Although the downgrade of Japan’s credit rating has surprised many. It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Japan’s economy has suffered a systemic malaise for a near 20 year period. True, it has seemed to bounce out of it at times, but it is stagnant, being dwarfed by the Chinese juggernaut. The earthquake solidified and… Continue Reading
Darling International is a green company that is over 100 years old. It is essentially a garbage recycling business which takes animal waste products from meat packaging plants and used cooking oils from restaurants and recycles them into useful products such as bio fuels etc. According to Darling’s CEO, Steve Stuewe, Darling recycles millions of… Continue Reading
Proctor and Gamble, that household name that we all grew up with, is also an excellent company for trading. First, it is a very stable company. Its produces beauty, grooming, baby care, family care, fabric care, home care, health care, snacks and pet care products. These are mainly basic necessities or functional products rather than… Continue Reading
Gold has been going up as oil tumbles and the dollar is revealed as a weak currency. Louise Yamada, the founder of Technical Research Advisors, LLP and a former Head of Technical Research at Smith Barney (Citigroup), appearing on Yahoo’s Breakout highly recommended buying gold. She was recorded saying that gold is in a structured bull… Continue Reading
As months go on and the eurozone sovereign debt crisis increases, weakening economies like Germany paves the way for a possible breaking of the EU. True, Sarkozy and Merkel danced around the idea of a stronger fiscal union, but that is for consumption not reality. The great idea, the eurozone is on its way out.… Continue Reading
In an attempt to strengthen an ailing Euro, Nicholas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel decided to meet yesterday and hammer out a proposal that would in effect calm markets and boost growth. The proposal did anything but that and have sent European stocks downward this morning. The proposal recommended tightening the loose unity among the 17… Continue Reading
Well, even Moody’s which held back from lowering the credit rating of the sovereign debt of the US has begun to see that the economic outlook of the US is indeed weakening. Of course this is Moody’s way of saving face. With the administration’s onslaught against the S&P downgrade clearly failing as most analysts and… Continue Reading
When the market goes volatile, the usual trading strategies change according to Simon Baker, a hedge fund manager and CEO of Baker Ave. For example, buy and hold strategies are ineffective in a highly volatile market. Instead one needs to get in and out quickly to make money and minimize risk. The question is how… Continue Reading
The current economic slow down and market response over the past month (Dow has been down 8.9%), has forced investors to look at creative and stable solutions to save their investments and possibly squeeze some profits. The key is to look global and towards the emerging markets. Vedanta (VED.L), a diversified mining company has a… Continue Reading
Google, Inc announced that it is purchasing Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for $12.5 billion in cash. Motorola Mobility was separated from the main Motorola Company earlier this year. Google will pay $40.00 per share which equals a 63 percent premium to Motorola’s closing price on Friday. In premarket trading Motorola’s shares rose by 60% from… Continue Reading