Subscribe to RSSU.S. Retailers Hoping Black Friday Sales, Smartphone Apps Fuel Strong Holiday Shopping Season
Another Black Friday. Another holiday shopping season. But a whole new strategy for U.S. retailers. As the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday, today marks the...
Muni-Bond Market Tumbles As Investors Demand Higher Yields on Shaky Finances
California’s efforts to sell $10 billion in short-term bonds last week attracted only tepid interest, adding to concerns that some local governments are on...
Deficit Reduction Plan Promises Painful Prescription For U.S.
A bipartisan White House commission this week announced a sweeping proposal to slash the federal deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars a year by taking aim...
Money Morning Mailbag: Mortgage Rates Slip But U.S. Housing Market Still Unfriendly for Some Seeking Refinancing
U.S. mortgage rates dropped to a record low this week as the U.S. Federal Reserve started its second round of quantitative easing (QE2). The 30-year fixed loan rate...
Investing in Cotton: Profit From the New “King” of the Commodities Sector
Cotton could soon become one of the world’s hottest commodity plays. That’s because soaring demand, coupled with damaged crops throughout Asia, is pushing cotton...
Investing in Chile: From Mines to Wines
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CNOOC Creates Biggest China-U.S. Oil Deal For Stake in Shale Gas Industry
China’s state-owned energy company China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) (NYSE ADR: CEO ) late Sunday announced it would invest $2.16 billion in U.S.-based...
The Dollar’s Unavoidable Day of Reckoning is Here…
The government is printing money 24/7 to paper over the bad debts of the housing crisis and Wall Street bailouts. We’re about to enter a cycle of hyper-inflation...
China Continues Game-Changing Energy Moves with Sinopec’s $7 Billion Brazil Buy
Chinese state oil company China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) (NYSE ADR: SNP ) said Friday that it would invest $7.1 billion in the Brazilian unit of...
Buy, Sell or Hold: As Gold Sets New Records, Ride Along With Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE: AUY)
As of Friday, gold was trading above $1,300 per ounce for the fourth consecutive day, which means the break out in the price of gold in U.S. dollars is still going...
The Fed’s Actions Are Boosting the Bull Cycle for U.S. Stocks
News from the U.S. Federal Reserve is keeping the bull cycle for U.S. stocks alive and well. Despite investors taking a breather this week, the outlook is good for...
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