The Southern Hemisphere is not a bad place to be in the wintertime. That is, when it is wintertime in the Northern Hemisphere. By the time the chilly winds from Baltimore reach the southern tip of Africa they have been warmed by the South Atlantic. Flowers bloom. The sun shines. Gentle breezes glide over the fields and parking lots.
January 24th, 2012 | Bill Bonner | 5 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "South Africa"
You Can Lead Investors to Liquidity but You Can’t Make Them Buy Stocks
Our version of this Christmas story is that a long-term bear market began in 2000. This was the fall-out from the dot.com boom and the end of an 18-year bull market in stocks that had begun in 1982. Left to its own devices, the market would have declined to more reasonable valuations and companies would have sorted out real ways to grow earnings.
December 14th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | Continued
Are We Racists?
“Bill, I can’t believe you said the wrong side won the Civil War. People are going to think you’re a racist…”
December 9th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 11 comments | Continued
Investors to Drive Next Leg of Bull Market in Gold
So far, so bullish. But why no new high, therefore, in the gold price already this year? Philip Klapwijk attributes gold’s failure at $1,000 back in February to the “astounding” flow of scrap metal coming from cash-strapped consumers worldwide.
April 10th, 2009 | Adrian Ash | 0 comments | Continued
