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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.

Facebook Founder’s Former Friends Won’t Stop Suing: Ann Woolner

Facebook Founder’s Former Friends Won’t Stop Suing: Ann Woolner January 13, 2011, 9:04 PM EST  Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — In […]

By Oracle | 30 Jan 11 | Comments (0)

BMO banker sees return of Canadian mega-mergers

By Pav Jordan TORONTO (Reuters) – It’s the year of the mega-merger, says the head of Canada’s top M&A advisory […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Jan 11 | Also posted in Commodities, North America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Commodities Prices Are Hitting Your Wallet

by Emily Glazer, WSJ, It’s getting pricier to throw some ribs and burgers on the grill. And you can blame […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Jan 11 | Also posted in Commodities | Comments (0)

The Next Robo-Signing Crisis?

On Tuesday January 25, 2011, 12:26 pm EST It’s the next big shoe to drop in the robo-signing foreclosure scandal. […]

By DennisGao | 26 Jan 11 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Housing and jobs numbers signal firmer economy

Thu, Jan 20 2011 By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home resales jumped more than expected in […]

By DennisGao | 23 Jan 11 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

China grabs loss-soaked U.S. bank

China grabs loss-soaked U.S. bank Posted by Colin Barr January 21, 2011 2:14 pm   China is taking the U.S. banking […]

By Oracle | | Also posted in Asia, North America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Shadow inventory threatens housing recovery

Shadow inventory threatens housing recovery By Les Christie, staff writerJanuary 20, 2011: 7:34 AM ET   NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — […]

By Oracle | | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

SecondMarket trading doubles in private company stock

SecondMarket trading doubles in private company stock By Julianne Pepitone, staff reporter January 22, 2011: 9:43 AM ET   NEW […]

By Oracle | | Also posted in Hedge Fund, North America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Deadbeat Companies Deserve an Obama Wakeup Call: Jonathan Alter

Deadbeat Companies Deserve an Obama Wakeup Call: Jonathan Alter Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — We all know that small business is […]

By Oracle | 22 Jan 11 | Comments (0)

The Astounding Future Growth of the Mobile Internet (Video of Mary Meeker, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley)

Mary Meeker, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, goes through a whirlwind 30 minute presentation about the future of the Mobile […]

By ATSiem | 21 Jan 11 | Also posted in North America, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)