Google, NASA to Bring Internet to Outer Space
Google (GOOG) and Nasa are partnering up to take the evolution of the Internet architecture to a higher level. Both companies, according to Technology Review, are... >>>
Nothing Has Changed With Agency Debt
On Thursday, James Lockhart, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (formerly OFHEO), said that the U.S. government is providing a “explicit guarantee... >>>
5 Signs of a Market Bottom
“We’ve hit bottom!” Pundits around the world have signaled “All Clear” and it’s time to go all in, right? Wrong. We’ve been avoiding calling a bottom... >>>
By How Much Will the Fed Cut Rates Tomorrow?
The biggest event risk this week is undoubtedly the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision on Wednesday. Now more than ever, the Fed’s decision could turnaround... >>>
What, If Anything, Can Dividend Yield Tell Us?
It’s been known for some time–decades, really–that relatively high dividend yields tend to precede relatively high returns in subsequent years.... >>>
You want volatility?
Yesterday was not a good day to be long stocks – in any country. In China the market dropped nearly 3% in the first half hour of trading, and then took off another... >>>
Global Finance: How Bad Is It Out There?
How bad is it out there? Global finance resembles nothing so much as an enormous, multi-car pile-up, the kind that blocks traffic for many miles behind and even... >>>
Pickens Hedge Funds Investors Heading for the Exit
T. Boone Pickens’ BP Capital Management hedge-fund has always delivered for its investors in a big way. In 2005 alone BP Capital returned 300%. If an investor... >>>
The Stock Market: The New Normal?
“Past Performance is No Indication of Future Results”. Its a statement attached to every financial salespitch ever offered. So why is it no one believes it? Turn... >>>
Deutsche Bank Faces $400 mln Loses on Equity Derivatives
If equity derivatives are a way of minimizing financial risk, then in Deutche Bank’s (DB) case that argument is certainly valid only in theory. According... >>>
