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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Posts Tagged ‘ Recessions ’

TARP Testimony Today

Nov 18th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading

What will Paulson say?   Dollar remains well bid…   How long for Safe Haven buyers?   G-20 Schmee 20! And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



How To Bag Triple-Digit Returns With Put Options

Oct 24th, 2008 | By Laura Cadden | Category: Stock Market Investing

Adam Lass says the US economy looks “dreadful” in the short term. And it faces long-term monetary ruin. But somewhere in between, he expects a new bubble to form. One that will make some investors huge profits. To survive until then, Adam says you must use put options on “deadbeats” like Kohls (NYSE:KSS) to hedge long positions on proven “survivors” like Macy’s (NYSE:M).



A ‘Pause’ Ahead for Rate Cuts as Inflation Looms

Apr 19th, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News

From Bloomberg:

Federal Reserve policy makers, sensing both renewed inflation dangers and a possible economic boost from government rebate checks, may be nearing a pause in interest-rate cuts after the fastest reductions in two decades.In remarks this week, Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen and three other district- bank presidents voiced concerns about rising prices.



US Stocks Rally at Open

Apr 1st, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News, Stock Market Investing

Mr Market kicked off the second quarter with a rally, extending gains into a second day. The upswing comes after heavy writedowns by Swiss bank UBS and data showing confidence among manufacturers at a four-year low.

Read on at Dow Jones MarketWatch.

“No matter what you think, now is the time to buy,” says value investor Chris Mayer.