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October 24, 2006 – Some people have asked me, the Dow just keeps going higher and higher, people seem not to have a worry in the world about the U.S. markets, the VIX levels are extremely low, expert analysts are…
October 23, 3006 – Last week I wrote that I wouldn’t touch China’s banks with a ten foot pole as in investment vehicle no matter how big Chinese bank IPO’s are splashed all over major newspaper’s headlines. However, India’s banks…
October 22, 2006 – The economic G8 is the group of countries that regularly meet to discuss global economic concerns, includes the U.S., France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy, the UK, and Canada. However there is a different Stock Market G8…
October 22, 2006 – Recently, a friend of mine sent me an email about a spam email advising about a great stock opportunity. I’ve had no time to reply to him as of yet so thought I ‘d just blog…
October 20, 2006 – The above question was posed to me by a reader about a week ago. I personally replied to him that I have been looking but haven’t yet identified any African companies that have a compelling enough…
Q: How Do I Know that My Blog Entries are On Point? I am keeping with my new tradition of keeping my Friday entries light and/or humorous. Last Friday, I blogged about Chris Gardner. This week, I really wasn’t sure…
October 18, 2006 – In recent months, two prominent analysts have been fired (well one resigned, but it’s easy to read between the lines there). According to biotechnology analyst Matt Murray of the American investment bank Rodman & Renshaw, he…
October 18, 2006 – Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas billionaire casino mogul, recently agreed to sell a 1932 Picasso painting “La Reve” to Connecticut hedge fund billionare Steven Cohen for USD $139 million, a $91 million profit in just 9…
October 18, 2006 – As I’ve mentioned many times before, I expect to see a significant correction coming soon in the U.S. markets. Were it not for the imminent mid-term elections on Nov. 7th, I would call for strong and…
October 17, 2006 – I’ve said many times on previous blog posts that the reasons I discuss the U.S. markets so often is that the U.S. markets drive all other markets around the world. It is quite common to see…