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The trouble keeps adding up for Russia

Published on December 8, 2008

Russia is getting itself in more and more trouble every day. Earlier today, Standard and Poor’s decision to cut the country’s debt rating poured salt on  soar wounds. The situation looks to get worse long before it gets better.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): For Russia lately, when it rains it pours. Not only have [...]

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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 [...]

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Russian war games: Take advantage of growing hostility

Published on November 25, 2008

Russia is making bold steps. Its leaders are traveling across the globe in an effort to gain support and unify America’s enemies. Investors have a rare, but proven, opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Russia is doing all it can to spit in America’s eye. First, it sells [...]

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Russia’s financial desperation will lead to trouble

Published on November 12, 2008

Russia is going broke and is desperate for power. Its oil is worth almost a third of what it once was and its budget is suffering dramatic blows. Smart investors can make money off the country’s offensive ploys to get back on track.

By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): If you think the situation is bleak [...]

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Rusal vs. Norilsk (NILSY): Who wins if nickel loses?

Published on October 3, 2008

Russian billionaires are squabling over the world’s largest nickel producer. But while they struggle for control, no one has considered what’s best for Norilsk (NILSY). Commodities prices are falling, and demand is sliding. Could Rusal save Norilsk? More importantly, does anyone care?
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): Yet again, Russian billionaires are reenacting a Spaghetti [...]

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Gazprom (OGZPY) wins as the EU “unbundles”

Published on September 26, 2008

The European Union is trying to “unbundle” its energy conglomerates. Too bad it can’t do the same thing for the biggest threat to Europe’s energy supply. Gazprom (OGZPY) wins when RWE loses.
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): First, you should know that Russia owns Europe. Let’s dispell any ideas to the contrary. [...]

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From Russia with Love: Medvedev means profits

Published on May 9, 2008

“Though it’s admittedly unpleasant to say so, there’s a point at which the effects of high oil prices are so great that in the short run they far outweigh one’s distaste for the thuggish Russian regime.” — Martin Hutchinson
by Martin Hutchinson
Baltimore – (TFN): New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [...]

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Hope and Change: See if you’re smarter than Hillary

Published on February 28, 2008

Baltimore — (TFN): Remember back in 2000, when Texas governor George W. Bush was asked who the leader of Pakistan was? His inability to answer the question provided weeks of Schadenfreude and newspaper ink for the teacher's pets of the media, politics, and entertainment industries. 
But just the other day, Hillary "35-years-of-experience-instantly-ready-to-be-commander-in-chief" Clinton was asked who [...]

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Energy Investing: Buy Gazprom before the (other) election

Published on December 26, 2007

"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 [...]

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