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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.

How to Turn a Tidal Wave of Profit From the Global Shipping Industry

By Larry D.  Spears The shipping industry plays an indispensable role in connecting consumers with their most cherished goods. But […]

AIA: Architecture Billings Index indicates declining demand in April

From CalculatedRisk site, Note: This index is a leading indicator for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. From Reuters: US […]

Latin America will see the highest e-commerce growth worldwide through 2015

In 2010, Latin America topped Internet retailing growth globally, achieving a 24 percent increase together with Asia Pacific, while over […]

Fed considers tighter credit as economy improves

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said last month that the economy is gradually improving and began discussing how it […]

Gold Price Direction Based on Investor Sentiment

By Przemyslaw Radomski Based on the analysis of sentiment and on the way mining stocks perform relative to the underlying […]

Oil higher in volatile trading

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil rose on Tuesday after some early losses as investors tried to gauge where the market […]

Nigerian Banks Winning Mobius With Asia-Like Growth in Africa

By Renee Bonorchis and Nasreen Seria, Bloomberg, Twenty-four miles northwest of Accra in Ghana, Anthony Botchway rips a pineapple plant […]

A Bull Market in Rental Housing

Five years into the real-estate bust, the market for single-family homes seems weaker than ever. According to the most recent […]

Foreign Companies to List Shares in Shanghai

By Gordon Chang,  Forbes Blog, China securities regulators have compiled a list of 10 companies that will be allowed to […]

Pacific Biosciences’ $600 Million Decoder Ring

Its technology may finally fulfill the dream of gene sequencing Founder Stephen Turner in laser-resistant shades Gregg Segal   By […]