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Who Will the Fed Have to Bail Out Next?
The consequences of the Fed’s bailout strategy for banks are beginning to be felt, says Bill Bonner in The Daily Reckoning. You see, Wall Street is not the only place feeling the pinch. The big three automakers in Detroit have watched in horror this year as soaring gas prices crippled sales of big trucks. Now they need cash, and figure they should be entitled to some pocket money from Bernanke & Co too. More from Bill…
What Byron King Learned about US Gas-Shale Deposits
Energy and oil expert Byron King recently spent three weeks crossing North America as part of his “2008 Energy and Geology Tour.” The purpose of the journey was to search for new ideas and resource opportunities that can benefit investors. In the following extract from The Daily Reckoning, Byron tells readers what he learned first hand about the Bakken Formation and the Marcellus Shale…
The Markets Don’t Care If You’re Left Behind
Tuesday morning I received an email from one of financial publishing’s legends. It said, “Market crashing! Last chance for today’s flash alert!” The email came at 10:00 AM, and I didn’t open it until 10:20, minutes before I go into lock down… my four-hour communications blackout during which I write – nothing else. Of course, “Market Crashing!” is an inflammatory subject line.
Battered Automaker Giants Ripe for Contrarian Investors
Ford (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) are trading around 15-year lows, as high fuel costs have devastated the industry.
But Detroit’s big automakers offer an opportunity for the contrarian investor, says Christian Hill in today’s Early to Rise. Bankruptcy for either is highly unlikely, given the knock-on implications for a whole region of suppliers.
With limited downside risk and considerable upside potential, Christian says it’s time to view these two companies as long-term recovery investments.
And Then There’s This Wednesday August 6, 2008
The clean out of the tech fund’s long positions continues, as the activity on Tuesday was virtually a carbon copy of what happened on Monday. Both gold and silver closed on their lows of the day and decisively below their respective 200-day moving averages.
Blue Chips At Risk If SEC Shuts Down Naked Short Selling
Much has been written about the new drive by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to eliminate naked short selling of stocks. (Read the Mogambo Guru scathing criticism here.)
Rick Pendergraft in Investor’s Daily Edge has no problem in principle with the clamp down on naked shorting. But it may create more problems than it solves.
If hedge funds and brokerages suddenly have to settle all unsettled short sells, they will have to sell assets to cover their naked shorts. Blue chips with high institutional ownership are most vulnerable…
Second Quarter GDP Release Set to Confirm or Deny U.S. Recessionary Fears
A hectic week on the economic calendar is highlighted by the initial look at second quarter gross domestic product (GDP). Remember, a recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth, so doomsayers have targeted this week’s release as confirmation of their pessimism.
Buy, Sell or Hold: Ford Motor Co.
Volkswagen AG (PINK: VLKAF), PSA Peugeot Citroen SA (OTC ADR: PEUGY), and Fiat SPA (OTC ADR: FIATY) beat earnings estimates in the last week. At the same time, however, Ford Motor Co. (F), one of the largest industrial companies in America, missed earnings estimates. By a lot.
Global Investing Roundups: Friday, July 25th, 2008
Southwest Feels the Love; Minimum Wage Bump; Qualcomm and Nokia Accord; Fertilizer Firm Reaps Rewards; Unemployment Claims Mount; Ford’s Worst Quarter in History; Dow Unable to Recoup Losses; Gaming Taking Off in Macau.
Dollar Strong vs Euro
In currency news, the dollar was up again against the euro. The euro was trading at $1.5674 late Thursday vs. $1.5690 on Wednesday.
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