Archive for March, 2008
U.S. Market Crisis: Paulson saves the day
Oh, good, I was worried there for a minute. But the government says it’s going to make sure we never have another mortgage crisis. Hoorah!
And how, exactly, is it going to do that? Well, Treasury Secretary Mark Paulson has an…
31Mar2008 | Stephanie Grimmett | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Treasury Proposes More Alphabet Agencies
While the Treasury Department’s proposals for overhauling regulatory oversight of the financial industry have been in preparation almost since the day Secretary Paulson assumed office, their release at this time almost certainly is a reflection of the realities and massive…
31Mar2008 | William Kurtz | 0 comments | ContinuedVIDEO - A State of Flux
This week I check out the daily and 60-min charts of DIA, QQQQ, SPY and IWM.
Last week, I backed up and looked at some longer term charts and indicators to remind ourselves what the overall…
29Mar2008 | Jason Leavitt | 0 comments | ContinuedIndium IPO: Buy or pass on this rare-metal IPO?
There is a difference between investing and hoarding. Investors and traders buy and sell equities and assets to make money. Hoarders pile up assets in the hope of values rising. Converting them back into money is often not a priority.
The…
28Mar2008 | J. Christoph Amberger | 0 comments | ContinuedBanking Crisis: The global dimension
Back in the early 1990s, they defined an optimist as an investment banker who ironed five shirts on a Sunday night.
What goes around comes around.
After years of record revenues, record profits, and record bonuses, the banking is suffering from that…
27Mar2008 | J. Christoph Amberger | 0 comments | ContinuedStock Market Crisis: How long can government interventions delay the inevitable?
I must be some kind of nerd or something. Every day, about an hour before my alarm is set to jolt me awake, I am out of bed staring at the TV screen through one eye and reading the Journal…
26Mar2008 | Andrew Snyder | 0 comments | ContinuedOil and Natural Gas Stocks: This small U.S.-based energy company has it all
Our “Hot Stock Pick” for this week is a little-known company that’s just starting to garner attention, Rex Energy Corporation. This company is involved with the drilling and exploration of oil and natural gas. Its operations are in the Appalacian,…
24Mar2008 | Laura Cadden | 0 comments | ContinuedCommodities Trading: Aluminum’s Alcoa bribes (maybe) and buys
Despite record-breaking commodities prices, aluminum giant Alcoa (AA: NYSE) is not having the best of times right now.
The U.S. Justice Department just asked a judge in Pittsburgh to hold off on a lawsuit against the company.
The government of Bahrain is suing…
24Mar2008 | Stephanie Grimmett | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Bear’s Death Spiral Began in Early 2007
It didn’t happen overnight. Actually, the dénouement was a long time coming. The infection took hold in January 2007, over a year ago; but if anyone recognized the signals then, it wasn’t widely broadcast.
The clues had nothing to do with…
24Mar2008 | William Kurtz | 1 comment | ContinuedVIDEO - The Big Picture
This week, I back up and look at some longer term charts and indicators to remind ourselves what the overall trend is but also to see what may lie ahead in the next week or so.
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22Mar2008 | Jason Leavitt | 0 comments | ContinuedNew Tech: Robotics goes to the dogs
I received an e-mail from our fearless leader J. Christoph Amberger the other day titled “Creepy Cool New Robot”. Of course, I opened it immediately, and not just because he’s my boss and I have to open e-mails from him…
21Mar2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | ContinuedHedge Fund Job Tips
Hedge fund jobs are becoming harder to get as more MBA and PhD graduates target this niche of the investment industry upon graduation. While the job market within the hedge fund industry is becoming more competitive the truth is that every hedge…
21Mar2008 | Richard Wilson | 0 comments | ContinuedVisa IPO: First-day jitters and jumps
Weeeeeeeeeeee! — that would be the sound of Visa’s stock sliding from it’s opening high of $68 this morning to current levels around $58.
If you managed to grab Visa (V: NYSE) at its pricing last night, congratulations. You’ve already seen…
20Mar2008 | Stephanie Grimmett | 0 comments | ContinuedChris Matthews from Hardball dances with Ellen
The Hardball Shuffle — I’d give him an “A” on the intro.
20Mar2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Top 50 Most Useful Hedge Fund Websites
Hedge funds are now mentioned over 1,000 times a day via blogs, newspapers, magazines and television. There are now over 15,000 hedge fund managers and over 200 different portfolio management strategies used by them. Many people learn bits and pieces about hedge…
19Mar2008 | Richard Wilson | 0 comments | Continued-
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