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Posted on: November 22, 2011
When it comes to Washington DC, I might be the only one in America who doesn’t mind a divided government or political gridlock. In fact, I think under current circumstance it’s the best thing that could happen to our country.
Tags: Bill Clinton, George Bush, Political Gridlock
Category: The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Economy | US Government News | Washington News
Posted on: November 21, 2011
Never before has so much power – and so much latitude – been given to a single Congressional committee. And never before has Congress wasted such a big opportunity to put the American financial house in order.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, bush tax cuts, Insider Fortunes, Super Committee
Category: The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Economy | Wall Street News | Washington News
Posted on: November 20, 2011
The CEO of Pimco is delivering a tough message to Washington DC. He says that “Calls for a fairer system will not go away. If anything, they will spread and grow louder. The West has no choice but to strike a better balance…”
Tags: Andrew Gordon, El-Erian, Insider Fortunes, PIMCO
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | US Economy | US Government News | Washington News
Posted on: November 14, 2011
Nine days and counting…that’s how long this so-called “super committee” has to find at least $1.2 trillion in budgetary savings.
Tags: Christoph Schaltegger, debt brake, G7, Occupy Wall Street, Super Committee, Tea Party
Category: The Economy | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Dollar and Forex | US Economy | US Government News | US Treasury
Posted on: November 9, 2011
Congratulations, Europe. You’ve toppled two governments in one week: Greece’s and now from all indications Italy’s. Greek’s Prime Minister Papandreou bit the dust because he was unable to unite either his government or his country behind the EU’s draconian austerity measures.
Tags: ECB, EU, Hu Jintao, Papandreou, Silvio Berlusconi
Category: Europe Investing | International Markets | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | US Government News
Posted on: November 8, 2011
Momentum stocks start moving higher because the earnings outlook of the company behind the stock is getting better. But stronger earnings aren’t enough. Momentum stocks need massive improvements in earnings, each and every quarter.
Tags: Charles Delvalle, momentum stocks, Netflix, NFLX
Category: Newsletter | Personal Finance | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | Wall Street
Posted on: October 24, 2011
The US wants to be treated as a first-class economic power but keeps acting as a second-class or third-class power unable to make the hard decisions in order to corral its engorged debt.
Tags: downgrade, Fitch, Moody's, Standard & Poor's
Category: The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Dollar and Forex | US Economy | US Government News | Wall Street News | Washington News
Posted on: October 19, 2011
This coming weekend the EU meets. And I’m already expecting to be underwhelmed. Just remember this one thing: It’s all about the banks. Why does France argue with Germany? French banks are more at risk over a big haircut on Greek debt.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, Banks, EU, European Union, Insider Fortunes, Merkel
Category: Banks | Europe Investing | International Markets | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories
