Investors's Highest Rated Searchles Posts Atom Feed from Searchles Fri Aug 22 01:31:51 -0400 2008 en-us The US consumer is set to collapse db99 Why are expectation-beating results from Wal-Mart so worrying for investors? Because they imply tough times ahead for the whole retail sector... Why rising skylines can lead to falling markets db99 Research suggests that the tallest buildings in the world tend to pop up just before an economic slump. And today, rising skylines across the world could be warning that we’re heading for the same fate… The Euro and American Pop Culture db99 If you think that Jay-Z’s endorsement of the euro over the dollar should have no serious effect on the world, think again... Why US stock markets have further to fall db99 For the first time in four years, US markets have officially undergone a correction. But with the financial sector looking decidedly bearish, not to mention the '100% likelihood' of a recession, they won't stop there. Visa sets possible record $18.8 billion IPO speedy When the going gets tough, banks yelp for nanny db99 Remarkable, isn't it, just how quickly champions of laissez-faire solutions can become advocates for state intervention. All it takes is for their gravy-train to break down. YouTube - Merryn Somerset Webb, MoneyWeek editor, on UK house prices db99 Merryn Somerset Webb, editor of MoneyWeek.com, talks about the risks of buy to let and the possibility of a downturn in the UK housing market. (Extended interview from the Money Programme, 'Buy to debt?', October 2007) Evidence suggests credit crisis is not over db99 Far from being over, the credit crunch has several more episodes still to run. Brokerage results to show crisis far from over Beamer NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executives of Wall Street's largest investment banks in April all assured investors the worst of the credit crisis was safely behind them. Wishful thinking. Japan is the next sub-prime flashpoint db99 There is still $300bn of bad debt out there, and Japan could be hiding most of it. The bull market in wheat could be about to end badly db99 Wheat is currently experiencing the greatest bull market in its entire history. However, the grains sector as a whole is now looking distinctly bubbly. Could we be about to see the shorting opportunity of a lifetime? Has the US recession already begun? db99 Mainstream commentators are still reluctant to admit it, but there's a very strong chance that the US economy is set to go into reverse. But just how early could such a recession start? Emerging Market, Short Sale Rise, and Fisher investments invest4wealth Get advice on emerging markets and global funds from an expert in the industry, Ken Fisher on Bloomberg.com Tim Draper, Mad as Hell at Big Media Elias D Caveman US will retake economic superpower crown - Telegraph db99 A more bullish view of America's long-term economic prospects: "Like a great battleship at sea, the US industrial and export machine is slowly turning around..." Fifteen Israeli Startups Visit California Next Month Gambo Wall Street Strategists are Ratified by Dow's Record | Bloomberg.com invest4wealth Learn how wall street strategists can effect your bottom line with Eric Martin and Michael Patterson. A truth about oil exporting db99 The status quo view of the oil market has been wrong for years. Many still use speculation and geopolitics, rather than supply and demand, to explain rising prices. Prepare for stock market crash, says bank db99 The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.