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January 2013

Dow, S&P 500 end at five-year highs on early earnings beats

(Reuters) – The Dow and S&P 500 closed at five-year highs on Friday as the market registered a third straight […]

By nirtalnirtal | 20 Jan 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Undiscovered & Lucrative “DTA” Trade

By Chris Mayer, From Daily Reckoning, I like to poke around after a crisis has burned out. I’ve been spending […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Jan 13 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Heirs of Mao’s Comrades Rise as New Capitalist Nobility

Lying in a Beijing military hospital in 1990, General Wang Zhen told a visitor he felt betrayed. Decades after he […]

By MarketAngel | | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Will National Legalized Marijuana Help or Hurt Big Pharma, Tobacco and Alcohol?

On December 7, marijuana became legal in the state of Washington, adding to the list of states that have moved […]

By MarketAngel | 17 Jan 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Simplify Your Portfolio

Years ago, just after the fall of the Iron Curtain, a joke was making the rounds regarding a recent immigrant […]

By M Guliyev | | Posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Writing Down Goodwill

Back in November when it released its fourth quarter results, computer giant Hewlett-Packard announced that it would be taking an […]

By M Guliyev | | Posted in Food for Thought, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Home builder sentiment holds near seven-year highs

Reuters –    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Homebuilder confidence in the market for single family homes held steady at near seven year […]

By DennisGao | 16 Jan 13 | Posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Imagining a Future of Lower Hedge Fund Fees

Anticipated publication of this column around 2020: The most surprising thing about the demise of 2-and-20 hedge fund fees is […]

By Aidualc | | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, North America | Comments (0)

One-on-One with Henry Kissinger

It’s difficult to know how to assess Henry Kissinger. During a recent visit to Columbia Business School to receive the […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jan 13 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

US Home Prices Surge Despite Distress

By Diana Olick | CNBC   For nine straight months, national home prices have been in the positive, and the […]

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