And the hits just keep on coming. With the Fed now turning its attention to finding a suitor for beleaguered bank Washington Mutual (WM) and Morgan Stanley (MS) – who advised the Fed on its bailout of AIG (AIG) – reportedly seeking a merger partner, the fallout from the credit crisis is ...
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The Day Lehman Died: Very smart people are still capable of making very dumb decisions. At the end of the day when all of the dust clears and the academics look ...
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There will be no wrap up video today because of the intense research that Chris is doing for members of The Trend Rider. HOWEVER - Chris realizes that the market was down huge today on a historic announcement and you need him now more than ever. Therefore, he will go into depth about today's ...
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By now you've heard all about the sky falling, so I won't get too deep into the reasoning behind the collapse of Lehman, the troubles of AIG or the lifeline thrown to Merrill Lynch. Instead, let's talk about how to profit from it, shall we? (I mean, that's why you opened this e-mail right?)
If you ...
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This week's most notable insider-buying move was Cascade Investment LLC's purchase of $32 million worth of shares in waste management and garbage collection firm, Republic Services (RSG). As you probably know, Cascade manages a large portion of Bill Gates' personal wealth. Since August, Cascade has ...
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The financial markets are in turmoil.
Lehman Brothers (LEH), the nation’s fourth largest investment bank, filed the biggest bankruptcy in history this morning, defaulting on $613 billion in debt.
Merrill Lynch (MER) sold itself to Bank of America (BAC) for $50 billion as the company bled $17 ...
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A friend emailed me this past week, and relayed an interesting story about his granddaughter's upcoming first birthday party. Apparently, his daughter, son-in-law, and the son-in-law's parents had decided to throw a big, lavish party, with over 75 people invited. The parents had sent my friend ...
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Following the government’s bailout of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), investing titans Warren Buffett and Jim Rogers came out for (Buffett) and against (Rogers) the government’s move.
Buffett said the Treasury “did exactly the right thing.”
Rogers called it “socialism ...
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This Week's Most Popular Investing Questions
1. Apple has scheduled an event for Sept. 9th - should we go long ahead of the news?
2. Another approaching hurricane - oil price to go up?
3. What is one stock that you would (without hesitation) go short right now?
4. How to ...
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Editor's Note: Our weekly telephone call to answer your questions has been posted. Listen now to hear Teeka answer more reader questions; including ...
I don't understand why the markets rallied on Monday after the government had to bail out Fannie and Freddie. Can you explain that because ...
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Yeah, I said it. Somebody has to say it!
Congratulations! You (if you are a U.S. taxpayer) are now the proud owner of about $5 trillion dollars in mortgage debt! Hey, it's diversified - What ever could go wrong?!
By now you've heard the news about the U.S. government buying (or bailing out) the nation's ...
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For all the analysts and pundits in the financial media, there is still no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the owners and executives of those companies themselves, along with major institutional shareholders.
That's why insider buying and selling is a critical piece of ...
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Did you see Chris Rowe's most recent market wrap up?
Every Monday afternoon at 6:30pm EST. he's posting a SUPER FAST market wrap-up for those of you who want to take a quick peek at the market, and go back to enjoying your life!
Check out what moved the market, one topic or event affecting the value ...
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Boy oh boy, I am really ripping mad today. I couldn't wait to write this article.
You may have heard a story recently about a nine year old New Haven, CT lad named Jericho Scott, a pitcher in the local Youth Baseball League, who throws so hard that the league told his coach he could not pitch any more! ...
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Correction: The link to Teeka's weekly phone call in yesterday's Tycoon Report was incorrect. We apologize for the inconvenience. Go here now to listen >>
LAST WEEK WE DISCUSSED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN U.S. GDP AND THE U.S. BUDGET.
As you may recall, GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, is the total ...
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