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Soaring Prices for AIG, Fannie and Other Financial Stocks Sending Mixed Messages to Investors

Aug 31st, 2009 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News, Stock Market Investing

Three of the financial institutions that were key catalysts to the global financial crisis – and that owe the federal government billions of dollars as a direct result of those problems – have seen their shares triple in price so far this month.



Here’s Why It’s Time to Ban Credit Default Swaps

Jul 15th, 2009 | By Martin Hutchinson | Category: Politics & Economics

Ask U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, about credit default swaps and she’ll offer this warning: Ban them now or expect a reprise of the ongoing global financial crisis – which the derivative securities helped create. When it comes to elected officials, Congresswoman Waters is not one I would typically feel that I have a lot in agreement with.



Is George Soros Long or Wrong on the Global Rebound?

Jul 1st, 2009 | By Keith Fitz-Gerald | Category: Politics & Economics

Billionaire investor George Soros thinks the worst of the global financial crisis is behind us.  In a June 20 interview with Polish television, the Hungarian-born Soros acknowledged that this has been the most serious crisis he’s seen in his lifetime, but said, “Definitely, the worst is behind us.”



Germany: Emerging Market Profit Potential, With (Only) Developed Market Risk

Jun 18th, 2009 | By Martin Hutchinson | Category: International Investing

Many commentators have picked the East Asian economies of China, Korea and Taiwan to emerge the most vigorously from the ongoing global financial crisis.



G8 Finance Chiefs Express Cautious Optimism About the State of the World Economy

Jun 15th, 2009 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

Top financial officials from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations on Friday issued an upbeat evaluation of the global financial crisis, describing signs that markets were stabilizing around the world and warning that it was necessary to devise “exit strategies” to disengage from stimulus programs that have been put in place.



Bond Bubble Burps Again

Jun 11th, 2009 | By Ian Mathias | Category: Financial News

The bond vigilantes have spoken. They’ve cried in a powerful chorus, “Ehhh… we’re a little annoyed.”



Your Share of the Debt, GM Dies, Silver Still a Buy, A Pivot Point and More!

Jun 2nd, 2009 | By Ian Mathias | Category: Financial News

Brother, can you spare half a million? Your family’s (new and improved) share of U.S. debt… GM officially kaput… the dirty details and a brief rant, below… Markets hit a critical “pivot point,” says Rob Parenteau… The one number from China that’s boosting stocks, commodities and currencies today… Plus, two good reasons to buy a precious metal… especially silver



Three Dividend Plays That Can Offer Stability in the Face of Uncertain Financial Markets

May 21st, 2009 | By Money Morning Staff | Category: Featured, Stock Market Investing

As recently as February, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) had hopes of maintaining its dividend payout.  “We’ve got the cash flow to pay the dividend,” GE Chief Executive Officer Jeffery Immelt said in a Feb. 5 interview with The Wall Street Journal.



Investment News Briefs Thursday, May 21, 2009

May 21st, 2009 | By Money Morning Staff | Category: Financial News

Crude Rises Above $62/Barrel; Opel Courtship Down to Three; Unibanco CEO: 4% Second-Half GDP for Brazil; Target and BJ’s Beat Expectations; Obama To Sign Credit Card “Bill of Rights”; California Could Go Broke After Voters Reject Plan; Wall Street Won’t Rehire Many Workers; Indiana Pension Funds File to Block Chrysler Bankruptcy Sale



Looking For the Next Global Profit Play? Take a Look at These Emerging Market ETFs

May 20th, 2009 | By Mike Caggeso | Category: ETFs, Featured

Like most investors, Harvard University’s billion-dollar endowment fund took a beating during the global financial crisis. Many investors cashed out, opting for the safety of the sidelines. But Harvard called a new play. During the first quarter, Harvard engineered a dramatic shift in its endowment-fund investment strategy – boosting its stakes in some of the most prominent emerging market exchange traded funds (ETFs).