Google, Inc announced that it is purchasing Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for $12.5 billion in cash. Motorola Mobility was separated from the main Motorola Company earlier this year. Google will pay $40.00 per share which equals a 63 percent premium to Motorola’s closing price on Friday. In premarket trading Motorola’s shares rose by 60% from… Continue Reading
Those who know me, know that I extol the virtuous foresight of those investors who have gone East into the emerging markets. Its true, its a new game there, but there is money to be made from India to China. Those multinationals that have had increased sales to these emerging markets are the most stable… Continue Reading
Markets are set to open slightly higher as hopes that this week will be less volatile than last week. There is something calmness and those investors that have staked their retirements and lifestyles on the markets want stability. Unfortunately for them the market could very well have a certain level of volatility for some time.… Continue Reading
The price of gold has been jumping and people have been buying it as a safe haven. There have been predictions that gold will go up as high as $2,500. As long as the markets are volatile gold is likely to remain attractive. Gold was selling so well that in May this year that EBay… Continue Reading
Leave it up to the EU to possibly threaten the already shaky US financials with their sovereign banks’ “junk debt.” If the European debt crisis was an isolated venture then it would not phase our weakened system, yet bank are like the Three Muskateers in that they adhere to the mantra of “All for One… Continue Reading
In case you don’t know this week was the most volatile week in market history. The ups and downs left many investors guessing. Yet, the true numbers were for the month mark showing the Dow down nearly 9 percent. Ultimately, in the last month the supports faltered and the Dow has headed below them. One… Continue Reading
Volatility is the name of game in the markets these days. Since last Thursday the markets have swung up and down wildly. This has confused even the most seasoned investors. Are we heading for a crash or not? Yes this is a crash and it is crashing for a variety of reasons, but a crash… Continue Reading
Buying Treasury bonds will never be the same. The problem with the bond market is that there’s no clarity and that make trading difficult. On one hand, the Fed has given us clarity by informing us that interest will be low for the next two years. In all probability, the Fed will hold onto the… Continue Reading
With the Dow falling 512 points yesterday and the S&P approaching dangerous territory towards the 1,100 mark there has been a sudden call from many investors that perhaps this is the bottom. It could be, but many traders that are taking a more macro view disagree. As I have said before there are many indicators… Continue Reading