Forex trading

Persistent Debts Despite The Printing Press

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:55:01 +0100

The proverbial boogeyman, the phrase “end of the world as we know it”, is not particularly significant to me because it is, literally, always true, because any progress at all, anywhere, means tha...

Is China More Capitalist Than The US'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:30:02 +0100

The markets were atwitter this morning over Greece. But chances are you already know that. It’s China we have on the brain. And so does Joe Six-pack. ABC News and The Washington Post just polled 1,0...

China’s Patience Is Wearing Thin Over US Arms Sale To Taiwan

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:23:01 +0100

China has apparently noticed the tiny $6.4 billion military equipment deal the US recently inked with Taiwan. Unsurprisingly, it’s not happy about it. The Pentagon informed Congress about the transa...

The Greek Debt Fallout

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:20:01 +0100

Greece, already laden with so much debt it can’t afford, has delayed its latest bond sale roadshow for US and Asian investors with no rescheduled date offered. Their sovereign debt problem has yet t...

It’s Coffee Time

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:15:01 +0100

Green Mountain Coffee (NASDAQ:GMCR) It looks like Coffee time again. Take a break from past weeks of rough trading. GMCR has been consolidation in a tight narrow range since failing the attempt to b...

Leap Beats, But Loss Widens

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:07:01 +0100

Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP) reported fourth-quarter 2009 results with a net loss per share of 82 cents exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents. Net loss increased 17.2% year-over-year to $6...

Gafisa Approves Stock Split

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:56:02 +0100

Gafisa S.A. (NYSE:GFA), one of Brazil’s leading diversified national homebuilders, approved a one-for-two stock split. Shareholders of record as of February 22, 2010, will receive two common sha...

Fluor Reports Below Consensus

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:46:01 +0100

Net earnings attributable to Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $149 million, or 82 cents per share, compared with $190 million, or $1.03 in 2008. This was lower than the...

TDS Beats By A Penny

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:36:01 +0100

Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) announced fourth-quarter 2009 results with earnings per share (EPS) of 15 cents beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents. Net income (attributable to TDS)...

Merge Arranges Funds

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:26:01 +0100

Merge Healthcare Inc. (NASDAQ:MRGE) recently arranged funds for financing its proposed acquisition of AMICAS, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCS) by signing an agreement with a division of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). Pe...

Ways To Play The Auto Demand Upswing

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:24:01 +0100

Shares in the auto industry have been among the leading performers over the past year with the Dow Jones US Automobiles & Parts Index advancing 140%. Given the massive run-up in auto equities, is ...

Note To Congress: America’s Energy Solution Is Right Here

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:14:01 +0100

Friday, February 26, 2010: Issue #1205 A round of applause for the U.S. Congress. In just one month, the bumbling bureaucrats have managed an impressive feat: From a 61% rating last month, voter unhap...

Video: Carnival Cruise Lines Raise Prices

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:06 +0100

Carnival Cruise Lines said it will raise prices by up to 5 percent for its summer bookings....

Mylan Beats, Outlook Robust

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:45:01 +0100

Mylan (NYSE:MYL) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of 33 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 30 cents and 26 cents in the prior-year period. For the full year 2009, EPS ca...

Health Insurance Across State Lines

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:43:02 +0100

One of the ideas that has come up in the Health Care debate is the idea of letting insurance companies compete across state lines. On the surface, this sounds like a good idea, since it will increase ...

GATA’s Uphill Battle, And The Last Ones To The Party

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:32:01 +0100

There’s a bone that needs to be picked with gold proponents the world over - something that has bothered me for a long time. As a gold bug, and even as a free