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Credit Card Usage Expands for the First Time in 28 Months
by Trader Mark, FundMyMutualFund Some interesting data out of the Federal Reserve yesterday; while not a number that…
February 8, 2011
Stocks Return to Their Winning Ways
by Bob Doll, Chief Equity Strategist, Fundamental Equities, BlackRock Following the previous week’s declines that were largely driven…
February 8, 2011
"The Conversation" (Saut)
“The Conversation” by Jeffrey Saut, Chief Investment Strategist, Raymond James February 7, 2011 “The Conversation,” except in this…
February 8, 2011
Non-Farm is Non-Exciting
Non-Farm is Non-Exciting Gareth Watson, CFA - Vice President, Investment Management and Research, Richardson GMP Week of February…
February 7, 2011
Understanding the Rise of China
More than 1.3 billion Chinese people are celebrating the New Year this week. We’ll discuss that more in Friday’s Investor Alert, but a friend sent me this TED video last week that is one of the best discussions on China I’ve seen in r...
February 7, 2011
The Breadbasket of Europe
Tim Steinle, co-manager of the Eastern European Fund (EUROX), was in Kiev, Ukraine this week doing some field research on growing investment opportunities in the former breadbasket of the Soviet Union.
With a territory larger than France and a populati...
February 7, 2011
Canada Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011)
Canada Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011) The TSX ended last week up 1.77%, and the TSX60 ended…
February 6, 2011
China in the Year of the Rabbit
China in the Year of the Rabbit By Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors…
February 5, 2011
U.S. Equity Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011)
U.S. Equity Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011) The figure shows the performance of each sector in the…
February 5, 2011
The Economy and Bond Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011)
The Economy and Bond Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011) U.S. Treasuries sold off this week as the…
February 5, 2011
Gold Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011)
Gold Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011) For the week, spot gold closed at $1,348.35 per ounce, up…
February 5, 2011
Energy and Natural Resources Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011)
Energy and Natural Resources Market Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011) Strengths Ukraine’s coal production rose 9.6 percent from…
February 5, 2011
Emerging Markets Cheat Sheet (February 7, 2011)
Emerging Markets Cheat Sheet (Febuary 7, 2011) Strengths South Korea’s exports surged a higher-than-expected 46 percent from a…
February 5, 2011
Emotional Vampires: Does Your Partner Drain Your Energy?, and other Weekend Reads
Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. This week's notable read is the piece on…
February 4, 2011