Financial24 (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
NEW YORK, July 2 - A gauge of future U.S economic growth stood unchanged in the latest week but its yearly growth rate climbed to an almost two-year high, reaffirming hopes that the grips of deep recession are loosening, a research group said o ...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Research Recap submits: PIMCO’s Bill Gross advises investors to stick to low-risk bonds and stable dividend-paying equities in his latest Investment Outlook : ” If long-term economic growth declines by 1½% then profit growth will as well. This, after settling at perhaps half of absolute peak profit levels of 2007, because of the rise of savings rates from 0 to 8% or higher. But...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Filed under: International markets , China , Newsletters , Stocks to Buy " China Unicom (NYSE: CHU ) could be one of the best ways to play China's astounding economic growth," says Brandon Clay in Invest with an Edge . Here's the growth advisor's review. "With the world's largest population as its market, the mobile phone industry in China is set to soar. This makes China Unicom a compelling...
Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Many readers will be aware that New York Times opinion writer Paul Krugman wrote in his Monday column that individuals who did not support the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill when it came up in the House for a vote last Friday are guilty of "a form of treason" against the planet . A thought experiment: If two doctors were to disagree on a patient's diagnosis, and Krugman agreed with one...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Barron's interviews Joe Dear , Chief Investment Officer of California Public Employees' Retirement System [Calpers], the nation's largest public-pension fund. Some excerpts: Despite 'encouraging' developments, market conditions remain 'extremely fragile.' "The outlook for earnings has got to get more realistic... We're not going to see a powerful rebound in equities prices." Dear expects...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Steven Hansen submits: According to the U.S. Weekly Leading Index (US WLI) released on 26 June 2009 published by Economic Cycle Research Institute (( ECRI)) , there are continuing signs of economic improvement. Lakshman Achuthan of ECRI states: Following a 28-week upturn, WLI growth has broken into positive territory for the first time in over 22 months – an affirmation that an end to the recession...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
James Kar submits: China's government implements billions of dollars stimulus in its domestic economy. There is no doubt that China is an export-oriented economy, which has been negatively affected by global recession, especially by belt-tightening US consumers. With the US consumers saving more money and spending less, China exports are down significantly. To maintain China's economic growth, the...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, today said in its latest flagship quarterly research publication, "Global Outlook: Green Shoots Blossom," that economic growth is likely to surprise to the upside in the second half of the year. While rapid growth is already underway in Asia, investors have not yet priced in a rebound in the...
CARPE DIEM (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - A gauge of future U.S. economic growth rose along with its yearly growth rate, reaffirming hope that yearly growth will turn positive in the summer months, a research group said on Friday. The Economic Cycle Research Institute , a New York-based independent forecasting group, said its Weekly Leading Index (WLI) rose to a 36-week high of 117.1 for the week ending June 12,...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Filed under: Stocks to Buy , Southern Company (SO) Readers of this space know that one of the preferred sectors is the electric/power generation sector, which should benefit from both an expanded infrastructure and ramping demand, once U.S. economic growth resumes. And with the above in mind, the Southern Co. is (NYSE: SO ) worth a review. The Southern Co. provides power to roughly 4.3 million customers...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
Karl Denninger submits: Well, the document is finally out. Of course this is not legislation; that will happen on The Hill. But we get to read and comment, and with 85 pages in here, there's a lot of meat . Let's get right to it: The roots of this crisis go back decades. Years without a serious economic recession bred complacency among financial intermediaries and investors. Financial challenges such...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
This economy will continue to be driven by consumption (until the dollar gets cheap enough for the real owners of the US - China, India and Russia - to decide to tap into the US' under-utilized resources for manufacturing). However, in order for a recovery in consumption to begin, we must first see a sizable increase in personal savings. Savings must also be viewed as a source of capital to drive...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 06/14/2009
Between the years 2000-2007, nominal GDP growth in the U.S. was $4.2 Trillion. During the same period, the total credit market debt grew by $21.3 Trillion. This means that for every $1 increase in GDP, debt of $5 was required. In other words, $1 debt lead to just a 20 cent increase in GDP. Complete Story »
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
Filed under: Stocks to Buy Readers of this space know that one of the preferred sectors is the electric/power generation sector, which should benefit from both an expanded infrastructure and ramping energy demand, once U.S. economic growth resumes. Further, there are lateral lays associated with the above, and Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR ) is one. Continue reading Quanta Services knows the electric...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Tom Lindmark submits: A fair amount of economic data today that shows absolutely no clear picture of where the economy might be going. Let’s rip through it quickly. Retail sales were up 0.5% in May over April. Most of the increase is attributable to rising gasoline prices. Lots of stimulus money in the form of lower withholding started hitting in April and May. The consumer seems compelled to...
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konaxis | 12/10/2008
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iihsindia | 12/01/2008
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