SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell to three-month lows on Monday with investors cautious after new data strengthened the case for tighter Chinese monetary policy and as attention focused on key U.S. economic reports due this week.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Gold investors should exercise short-term caution, as the end of a price drop for the metal is nowhere in sight, said a local analyst, yesterday.
Barry Ritholtz posted an article from Gary Shilling called 2010 Investment Strategies: Six Areas to Buy, 11 Areas to Sell. I thought I would weigh in on the six and 11, some of which I agree with and some I do not.First thing to buy, according to Sc…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The adage “as January goes, so goes the year” bodes ill for equity investors after the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in almost a year. This week, they will have to contend with fears of sovereign defaults and potential unp…
Dozens of companies this past month posted blow-out earnings but instead of being thankful, investors stomped their feet and sold.
• Commodity funds under increased scrutiny by regulators• Fears over collateral and complex financial engineeringA growing number of funds that invest in commodities such as coffee, gold or even pigs, are coming under the scrutiny of regulators who fear they could be the next financial bubble to burst.Industry insiders have warned the Bank of England [...]
Jason Shade submits: Yucheng Technologies Inc. (YTEC) (3.55), saw its stock price cut in half following its dismal earnings report Friday. The provider of IT services and software solutions to the Chinese banking sector missed on both revenues and e…
Filed under: Next Big Thing, Initial Public OfferingsThe widely anticipated IPO for Tesla Motors is finally here. Based in Silicon Valley, the company designs and manufactures high-performance, fully electric cars. The investors include the co-found…
Ockham Research submits: On Wednesday, we wrote that investors should stay far away from Toyota Motor (TM) following their unprecedented recall of 8 popular models (Toyota’s Stuck Accelerators Cause Investors to Slam on the Brakes). Initial e…
John Petersen submits:In one of my first articles, "Battery Technology: A Different Set of Rules," a commenter suggested that I was a bit of a Captain Buzzkill. Eighteen months later it’s clear that a lot of readers share that uncharitable…