Month: November 2011

Economics to Track This Week – China in Focus

There are only a few important reports that we are watching this week for the U.S. economics. Now that is good news as the European fiasco is taking center stage anyway.

Below is the economic reports that are expected through the 15th.   More important will be the inflation numbers out...

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P/E to Determine Value – HOGWASH!

As we see it, until the European situation is under control there will continue to be large swings and volatility will be common. Don’t even try to find reasons for a quick rise or fall   during the day. News flow is strong and the media no longer feels that...

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Priceline.com (PCLN) – Some Quick Pre-Earnings Notes

Priceline (PCLN) is scheduled to report after the bell today. The consensus is estimating that they will earn $9.29 on $1.4 billion of revenue.

Next quarter is a different story as that is one of the weakest quarters that they usually report – next to Q1.

Watch for a price move if...

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Corruption and Bribary Across Various Countries – India Is In The Lead

From the December Bloomberg Markets magazine. The article attempts to show how much corruption is being admitted to and the numbers are revealing. But, can we really trust people that pay and take bribes to tell us the truth about their criminal dealings?

Here is the info anyway…

COMPARING CORRUPTION -`WE ARE...

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