Markets

Jun 20, 2011 at 15:01

Going into the weekend, markets were recovering somewhat on optimism as German Chancellor Merkel had signaled in a meeting with French President Sarkozy a "compromise" on the role of bondholders…

Jun 20, 2011 at 12:29

This weekend, the E.U. Ministers promised the next tranche of money to Greece and a second bailout package if Greece enforces another bout of austerity on itself. Does this clear…

Jun 20, 2011 at 12:05

An extraordinary convergence of recent events seems poised shortly to make aviation biofuels the belle of the investor's ball. The first is that on 8 June the follows the international…

Jun 20, 2011 at 11:56

Cambodia is far off the radar screens of most investors, even those that focus on emerging and frontier markets. Can you tell us about Cambodia as an investment destination?

Jun 20, 2011 at 11:14

Last week I joined six Republican and three Democrat colleagues to file a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its illegal war against Libya. Now that more than 90 days…

Jun 20, 2011 at 11:09

There were a series of articles put out this past week on sunspots: drop in sunspots, solar minimums and STEREO of sun all came out earlier this week. The take…

Jun 20, 2011 at 10:45

While thinking about corn and wheat and pork prices, we cannot help but note the importance of Wednesday, 22 June. On that day the Federal Open Market Committee of the…

Jun 20, 2011 at 10:25

Last week we discussed how the Leadership stocks were in retreat. That was a good discussion why the market couldn't hold up since the beginning of June, but today's message…

Jun 20, 2011 at 10:17

With QE2 winding down, China raising interest rates, and debt problems in Europe, investors have not responded to strong earnings growth.

Jun 20, 2011 at 10:09

It is always best, in my opinion, to have as many points of light shining on an issue as possible, and what we see from this composite indicator is that…