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Perfect Time to Invest in the Greek Debt Default

December 17, 2011

in 2012, ETF(s), FTSE, Greece, bailout, bankruptcy, collapse, debt, europe, forecasts, foreign investment, news and updates

We’re all waiting for the Greek collapse. It hasn’t happened yet, but that means it’s the perfect time for Global X to set up a new, first-ever dedicated Greece-only ETF (GREK). Why, you might ask, would anyone want to put all their chips on this nation that is either going to a) leave the Euro, [...]

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Probability the US Postal Service Needs A Bailout

November 17, 2010 · 3 comments

in 2010, bailout, bankruptcy, business, capitalism, debt, earnings, economy, forecasts, government, infrastructure

Calls have been coming for a while to halt Saturday delivery by the US Postal Service (USPS) in order to cut back on costs, but this hasn’t stopped the USPS from raising pay checks in the meantime (and employee compensation has been estimated to be about 80% of their costs).
Yet just this past Friday, the [...]

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Money Never Sleeps – But Forward Thinking Does

September 25, 2010 · 3 comments

in US economy, bubble, capitalism, collapse, entertainment, films, market reports, money lessons, money mistakes, recession

Gordon Gekko turns from bull*hitter to born-again permabear and back again in Oliver Stone’s latest Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), a film with as many mixed messages as the S&P over the past year.
The plot of the entire film is driven by the ups and downs of the market – a mix of unpredictable [...]

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Costs of BP Oil Spill Compared With Exxon Valdez

May 30, 2010 · 4 comments

in ADRs, BP, CEO pay, FTSE, SRI, UK, bailout, commodities, credit, economy, energy, environment, international stock market, market reports, oil, stimulus, stock picks

As if it wasn’t bad enough that BP is probably going to suspend its dividend if it can’t plug the leak, there will be all kinds of charges and damages awarded to BP, but possibly also to Halliburton or TransOcean once this disaster comes full sweep.
Those who follow me on Twitter know that I’m not [...]

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Euro Bailout Boosts Gold To Fresh Highs

May 12, 2010

in GoldMoney, Greece, central banks, europe, gold, hyperinflation, international economy, international stock market, market reports, market trends, news and updates, precious metals, sovereign debt, stimulus, world order

In a surprise reaction to the weekend approval of the one trillion euro bailout of Greece (750 billion euros from the ECB and 250 billion euros from the IMF, i.e., U.S. money, i.e., China’s savings), markets remained suspicious of long-term improvement in both Greece and the Euro.
As a result, this week has seen a steady [...]

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If you’re in the U.S., you may be justified in blaming your banking industry (you definitely are), but just make sure that you know you’re talking specifically about U.S. banks. Not all banks around the world screwed everyone over.
Let me remind you that banking cultures are very different around the world. They don’t all set [...]

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Europe Heading Fast Into Deeper Recession

January 19, 2009 · 1 comment

in bailout, europe, stimulus

Here’s an excellent summary article on the current state of Europe’s economy. A new bank bailout in the UK, plus a projected $398 billion (USD) stimulus package in continental Europe in order to help bank credit flows. You might want to check out the recent price of shares of Royal Bank of Scotland if you’re [...]

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