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Hedge funds and brokers turn to poker
in Sox First, on November 21, 2009
... as money you win. In other words, you actually save money by lowering risk and avoiding overpriced stocks. Hedge fund manager David Einhorn plays a mean game of poker. ""Both poker and investing are...
49 million Americans go hungry
in Sox First, on November 17, 2009
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US stocks might be rallying to a 13 month high and retail sales have bounced on the back of resurgent car sales but look behind the numbers and you will see the US is a long way off from r...
Seen that? - Currency trading with Retirement money
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 15, 2009
...tirement Funds are looking into the world of Currency trading. And the thought behind it was, "Stocks and bonds are tied to the business cycle and currencies have low correlations with are market... ...log I saw a story the other day , How Retirement Funds are looking into the world of Currency trading. And the thought behind it was, "Stocks and bonds are tied t...
The last tuna?
in Sox First, on November 14, 2009
...g. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has been told that stocks of the giant bluefin tuna are close to collapse with catches in 2008 at three times the ICCAT... ...ollapse. Doing that is a high risk strategy because it would stop trade to Japan where it is turned into high quality sushi. Instead, it would flood the US market, driving down the prices paid to fish...
Seen that? - YOU SHOULD FOLLOW CASINO NEWS
in Play Las Vegas, on November 13, 2009
...cts the way casinos conduct business and deal with [...] Read More GAMBLING ON CASINO STOCKS at Play Las Vegas Source:www.mutualfunds.about....
Glass-Steagall and the market meltdown
in Sox First, on November 13, 2009
...nigans that had ushered in the Great Depression where banks getting their own depositors to buy the stocks the banks were dealing. The idea behind Glass-Steagall was to keep banks from speculating wit... ...'s the 10th anniversary of the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act . That's right, 10 years ago the Clinton administration abolished the Depression era legislation. Glass-Steagall was passed under the R...
Galleon scandal: just the beginning?
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...ave an edge and, through a system of high-speed or "flash" trading, figure out which way individual stocks or the markets are heading before anyone else. "Can individual investors compete?" It's a g... ...
The biggest prosecution of hedge fund insider trading went into overdrive this week with 20 people, including Galleon Group LLC co-founder Raj Rajaratnam, getting hauled up on criminal charges....
MBA turkeys and the market
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
... Dow Jones industrial average traded below 1000. And with only 28% of Harvard MBAs this year going into market sensitive careers, it's a good signal to start buying....
Obama dismantles post-Enron reforms
in Sox First, on November 5, 2009
...udulent accounting and its manipulation of energy markets, millions of investors who have small-cap stocks in their portfolios could be ripped off by hordes of mini-Bernie Madoffs. These companies sho...
Seen that? - The weekly trend in US stocks
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 24, 2009
... The weekly trend in US stocks at The Hedge Funds Weblog The Major US index`s ( Dow 30 , SP 500 and NASDAQ 100 ) Closed in Weekly sells. They joined... ...A short term bottom was put in last week in the Most U.S, indexes. Even the Russell 2000 moved back into a weekly buy after 9 weeks in a sell... Oil moved back into weekly buy..with gold and the dolla...
KFC's secrets in China
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
China, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, has an infatuation with some American brands. Take for example KFC. According to this report , if you ask a local Chinese what their favorite restaurant is and you're more than likely to hear KFC. So what are the secrets to KFC's success...
Seen that? - Email Sucks
in I got Spam?!, on October 11, 2009
... 'special' content? It seems spammers no longer push porn, they are busy advertising drugs, stocks and real-estate. As SC Magazine's Fiona Raisbeck and Frank Washkuch Jr. report, only 3% o...
Seen that? - NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...rket "I've decided to start a new hedge fund. However, this hedge fund won't invest in stocks or bonds, or any [...] Read More Preakness Betting Affected by Online Gambling ... ...g at The Gambling Weblog Illegal online gambling cuts into Turf business Its the Preakness Stakes this weekend in the US - part of the US Triple crown an...
The phoney bull market
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
...lunkers program has been subsidizing new car sales which is great for the auto sector and financial stocks are doing well with the Fed keeping interest rates near zero. But as Reich implies, it's... ...rmer Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why in his blog . The government has pushed its way into the market, buying up Fannie and Freddie's paper. With the US Government planning to expand...
A big week for the US economy
in Sox First, on September 13, 2009
...hers. And it's a big week ahead this week. In fact, this could be the make or break week for US stocks with a whole series of events scheduled for the next few days. CNN reports that on Monday,...
The next bubbles
in Sox First, on September 12, 2009
...rgy; the Fed snapping up $1.25 trillion of mortgage backed securities; the prices of junk financial stocks like Fannie, Freddie, AIG, Citi and Bank of America getting pushed up in the rush to buy chea...
Headed for the double dip
in Sox First, on August 20, 2009
... As this report says: "The greenback has fallen about 10% against a basket of currencies since stocks bottomed in early March. At the same time, the price of oil is up almost 50%. Soybean prices ... ...ans is that the long term future is uncertain and we need to wind back the massive debt that got us into this mess in the first. There's no sign any of that's happened. As Warren Buffett write...
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in Wangtam, on 2009-08-19
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Unemployment figures: don't celebrate yet
in Sox First, on August 9, 2009
...nitial reports about the latest US unemployment figures, you would think the recession is over. US stocks rose when the unemployment rate slipped a mere 0.1% to 9.4% as did European stocks , a si... ...unemployment is going down? The answer is simple. The participation rate slipped 0.2%. Translated into plain English, that means there are many out there who have given up looking for work and they&...
Another oil shock?
in Sox First, on August 2, 2009
... that oil prices could hit $80 a barrel in January. For investors, that means the time to buy oil stocks is now. They'll be a lot more expensive in a few months time....
Roubini: the recovery will be ugly
in Sox First, on July 21, 2009
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Stocks might be rising with economist Nouriel "Dr Doom" Roubini saying that the worst of the financial crisis is over but the optimism seems to be misplaced. First, his comments don&#...
The True Story of True Ventures
in Wangtam, on 2009-06-30
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The future is Battery Powered Passive RFID Tags
in The RFID Weblog, on June 24, 2009
...erchandise or theft, and can also help retailers improve inventory accuracy to minimize overstocks and out-of-stocks.
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Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
... to levels close to those seen in the Great Depression. The official stats, he says, don't take into account discouraged job seekers. Simply put, they have given up because the jobs aren't the...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
...ay stock is sold and distributed in IPOs - improvements that would force some investors to hold IPO stocks instead of buying them to speculate on and flip quickly. And a final suggestion was that taxe... .... It might give VC firms a way to move the liabilities for weak start up firms off their books (and into the hands of new stockholders). But Bulger seems to be saying that that will further erode in...
Apple 发布 Mac OS X 10.5.7 和 Security Update 2009-002
in Wangtam, on 2009-05-13
...Unit Converter, Stocks, Weather and Movies Dashboard widgets.
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Supply chain consultants introduce new inventory reduction analytic tool
in Supplychainer, on April 29, 2009
...ws you to see areas where "inventory right-sizing" indicates the need to increase certain stocks or rebalance their location."
The many benefits of the Inventory Analysis software incl...
iPhone 3.0 Firmware Makes iPhones Happy
in The Gadgets Weblog, on March 18, 2009
...iPod (like the iPod Nano).
Note syncing, improved Maps (with turn-by-turn support), and improved stocks application.
Multi-media messaging service.
The 3.0 firmware is available to develope...
The bear is bouncing
in Sox First, on March 14, 2009
... broke up and before Valentine's Day ... Market-watchers agree this could be the bottom. Unless stocks go lower. If they do, THAT will be the bottom. If stocks go up, now is the bottom, but we won... ...he Dow is "up" but it's still down more than 17% for the year. "Not to get all Clintonian on you, but this really depends on what your meaning of "up" is, even if the big ...
Don't count on China
in Sox First, on March 5, 2009
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Stocks around the world have risen in the hope that China will build on its efforts to restore growth. That's in response to Chinese premier Wen Jiabao pledging that China will hit its...
The long slump
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
...ing to go by, it will be around for a lot longer than that. As The Wall Street Journal tells us, stocks fell to their lowest level in 12 years with signs that investors were knuckling down to a lon...
The banking crisis and Eastern Europe
in Sox First, on February 18, 2009
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The world's banking crisis is hitting Eastern Europe with Russian stocks going into free fall . The Financial Times reports that Moody's says Eastern Europe is looking increasingly vul... ...
The world's banking crisis is hitting Eastern Europe with Russian stocks going into free fall . The Financial Times reports that Moody's says Eastern Europe is looking increasingly vul...
Novices Given $1 Million to Start a Hedge Fund on TV
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 23, 2009
...e training to help prepare them to launch their own hedge fund and try to make their fortune in the stocks and shares market.
The traders set up camp in one of the buildings grade A office suites, bu...
Wall Street to Obama: the banks are insolvent
in Sox First, on January 21, 2009
...petuating the moral hazard issue. The question is whether the zombie banks can earn their way back into solvency. Seeking Alpha's Bill Luby looks at the issue but as he suggests, propping them ...
How to make a killing in the crisis
in Sox First, on January 20, 2009
...it shows no sign of slowing down. What we are seeing is institutional money moving away from common stocks and pouring into corporate bonds. Corporate bond yields are now higher than US government bon... ...ing trends of late has been the booming corporate bond market . Investors are putting their money into new debt and it shows no sign of slowing down. What we are seeing is institutional money moving...
Maths and the meltdown
in Sox First, on January 15, 2009
...rational optimism or pessimism-in stock-market data since the 1960s. They hypothesized that certain stocks would be more subject to sentiment than others: broadly speaking, stocks for which the true v...
Indian Stocks Nose Dive 3 Days In A Row
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 11, 2009
No country or industry is immune from the effects of the economic downturn that is sweeping the world.
India, which has enjoyed an influx of wealth, mostly in the high tech industry, for several years running, is now starting to lose some ground as its banks are hit by the world-wide credit crunch....
Investment in Smaller Companies Can Still Pay Big
in Biz Plan Hacks, on January 5, 2009
...er at Motley Fool had an entertaining story this weekend about the value of smaller, lesser known stocks. A Midwest billionaire once claimed he could earn 50% per year on a portfolio of ordinary...
Winners and losers for 2008
in Sox First, on December 31, 2008
...es rewarded handsomely for destroying shareholder value, short sellers who made the right call that stocks would crash, alternative energy and, one of my favorite cities, Houston. It's a good sta... ...eered deal? Only time will tell. Others look better. Like, for example, investors who have brought into gold which is now nudging close to $900 and it looks set to continue for several reasons. First...
Christmas Being All But Ignored By European Shoppers
in Exclusive from our news room , on December 22, 2008
...son as far as Europe's retailers are concerned.
Plummeting share prices for auto, bank and oil stocks is the reason economists are giving for the overall drop in the European economy.
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Madoff and SEC neglect
in Sox First, on December 13, 2008
...is strategy this way: 'Typically, a position will consist of the ownership of 30-35 S&P 100 stocks, most correlated to that index, the sale of out-of-the-money calls on the index and the purch... ...sked Madoff how he accomplishes this, he says, 'It's a proprietary strategy. I can't go into it in great detail.' "Nor were the firms that market Madoff's funds forthcoming. ...
Where can we find the cash in supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on December 7, 2008
...roving forecasting methods also help to reduce WIP through the supply chain or the finished product stocks in the warehouses.
Even though might seem simple, such tactics are very powerful and can cr...
Behind the $1 salary
in Sox First, on December 5, 2008
...t does is change a guaranteed payment. They still get lots of money from perks, bonuses, restricted stocks and stock options. And as this report points out, many executives like Apple's Steve Jo...
CPG supply chains: What are they doing?
in Supplychainer, on November 24, 2008
...n design elements. This accelerates new product introductions and reduces problems including out-of-stocks and eliminates some of the surprises that arise in the rollout process.
- The emphasis on d...
Times are Tough, But This AOC Monitor Displays a Bright Side
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 21, 2008
...y black finish. Did I mention it is only $159? That is a heck of a deal; nothing like watching your stocks free fall in high-resolution and widescreen!
I expect that AOC won't be alone this holid...
US market: it's back to 1997
in Sox First, on November 21, 2008
...e year Diana Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash. And Bill Clinton was riding high. US stocks and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index have collapsed, plunging to the lowest level sinc... ...ister of Britain, it was the year Diana Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash. And Bill Clinton was riding high. US stocks and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index have collapsed, plungi...
Beijing's Stimulus Package a Flop?
in China Venture News, on November 11, 2008
...rs are back in Shanghai and Hong Kong (as well as other markets). The FTSE was down today by 3.57%. Stocks in Singapore were down 4.14%. And Germany's DAX was down 5.25%
Photo courtesy of iSto...
China Unveils Stimulus Package
in China Venture News, on November 9, 2008
...lth care and social welfare, and features a tax deduction for capital spending by companies.
Asian stocks rallied in response to the plan.
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Kyle Maass
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in Wangtam, on 2008-10-31
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Markets and the destruction of wealth
in Sox First, on October 11, 2008
Fear and panic have gripped the world's markets. On Friday, Wall Street continued its plunge , with losses for the year reaching an amazing $8.3 trillion. But if you look at the data closely, you will see we are now seeing a decade of wealth destruction. The S&P500 shows 11 years of no...
I'm Very Tempted to Buy Small Banks
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 30, 2008
...y $10,000 (or less depending on how much of a thrill you want), and invest it evenly in those three stocks. Unless all three completely crash and burn, you probably come out ahead. If two out of three... ... I know we're headed into the 2nd Great Depression and all, but darn it if I'm not tempted to buy in to some of the public regional banks that haven't yet been swallowed up. Here's ...
China Stock Investors Get New Rules
in China Venture News, on September 29, 2008
Market Watch is among a number of news sources reporting that China will begin allowing margin trading and short selling on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission proposed the new rules and China's State Council has approved the proposal, acc...
Bailout blues
in Sox First, on September 25, 2008
...ds, private equity funds and others are trying to reduce risk by "deleveraging" - selling stocks and bonds to raise cash, increase capital and cut their own debt. The rush to cash is a hallm... ...
US president George Bush has moved to heavy Congress into running with the $700 billion package but the entire thing needs to be put in some sort of perspective. It's just not going to work....
Buffett to the rescue
in Sox First, on September 24, 2008
...t, that the world is not about to end. And investors loved it, with US index futures and European stocks rising . Mind you, that was after Monday and Tuesday's horror sessions which produced the...
Your "Balanced" Mutual Fund May Be Off Balance
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 23, 2008
...ou're like most people, you have a hazy idea of what to do - diversify, have a balance between stocks and bonds that correlates to your age/years to retirement. Most of us don't want to think ...
Credit crisis: views from the inside
in Sox First, on September 18, 2008
... each other again. Maybe that's why it continues to be a slaughter out there in the market with stocks tumbling . Anyone who though the $85 billion bailout, sorry nationalisation, of AIG would re... ...
How bad is this crisis? Bad enough for central banks around the world to pump $180 billion into global financial markets, to jump start a system that seems to have broken down completely. Of cou...
China's Developing Bond Market
in China Venture News, on September 17, 2008
..., anyway. So perhaps the growth of China's bond market is a silver lining. And we all know that stocks there recover...
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Black Sunday fallout
in Sox First, on September 16, 2008
...and incomes that haven't kept pace with inflation for several years. More than half of them own stocks, either directly or through mutual funds. Two-thirds of the mutual funds are in tax-deferred ... ... likely to be a sign of things to come. The shock waves of what happened on Black Sunday will flow into 2009, writes Kathleen Madigan from Dow Jones . "US households are already under strain f...
Lehman Brothers: the canary in the coal mine
in Sox First, on September 10, 2008
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How quick was that? The rally in stocks following the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac didn't last that long after after the Korean Development Bank confirmed it had ended talks to resc...
China Approaches Policy Change
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 20, 2008
...g. "We are all waiting for a miracle," Lun added.
Despite the sudden turnaround in Asian stocks, apprehension about the earnings outlook was rife, according to Reuters, especially after the...
Firefox Suche um Bildagenturen erweitern
in PHP-Developer-Blog, on 17.08.08
Tim Böttiger hat für alle, die öfter hochwertige Bilder benötigen eine Suchmaschinenerweiterung für den firefox veröffentlicht. Momentan werden die Bildagenturen photocase , fotolia , gettyimages , shutterstock und f1online angeboten. Die Installation ist einfach: Befindet man...
Wealthy Investors Approve of Alternatives
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 30, 2008
...venture capital, real estate and private equity, than their more traditional investments, including stocks and bonds.
Negative stories published about hedge funds appear not to have deterred experien...
SEC is wrong on short selling
in Sox First, on July 29, 2008
...about the SEC's campaign This is the same agency that allowed credit rating agencies to talk up stocks that were just junk and that trend masked some deeper issues in the market. Attacking short s...
New York Fund Launch
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 29, 2008
...e risk is possible if you first focus on return using objective trend-following in US large/mid cap stocks and then employ risk control including NO leverage."
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Why Offshore Services Are Being Adversely Impacted by the Global Economy
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on July 16, 2008
... share prices of companies with substantial offshore operations riding the same tidal flow of other stocks. In fact, some analysts are seeing a slowing in outsourcing growth in the next fiscal year....
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fallout - the questions continue
in Sox First, on July 15, 2008
... aim to bring about a decent burial for Freddie and Fannie." The FT suggests breaking them up into smaller pieces and selling them. But the question is who would buy them? And Lawrence Kudlow ...
Legend Capital Raises $400m for New Fund
in China Venture News, on July 13, 2008
... Legend Group Managing Director Chen Hao.
Legend Capital expects to put 60% to 70% of the new fund into China's technology, media and telecom sector. The remaining money will probably fund projec...
Storage stocks fall
in On Storage, on July 5, 2008
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I knew it wasn't just me. As I posted yesterday, I felt a bit uneasy about my stock prices . Seems the industry as a whole did have some issues yesterday as reported by Forbes.com . Stating that shares of data storage product makers mostly traded lower. Some even falling 3...
Storage Stock - How is yours doing?
in On Storage, on July 4, 2008
... noticed the fluxuation in stock prices in the storage industry. I haven't looked at all stocks but the stock I do own in LSI has been very questionable today. Down over 21 cents today to 5...
