The energy market is a complex beast, its many parts interconnected through a multitude of linkages. When one part fails, the entire system reacts: certain linkages are burdened with extra stress, while other components sit idle. Only by studying the entire machine can one understand the rippling effects that stem from one change. With the ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 00:27

Forget deregulation, income inequality, and all the rest

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 21:23

The market's strength this week surprised many investors, and certain sectors have still more potential, writes MoneyShow senior editor Tom Aspray. But those who are very long on stocks should maintain their defensive stance right now. On November 17, my weekly column was headlined "Don't Bet Against the Stock Market." It was written after stocks had corrected from the October highs, and many were suggesting that the October rally was just a "bull trap." At the time, the Spyder Trust (SPY) was at $121.97 and the Dow Industrials stood at 11,796. Both dropped another 4% to 5% before bottoming just after Thanksgiving. Now SPY is over 15% higher. So why would I still bet on the stock market? Make no mistake, the risk in the major averages is obviously much higher now than it was then. And as you probably know by now, I feel managing risk is the key to successful investing. This means not only managing the risk on each position, but also on the entire portfolio. At current levels, I would recommend that one have at least 20% to 30% in cash, and that new positions be purchased using the proceeds from the sale of existing positions. The Charts in Play portfolio now has 15% to 20% more in cash than it did just a month ago.

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 01:53

Economic news from China last week overshadowed improving technicals for in many parts of the market, including the specific areas highlighted by MoneyShow senior editor Tom Aspray. Stocks took a breather last week, as fears over a slowing Chinese economy scared some out of stocks as well as crude oil, which dropped sharply. The latest data on manufacturing from both China and Europe spooked some investors. Several weeks ago, Chinese Premier Wen had cut the GDP target to 7.5% for 2012, from 8% in 2011. But only a week later, Nomura Securities raised their forecast from 7.9% to 8.2%. In their opinion, further lowering of interest rates and the bank reserve requirement will turn the economy around.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 02:55

?Don?t you need white gloves to handle that document?? a client asked recently when he visited our office.?? These vaunted protectors of our historical legacy, pieces of cloth that stand between our filthy hands and many American treasures, are ingrained in the mind as a required wear during a visit to an archive. Many reporters ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 15:28

That "Mad Men" is the best thing on TV right now might be self-evident to the millions of crazed fans who will don fedoras and sweater sets and swig Scotch and gin at their viewing parties Sunday night, but it was anything but obvious to the numerous TV executives who passed on the project in the years before it found a home at AMC. Creator Matthew Weiner's vision might have lingered in limbo forever had it not been for Christina Wayne, AMC's former head of original programming, who saw the potential in it that the others had missed. I chatted with Wayne, now president of Cineflix Studios, about the "Mad Men" phenomenon and her new passion project.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 16:45

Guest post written by Pierre Monet Pierre Monet is CEO of Malaga Inc., a Montreal-based mining company with operations in Peru. Last month, Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway unit IMC International Metalworkingagreed to invest $80 million in a tungsten mining project in South Korea, which was once the world's biggest tungsten producer. While the deal ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 00:55

No country can be insulated from economic problems elsewhere.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 23:25

David Geffen, Paul Allen, Larry Ellison, and Steven Spielberg are among the billionaires with massive yachts.

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 16:55

The Ethisphere Institute, a City think tank, has just announced its sixth annual list of the World?s Most Ethical Companies. The selection, open to every company in every industry around the globe, gives its winners an opportunity to trumpet their do-gooding ways. It is not a ranking, so they are all equally winners. Nearly 5,000 ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 15:24