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U.S. Federal Reserve: Another Fed rate cut this week?

“If the central bank does pare short-term interest rates, it’s likely to be the last such move in awhile; the Fed will take a break and give its rate cuts a chance to work their way through the U.S. economic system.” — William Patalon by William Patalon Baltimore – (TFN): U.S. Federal [...]

Software Piracy: Microsoft updates its tactics

“This is just the latest attempt by the software giant to try to stem the rising tide of counterfeit products that costs the company millions of dollars annually in some of its most promising markets.” — Mike Caggeso Blogger’s note: Think piracy is a problem in the States? You should see what’s [...]

Dollar Bear: Why not let the markets decide

“Colleges and universities would simply be forced to offer affordable tuitions or go out of business—just the way they used to back in my father’s day. Similarly, if the government allowed real estate prices to collapse, Americans would not have to take on so much debt to buy houses.” —Peter Schiff by Peter Schiff Baltimore — (TFN): Those [...]

The Nation’s Debt: Collectors are in for rough times

“It may not appear to be a major problem for those of us that pay our debts in full every month, but psychologists have found a major link between spending real cash and budgeting.  The more we put on a credit card, the less our brain registers the true amount of the expenditure.” - Andrew [...]

Weakening Dollar: Fly into some profits

“Two companies worth comparing are Airbus and Boeing.  A falling dollar has dramatically hurt Airbus, while providing Boeing with a fantastic, but temporary, competitive advantage.” - Andrew Snyder By Andrew Snyder Baltimore (TFN) - At least a dollar is still worth a dollar here in the United States, because throughout much of the world it is not [...]

First Quarter Results: Turn around or false signal

“Most investors realized that earnings season would be dismal; so when the results came in (pretty much) as expected, many investors seemed to find that the news (especially among financials) was not worse and went on a buying spree.” — William Patalon Blogger’s note: Financials like JP Morgan (JPM: NYSE) and Citigroup [...]

Global Recession 2008: How to profit as markets go mad

‘George Soros just told us that the dollar is headed much lower and the Fed is likely to cut rates even further. So we’re going to see a much weaker dollar and much stronger gold.’ — Ian Cooper, editor of SC Trading Pit Baltimore – (TFN): The following was taken from the transcript [...]

Dollar Bear: Decline and fall of the American consumer economy

by Peter Schiff Baltimore — (TFN): High-profile bankruptcies of mainstay American retailers, such as The Sharper Image and Linens ‘n Things, as well as the proposed mergers between Blockbuster/Circuit City and Delta/Northwest, and the admissions from the nation’s leading student lenders that their business models are no longer viable, mark the beginning of a long overdue [...]

American Economy: Follow the hogs

“You cannot open a newspaper without reading of major job cuts. The banking industry got slammed, now the ripples are spreading throughout the pond.” - Andrew Snyder By Andrew Snyder Baltimore (TFN)– I must be looking at the equities through a different lens, because what I see and what Wall Street is apparently looking at is [...]

U.S. Recession: 10 reasons we’ve hit a bottom

“We thought we’d take a bit of a different approach, and use some of the social indicators that we’ve come across to develop a ‘Top 10 List’ of reasons the U.S. economy may have achieved a new market bottom - though perhaps it’s not yet the ultimate market bottom.” — Keith [...]

Contrarian Investing: Finding profits in cheap airlines

“Now that the airlines are on the verge of collapse once again, I’ve realized there is opportunity in this beaten-down sector. Airline stocks are falling across the board, and the contrarian inside me is starting to get interested.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): I’ve always [...]

Dollar Rebound? Japanese analysts see turn-around

Blogger’s Note: It has become fashionable to link the dollar’s decline since 2002 with the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, the end of the “American Century,” or at the very least with the end of the world as we know it. But as China, Japan and Europe are seeing vital profit margins vaporized by [...]

Airline Industry: Prepare for an industry-wide profit slump

Baltimore — (TFN): Baltimore Washington International (BWI) airport has a bit of a problem. One of the last international airlines still flying into the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, Greenland Air, just moved out. But after such mega airlines like Iceland Air closed shop earlier this year, the only international flight leaving Baltimore now is a British Airways [...]

Recession 2008: GE’s Warnings Show how the Crisis is Spreading

By John Browne, Euro Pacific Capital - Senior Market Advisor Baltimore — (TFN): Last week, General Electric — one of the finest companies in the world and an American icon — announced a major fall in earnings. Amazingly, the bad news surprised Wall Street. GE shares fell 13 percent in a single day. Some surprise! GE is [...]

U.S. Banks: Washington Mutual is not a good sign!

“Call me paranoid, but when the bullets are flying and the bodies are falling, I’m inclined to worry that I might be next. As for the big banks (investment and otherwise), Bear Stearns is not in anyway shape or form the last man to hit the ground.” — Adam [...]

Dollar Bear: Hyperinflation meets the next Great Depression

“Although Bernanke may have spent much time studying the Great Depression, his understanding of it is anything but sound. That epic “slowdown” resulted from a series of policy mistakes, first by the Federal Reserve and then by the Federal Government. Bernanke believes these mistakes were simply not large enough.” — Peter [...]

General Electric Earnings: The worst is yet to come

“Today’s announcement from GE is not typical of the company.  It rarely lowers guidance and rarely misses its forecasts.  But not this time.  That is what is so scary.” - Andrew Snyder By Andrew Snyder Baltimore (TFN)– You do not think the credit crisis is over just like that?  A few weeks of ups and downs, some [...]

American Airlines: Has AMR stock reached rock bottom?

Baltimore — (TFN): American Airlines (AMR:NYSE) canceled an additional 933 flights today to catch up on inspections and to repair questionable electrical wiring in hundreds of jets. This marks the third day of mass groundings. The nation’s largest airline has now canceled a total of more than 2,400 flights since Tuesday, after FAA regulators implied that [...]

Penthouse IPO: Forbes is joining the party

Blogger’s Note: I just checked my list of upcoming IPOs for the second quarter of 2008. Would you be surprised that there is almost nothing on that list at this point? Looks like underwriters expect that the Visa IPO managed to mop up the last spills of liquidity. The only IPO that’s still being talked [...]

Credit Card Debt: Profit from the mortgage collapse

“Evidence suggests that as adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) reset to higher interest rates, consumers in these regions - and across the country - are relying more on their credit cards to finance such day-to-day living expenses as groceries and gasoline.” — Robert Williams by Robert Williams Baltimore – (TFN): Late credit card [...]

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