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Inflation Worries Fade As Real Yield Rises

Oct 23, 2008, 9:22 AM

It’s no surprise to learn that inflation expectations have been pounded downward in the wake of the financial crisis, although the magnitude of the drop may... Read »

Bill Gates’ New Sci-Tech Company

Oct 23, 2008, 12:19 AM

According to a report from TechFlash, a news site that covers the technology industry in the Pacific Northwest — Microsoft (MSFT) founder and chairman Bill... Read »

How Much More Can the Dollar Rise and Will It Hurt Exporters?

Oct 22, 2008, 4:19 PM

Dollar bulls continue to take the markets by the horns, driving the British pound to a 5 year low and the Euro below 1.28. Deleveraging and risk aversion have been... Read »

CITIC Pacific and Risk Management Practices

Oct 22, 2008, 3:15 PM

After several rallies in the past month I said it was just a question of time before the Chinese stock markets tested its recent lows, and today the SSE Composite... Read »

Carl Icahn Doubles Stake in Lions Gate

Oct 22, 2008, 2:00 PM

Carl Icahn has more than doubled his stake in the Hollywood’s largest independent movie and TV studio – Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF). According to... Read »

McDonald’s Riding High By Pricing Low

Oct 22, 2008, 1:58 PM

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) reported perhaps not surprising but certainly spectacular earnings for its third quarter. McDonald’s has obviously benefited from consumers... Read »

Blogging For Apples: Wall Street Drowns, Bloggers Victorious

Oct 22, 2008, 1:34 PM

Research has certainly come a long way… Fortune magazine wrote a great article today comparing the efficacy and accuracy of Wall Street research houses that follow... Read »

Absolute Return Funds: Challenges and Opportunities

Oct 22, 2008, 1:01 PM

At different times I’ve talked about adding more absolute return in if we can no longer rely on equity returns the way we used to. That sounds ok I guess but... Read »

Risky Currency Bets Cripple Many Companies

Oct 22, 2008, 12:36 PM 1

In an interesting twist of fate, currency bets are beginning to cripple the corporate sector. Apparently many corporations did not believe that the dollar would... Read »

Samsung Abandons $5.9 Billion Bid for SanDisk

Oct 22, 2008, 2:04 AM

Samsung Electronics has decided to withdraw its $5.9 billion unsolicited takeover bid, lunched on Sept. 17 for flash memory card maker SanDisk Corporation (SNDK).... Read »

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