2012 has not seen a slew of IPOs from U.S. based companies. But there are some of interest. China leads the pack on the overall amount and with the list of losers much longer than the list of winners, one has to wonder if the pipeline is soon to dry...
It has been a wild ride over the past 52 weeks and some markets came out looking good, some not so good.
Clearly the U.S. has the best overall return in 2011 and that shows through on the peak to trough range – and still holding up well.
Europe (ex-Germany) has not...
With all of the talk and blather about new jobs by green energy initiatives, did anyone every consider how many people would lose their job by what it would be replacing? The ugly fact is that the push to drive money into the solar and wind programs (many of which...
The sudden shift of market sentiment over the past several weeks is not just due to the re-emerging concerns over Greece. There are some very strong indications that financial conditions are starting to show additional strain as economic reports and earnings outlooks are disappointing.
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