There’s a saying in the investment business that when the taxi driver and the delivery person are talking about a “no-lose, gotta-have” investment, it’s time to run for the exits. At that point of maximum adoration and comfort, the masses have gone wild. And that’s often the warning that the smart money is on its way to the exits and the novices will be trampled in the exodus. Think technology stock bubble in 2000, or house flipping three years ago. Now, think gold. Words: 471

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China exports in February rose for the third month in a row, beating forecasts and putting added pressure on government officials to rein in stimulus spending and loosen currency policies. Exports… Money Morning is here to help investors profit h…

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Filed under: International Markets , Forecasts , India , China , Brazil , Russia , Mexico , Economic Data Devan Kaloo, of Aberdeen Asset Management foresees a 15% drop for stocks of developing countries. His fund is investing in the developing countries of Mexico, India and Turkey. He is neutral on Brazil and underweight on Russia. He is holding fewer Chinese stocks because he feels that stock valuations in China are overdone. The $586 billion stimulus package is due to run out this year. The helped the Shanghai Composite Index to rise 80% last year. This year to date the index is down 6.4%. Continue reading Aberdeen Foresees Stocks of Developing Countries Falling 15% Aberdeen Foresees Stocks of Developing Countries Falling 15% originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read �|� Permalink �|� Email this �|� Comments

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� � Needless to say, the new normal has turned quite a few things on their collective heads. Not surprisingly, along with this mess has come a whole new way to describe it….. From the Christian Science Monitor by Tracey D. Samuelson and Taylor Barnes entitled: Recession Slang: 10 new terms for a new economy “The recession may be technically over but its effects on our life and language are far from it. In fact, some recession words have become so ubiquitous �- staycation, for one (see below) �- that they just might be here to, ahem , stay. Recession language isn’t a new phenomenon. Thanks to the Great Depression we have terms like: Okie, dirt poor, and baloney (to mean ridiculous, not the mystery sandwich meat). Even the term “depression” has been attributed to Herbert Hoover, who is thought to have wanted to avoid using the more common, but more alarming terms “panic” or “crisis” to describe what subsequently became known as the Great Depression. So, in the spirit of trying to laugh at our collective condition, we’ve compiled a lexicon of our Top 10 favorite words birthed by the recession. Laugh, cry, and submit your favorite new-economy words in the comments below.” 10. Funemployment, n. The practice of enjoying one’s unemployment. 9. Insource, v. To do oneself what one previously paid others to do. 8. Staycation, n. Vacationing at home or near home because traveling further would be prohibitively expensive. 7. Intaxication, n. A sense of delight mingled with the perception of instant wealth that one feels upon receiving a tax refund. 5. Recessionista, n. A consumer who has historically paid big bucks to look like a million bucks and who, unwilling to quit his/her fashion habit in the face of the recession, has found alternative ways to maintain a certain standard of wardrobe. 4. Mancession, n. A recession, such as this most recent one, which hits men harder than women. 3. Povo, adj. A two-syllable “abbreviation” for poor, often with a mocking or self-defacing tone that lacks any serious derision or the class implications associated with “poor” or “poverty.” 2. Permatemp, n. The condition of being permanently employed as a temporary worker. 1. Decruited, adj. To be fired from a position one has not even started yet. �Sad but true…. Related Articles: “Funemployment” Up as The Jobless Rate Heads Higher Credit Card Companies Say “Let’s Make a Deal!” Underwater Homes Trap Borrowers into Higher Rates The Hummer Collides With the New Normal To learn more about Wealth Daily click here Advertisement Beat Big Pharma to the profits on a breakthrough that’s bigger than penicillin Right under the nose of the drug giants, this small American company has developed the genetic key to eradicating the world’s deadliest diseases — influenza, malaria, HIV, and many of the major killer cancers … Get in on this tiny stock before news of their breakthrough “cell-shock” technology gets out — and your chance at 1000 times your

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Only asses think the housing market’s bottomed…�� Fact is, three long years and millions of foreclosed homes later, there’s still a wave of foreclosures headed our way�— just as we’ve been warning readers about since the early days of 2007. We’re nowhere near the end of a crisis that could cost us $1.5 trillion. Yet, there are two very simple ways to profit from the very companies that help process the foreclosures.� We’re talking about two companies that process foreclosures�— the very companies that profit when homes are foreclosed. And we believe they’ll be quite busy, and profitable, over the next few months. Here’s why… Advertisement Canadian Coal and Oil Under Seige! Canada’s “Green ATF” is on a mission. And by the time they’re through, British Columbia’s power industry will be left unrecognizable. But as the region is transformed, one hydroelectric company stands to make a mint. Find out the name before your chance at 171% gains evaporates. Despite reports suggesting the housing crisis is bottoming out�— strengthening home prices and few foreclosure auctions�— there is no recovery in sight. Government repayment programs and loan modification programs may show improvement, but they’re just delaying the inevitability of troubled homeowners trying desperately to hold on to property that has dropped by tens of thousands of dollars. Another obstacle for the housing recovery is the number of mortgages that are underwater where borrowers owe more than what the house is worth. This negative equity doesn’t qualify those people for refinancing and even prevents them from selling the home, often resulting in “strategic defaults.” But the most devastating of all could be the coming Option ARM (adjustable rate mortgage) resets of 2010 and beyond. It could easily lead to higher unemployment, housing glut, decreased home values, and the death of the cash-strapped consumer. What do you think will happen to housing when the resets happen? What do you think will happen when monthly payments on a $400,000 mortgage jumps from $1,287 to $2,593? We’ll see even more foreclosures, as Option ARM resets cause a larger …

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Filed under: Analyst Reports , Forecasts , Market Matters , S and P 500 Abbey Joseph Cohen, chief market strategist at Goldman Sachs ( GS ), says that U.S. stocks have room to run on the upside . She spoke on CNBC Tuesday and reiterated this important fact: “The stock market is almost always a discounting mechanism that almost always moves in advance of the economy, but we don’t think it has moved too far at this point.” This bit of wisdom should be posted at the top of every trader and investor’s computer screen. Many investors have a tendency to look back at what happened, rather than looking forward to what will be. The past is dead. Today’s trading is done. Now you must move on to tomorrow, to the unknown. Continue reading Market Analyst Abbey Joseph Cohen Sees Further Gains for U.S. Stocks Market Analyst Abbey Joseph Cohen Sees Further Gains for U.S. Stocks originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read �|� Permalink �|� Email this �|� Comments

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Filed under: International Markets , Insiders , Politics , Financial Crisis For the past few weeks we’ve been hearing cries from Europe concerning how to regulate or ban derivatives trading. Now the word has crossed the pond and we are hearing the same complaints here in the U.S. We have a parade of regulators who want to do something about derivatives trading. First we heard from Gary Gensler , chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, who said: “Standard credit default swaps and other privately traded, over-the-counter derivatives need drastic reform.” He went on to say: “The only parties that benefit from a lack of transparency are Wall Street dealers.” Continue reading Will There Be an End to Derivatives Secrecy? Will There Be an End to Derivatives Secrecy? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read �|� Permalink �|� Email this �|� Comments

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Today’s Guest Blogger is Chris Dunn of Emini Academy. Chris and the Academy specialize in identifying high probability trade setups in the fast-paced e-mini S&P futures market. Today Chris is going to share with us his key components in a winning trading strategy. ——————————————————————————————————————————— Over the past 8 years, my team and I have been able to

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If we enact health reform, it will restrict how much of your premium dollars can be spent on profits and overhead by requiring health insurance companies to spend 80-85% of the money they take in …

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People think that Addison Wiggin is just another talented, intelligent, pretty face who secretly thrills to hear people say things like, “You’re a lot better looking than The Mogambo! And younger and smarter, too!” but he is much, much more than that. His story starts off that “The FDIC is even more broke than it was Using Gold to Fend of the FDIC and Its “Problem Banks” originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning . The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today’s markets. Its been called “the most entertaining read of the day.”

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Zacks’ Voice of the People Highlights user ThisColoradoKid: ” 3-8-10 Activity ” from the People & Picks community. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post Something noteworthy in the Intraday charts today was a number of stocks taking quick bursts higher — as 1% on a single bar — then falling back to near where the rally started or simply topping right there. Pacific Sunwear ( PSUN ), DryShips ( DRYS ), Clearwire Corp. ( CLWR ) are examples. So far there isn’t news to support the spike. I’ve found the need lately to increase the amount of risk I’m taking on any stock that has had expanding daily ranges, reflected by the ATR [“Average True Range"]. Stocks with large ATR’s always require a lot of room to move but the activity today looks like gunning stops more than normal. About the Zacks Community In 2008, Zacks Investment Research launched PeopleAndPicks.com, a stock-picking website where members of the Zacks community can test their strategies and share ideas with other members. Each user is scored on the accuracy of his or her picks, and top users are rewarded with free products from Zacks. Registration is free. To learn more visit http://www.PeopleAndPicks.com Zacks Investment Research

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Toyota Motor ( TM ) has revealed that it may halt new car launches this year if it is unable to be fully satisfied with correcting the accelerator problem that forced a mass recall of its vehicles. The cars that might be shelved include RAV4 2010, Auris 2010 and the Auris Hybrid. However, the Japanese automaker is hopeful about regaining sales in North America in March after a sharp decline last month when the automaker suspended sales of 8 recalled models. In January, Toyota suspended the sale of 8 models to correct sticking accelerator pedals. The models affected in the sales suspension were RAV4 crossover (2009–2010), Corolla (2009-2010), Matrix (2009–2010), Avalon (2005–2010), Camry (2007–2010), Highlander (2010), Tundra (2007–2010) and Sequoia (2008–2010). So far, Toyota has recalled 8.5 million vehicles. In February, the automaker’s sales fell 9% to 100,027 vehicles. According to Autodata Corp., the automaker’s U.S. market share fell to 12.8%, the lowest since July 2005. The latest string of recalls has no doubt hurt the reputation of the automaker. The company has been slapped with dozens of lawsuits due to the recall. The value of claims under the lawsuits is estimated to reach about $4 billion, reflecting an average loss of $600 per vehicle. Kelley Blue Book — the largest automotive vehicle valuation company in the U.S. — which considered Toyota the best brand as per the resale value two months ago, has stated that its resale value is now worth $200 to $500 less per recalled model (a decline of 1%–3%). Auto research website Edmunds.com estimated resale or trade-in values to fall up to

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