Most likely, anyone hearing the Dubai news over the holiday shortened week that just passed, had some type of mental image of the area. The importance of the region is not as great as the World Reaction to the news. The…
Most know that Black Friday’s name came from days gone when retailers finally turned a profit for the first time of the year, or moved into the “Black”. Fortunately as analysts in this day and age, most companies profit throughout the…
Last Thursday, November 12, 2009, I had the opportunity to hear, Economist, Author of three books, and Dallas resident, John Mauldin, John is well-known for a regular electronic communication he publishes to 1.5 million of his closest friends. A summary for…
Yesterday (and today) I had the opportunity to visit with many publicly traded company managers. Throughout the day yesterday, and most of today, I will be attending a conference for investors where publicly traded companies present explanations and updates…
With over 90% of the S&P 500 companies reporting (90 day treadmill), we give the season a B+, and seasonally we are starting a good time of the year. Capital Market Companies continue to struggle (although somewhat less) with sales,…
As a quick follow-up to our prior writing Running In Place and The Unemployment Rate, posted prior to the release, the Unemployment rate did inch over 10%, not surprising to us. We are not trying to minimize this report, as it…
After such a huge move from the March low, the Capital Markets seem to be “Running In Place” lately. Last week marked the end of the year for many Mutual Fund Companies, and the Capital Markets did not disappoint. Like…
Release Date: November 4, 2009 For immediate release Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has continued to pick up. Conditions in financial markets were roughly unchanged, on balance, over the intermeeting…
Federal Reserve statement that will be released shortly may prove to be a key determinant on the direction of the market moving forward. The market will look for any positive tones from the statement, especially expectations on how the economy looks…
If you agree, as we do, that current prevailing rates are a major factor in the value of a currency against its world peers, then as we stated in our first post, U.S. Dollar, Down and Out, or Not to Worry?…
