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The markets are spooked today. An update from Henry Paulson did not help the situation. Investors are scared the economy is turning sour quicker than they anticipated. Fortunately, there are some opportunities out there.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): The markets are deep in negative territory again today and investors are not too happy with [...]
Tags: aig, american express, axp, c, citigrou, F, financial news, ford, general motors, gm, gm bailout, goldman sachs, henry paulson, nyse:AIG, nyse:axp, nyse:c, nyse:Ford, NYSE:GM, nyse:gs, secretary of the treasury, tarp, treasury department
All it takes to make money on Wall Street these days is a “for sale” sign. Companies in every industry are hurting from the financial crisis. Their only way out is to hope a buyer comes along. The action is creating a lot of great profit potential for investors.
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): There [...]
Tags: big gainers, business sale, financial news, goldman sachs, gs, idmc, indymac, nasdaq:TMTA, nyse:gs, top ships, tops, transmeta
If you can stomach a speculative play — try IndyMac Bancorps, Inc. (OTC:IDMC) on for size…
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"Of the five big investment banks that were in operation at the outset of this year, The Bear Stearns Cos. has already failed and been taken over, and Lehman Brothers is trying to avoid a similar fate." — Martin Hutchinson
by Martin Hutchinson
Baltimore — (TFN): When Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LEH) announced a third-quarter [...]
Tags: bear stearns, goldman sachs, gs, investment banks, leh, Lehman Brothers, Martin Hutchinson, mer, merrill lynch, morgan stanley, ms, risk management, western front, world war i
"The end of the easy money era and the war in Georgia don’t, at first glance, seem to have an obvious connection. But they are linked." — John Stepek
Blogger’s note: Want to know who caused Russia’s war against Georgia? Well, you could say Allan Greenspan started it. Or you could blame [...]
"China and India are two of the fastest-growing investable economies on the planet, and have been transformed into global leaders in both the manufacturing and service sectors. At the same time, Brazil and Russia each has become a cornucopia of commodities, and are emerging as global leaders in the white-hot global energy sector." — Martin [...]
Tags: brazil, BRIC, china, goldman sachs, gs, India, inflation, Martin Hutchinson, natural resources, oil, russia
“Standard & Poor’s just boosted the country’s credit rating to ‘investment grade’ in recent weeks, moving its rating from BB+ to BBB-. Why should we care? After all, isn’t Brazilian debt bought mostly by institutional investors? That’s true. But with the increased debt rating, Brazilian shares also should benefit.”– Martin Hutchinson
by Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning
Baltimore [...]
“If we’re only considering economic factors, the steep crude prices now being predicted would be unlikely to stick for any protracted period.” — Martin Hutchinson
by Martin Hutchinson
Baltimore – (TFN): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said a few months ago that if the United States invades Iran, we could expect to [...]
Tags: barrel, crude, euro, goldman sachs, gs, hugo chavez, iran, new york merchantile exchange, oil prices, united states, Venezuela
"Perhaps the investment community is finally discovering what my grandmother could have told you: don’t lend money to people who don’t pay back their creditors." – Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore – (TFN) You know things are bad when CEOs are sacrificing their yearly bonuses.
In a fit of corporate maturity, the CEOs and [...]
Tags: bankrupcy, bankruptcy, bear sterns, bear sterns (BSC: NYSE), ceo, end of year bonus, executive bonus, goldman sachs, goldman sachs (GS: NYSE), john mack, merrill lynch, morgan stanley, morgan stanley (MS: NYSE), subprime, subprime write down, writedown