Today’s piece of humor as nothing to do with investments, but concerns soms glorious insults from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words. Enjoy! The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She...
Read MoreGoldman Sachs’ Jan Hatzius has just released a new report on the U.S. economy subtitled “The second half slowdown.” The report (courtesy of Business Insider via Paul Kedrosky) details the key headwinds facing the American...
Read MoreMarkit released its flash euro zone PMIs yesterday. The number surprised on the upside as most observers were expecting declines. The Services Business Activity Index came in at 56.0 compared to June’s 55.5, while the...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution byVitaliy Katsenelson, portfolio manager/director of research at Investment Management Associates in Denver, Colorado. He is also the author of “Active Value Investing: Making Money in...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy.• Nick Schulz (Real Clear Markets): Jeremy Grantham: Contrarian, up to a point, July 22, 2010. Jeremy...
Read MoreIn this interview, Charlie Rose sits down with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.A link to the transcript of the interview follows at the end of the postClick here or on the image below to view the video.Click here for a...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog.In an article dated July 12, I first reported that Dagong International Credit Rating Co., the largest...
Read MoreBy Shaun le Roux, Alphen Asset Management.There are some pretty strong views out there as to whether equities (domestic and foreign) are cheap or not. Unsurprisingly, some commentators and fund managers are of the view that...
Read MoreLove him or hate him, 85-year old Richard Russell is the doyen of investment letter writers – having been at it for more than half a century – and his views as expressed in his daily Dow Theory Letters always make for...
Read MoreKeith McCullough believes the government should dramatically cut back on spending. However, Barry Ritholtz warns that we could face another recession.Source: MoneyWatch, July 19, 2010.Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here...
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