A couple of minor technical problems called “business” and “life” have now intruded on my increasingly bogged down publication schedule that, in the interest...
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Money Morning
Why is Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) Stock Falling?- Money Morning
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) investors have cringed as the stock slipped about 16% from its peak over the last two months.
But given the absence of any catastrophic bad news, why is AAPL stock tumbling? And where will it stop?
It's important to note off...
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Election 2012: Forget Bailouts, We Need a Shakeout
The markets rallied Monday on news that global leaders favor additional stimulus. The hope is that additional spending will induce growth and put the world back on track.
Don't hold your breath.
Big government robs the economy of wealth, strips it of initiative and further undermines our recovery.
Facebook Stock Price: Time to Play the Blame Game
Tags: Facebook Inc Nasdaq: FB, Facebook IPO, facebook stock, Facebook stock price, FB Stock Price, Nasdaq: FB
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The Five Biggest Roadblocks to America’s Energy Future
Marina and I got to come home to Pittsburgh for a few days. But by the time you read this, we'll be in the Bahamas.
Upon returning from our stay in Germany, some developments in the U.S. struck me.
President...
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Warren Buffett Stocks: Where the Oracle of Omaha Puts his Money
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) has been on a buying spree, adding a plethora of positions to its storied portfolio of "Warren Buffett stocks."
Last Wednesday the conglomerate released its stock holdings. Mutual funds and retail investors closely watch the picks to dissect the...
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JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) Losses Keep Unraveling
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) beleaguered CEO Jamie Dimon will not be happy when he reads through Friday's papers.
The Financial Times reported that more than a dozen senior traders and credit experts know that JPMorgan is in a lot more trouble than...
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Eurozone Descends into a Farce as "Grexit" Looms Large
The elections on May 6 only made the Eurozone's problems even worse. The French and the Greeks have rejected sensible policies in favor of self-delusion.
Those elections, and the failure of Greece to form a government, have actually moved the Eurozone crisis one step further - from potential...
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Heavy Betting in the Middle of Mayhem
There's going to be a lot of very heavy betting over the next few days, weeks, and months on what's going up, what's going down, and what's going around:
- How far will Facebook IPO price go?
- How far DOWN from here will JPMorgan go, with the FBI and DOJ now sniffing around?
- How...
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Oil Prices and the Death of Greece
As the Eurozone continues to show weakness, events last weekend in Athens may accelerate the situation. The downward movement in oil prices this week in both London and on the NYMEX testified to the rising concern.
The aftermath of the Greek elections propelled the new radical left...
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If I Owned Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Stock, I’d Be Pissed
It's no wonder Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) investors are pissed. I would be too if I owned Yahoo - but I don't.
Why not?
Maybe it's the four CEOs in five years, the botched sale to Microsoft in 2008, or a Chief Executive Officer...
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The Facebook IPO Facts: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Face it, you want it. It seems that everyone wants a piece of the Facebook IPO.
But, can you handle the truth? Will the hyped sensationalism be a boon or a boondoggle?
I'm not going to tell you what to do, whether you should buy Facebook sooner...
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Facebook IPO Size Hits 421 Million Shares
As it approaches, the Facebook IPO just got bigger as more early investors look to cash out.
Just after the Facebook IPO price range got a boost, Facebook investors raised the number of shares they are selling in the social network giant's initial public offering. While the company...
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Five with Fitz: What I See When I Look Over the Horizon
When you've been working the markets as long as I have, you learn that the biggest dangers are always found in a place just over the horizon.
It's why I spend my time hunting for stories, news items and opinions that in the old days were considered far "below...
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Special Report: How to Buy Silver
In late December, silver dipped to a 12-month low near $26 an ounce, and traders who responded to the barrage of "buy" recommendations were quickly rewarded as the metal soared to a high of $37.18 just two months later.
Today, silver has pulled back below $29...
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JPMorgan’s (NYSE: JPM) Busted Bet Was No Chance Encounter
This weekend I was strolling by JPMorgan Chase's (NYSE: JPM) Park Avenue office building in Manhattan.
It was 11:40 am, and I was returning from a long walk from my midtown hotel down to Chelsea (it was definitely "a Chelsea morning" in NYC... thank you...
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High Oil Prices: The Truth About Obama’s Misguided Witch Hunt
It has been less than a month since President Obama declared war on those evil oil speculators.
Standing in the Rose Garden on April 17th, the president laid out a $52 billion initiative to increase federal supervision of oil markets in an effort to crack...
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The JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) Losses: Here’s What Happened
Yesterday's announcement by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) that it lost $2 billion on a "hedge" position is not only surprising, it's frightening.
I'll try and make this short and easy to understand, but the truth is that it's complicated. If we...
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The Gloss is Coming Off the Eurozone
Europe, Europe, Europe...
I know, you're sick of hearing about problems in the Eurozone.
But the problem with Europe is that it won't go away. And if it does go away, we'll have even bigger problems. What a mess.
Of course, I'm talking about the Euro-currency zone and...
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Low-Float Stocks: Why Investors Can’t Ignore the Risks
While often ignored in the financial media, "low-float" stocks should be in every investor's vocabulary.
The reason is simple. Low-float stocks tend to be much more volatile than stocks with larger floats.
Simply put, the "float" of a stock is the number of...
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Everything You Need to Know About Gold Prices
Gold's hot. Then it's not. Now what?
Where did the love for the shiny metal go?
Now the gold bugs are crying, and the "I told you so crowd" is warming up in the wings.
After a stunning rally...
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Gold
Gold prices are still far from last year's record $1,920.30 an ounce.
Given the economic volatility in 2011, last year was a banner year for gold prices. Fears of global market turmoil helped push the yellow metal to record highs.
While the long-term bullish outlook...
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Mobile Wallet Technology Will Make You Rich
Your future is calling on your mobile phone, and the ringtone sounds like a cash register.
The proliferation of affordable mobile phones has created a global paradigm shift that will give investors with vision innumerable investment opportunities.
As I discussed in an earlier article, you don't realize it ...
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Election 2012: How Ron Paul Plans to Get What He Really Wants
Texas Rep. Ron Paul knows he can't win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, but that was only part of his end game.
Sure, winning the nomination would have been a plus, but Ron Paul's strategy for years has been to bring his libertarian, anti-debt, anti-inflation views square into the...
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Romneynomics: What You Can Expect if Mitt Romney Wins the Election
Yesterday I wrote about what to expect if President Obama wins a second term in office. Today it's Mitt Romney's turn.
I'd like to look at Romneynomics - the policies that are likely headed down the pike if the underdog Mitt Romney wins in November.
Obamanomics: What You Can Expect if President Obama Wins the Election
Now that we are left with a two-horse race for president, the markets are going to begin to handicap the November results.
However, when the markets begin to handicap the race it will be about a lot more than just picking the eventual winner.
Instead, everything will revolve around...
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Does the "Showroom Effect" Spell Trouble for Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN)?
Thanks to the "Showroom Effect," Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) have parted ways.
That means Amazon's hot new Kindle e-reader will no longer be found on the shelves of one of the biggest U.S. chain retailers.
The...
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May Q&A: Shah Gilani on the Student Debt Bubble, Europe and More…
Tags: higher education, student loans, subprime student slaves
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The Natural Gas Budget Shortfall
Tags: Natural Gas, natural gas companies, Natural Gas Prices, natural gas stocks
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April’s U.S. Jobs Report a Far Cry from Where We Need to Be
Tags: April jobs report, file for unemployment, jobs news, jobs report April 2012, jobs report May 2011, jobs report schedule, jobs report tomorrow, labor department jobs report
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