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Global Investing Roundups
Another Coal Merger; Pickens Denounces Yahoo; Possible UK/Spain Airline Merger; Alcatel-Lucent Ousts Top Brass; Consumer Confidence Climbs from 10-Year Low; Home Prices Continue Collapse; Northrop Grumman Sees Second Quarter Profit Soar; U.S. Steel’s Ironclad Earnings
-Teck Cominco Ltd. (TCK) yesterday (Tuesday) announced that it would purchase Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG) in a combination cash and stock deal valued at $14.1 billion. Vancouver-based Teck already owns approximately 20% of Calgary-based Fording, Reuters reported. This deal will give Teck full control over Elk Valley Coal, the second-largest exporter of seaborne hard-coking coal, which is used in steelmaking.
-Famous billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens…
30Jul2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | ContinuedThe Hidden $6 Billion Industry
Investing in Life Settlements
Your next opportunity was born through the 1911 Supreme Court case Grigsby v. Russell. Until this historic ruling, life insurance policy owners were barred from selling their policies. That is, until Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes decided that life insurance policies are real properties — and therefore, can be sold before the owner dies.
That’s how this next company built the foundation for its business. In the U.S. alone, people young and old spend trillions of dollars on life insurance policies. Many policy owners feel they don’t even need them. So to get rid of the unwanted policies, they…
28Jul2008 | The Penny Sleuth | Comments Off | ContinuedInvest in Eggs During a Recession
Turning Eggs into Dollars
Somebody asked this question on TickerHound a few months ago (just as the market began to take a dive):
What are some good sectors to invest in during an economic downturn?
It’s a question I’ve thought a lot about, and have written extensively on, for the last few months.
For me, it all comes down to consumer spending patterns. Where are people going to cut back? Where will they continue to spend?
As this economy continues to slide and the more I begin to realize we’re far from being out of the woods, I find myself starting to cut back on…
24Jul2008 | The Penny Sleuth | Comments Off | ContinuedGlobal Investing Roundups
Canada Staving off Recession; H&R Block Rebounds; Kellogg Buys Chinese Cookie Kingpin; Occidental Petroleum: New $1.1 Billion Hydrocarbon Plant; This Bud’s Not For You; Eurzone Inflation Hits 4%; Dubai Ties Into Russia’s Energy Sector; Tyson Takes a Bite Out of Indian Food Poultry Processor
Canada posted 0.4% economic growth for the month of April, after falling in the red for the first three months of the year – its first negative quarter in five years. Economists warned this rebound isn’t forward looking, as U.S. demand is still low amid the subprime credit fallout and high gasoline costs, Bloomberg reported.
Tax preparing leader…
1Jul2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | ContinuedPenny Stock Investment Tips
Ten Tips for New Penny Stock Investors
Many people who have never played the stock market game before start with penny stocks. Heck, even if you’ve been around investing for decades, penny stocks are still your ticket to triple-, quadruple- or even quintuple-digit gains. You just can’t see those if you bet on the Dow.
The problem is penny stocks are a bit more difficult to research than their large blue chip cousins. To make this a bit simpler for first-time investors, here are the top ten things to keep in mind when looking for solid penny stock plays:
10. Think Outside the…
30Jun2008 | The Penny Sleuth | Comments Off | ContinuedGlobal Investing Roundups
Bank of America Boosts China Bank Stake; Home Prices Continue to Fall; Record Profit and Resignation for Vodafone; Standard Pacific Stock Shoots Up; Landis&Gyr Lands 7 Million “Smart Meter” Contract; S. Africa Grows a Slow 2.1% in 1Q; Gold Futures Fall $18.
–Bank of America Corp. (BAC) announced yesterday (Tuesday) that it would increase its stake in China Construction Bank Corp. to almost 11%, The Associated Press reported. The Charlotte-based bank plans to purchase 6 billion H-shares on or about June 5th, bringing Bank of America’s total investment in the Beijing-based bank to 10.75%.
–The S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index declined 14.4% from the same period…
28May2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | ContinuedInvesting In the Payday Loan Industry
For potential investors, there are a number of attractive industries that can offer appealing investment options. One industry that many investors may not be aware of is the payday loan industry. How can investing with payday lending companies benefit an investor?
It’s quite simple, actually. By investing money with payday loan lenders, an investor is able to reap incredible rewards simply through interest earned on the loan. Many payday lending companies will accept private investors to increase their base lending funds, as well. This is a very profitable area of investment for anyone interested in earning money through nontraditional methods.
Simply inquiring with…
15Feb2008 | S. Oakes | 1 comment | Continued
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