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The federal government does not have a strong reputation of getting things done. When it dives into a big project, a handful of folks get rich and the rest of us suffer. The $700 billion bailout is turning out the same way.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): We all knew it was nothing more than [...]
Tags: assets, bailout, commodity, congress, corporation, corruption, financial news, greed, hedge, hedging, henry paulson, industrial, inefficient, investors, nationalization, Obama, obama administration, paulson, secretary, speculation, speculative, speculator, tarp, treasuries, volatility, washington
The BRIC countries are all in trouble. But why are four very different economies (in Brazil, Russia, India and China) reacting to the current market in the same way? Andrew Gordon has the answer.
by Andrew Gordon, Investor’s Daily Edge
Baltimore — (TFN): BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) countries make a funny group.
It’s not easy [...]
Tags: Andrew Gordon, brazil, BRIC, china, commodity, economic development, economies, equity markets, farm product, global growth, high tech, India, investors daily edge, middle class, reform, russia, us
"Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on scepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria." — Sir John Templeton
by John Robson & Andrew Selsby, Full Circle Asset Management, first published in the threesixty Newsletter and subsequently on MoneyWeek
Baltimore and London — (TFN): Sir John Templeton died on 8 July, aged 95. He was, throughout [...]
Tags: andrew selsby, bear, browns bottom, bull, commodity, energy, full circle asset management, Gold, gordon brown, john robson, john templeton, long term investments, oil, sectors, threesixty
"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 extremely wild." — Horatio Marquez
by [...]
Tags: cftc, Chesapeake Energy, chk, commodity, crude oil prices, futures, hedging, natural gas, speculative, stocks, Trading
“Potash prices have just started to move. Last year a ton of potash cost $210. This year, it costs $625 a ton. Within the next three years, prices will average $1,350 a ton.” — Andrew Mickey
by Andrew Mickey
Baltimore – (TFN): We’re still at the early stages of this run. Potash stocks have [...]
“Yes, oil is overbought. Yes, oil is going to correct at some stage. But let’s get this clear - it’s not a bubble.” — Dominic Frisby
Blogger’s note: Dominic Frisby had some great commentary on our current record oil prices in a recent Money Morning (UK) message to his subscribers. Dominic is from our London affiliate [...]
“As you might expect, the U.S housing slump is reducing demand for finished lumber. Meanwhile, timber, pulpwood, and paper prices are rising worldwide - but curiously, profit margins are eroding. What’s up with that?” — Don Miller
by Don Miller
Baltimore – (TFN): There’s a classic squeeze going on in the lumber markets [...]
“You get an idea of the fortunes that were to be made when that mine came into production, not just for everyone involved in the company, but also for the locals and indeed for the country. Unfortunately, that country was Ecuador.” — Dominic Frisby
by Dominic Frisby, MoneyWeek
Baltimore – [...]
Tags: aru, aurelian resources, commodities trading, commodity, Dominic Frisby, equador, fruta del norte, Gold, mining concession, Moneyweek, toronto
“We saw exactly the same thing with uranium last year, we saw it with wheat, corn and soybeans this year; we saw it with copper, lead, zinc and nickel, we’ve just seen it with rice.” — Dominic Frisby
by Dominic Frisby, MoneyWeek
Baltimore – (TFN): When a commodity or [...]
Tags: coal, commodity, copper, corn, food, Gold, housing, iron ore, lead, nickel, oil prices, rice, soybeans, technical analysis, uranium, wheat, zinc
"The suggestion that we should not allow speculation in oil is disturbing. Let’s take away the freedoms of individuals and let only the corporations play in this game. Are you kidding me?" — Rick Pendergraft
by Rick Pendergraft
Baltimore – (TFN): I was recently a guest on a financial radio show [...]