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Europe History Time Lapse Map Goes Viral by Huffington Post
17 May 2012 at 10:55am
    Always wanted to learn more about European history but could never find the time? Look no further than the time-lapse map in the video above, which has boiled down the continent's history into ...

The Vision Thing II (Smead) by William Smead, Smead Capital Management
17 May 2012 at 10:28am
  by Bill Smead, Smead Capital In May of 2010 we wrote about how important it was for the companies which meet our eight criteria to have a strong vision and clear agenda for their business. When P...

Keep Your Portfolio Rolling Along With Canadian National Railway by F.A.S.T. Graphs
17 May 2012 at 10:22am
  by F.A.S.T. Graphs Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) is a company whose stock price has historically correlated very closely to earnings. Wherever earnings have gone, Canadian National Railway C...

The Facebook IPO: A Note to Mark Zuckerberg; or, With “Friends” Like Morgan S... by Dan Ariely, Duke University
17 May 2012 at 10:12am
  by Dan Ariely, Behavioural Scientist, and author of Predictably Irrational, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty I just received this letter from a friend in the banking industry. He prefers to ...

From Idiosyncratic to Idiotsyncratic. Greece and HY ETF’s (Tchir) by Peter Tchir, TF Market Advisors
17 May 2012 at 10:03am
  by Peter Tchir, TF Market Advisors The idiosyncratic risk is really coming from two sources and the fact that at the margin they collide is adding to the confusion and the volatility in the marke...

Gold: Fundamentals Strong, Price Action Ugly by Guy Lerner, Technical Take
17 May 2012 at 9:58am
  by Guy Lerner, The Technical Take Until proven otherwise, central banks will continue to devalue their currencies and intervene in markets because if they didn’t “life as we know it would not exi...

Get More Active (Ronalds) by Scott Ronalds, Steadyhand Investment Funds
17 May 2012 at 9:54am
  by Scott Ronalds, Steadyhand Investment Funds We don’t spend a lot of money advertising at Steadyhand. If we did, you might see something similar to IA Clarington’s latest campaign on Active Mind...

(Thoughts on) Natural Gas by Scott Ronalds, Steadyhand Investment Funds
17 May 2012 at 9:49am
  by Scott Ronalds, Steadyhand Investment Funds We’re in one of the greatest bear markets of all time. In natural gas, that is. The commodity’s price has fallen from over $10 per thousand cubic fee...

The Forthcoming Hellenic Curse by Mark Grant, Out of the Box
17 May 2012 at 9:46am
Via Mark J. Grant, Author of Out of the Box, Tragedy (Ancient Greek:, tragoidia, "the-goat-song") is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis ...

JPM, Just the Facts, Ma’am. by Peter Tchir, TF Market Advisors
17 May 2012 at 9:42am
  by Peter Tchir, TF Market Advisors I wish we could go into just the facts, but frankly we don’t know the facts, so here is my best guess at piecing together what happened and what some of the con...

Equity Investing: From Style Box to Global Unconstrained (Pyne) by Andrew Pyne, PIMCO
16 May 2012 at 9:49am
  Equity Investing: From Style Box to Global Unconstrained by Andrew Pyne, PIMCO ​ PIMCO sees greater potential benefit to global portfolios in strategies that are unconstrained by a benchmark, and...

Technical Take: Market Internals Have Broken Down by Guy Lerner, Technical Take
16 May 2012 at 9:41am
  by Guy Lerner, The Technical Take Figure 1 shows a weekly chart of the S&P Depository Receipts (symbol: SPY).  The indicator in the lower panel is constructed from the 9 SP500 sector ETF’s (data ...

Credit Markets – Transformers vs Decepticons (Tchir) by Peter Tchir, TF Market Advisors
16 May 2012 at 9:37am
  by Peter Tchir, TF Market Advisors In the movies there are these great battles fought out between the transformers and decepticons. As cool as the battles are, there must be some innocent bystand...

India's Temple of Gold by Nic Colas, ConvergEx Group
16 May 2012 at 9:12am
  Via Nic Colas of ConvergEx, Summary: India is known for its historically high per capita demand for gold, particularly before festivals and the wedding season, which peaks in the months of Octobe...

Europe's Plan B, Greek Bank Runs, and Why We Need New Sunglasses (Grant) by Mark Grant, Out of the Box
16 May 2012 at 9:10am
Via Mark J. Grant, Author of Out of the Box, “I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”                                           –Friedrich Nietzsche The ...

  

 

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At midday: TSX positive despite euro zone anxiety by MALCOLM MORRISON
17 May 2012 at 12:00pm
Commodity prices off lows powered by higher energy and gold stocks

U.S. factory output contracts by Simon Avery
17 May 2012 at 11:46am
Sudden drop in the Philly Fed index surprises market

At the open: Lacking clear direction by Simon Avery
17 May 2012 at 9:59am
Wal-Mart results give confidence

Premarket: Futures dip as noose tightens on Greece by Simon Avery
17 May 2012 at 8:06am
ECB temporarily pulls plug on Greek banks

Stocks to Watch: Limited Brands reveals soft outlook by Darcy Keith
16 May 2012 at 6:17pm
Shares sag in post market

The close: Dow, TSX slip for fourth straight day 16 May 2012 at 4:40pm
Commodities also heading nowhere but down

Fed minutes: Chances of QE3 on the rise by DAVID BERMAN
16 May 2012 at 3:12pm
Fed sounds more open to the use of policy stimulus

Facebook about to meet the ugly truth about IPOs by DAVID BERMAN
16 May 2012 at 2:48pm
The average IPO underperforms the broader index

Facebook insiders opt to sell more by Simon Avery
16 May 2012 at 2:16pm
Rich IPO price entices early investors to boost sales of their stakes

At midday: TSX rebounds after Greece-related oversell by MALCOLM MORRISON
16 May 2012 at 1:13pm
Market moves up after hitting lowest levels since October

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Jeff Rubin's Smaller World

What will a Greek default mean for you? by JEFF RUBIN
16 May 2012 at 5:26am
Your neighbourhood bank may not be as safe as it seems

Without growth, there's only one ending to euro debt crisis by JEFF RUBIN
9 May 2012 at 5:21am
Recognition now coming that unremitting fiscal austerity measures are the wrong prescription for what ails the European economy

What happens when oil becomes unaffordable? by Jeff Rubin
2 May 2012 at 5:28am
A glance at the latest GDP numbers is already telling us the answer

Chilly reception awaits U.S. energy companies in Canada by Jeff Rubin
25 Jan 2012 at 6:15am
In the wake of the Obama kibosh on pipeline project, the goal posts have moved

What do triple-digit oil prices mean for growth? by Jeff Rubin
4 Jan 2012 at 5:17am
No matter how many rabbits the oil industry can pull out of its hat, supply just can’t seem to keep pace

No way to hold euro zone together by Jeff Rubin
8 Dec 2011 at 10:03am
Stakes get ever higher as endgame approaches for European debt crisis

U.S. Treasuries no sanctuary from Europe's debt problems by Jeff Rubin
24 Nov 2011 at 5:14am
The U.S. federal debt-to-GDP ratio has almost doubled to 74 per cent over the past couple of years

Oil price spread costing Canadian producers big bucks by JEFF RUBIN
10 Nov 2011 at 5:33am
The difference between WTI and Brent crude is costing about $1-billion in lost petro dollars

Will an oil-driven misery index defeat a U.S. president? by JEFF RUBIN
26 Oct 2011 at 5:26am
History suggests the economy’s performance is ultimately what the U.S. electorate cares about the most

Peak oil is about price, not supply 19 Oct 2011 at 5:16am
The concept now seems rooted more in economics than geology

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Investment Ideas - Rob Carrick

Gold's hasty demise from safe haven to risky asset by DAVID PARKINSON
17 May 2012 at 6:00am
Precious metal posts 11th decline in past 13 trading sessions on Greek political fears, slumping Indian demand

Beyond fear and greed: Contrarian stock plays by JODY WHITE
16 May 2012 at 7:39pm
Contrarian screen isolates stocks that are trading at less than half their 52-week high - then digs deeper

How investors can scour for potential takeover targets by BRYAN BORZYKOWSKI
16 May 2012 at 4:31pm
Buying a company purely for the M&A play is a risky strategy. Experts say investors should look for resilient firms that are undervalued

Day traders expose algorithm's flaws by Michael Stothard
16 May 2012 at 2:23pm
Some traders are making a profit by outsmarting these systems

Economy will test Russel's dividend mettle by JOHN HEINZL
15 May 2012 at 7:45pm
Steel industry has its ups and downs according to the economy, but company learned its lesson during the last slump

Pain in Spain awakens contrarians by MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
15 May 2012 at 6:42pm
Stocks have fallen so much they’re roughly back to the same levels as March, 2009, during the most gloomy point in the financial crisis

Amid macro turmoil, Canadian firms with highest risk of default by JODY WHITE
15 May 2012 at 5:10pm
Screen isolates largest TSX-listed companies with the highest risk of default

Investor frenzy for Facebook grows by Omar El Akkad
15 May 2012 at 12:26pm
Massive interest for IPO results in higher price range, several banks have stopped taking orders on the stock

Canadian stocks with strong earnings and price momentum by IAN McGUGAN
14 May 2012 at 7:15pm
Dollarama heads CPMS portfolio of companies that have powered ahead recently

Buy bullion, not gold stocks: top hedge fund manager by MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
14 May 2012 at 6:23pm
The sterling reputation of Albert Friedberg's funds means his market predictions receive an attentive audience

 

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Streetwise - Andrew Willis

$85 the make or break price for the oil patch by CARRIE TAIT
17 May 2012 at 12:50pm
Shale gas players have more breathing room, says oil insider

At Sears, a reminder of another victory for Ackman by BOYD ERMAN
17 May 2012 at 10:39am
As stock slumps, Ackman's play looks all the sweeter

Was Ackman really needed to shake up CP? by TIM KILADZE
17 May 2012 at 9:42am
Why didn’t long-term shareholders act sooner?

Jitneytrade expands into institutional sales by BOYD ERMAN
17 May 2012 at 7:45am
Firm shifts focus from just pro traders in a tough market

Sun Life to sell its U.K. business: reports by TARA PERKINS
16 May 2012 at 3:56pm
Morgan Stanley reportedly hired to assist in sale

Thirst for yield is back with a vengeance by TIM KILADZE
16 May 2012 at 1:35pm
Preferred shares are hot commodities again

Morning meeting: Revenge of the trusts 16 May 2012 at 11:11am
What we’re reading ‘round the Web

Hedge funds like Nasdaq, long-dated treasuries by TIM KILADZE
16 May 2012 at 10:13am
But clearly their overall optimism is fading

Greenlight's Einhorn reconsiders RIM position by BOYD ERMAN
16 May 2012 at 9:27am
Halves stake just a quarter after buying in

Hudson's Element expects to keep growing by Boyd Erman
15 May 2012 at 4:30pm
Financier buys TLS Fleet Management from Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

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Schumer: ‘We’re Not Going to Let’ Saverin Defriend the U.S. by Stephen Grocer
17 May 2012 at 12:44pm
Two U.S. Democratic senators on Thursday lashed out at a Facebook co-founder who gave up his U.S. citizenship shortly before the company's much-anticipated initial public offering and outlined step...

Facebook IPO: A Look at the Record Books by David Benoit
17 May 2012 at 12:24pm
Facebook’s going to be the biggest company by valuation when it goes public, that much is nearly assured at this point. But where else will it fall in the IPO record books? pa href="http://feedads....

Facebook IPO: The Magic Number is $41 a Share by David Benoit
17 May 2012 at 11:05am
It’s Facebook Eve on Wall Street and across the globe, the most exciting day in the market in years. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qqOVdSRa1wNF0G4zNipyfdnMY1g/0/da"img src="http://f...

Warren Buffett Loves Newspapers (He Was Only Kidding in 2009) by David Benoit
17 May 2012 at 9:40am
Warren Buffett’s conversion back to newspaper lover is continuing. His Berkshire Hathaway today reached a deal for 63 Media General’s newspapers, which is all of Media General's publications except...

Canadian Pacific Hands Over Control to Ackman by David Benoit
17 May 2012 at 9:10am
Bill Ackman’s fight with railroad operator Canadian Pacific has come to an end and Ackman has himself in the driver’s seat. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xuBb-brPqxXO2NZeHe-Qfc7bYKY...

Facebook IPO: Senators to Blast Co-Founder Saverin by David Benoit
17 May 2012 at 8:31am
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, one of Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard roommates, has angered two U.S. senators with his plan to renounce his U.S. citizenship. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick....

Western Australia Goes Sovereign by Enda Curran
17 May 2012 at 7:04am
The global sovereign wealth fund club has a new member: Western Australia. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/H3lMNDhCxoNGuhIvnlPs363uFzg/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~...

HSBC Updates Investors on Strategy by WSJ Staff
17 May 2012 at 2:01am
HSBC Holdings PLC said Thursday it has achieved US$2 billion in cost savings on an annualised basis since it started to scale back its size and boost its profitability, and it expects to hit the to...

New Form of Japanese Activism Takes Shape by Kana Inagaki
17 May 2012 at 1:47am
A new form of Japanese activism is emerging in what could signal a reshaping of the role of Japanese institutional investors who have long been considered passive and compliant. pa href="http://fee...

Nomura Hires China Research Head From RBS by Isabella Steger
16 May 2012 at 11:31pm
Nomura Holdings Inc. has nabbed Royal Bank of Scotland’s PLC’s head of China research and China strategist Wendy Liu. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8S7EekYklCeSLvdkxap8g9C6Se4/0/da"...

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