Eagle Eye Opener
Eagle Eye Opener: Fiscal Cliff Imminent; Bonds to Bust in 2013?; Housing Prices up
As President Obama and Republicans returned to work this week, there isn’t a lot of investor optimism worldwide that an agreement will be reached before the January 1, 2013, deadline for many fiscal cliff changes.
Eagle Eye Opener: U.S. Retail Sales Growth Slows; China Spends Way out of Slump; Volkswagon to Battle GM in China
Investors in U.S. retail company stocks ended the year with a lump of coal in their stockings as retail sales in the two months before Christmas showed the weakest growth since 2008.
Eagle Eye Opener: Markets Fall Overseas after House Speaker Cancels Vote; GE Grows with Acquisition
Markets in Asia and Europe fell as House Republicans canceled a vote on a U.S. budget compromise and the window for arriving at an agreement with Democrats narrowed.
Eagle Eye Opener: Chinese Companies Look to De-List from U.S. Exchanges; News Corp. Rebounds from Scandal; Gun Sales Soar
With Wednesday’s delisting of Focus Media Holdings, a $3.7-billion, Shanghai-based advertising agency, it now appears Chinese companies can’t get out of U.S. markets fast enough.
Eagle Eye Opener: Gold Bulls Urged to be Wary; Option Traders Confident in Financials; Inflation Rises in Brazil
Investors in financials led yesterday’s broad U.S. market rally, with Bank of America (BAC) experiencing heavy call option trading, according to OptionMonster.
Eagle Eye Opener: Emerging Markets Rise; Fund Manager Shines; New Central Bank to Battle European Debt
Indications from Washington that a fiscal cliff agreement is becoming more likely continued to boost emerging market stocks, sending them to their highest levels since May — while dropping emerging market volatility to its lowest level in eight years.