Markets

Jan 22, 2009 at 00:00

The markets of late have been acting more or less as anticipated. There was no bounce with the inauguration of Obama, which was probably seen as a disappointment to many…

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

The short-term Elliott Wave count of the S&P 500 Index is shown below, with the preferred count shown in colour and the alternate count shown in grey. For the preferred…

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

In the first of a series of articles, which could easily become the-rest-of-my-life's work, I will be examining high-profile lawsuits and indictments, such as -- what's happening with the federal…

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

As all recovery hopes are now pinned on the efficacy of Washington's next stimulus package, President Obama has opened the bidding at $825 billion. Most Republicans see this number as…

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

A LITTLE theatre of the absurd guest-starring Zimbabwe's chief central banker, Gideon Gono, whose signature now adorns the world's first-ever 100 trillion-dollar bill...

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

A once-in-a-century financial crisis has brought some of the world's largest banks to the brink of insolvency, and quasi-nationalization, choking-off credit to wide swaths of the private sector, and threatening…

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

First Majestic owns three producing silver mines, the La Parrilla Silver Mine, the San Martin Silver Mine and the La Encantada Silver Mine.

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

Below is the transcript of an interview I conducted just a few weeks ago with Fannie Mae's first Chief Credit Officer, Edward Pinto. In our conversation, Ed painted a very…

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

The world is not going to end as so many doom and gloomer's contend, it is going to CHANGE. It has needed to do so for a great while, and…

Jan 21, 2009 at 00:00

We believe that the S&P 500 declining to the level of 500 is plausible before the current unpleasantness is over. That would put the index at the same approximate price…