SubscribeWhat if… China Stops Buying U.S. Treasuries ?
May 24, 2011
A quick answer.. It would be bad, really bad. But is this something that is going to happen or just another one of those urban financial legends that pop up time to time? Probably the latter. It has all the makings of a great story about a global financial apocalypse that just is not in anyone’s best interest.
Fortunately or unfortunately, there is a relationship between global economies that provides mutual benefits for each of the players. You scratch my back and I will scratch yours is the Read more
Spearman Indicator – Flashing a Sell Signal
May 23, 2011
One of the newer oscillators on the Bloomberg platform, the Spearman Indicator has done a fairly good job at showing potential points to buy or sell. Here we are looking at the S&P 500 index. The chart below shows that the indicator has flashed a sell signal recently and it is moving toward an oversold level. Both oversold and Read more
Sunday Fun: Hodgeman on Osama bin Laden Conspiracy
May 22, 2011
John Hodgman wants to fix America’s relationship with Pakistan by admitting that Bin Laden isn’t dead.
There is plenty of chatter about the strange way the entire thing went down. Who knows… How about we look to the resident expert?
TDI Podcast 213: John Perkins, Economic Hitmen and Hoodwinked
May 22, 2011
Guest(s): John Perkins, Author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman and other fascinating books along with John C. Dvorak are here to discuss the areas related to oil and big capitalism. There are several areas that we consider that could have been part of a grand scheme to utilize the natural resources.
In addition, the relationship of the dollar to markets and Read more
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Links and Reading for May 21st
May 21, 2011
Some of the more interesting and important items for May 21st :
- A Downgrade by Fitch Leads to a Decline in Greek Bonds – NYTimes.com – Greek bonds led declines among euro area nations on Friday on concern a restructuring of its debt would reignite Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.
- Russell 2000 Index Points To Further Correction | Markets | Minyanville.com – As the often weaker summer months for stocks are fast approaching and the broader market has given up some gains recently, I wanted to take a look at how the small cap stocks are faring. What I found is no less than four neutral to bearish indications.
- Bulls may be ready to head for the exits Hulbert Financial Files – MarketWatch – Is the bull market at its peak? Mark Hulbert says Wall Street might be signaling it's all downhill from here. And, it seems like investors would rather pick through the junk yard than buy quality stocks.
- Is LinkedIn Already Tapped Out? – Barrons.com – The wild reception for LinkedIn's initial public offering last week evoked the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, when dozens of dubious Internet companies surged following their IPOs, often attaining multibillion-dollar market values, only to crash when they ran out of money or couldn't meet Wall Street's expectations.
- China Rare-Earth Exports Rise – WSJ.com – BEIJING—China's exports of rare-earth ores and metals in the first four months this year rose 33% on year to 18,614 metric tons, even as Beijing orders drastic cuts to the country's rare-earth exports, customs data supplied by Hong Kong-based Economic Information & Agency showed Saturday.
- Google Was Warned on Rogue Drug Ads – WSJ.com – WASHINGTON—Google Inc. was warned repeatedly by a group of state regulators and industry watchdogs that many of the online drugstores advertising on its network were violating U.S. laws, according to interviews and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
- Rising dollar threatens stocks’ gains | Reuters – (Reuters) – Signs of a Wall Street sell-off are all over the place, but U.S. stocks might well survive another week relatively unscathed if investors keep betting on sectors less vulnerable to an economic downturn.
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