Investing & Markets
Top International Dividend Stocks – May 2012 – Danger Ahead!
For several months now, I have been able to put together lists of top international stocks mostly sorting them in terms of dividend yields. We did take a deeper look at some of those names in greater detail such as Vodafone (VOD) while also adding a stock with great international exposure in Aflac (AFL) to both the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday night tango: Detlef & Melina
24 May 2012 – 12:22 am PDT
dancing to Bajo el cono azul, in Kehl, Germany,
Continue reading...#Facebook: Well, that didn’t take long
24 May 2012 – 12:22 am PDT
IPO on Monday, lawsuit on Wednesday: Investors File Suit Against Facebook, Underwriters Wednesday’s investor suit, which also is seeking class-action status, alleges the changes made to Facebook’s offering document, which said that mobile-user growth could slow revenue growth, didn’t accurately portray the impact on Facebook’s revenue growth. Here’s the document. Video explaining the reason for [...]
Continue reading...Venezuela: Chavez back on TV
24 May 2012 – 12:22 am PDT
Took him a week and a half after returning from Cuba, but he got himself on TV again, Chavez led a televised Cabinet meeting, seated at a table with aides. He spoke for more than two hours and expressed optimism about his re-election bid in the Oct. 7 presidential election. Chavez said he plans to [...]
Continue reading...Platinum Chart Quite Foreboding for Global Economy
24 May 2012 – 12:21 am PDT
Dr. Copper may get all the attention as a famed economic forecaster, but right now his poor cousin Dr. Platinum is attempting to drive its platinum dependent automobile straight off the nearest cliff! Platinum prices have been in complete freefall this spring: A spring to forget for platinum (Source: Barchart.com) A freefall which becomes especially [...]
Continue reading...A Great “Stop Passing Laws” Rant From Our Local Organic Farmer
24 May 2012 – 12:21 am PDT
One of the many benefits of living in beautiful Sacramento, CA is the access to local produce. We receive two CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) boxes each week from nearby farms that contain beautiful fruits and vegetables that are far tastier than any you’d find in a conventional grocery store (at a competitive price to boot). [...]
Continue reading...Don Coxe Still Likes Gold, Mining Shares, and Agriculture
24 May 2012 – 12:21 am PDT
Don Coxe got on the horn with Eric King at King World News yesterday to share his latest macro outlook. Coxe’s blend of historical and economic acumen, expressed in a thoughtful Canadian tongue, is always a treat. He’s a gold bull, and is especially keen on mining shares as a “20-year call option” on gold [...]
Continue reading...Daily Pfennig: Talk of a Greek Exit Gets Louder
24 May 2012 – 12:21 am PDT
By Chuck Butler, EverBank The dollar is moving onward and upward this morning, as the two-day calm in the currencies was lifted overnight, and the dollar is swinging its mighty hammer once again. The euro (EUR) has slipped to its lowest level since August 2010, and we all know that when the euro is taking its [...]
Continue reading...Chanos Spot On as Dell’s Archaic Product Set Gets Hammered
24 May 2012 – 12:20 am PDT
Famed short seller Jim Chanos’ comments about Dell are looking spot on after the PC maker reported first quarter earnings. Chanos recently predicted that PC makers like Dell would look cheap the whole way down…we’re about to find out really quick, because Dell is in free fall! The trend at Dell is even worse than [...]
Continue reading...May 23rd Penny Stock Winners, Losers, and Bottom Scan
24 May 2012 – 12:18 am PDT
Today’s Winners and Losers Today’s Bottom Scan
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24 May 2012 – 12:23 am PDT
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