Results for 2009 October
Asia's Semiconductor Makers Mirroring Improvement of U.S. Counterparts
Some of Asia’s biggest players in the chipmaking business have confirmed what U.S. semiconductor makers have been saying for months: Demand for semiconductors is growing and the future looks bright.
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (PINK: SSNLF) saw operating profit…
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U.S. Markets Gain Most in Three Months on GDP Report; Weekly Jobless Claims Fall, But Less…
With "Buy" and "Sell" Calls on Brazil ETF, Money Morning's Marquez Catches a 148% Move
Among the many adages that longtime investors are probably familiar with is one that counsels “you’ll never buy at the very bottom and will never sell at the very top.”
But with his recent market calls on the iShares MSCI Brazil…
Marcellus Shale Gas: The Energy Sector’s Next Major Profit Play
[Editor’s Note: Money Morning newcomer Dr. Kent Moors is one of the world’s top energy-sector experts. In an interview with Money Morning earlier this month, Dr. Moors provided readers with a snapshot of what the future holds for energy investors.]
With natural…
U.S. Economic Growth Surprises in the Third Quarter
The Obama administration’s $787 billion stimulus package has yielded results as the U.S. economy grew for the first time since the second quarter of 2008.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s largest economy grew 3.5%, slightly higher than estimates…
Galleon Paid Bankers Hundreds of Millions for Information
The insider trading scandal surrounding the Galleon hedge fund took a complicated turn yesterday (Thursday) when it was revealed Galleon paid hundreds of millions to Wall Street banks in return for a steady stream of information not available to most…
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New Home Sales Unexpectedly Collapse; US Airways Lays Off 1,000 Employees; Former AMD Chief Linked to…
Geithner and Summers Protect Free Market Mantle Against Regulatory Reform
Two key members of President Barack Obama’s economic team were part of a group of financial heavyweights that in the late 1990s helped to kill regulatory reform that might have limited the impact of the 2008 financial meltdown.
Now, as…
Three Ways to Avoid Another Credit-Default-Swap Crisis
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mervyn King think that banks that are considered “too big to fail” should be broken up. The House Financial Services Committee is drafting a bill that will…
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