In ancient Arabia, Alibaba became rich when he discovered the forty thieves' secret treasure trove. In modern times humble labourers find wealth by tapping Chinese initial public offerings. As such, a stampede for shares in Alibaba.com - a near-magic
It's basic economics. When demand is high and supply is short, prices will rise. That's what happened in the recent spot market for Nand-flash prices. Fears of a shortage of the key memory technology drove up prices this summer. This led some of the
Cash is where you stash your dough right before putting it to work in stocks or mutual funds. That's during a growing market. Cash can also be a parking space. When the market is clawing stocks like an angry grizzly, you can pull your money out. Both
This week I want to review a recent Wave 5 Buy trade on Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corp. (). This trade has a number of interesting points for discussion. Initially, lets cast our minds back to mid-August, when we were in the thick of the sub-prime tur
The five stocks we'll take a look at today are: Baidu Men's Warehouse Coach NutriSystem Zoltek Companies Last night I was chatting with a friend of mine who trades commodities. He's not a professional trader, but he loves trading the silver market. W
One way to get a read on the general attractiveness of stocks is to examine the valuations of major market indexes. To do so, we can tap into the work of Morningstar's 100-plus equity analysts. With more than 2,000 stocks under coverage, our research
believes U.S. assets of all sorts are headed for a fall -- but he warns that the path won't be straight down. "I implore everyone who reads you to open a foreign bank account or get their money out of the U.S. dollar," Rogers, the investment guru an
Would you buy, hold or sell this stock? This company went public in 2004 and quickly fell into a long and uneven base. After hitting a record high in November 2005, it fell into a similar long pattern. Earnings growth had decelerated and even decline
Investors pushed short interest on small-cap exchange traded funds as high as 114% of assets as of Sept. 17, an increase of 6.6% from August, according to State Street Global Advisors data . The move shows nervousness about the asset class' future, a
Thursday has been a busy day for economic news, but the results have been mixed. Reports on everything from jobless claims to chain store sales to international trade were released this morning and overall, the news has helped push stocks to new hig
Its official: the market is never going down again. Of course, most investors know that personal opinion to be more than a stretch of the imagination. However, from Dont fight the Fed to further spinning of policymakers FOMC Minutes, the bulls conti
Today's list of Upgrades includes Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: - ), moving from "Blue to Green" and Downgrades includes General Dynamics (NYSE: - ), moving in the opposite direction, from "Green to Blue". For long-term capital appreciation, you ideal
Oxford Industries sank more than 20% Tuesday, after the licensed-apparel maker delivered lower-than-expected fiscal first-quarter (ended August) results. The company, which makes Tommy Bahama, Nautica and Geoffrey Beene clothing and accessories, ear
If the last strike seemed like an extended coffee break, this one barely gave enough time to brew up a beverage. Wednesday's stoppage by United Auto Workers at Chrysler lasted all of about six hours, compared with the 41-hour walk-out at General Moto
Leslie Globits wants to invest in the future. Globits is chief investment officer of mid-cap strategy at Victory Capital Management, and manages $917 million Victory Special Value Fund (NASDAQ: - ). "We try to invest in those areas of the economy tha
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·Amazon Picks Up Pace Of Sale
·Wireless Leads As AT&T's
·Bullish Boeing
·The 'Hannah Montana' Stock I
·Yahoo! Back on Top
·Bureau Veritas
·Merck v Schering
·Should You Buy It: Manpower
·Conservative Model Portfolio
·WellCare Dives 63% After Rai
·The 10 Biggest Bets on Homeb
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