If you embrace the old Wall Street adage "Sell in May and Go Away" as an investing strategy, you could end up with a bad case of the U.S. stock market summer blues, a new research study has found.....
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Sell in May – But Don’t Go Away From the U.S. Stock Market
U.S. Treasury Bonds: The Not-So-Safe “Safe Haven”
In the last few weeks, international investors spooked by the budget crisis in Greece and the turmoil in southern Europe have been flocking into the U.S. Treasury bond market as a “safe haven.”
The huge resulting funds flows have pushed the 10-year Treasury bond yield down to 3.16%, very little above its level during the...
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Global Recovery Gaining Momentum, but Obstacles Remain
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced yesterday (Wednesday) that it has lifted its economic growth outlook, but warned that governments.....
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The Winners and Losers in the ‘Commodities New World Order’
In the "commodities new world order," commodity producers will be king.....
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What's Really Driving Obama's Sudden Interest in Oil
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning
U.S. President Barack Obama generated a lot of hubbub with his decision to open up parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to oil drilling.
We’ve all heard the criticisms that some of the geological surveys are as much as 30 years...
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China, Europe Lapping the US in the Clean Energy Race
By Kerri Shannon, Associate Editor, Money Morning
If the United States doesn’t take drastic measures to engineer new clean energy policies and investment initiatives, it will continue to take a back seat to China and Europe, which are driving the clean energy market toward a profitable future.
Both clean energy companies and...
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Despite the Near-Record Run in U.S. Stocks, Oil, Commodities and China Will be the Long-Term Winners
Although U.S. stocks have made a fairly smooth transition into Year Two of what’s so far been a near-record bull market, there are still many traps that can quickly ensnare a less-than-cautious investor.
Moving forward, investors need to focus on quality, take the time to understand what’s really happening in Washington, and...
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Are Coal Prices Ready to Burn Hot in 2010?
For most of the past 50 years, since the birth of environmental awareness, coal has been the “black sheep” of the power-production family. Now, thanks to more efficient furnaces, better exhaust-scrubbing systems and other technological advances, coal is regaining favor in the world’s energy markets.
However, the biggest factor in coal’s...
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Eurozone Announces Greece Rescue Plan To Encourage Investor Confidence
The Eurozone countries' decision is seen as a good short-term solution which could help Greece meet its $27.5 billion debt obligations maturing in April-May, but analysts are less sure of its ability for long-term success.
"That is still very unclear, particularly as their economy is likely to see a much bigger contraction than is forecast...
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Iron Ore Negotiations Reach an All-Too-Familiar Impasse
Iron ore negotiations have ground to a halt - again.
Iron ore producers and consumers were so far apart last year that negotiations on pricing broke down entirely. No price benchmark was reached between major Australian iron ore miners and China's steel mills.
Instead, steelmakers resorted to buying their iron ore from smaller producers on the...
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