Oil Breaks $35: Commodities Snapshot
It wasn't that long ago, June 19, 2008, we had a conversation with Stephen Briese, author of the…
December 19, 2008
Rio Tinto/BHP Billiton at parity
Yep, the share prices of the two mining giants have crossed. After suffering another sickening fall on Thursday,…
December 19, 2008
Paul Krugman: The Madoff Economy
The costs of "America's Ponzi Era": The Madoff Economy, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: The revelation that…
December 19, 2008
Healthy Diversion Brings Smiles
First Round Capital, a VC firm has created something really special here that proves that life's simple pleasures…
December 18, 2008
Tom Stanley's Investment Philosophy
Tom Stanley, founder of Resolute Funds, has earned a stellar reputation as one of North America's greatest investors.…
December 18, 2008
The Yield Curve is Flattening?
Long-term government bond yields are dropping everywhere. Is anybody going this way? Here is what some of the…
December 17, 2008
Hugh Hendry: Commodities Stocks to Remain Weak?
Hugh Hendry, the eloquent and outspoken CIO, Eclectica Asset Management, in an appearance on CNBC's PowerLunch (Dec. 10)…
December 16, 2008
Donald Coxe on BNN (12/12/2008)
Donald Coxe, BMO Capital's Chief Investment Strategist, appeared on BNN, December 12, 2008.
December 14, 2008
World Markets Snapshot (12/10/2008)
Below is the World Markets Snapshot published by The Economist, Year-to-Date to December 10, 2008. Among the notable…
December 13, 2008
Meredith Whitney: Outlook Grim for Banks, Spending
Meredith Whitney, Oppenheimer's influential bank analyst appeared on CNBC to discuss what she says is a "grim" outlook…
December 11, 2008
World Markets Bounce Off 52-Week Lows
The chart below highlights the recent performance bounces off 78 countries 52-week equity market lows. Its a good…
December 11, 2008
T-bill Rates Fall Below Zero
US T-BIll rates fell below zero today. Bloomberg says: Treasury Bills Trade at Negative Rates as Haven Demand…
December 10, 2008
High-Yield Credit Spreads Are Worsening
Based on Merrill Lynch data, high yield credit spreads continue to their mission to the moon, and there…
December 7, 2008
Commodities Snapshot
If you look closely at the charts for Natural Gas, Platinum, Copper, Silver, you can see that these…
December 7, 2008
James Grant: Return-Free Risk
James Grant, founder and editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, and an editor of the newly published sixth…
December 7, 2008
