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Posted on: February 10, 2011
That horrible word is being mentioned again in the global financial press…Stagflation. A combination of inflation and no growth, it’s the nightmare of businesses, consumers and investors alike. And it could be coming here.
Tags: bank of england, Bernanke, fixed income, food, gas, Inflation, Oil, QE2, quantatative easing, stagflation
Category: Dividend and Income Investing News | ETFs | Natural Resources | The Economy | U.S. Investing | US Economy
Posted on: February 9, 2011
I’ve never met Meredith Whitney but I like her moxy. It takes guts to predict a calamitous tide of defaults in the muni market. Whitney isn’t afraid to shake up the sometimes sleepy consensus view on the markets. Having said that, her prediction of municipal defaults this year amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars is way over the top…
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | Dividend and Income Investing News | Personal Finance
Posted on: February 9, 2011
There are many ways to ride the emergence of Asia’s massive and growing middle class. One of the best ways is through the global fast-food franchises…
Tags: Europe, McDonalds
Category: Asia Investing | Company News | Dividend and Income Investing News | Europe Investing | Wall Street
Posted on: February 3, 2011
“Still ominous” sounds about right to me when describing the fiscal position of states. Fact is, states have deep structural problems…
Tags: GAO, municipal bonds, States budget
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | Dividend and Income Investing News | The Economy | The Politics of Investing | US Economy
Posted on: February 1, 2011
Not that I needed confirmation. But this nails it. China is extremely serious about developing its own shale-gas deposits. How do I know?
Tags: CEO, Chasapeak Energy, CHK, CNOOC
Category: Asia Investing | Company News | Dividend and Income Investing News | Wall Street News
Posted on: January 27, 2011
These three companies had down quarters. All three are industry leaders. So let me ask you, if they can’t make a profit, then what good is our supposed recovering economy?
Tags: 3M, DuPont, Johnson & Johnson, quarterly earnings, soft recovery, US economy, Verizon
Category: Company News | Dividend and Income Investing News | The Economy | Wall Street News
Posted on: January 21, 2011
Here’s something for you to gnash you teeth on. Greece can declare bankruptcy. Ireland can. And so can Portugal. But Illinois? California? New Jersey? Nope. And that could be a problem.
Tags: government bonds, municipal bonds, munis, state bankruptcies, state deficits
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | Dividend and Income Investing News | Taxes | The Politics of Investing | U.S. Investing | US Government News | Washington News
Posted on: December 21, 2010
Canadian REITs aren’t in your portfolio? Well, they should be…
Category: Dividend and Income Investing News | ETFs | Personal Finance | Real Estate | U.S. Investing
