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Trends, Patterns, Indicators

Identifying consistent patterns and trends in business and in the financial markets. Useful key indicators for market timing, warning signals, bullish investing signals, and trading/investing opportunities.

New Bank Capital Demands Will Drastically Reduce Bank Lending

By ROBERT LENZNER, Forbes Blog, BankAmerica’s chairman and CEO, Brian Moynihan, revealed today that every 1% additional capital requirement will […]

China Puts Nuclear Power Plans on Hold

By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes Blog, China is putting its expansive nuclear power plans on hold. The decision comes after months […]

Greek default could trigger chain reaction

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Greece’s economy is small but the shock waves from a default on its debt could be […]

Grain futures mixed, livestock prices rise

Wheat, corn, oat futures fall while soybeans rise on the CBOT; beef and pork prices rise CHICAGO (AP) — Grains […]

Startup, dropout: The China tech IPO boom is only beginning

By Bill Powell, Fortune, Investors are pitching the Zuckerberg-Gates-Google model of college-kid startups at China’s prestigious universities. And the kids are […]

The Currency That’s Up 200,000 Percent

by Jack Hough, Smart Money, Bitcoins are the top-performing money in the world — but what are they? The best […]

China’s Manufacturing Slowest in 9 Months, New Orders Suggest Manufacturing May Have Already Peaked; Australia Biggest GDP Drop in 20 Years

From globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com, By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, Weak economic reports in the US, Europe, Australia, and China tell the same story: […]

China to Clean Up Toxic Local Government Debt?

From nakedcapitalism.com site, Yves Smith, This report by Reuters, suggesting that China was about to Do Something about its local […]

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – May 2011 – The rise of private lenders and a contrarian investment idea

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, Crisis Leads to New Opportunities Recently, many prominent investors […]

Private Company Markets, Many Opportunities With Many Caveats

From 247WallSt site, When you hear about shares of Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, LinkedIn, Zynga, Pandora, Yelp, and others selling on […]