Moscow’s ‘nuclear doctrine’ under fire

Posted by Matt in March 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Russia, Amp, Canada, Conventional Military Forces, moscow, Nuclear Doctrine, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Reliance, Russia

While Obama is reducing our reliance on nuclear weapons, Russia is doing the opposite. It’s conventional military forces are starting to crumble, so it is being forcing to rely on its nuclear forces.
FT.com / US & Canada – Moscow’s ‘nuclear doctrine’ under fire

China in Midst of ‘Greatest Bubble in History,’ Rickards Says – Bloomberg.com

Posted by Matt in March 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Financial Crisis, Amp, Asset Allocation, Banks, Boom, China Economy, China S Economy, Crash, Doom, Economic Growth, Gloom, Harvard University Professor, Hong Kong, Jim Chanos, Kenneth Rogoff, Marc Faber, Midst, Misallocation, Professor Kenneth, Rickards, summit

“As I see it, it is the greatest bubble in history with the most massive misallocation of wealth,” Rickards said at the Asset Allocation Summit Asia 2010 organized by Terrapinn Pte in Hong Kong yesterday. China “is a bubble waiting to burst.”
Rickards joins hedge fund manager Jim Chanos, Gloom, Boom & Doom publisher Marc Faber [...]

China’s Huge Economic Bubble To Trigger Another Major World Financial Crisis :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website

Posted by Matt in February 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Economy, Amp, Bubbles, China Economic, China Economy, Chinese Growth, Economic Bubble, Economy China, Financial Crisis, Financial Markets, Free Website, Independent Experts, Industrial Sector, International Organizations, Locomotive, Oracle, Oracle Financial, Raw Materials, Revival, Spheres, World Economy

According to cautious forecasts of the experts and international organizations, the world is gradually coming out of the crisis thanks to China, whose economy became a locomotive of the world’s revival. China is growing its own industrial sector and increasing raw materials purchasing, while stimulating the world trade and manufacturing. Independent experts warn that Chinese [...]

How To Profit From An Inefficient Market – Forbes.com

Posted by Matt in February 14th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Investing, 12 Months, Amp, Earnings Momentum, Explanations, Forbes, Gold Bonds, Holding Period, Index Fund, Inefficient Market, Investment Strategy, Momentum Trading, Mutual Fund, Narasimhan, Phenomenon, Portfolio Formation, Sheridan Titman, Stocks, Substantial Evidence, Time Lag, Trading Strategies

In fact, this pattern occurs so frequently that research by Narasimhan Jegadeesh and Sheridan Titman found that by applying an investment strategy to the momentum phenomenon, investors could earn returns of about 1% per month, which is a significant premium to the standard market results. This analysis has been found in over 40 markets globally [...]

Aerial Photos of World Trade Center Attack [on 9/11] Are Released – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in February 10th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Terrorism, 911, Aerial Photos, Amp, Archive Photos, Attack Photos, Chief Curator, Collapse, Digital Archive, Digital Photos, Dust Clouds, Jan Seidler Ramirez, Nytimes, Photos Of World Trade Center, Photos Of World Trade Center Attack, Seidler, September 11 Memorial, Still Images, Visual Phenomena, Wide Angle, World Trade Center, World Trade Center Attack

The still images are “a phenomenal body of work” that show a new, wide-angle look at the towers’ collapse and the gray dust clouds that shrouded the city afterward, said Jan Seidler Ramirez, the chief curator of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, which is compiling a digital archive of attack coverage. The photos [...]

Niall Ferguson: The Next Greece? It’s The US!

Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Niall Ferguson, general, Allowscriptaccess, Amp, Bailout, Economist, Embed Src, European Countries, Financial Collapse, Greece, Historian, Hl En, Http Www Youtube, inflation, Lt, Niall-Ferguson, Param Name, Safe Haven, Type Application, X Shockwave Flash

Economist and historian Niall Ferguson predicts a French-German bailout of Greece and financial collapse for other European countries. U.S. might seem like a safe haven now, but with rising nominal yields at a time of low inflation and having a very large debt, there is more trouble coming our way.
Niall Ferguson: The Next Greece? It’s [...]

MIDDLE EAST: Looming regional war involving Syria, Israel and Lebanon — or more hot air? | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times

Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Amp, Babylon, Few Days, Governments, Hot Air, Israel, Lebanon, Los Angeles Times, Middle East, Regional War, Sake, State Security, Status Quo, Syria

This is not more hot air, but the article seems to imply it.
Israel and Syria have exchanged heated words in the last few days, leading many to wonder whether this new round of threats is leading up to a regional war, or is merely a bluffing contest to maintain the status quo that allows both [...]

Paulson claims Russia tried to foment Fannie-Freddie crisis | FT.Com

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in China, Russia, Amp, Bonds, Canada, China, Fannie Freddie, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac, Hank Paulson, Mortgage Finance Companies, Russia, Us Treasury Secretary

Russia proposed to China that the two nations should sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds in 2008 to force the US government to bail out the giant mortgage-finance companies, former US Treasury secretary Hank Paulson has claimed.
FT.com / US & Canada – Paulson claims Russia tried to foment Fannie-Freddie crisis

Make Money When the Market Falls

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Investing, 401k, Amp, Dow 30, Dow Index, Etfs, Exchange Traded Funds, Investments, Market Stock, Money Market, Mutual Fund, Mutual Funds, Nasdaq 100 Index, Nasdaq Index, Profunds, Russell 2000 Index, Ryurx, Stock Market

I own a 401k at work that only allows me to invest in mutual funds. For example, Exchange-Traded-Funds (ETFs) and stock are not an option. But I want to short the market. What can I do?
That’s where inverse mutual funds come in. These are mutual funds that short the market for you. When the stock [...]

China accuses US of using cyberwarfare | FT.Com

Posted by Matt in January 24th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Amp, China Politics, Foreign Policy, Mouthpiece, Ruling Communist Party, War Of Words

China raised the ante at the weekend in an escalating war of words with the US as the ruling Communist party’s mouthpiece accused Washington of employing cyberwarfare.
FT.com / China / Politics & Foreign Policy – China accuses US of using cyberwarfare