Friday, November 20th, 2009

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Global Investment News Briefs, Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Jan 27th, 2009 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

Pfizer Buys Wyeth for $68 Billion; Existing Homes Sales Rose 6.5%; McDonald’s Posts 5.8% Sales Growth; Freeport McMoran Lowers Sales Targets; Lincoln National Corp Cutting Staff 5%; GM Cuts More Jobs, Production; Petrobras to Cut Costs by $4 Billion; Halliburton Settles Bribery Investigation



Fed Counts Bullets, Earnings Dominate Calendar

Jan 26th, 2009 | By Christian Hill | Category: Financial News

There is a full economic calendar this week, but all eyes will be on the two-day FOMC meeting and the rate decision on Wednesday.

It will be interesting to see how the FOMC approaches this meeting. The current Fed Funds target rate is 0-0.25%, which in and of itself is rather strange. It is a moving target, not a fixed rate. Who determines which rate is used? My guess is this meeting will be used to clarify what the rate is. The Fed will either officially reduce it to 0% in a continued effort to resuscitate the economy, or lock it in at 0.25%. This would at least leave the Fed with one perceived bullet in the gun.

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Now Could Be The Time To Nibble On Oil Service Stocks

Nov 7th, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Featured

Don’t expect oil prices to remain at these low levels for long, says Byron King. Demand weakness for crude is temporary. And oil-producing nations cannot sustain their own economies unless oil prices are close to $100 a barrel. Byron says it could be time for investors to slowly build up a position in oil service stocks.



Global Investing Roundups Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Oct 21st, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

Halliburton’s Slight Loss; “The Force” Boosts Hasbro; Better-Than-Expected Economic Outlook; Indian Airline Labor Reversal; NetFlix Earnings Pop; Home Prices to Fall Another 10%; Citi Wins Settlement; Merrill Cuts Jobs



Why the Stock Market Relief of Late Last Week May Not Last

Oct 20th, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

While investors remain extremely concerned about the volatility of the U.S. stock market, the weakness of the American economy and the uncertainty of the global financial markets, last week brought “slight” relief from the excessive panic of the eight-trading-session losing streak.



Time to Buy Beaten-Up Oil Service and Gold Stocks

Aug 15th, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Featured, Financial News

Crude oil has dropped form its July 11 record of $147 to just over $113 a barrel. Gold, meanwhile, has come off its March high of $1,030.80 to slip back below $800 an ounce.

Many in the mainstream press are calling an end to the “commodities bubble.” But oil and energy expert Byron King warns investors against betting against cheap oil and gold.

Byron says what we are seeing now is a short- to medium-term correction in the trends for energy and resources. Investors who buy beaten-up oil service stocks and gold miners now stand to make major profits…



Where Is Oil Headed?

Aug 1st, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Oil Investment & Alternative Energy

Oil made two runs toward $150 recently, and failed both times. Now oil is in a retreat. Oil was trading near $121 earlier this week. And it appears that support at that price is crumbling. This will surely take the oil company stocks down, as well as those of the oil service companies.



Shale Gas and Shale Oil Explained

Jul 2nd, 2008 | By Matt Badiali | Category: Gold Market

Editor’s note: What are shale fields, and how easy is it to suck oil out of them? That depends, says Matt Badiali. As companies like Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL) and Baker Hughes (BHI) are finding out, if it’s a permeable reservoir then it’s all systems go. If it’s an impermeable reservoir, then it will take time, effort and horizontal drilling.

This piece is taken from The Growth Stock Wire. It’s in the form of a questions and answers session. But it’s well worth the read if you’re interested in the ins and outs of shale oil.



Brian Hunt’s Market Notes Monday, June 30, 2008

Jun 30th, 2008 | By Brian Hunt | Category: Stock Market Investing

Brian Hunt brings you the New Highs and Lows of note last week.



Halliburton Offer Sets Off Bidding War for Deep Sea Oil Expert

May 24th, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Oil Investment & Alternative Energy

A private-equity consortium headed up by Candover Partners Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Candover Investments PLC, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) has boosted its initial bid for U.K.-based Expro International Group PLC (PINK: EXPRF) by 8%, just narrowly beating out Halliburton Company’s (HAL) $3.4 billion (1.71 billion pounds) cash offer.