<ul><li>Mumtalakat, Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to diversify away from private equity projects and into stocks and bonds, Reuters has reported. </li><li>Talal Al Zain told the news service that Mumtalakat expects to r…
<ul><li>HONG KONG – Asian stocks extended their slump Monday as last year’s rally showed more signs of petering out.</li><li>Investors took little comfort in U.S. figures released Friday that showed the world’s largest economy g…
<ul><li>Jan. 31–As lawmakers wrestled with health care reform during the last year, many investors passed on medical technology stocks. </li><li>Med-tech stocks are poised to outperform the overall market this year, according t…
<ul><li>Jan. 31–WEEKLY ANALYSIS </li><li>AMMAN — Amman Stock Exchange’s (ASE) general index closed in the red for the second week in a row due to a wave of margin calls which led to heavy selling pressures on shares of several…
<ul><li>Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index closed up by 0.5% to 6,252.55, with 76 stocks rising and 40 falling, although Transport was the only sector to register a decline. </li><li>United Cooperative Assurance was the day’…
This is a list of stocks that I am watching because the prices appear to be good values. I have no position long or short in any of these companies.[More...]
Market still in funk…
The Dow Jones Industrial Averages and the NASDAQ continued their slide this week but not nearly as bad as last week’s bloodbath. Solar stocks in the 20SSI fared a little better inching the index up nearly three points. Februa…
<ul><li>Jan. 30–Local stocks showed their "metal" in January, as several local issues in the Trib 30 rose to new heights — an indication many traders are betting the worst of the recession is over. </li><li>By month’…
<ul><li>DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,976.25 (+28.00) Settlement date: February 3rd THE ISEQ finished the week in positive territory in line with European markets, which rose on the back of positive US economic data showing the fastest pace of eco…
<ul><li>Stocks ended a disappointing January with a loss Friday as investors questioned whether the economy will be able to sustain its big fourth-quarter growth rate. </li><li>The Dow Jones closed the month with a loss of 3.5 p…