Monthly Archives: May 2009

Is it Time to Invest in Oil?

As expected with the coming of the summer months, oil prices have surged over the last couple of weeks from $40 to $60. Fueled by a slew of recent economic data which points to an easing of the recession, investors … Continue reading

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Companies Benefiting from Regulation of the Derivatives Market

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is proposing requirements that will improve the transparency of over the counter derivatives trading on instruments such as interest rate and credit default swaps. Geithner calls for electronic execution of trades to replace the current system, … Continue reading

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Fool’s Gold – Stock Trading – Options Trading

Gillian Tett’s new book, “Fool’s Gold”, is a refreshing and innovative approach to the failings of financial institutions, in that she convincingly ties such failings to the personalities and tribal behavioral patterns of the bankers and economists who putatively cause … Continue reading

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Companies Benefiting from FAA Air Traffic Control Upgrade

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “Civilian air-traffic computer networks have been penetrated multiple times in recent years”. The article goes on the describe a disturbing incident in which hackers stole a network administrator’s password and … Continue reading

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Rolling in the Dough – Neutral Market Profits – Iron Condors

Wouldn’t it be nice to make money, even if the stock market didn’t go up or down? Well, there’s a way to do it and it’s called the Iron Condor. An iron condor is a stock options strategy and a … Continue reading

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Time to Invest in Construction Companies?

For owners of construction stocks, the fallout of the subprime lending crisis has hit home in a big way. With prospective homeowners finding it difficult to obtain credit, this is not a good time to be in the process of … Continue reading

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Companies Benefiting from Cold War Weapons Cleanup

On April 22nd, the U.S. Energy Departmentannounced that it will spend $6 billion to clean up nuclear weapons facilities dating back to the Cold-War era. This endeavor is part of Barrack Obama’s stimulus package, and more than half of the … Continue reading

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Companies Standing to Benefit from the Swine Flu Outbreak

We live in an age and environment when, no matter what threat we face, there are organizations that stand to benefit. The current swine flu outbreak (more scientifically known as H1N1) is no exception. Several large international companies are well … Continue reading

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