Posted on Sunday, 9th May 2010 by James Martin
The euro is in devaluation mode … in a sharp 17 percent decline against the dollar over the past five months. And I’ve written extensively on why, and why it still has further to go. Now I believe a covert policy decision has been made by the European Central Bank (ECB) to use currency devaluation [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 5th May 2010 by James Martin
I’m unable to highlight all the articles worth checking out in my weekly round up but you can check them out through my Twitter feed. Have a great weekend everyone!
Posted on Tuesday, 4th May 2010 by James Martin
A recent Fortune magazine article provided an update on Warren Buffett’s $1 million bet with Protégé Partners, a fund of hedge funds money manager that over a ten-year period commencing on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2017, the S&P 500 will outperform a portfolio of funds of hedge funds, when performance is [...]
Tags: Funds, Hedge Funds
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Posted on Monday, 3rd May 2010 by James Martin
Motorola (MOT) Over the last three years, Motorola (MOT: Charts, News, Offers) has been stuck on a downward spiral that has prompted the company to devise a new game plan to catapult results back to positive territory. According to Motorola insiders, the company’s recent decision to spinoff its handset business may be exactly what the [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 29th April 2010 by James Martin
I’m unable to highlight all the articles worth checking out in my weekly roundup but you can check them out through my Twitter feed. Have a great weekend everyone!
Posted on Monday, 26th April 2010 by James Martin
After more than a year of steady gains, stock markets became suddenly volatile and tumbled sharply (relative to market action over the past year, not the panic in late 2008 and early 2009) today. It is foolhardy to assert that this is the start of the new bear market that so many seem to be [...]
Posted on Friday, 23rd April 2010 by James Martin
Sears Holdings (SHLD) Not long ago, many investors expected Sears (SHLD: Charts, News, Offers) to fold under its own weight in the face of stiff competition from Wal-Mart (WMT: Charts, News, Offers), Target (TGT: Charts, News, Offers), Kohl’s (KSS: Charts, News, Offers) and Home Depot Inc. (HD: Charts, News, Offers), just to name a few. [...]
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Posted on Friday, 23rd April 2010 by James Martin
Let me start by saying that I’ve been a fan of Dave Ramsey’s financial teachings for many years. I first heard his radio show more than ten years ago when it was called The Money Game. Even then I enjoyed listening, but I was not financially mature enough to really grasp what he was teaching. [...]
Tags: Dave Ramsey’s, Dave Ramsey’s Financial, Financial, Ramsey’s Financial
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Posted on Tuesday, 20th April 2010 by James Martin
Meanwhile, Bullish Exuberance Is Back to Dangerous Levels Do you remember the depressive sentiment during the depth of the crisis in late 2008 and early 2009? It looked like the world was coming to a standstill. Everybody seemed to hate the stock market. Even mainstream economists who tend to be bullish and upbeat all the [...]
Tags: Look, Look Toppy
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Posted on Monday, 19th April 2010 by James Martin
Apple (AAPL) Apple had its earnings call for the upcoming quarter yesterday, and seems to be very excited about the direction the company is moving. The iPod pioneer mentioned that there is strong potential for its quarter sales to be as high as $13.4 billion, which would top the $13 billion benchmark that most analysts [...]
Tags: Aapl
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