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If you think that the credit issue and risk in sovereign debt is going away any time soon, you better think again.  A small under-covered downgrade today is something which should be reviewed by...
Fuqi International Inc. (NASDAQ: FUQI) got killed last night and things are not looking bright this morning.  The Chinese jewelry designer found “accounting errors” which led to overstated...
Standard & Poor’s may have just come to the rescue of Greece in a better or more clear manner than what the European nations have tried to do all along.  The ratings agency has just affirmed...
Direxion is launching six new Direxion Shares Daily ETFs, making the leveraged ETF trading instruments now at 34 ETFs.  These will seek 200% of the daily performance or 200% of the inverse of the...
Every time there is news from Greece about its debt woes, the first place to look for a reaction on how it will play out for U.S. investors and traders it seems to be the ADRs of the National Bank of...
If you have read the news about Greece, Spain, and other PIIGS nations, you might think that the EuroZone and any neighboring states would be in the tank.  If you asked about Turkey without making...
You saw the bank bailout in the U.S. in 2008 to 2009, now it seems that the great bailout is heading the way of Greece if the reports and if the rumors are accurate.  As this is the E.U. and a Euro...
WisdomTree (Pink Sheets: WSDT) has become fairly well-known in the world of exchange traded funds.  But today is a sad day for ETF traders, and is just further evidence that there are some solid ETF...
First it was Iceland, then came the PIIGS… This is of course the acronym for Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain…. although this is really an issue of PIGS front and center without...
If you are one of the ones worried that China is taking the world over, you might not need to worry about its military doing that.  At the current rate, China will just be able to start buying...
We have compiled from press releases and from company announcements a company-by-company donation and effort pledge to help in the relief efforts after the disastrous earthquake in Haiti.  These are...
Charles Schwab Corp. (NASDAQ: SCHW) has launched two new ETF products today.  The Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSE: SCHC) and the Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NYSE: SCHE) have...
Jim Cramer came out with his series of themes for 2010 on CNBC’s MAD MONEY this evening, and tonight’s theme was ‘Going Global.’  Despite the market being overbought and the negative news...
If today’s price action is of any indication for the full year, it seems that 2010 may be poised to be the year of the Irish banking sector.  Today’s big winners were not just banking stocks,...
Monday and Tuesday came the downgrades for Greece by ratings agencies.  Now it is Spain’s turn, or at least the writing is on the wall.  Standard & Poor’s has revised Spain’s outlook to...