http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com Today's Financial News offers an independent and very practial perspective on the U.S. and global investment markets. We filter out exactly what financial news is worth paying attention to... and what it means for your money and portfolio Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:13:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Andrew Gordon of Red Flag Insider does not see a quick end to the banking crisis. What is the best action for retail investors to take in this situation? Tune in to see… Watch the video now. Baltimore (TFN): J.P. Morgan, Chase, UBS and Lehman Brothers have announced combined losses of over ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/us-stocks-and-markets/banking-crisis-continues/ 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. by Krista Das Baltimore — (TFN): After a sharp rise this year, it seems ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/news-that-matters/one-commodity-you-need-to-play/ "Like the nearby Quechua indigenous town of Otavalo just 20 minutes south, Cotacachi is an artisan town. Here, the claim to fame is leather goods. I’d hazard a guess, though, that Cotacachi will soon also be known for its growing expat community." -- Suzan Haskins by Suzan Haskins ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/real-estate/buy-property-where-the-dollars-still-strong/ "In the world of energy and scarcity, the name of the next president will matter to us quite a bit. 'People are policy,' as Ronald Reagan used to say." -- Byron King by Byron King Baltimore — (TFN):  In the world of energy and scarcity, ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/politics/the-energy-president/ "When yearly contracts were made in February at an 86% increase on last year's prices, China's steel producers gulped so hard they nearly swallowed their own teeth. But that wasn't the end of it. Both Rio Tinto and BHP renegotiated their contracts for even higher prices this summer. And now ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/gold-and-resources/vale-rio-pushes-china-for-higher-prices/ This specialty pharmaceutical company is targeting the two largest and richest demographics in America... teenage echo-boomers with temperamental skin... and aging Baby Boomers with a life time of sunburn, smoke damage and the ingrained desire to look 29 at 65. Its stock trades for under $10 right now -- and ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/videos/small-pharma-stocks-this-company-turns-skin-problems-into-profits/ "West Bengal, as a state, is a democracy the same way Sicily is. And unfortunately for us, one political party has decided the construction of Tata's new car factory in Singur (a city of 20,000 people about 30 miles northwest of Kolkata) is the perfect opportunity to clean up ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/international-investing/tata-motors-ttm-makes-its-move-out-of-singur/ "Costco Wholesale Corp., the biggest U.S. warehouse club, may have its best holiday-shopping season since going public 23 years ago because most U.S. retailers are preparing to have their worst since 1979." -- Mark Clothier and Lauren Coleman-Lochner, Bloomberg Blogger's note: TFN President J. Christoph Amberger hates ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/us-stocks-and-markets/have-a-costco-cost-christmas/ "To say that trading energy stocks has been difficult in recent months is a major understatement. When you see that even an industry giant like Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) lost money in its hedging activities, you know that trading activity during that quarter was ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/oil-and-energy/buy-chesapeake-energy-chk-for-cold-weather-gains/ "We've found an American company (you know, the kind with a union to prevent pesky things like slave labor) that could triple its profits in the next year." -- Stephanie Grimmett by Stephanie Grimmett Baltimore — (TFN):  I'm trying to forget Laura Cadden's last foray into the paper market. ... http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/us-stocks-and-markets/buy-smurfit-stone-sscc-when-it-falls-below-6/