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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May 7, 2010 · 4 comments
in Greece, S&P 500, S&P/TSX, debt, europe, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, government, international economy, international stock market, legislation, market crash, market reports, market trends, news and updates, risk, stock exchanges, world order
Is Greece triggering the double-dip? Yesterday’s several-hundred point dive in the stock markets globally was said to be the result of a “fat finger” typo – someone, a really big trader (eg., Citibank), typed in 15 “billion” of futures contracts instead of 15 “million” somewhere.
And is this the new kamikaze capitalism – where you don’t [...]
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