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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.

Goldman: The Dollar Needs To Fall Much, Much Further

By Vincent Fernando, CFA, Business Insider Forget about hyperinflation, a falling dollar might not even cause moderate inflation in the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Nov 10 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Social Media will disrupt the traditional “Retailing” Model

By Harish Kotadia, MyVenturePad.com Groupon, the “localized” deal of the day website has witnessed phenomenal growth in the last one […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Nov 10 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Dot-Com Bears Lead Emerging-Market Bulls Buying Latest Bubble

Barton Biggs warned of a U.S. stock- market bubble as early as January 1997 and stayed bearish for most of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

A Hedge-Fund Manager’s New Groove

By JENNY STRASBURG, WSJ A former hedge-fund manager who made a fortune shorting stocks has switched to the long side, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

U.S. home prices expected to slide another 8%

By Les Christie, CNN Money, The robo-signing controversy is just another issue that the already sluggish housing market didn’t need […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Nov 10 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Uh-Oh: Barron’s Cover “Bye Bye Bear”

By Barry Ritholtz, The rules for the classic magazine cover indicator are: 1. Mainstream — not business — publication 2. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Nov 10 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Singapore Shops Sydney

By Kevin Brekke, Editor Casey Research Switzerland The Singapore Exchange Ltd. (SGX) announced today (October 25, 2010) its intent to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Cooking Up City Water in Florida

By MAYA POPE-CHAPPELL Susan Stocker, Sun Sentine Owner Steven Fassberg at the Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co., which holds a […]

By Oracle | 31 Oct 10 | Also posted in Commodities, North America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Restaurant Franchises Try Truckin’ as a Way to Grow

By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN Darren Hauck for The Wall Street Journal Cousins Subs franchisee Cheryl Jones works a food truck […]

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

Greenberg: Chinese IPO Bubble Brewing in U.S.?

By: Herb Greenberg, CNBC There’s no stopping Chinese IPOs. Twenty-four of them this year—double last year, according to Renaissance Capital […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)