Emerging Markets
Pemex Oil Still Playing Monopoly at 75… But Not Much Longer; Run on Russia: Property Values on the Rise; Markets Tiptoe up to Fed Announcement Wednesday
Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex Oil) is Mexico’s 75-year old state run energy monopoly.
Making Money Alert: A Technical Look at the State of Stocks
For the past couple of weeks, the 2013 bull stampede has slowed considerably. Indeed, ever since the Fed...
Nikkei Down 10 Percent from Five-Plus Year High; Gold is the Time-Honored Safe Haven, Right?; Greece Named World’s First ‘Demerging Market’
The Nikkei 225 Index followed up Tuesday’s 1.5 percent loss with today’s 2.4 percent dive. After the last...
Rising Unemployment Gives Fed Reason to Stay with Easy-Money Policies; Seek Profits in Eastern Europe; Is Gold about to Rise Again?
Investors should look at Eastern Europe for the next round of oversized profits, said Templeton Group’s Emerging Markets...
Making Money Alert: Rolling out the Red Carpet
Wall Street rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday, with the major averages down big in the midweek...
PowerTrend Brief: The Tea Leaves for the Market’s Next Move
Even though this morning’s equity futures are signaling an up day today, there are a growing number of...
PowerTrend Brief: Collecting Investing Tidbits by Talking to Company Leaders
My preference for speaking directly with company leaders pays big dividends. I wrote last week about my recent...
The Global Guru: ‘There Always Is a Bull Market Somewhere:’ The Top Five Stock Markets in 2013
With over one-third of 2013 behind us, it’s worth taking a look at what have been the world’s...
Eagle Eye Opener: Egyptian President Says No More Privatization; Stock Futures Holding Steady; West Asian Gold Rush Sees Premiums Soar
New Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has announced that the Egyptian government will not privatize any further public sector...
ETF Talk: Are Chinese Technology Companies Future Asian Tigers?
In keeping with last week’s theme of highlighting international technology companies, today’s ETF Talk focuses on China. Indeed,...