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- Exploring Portuguese Renewable Energy
It’s no accident that I’m overseas on America’s Independence Day. And maybe it’s no surprise either that the first tones of Portugal I’ve taken in on this trip are ones of energy freedom.
“New enterprise, generated by nature…”
So far my Brazilian-accented Portuguese has drawn some strange looks from police officers and shopkeepers as I ask for directions or coffee, but when I read this sign for the national power company’s new renewables division this morning, I only had to kick it … [visit site to read more]
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The above chart is just one of the very many fascinating parts of a post from The Oil Drum dealing with the latest results of the Wikipedia … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - The Ripple Effect Of Rising Inflation And Housing Slump
Over the past year, there has been a flood of articles discussing the hard times many individuals and families are going through. There have also been a large and growing number of reports detailing the precarious shape that builders, automakers, financials and various other firms are in.
The combination of rising prices for gas, food and other necessities, crumbling property values, high debt loads, and stagnant incomes has caused people to retrench and cut back on spending. The fallout, in … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Pairing Up ETFs May Be A Way To Head Off Volatility
In an attempt to stave off market volatility, trading in pairs of exchange traded funds (ETFs), or pairs trading, can be an option for investors who want to hedge market downturns.
Pairs trading is a strategy that reduces portfolio volatility, while allowing you to make money in a turbulent market. A pairs trade, as defined by Matthew McCall for Investopedia, is the strategy of … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Happy 4th Of July
Happy 4th of July! Thursday's shortened session provided little help to stocks as many on Wall Street were on vacation enjoying this Holiday weekend. Crude oil remains the hot topic on Wall Street as it traded above $144 much of the day. However, we were unable to hit the $150 a barrel like many had anticipated. This proves predictions are like bum holes: Everyone has one and they all stink! Even without hitting $150 prior to July 4th, I still believe Crude is headed higher and much … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Gold Investments Market Update
Gold was down $12.90 to $931.90 in New York yesterday and silver closed at $18.28, down 5 cents. Gold remained at these levels in Asia but has fallen near to yesterday's lows in early trading in Europe.
Oil has fallen marginally <$144.40 down 0.6% - Light Sweet Crude Oil Future - Combined - AUG08> and the dollar is flat after yesterday's strong gains.
Yesterday gold was sold extremely aggressively immediately after the U.S. jobs report was released at 1330 GMT. Gold fell $18 or … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Cheer Up! Here's Some Good News You Don't Often Hear From The "Disaster Sells" Media
Wealth. The mainstream media played this up recently, but only because it fell by nearly $2 trillion in the first quarter. Stand back and a different picture is revealed. Americans’ net worth — what they owned less what they owed — was $55.97 trillion. That’s … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Russian Oil Production Down
The following report from Bloomberg details declining Russian oil production. Even more troubling for the world's increasing shortage of oil is what this implies for the future.
Turning around Russia's production problem requires mobilizing capital, labor, and expertise in massive amounts. This can not happen quickly, even if the Russians really want it to … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - A Long-Term Demographic Headwind For The US Dollar
What if we had a time machine that could tell you how the world markets and economies are going to behave? We do – it's called demographics. While this time machine won't tell you the winner of the Super Bowl in 2015, it will tell us a lot about the probable behavior of world economies, consumer behavior and investment and saving preferences.
We all know about the Baby Boomers in America. The appearance of this cohort has dramatically affected American consumer and investment behavior … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - US Stock Market Summary For Thursday
A short trading day with very light volume. But it was not void of significant economic data. Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank this morning raised their benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%. Mr. Trichet has been threatening to do exactly this for some time as the European nations have been facing a significant jump in inflation with the latest figures coming in at 4% year over year inflation growth. The action taken by Trichet this morning was expected, … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - AMD: Chipping Away At Intel
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has increased its market share compared to its rival Intel (INTC), according to a July 1st report from iSuppli. AMD's market share has increased 2.2% over the last year compared to a decline in Intel's share of .7%. iSuppli estimates that about half of AMD's growth came at a cost to Intel's market share, the rest of the growth came from smaller competitors. The two companies dominate the market for processors … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Bank Leumi Looks International For Growth
As we have mentioned here before, many Israeli companies have to look abroad for growth. In many sectors, especially banking, the big players have such a large market share, that growth prospects are dim. Hence the need to look outside Israel for new markets.Globes is reporting that Bank Leumi is looking to make an acquisition in Latin America. According to the paper: " Bank … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Special Opportunities Quarterly Review
Yesterday I gave an overview of the results for the 2nd quarter of the Income Portfolio I track on this site. Today I will do the same for the Special Opportunities Portfolio. First a cut-and-paste of the caveats:
- These are not recommendations to buy … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Our Bounce Lasted Just One Day
Stocks could not manage to sustain the bullish reversal on Tuesday. Crude oil moved higher and continued financial meltdown fears helped push stocks lower. The extreme oversold conditions we saw on Tuesday mid-day were extreme enough to push a rally. However, those oversold conditions continued on Wednesday. Oversold/overbought markets can stretch for periods of time longer than many expect. This is the market where trying to catch a bottom using an oversold indicator will only burn your … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Canada And ETF Come Out Smiling After Happiness Study
A new study done by the University of Michigan found that Canada is the ninth happiest country on Earth, and they are getting happier - could it be because their exchange traded fund (ETFs) is one of the best single-country performers year-to-date?
Well…probably not, but it is interesting to note that Denmark came out in first as the happiest country, with the United States placing a grumpy 16th, and our Northern neighbors coming in at 9th, visit site to read more]
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