Kara Crawford at kara@traderplanet.comadmin@traderplanet.comhttp://www.traderplanet.com/TraderPlanet.com offers its popular content for commercial syndication via RSS. The feeds include backlinks for the full articles and automatically assign author attribution, which is required. To syndicate these RSS feeds on a commercial Web site, TraderPlanet.com, LLC requires the execution of standard linking agreement. Contact Kara Crawford at kara@traderplanet.com for further details.en-ushttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/134348-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/134348-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><span ><strong>Survive Or Thrive - The Market Under Threat Again</strong></span></p> <p >As long as I have been watching the market, one constant has remained - the market is always under some threat. Going back to the 1970s, the Arab oil embargo sent the market reeling, and before the decade was out, high interest rates, high inflation, and a general sense of "malaise" helped the market finish the decade under threat. The recession of the early 1980s fed right into the Savings &amp; Loan collapse and the Black Monday crash of 1987 he...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/134348-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesThu, 09 Feb 2012 15:21:57 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/131681-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/131681-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><strong>Europe, China, and The U.S. Real Estate Market</strong><br /><br />A recent Reuters' poll of 600 economists suggests the world economy will lose momentum in 2012, but it will keep moving forward, albeit slowly. The main determinant for this outcome was that the European financial crisis would be a drag on global growth. No doubt, China's slowing economy added to the economists' perspective. Yet, even with these current realities, it is possible the economists could be incorrect, or at least partially incorrect ab...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/131681-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesTue, 24 Jan 2012 16:55:18 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/130064-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/130064-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p><span ><strong>The New Year Could Present Opportunity</strong></span></p> <p >The market came through 2011 with minimal improvement, so those who are in buy and hold portfolios saw little gain, if any. This might seem less than satisfactory, unless you added to your investments on the back of the irrational fears driving the market from June through September. Given where the market is now, that timeframe appears as opportunity, and if you bought then, it is possible the market will add to your upside this year.</p> <p >If you traded thro...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/130064-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesWed, 11 Jan 2012 16:38:01 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/129203-joy_global_inc_switches_to_nyse_and_changes_ticker_symbolhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/129203-joy_global_inc_switches_to_nyse_and_changes_ticker_symbol<p>December 6, 2011</p> <p>Mining equipment maker Joy Global transferred its stock to the New York Stock Exchange and began trading under the new ticker symbol JOY.</p> <p> </p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/129203-joy_global_inc_switches_to_nyse_and_changes_ticker_symbol'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesFri, 06 Jan 2012 14:49:14 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/127726-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/127726-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><span ><strong>Finally, This Year Is Closing Out and 2012 Is Beginning</strong></span></p> <p >This past year was quite the year in the market. The first quarter began strongly, and then in March it seemed the world was falling apart, at least it seemed that way in Japan. The horrific images of the ocean flooding over the northern part of the island, washing away houses, busses, cars, buildings, and everything else are images not soon forgotten. The effect on the global market will not soon be forgotten either. That singular event...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/127726-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesTue, 27 Dec 2011 19:42:57 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/127703-electronic_arts_changed_nasdaq_ticker_symbol_to_eahttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/127703-electronic_arts_changed_nasdaq_ticker_symbol_to_ea<p>December 15, 2011</p> <p>Electronic Arts announced that its NASDAQ ticker symbol changed to EA from ERTS. The new symbol became effective on the open of trading on Tuesday, December 20, 2011.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/127703-electronic_arts_changed_nasdaq_ticker_symbol_to_ea'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesTue, 27 Dec 2011 17:21:45 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/125449-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/125449-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><span ><strong>One Eye On Europe The Other On Economic Fundamentals</strong></span></p> <p >At some point in the future, Europe will not dominate the daily financial news. Perhaps that point will be in March, as that is the date the latest EU summit set to have the new treaty amendments in place. Perhaps, but probably not, unless some positive announcements about how Europe will handle its debts comes out before then, which could easily happen. Since this is the case, we should expect more market volatility at least through March ...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/125449-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesTue, 13 Dec 2011 19:30:04 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/123446-vision_eye_institute_limited_change_of_name_and_asx_codehttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/123446-vision_eye_institute_limited_change_of_name_and_asx_code<p>Nov. 7, 2011- The ASX has confirmed that the name of Vision Group Holdings Limited has been changed to Vision Eye Institute Limited and the ASX Code has been changed from VGH to VEI. </p> <a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/123446-vision_eye_institute_limited_change_of_name_and_asx_code'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesThu, 01 Dec 2011 15:57:50 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/123049-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/123049-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><strong>The Future Is a 50-50 Proposition</strong></p> <p >The market is a fickle creature. True, this is not original thinking, but, sometimes, stating the obvious can hammer a point worth making, and this is a point worth making - Because of unprecedented volatility, the market is difficult and dangerous to navigate as a trader or an investor. </p> <p >One future is the wild volatility is not going to abate anytime soon. Given the urgency, potential catastrophe waiting, and the constant hope flying about in the European ci...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/123049-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesTue, 29 Nov 2011 20:27:28 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/120531-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/120531-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><span ><strong>Europe's Problems Are The World's Problems, But Opportunities Still Exist</strong></span></p> <p >The path of least resistance these days is to write about the European debt crisis. The problems there are grave, and their solutions rest in the ability of the loosely linked governments in the Eurozone to work together. Specifically, everyone has to get on board with allowing the European Central Bank to open the floodgates, translation: print money, much like the U.S. did in 2008 and 2009. The actions of the U.S. Fed...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/120531-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesTue, 15 Nov 2011 15:58:55 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/118281-trading_on_nasdaq_china_has_been_halted_since_october_5http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/118281-trading_on_nasdaq_china_has_been_halted_since_october_5<p>October 12, 2011- CDC Corp. disclosed that its Chairman Kuo Fung Ch'ien has resigned. Trading on CHINA shares has been halted since October 5 but the company will appeal its delisting notification.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/118281-trading_on_nasdaq_china_has_been_halted_since_october_5'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesWed, 02 Nov 2011 19:07:48 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/118160-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/118160-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><span ><strong>Mixing Metaphors While Watching The Market</strong></span></p> <p >Frankly, I am not sure what to say about the global economic outlook and, by extension, the global market. It is as if two competing forces are struggling to gain control over the future. On the one side, the forces of capitalism are fighting hard to remain relevant, and on the other, the forces of political chicanery are doing their level best to thwart every little advance of capitalism. </p> <p >Every time the economic ship rights just a bit, and it appea...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/118160-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesWed, 02 Nov 2011 13:37:30 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/116096-fortune_brands_nyse_ticker_symbol_changed_to_beamhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/116096-fortune_brands_nyse_ticker_symbol_changed_to_beam<p >October 3, 2011 - Fortune Brands, Inc. announced the separation of its business units with the spin-off of the Fortune Brands Home &amp; Security business. Following the spin-off, Fortune Brands changed its name to Beam Inc. and its NYSE ticker symbol to BEAM.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/116096-fortune_brands_nyse_ticker_symbol_changed_to_beam'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesWed, 19 Oct 2011 18:04:55 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/115903-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/115903-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><span ><strong>What A Year So Far</strong></span></p> <p >It is mid-way through October, but it seems the end of the year is not coming fast enough. Perhaps it seems this way because of the year that it has been for the global economy and the global financial markets. Looking back at the year thus far, it is a wonder the global economy is still standing and the markets are not much lower. Here are the highlights ...</p> <p >Japan almost washed away and melted down. That disaster immediately disrupted the global supply chain wreaking indus...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/115903-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesTue, 18 Oct 2011 18:27:45 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/113819-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologieshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/113819-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies<p ><span ><strong>Is Another Recession Coming?</strong></span></p> <p >For some months now, global economic indicators have slid, prompting many to predict a double-dip recession for the global economy. Perhaps this will be, but before jumping on the bandwagon, consider some of the most recent economic indicators. Although not stellar, the indicators are at least headed in the right direction.</p> <p >Take U.S. car sales, for example. The Detroit manufacturers posted sizable sales gains in September. GM saw its sales rise 20 percent. Ford's ...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/113819-a_message_from_louis_b_mendelsohn_president_and_ceo_of_market_technologies'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Market TechnologiesMarket TechnologiesWed, 05 Oct 2011 15:07:07 +0000