By Morningstar via QFinance Face-off There are lessons to be learnt from the flotation of Facebook (FB), which I was never tempted to join (the flotation, that is, not Facebook itself). The Millennium boom and bust is still too...
Read MoreBy Cameron Urdu Have you ever wondered if you should try to get in on the next “hot” IPO? Or maybe you were you recently burned by the Facebook IPO thinking that it was a sure bet to make some quick cash? No matter...
Read MoreBy EconMatters We warned of a social network tech bubble 2.0 over a year ago due to the hype and overvaluation of Facebook based on the reported deals by Goldman Sacks and a Russian investment firm–Digital Sky Technologies...
Read MoreBy Frank Holmes China just made it a little more affordable to buy a car. Last week, the government announced a one-year, RMB 26.5 billion subsidy program devoted to energy-efficient products. About RMB 6 billion will be set...
Read MoreBy Mike “Mish” Shedlock As a prime example of the extreme disparities between the haves and the have-nots as well as how stupid things have gotten in general, please consider DeShawn Stevenson Installs ATM In Kitchen...
Read MoreBy Charles Rotblut The valuation argument for holding stocks over bonds is getting stronger. Not only do earnings favor stocks, but so do dividend yields. And if that wasn’t enough, yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury...
Read MoreBy Central Bank News The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 8 central banks around the world. Those that altered interest rates were: Brazil, cutting 50 basis points to a low of 8.50%; Denmark,...
Read MoreBy Louis Basenese of Wall Street Daily This week, we’re serving up a Limbo edition, profiling the increasing ability of both the euro and Facebook’s(Nasdaq: FB) newborn stock to keep heading lower and lower....
Read MoreBy Russ Winter China is beginning to experience a capital run. In part, this is a product of the end of that country’s surplus-based export economy, which has been slowing for more than a year. This has variously been...
Read MoreBy Bruce Krasting The other day the IRS announced new rules for settling tax liabilities for individuals. It’s a sweet deal. I thought that was interesting. Then yesterday we get an announcement from Altria (MO) that they...
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