Results for 2007 July
International Investment Jumps 57% In May
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, foreign investment increased 57% between May and June this year, as foreign investors pounced on American stocks and corporate bonds. This reflects a tremendous swell of global confidence in the U.S. marketplace.
How to Build Oil Profits in the Age of Dwindling Supply
Building an oil portfolio is a lot more difficult than it used to be. It was easier 30 years ago, back in the 1970s, when oil prices first rose and people began thinking about how to build portfolios that would take advantage of this “developing” energy sector.
Online Spending Boom Creates Profit Opportunity in European Markets
Online marketing outlays in Europe will more than double by 2012, a new study says, an explosion in spending that should create investment opportunities in both the high-tech and marketing sectors.
Stocks End Their Record Run
After five straight gains, and four consecutive days of record closing highs, stocks took a beating and fell yesterday because of housing worries and fears the subprime crisis could spread.
Fed Chief Calls For Modest Growth, Slowing Inflation;No Rate Hikes, For Now
“The U.S. economy appears likely to expand at a moderate pace over the second half of 2007, with growth then strengthening a bit in 2008 to a rate close to the economy’s underlying trend,” Bernanke said
Never Trust an Investor With a Microscope
Anytime stocks are on a record run, and you sense that investors are searching a little too hard for the good news needed to keep the advance alive, it’s probably a good time to start being a little cautious.
Ackerman Hedge Fund Puts Bulls eye on Target
Pershing Square Capital Management LP, the hedge fund run by activist investor William Ackerman, has taken a 9.6% stake in upscale discounter Target Corp., the New York-based investment fund disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing yesterday.
Industrial Lead Hits Another Record
From Staff Reports
In yet another example of the impact that demand in China is having on global commodity prices, industrial-grade lead soared to yet another record yesterday, and according to some estimates has climbed by nearly 90% so far this…
Are the U.S. and China Headed for an All-Out Trade War?
Could a ruinous trade war between the United States and China be coming? It sure looks that way.
Smaller Than Expected Budget Deficit Could Stave Off Rising Interest Rates
President George Bush last week predicted that robust tax collections would cause the U.S. budget deficit to shrink to $205 billion this year, the third straight year of annual decline.
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