"We believe that the full effect of the sell-off in Pakistan will not be seen until the end of this week, maybe early next week. There is the potential for at least two further drops, which will bring the KSE 100 down into the mid- to low-13,000s." — J. Christoph Amberger
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): January 1 marks a special event for us. TodaysFinancialNews.com is now no longer an appendage to an existing publishing company — we started as the multi-media branch of the Taipan Group — but a completely independent business: TodaysFinancialNews.com LLC.
This has opened up our horizons of coverage immensely! We're now able to [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): It’s that time of year when the market starts to become awash in predictions for the next year. One trend that will likely continue in 2008 is the growing number of Chinese companies going public on U.S. exchanges. But we’ll also likely see many more Chinese companies IPO on their native exchanges as [...]
‘If you successfully identify a takeover target 6-9 months in advance of a deal in today’s current environment you’re looking at gains from up to 40-50%. However, there’s a less risky way to play the mergers and acquisitions boom and that’s through arbitrage opportunities.’ – Louis Basenese
Baltimore – (TFN): The following was taken from Louis [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): Most of our colleagues in the financial newsletter industry took a well-deserved breather from e-mailing fresh new financial analysis to you, some since the Friday before Christmas. It's not like anything groundbreaking could possibly be happening in the financial markets anyway between Christmas and New Year, right? Apart from the occasional political [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): Smart traders know that, independent of the overall market trend, they can leverage market volatility into profit opportunities, both on upward and downward movements. In this weeks Smart Trading Action Alert, Oxford Club's Louis Basenese tells you how to arbitrage takeovers for fun and profits.
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Karim Rahemtulla finds safe opportunities in the “risky” financial sector. What others see as a crisis he sees simply “as a crisis of confidence.”
Baltimore – (TFN): The following intervie is based on Karim Rahemtulla’s appearance this month on TFN Smart Investing Market Insights with Krista Das. (Watch the financial video.)
Krista Das: Welcome to Smart Investing [...]
"After more than six years in an AOL-induced depression, Time Warner needs to do something, anything to get back its former vitality, even if that means sacrificing its position as the largest media company in the world." — Stephanie Grimmett.
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore —(TFN): Time Warner (TWX: NYSE) may soon revive the old bounce in [...]
"As defaults increase and losses mount, credit will tighten like a noose around the neck of America’s consumer based economy." — Peter Schiff
by Peter Schiff
Baltimore —(TFN): The subprime mortgage crisis is merely the tip of a very large iceberg. Beneath the surface lies not only a sea of tenuous loans to prime borrowers, but also an [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): It seems these days that the stock market is populated but frustrated sellers. But there is always a buyer for every seller. Internationally renowned options trader, Karim Rahemtulla, reveals a surprising sector that is bursting with bargains.
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"The Karachi Stock Index (KSE-100) so far has not experienced a dramatic drop yet. It fell by 42.77 points or 0.29 percent to 14722.08 points. To minimize the impact of yesterday's terror attack, the market will remain closed for three days." — J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): Financial writers have latched on to yesterday's [...]
“In the current commodity bull-market cycle, the time has come for you to be more selective with your commodity plays… you should consider a “rifle-shot” strategy for investing in commodities to target the biggest gains.” — Mike Burnick, Sovereign Society
by Mike Burnick
Baltimore — (TFN): Investing in commodities has been a hot ticket for investors in [...]
“Divorce takes financial problems and makes them worse. In marriage every burden is shared. In divorce every burden is doubled. And not just emotionally, but financially too.” — Merryn Somerset Webb, MoneyWeek.
Blogger’s note: This article is a bit offbeat for us, but as MoneyWeek editor Merryn Somerset Webb reminds us all, “more divorces are filed [...]
"None of these Pakistan ADRs has yet reflected today's act of terror in its share price. But they all will. Monitor these stocks closely — and buy the one that has dropped the most by January 2." — J. Christoph Amberger
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): "Bullish trend persists in KSE, index further up [...]
A Today’s Financial News Research Report:
Andrew Mickey reveals where to find the best value in today’s agriculture boom.
by Andrew Mickey, Editor, BreakAway Investor
Baltimore (TFN): As emerging-market nations are getting wealthier, their populations are getting fatter.
A case in point, more than 200 million Chinese are officially overweight. That’s 23% of the population. Nearly 60 million of those [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): The agriculture industry is booming thanks to worldwide economic growth and the unprecedented growth in prosperity. Demand for food is soaring. There's just one problem. The amount of available farmland is limited. There is only one way to produce more food. And one vital mineral holds the answer. BreakAway Investor's Andrew Mickey [...]
"If you haven’t heard of Gazprom, pardon me for asking, but what rock have you been hiding under for the last five years? The corporation is the largest natural gas company globally, and it looks like that situation isn’t going to change anytime soon, unless they discover natural gas reserves under one of the ethanol-dedicated [...]
"The UK housing market is going downhill fast. And as we’ve been predicting, we’ve just seen the first commercial property fund ban retail investors from withdrawing their money." — John Stepek
by John Stepek, MoneyWeek
Baltimore — (TFN): It’s easy to get bamboozled by the scale of the numbers and the ridiculous acronyms that fly [...]
"Santa Claus glides mysteriously. Helicopter Ben requires expensive aviation fuel and adds to global warming when he does his rescue act. Whatever the vehicle, the action is the same: Flood the world with more money and pray." — Ajit Dayal
by Ajit Dayal, equitymaster.com
Baltimore — (TFN): A week ago, the central banks of [...]
"Stagnant domestic demand — even in a growth year — is an indication that the modest growth of the past year depends on other countries' willingness to consume." — J. Christoph Amberger
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): In late October, the German government reduced forecasts for 2008 GDP growth from 2.4% to 2%. Apparently, [...]
