Home prices are not so important
Much of the recent buzz has been surrounding the housing cycle and its recent localized re-trace pattern from its highs. Many people are worrying that their home values may fall considerably, ruining their chances of retiring as interest rates reset, and the amount of borrowers in over their heads is in the millions.
For the [...]
Wall Street Rumors – April 15, 2008
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Delta, Northwest Agree to Merge; May Start Trend
Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corp. (NYSE:NWA), after three months of twists and turns, agreed to merge in a deal that would create the world’s largest airline by traffic — if the agreement [...]
Why Stock Options?
If you are a believer of the buy-and- hold strategy, you may want to back away slowly and make a 180 degree turn from what I am about to present. You see, I believe that trading options are the best and least risky way to invest. It’s a bird in the hand sort of thing. [...]
Wall Street Rumors – April 14, 2008
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Crude oil gains, boosted by dollar weakness
Crude-oil futures rose early Monday, propelled higher by the dollar’s decline against other major currencies after a statement from the Group of Seven failed to bolster the greenback.
Wachovia Swings to Loss, Plans to Raise Capital
Wachovia [...]
Don’t Get Burned
Don’t Get Burned
I’ll bet that plenty of cavemen got burned when they first started to use fire. It could be painful, but there were so many advantages to using fire that it was worth the pain to learn how to use it safely. The same holds for stock options.
Stock options are fantastic investment vehicles. Properly [...]
What is a Trader
What is a Trader
Once again, Wall Street retailers have done a job on shaping our view of what investing is all about. The average investor is not a trader but they are taught to invest for the long term, diversify and only buy or sell when your broker says so. There is nothing wrong with [...]
New carry trade, EURJPY?
After the breakdown of the USDJPY carry trade and Fed rate cuts, there seems to be a new winner in the carry trade investing world. Eurozone rates are some of the highest around, and coupled with a low Japanese rate, this is giving hedge funds a new stable carry trade to profit from [...]
Wall Street Rumors – April 11, 2008
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GE Posts 5.8% Fall in Net Income As Market Woes Hurt Financial Unit
General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) on Friday reported an unexpected 5.8% decline in first-quarter net income on weakness in its sprawling financial-services operations, dealing another blow to global markets concerned about a [...]
Hyundai set to open $790 Million factory in China
Hyundai’s stock has been slumping for years, but it appears that a turnaround might just be right around the corner as the company plans to open a new plant to produce a low cost sedan. The Electra will sell for around $15,000 US, with estimates putting total sales at about 100,000 units per year. [...]
