General Electric Reveals Order Strength; Registers Record Backlog

By Valuentum:

General Electric (GE) put up a darling of an order number with

Industry Ranks November 2013

  My main industry model is illustrated in the graphic. Green industries are cold. Red industries are hot. If you like to play momentum, look at the red zone, and ask the question, “Where are trends under-discounted?” Price momentum tends to persist, but look for areas where it might be even better in the near […]

5 Biotechnology Bargains With Attractive Fundamentals

ByJoseph P. Porter:

If analysts are right, the healthcare industry is going to be an area of significant growth in the years ahead, particularly due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA – also known as “Obamacare”). The healthcare industry is large, however, and it is replete …

Risk Management: An Ounce of Prevention

They say an ounce is prevention is worth a pound of cure. But if the sickness is excessive portfolio volatility, “prevention” can entail more than one step.    

IPO Preview: Qunar Cayman Islands

By IPOdesktop:

Based in Beijing, China, Qunar Cayman Islands (QUNR) scheduled a $117 million IPO with a market capitalization of $1.2 billion price range midpoint of $10.50 for Friday, November 1, 2013.

Retirement Trick or Treat

As you battle ghosts and goblins tonight, take a moment and test your retirement IQ provided by a recent WSJ quiz.  How well do you know the facts about saving for your nest egg, life expectancies, and retirement incomes?   Don’t be derailed if you find your knowledge level isn’t up to par, the important part […]

The Fed Is Going Shock Markets By Increasing QE

Today one of the most highly respected fund managers in Singapore spoke with King World News about everything from the danger present in global stock markets, to QE, and gold. Grant Williams, who is portfolio manager of the Vulpes Precious Metals Fund, also warned that when it comes to global stock markets, “If we suddenly get a lot of people tryi…

We Are Now In The “Last Innings” Of The End Game

On the heels of more volatile trading in global markets, today Canadian legend John Ing warned King World News that we are now in the “last innings” of the end game. Ing, who has been in the business for 43 years, also revealed a coming radical change in policy by China that is going to shock market participants. He also discussed what all of t…

Danger For The West As China Makes Global Chess Moves

Today one of the most highly respected fund managers in Singapore spoke with King World News about how the the Chinese are now making global chess moves that threaten the West. Grant Williams, who is portfolio manager of the Vulpes Precious Metals Fund, also warned about an approaching moment, “when it will get very dangerous for the US dollar.”…

Major Warning Signal For Markets

There is reason to be concerned even with global stock markets on a tear recently. There is an incredibly important chart featured below which shows why the stock market may finally be set to plunge.

CFTC Delays Cases in Funding Squeeze

The CFTC is so cash-starved that it is being forced to delay cases, shelve certain probes and decided not to file charges against two men in the “London whale” trading mess, a top official said.

‘Unusual’ Trades Spur Firing

Credit Suisse said a London trader within its investment bank racked up nearly $6 million in losses that haven’t previously been made public.

Secular Bull and Bear Markets

Nov 01, 2013 Doug Short  Was the March 2009 low the end of a secular bear market and the beginning of a secular bull? Without crystal ball, we simply don’t know. One thing we can do is examine the past to broaden our understanding of the range of possibilities. An obvious feature of this inflation-adjusted is the pattern of long-ter…

Document Reveals Official NSA Talking Points: Use 9/11 Attacks As A "Sound Bite"

Submitted by Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
Al Jazeera America has done some great work in obtaining the official NSA talking points via a Freedom of Information Act request. As might be expected, the agency tells its people to use the attacks on September 11, 2001 to manipulate public opinion into accepting unacceptable levels of survei…