William Smead Chief Executive Officer Chief Investment Officer Printable VersionSubscribe to the Missives Podcast Click here to listen to this Missive Dear Clients and Prospective Clients: The biggest pollution problem in the...
Read MoreIB FX View Dollar rebound fades after consumer expectations surge Tuesday May 26, 2009 Technically speaking, any investor looking for a safe haven in light of the two short-range missiles let loose off the eastern coast of North...
Read MoreMicro Stock Profit was paid $5,000 for the promotion of Cereplast, Inc. (CERP.OB), the company which develops and commercializes bio-based resins in the United States. Let’s look at the company and its performance more deeply....
Read MoreStudies have demonstrated that companies with high standards of corporate governance outperform those with weak standards. However, individual investors can hardly be expected to be experts on corporate governance (though there...
Read More“Words from the Wise” this week comes to you a bit later than usual and in a shortened format as my “day-job” demands keep me from doing my customary commentary. However, a full dose of excerpts from interesting news items and...
Read MoreTrading is all about adjusting to your surroundings regardless of what your mind is telling you to do. In fact your mind is almost always going to steer you in the wrong way. I’ve really had to relearn this the hard way these...
Read MoreIB FX View It won’t happen overnight Friday May 22, 2009 A good foreign exchange dealer, so they tell me, is one who’d not hesitate to sell his mother. In a world where rumors lead to selling and facts lead to buying there is a...
Read MoreStock markets came under pressure over the past few days as skepticism crept in that economic green shoots could be withering. On top of that, fears that the the US could be facing a credit rating downgrade (are the rating...
Read MoreALARON LAS VEGAS US EQUITY FUTURES REPORT 05/21/2009 US STOCKS FALL. VOLATILITY INCREASES ON FOMC MEETING, UK CREDIT RATING CONCERNS. US EQUITIES fell on Thursday, continuing to feel the pressure from growing concerns regarding...
Read MoreALARON US TREASURY FUTURES REPORT 05/21/09 ECONOMIC DATA 05/22/09: all times EST NO MAJOR ECONOMIC RELEASES. CHECK FOR EARLY CLOSES SUMMARY OF DATA 05/21/09 US JOBLESS CLAIMS (631 K VS. 645K) US LEADING INDICATORS (1.0%), PHILA...
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