Markets

Dec 16, 2008 at 00:00

With the financial markets already in a state of panic and the global recession expected to worsen in 2009, we can ill afford to allow the financial institutions, charities, and…

Dec 16, 2008 at 00:00

For now at least, all that money from central banks and governments isn't getting outside financial institutions. We're in a liquidity trap. The horse isn't drinking, thank you very much.…

Dec 16, 2008 at 00:00

What, then, makes the deflation forecasters so sure that the bond market is right when other markets that have experienced similar upside blow-offs proved to be less than prescient? The…

Dec 15, 2008 at 00:00

The US financial crisis has now spread across the globe. Years of easy credit created massive asset bubbles in the housing and financial services sectors. As bond fund manager Bill…

Dec 15, 2008 at 00:00

None of us are enjoying the bear market in equities brought on by the collapse of the speculative investing done by hedge funds. On the other hand, it could be…

Dec 15, 2008 at 00:00

The freedom to fail is an essential part of freedom. Government provided financial security necessitates relinquishing the very essence of freedom. Last week, the big 3 American automakers came back…

Dec 15, 2008 at 00:00

Of course we can't blame it all on the bankers and bureaucrats, albeit this is where ultimate responsibility lies. No, we all must take some degree of responsibility, as essentially,…

Dec 15, 2008 at 00:00

Fear and confidence ... two opposite emotions that play an important function in the stock market. With fear and negative expectations, investors won't buy ... or worse, they will SELL…

Dec 15, 2008 at 00:00

Reggie Middleton on the Marginalization of Mainstream Media, pt 3

Dec 15, 2008 at 00:00

An example of an absurdly undervalued junior mining stock with assets in-situ worth 8 billion dollars ... A chance to multply your investment many times.