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Global Investing Roundups Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Home Sales Building Bank UP; Morgan Stanley Offers Saudi Swap; Rubin Changes Role at Citi; Ford Skids; Stormy Weather Boosts Oil; AMD Sells Off Losing Unit; Feds Find for Star Scientific; Golden Slump

The Issue with Market Regulation

Intel vs. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). It’s like the epic battle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. This battle helped bring down the price of a CPU, speed up the adoption of new technologies, and increase the feature set and speed within a computers main brain. And it was all brought to you thanks to market regulation.

Nvidia is No Slacker

There is an ongoing war being waged inside every single computer sold in the world today. Until recently, the war involved two CPU (the brains of your computer) manufacturers, Intel (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). But both companies better watch their back, Nvidia (NVDA) is on the prowl.

With the Energy Department’s Prediction for Gasoline Prices, the ‘Experts’ Get it Wrong Yet Again

How does the prospect of $4 a gallon gasoline sound to you? Undoubtedly, it doesn’t sound all that great. But what if I said that gasoline prices were headed for the $4 a gallon level, but once they got there, they’d head no higher?

With the Energy Department’s Prediction for Gasoline Prices, the ‘Experts’ Get it Wrong Yet Again

How does the prospect of $4 a gallon gasoline sound to you? Undoubtedly, it doesn’t sound all that great. But what if I said that gasoline prices were headed for the $4 a gallon level, but once they got there, they’d head no higher?

Tech Industry Misery: A Prime Buying Opportunity

All of this news may appear to paint a gloomy outlook for investors, but it does not have to.  After all, these sorts of announcements and business-strategy changes are all part of normal business and economic cycles.

Midday Market Update: Stocks Head Lower on Weak First Quarter Earnings

U.S. markets dropped on a disappointing initial round of first-quarter earnings.

Laughing in the Face of the Bulls

So today I thought for sure that the market would continue along its well-beaten illogical path.  The Dow was up over 100 points at one time. And then ten minutes before the close, the Dow was fighting just to stay in the green!

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