economic releases due out ...
SocGen's proposed portfolio for a global economic collapse
French bank Société Générale has advised clients to be ready for a possible "global economic collapse" over the next two years, The Telegraph reports.
In a 68-page report titled "Worst-Case Debt Scenario," SocGen ...
Nuclear power is on the comeback trail
Apple backs AT&T in continuing spat with Verizon
Closing Bell: The recession is still over, still... do you feel it?
