In the good old days, farmers knew better than to yoke a bull and an ass together to plow the field. The yoke would be uneven and no good would come from it. How about a bull and a bear, would those two harmonize?
We shall find out soon. Unknowingly, investors have been watching a bull and bear work together simultaneously. We have a stock market bull and an economy bear. How so? Read more…
The $787.2 billion stimulus plan is a lightning rod for criticism and second guessing, but love it or hate it, the massive program’s funds are flowing as planned.
According to Obama administration figures that date back to July 31, $240.4 billion, or more than 29%, of stimulus funds are now available for use. That’s better than the roughly 25% that the Obama administration estimated for the end of July.
Just $120.4 billion, or 15% of the stimulus total, has actually been paid out so far.
“Available for use” means that federal agencies have set aside fund for approved stimulus projects. Read more…
Tan Sri Robert Kuok Hock Nien (born 6 October 1923, in Johor Bahru, Johor),
is an influential Malaysian Chinese businessman. According to Forbes his
net worth is estimated to be around $10 billion on May 2008, making him the
richest person in Southeast Asia.
Robert Kuok Hock Nien’s notes on the past sixty years
(On the occasion of Kuok Group’s 60th Anniversary 10 April 2009)
Some investors rely purely on mathematics when deciding which stocks to buy or investments to make. But many investors make those decisions relying to a considerable degree on imagination and faith, too.
These “story” investors envision a future path for the world, sometimes improbable, build a case for it, and then think, “How can I make money on that?”
Here are five such broad scenarios that many investors are considering today, at a moment when the economy and financial markets seem to be at a key transition point, from recession to uncertain recovery.
Some of these scenarios are in competition with each other, but all have their adherents, and all present opportunities. Read more…
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