Investing
Russian Pacific Investment
The prince of the East, Vladivostok, may become the focus of Russian Pacific investment. As more and more economic might and influence are moving to Asia, specifically China, Russian Pacific investment would put Russian industry and natural resource development where the money is. As Europe continues in its economic doldrums China continues to grow its […]
Weaker Manufacturing in the US Drives Stocks Down
Stocks in the USA fell recently on the news of a fall off in the manufacturing sector. Lower orders for items such as computers and industrial equipment suggests that companies are holding off on spending. As weaker manufacturing in the US drives stocks down what is an investor to do? As always fundamental analysis is […]
Investing for Retirement
If you are looking for a good return on your investment in stocks you ask yourself, what is the best investment for my money? This is a fair question but there is no single best answer. If you are investing for retirement as opposed to investing for shorter term gains you will take different approaches. […]
Invest during an Asian Economic Slowdown
Recently Japanese economic growth came in at half the expected strength. Chinese production is down. The European debt crisis holds the possibility that a Greek financial collapse will lead to bankruptcy of economies across the Euro Zone southern tier. Considering that a lot of money has followed growth in Asia the next question seems to […]
Higher Employment Drives Up Stock Prices
When promising Department of Labor statistics come in, higher employment drives up stock prices. When the figures are not so good stock prices typically fall. The former was the case recently. The United States saw an increase of 172,000 jobs in the private sector while continuing government cutbacks took away 9,000 jobs. The commonly quoted […]
Profit from a Global Stock Selloff
Stock markets across the world plunge on the news of an increasingly severe debt dilemma in the Euro Zone. In the meantime smart investors can look for ways to profit from a global stock selloff. United States and European stocks fell on news of increased borrowing costs in Spain. Investors fear that one more nation […]
Invest in Honeywell International
Good news among quarterly financial reports was Honeywell’s report of a 6.6 percent increase in quarterly earnings. Is it too early to invest in Honeywell International, HON, or too late? A few weeks back we wrote that US manufacturing contraction threatens investments . Now it appears that one of the large US manufacturing conglomerates has […]
Investing in Buyout Prospects
After upping its offering price, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) finally bought out Human Genome Sciences (HGSI). The price was $3 Billion plus or minus for the hostile takeover turned agreeable with the sweetened pot. The takeover brings to mind the business of investing in buyout prospects. Human Genome Sciences was trading for just over $13.50 a share […]
Buy Shares of Supervalu
Is it time to buy shares of Supervalu (SVU) or is the stock too far gone? The nearly century old grocer is the third largest food retailer in the USA behind Kroger and Safeway. However, Supervalu shares fell by almost half the other day after the company reported extremely poor fiscal first quarter earnings. It […]
Long Term Investment in Alcoa
The news has been full of speculation about Alcoa’s second quarter earnings. Some speculated that the company would see earnings fall as much as 80%. It turns out that the company ran at a loss in the second quarter of this year. Aluminum prices are at all-time lows and one might believe that the picture […]