Top Stocks has moved
MSN Money’s Top Stocks blog has moved to a new address: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/top-stocks
You’ll find it’s well worth the click. We have the same great list of contributing financial journalists, stock analysts and money pros; t…
McDonald’s abandons Iceland
Would you spend $6 on a Big Mac? I wouldn’t, and neither will people in Iceland.That’s why McDonald’s (MCD) is closing its three restaurants in Iceland and has no plans to return, according to the Financial Times.The move says more about Iceland than i…
Don’t ignore the analyst
Before you read too much into the headline notice I didn’t say listen to the analysts; I said don’t ignore them. Let me explain the difference. My own blog is called Financial Tides for a reason; I don’t recommend swimming against the tide.I think anal…
Will Japan drive our interest rates higher?
In investing, it’s important to think unconventionally and creatively while at the same time considering risks — no matter how remote or unmanageable those risks are. I keep thinking: What would drive interest rates up in the U.S.?
China is the …
Beware a happiness bubble in 2012
If you’re an out-of-work behavioral finance specialist, I have a project for you: Figure out why there’s a three-year cycle of optimism and pessimism among investors.ISI Group analysts pointed out in a note to clients this week that investors in the…
Greenspan predicts another crisis
Alan Greenspan had a little trouble predicting the current global financial crisis. But he’s not going to whiff that ball again. No. He’s putting the message out now: The world is headed for another financial meltdown.”The crisis will happen again but …
Do Quiksilver’s earnings suggest a wipeout?
This article was written by InvestorPlace’s Jim Woods.
Whether we’re in a true economic recovery or not, specialty retailers just aren’t the place for investors to be these days (see 5 Dead End Retail Stocks to Short). This was evidenced once again whe…
More money for the SEC
Sen. Charles Schumer believes that the Securities and Exchange Commission is underfunded, and statistics tend to support his case. The SEC’s staff of approximately 3,650 oversees 35,000 entities. Securities trading volume increased 261% between 2003 …
Will wicked Wednesday scuttle September?
The weak seasonality of September has become the conventional wisdom lately. Financial TV has buzzed with reports that the ninth month of the year has been the worst for the stock market over the last eight decades, and the only one with a ne…
September, the worst month for stocks
By Vitaliy N. Katsenelson
October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February. – Mark Twain
Sept. 1 i…
Learning from our Winners, what I learned from a 10 bagger
Since I’m sure you’re just as tired as I am with blogs about how I “called” Sirius (SIRI) at $0.05, and since I’m equally sure that you don’t want to hear someone bragging about how great of an investor they are, (especially if your portfolio …
London Trading Session Preview — August 28th 2009
The latest video preview of the London Forex trading session offers a technical analysis of GBP/JPY and GBP/USD currency pairs, based on the long-term trends and the Fibonacci retracements.
Posted on Forex Video Zone.
Majors Technical Analysis — August 27th 2009
The first half of the video offers a traditional analysis of USD/JPY, EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/CHF, but in the second half it explores the short-term trading opportunity that’s opening up on EUR/USD chart.
Posted on Forex Video Zone.