Is the 2010 FIFA World Cup that takes place in South Africa in June/July the big moment South Africa has been waiting for to again unite as a nation and take its rightful place on the world stage in the broader context? Is this...
Read MoreSource: Pat Oliphant, Slate.com, January 27, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreThe Chinese Shanghai Composite Index – the index that led the turnaround in global stock markets by five months – seems to be in trouble. The Index has just become the first major index to breach its key 200-day...
Read MoreWith the bullion price (temporarily?) under pressure – and it really is anybody’s guess how the short term will unfold – a long-term metric such as gold production provides an interesting perspective. Research by...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • John Mauldin (Thoughts from the Frontline via Investors Insight): This time is different, January 29,...
Read MoreThis week on Consuelo Mack’s Wealthtrack: the intersection of stocks, politics and energy and what they mean for your portfolio. Consuelo sits down with Wall Street’s number one Washington analyst, ISI Group’s Tom Gallagher;...
Read MoreDon Coxe has updated his popular webcast on Friday, January 29 – good news for his followers. You can access the recording here or from the sidebar of the Investment Postcards site (the column on the right-hand side) by...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Asha Bangalore* of The Northern Trust Company. Real GDP grew at an annual rate of 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2009, after a 2.2% increase in the prior quarter. Inventories made the...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Rebecca Wilder*, author of the of the News N Economics blog. Marshall Auerback will be featured from time to time here on News N Economics. He is a dedicated author at the New Deal 2.0 (see...
Read MoreSource: Larry Wright, Comics.com, January 26, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
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