China Revises 2006 Economic Growth Figures; Fastest Since 1994

China yesterday revised its 2006 gross domestic product growth to 11.1% from 10.7%, the fastest yearly growth the country has seen...

A Rise In Mortgage Applications Defies Higher Interest Rates; Subprime Woes Deepen

Though prognostications about the overall health of the U.S. housing market remain bleak, and interest rates have hit their highest level...

China's Record Trade Surplus Again Inflames U.S. Criticism

By Jason Simpkins By announcing a record-setting global trade surplus of $26.9 billion for June, China has re-ignited allegations that it’s...

Inflation Still The Fed's Main Concern

Despite an abysmal housing market and a timid stock market, inflation remains the chief concern of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S....

Battle For Commodity Footholds Continues With Alcan Buyout

Alcoa Inc and Rio Tinto PLC may be looking to lock horns over one of the world's leading suppliers of bauxite,...

Shareholders OK $11.9 Billion CBOT Deal

Shareholders for the Chicago Board of Trade approved plans for CBOT to join forces with longtime rival, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange,...

A Special Investment Report: With Crude Oil Prices Still At the Base of a Five-Year Climb, Turn Pain Into Profit

The soaring prices of crude oil and gasoline are just part of a broad-based worldwide boom in commodities that is being...

Oil Prices Skyrocketing: Gasoline is Likely Next

By Jason Simpkins Violence in Nigeria and concerns that U.S. refiners are struggling to produce enough gasoline helped crude oil prices...

(Jimmy) Rogers and Me: The Latest Wisdom From a Global Investing Guru

If you have even a passing interest in the art of investing, you've no doubt heard of investing guru Jim Rogers.

Canadian Housing Market Gathers Momentum As U.S. Market Slumps

While the U.S. housing market continues to slump, the outlook is much better for America's neighbors to the north, where the...

UK Central Bank Raises Rates; ECB Stands Pat

The Bank of England boosted its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 5.75% on Thursday - the fifth increase...

Sarkozy Engineers Investment Opportunity - For Airbus and For U.S. Investors.

In a deal that new France President Nicholas Sarkozy helped engineer, a private-equity firm controlled by the Dubai government has invested...

U.S. Service Sector Has Better June Than Expected

While other areas of the economy continue to falter, the U.S. service sector enjoyed an unexpected boost in June.

Housing Slump Causes Spike in Consumer Debt Delinquencies

by Jason Simpkins Delinquencies on home-equity loans reached their highest level in 18 months in the first quarter of this year,...

The One Time it's Good to Be Crude

Gasoline prices have fallen sharply in recent weeks and are now about 23 cents a gallon below an all-time record high...

Dollar Hits 26-Year Low Against British Pound

The U.S. dollar skidded to a 26-year low against the British pound sterling

The Market that will Emerge After the Emerging Markets

The New Emerging Market; It's either the "New China" or "New India" - depending who you ask

China Looking to Boost Strategic Coal Reserves

In a move that should be watched closely by commodities investors, the National People's Congress, or NPC, is drafting an amendment...

Should I invest in gold in 2018

The Baywatch Effect: Can China's Growth Help Gold Prices Triple?

With the advent of the digital camera age, Kodak, facing desperate times as Fuji Film gives them a run for their...

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Says Inflation Outlook is Better

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Says Inflation Outlook is Better

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