International Investing

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Daily Data Flow: S&P 500 Hits New High; Cold Weather Hurting Springtime Sales; Euro Rises on Italian Government Solution

Investors were encouraged by a rise in pending home sales and optimism towards continued stimulus plans from central...

Eagle Eye Opener: United States, Japan and China Underwhelm Economically; East Asian Markets Mixed but Europe Rises

International investors may have thought last week was their birthday, as they received three different presents.

Eagle Eye Opener: U.K. CEO Warns of ‘Corrugated Bottom’ for Economy; France Signs Deal for Exports to China

European investors seeking good news can rule out the United Kingdom, even though the country avoided a triple-dip...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Earnings, Jobless Claims; Housing Demand up, Building Slowing; France Reached Jobless Claims Peak in March

Thanks to more earnings reports coming in, among them UPS, and a fall in jobless claims, stocks rose...

Eagle Eye Opener: Rising Stock Futures Predict Good Day; First-Time Jobless Claims Fell Last Week; Potential Italian Leader Slams Austerity

Stock futures rose this morning, indicating the S&P 500 will continue its current string of positive days.

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,...

Making Money Alert: Rebounding off Bad News

The action in the financial markets over the past week and a half has been tumultuous to say...

Eagle Eye Opener: Ford Drives to Record Revenue in Q1 2013; Europe’s Central Bank May Announce Rate Cut; Netflix Rises

Ford Motor Co. (F) beat analysts’ first quarter 2013 earnings expectations today, earning 40 cents per share, compared...

The Global Guru: Three ‘Can’t Lose’ Investment Bubbles that Just Popped

One of my favorite quotations is from the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, who said: All truth goes through...

Eagle Eye Opener: China’s Economic Growth Misses Mark in April

China’s HSBC Production Manager’s Index (PMI) fell to 50.5 last month, underperforming analysts’ estimates of 51.5.