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Think London, Buy China: London Olympics get Beijing treatment

Maybe I’m a bit too cynical, but when London says it’s recruiting Chinese vendors to support the 2012 Olympic games (the next Summer Olympics is going to be in London, in case you missed that memo), I tend to think the reasoning behind the decision has more to do with the favorable exchange rate than [...]

Playing Bluffmaster with the U.S. banks

"I can see Morgan Stanley on one side… Citigroup, and Lehman are there too. And they are all bluffing about what they’re holding, and everyone playing knows it." — Charles Delvalle by Charles Delvalle Baltimore — (TFN):  Every time I think about the world financial system, I [...]

Should the government bailout real estate?

"In the wake of a bubble popping, you often hear another phrase, which may well qualify as the second-most expensive four words in the English language. And we’re hearing it more and more from the property pundits, politicians and City hotshots who stand to lose most from [...]

Go Fish!

If you are a fan of fishing for bottom feeders, there are plenty of beaten down stocks. The hard part is figuring out which ones are investment-worthy. Trading expert, Rick Pendergraft reveals a few technical tricks. Read more    Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Gold at $2,475 an ounce — depending on the vendor…

Gold bugs ought to be celebrating: Someone is selling gold at over $2,000 an ounce! by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): I ran across a full-page ad in Newsmax magazine today advertising a smallish gold coin depicting an owl. The advertiser, New York Mint, describes the unique opportunity as follows: “Most owls are nocturnal, actively hunting for [...]

Peregrine Diamonds (PGD): Up or down?

Harry Winston Diamonds (HWD:NYSE) is up today, although that may just be Tiffany’s and Zale’s good quarterly reports rubbing off on the diamond producer. If you’ve been reading our blog for very long, you already know all about the troubles facing HWD. But another Canadian diamond miner just had a really great day. And [...]

Five real estate deals for the Brazil World Cup

"The buildup to 2014 will see dramatic infrastructure upgrades, media attention, and marketing of the destination cities…and that’s before you even think about the feel-good factor that will be generated by the buzz leading up to 2014." — Ronan McMahon by Ronan McMahon Baltimore — (TFN):  Following fast on the footsteps [...]

FuelCell (FCEL) down 13% as alternative energy fad fades

"In the last year, alternative energy has been a popular investment sector to say the least. And while solar and wind energy companies have already proved they can turn a profit with their products, even if they must rely on the tax incentives of kind-eyed governments to do it, fuel cell manufacturers haven’t seen such [...]

Good Life China (GLCC) posts 26% gains in one hour

"The company says its been framed. On the back of only good news (rising profits, new acquisitions, franchise expansion), its shares lost almost all of their value, which Good Life believes is because of a concerted effort to defame the stock online in discussion boards and other venues and then collect on shorted shares." [...]

Automotive exports: This company will benefit from every car built in China

Chinese-made auto parts have already claimed huge market shares internationally. In 2008, China exported twice as many auto parts to the United States than South Korea. This company best positioned to profit from China’s burgeoning car industry. Watch this video. Read more

U.S. GDP growth beats estimates

Just as TFN had predicted, strategically timed stimulus handouts created a boost in American GDP that will place a technical recession squarely into the next presidential term. Even better, since the Democrats’ economic plan relies heavily on government redistribution of private property, they can’t even question the validity of this growth without undermining their own [...]

Bumper crop in South Africa may just disprove the Rev. Malthus once again

As financial editors dust off the Reverend Mathus’ “Doomsday Doctrine” to scare up new subscribers for their services, an exceptional corn crop in South Africa promises to eradicate even more of corn’s shrinking year-to-date gains. by Carli Lourens, Bloomberg.com Baltimore — (TFN): South Africa May Produce Biggest Corn Crop in Thirteen Years Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — South Africa, [...]

Dollar rebounds on global economies’ weakness

The driving force behind the dollar’s comeback, after six years spent mostly in decline: the perception that, even though the U.S. economy is struggling, things are rapidly getting much worse in other countries. Currencies tend to reflect the strength of their home economies, so the buck now is gaining at its rivals’ expense. by Tom Petruno, [...]

India the harbinger of a sugar shortage?

"India’s situation isn’t unique. Worldwide, sugar prices have gained 50% in the last 12 months (33% since the beginning of 2008). But the country may be the canary in the coalmine… or in the sugar refinery, as the case may be." — Stephanie Grimmett by Stephanie Grimmett Baltimore — (TFN):  India is importing raw sugar [...]

Refiner Hot Stock Pick adds up to 32.4% average Hot Stock Confidential gains

On July 23, Laura Cadden recommended you “Load up on Tesoro Corporation (TSO:NYSE) while the gettin’s good”. The reasoning was straightforward: As crude oil cost declined, margins of U.S. refiners such as would expand again — and so would share prices. TSO closed at $16.67 that day. As of this afternoon’s trading range above $18.26, [...]

Hot Stock Confidential members book 20%+ on EBS in 3 weeks!

After booking 26.68% on Synta Pharmaceuticals (SNTA:NASDAQ) and 41% gains on Nymox (NASDAQ:NYMX) earlier this month, Hot Stock Confidential members were instructed to sell Emergent Biosolutions (EBS:NYSE) at $12.65 and above and book short-term gains of 20%. by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): Remember our anti-anthrax play from 6 weeks ago? This was our last [...]

Takeover Trading

As with most of the stock market, takeover talk has slowed recently, but Lou Basenese, editor of Takeover Trader has pulled out all the stops to make money for his readers and has posted a really impressive record. Read more    Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Buy strong sectors, sell weak ones

"Does it get any uglier than banking? But investors have been recently pouring into banking in the belief that bank stocks have bottomed and are gearing up for a nice climb up the charts. Even if they do start to climb, it will be a sucker’s rally. Weak sectors are afraid [...]

Leaked info says no gas imports to China next month

"China stockpiled too much gas and diesel before the Olympics. And now it doesn’t need to buy any for the next month or maybe more. Yep, kids, demand just crashed through the floor." — Stephanie Grimmett by Stephanie Grimmett Baltimore — (TFN): And just when you thought the reawakening of the Russian bear (think grizzly, [...]

Cities Unlimited provides a breath of logical political and economic fresh air

"Any such report that meets with universal condemnation by politicians from all sides has clearly got something right and this one has been branded as a ‘complete load of rubbish’ by David Cameron, ‘vindictive and anti-northern’, by Redcar MP Vera Braid and ‘insulting and ignorant,’ by John Prescott." — Tom Bulford Blogger’s note: Economics and politics [...]

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