Month: March 2011

March Market Madness: International Business Machines (IBM)

As we mentioned earlier, this month we are going to be looking at the stocks that make up the DJIA. Next up, Big Blue – International Business Machines (IBM).

Unless you have been hiding out somewhere, you know all about IBM. This is one serious competitor in its space and has...

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Gas and Oil Prices – High and Going……..

The disaster in Japan has created a situation that may cause a drop in oil and other energy use – at least that is what the talking heads will believe. Yet, there is nothing correct about that as Japan will need to switch from nuclear energy to fossil fuels for...

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Links and Reading for March 17th

Some of the more interesting and important items for March 17th :

JMP Analyst Downgrades Apple, Cites Asian Manufacturing Partner – WSJ.com – Apple Inc. (AAPL) got a rare downgrade on Wednesday as a JMP Securities analyst pointed to results from the company's main Asian manufacturing partner that may indicate some...

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Links and Reading for March 16th

Some of the more interesting and important items for March 16th :

Nikkei 225 Futures in Chicago Show Japanese Stocks May Plunge – Businessweek – Contracts expiring in June changed hands for 8,325 in Chicago as of 7:19 a.m. Tokyo time today. That’s 7 percent less than the futures closing level...

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Are We Supposed to Believe This?

Throughout the day, we have been treated to an array of news stories regarding Japan that have been convoluted and difficult to prove. As usual, once a negative stories are quickly followed up with either a clarification or denial. Welcome to the world of manipulated and twisted news.

Here...

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