Tag: global economy
A dire trip around the world
Published on December 5, 2008
The economic situation across the world is far from pretty. Almost everywhere we look, trouble is brewing and citizens are getting poor. It is no wonder that America, in the face of its worst crisis in decades, remains one of the safest investments.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): I know that it is starting to [...]
American Economy: Follow the hogs
Published on April 18, 2008
“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 [...]
Diversification: A new plan for the global economy
Published on February 7, 2008
“Diversification is one of the fundamental and unquestioned rules of investing. It’s supposed to protect you from huge losses. But what if it doesn’t? You could be facing potential disaster.” — Andrew Gordon
by Andrew Gordon, Early to Rise
Baltimore – (TFN): Diversifying your investments is like [...]
Investment Outlook for 2008: Continued Growth Ahead
Published on January 7, 2008
“Whenever we see pullbacks in the U.S., we see it as opportunities to go in and pick value…” – Horacio Marquez
Baltimore – (TFN): The following was taken from Horacio Marquez’s appearance on TFN Smart Trading Action Alert with Laura Cadden. (Watch the financial video.)
Laura Cadden: Over the past decade the world economy has been expanding [...]
A National Problem: Politics and the “human scale”
Published on January 3, 2008
"How is it that a reasonably intelligent man can perfectly well drive through traffic without killing himself, but ask the same man his thoughts on global warming, the war on poverty or public education… and what you get is such preposterous nonsense you can barely believe your own ears?" — Bill [...]
Bloomberg: The dangers of populist protectionism
Published on December 12, 2007
"A growing China creates jobs for our export producers, keeps consumer prices low, expands our choice of goods and services, and increases our access to capital and talent." –New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
by Michael Bloomberg
Blogger's Note: As populist politicians of all persuasions shamelessly stoke public fears and insecurities with anti-free trade rhetoric and protectionist [...]