In this difficult recession, throwing trillions of dollars at the economy seems like administering expensive blood transfusions in the hope of stopping the bleeding. Better to close the wound. How we got here For the past two...
Read MoreIt was a quick poll and you can see the results to the right. Clearly, it was not a huge sample size so don’t read too much into it.However, it does look like a big percentage of poll-ees think we are going down. How does...
Read MoreThis time of year, I think grains markets offer some great opportunities for traders as the growing season begins and everyone is watching the weather. Right now, I’m particularly bullish on the prospects for corn, which has...
Read MoreIB FX View A world without TARP Tuesday May 19, 2009 We wonder out loud whether anyone else, in thinking about the prospects for the surging U.S. fiscal deficit, considered that the ultimate government contribution to the...
Read MoreStocks are higher on economic optimism.Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley want to start to repay their TARP money, and a German survey of investor sentiment rose for the seventh straight month.Housing starts came out worse than...
Read MoreZaldiva, Inc. (ZLDV.OB) retails comic books, toys, and collectible items. The company is also the seller of pop-culture comic book related collectibles that primarily include action figures, dolls, statues, die-cast vehicles,...
Read MoreA multi-channel entertainment company that acquires, produces, and manages intellectual media content and digital assets UOMO Media Inc. (UOMO.OB) made some investors gasp at the stock price rise of 131% yesterday. The stock is...
Read MoreAre public companies too focused on short-term results?Just two weeks ago, we discussed how Abercrombie & Fitch’s (ANF) stated strategy through this recession entailed keeping prices high in order to protect the...
Read MoreALARON LAS VEGAS US EQUITY FUTURES REPORT 05/18/2009 US STOCKS START THE SUMMER PARTY EARLY. EQUITIES REBOUND FROM LAST WEEK’S FALL LED BY ENERGIES, FINANCIALS, HOME BUILDERS. US EQUITIES rebounded in an early start to summer on...
Read MoreALARON US TREASURY FUTURES REPORT 05/14/09 ECONOMIC DATA 05/19/09: all times EST 8:30 AM US HOUSING STARTS (540,000) 10:00 AM STATE STREET CONFIDENCE INDEX ECONOMIC DATA SUMMARY 05/18/09 US HOMEBUILDERS CONFIDENCE INDEX (16 VS....
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