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...
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Weak data was no incentive for buyers to follow through on yesterday's late day bounce so we stalled at the 38% retracement and prices reversed (nothing new) and retested range lows. The FOMC minutes reminded us how bad things really are and provided sellers the edge into the last hour.High level of short expiration put buying ahead of OPEX Friday.The VIX still feels like a bear flag despite th...
In early trade, AEM and ABX, my two gold watch list stocks rose to the top of the % gainers list on a weaker dollar. I was waiting for AEM to retrace or form some NRIBs at the base of resistance (blue line). The dollar ended up being a fade and gold pulled back in. However, I noticed that AEM was halted pending news. Briefing.com reported that AEM announced a $252 mln private placement; or 8 ml...
Robert Powell: Next year 403(b) savers face fewer investment options, more rules
Wed, Nov 19, 7:07 PM ET
Come Jan. 1, more than 10 million American workers who save for retirement in 403(b) plans may not be so eager to hear the phrase “Happy New Year.”
Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Best Buy (BBY), Costco Wholesale (COST), Economic data, RecessionElectronics giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is not only suffering from the worst consumer holiday spending meltdown in years, but its beleaguered customer base is now fleeing to discount retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST). So it appears Best Buy is getting hit with a double whammy...
Filed under: Barrick Gold (ABX), Yamana Gold (AUY), Newmont Mining (NEM), ETF Investing, Goldcorp Inc (GG), Kinross Gold (KGC), BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP), Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK)It seems that everywhere you turn you hear something about the price of gold, from analysts to commercials encouraging you to sell your old jewelry for big bucks. If you're tempted, how about a bit safer investment in th...
On another devastating day like this (for the bulls), I thought this would be appropriate:
Microsoft is slashing prices, because it can.
Fedspeak! Paulson locks horns with lawmakers over rescue fund The risk of Bernanke's cash injections It isn’t a TARP without troubled assets to cover CPI + PPI = Deflation Year's defaults soar past a quarter-trillion S&P 500's Q3 earnings fall 22% from last year An interesting look at quarter EPS beat rates S&P 500 2009 estimates are all over the map Worst recession since 1930s is possible Depr...
The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization.