According to Reuters, Japan exports hit their lowest level since 2002. Reuters writes that hopes for an auto bailout in this session of Congress are poor. Reuters reports that the US is looking into lending practices at Golden West. Reuters reports that small businesses are being hurt by trouble on Wall St.Reuters reports that a bank analyst said financial firms need another $1 trillion in capi...
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(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month and add them to their permanent collection.
Those of you who have seen the chart below on my blog over the last year-and-a-half might have already guessed what it looks like after yesterday's dramatic plunge in the consumer price index - it's now screaming DEFLATION.Not that there's anyreal significance to the fact that it's screaming deflation.As noted here, in a world full of fiat money, "deflation" is nothing more than an am...
This 2 part series will cover recent market developments about Berkshire Hathaway, points to a strategy on how you may benefit more on the same trades he did recently and an option trading strategy that probably Berkshire uses for maximizing it returns on the underlying they find worth investing. Don’t forget to read the big picture of US stock markets. Markets are behaving pretty much th...
First, I want to let you know that I'm pleased how popular the "live chat" feature is, but rest assured, if someone claims to be me, it isn't. I don't have time to shave (or, usually, even get dressed) in my life. God knows I don't have time to hang out in chat. So if someone's there claiming to be me, it isn't. Promise. (Or if it really is me, you will be dazzled at my virtually impossible typ...
The “Big Three” Automakers Bailout: Why Cling To These Lumbering Beasts Who Have Obstructed Progress?
Wed, Nov 19, 9:55 PM ET
It was quite a spectacle watching the heads of the Big Three automakers beg the Senate Banking Committee for another $25 billion in bailout money yesterday. Or should I say, watching them attempt to stick-up America. “This is about much more than just Detroit,” said General Motors (GM) chief Rick Wagoner, “It’s about saving the U.S. economy from a catastrophic collapse.&...
Activist investor updates his plan to separate retailer's stores from the land under them.
Now that today’s close is firmly in place, we have a potential game-changer in terms of the technical structure. The monthly chart also shows a major bearish development Let’s look at the current S&P 500 chart closely to see what this means. S&P 500 Daily: Not a whole lot has changed on the daily structure, provided you note that today’s price marked a fresh 2008 int...
The company's profits were up 22%, but a slowing economy has them curbing expenditures.
The news of the day was hardly positive, what with poor housing figures, more worries about the automakers, and concern in credit markets, but the late-day implosion probably sparked more than a few corner-office types storming onto the trading floor and shouting to nobody in particular, “What the hell just happened?” The collapse of major financial stocks — Citigroup finishe...