Archive for April, 2008
With a Rate Decision, GDP Report Due Today, the Fed Walks the High Wire Again
If U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers make the expected quarter-point rate cut at the end of their meeting today (Wednesday), the impact will be felt well beyond U.S. borders.
Indeed, the interest-rate reduction could set in motion a series of diverse global…
30Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedIndia and Iran Plan Move Gas Project Forward Despite U.S. Reservations
After a visit to Sri Lanka, Iranian Prime Minister Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stopped off in India yesterday (Tuesday) to put the finishing touches on an agreement that will bring Iranian gas to Pakistan and India through a $7.6 billion pipeline.
The 1,615-mile…
30Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedHousing Slump Continues…
Housing prices continue to fall in 20 major metropolitan areas, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index released yesterday (Tuesday).
The index dropped 12.7% in February from a year ago, a bigger drop than was anticipated and the largest decline since the index’s…
30Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedMineral Rights: Landowners are getting rich
With food and energy prices making climbs higher and higher nearly every day, somebody must be getting rich. But who? The gas stations claim they can barely get by. Farmers are protesting their own rising costs. And Exxon Mobil shareholders have little…
30Apr2008 | Andrew Snyder | 0 comments | Continued“Dire Inflation Outlook” for the EU and Sluggish Growth Add to ECB Woes
The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, said yesterday (Monday) that Eurozone growth would continue to erode throughout 2008 and 2009.
But here’s the wild card: Inflation is actually expected to accelerate for the rest of this year…
29Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Fed’s Dilemma: Rescue the Housing Market, or Feed the Poor?
At their two-day meeting that starts today (Tuesday), U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers will have to grapple with a moral choice that is well beyond the pay grade of central bankers - choosing between the financial stability of U.S. homeowners and…
29Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedUnited States to the World: Be Careful What You Wish For
Do you hear the calls for a challenge to U.S. power? It is everywhere these days. Now that the Soviet Cold War threat has dissolved, who needs the United States to fend off the bullies in the global playground. Those…
29Apr2008 | Stephen Oakes | 1 comment | ContinuedNote to the Federal Government: Leave the Price-Setting to the Market
Those unfamiliar with marketplace dynamics may not recognize how government activity has created price distortions across our economy. But when these “artificial” chains fail to restrain the market, the underlying forces become easier to see.
Much as the easy credit…
28Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedNew Technology: NTT redefines touch screen
You always knew you had an electric personality, and now a Japanese tech company agrees with you.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT: NYSE) just started selling sample kits of Firmo, the first human-transmitter authentication system.
New Technology: Touching skin turns on your…
28Apr2008 | Stephanie Grimmett | 0 comments | ContinuedDon’t Let China’s Stock Market Slump “Decouple” You From its Massive Profit Potential
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: When Asia expert Keith Fitz-Gerald first returned to this country a week ago, he was overwhelmed by a single impression.
“This place is one big construction site,” Fitz-Gerald said. “You cannot turn around without finding scaffolding,…
28Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedElection 2008: U.S. Economy Cries “No mas” to the Democrats
“Election 2008″ is an ongoing Money Morning series that looks for profit plays emanating from the presidential election campaign.
In Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Democratic Presidential Primary, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton achieved the absolute bare minimum she needed to prolong her battle against Barack Obama.…
28Apr2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedWeakening Dollar: Fly into some profits
At least a dollar is still worth a dollar here in the United States, because throughout much of the world it is not worth nearly what it used to be.
As of yesterday’s new record high, it will cost you $1.60…
28Apr2008 | Andrew Snyder | 0 comments | ContinuedVIDEO - Should Yahoo Sell to Microsoft
In this week’s video I offer my 2 cents about Microsoft’s desire to buy Yahoo…
VIDEO - Should Yahoo Sell to Microsoft
Here’s a summary of ETFs…
Here are many of our favorite Jesse Livermore quotes…
Report - Jesse Livermore Quotes
http://www.leavittbrothers.com/
…
27Apr2008 | Jason Leavitt | 0 comments | ContinuedUnited States Economy: Survival of the Unfittest
I would like to begin this post with a brief excerpt from an article in the latest Time Magazine article titled, “The Federal Job Machine” dated sometime in early ‘07.
24Apr2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | Continued“President George W. Bush labored to make the case that the…
-
-
Sponsors
Informative tips on getting credit cards for bad credit and the best practices of consolidating debt. Find out how to refinance your mortgage the right way and learn the details of cash advance and payday loans. All at Financial Web.
Loading ...
