US stocks indexes are breaking records for daily plunges with worrying regularity. And the wider economy is in a deep hole. But Andrew Snyder says the situation in Europe is even worse. The eurozone economy is heading towards a recession. And politics and bureaucracy are getting in the way of a coordinated response from member states. Andrew says it’s time to reduce your portfolio’s exposure to anything European…

There are two main forces that move the stock market, says Jim Stanton in The Smarts Profit Report: fear and greed. Jim says charts are invaluable to stock investors because they make it easy to spot patterns caused by these two emotions. Recognizing and understanding these patterns can open up great opportunities for profit - even in a bear market.

When times are hard consumers cut back on luxury items. But they don’t cut back on beer.

On Sunday Anheuser-Busch (BUD) accepted a $49.9 billion takeover bid from Belgian-based InBev (INB). This consolidation in the market has sent brewery stocks rallying while US benchmark indexes tumble.

If the takeover goes through, Ian Davis  in The Growth Stock Wire says InBev will be the undisputed leader in the global market. This is not only a safe option during an economic downturn, but it’s also a great way of investing in emerging markets…

You cannot open a newspaper without reading of major job cuts. The banking industry got slammed, now the ripples are spreading throughout the pond.