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Sitting a stone’s throw from the turquoise Caribbean sea in Santo Domingo, I nevertheless managed to compile a summary of the movements of major global stock markets for the past quarter and various other measurement periods. Read on … [...] 
It came as no surprise when, subsequent to Greece’s lifeline, traders moved their attention from shorting the euro to selling the Japanese yen. Click through to find out how to play this. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) DXJ: The Smart Way to Invest in Japan? (Investment U, 4/19/12) Investing in Greek and Japanese Multinational Companies (Investment U, 3/8/12) David Einhorn Joins the ‘Japan Widow Maker Trade’? (Value Investing, 5/17/12)
How many of today’s headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Kirk Citron’s “Long News” project collects stories that not only matter today, but will resonate for decades – even centuries – to come. At TED2010, he highlights recent headlines with the potential to shape our future. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) How To Trade Stock Options Like A Pro (, 5/9/12) SEC moves to create new rules while they can’t figure out what caused the 1000 point Dow Crash (Green World Investor, 5/8/10) Tim Cook Makes Time’s 100 Most Influential Person List (Value Investing, 4/18/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on April 1st, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  2 people had their say - chime in!
Lakshman Achuthan, managing director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI), predicts that the US has entered a period of “more ‘boom and bust’-type cycles,” similar to what occurred in the 1970s. He therefore believes a buy-and-hold-strategy is dead. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Bonds: The Most Important Asset Class (Expected Returns, 4/18/12) Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Needs More Than Just a New CEO (Money Morning, 5/14/12) If I Owned Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Stock, I'd Be Pissed (Money Morning, 5/17/12)
The recent dollar rebound is becoming an “overcrowded trade”, but there is a “final oomph to come,” Robin Griffiths from Cazenove Capital told CNBC. The US Dollar Index could push toward 90 points over the next few months, he added. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Death of the Dollar (Learn Mining News, 4/26/12) Will the Dollar Be Replaced As a Reserve Currency? (Investment U, 5/3/12) Dollar Index to Move Higher (Comments for thetechnicaltake, 5/14/12)
“The government always gets its funds by taxing, by borrowing and/or by printing (if the central bank is willing). All three means of government funding are pernicious with respect to economic performance. So, it is not the government debt that we should be concerned with, but rather the government spending,” argued Paul Kasriel in this guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Kenneth Rogoff on Debt and Financial Crises [Live Updates] (Value Investing, 5/16/12) The Cost of Debt (Wealth Daily, 4/12/12) The Proper Thought Process for the Debt Crisis (Expected Returns, 3/6/12) |
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