Scanning the globe for investment destinations can be a daunting task. When it comes to stock markets, however, relative strength analysis serves a useful purpose of highlighting under- or outperforming markets (or individual...
Read MoreAmerica’s fixation on the China problem is now boiling over, Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, told CNBC. Source: CNBC, April 1, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to...
Read MoreAs announced by the U.S. Department of Labor on Friday, payroll employment increased by 162,000 in March, recording the largest increase in three years. Chart of the Day provides a handy chart to put the labor situation in...
Read MoreA handful of Wall Street banks have become more powerful and influential during the financial crisis. Simon Johnson, co-author of the new book 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown, argues that...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Rebecca Wilder*, author of the of the News N Economics blog. The GDP recovery is underway. But below the GDP hood, the picture is not as bright. The labor market is weak, and...
Read MoreSource: Thaves, Januaray 14, 1997.
Read MoreAccording to the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index released on Friday, the factory sector finished the first quarter on an upbeat note and momentum appears to be building. The composite index moved up to 59.6...
Read MoreThis post features a short, rarely seen video of Warren Buffett, describing “the luckiest day” of his life, courtesy of MoneyNews. As Buffett says in the video, his luckiest day came when he was just 19 years old and he, by...
Read MoreI commented as follows in a post yesterday: “ … we enter April – the last month of the so-called “best six months of the year” before the start of the traditionally weaker May–October period”. A reader asked me to elaborate on...
Read MoreGuy Monson, CIO and Managing Partner of London-based Sarasin and Partners, has just published a webcast of his global strategy for Q2 2010 as included in this post. He deals with the topic comprehensivly and it is worthwhile...
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