Posts Tagged ‘
$USD ’
Nov 28th, 2008 |
By Irwin Greenstein |
Category: Oil Investment & Alternative Energy
Big media has been beating the drum that if Detroit built more fuel-efficient vehicles, buyers would flock back to their showrooms. But there is an inherent lie in this line of thinking. And if investors buy into this lie, they could end up on the wrong side of the trade when it comes to considering the major American auto makers any time in the future.
Tags: $USD, African Governments, Automakers, big three, Chrysler, Detroit, F, Gm, Irwin Greenstein, Toyota, US stocks
Posted in Oil Investment & Alternative Energy |
Nov 6th, 2008 |
By Jason Simpkins |
Category: Financial News
Job losses spiked in October according to two key employment reports released yesterday (Wednesday). The rate of unemployment has risen steadily over the past year but job losses expanded in both size and scope in October and will likely continue to accelerate well into 2009, further exacerbating an already potent economic downturn.
Tags: $USD, GS, Jason Simpkins, Unemployment Numbers, US Jobless Rate
Posted in Financial News |
Jun 13th, 2008 |
By Sean Hyman |
Category: International Investing
The markets are riddled with confusion. And man what a difference a few days makes in the currency markets. So much has been happening, where do I even begin?
Tags: , $USD, Ben Bernanke, Currency Markets, ECB, EUR, Federal Reserve, gold, inflation, International Investing, stagflation, Unemployment In America
Posted in International Investing |
Jun 6th, 2008 |
By Sean Hyman |
Category: International Investing
As I said yesterday, George Soros - the billionaire investor - who “broke the Bank of England” got his “celebrity status” by betting against the British pound…and now he’s looking to do the same thing by shorting the British pound again.
Tags: , $USD, Bank Of England, British pound, Financial Sector, GBP, George Soros, International Investing, Mortgage Approvals
Posted in International Investing |
Jun 3rd, 2008 |
By Justice Litle |
Category: Politics & Economics
Another day, another round of bad news from the brokers and the banks.
Tags: , $BKX, $USD, Bank Index, Bear Stearns, dollar, economics, Federal Reserve, Financial Stocks, LEH, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, politics, real estate, Spdr, Step Fashion, Wachovia, Washington Mutual, Western Banks, Xlf
Posted in Politics & Economics |