All Posts Tagged With: "GS"
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…
Protest at Tata Plant Evidence of Indian Identity Crisis
At a price of just $2,500 each, Tata Motors Ltd.’s (TTM) Nano was billed early in its development as the world’s cheapest automobile and the only car that was both affordable and practical enough for India’s quickly burgeoning middle class. But the car that was emerging as a bright symbol of middle-class opportunity in fast-growing India could now epitomize something much darker: The human cost of rapid industrialization.
Price Manipulation Means Gold Is Selling at Extreme Value Now
You don’t have to look to obscure charts to know that gold price manipulation is happening, says Jon Herring in Investor’s Daily Edge.
Alan Greenspan gave the game away before Congress when he said, “central banks stand ready to lease gold in increasing quantities should the price rise.” He was telling Congress that the leasing of central bank gold was to suppress the price of gold, not to earn money on a dead asset, as officially stated.
This manipulation, plus reported shortages in physical gold, means the yellow metal represents extreme value right now.
What You Need to Know About the Coming Solar ‘Gold Rush’
Taipan Publishing’s Justice Litle says solar energy in the U.S. is about to take off.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is buying up tens of thousands of acres of empty Nevada desert. And industry experts forecast a $45-billion market developing over the next decade, with Nevada at the heart of it.
As momentum builds, Justice says there will be big profits up for grabs for investors with their fingers on the pulse.
Weekly Wrap-up: 9 Banks a-Failing
The FDIC’s list of bank failures welcomed a new recruit as Kansas’ Columbian Bank & Trust Co. collapsed last weekend. And now the number of “problem” banks in the U.S. has jumped to 117, up from 90 in March. As always, we’ll show you how to profit from this circumstance in addition to our ongoing coverage of the conflict in Eastern Europe and the current state of the energy market.
LIBOR Indicates Credit Crisis Deepening as 2008 Draws to a Close
The rate at which banks lend to each other hit its highest level in two months last week, and may soon approach record levels established last year – an indication that the credit crisis is far from over.
Stagflation Remains a Real Threat to U.S. Economy
Money Morning’s William Patalon III says comments by Ben Bernanke at the end of the week show he continues to prioritise economic growth over inflation. This means no rate hikes in the near future. But despite falling commodity prices, William says the threat of stagflation is growing…
3 Ways to Play the Emerging Markets Banking Boom
Emerging markets are the place for investment bankers to wheel and deal during the next couple of years, says Martin Hutchinson in Money Morning.
Emerging markets’ share of investment banking revenue has increased in both percentage share and in total value over the past few years.
Of course, if you want to buy into this dynamic growth business you need to invest in emerging markets investment banks. Martin has picked three that are worth a look…
And Then There’s This…Saturday, August 16th, 2008
What a day it was! Shortly after Sydney opened, and for no reason that most people would understand, the bids just disappeared in gold and silver.
Global Investing Roundups Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Deere Misses Estimates; Genentech Rejects Roche Bid; Crude Rises on Inventory Report; China Fire & Security an Earnings Inferno; Joining Forces to Battle Insider Trading; Best Buy’s Coup; Merrill Slashes Wall St. Ratings; Ford’s European Makeover
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