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McDonalds (NYSE:MCD) is warning investors today, yet share price is on the rise. When cheap is good, this is a great company to have in your portfolio. Fortunately, cheap has never been more popular.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): I did something last Friday that I have not done in years and I am [...]
The markets are scared once again. Who is to blame? It does not take an expert to know Washington is up to the same old tricks. Who knew Uncle Sam was a heavyweight boxer?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Washington does it again. I have never been a conspiracy theorist by even the most liberal [...]
Almost all casual investors trust the Dow Jones Industrial Average to tell the truth. Unfortunately, it has been lying to them for a long time. It is only going to get worse.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): You cannot trust anybody on Wall Street these days, not even the Dow Jones index. The magical [...]
The nation’s refinery workers are threatening to strike. If they do, what does it mean to investors? There are multiple ways to play the news. Each of them could lead to big gains.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It looks like it will be another volatile week in the energy markets. On one side [...]
Just as expected, investors are suffering this week. Earnings season does not get into high gear until next week. Is this an opportunity to profit as the Street “buys” the news?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Sometimes it hurts to be right. On Monday, I told readers we were in for a rough week [...]
We invite our readers to make their own predictions of what core events will rock the financial markets in 2009… both in a positive way and in a negative way. (Please use the comments to enter into the fray!)
by J. Christoph Ambergers
Baltimore — (TFN): TFN eNews reader Robert O. wrote in: “Enjoyed reading your TFN [...]
The bailout frenzy is trickling into almost every industry. If Detroit’s request was not enough controversy, what the homebuilding industry is asking for will surely get your heart pumping.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): I am starting to wonder what kind of society we live in. Is there no shame? No honor? Are ethics [...]
As I told you on Friday, the markets always fix their mistakes. This time it took a little help from Uncle Sam, but Citigroup (NYSE:C) is jumping this morning and our position is up by nearly 60%.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore—(TFN): We are starting the week with some positive news and big-time profits in our [...]
The markets are spooked today. An update from Henry Paulson did not help the situation. Investors are scared the economy is turning sour quicker than they anticipated. Fortunately, there are some opportunities out there.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): The markets are deep in negative territory again today and investors are not too happy with [...]
Russia is going broke and is desperate for power. Its oil is worth almost a third of what it once was and its budget is suffering dramatic blows. Smart investors can make money off the country’s offensive ploys to get back on track.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): If you think the situation is bleak [...]
Consumers are changing the way they spend money. Some investors are taking advantage of the changes by purchasing shares of 99 Cents Only Store (NYSE:NDN).
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): With the economy eroding at an alarming pace, it is no wonder investors are turning away from their former retail haunts filled with trendy, [...]
Every month, millions of Americans write a check for mortgage insurance. If our mortgages are insured, how did we get into this mess? And what the heck is mortgage insurance, anyway?
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): If you have ever bought a house and could not come up with the standard 20% down payment, you [...]
All the Dollar Bears have been wrong: The Fed can now hope to pursue monetary stimulus “a l’outrance” without being slapped down by the currency, debt, and commodity markets.
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph.co.uk
Baltimore — (TFN): In extremis, the Treasury/Fed can swoop into any market to shore up asset prices. They can buy Florida property. They can [...]
The markets are giving the average investor a wicked case of whiplash. Fortunately, the volatile action is creating incredible investing opportunities. Need proof, check out our profits on National City (NYSE:NCC) and Boeing (NYSE:BA).
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): I am sick of all these Main Street versus Wall Street comparisons. No matter where we [...]
After a huge upswing, commodities have returned to their beginning-of-the-year prices. Is it time to jump back in? Horacio Marquez talks about the commodities sell-off and reveals one commodity you will want to play and when. Read more
Our niece and a group from her church were going to Bangkok to bring the good news. Since they don’t speak Thai, they were going to use other methods— Christian Lite Rock, mime and Amy Grant tapes. Weapons of mass destruction!
by Christopher Corbett
Baltimore — (TFN): Hardly a day passes that I don’t get mail asking [...]
You know a bull market is on its last legs when its last upward twitches are based on the weather reports.
by Mark Shenk, Bloomberg.com
Baltimore — (TFN): Crude oil fell more than $1 a barrel amid signs Tropical Storm Fay will miss rigs and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, which accounts for about a fifth [...]
In a world of doomsday prophets, seek rational advice before you buy speculative assets such as gold.
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): The problem with most financial editors promising unlimited upside for gold is that they hardly have an unbiased perspective: The financial newsletter industry as we know it today has its roots in the [...]
Gold prices closed the week at $792 — just in time to make the recent Krügerrand 2008 promotion a really bad deal!
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): Gold futures crashed and burned on Friday, closing below $800 an ounce for the first time in 2008. Gold for December delivery closed at $792.10 an ounce, [...]
American fiscal vices are sufficient to corrupt a world of financial virtue.
by Peter Schiff
Baltimore — (TFN): Economists who now see American troubles spreading around the world are predicting that foreign central banks will ignore the gathering inflation threat and follow the Fed down the rate cutting path. Similarly, they argue that since the downturn [...]
