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Fact: Today oil futures hit a record high above $88 a barrel.
Whether you like it or not oil prices are on the rise, and how far they go up is anyone’s guess.
If you are one the many bulls, then you may want to get invested. Lucky for you you don’t have to trade futures to [...]

Just want to make a quick humor post here to lighten everyone’s morning. The headline above is actually the featured headline over at Yahoo Finance right now, and it left me feeling, “emotional”.
The headline just gets everything started, as the article cites,
“Wall Street extended its retreat Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the [...]

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Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who always seems to be getting his nose into something has possibly hit a home run with his newest venture with BEA Systems worth atleast an estimated $200 million.
Here is the situation, Carl Icahn has accumulated 13.22% of BEA Systems (BEAS) which was publicly announced by himself and can be [...]

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MarketWatch is brewing up what could be a grand way to combat Motley Fool CAPS and other investment communities. The site is now featuring its new Community Site open for Beta testing.
I was at the MarketWatch homepage today when I ran across the advertisement to check out their new homepage. Figuring it was a new [...]

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All investors should know China has been hotter then hot. If you didn’t then I am happy to be the first to tell you the news.
The way to look at China as a whole is to look at the Exchange Traded Fund, which trades under symbol FXI. FXI under wall street jargon known as the [...]

Last week Thursday was a rough day for the stock market as Baidu.com then the economy triggered a sell off. This marked the first heavy distribution day - meaning distribution on above average volume - for the NASDAQ and S & P 500 since back in August of this year.
Most investors have shrugged off last [...]

Another solid week, and I can’t wait for more :twisted:.
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Hope everyone [...]

Yesterday the market, well mostly technology stocks and China related, took a beating starting at around 1 PM EST. The sell off continued until the end of the day, stocks rebounded fairly well. But what caused it?
The initial sell off came thanks to JPMorgan releasing a report on Baidu.com (BIDU, Charts) basically saying that the [...]