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Finding Those ‘FTSE Safe Havens’
On Tuesday I wrote that homeownership could be the worst financial move a new buyer ever makes. I also argued that investing in shares, the right shares, mind you is a good way to protect and grow your wealth right now.
How to Play the FTSE Promotion Premium
Picking stocks can be an overwhelming affair… there’s just so many ways to skin this cat.
Global Investing Roundups Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Oil Over $143; GM Falls to 54-year Low; Starbucks Closes 600 Stores; Nikkei Post 10th Straight Loss; United Health Lands in the Emergency Ward; 900 American Flight Attendants on Standby; Blockbuster Abandons Bid; Microsoft at it Again
FTSE Dives 2.6%. But There Are Still Good Investments Out There
It was the biggest one-day fall since the collapse of Bear Stearns in March. Yesterday the FTSE 100 tumbled 2.6%. It’s hardly surprising. There was a lot of bad news flying about.
Global Investing Roundups Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Countrywide Deal Closes; Expanding Manufacturing; Conduct Trouble at Moody’s; Hong Kong Holiday; Construction Spending Down for 11th Straight Month; Constellation Toasts to Profit; AT&T Drops iPhone Contract; BP Employees Ridden Out of Russia
Global Investing Roundups Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Canada Staving off Recession; H&R Block Rebounds; Kellogg Buys Chinese Cookie Kingpin; Occidental Petroleum: New $1.1 Billion Hydrocarbon Plant; This Bud’s Not For You; Eurzone Inflation Hits 4%; Dubai Ties Into Russia’s Energy Sector; Tyson Takes a Bite Out of Indian Food Poultry Processor
South African World Cup Reveals 129% Profit Strike on the Horizon
The World Cup scheduled for 2010 in South Africa is showing deep cracks in the country’s economy — positioning investors to reap gains of 129%.
Sterling’s Demise Good News for Blue Chips
“I don’t like sterling. I’d even sell sterling against sterling!” — David Bloom, HSBC’s chief currency strategist speaking to CNBC on June 16th 2008. Poor old Britain, literally.
We’re Not The Only Ones Who Fear a Recession…
Best put the kettle on. Because after today’s edition, you’ll probably want a nice cup of tea…
Australia Delays Decision on Sinosteel Bid
Editor’s Note: Australia is well positioned to ride the commodity boom, says Dan Denning in The Daily Reckoning Australia. That is unless the government interferes too much…
Latest News
- Expect Global Inflaiton to Push Gold to $2,2002:25pm CDT
- Another ECB Rate Hike Will Kill the Dollar2:02pm CDT
- BRICs Crumbling Under Weight of Inflation10:51am CDT
- Food Producers Fail to Benefit from Spike in Market Prices10:23am CDT
- European Bank Stocks Rise on Improved Outlook9:34am CDT
- Crude Oil Prices Hit $146… Who’s to Blame?9:18am CDT
- UBS Shakes Up Board Ahead of ‘Likely’ IRS Probe11:41am CDT
- Iraq Seeks Foreign Investment to Rebuild Energy Sector10:37am CDT
- CIT Group Offloads Home Mortgage Business10:28am CDT
- The Decline and Fall of the American Empire9:16am CDT
- Gas Prices Remain High for Fourth of July Weekend7:49am CDT
- Crude Oil Prices Hit Another Record High Above $1401:26pm CDT
- Speculators Are to Blame for Sky-High Crude Oil Prices12:59pm CDT
- Gold Soars on Iran Attack Fears11:38am CDT
- Stimulus Checks Give One-Off Boost to Consumer Spending11:31am CDT
- Brazilian Industrial Output Slows11:14am CDT
- Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund to Invest $8bn in Libya11:11am CDT
- June Slump Leads Dow Into Bear Market9:59am CDT
- Time to Jump In to GM Foods?8:19am CDT