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The Democrats? ?Reform Plan,? Outlawing CDOs, Countrywide?s Bomb, the Auto
2007-10-26 20:34:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Ready for higher taxes? Democrats dust off “reform plan” Congress moves to outlaw subprime CDOs? Talk about too little, too late Countrywide drops the bomb? Earnings twice as bad as predicted Durable goods ?unexpectedly? drop? The dark forecast for 2008 auto sales New home sales rebound? But it’s not the whole story Congressional ... More About: Reform , Auto , Today , Bomb
Record Low Home Sales, Buffett Wisdom, Gold Stocks Advice, Costs of the CA
2007-10-25 20:53:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Home sales stun analysts… housing crisis claims another record low Buffett ’s worrisome warning… why he’s ditching the dollar, and his new favorite emerging market Ed Bugos on the eternal gold question: What to buy… gold bricks or gold stocks? Crude oil springs back to $89… which key data points pushed oil back ... More About: Advice , Stocks , Gold , Sales
Rogers Dumps the Dollar, The Coming ?Doozy,? Merrill?s $8bln Loss, Russian
2007-10-24 21:34:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Bush?s fiscal record labeled worst since LBJ by major newspaper Which well-known investor is pulling 100% of his assets out of the dollar? and why Ready for a ?doozy? of a recession? Famous fund manger calls for market mayhem Merrill Lynch stuns analysts with $7.9 billion in write-downs? Amoss on ... More About: Russian , Dollar , Today , Loss , Minutes
?Trouble? Looms for the Global Economy, Electricity Bills Soar, Government
2007-10-23 20:54:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Stephen Roach on why ?The global economy is headed for trouble? Countrywide sets up $16 billion subprime refi program? a few days late and several billion short Dollar rallies, but so does gold? how the metal?s break from the norm alters our price target German research group confirms our ?04 prediction ... More About: Economy , Government , Electricity , Today , Global
?Gray Friday? Sinks Markets, More ?Signs of the Times? from China, Bear Ste
2007-10-22 21:45:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias ?Gray Friday ? honors 1987? why markets chose Friday to shed 2.5% Bear pens a deal with China A startling sign of the times? proof that China has overtaken power within the global economy Gold gets thrown out with the bathwater… why the long-term outlook remains bullish Demise of the dollar: New lows get ... More About: Markets , Today , Signs
Black Monday?s Eerie Anniversary, Dollar at Record Lows, Oil Breaks $90, Go
2007-10-19 19:47:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias 20th anniversary of “Black Monday”… warning signs of another 22% crash The dollar’s new low… and the official report predicting even lower lows Gold at $768… the chart that points to $900 Oil breaks through $90? why nobody cares Plus? ?The real problem with Social Security? and other reader thoughts below On ... More About: Anniversary , Dollar , Today , Record
Asia Dumps U.S. Treasuries, A Tech Sector Destined to Surge, Beige Book Rec
2007-10-18 20:11:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Central banks dump U.S. Treasuries at record rate… why another record’s in store next month Shanghai Composite sheds 3.5%? the looming catastrophe that could lower it 50% Asia ’s newest growth market… 700% is just the beginning Slumping profits, growing layoffs, downgraded bonds… just another day in the banking sector How bad is the ... More About: Tech , Book , Today , Beige
Housing Woes Worsen, Paulson Promises No Bailouts, Doughflation, Oil and Ga
2007-10-17 19:32:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Housing gets a quadruple dose of dismal reports? details on the latest record lows Oil leaps to $87, but gas remains oddly cheap? Kevin Kerr on the $4 gallon just around the bend Doughflation?? Dennis Gartman on remarkable ?rise? of bakery prices CPI on rise yet again? how massaged government numbers will ... More About: Today , Promises , Minutes , Flat
?Party On? says Bernanke, Commodities Soar Overnight, Investing in Oil Serv
2007-10-16 21:04:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Bernanke gets candid at cocktail hour… His sobering forecast, and what he’s still overlooking Oil rockets to $88? Dan Amoss on how ?clunkers? could lead you to profits in the oil industry Dollar rallies? but the ECB will continue to push for stronger euros GodMozilo’s wreckage of Countrywide not over yet… Survival ... More About: Party , Commodities , Today , Investing , Minutes
Here Come the Baby Boomers, 4 Million Chinese on the Move, The New $100bl B
2007-10-15 21:11:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias First drop of a coming flood: First Boomers retire… Why the government’s not ready Huge hydroelectric effort displaces millions of Chinese ? Hancock on how to play the trend Mayer in India, identifying opportunities in the midst of “danger zones” Gold forges ahead? Frank Holmes? gold forecast and favorite precious metal plays Mega-banks establish ... More About: Baby , Today , Move
Surprising Trade Deficit Details, Yesterday?s Volatile Market, Staggering I
2007-10-12 21:36:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Another ?positive? trade deficit report? Fry on the real reason our trade gap is narrowing When beggars can be choosers: Israel asks for U.S. aid in euros? Inside yesterday?s dramatic market sell-off; more to come in the days ahead? Lots of ?strong dollar? talk in Washington? strong talk doesn?t a strong buck ... More About: Market , Today , Trade , Yesterday , Minutes
Asian Markets Soar, The Baltic Dry?s Amazing Run, Gold $900?, Foreclosures
2007-10-11 19:55:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Markets of the world ignite! At least 8 record highs this week alone? 7 times more billionaires in China this year than in 2006? can anyone top the Shanghai Composite? How about the Baltic Dry? Kevin Kerr on the skyrocketing index no one follows Gold sets a new high of its own? ... More About: Foreclosures , Today , Amazing
FOMC Minutes, Record Highs for Dow and S&P, Dollar Woes, a Silver Play, and
2007-10-10 21:06:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Fed minutes released… is an October rate cut in the cards? Traders think so… markets crest all-time highs, dollar back in the dumps Gold is back in form… a precious metals wrap-up, plus a unique silver play Housing crisis so bad that you can’t afford to sell your home? Chicagoans in dire ... More About: Dollar , Play , Today , Silver , Record
Another Fund Falters, Gold and Silver Forecasts, China?s Next Boom, A New G
2007-10-09 20:16:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Another one bites the dust… billions at stake in the latest hedge fund fallout Mayer on the next commodity that China should send sky-high Ready for the next metals breakout? The numbers that show silver could lead the way Doug Casey paints a bullish picture for Canadian junior resource stocks Richard Branson takes ... More About: Gold , Today , Silver , Fund
Jobs Breakdown, China Can?t Stop Buying, Merrill Lynch Spills the Beans, th
2007-10-08 20:47:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Markets rally on jobs data? reasons why you shouldn?t get lathered up yourself Dollar rebounds? Hancock on how the U.S. will be forced to drive it right back down What’s buoying the loonie… and the potential trigger for another gold spike Merrill Lynch comes clean? $20 billion disappears in a week? why ... More About: Buying , China , Jobs , Beans , Today
Stunning Jobs Report, A Worrisome Dow Indicator, More Bad News for Subprime
2007-10-08 16:29:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Bear Stearns hedge fund collapse now a federal case Subprime foreclosure rate worst since 2000… Why even worse is yet to come The amazing reappearing jobs… The 5 searches for credibility in the latest BLS employment report Vietnam and Qatar ditch the greenback? $30 billion in U.S. investments off to China Dow soars, ... More About: News , Jobs , Bad News , Today , Report
The Ax Falls, Merrill Lynch, U.S. Markets Flat, and More!
2007-10-05 19:40:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias The ax falls… September financial sector layoffs grow 17-fold from a year ago Merrill Lynch : The biggest loser ? as much as $4 billion down the subprime sinkhole U.S. markets flat… but does the world care? Even U.S. firms are finding more of their ... More About: Markets , Today , Minutes , Falls
Record Low Home Sales, Greenspan and Gross on Housing, Congress Delays Inev
2007-10-03 20:44:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias “Expert” predictions confounded again… Home sales drop like never before Chinese housing market out of control, as well, but in the opposite direction? could you afford a 40% down payment? Bill Gross on why housing will ?dominate? the Fed for years to come Record-high donations to the Bureau of Public Debt? whatever ... More About: Congress , Sales , Today , Housing
Dow Sets Record, More on Citi, Uranium Update, A Rare Metal Play, Aussie Pa
2007-10-02 19:30:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Dow soars to intraday high? were you ?herded? into this boom? The Fed?s got you right where they want you? Why Citi’s bad news is even worse than you’ve heard Bankers getting cold feet over funky debt deals? Mayer weighs in? Gulf states ready to nix the dollar? and the ... More About: Metal , Uranium , Play , Sets , Today
Banks Come Clean, Mozilo?s Crafty Sell, Record Low Dollars, Navy Swastikas,
2007-10-01 21:21:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Mega banks around the globe reveal billions more in subprime exposure How Countrywide?s CEO made $138 million from CFC?s crashing stock Why the dollars in your wallet have never been as worthless as they were this morning Gold near Kerr?s $750 price target? The Maniac Trader on the metal?s next moves Ethanol?s ?out ... More About: Banks , Today , Clean , Sell , Navy
The Best Place for Business, Euro-zone Insight, ?Extremely Favorable? Marke
2007-10-01 20:04:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Where?s the best place in the world to do business? And the worst? Answers below? The ?extremely favorable terms? provided by yesterday?s market action Gold at 27-year highs, Oil spikes to record $83?advice on the latest commodity boom Another euro record?but is the euro truly strong, or the dollar just weak? Pepsi ?out-Chineses? ... More About: Business , Euro , Today , Insight , Place
Buffet & Bear Stearns, Dubai in Trouble, Indian Pizza Wars, Worrisome ?Safe
2007-09-27 21:18:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Does your money market account contain subprime debt? Surprising stats on these former ?safe haven? funds Buffett on the board of Bear Stearns? It might happen? details below Fog rolling in on Dubai real estate? Evidence confirms our “too good to be true” verdict Brazil showing more signs of a ... More About: Indian , Wars , Pizza , Today
Home Sales Sink, Consumer Confidence Plummets, SWFs Buy Banks, Gold Sets a
2007-09-26 19:28:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Consumer confidence falls, takes housing with it? Mish on a phrase you should get used to hearing Dollar sinks to another record low… Look at what’s happened in just three weeks Gold stays in the $730 range? and sets a record of its own Sovereign wealth funds? incredible newfound influence in the ... More About: Banks , Sales , Home , Sets
More Housing Pain, A 10% More Expensive Winter, A Climate Change Index, Gol
2007-09-25 20:40:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Home prices, home starts both fall to scary lows? how the housing?s bottomless decline will be more ?far-reaching? than expected Planning on heating your home this winter? Might want to rethink your budget? details below The dollar regains some ground? Chuck Butler on why this might just be a short break ... More About: Climate Change , Winter , Climate , Change , Today
Gold? Next Stop $850? Hong Kong Thrives, Milk Prices Double, A Hybrid-Car P
2007-09-24 19:43:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Last time gold did this… it was 3 days away from $850 You got poorer over the weekend… find out how below Waiting for word… World’s biggest mining company might have just hit motherlode Hong Kong ’s market marches on… Hancock on why the Hang Seng still has room to run Wheat climbs higher ... More About: Hybrid , Gold , Double , Milk
Loonie Parity, Saudis Doubt the Dollar, Spanish Spur Gold Prices, Big Dubai
2007-09-21 22:27:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Dollar and loonie parity! Are we one step closer to the ?Amero?? Reader?s and The 5?s thoughts below? Saudi Arabia?s ?catastrophic? news for the dollar? why Byron King suggests you stock up on ammo The market that’s suddenly contracted 20%… Eric Fry on a “slow-motion crisis” picking up speed Gold continues to ... More About: Today , Spanish , Dubai
Rate Cut Wrap-up, Gold and Oil Soar, BoE?s Big Move to Save NRK, and More!
2007-09-20 21:03:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Beware the ?Bernanke Put?; short-term pleasure for Wall Street, long-term pain for everyone else?. Mayer and Amoss on how to ?price in? the Fed?s move? The dollar index drops to a 15-year low; the Chinese move to protect the yuan? Oil hits a record $82; how you can still invest in this ... More About: Gold , Today , Move , Save , Minutes
Greenspan Speaks? a Lot, Fed Rate Forecasts, Banking Crisis in U.K., Soarin
2007-09-17 21:04:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias At least 33% chance of recession, says Greenspan ? quotes from the former Fed chairman?s weekend of shameless promotion Fed meets tomorrow? forecasts for all 3 possible outcomes below ?The deal of the century?? well? until the next one British line up outside banks in withdrawal rally? why U.K. investors can?t trust the ... More About: Today , Banking , Minutes , Crisis
Fed Cuts Rates, GS and CFC Suffer, Toy-flation, an Ethanol Forecast, and Mo
2007-09-14 20:38:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Anxious for the rate cut on the 18th? Rest easy? it?s already happened Goldman?s fancy quant fund takes a big hit? how ?buying the dip? always works? until it doesn?t Countrywide borrows $12 billion to keep itself afloat? evidentially, a ?buying opportunity? in this day and age ?The key fundamental? that ... More About: Ethanol , Today , Minutes , Rates , Rate
Dollar Declines, Humberto Surprises, Japan Suffers, a New Global Boom, the
More articles from this author:2007-09-13 20:16:00 by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Oil spikes above $80?an all-time high? why it rose in spite of OPEC, and a nod to our Italian trading ?wizard? Senate panel hikes the ?debt ceiling? for 5th time since W entered office? why? how? oh, what?s the point?? Dollar at an all-time low against the euro? ... More About: Japan , Today , Global , Boom 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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