The Search For Improbable Scenarios
A New Variation of the ‘Cleanest Dirty Shirt’ Theory Bill Gross has for some time forwarded the theory that the US was doing better relative to other regions in the …
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Consumer Confidence Strengthens In January
The Latest Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index was released this morning based on data collected through January 16. The 80.7 reading was above the 78.1 forecast of Investing.com and 6.1 …
Read More Russian Bank Halts All Cash Withdrawals
It would appear the fears of a global bank run are spreading. From HSBC’s limiting large cash withdrawals (for your own good) to Lloyds ATMs going down, Bloomberg reports that …
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BRICs Under Pressure
As the emerging markets contagion spreads, the BRIC nations are coming under increasing pressure in the capital markets. As discussed previously Brazil and Russia are witnessing new multi-year/record lows in …
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E The Best And Worst In ADRs
The best scoring ADRs from one year ago (1/28/2013) returned 22.78% this past year, 13.61%Â more than the MSCI EAFE, with 0% turnover. Â The top performers have been HIMX up 389%, …
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Market Notes: Investors Cooling On Chile, Getting Sweet On Cocoa, Souring On Sugar
The major averages followed through on Friday’s sell-off until the bulls stepped in mid-day causing the market to reverse. The rally was short-lived, alas, as the bears charged back going …
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Monday Market Momentum – Reversing Or Just Bouncing?
What a lovely correction! Â As noted in our Weekend Trade Reviews, we saw this dip coming from a mile away and, from the outset, we were never expecting more …
Read More Greg Morris: “Investing With The Trend”
Gregory L. Morris’s latest book, Investing with the Trend: A Rules-based Approach to Money Management, was published on December 31 of last year, the same day the Dow and S&P …
Read More Mortgage Foreclosure Abuse: The Fight Continues
I wish I had the silver bullet to address and fix the rampant abusive practices that have transpired within the mortgage servicing entities of many of our large banks and …
Read More Emerging Market Insanity: Bought PVD For Peanuts
Who trades right at peaks and exact lows? Only liars. Last week’s Emerging Market insanity allowed me to buy blue-chip PVD for Peanuts. Successful investing is difficult. Catching long-term pinnacles …
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