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Why the BRICs are crashing together

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 [...]

Japan’s retail champ: Buy Fast Retailing (FRCOF)

Japan’s Fast Retailing (Pink Sheets:FRCOF) is sitting on $1.4 billion, waiting to find the perfect buyout candidate to come along. In the meantime, it’s expanding its Uniqlo clothing stores into India, Russia and Singapore.
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): While the rest of the retail world is whimpering, writhing and contracting in pain, Fast Retailing [...]

We’re running out of “good dirt”: Profit from the farmland shortage with Cresud (CRESY)

We’re facing a topsoil shortage. And agricultural giant Cresud (NASDAQ:CRESY) will profit as fertile land becomes more scarce.
Blogger’s note: And here I just thought higher food prices were because of energy costs and a rise in the demand for biofuels (which is because of energy costs, too, come to think of it.).
We’ve all [...]

Can you profit from paper stocks?

“Stock prices for paper companies have been erroding for more than a year. But a recent bump upward could mean the mills might rise again.” — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): I’m betting this will have tree-huggers (the literal kind, not just any hippy who might be around) screaming for blood:  Did you know [...]

Republicans vs. Democrats: Who spends more?

“Republicans like to call themselves the party of fiscal discipline. But if you dig into the numbers, you might find some surprises.” — Charles Delvalle
by Charles Delvalle
Baltimore — (TFN): Republicans like to call themselves the party of fiscal discipline. But if you dig into the numbers, you might find some surprises.
Since 1938, Democrats increased [...]

European Central Bank (ECB) could topple Spain’s financial sector

"There’s a bombshell being delivered here – the European Central Bank is about to stop bailing out eurozone commercial banks. And that could mean another big lender going ‘bust’." — David Stevenson
Blogger’s note: Just like in the U.S. and UK, the European Union’s state bank has been extending easy credit to prevent "temporary" illiquidity in [...]

Recession Watch: Is the Euro Headed for a Crash?

“But while there seems to have been more or less a straight fight between the States and us (the UK) as to who actually plunges into a recession first, within the last few weeks another strong contender for this dubious prize has emerged. The eurozone now looks like it [...]

Why the Euro Won’t Replace the Dollar

“A more immediate concern is the growing divergence of European economies. Two big European economies, Italy and Spain, are perceived as more risky than the two core members of the Eurozone, Germany and France.” — Lord William Rees-Mogg
by Lord William Rees-Mogg
Baltimore and London — (TFN):  In the last year, the euro [...]

Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Destroy the Dollar

“Fears that the two U.S. mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were on the verge of collapse has seen commentators shrieking about the end of capitalism as we know it. And perhaps they weren’t far wrong.” — David Stevenson
by David Stevenson
Baltimore – (TFN):  If you had to come up [...]

Is HBOS Selling to National Australia Bank (NAB)?

“So far HBOS has posted nearly GBP 4 billion (about $7.95 billion) in writedowns from the UK’s failing real estate market. And in lieu of selling chunks of itself to foreign banks to bring capital back into the company, HBOS’s shareholders just voted today to issue 1.5 billion new shares in a rights sale [...]

Dollar Bear: The Fed Can’t Fight Inflation

“In announcing ‘no change’ in rates yesterday, the Fed pretends that its policy is perfectly calibrated to deal with the current economy. In reality however, the Fed is pinned down by a cross fire of inflation and recession.” — John Browne
by John Browne
Baltimore – (TFN): Cheerleaders will face [...]

Commodities Trading: Sulfuric acid makes the world go round

“Sulfuric acid prices in March hit a record high of $329/ton, according to Purchasingdata.com, after trading at $90/ton as recently as October.” — Chris Mayer
by Chris Mayer
Baltimore – (TFN): Interesting how certain investment threads come together…
I read recently that copper producers are complaining about the skyrocketing costs of sulfuric [...]

Steel Prices: The ETF doesn’t lie

“In the past, you might have expected steel stocks to get hit hard by a U.S. slowdown and open talk of recession. But now there is so much construction taking place, America has become a much smaller piece of the puzzle.” — Justice Litle
Blogger’s note: With a U.S. recession on [...]

U.S. Market Crisis: Panic or depression?

“There appear to be two types of depression, one of which is much stronger and longer lasting than the other. Panics, like those of 1907 or 1987, are steep, but relatively brief; great depressions can last for a decade or more.” — Lord William Rees-Mogg
by Lord William Rees-Mogg, Whiskey [...]

10 Reasons the Dollar Is Turning Around

“With the greenback getting clubbed, China shocked the world recently by suggesting it would diversify away from the dollar. To which I simply ask, Into what?” — Louis Basenese
by Louis Basenese
Baltimore – (TFN): The world is short the dollar right now. But that could be a big mistake. The [...]

African News: A safe haven in the U.S. market crisis

"They’d watch the jeweller meticulously cast his loupe over their tanzanite, before weighing them for quality. After a wait of an hour or so, they could walk out with as much as $2,000-$3,000 — not bad for two or three weeks’ work." — Jody Clarke

by Jody Clarke

Baltimore – (TFN): Visiting the offices of gemstone miner Tanzanite One, in northern Tanzania…

Commodities Trading: An ethanol glut

"We’re on track to produce more ethanol than Congress wants. Between the planting seasons of 2007 and 2009, U.S. ethanol production is expected to overshoot by 8.3 billion gallons." — Sara Nunnally

by Sara Nunnally

Baltimore – (TFN): This chart shows projected ethanol production in the billions of gallons (the blue line) versus production estimates mandated by Congress (the red line).

As you can…

Asset Protection: Protect your money as the Fed destroys the dollar

"When it became clear that Countrywide’s aggressive lending policies had left it with more junk debt on its books than it could dump on careless institutional buyers, shares of Countrywide fell faster than you can say ‘no-down-payment, stated-income, negative-amortization, adjustable-rate mortgage.’ Shares of the Fed are suffering the same fate. Its shares, of course, are the U.S. dollar." — Erika Nolan…

Currency Trading: Are gains left in the Canadian loonie?

"In November 2007, the loonie spiked to a record $1.10 on soaring commodities prices. Recently, however, the loonie has been shedding its strength." — Sally Limantour

by Sally Limantour

Baltimore — (TFN): The Canadian dollar is affectionately known as the “loonie” because of the picture a loon on the coins. And today’s chart is FXC, the Canadian dollar currency trust ETF.

For over 40 years the Canadian dollar traded below par…

Visa IPO Moved Up a Day!

"The largest IPO in U.S. history will happen a day earlier than expected, meaning that, as you read this on Tuesday, Visa could be pricing its shares." — Stephanie Grimmett

by Stephanie Grimmett

Baltimore – (TFN):  Visa just moved up its IPO date.

The largest IPO in U.S. history will happen a day earlier than expected, meaning that, as you read this on Tuesday, Visa could be…

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