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July 2011

Should I Contribute to a Traditional or Roth 401(k)?

by Walter Updegrave Monday, July 18, 2011 provided by I’m just starting out in my career and I’m trying to […]

By DennisGao | 19 Jul 11 | Posted in North America, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

In Brazil, a Labor Market Bubble?

By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes Blog, This might be the kind of bubble you want, one in which nearly the entire […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Posted in Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Banks send Wall Street lower on U.S., Europe debt fears

By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday as concerns the United States […]

By M Guliyev | 18 Jul 11 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Halliburton cut down by energy stock drop Oil-service giant’s results stronger than expected in North America

By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Stronger-than-expected financial results reported by Halliburton Co. did little to stop a slide […]

By M Guliyev | | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Big Mortgages Are Back

Low interest rates are driving high-end home buyers to supersized mortgages at a pace unseen since the housing boom. But […]

By DennisGao | | Posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Beginning of the End of the Entire Crisis?

Commentary: Some real estate ETFs recently hit 52-week highs. The time to buy is when the blood is running the […]

By DennisGao | | Posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Hedge-Fund Investors Scout Out Web Firms

By SPENCER E. ANTE, WSJ, Spurred by their appetite for technology companies and seeking higher returns, a growing number of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Hedge Fund, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

What happens to markets if the US defaults?

NEW YORK (AP) — Time is running out for Washington to raise the country’s borrowing limit and avoid a default. […]

By DennisGao | | Posted in Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Riskier Loans Make a Comeback, as Private Firms Take the Field

by AnnaMaria Andriotis, WSJ, After years as the lending market’s undesirables, aspiring home buyers with less-than-stellar credit are being offered […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Jul 11 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, North America | Comments (0)

China crash coming? Don’t bet on it

By Jim Jubak, MSN Money, Is China’s economy headed for a hard landing in 2011 or 2012? I don’t think […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Jul 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)