Friday, December 30, 2005
txn stalling
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Take It From Japan: Bubbles Hurt - New York Times
An article about the aftermath of the Japanese real estate bubble and bad loans
Friday, December 23, 2005
a reminder of Japanese real estate
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
House prices are too high
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Investing in India
If you're trying to invest in India from America, you might have reognized that your options are limited or non-existent. India is the world's second most populated country with roughly one billion people. In addition to its population, its economy has also recently emerged as showing incredible growth. As of 2003, the country's GDP (a measure of its economic output) is growing at a rate of seven percent. Despite this growth, only two stocks allow you to invest in Indian companies from America: the India Fund (Ticker IFN) and the Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (Ticker IIF). Both of these are exchange traded funds (ETFs). They are basically mutual funds that trade like stocks during the day. More information can be found at a good source for ETFs the ETFConnect website.
The website provides basic information like the fund's objective, its historical performance, and its top holdings in India.
One of the things to keep in mind when investing is the fund's premium or discount. Since you are buying a share of a group of holdings you may not be paying the actual worth of the holdings themselves. When an ETF is trading at a premium, the price of an ETF share is actually more than the value of the underlying assets. At a discount, the opposite is true. The ETFConnect website shows you the stock's recent permium or discount on the upper left. As of December 26, 2003, IIF is trading at a significant premium, and IFN is trading at a smaller premium.
12/26/2003
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Tobacco's effect on US healthcare
Monday, December 19, 2005
Inverted Yield Curve
NY Times story about inverted yield curves predicting recessions.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Where did all the money go?
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Thursday, December 01, 2005
TXN to 36
Chart from Yahoo Finance.
Monday, November 21, 2005
Turn around for GM
Graph from Yahoo Finance.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
TXN trading range
How can eBay use Skype?
Friday, November 18, 2005
P/E Ratio
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
How much can click fraud affect Google's stock price and earnings?
Monday, November 07, 2005
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Friday, November 04, 2005
Stock100.com
http://stock100.com/plotForecast.asp?symbol=GOOG&history=200&future=30
Monday, October 31, 2005
Google Wants to Dominate Madison Avenue, Too - New York Times
Great article about Google's rise in advertising.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Fwd: Google Alert - "merger"
Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India, in a bid to smoothen the merger/amalgamation of Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs), has proposed to permit the acquirer UCB to ...
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The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Australia's competition watchdog said that it would not oppose a proposed merger between pharmaceutical firms Sigma Co Ltd and Arrow Pharmaceuticals Ltd. ...
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Forbes - USA
The company said in a statement that it is premature to be engaged in the discussion on possible merger or acquisition activities before the outcome of the ...
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Reuters - USA
... O: Quote, Profile, Research) and LBW Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Bain Capital Partners, LLC, on Tuesday said they have agreed to terminate their merger plan ...
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VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands
... Hall, where both institutes' votes were revealed simultaneously, the ICAEW fell agonisingly short of the two-thirds majority required to push the merger through ...
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WFMY News 2 - Greensboro,NC,USA
Greensboro, NC -- The two architects of the merger between Jefferson Pilot and Lincoln Financial say the deal will eventually bring Greensboro more jobs and won ...
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PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trinity Bank (OTC Bulletin Board: TYBN) announced that its shareholders approved the proposed merger with Citizens South Bank, the ...
Resource Investor - Herndon,VA,USA
... responsible for hydrocarbons was suspended yesterday on allegations of misconduct following an attempt to intervene in Sasol Oil's mooted merger with Engen ...
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Bangkok Post - Thailand
... The pending merger did not deter Siebel from announcing a new CRM strategy and vision for customer adaptive solutions designed to eliminate the gap between ...
Forbes - USA
UBS Investment Research reiterated a "buy" rating on Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) and said the company's acquisition of Siebel Systems (nasdaq: SEBL ...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Apple introduces video services
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Monday, October 10, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Flash Drives Make Any Computer 'Personal': Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Flash drives with built in software such as Migo allow users to carry their personal settings and files to any computer. Apparently, plugging in the USB flash drive will allow access to personal documents, e-mail, and internet favorites. It's a great idea for people who work in places with several computers and move among them, such as a hospital.
Monday, October 03, 2005
LU at 3.31
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Saturday, September 10, 2005
LU at 3.17
Monday, July 18, 2005
IBM profit rises, shares up nearly 5 pct
I really have to wonder why analysts months ago downgraded this stock and it fell down to 72. Now, its back to 85 in after hours trading after it reported strong profits this quarter. This has been another example of the street over reacting to disappointing short term results for a solid company.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
IBM, SIE rally to highs
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
NCV: Summary for NICHOLASAPPLGT CV IN - Yahoo! Finance
Nicholas Applegate Convertible & Income Fund yields 12.5 cents per month, and its current price is $15.80. Its got one of the highest yields I've been able to find among income stocks.
Friday, June 24, 2005
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
Lucent moving up in 5 days
Lucent has gone from 2.9 to 3.1 in five days. No significant news exists with the price movement.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
APP.COM - John Dorfman: Book value isn't perfect, but it has its uses
Stocks are recommended based on a low current ratio of stock price to book value, ie the actual value of the company.
Friday, June 10, 2005
Citi Dividend Platinum Select Cash Back Card
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Yahoo! Mutual Fund Top Performers
Provides a good place to find what companies the top mutual funds are holding.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Scottrade
Scottrade has the lowest fees for a beginning investor. At $7 for both market and limit orders, their fees are lower than those of Ameritrade, Etrade, or other discount brokerages. Another benefit is local branches in major cities, which make it easier to drop off deposits. Opening an account requires about $500. Although other services like Ameritrade Izone and Brown Co can offer trading stocks for $5 commissions, they require a $5,000 and $10,000 account minimums, respectively. Scottrade offers low rates set at $7 without additional fees and good customer service at local branches.
Friday, May 27, 2005
Hedge Funds Are Stumbling but Manager Salaries Aren't - New York Times
The biggest bucks are made here. Absolutely astonishing amounts of cash made in one year. Apparently, the top hedge fund managers can make anywhere between $300 million to $1 billion in a year.
Monday, May 23, 2005
Klipfolio to track stocks
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Find other Klips at the Klipfarm. Other Klips can check your Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, or POP3 e-mail.
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Saturday, May 21, 2005
TXN hits new 52 week high
TXN hit a 52-week high of 27.86 this week. It seems to be stalling in the mid 27 range.
Monday, May 09, 2005
Lucent Surge
Lucent was up 13 percent in one day, up 0.34 to 2.92. Barron's report stating the stock may have hit a bottom and it could be a takeover target.
Monday, May 02, 2005
Sunday, April 24, 2005
Smartmoney.com: Ahead of the Curve: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bear?
This article talks about the undervalued stock market, and the possibility of a forty percent increase in the market. Other issues are the tax policy, Chinese currency, and possible trade tariffs.
Thursday, April 21, 2005
SIE: Summary for SIERRA HEALTH SVS - Yahoo! Finance
Stocks been bouncing around between 59 and 62. Could be a good buying opportunity for later. Currently down at 59.54.
IBM: Summary for INTL BUSINESS MACH - Yahoo! Finance
A huge sell off in IBM this past week. Stocks gone from a highof 99.10 to 72.01 after reporting weak earnings this quarter. Five year low is around the low 60s. The P/E is a low 14.78.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Free iPod
If you want a new credit card, sign up for this, and you might get a free iPod also. Current credit cards available are Bank of America Power Rewards Platinum, Citi Platinum Select, Citi Platinum Select for Students, and GM Card.
Sign up for Napster's 14 day free trial>wait one-three days for confirmation on freeipods.com>cancel Napster>get five more people to do the same
Here's the basics: sign up for free, sign up for a trial of a service, and refer five other people to do the same.
Friday, April 15, 2005
Dreyfus High Yield Fund (DHF) Price Drop
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=DHF
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Sierra Health (SIE) Price Drop
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=SIE
Friday, March 11, 2005
Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
New Century Feb. Loan Originations Rise
New Century is a REIT that is currently paying out an 11 percent dividend yield. Its currently trading at 49.85, and this article says it expects to pay a dividend of at least $6.50 this year.
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Animas FDA Warning
Animas has received a warning letter from the FDA about its manufacturing practices and reporting of medical information. The stock is down by 79 cents to 20.96.
Monday, February 28, 2005
J&J May Pump Up Animas
Animas is a recently released glucose pump maker. Its shares have risen from 15 to 22 within the last few months. This article talks about why Johnson & Johnson would buy Animas.