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Ford Sales Preview Set to Lift Market

Aug 3rd, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Financial News, Stock Market Investing

U.S. stocks headed for a higher open on Monday as solid results from major European banks and expectations of a sales rebound for Ford Motor Co reinforced hopes that the recession is moderating.



Why is the Fed Bailing Out Foreigners?

Apr 20th, 2009 | By Russell McDougal | Category: Politics & Economics

You may have noticed that most of my articles are pretty in depth and lengthy. A fellow IDE editor recently pointed that out and issued a challenge … “I bet you ten bucks you can’t write a one page essay.”



European Shares Hit 1-week Low

Feb 12th, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Financial News

FTSEurofirst 300 falls 1.5 percent… Banks under pressure on poor economic outlook… Miners, oils slip…



Oil Rises Towards $41, OPEC Might Cut More

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Financial News, Oil Investment & Alternative Energy

OPEC may consider new 1 million bpd cut in March-source… Reuters poll shows OPEC makes 67 pct of pledged cut… Nigeria oil union threatens strike from Feb. 9…  U.S. crude stocks seen up for sixth straight time…



Round Two? $1.2 Trillion Corporate-Debt CDO Wipeout

Oct 22nd, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured

Investors are taking losses of up to 90% in the $1.2 trillion market for collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) tied to corporate credit,” reports Bloomberg. Much of the losses have been triggered by the failure of Lehman Brothers and Icelandic bank.



And Then There’s This…Friday, June 27th, 2008

Jun 27th, 2008 | By Ed Steer | Category: Gold Market

Both gold and silver were pretty quiet in Far East trading on Thursday morning. The London open gave no indication that prices were going to work their way slowly higher going into the Comex open. But about an hour before New York opened for business, gold and silver started going parabolic…and then went vertical on the Comex (AMEX: IAU) open.



The Good News About the Housing Crash

Jun 16th, 2008 | By John Stepek | Category: Real Estate Investments

Why housebuilders are demanding state hand-outs… More hilarity in the housing industry this weekend. Builders are now demanding state help. As housing sales have collapsed, the construction industry faces mass redundancies, while house builders themselves have seen their share prices dive.



Bradford and Bingley’s White Swan Event

Jun 2nd, 2008 | By Theo Casey | Category: International Investing

When is a Black Swan not a Black Swan? When the “perfect storm of highly improbable events” happens all the time.



Credit Crunch? Not when it comes to City Bonuses

May 30th, 2008 | By David Stevenson | Category: International Investing

Today’s headlines look pretty horrible. House prices have suffered their biggest annual fall since the early 1990s, says the Nationwide.



Why There’s a 95% Chance of a Recession

May 22nd, 2008 | By David Stevenson | Category: Politics & Economics

Life’s about to get much tougher…for all of us…It’s that R-word again. Loose talk of a ‘recession’ has been bandied about for some time, particularly amongst those of us who keep a keen eye on what’s happening in both the money markets and the high street.