• Sovereign Risk and the Price of Oil
  by Dian L. Chu
  8 Feb 2010 at 9:09pm
  European and U.S. stock markets have taken a hit recently as spooked investors from Shanghai to Sao Paolo were fleeing risky assets amid concern th...
  
• Best Super Bowl Commercials
  by AdvisorAnalyst
  8 Feb 2010 at 10:52am
  Enjoy! Some of the very best commercials from this year’s Super Bowl. Audi Green Car Super Bowl Commercial Betty White Doritos Kid Talking Smack ...
  
• Hugh Hendry Recreates ABX, Discloses Mystery Trade With 1.5% Downside, 75% Up...
  by AdvisorAnalyst
  8 Feb 2010 at 9:40am
  This article is a guest post from Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge.com. Hugh Hendry, always beautifully opinionated, nails it at the Russia 2010 forum with ...
  
• Emerging Markets Highlights (week ending 02/07/10)
  by US Global Investors
  7 Feb 2010 at 10:51pm
  Emerging Markets Strengths Hong Kong’s retail sales rose 16 percent year-over-year in December, the fastest pace in 20 months and ahead of market...
  
• Energy and Natural Resources Market Highlights (week ending 02/07/10)
  by US Global Investors
  7 Feb 2010 at 10:47pm
  Energy and Natural Resources Market Despite Concerns over the Global Economy, Leading Indicators & Global Industrial Production are Improving Stre...
  
• Gold Market Highlights (week ending 02/07/10)
  by US Global Investors
  7 Feb 2010 at 10:45pm
  Gold Market For the week, spot gold closed at $1,065.85 per ounce down $15.00 or 1.39 percent. Gold equities, as measured by the XAU Gold & Silver...
  
• The Economy and Bond Market Highlights (week ending 02/07/10)
  by US Global Investors
  7 Feb 2010 at 10:39pm
  The Economy and Bond Market Treasury yields were mixed this week as the middle part of the curve rallied while the long end rose slightly. Concerns...
  
• Index Summary and U.S. Market Highlights (week ending 02/07/10)
  by US Global Investors
  7 Feb 2010 at 10:34pm
  Index Summary The major market indices were lower this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Index fell 0.55 percent. The S&P 500 Stock Index dropped 0.7...
  
• Fear, Gold and the Dollar
  by US Global Investors
  7 Feb 2010 at 10:28pm
  By Frank Holmes CEO and Chief Investment Officer The U.S. dollar is up this week against the euro out of fear of how debt problems in Greece and el...
  
• Art Cashin Discusses The STUPIDs And The Global Dollar Margin Call
  by AdvisorAnalyst
  7 Feb 2010 at 9:20pm
  From UBS Financial Services: Cashin’s Comments, February 5 early am Greece Fire Leads To Flight Into Dollar Resulting In A Global Margin Call – In...
  

Market Blog

The Globe and Mail - Market Blog RSS feed
9 Feb 2010 at 8:15am

• European stocks rise cautiously
  by Globe and Mail staff
  9 Feb 2010 at 7:42am
  Climb on hopes EU officials will provide Greece with some form of support to handle its mountain of debt
  
• The close: Goodbye Dow 10,000
  by David Berman
  8 Feb 2010 at 4:35pm
  Benchmark is now clinging to 9,900
  
• Indexes handing back their gains
  by David Berman
  8 Feb 2010 at 3:02pm
  One-third of S&P 500's gains since 2009 evaporate
  
• Technology boosts earnings expectations
  by David Berman
  8 Feb 2010 at 2:13pm
  Strategist raises profit estimate for S&P 500
  
• At noon: Stocks meander
  by David Berman
  8 Feb 2010 at 12:16pm
  But toys are in the driver's seat after Hasbro earnings
  
• Running from risk, race No. 4
  by David Berman
  8 Feb 2010 at 11:24am
  David Rosenberg looks at what happened during the previous three bouts
  
• At the open: Dow dips below 10,000
  by David Berman
  8 Feb 2010 at 9:51am
  Yes, again
  

Jeff Rubin's Smaller World

The Globe and Mail - Jeff Rubin's Smaller World RSS feed
9 Feb 2010 at 8:19am
A blog about how weaning our economy off oil means some fundamental changes in the way we live, and other things...

• Why can't we build coal plants, too?
  by Jeff Rubin
  3 Feb 2010 at 6:10am
  We must put a price on our own carbon emissions and slap a carbon tariff on everyone else’s
  
• The electric car: Turn out the lights
  by Jeff Rubin
  27 Jan 2010 at 6:11am
  We haven't got enough power to recharge 250 milllion lithium-ion car batteries
  
• Why the U.S. needs all the tar sands oil it can get
  by Jeff Rubin
  20 Jan 2010 at 6:11am
  It has no choice: Canada will become its main source of energy
  
• A massive public investment in obsolescence
  by Jeff Rubin
  13 Jan 2010 at 6:05am
  Just think of the public outrage if the government gave money directly to the oil industry. Yet the auto and oil industries are two sides of the same coin
  
• Why energy efficiency means higher consumption
  by Jeff Rubin
  6 Jan 2010 at 6:12am
  Though even your kettle has to meet government standards, your house consumes a lot more energy than your parents’ did
  
• How much longer will our Chinese food be delivered?
  by Jeff Rubin
  30 Dec 2009 at 6:09am
  For every calorie of energy delivered by imported food, you burn, on average, three more calories getting it to your dinner table
  
• Just how big a mortgage can you carry?
  by Jeff Rubin
  23 Dec 2009 at 6:29am
  The Bank of Canada’s free-money policy may lead you to places you’d rather not go, says Jeff Rubin
  

Investment Ideas - Rob Carrick

Globe Investor - Investment Ideas RSS feed
9 Feb 2010 at 8:24am

• 'Pretty good idea to just buy the whole market'
  by David Parkinson
  9 Feb 2010 at 12:00am
  
• The six best Dow stocks
  by David MacDougall
  8 Feb 2010 at 6:33pm
  
• Pacific Northern Gas insiders line up for LNG exports
  by Ted Dixon
  5 Feb 2010 at 3:05pm
  
• Bullish on Gammon Gold
  by Ron Meisels & Monica Rizk
  5 Feb 2010 at 3:05pm
  
• Tread carefully with baby Berkshire shares
  by Don Dion
  5 Feb 2010 at 9:58am
  
• How high can Buffett's Berkshire fly?
  by Eric Rosenbaum
  4 Feb 2010 at 4:09pm
  
• Oil, commodities approach bubble?
  by Christopher Johnson
  4 Feb 2010 at 12:04pm
  

Streetwise - Andrew Willis

• How the torch lit the way for RBC
  by Andrew Willis
  9 Feb 2010 at 12:00am
  Bank faced classic marketing conundrum: How to capitalize on the Games without looking crassly commercial
  
• Legal talent on the move
  by Jeff Gray
  8 Feb 2010 at 3:32pm
  Number of prominent partners jumping from ship to ship suggests the legal world still feeling the economic crunch
  
• Dundee deepens sales desk
  by Andrew Willis
  8 Feb 2010 at 12:21pm
  Investment bank lands Paradigm veteran as head of sale
  
• The Olympics could be golden for TSX
  by Tara Perkins
  8 Feb 2010 at 11:14am
  Analyst finds the Games often coincide with a stock market surge for the host country
  
• Olympics add muscle to the market
  by Tara Perkins
  8 Feb 2010 at 10:56am
  HSBC report says the Olympic mood could be good for TSX
  
• Global investment banks rebound with higher revenue
  8 Feb 2010 at 7:38am
  Report shows revenue recovered 12 per cent last year
  
• Corus attracts an audience
  by Andrew Willis
  4 Feb 2010 at 5:32pm
  Media company Corus boosts high yield bond offering
  

WSJ.com - DealJournal

WSJ.com: Deal Journal
8 Feb 2010 at 6:53pm
An up-to-the-minute take on deals and deal makers.

• Evening Reading: What VCs Could Learn From Sherlock Holmes
  by Stephen Grocer
  8 Feb 2010 at 6:53pm
  One main goals of the so-called Volcker rule that Preside...
  
• The 411 on the Kleen Power Plant and its PE Investor
  by Michael Corkery
  8 Feb 2010 at 6:05pm
  The private equity owners of the Kleen Energy Power plant...
  
• Moynihan To BofA Troops: Hold the Line on Risk
  by Dan Fitzpatrick
  8 Feb 2010 at 4:51pm
  Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is trying to take a ha...
  
• 
  Curl Bests CEO Moynihan for BofA Pay Crown
  by Dan Fitzpatrick
  8 Feb 2010 at 3:15pm
  Gregory Curl lost a high-profile battle for the top job a...
  
• China Stock Picks Are No Road Map to U.S. Domination
  by Michael Corkery
  8 Feb 2010 at 2:09pm
  For China watchers expecting some big revelations from Ch...
  

Hulbert Financial Digest

Hulbert Financial Files
Get the latest analysis from Mark Hulbert, the editor of the Hulbert Financial Digest. Think you know what’s happening on Wall Street? Think again. Hear insights that often challenge conventional wisdom.

• Mark Hulbert tackles the Super Bowl Predictor
  4 Feb 2010 at 4:12pm
  A quirky indicator says investors should be happy no matt...
  
• Mark Hulbert: Mythbusting the January Barometer
  28 Jan 2010 at 4:16pm
  As Wall Street puts the finishing touches on a losing mon...
  
• Mark Hulbert: The lost decade can be found again
  21 Jan 2010 at 4:05pm
  More stocks are making the hard climb to the top. Mark Hu...
  
• Mark Hulbert: Small stocks take a cue from birds
  14 Jan 2010 at 7:06pm
  What do small stocks have in common with the swallows of ...
  
• Hulbert: Don't risk rearview mirror investing
  7 Jan 2010 at 1:49pm
  Looking to recent history is no way to invest for the fut...
  

Barron's Stocks to Watch Today

BARRONS.com: Stocks To Watch Today
8 Feb 2010 at 8:44pm
News and commentary about the stocks you need to know about today

• Bad Day for REITs: PKY Slashes Dividend, Industry Earnings Mixed
  by Tiernan Ray
  8 Feb 2010 at 8:31pm
  Pretty mixed evening for real estate companies, with one ...
  
• BJ Services FYQ1 Revenue Beats
  by Tiernan Ray
  8 Feb 2010 at 6:33pm
  $6 billion (market cap) oilfield services firm BJ Service...
  
• Invesco Assets Dip in January
  by Tiernan Ray
  8 Feb 2010 at 5:58pm
  $8 billion fund giant Invesco (IVZ) this evening reported...
  
• AFP: Toyota Resumes N.A. Production
  by Tiernan Ray
  8 Feb 2010 at 5:45pm
  Toyota Motor (TM) this evening said it had restarted prod...
  
• Boeing’s 747-8 Takes Off; 10-K Details Freighter’s Red Ink
  by Tiernan Ray
  8 Feb 2010 at 5:38pm
  Boeing (BA) shares are off 9 cents at $57.80 in after-hou...
  

Bill Gross, PIMCO Monthly Audio Updates

PIMCO Investment Outlook
PIMCO Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross shares his distinctive take on the global economy and financial markets.

• 02/10 - The Ring of Fire
  27 Jan 2010 at 1:00pm
  
  
• 01/10 - Let's Get Fisical
  6 Jan 2010 at 8:00pm
  
  
• 12/09 - Anything but .01%
  20 Nov 2009 at 1:00pm
  
  
• 11/09 - Midnight Candles
  27 Oct 2009 at 4:00pm
  
  
• 10/09 - Doo-Doo Economics
  2 Oct 2009 at 7:00pm
  
  

Raymond James Professionally Speaking

• Unusual Risks Surround Estate Tax Strategies for 2010
  As of January 1, 2010, the federal estate tax and the gen...
  
  
• Digital Conversions and 3-D Fuel Cinema Industry Growth Prospects
  The shift from analog movies - moving images projected th...
  
  
• Natural Gas Rides the Slow Lane as a Vehicle Fuel
  Natural gas doesn't fall into the category of renewable e...
  
  
• To Roth or Not? It's a Question for 2010
  No matter how much anyone makes, in 2010 investors saving...
  
  

Calculated Risk
8 Feb 2010 at 11:31pm
Finance and Economics

• D.C. Closed Again on Tuesday and Euro Perspective
  by CalculatedRisk
  8 Feb 2010 at 11:23pm
  From the WaPo: Federal government will be closed on Tuesd...
  
• Greek Finance Minister: Call for help "worst possible signal"
  by CalculatedRisk
  8 Feb 2010 at 7:50pm
  From Bloomberg: Greece Says Aid Call Would Send ‘Worst Si...
  
• 
  Party Like it's 1999
  by CalculatedRisk
  8 Feb 2010 at 4:00pm
  From March 29, 1999: A CNBC Promo ...
  
  
  
  Click on graph for ...
  
• Spanish, Portuguese CDS spreads Hit New Records
  by CalculatedRisk
  8 Feb 2010 at 2:20pm
  From MarketWatch: Portugal, Greece, Spain default worries...
  
• Fitch: Prime Jumbo RMBS Approach 10% Delinquent
  by CalculatedRisk
  8 Feb 2010 at 11:27am
  From Fitch: New Year, No Improvement as U.S. Prime Jumbo ...
  

ECONOMICS PODCAST

Bloomberg On the Economy
Economists, financial analysts and politicians discuss today's business news, the markets and global economies with Tom Keene.

• Fred Goodwin: Bloomberg On the Economy With Tom Keene
  8 Feb 2010 at 4:19pm
  
  
• Robert Sinche: Bloomberg On the Economy With Tom Keene
  8 Feb 2010 at 4:16pm
  
  
• T.J. Marta: Bloomberg On the Economy With Tom Keene
  5 Feb 2010 at 2:29pm
  
  
• Stanford's Lazear: Bloomberg On the Economy With Tom Keene
  5 Feb 2010 at 2:28pm
  
  
• UC Berkeley's DeLong: Bloomberg On the Economy With Tom Keene
  4 Feb 2010 at 9:15am