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 By Prieur du Plessis, on October 12th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  2 people had their say - chime in!
After not having posted articles for a while, the logical first bite at the cherry is a quick review of the overall investment landscape and major asset classes. Covering the globe necessitated a somewhat longer post than usual, but hopefully the read will be useful. Click through … [...]  By Prieur du Plessis, on October 12th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 5 people had their say - chime in!
As you might have guessed, I have taken a few weeks off for some R&R and to spend quality time with my family, including a cruise from Venice down the Adriatic Sea to a few Greek isles such as Mykonos and Corfu, and also mainland Greece. The pictures in this post should give you a taste … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) How to Profit From the Facebook IPO Without Buying Facebook (Investment U, 5/15/12) A Few More Reasons to Avoid the Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) IPO (Investment U, 5/18/12) Oil Prices and the Death of Greece (Money Morning, 5/17/12)
Quantitative easing is not going to work, warns Stephen Roach, non-executive chairman at Morgan Stanley Asia. In this CNBC interview, he tells Chloe Cho why, as well as if capital controls will help or hamper the global recovery. [...]
“The S&P 500 Index is still above support in the 1,150 to 1,130 zone. It took quite a few attempts to get above the 1,150 level, so we would surmise that pullbacks should hold somewhere in that area. Only below the lower support level near 1,130 would the picture turn more negative,” said technical analyst Kevin Lane in this short guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Economist Gary Shilling: S&P 500 will drop 43% this year? (Value Investing, 4/11/12) Is This Bull Market Over? (Investment U, 4/16/12) Sell in May and Go Away? No Way! (Wall Street Daily, 5/10/12)
In this interview with Financial Times Chief Economics Commentator Martin Wolf, George Soros has tough words for the Chinese government and financial regulators while warning that reducing the deficit too soon could lead to a double-dip recession. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) George Soros 2012 Market Outlook (Kirk's Market Thoughts, 1/26/12) Reversing Europe’s Renationalization – George Soros (Value Investing, 4/11/12) Mid-Week Readings (Scott's Investments, 4/18/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on October 12th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money Leave your comment
Don Coxe has updated his popular webcast on Friday, October 8, 2010. Click through for the recording … [...] |
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