GLOBAL MACRO ANALYSIS
By guestposter
September 3, 2010
You knew it was just a matter of time before prudent Larry looked for greener pastures. Courtesy of William Banzai , we bring you Larry Summers' LinkedIn profile.
By Contrarian
September 3, 2010
Rockhopper has awarded almost £1m in early bonuses to four executives after finding oil in the Falkland Islands - before key tests on the flow have been completed.
By Contrarian
September 3, 2010
The news that Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut yet another 3,500 jobs only serves to underline the fragile state of the UK labour market.
By Contrarian
September 3, 2010
Hewlett-Packard has again trounced Dell in the race for data storage company 3PAR as it increased its offer to $33 a share.
By guestposter
September 3, 2010
Gotta love those closing price targets, which were achieved to the penny . As for the market, the no volume meltups are once again back in vogue, as the ES and SPY both trade at two week low intraday cumulative volumes
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INDIA INVESTING ANALYSIS
By Contrarian
September 3, 2010
Beijing: India on Friday conveyed its concern to China over its “activity and presence” in Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir region in the backdrop of reports that up to 11,000 Chinese troops had moved in there. Just back from New Delhi where he briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other members of the cabinet committee on security, Indian ambassador to China S Jaishankar met Chinese vice minister for foreign affairs Zhang Zhijun to convey these concerns
By Contrarian
September 3, 2010
Patna: Left parties CPI, CPI-M and CPI-ML (Liberation) today formally announced their decision to contest 200 of the 243 Assembly seats in alliance in Bihar where elections are due later this year. The three Left parties have firmed up an alliance and decided to contest 200 of the 243 Assembly seats in Bihar & state CPI-M secretary V K Thakur said here. State CPI secretary Badrinarain Lal and CPI-ML leaders N K Prasad and Santosh Sahar attended the meeting in which the decision was taken, he said
By Contrarian
September 3, 2010
New Delhi: The dengue menace showed no signs of abating in the national capital where the number of cases reached 1,081 on Thursday with 67 more patients testing positive for the vector-borne disease. Loading video Of the total cases so far, 927 have been reported from MCD areas, 117 from NDMC areas and the rest from other parts of the city besides some outstation cases. The highest number of 183 cases came from MCD south zone followed by central zone (162) and Civil Lines (121).
By Contrarian
September 2, 2010
New Delhi: India may export up to 2 million tonnes of sugar in the new season beginning from October on an expected jump in supplies, Yatin Wadhwana, managing director of Sucden India, told a conference.
By Contrarian
September 2, 2010
New Delhi: The process of re-election of Sonia Gandhi as Congress president was set in motion on Thursday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi besides several prominent party leaders proposing her name for the top post.
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CHINA INVESTING ANALYSIS
By Contrarian
August 2, 2010
An Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft taxis on the tarmac at Beijing Capital International Airport yesterday after a flight from Dubai, the first time the double-decker superjumbo has been used to fly a scheduled service to China.
By Contrarian
August 2, 2010
CHINA will stick to a relatively loose monetary stance in the second half of this year, with an emphasis on implementing policy flexibly, the People's Bank of China said yesterday. The central bank said on its website that it would combine its various policy tools, including open market operations and required reserves, in an appropriate way to further improve the management of banking liquidity. The notice was in line with the bank's previously stated stance
By Contrarian
August 2, 2010
CHINA'S manufacturing activity continued to grow at a slower pace last month as the government took measures to curb the risk of overheating and adjust the economic structure.
By Contrarian
August 2, 2010
THE United Arab Emirates yesterday said it will block key features on BlackBerry smartphones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. The decision could block e-mail and Internet access for hundreds of thousands of users in the Mideast commercial hub starting in October. BlackBerry data is encrypted and routed overseas, and the measure could be motivated in part by government fears that the messaging system could be exploited by terrorists or other criminals who cannot be monitored by the local authorities
By Contrarian
August 2, 2010
CHINA provided 56,000 hectares of land for residential use in the first six months of 2010, up 135 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources. A significant increase in the availability of land for housing was reported in areas such as Guizhou Province, Beijing, Jiangxi Province, Heilongjiang Province and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the ministry said on its website over the weekend
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MIDDLE EAST INVESTING ANALYSIS
By guestposter
August 10, 2010
ABU DHABI - The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has granted a 10-year satellite services licence to Al Yah Advanced Satellite Communications Services (Al Yah Advanced), and a 10-year satellite and broadcasting services licence to Star Satellite Communications Company (Star).
By guestposter
August 10, 2010
DUBAI - Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has unveiled a new format to its four-day event, by introducing an additional day of business, while still maintaining a dedicated session for consumers.
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JAPAN INVESTING ANALYSIS
By Contrarian
August 23, 2010
Dr. Duru submits: Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass, managing partner at Hayman Investments, earned his claim to fame by predicting the crash in housing prices and the financial crisis that would follow.
By Contrarian
August 20, 2010
Econ Grapher submits: This week we look at the Q2 GDP results for Japan and Taiwan, getting a gauge on how these two key Asian economies are tracking in their recoveries. Then onto the US where we look first at the industrial production results, which are a tad paradoxical, and then at the PPI stats which may be pointing to margin compression.
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Sports Network
By guestposter
August 10, 2010
• Representative says midfielder is chasing a move to Spain • 'Liverpool promised him that they would help him leave' Liverpool's unsettled midfielder Javier Mascherano is determined to join Barcelona, according to his representative in Spain.
By guestposter
August 10, 2010
• Captain excited about new era after 'horror' of last season • 'Anything Messi can do, Joe can do as well, if not better' Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool are set for a bright new era under Roy Hodgson after the "horror" of last season – and claims that the new signing Joe Cole is better than Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Gerrard, in an interview with Match of the Day magazine, said the new manager has already given Liverpool a lift after a disappointing seventh-place finish last season
By guestposter
August 10, 2010
• No approach from Villa, admits agent Athole Still • Returning to Premier League is 'a big target' for Eriksson Sven-Goran Eriksson is interested in making a return to the Premier League with Aston Villa. Eriksson has been installed as one of the bookmakers' frontrunners to replace Martin O'Neill, who resigned on Monday after four years in charge. Sources close to the 62-year-old said: "Of course, Sven would be interested in this job
By guestposter
August 10, 2010
The day's play from around the grounds. Click here to see the scores and county cricket video highlights can be perused here 11.30am Is this the day Durham launch a title charge
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Health Network
By hitanshu
July 5, 2010
• Spaniard hopeful of US Open success after short break • 24-year-old has bounced back from injury worries When Rafael Nadal limped out of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London last November having failed to win a set in three matches, the whispers were becoming more like murmurings. Many were convinced that we had seen the best of the Spaniard, that his troublesome knees could not withstand the torture of pounding the courts year after year. Eight months on the 24-year-old awoke today with what must have been an unparalleled sense of satisfaction after adding a second Wimbledon title to the fifth French Open crown he won in June.
By Contrarian
June 22, 2010
HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- For a small number of obese people, those extra pounds do not condemn them to heart disease or diabetes, Dutch researchers report.
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Crude Oil
By guestposter
August 27, 2010
On Wednesday, August 25, I gave a presentation called How limited global oil supply may affect climate change policies at the MIT - NESCAUM Endicott House Symposium on climate change.
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Gold/Silver
By guestposter
August 25, 2010
The move to a lower low on Friday puts the odds squarely in the “one more leg down” camp. I’ve noticed a couple of patterns emerging in the stock market.
By Contrarian
August 24, 2010
Dear CIGAs, Click the chart to enlarge today’s Cumulate Bank Failures as reported by FDIC in PDF format with commentary from Trader Dan Norcini
By guestposter
August 24, 2010
Months ago we wrote about the true causes of hyperinflation. We proceed to expand upon our views as we disagree with the views put forth by John Mauldin, Mike Shedlock and now Jim Rickards who all focus on velocity and/or bank lending as important causes of hyperinflation. The reality is that hyperinflation is first and foremost set in motion and driven by a deteriorating fiscal situation.
By guestposter
August 24, 2010
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report 08/23/2010 Addicted to Profits Newsletter Writer David Skarica has an addiction that might just benefit you. David is addicted to making himself and his subscribers money
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Humour / Life
By guestposter
August 14, 2010
It's official: Google is evil. As one of the leading dark forces in the current net neutrality debate, Google has partnered with other large media and communications companies to shut the garage door through which it was birthed on the inherently democratic nature of the Internet.
By guestposter
August 13, 2010
Observant Twitter users who frequent Twitter.com as their client of choice were quick to spot a new feature on the site: mutual followers. Popular on Facebook, many Tweeters have requested the feature as one more indication whether they should follow someone or not. Many users who got the feature -- it may not be universal yet -- were pleased