With the market volatility and poor economic data ruling the market in the last few months, it’s no surprise that many investors see this part of 2010 as a time to flee the scariness of stocks for more stable assets. But they’re dead wrong…Many industries are starting to become oversold once again, and opportunities abound for value investors in 2010.
September 3rd, 2010 | The Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "business"
The Summer the Recovery Went Missing
THE American economy is once again tilting toward danger. Despite an aggressive regimen of treatments from the conventional to the exotic – more than $800 billion in federal spending, and trillions of dollars worth of credit from the Federal Reserve – fears of a second recession are growing…
August 31st, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Earnings Aren’t What They Used to Be
As Wall Street’s big money players return from the Hamptons in the coming weeks, they will have to reassess the earnings power of their portfolio companies. Last week, Staples confirmed the message we heard from Office Depot and Office Max: the small business sector as a whole isn’t very healthy.
August 24th, 2010 | Dan Amoss | 0 comments | Continued
Why Bull Market Absurdities Disappear in Bear Markets
It’s an absurdity that comes around in a bull market and disappears in a bear market. We’re in a bear market now. The next leg down should drive the last moms and pops out of the market and bring prices down to bargain levels. The next leg down will also drive investors even further into the bond market.
August 24th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Credit Ratings Agencies
Here’s a question for you: What do you call credit ratings agencies without any credit ratings? The answer? Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch. An unexpected last minute change in the US Financial Reform Bill, being signed by President Obama this week, means that the credit rating agencies are now going to be accountable for the ratings they issue.
July 22nd, 2010 | Dr. Alex Cowie | 1 comment | Continued
The Business Bankruptcies and the Personal Bankruptcies
Yesterday’s issue of USA Today featured a report that said small businesses are going broke faster than expected. Small businesses are supposed to be the survivors. Like mammals in the Ice Age, they replace the dinosaurs.
July 3rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
