Rare earth elements (REEs) have been the mystery metals of the mining world for years. Now, suddenly, everyone’s heard about them.

Sometime over the next 16 months, one-quarter of the Internet will go on sale. But you shouldn’t be suckered into this deal…

Keep an eye on the Chinese and Brazilian stock markets on Monday.

A comparison of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:PLA) and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) allows us to define the only proper strategy to trade the upcoming FriendFinder Networks IPO.

The IPO buzz is building… In a span of one month, the number of IPOs in 2009 doubled. Half have been tech IPOs. Sure the tally stands at a pathetic six. But with over 100 deals waiting in the pipeline, the uptick is being closely watched.

If you missed out on Indonesia before… don’t fret, because if I’m right, a second bite of the cherry is about to come your way.

Around this time last year, the nation’s investment experts all started to point out how cheap the big FTSE 100 stocks looked and to suggest that we all switched out of smaller companies and into blue chips.

I was having a few beers with an old Agora colleague last week, someone outside of Taipan, and the subject of the Taipan Daily e-letter came up. Is that Cash McDash guy for real?” he asked me. I was taken aback by the question. “Of course he’s real”, I told him.

Bowing to peer pressure from Eurocentric readers, today’s comment focuses squarely on opportunities in European indexes, or should that be ‘bourses.’

A recent full page advertisement in the Financial Times caught my eye. “Ethics”, it screamed in bold print. And then went on to say, “When someone has achieved the CFA designation, make no mistake he, or she, is well aware of ethical responsibilities.