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Commodities Trading: Aluminum?s Alcoa bribes (maybe) and buys
2008-03-24 20:05:00 Despite record-breaking commodities prices, aluminum giant Alcoa (AA: NYSE) is not having the best of times right now. The U.S. Justice Department just asked a judge in Pittsburgh to hold off on a lawsuit against the company. The government of Bahrain is suing Alcoa for what it says was a 15-year pattern of bribing government officials and ... More About: Commodities , Investment Ideas , Trading , Neal , Aluminum
The Bear?s Death Spiral Began in Early 2007
2008-03-24 16:27:00 It didn?t happen overnight. Actually, the dénouement was a long time coming. The infection took hold in January 2007, over a year ago; but if anyone recognized the signals then, it wasn?t widely broadcast. The clues had nothing to do with ?fundamentals.? It might very well be that the fundamentals of Bear Stearns? business in early ... More About: Death , Early
New Tech: Robotics goes to the dogs
2008-03-21 15:25:00 I received an e-mail from our fearless leader J. Christoph Amberger the other day titled ?Creepy Cool New Robot?. Of course, I opened it immediately, and not just because he?s my boss and I have to open e-mails from him immediately. The link inside did not disappoint. It was truly a creepy and cool robot ... More About: Robotics , Dogs , Tech
Hedge Fund Job Tips
2008-03-21 12:29:00 Hedge fund jobs are becoming harder to get as more MBA and PhD graduates target this niche of the investment industry upon graduation. While the job market within the hedge fund industry is becoming more competitive the truth is that every hedge fund is looking for something slightly different and if you do enough ... More About: Tips , Fund , Hedge , Hedge Fund
Visa IPO: First-day jitters and jumps
2008-03-20 16:16:00 Weeeeeeeeeeee! ? that would be the sound of Visa ?s stock sliding from it?s opening high of $68 this morning to current levels around $58. If you managed to grab Visa (V: NYSE) at its pricing last night, congratulations. You?ve already seen a 31% gain. But if you?re like the rest of us shlubs and had to sit ...
Chris Matthews from Hardball dances with Ellen
2008-03-20 14:12:00 The Hardball Shuffle — I’d give him an “A” on the intro. Share This More About: Chris , Ellen , Dances , Matthews
The Top 50 Most Useful Hedge Fund Websites
2008-03-20 02:33:00 Hedge funds are now mentioned over 1,000 times a day via blogs, newspapers, magazines and television. There are now over 15,000 hedge fund managers and over 200 different portfolio management strategies used by them. Many people learn bits and pieces about hedge funds through the media but newspapers and magazines usually have agendas ... More About: Finance , Websites , Fund , Hedge , Hedge Fund
Freedom Tower: New York City Rises Again
2008-03-19 20:55:00 Share This More About: Freedom , New York , York , New York City , City
Gold Investing: Do not follow the herd
2008-03-19 18:55:00 I spend a lot of time each year in Alaska. Much of the time I am spinning in circles trolling for salmon or jigging for barn door-sized halibut. Needless to say, when I get home I love to show off pictures of my catch. Bragging rights are the currency anglers use to value ... More About: Gold , Investing
Credit Card Stocks: The Credit Card Fair Fee Act may kill the interchange f
2008-03-19 17:52:00 The nation is in a credit-induced mess. Thanks to incredible amounts of financial leveraging, a small-scale headache for the mortgage industry has ballooned into an economic catastrophe that threatens every global market. Some of the nation’s largest, most secure banks are screaming for government help. But it is too late. The ripples created by over-leveraging, bad debt, and rising inflation are going to increase the problem exponentially, no matter what Bernanke or any other federal intervention can do. In fact, for one large segment of the nation’s credit industry, Washington is tirelessly trying to pass legislation that would be a significant burden on future revenues. The credit card industry will be the next to stumble. Industry secret revealed Across the country, Americans owe more than $750 billion to companies like Visa and MasterCard . It is a scary figure, but it is not the one our nation’s elected officials are trying to eradicate. Instead, Washington wants to uncov... More About: Stocks , Credit , Fair , Credit Card
Jutia Group: Celebrating Our Milestones
2008-03-18 20:07:00 Our the past several months we’ve worked hard to bring you quality financial and political content, investment ideas, and commentary from a broad range of topics that you care about most. We thank you for becoming a Jutia reader and hope that you’ll come back to visit us again and again! -Jutia Group Team ” Jutia Group ranks 705,453 out of 20,267,977 sites Share This More About: Milestones
Bandwidth Dilemma: Buy when nobody is looking
2008-03-18 16:53:00 Could this be the end of the Internet? That is the surprising topic of an Internet-industry debate taking place in April. While some folks believe the Web is still in its infancy, there is a growing realm of analysts who believe the glory days are over. I was not surprised this morning to read a New York Times article that described a major bandwidth crunch beginning to appear on the horizon. After all, my colleagues and I have been researching and writing about the subject consistently for the past two years. The Web is growing at a fantastic pace. Unfortunately, it is outgrowing the infrastructure designed to make it all work. A prime example is Google’s YouTube. In 2007, analysts estimate the video-sharing site used more bandwidth than the entire Internet consumed in 2000. In just eight years, the Web has exploded by exponential proportions. Annual growth rates as video sharing, gaming, and movies take center stage on the Web are expected to range from 50% to 100%. Tha... More About: Dilemma , Bandwidth
Ignorant Politicians: The cockroaches are scurrying
2008-03-17 21:19:00 Economists have their hands full. Some say it is the perfect storm of economic calamities: inflation, a falling dollar, a lack of liquidity, and cash-starved mega-corporations. The slightly more optimistic folks of the nation (or the misinformed) are saying we are entering a weak slowdown that we will be able to pull out of by June. Unfortunately, the economically ignorant buffoons we elected to Washington think the troubled economy is all a game. Why wouldn’t they? The vast majority of them have amassed fortunes that no recession can tear apart. Meanwhile, the rest of us are left wondering what else our country is going to do to destroy our wealth-generating opportunities and our way of life. On Capitol Hill, the economy is not considered the heartbeat that keeps this country alive. No, it is merely another powerful pawn in the political chess game. Just look at what happened yesterday. All three major presidential candidates left the campaign trail and scurried back to W... More About: Politicians
Bear Stearns, Recession, Credit Crisis, Gold and Oil Prices, Galore?
2008-03-17 01:14:00 Share This More About: Credit , Gold , Bear Stearns , Crisis , Recession
Prosper?s Portfolio Plans: How to Get the Best Returns
2008-03-16 19:35:00 One of the biggest issues any new lender will face is how to gauge what his or her true return on investment is. It is somewhat misleading to bid on a loan with a high interest rate attached because there are so many additional factors that come into play later on that will reduce your ... More About: Portfolio , Prosper , Plans
Prosper Portfolio Plans: Replacement for Standing Orders?
2008-03-16 16:51:00 For all of you die hard Prosper lending fans out there, this article will help you better understand some of the recent changes you?ve seen with your lending options. Perhaps like you, I didn?t have the time of day to search through the thousands of borrower listings that had the potential to be lent to. ... More About: Portfolio , Plans , Orders , Standing
Smart Stock Investing: The Ultimate Contrarian Play
2008-03-14 21:06:00 In just 5 years, the first baby-boomers will begin turning 65. Each and every day, from 2011 until 2020, 10,000 more Americans will pass that threshold. Medical advances gallantly prolong lives, but with an aging demographic of that proportion imminent ? let?s face it ? death care services are a good long-term investment. Over the last ... More About: Stock Investing , Play , Smart , Investing , Stock
Agriculture Supercycle Fertilizes Investor Profits
2008-03-14 20:22:00 In a choppy market swirling with negative energy, wouldn?t it be nice to own a resource stock that keeps rising in the face of ALL bad news? Welcome to the ?agriculture super cycle? and the wild and whacky world of fertilizer. To give you an idea how bullish the fertilizer industry is ? since Jan 1, 2008 ... More About: Agriculture , Potash , Investor , Profits
Record Breaking VISA IPO: Don?t Get Trapped
2008-03-09 16:44:00 Share This More About: Visa , Record , Breaking
Profiting from Oil Stocks: Apache (APA:NYSE) is on a roll!
2008-03-09 16:39:00 Back on June 26, 2006, I recommended that my readers invest in a little-known domestic oil stock. Back then it traded for $63.76. Nine months after Hurricane Katrina had devastated New Orleans and four months after the tealeaf readers of the National Weather Service had predicted a cascade of deadly hurricanes to turn Texas and Louisiana ... More About: Stocks , Apache , Investment Ideas , Roll
TFN Smart Trading: Profit from Copper Volatility
2008-03-06 00:37:00 Share This More About: Trading , Smart , Profit , Copper
TFN Smart Trading: Latin America Profit Opportunity
2008-03-06 00:33:00 Share This More About: America , Trading , Latin America , Smart , Profit
Turnaround Year for E*Trade?
2008-02-20 17:38:00 After a steep dive from $25 to $2 and change, insiders are betting big that 2008 will the E*Trade Financial?s (ETFC:NASDAQ) turnaround year. Since January 30, 2008, ten insiders bought 461,649 shares between $3.99 and $4.06 on January 30, 2008. But what?s most impressive is that they bought after a one-month triple digit move on the ... More About: Investment Ideas , Cooper , Year , Etrade
2008 Presidetial Election Map
2008-02-19 21:24:00 Obama vs. McCain I realize it’s a bit early to do any kind of election predictions, but for all you political junkies out there, here’s the current score. If the presidential election were held today and it was Obama (D) up against McCain (R), the Democrat would come out on top winning 46% vs. 43% nationally. ... More About: Government , Election , 2008
The Dollar Bill Gets Around
2008-02-19 17:38:00 First, we turn to romance. We’re talking about money? nowhere is the sky more full of stars and the streets full of more starry-eyed romantics than the wide-open spaces of the financial world. Investors are willing to overlook wrinkles and sags, morning tempers and evening fatigue. And they are willing to believe anything. What is romance, ... More About: Dollar , Bill , Treasury
Global Coal: A New Profit Source
More articles from this author:2008-02-19 17:27:00 It was about ten years ago when I first realized this world’s addiction to coal and its huge impact. It came at a rather weird time. I was rafting down a rural river (the same one Deliverance was filmed on), hanging onto any piece of the boat I could sink my nails into. ... More About: China , Source , Profit , Global , Coal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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