Yesterday was another ugly day for stocks, with bourses around the globe falling victim to strong selling pressure. Fueling the sell-off were concerns that the economic recession could not only be deeper and longer than...
Read MoreDonald Coxe’s monthly investment report, entitled “Basic Points” (subtitled “Capitalism Faces Its Greatest Challenge” for the November 2008 edition), has just been published. He is Global Portfolio strategist of BMO Financial...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Bennet Sedacca*, President of Atlantic Advisors Asset Management. “The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced. The arrogance of the authorities must be moderated...
Read MoreJohn Authers, investment editor of FT, has just conducted a wide-ranging four-part video interview with Jim Rogers, legendary investor and author. In Part 1 Rogers gives his outlook for the US dollar and what new financial...
Read MoreThe Oxford Dictionary defines “volatility” as “liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse”. It’s not as if investors do not know this by now, as global stock markets were again subjected to extreme...
Read MoreI will be donning my winter woollies and visiting New York City from December 3 to 7, 2008. There are still a few gaps on my itinerary for those wishing to meet me to discuss global financial markets, financial blogging or, for...
Read MoreWhat a wild day on stock markets yesterday! At one stage the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to below 8,000, but staged a spectacular rally late in the session to close 553 points (6.6%) up on the day. The S&P 500...
Read MoreA batch of interesting video clips about the election of Barack Obama and the unfolding financial crisis has appeared over the past few days as all and sundry are attempting to make sense of a rather murky picture. A number of...
Read MoreThe list of well-known names identifying value on the US stock market at current levels is growing by the day and includes the likes of Jeremy Grantham (GMO – “Careful buying is justified”), Warren Buffett (“Buy America. I am”),...
Read MoreBy now you may have heard about the acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A., a film that examines the rapidly growing US national debt and its consequences for the country and its citizens. The film has been a huge hit, receiving...
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