An Alternate Theory About Why Apple Is Cutting iPhone Orders (AAPL)
The primary reason Apple analysts have turned bearish seems to be concern about iPhone 5 demand.Asian supply chain sources are saying Apple cut its iPhone 5 orders for the first quarter of 2013.Apple...
View ArticleHow Short-Seller Carson Block Became The Most Hated Man In China
Carson Block, the young hotshot short-seller who runs Muddy Waters Research, has become famous (or infamous) for shorting Chinese companies. He was a virtual unknown in Wall Street circles until his...
View ArticleFINANCIAL ADVISOR INSIGHTS: Robert Shiller Explains Why We Have To Protect...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.10 Top Wall Street Strategists Project The S&P 500 Won't Fall In 2013...
View ArticleThe Eurozone Has Only Delayed Its Reckoning
NEW YORK – The risks facing the eurozone have been reduced since the summer, when a Greek exit looked imminent and borrowing costs for Spain and Italy reached new and unsustainable heights. But, while...
View ArticleFor The First Time, There Are Reports About Obama Blinking On Entitlements
Bloomberg is reporting that President Barack Obama is weighing a "Social Security concession" in negotiation of a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.According to the report, Obama is considering...
View ArticleMITT ROMNEY FINANCE CHAIRMAN: Looks Like A Deal Will Get Done With Taxes...
Mitt Romney National Finance Chair, fund manager, and TV personality Anthony Scaramucci is in DC, and tweets:Meanwhile, from more official sources, there's a report that Obama is considering blinking...
View ArticleWhy Corn Farmers Won And Livestock Producers Lost During This Year's Drought
According to the NOAA, 2012 will likely set a record for the warmest year recorded in U.S. history.The highlight of the hot year was undoubtedly the summer's drought, which plagued America's farms.A...
View ArticlePRESENTING: The New American Dream Home — Where Multiple Generations Of One...
The bottom of the U.S. housing market seems to be behind us and mortgage rates are at record lows.However, Americans are reluctant to buy a home due to shaky labor market conditions, weak wages, and...
View ArticleSmith & Wesson's New Presentation Shows Amazing Investment Growth Opportunity...
Following Friday's horrific Connecticut elementary school shooting, the debate over control has come to the forefront of Washington politics.California Senator Dianne Feinstein said that she intended...
View ArticleDOW JUMPS 100 POINTS: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, QQQ, SWHC, RGR,...
Stocks had a good day today.First the scoreboard:Dow: 13,235, +100.3, +0.7 percentS&P 500: 1,430, +16.7, +1.1 percentNASDAQ: 3,010, +39.2, +1.3 percentAnd now the top stories:The latest reading of...
View ArticleThe Fiscal Cliff Isn't The End Of The World
Given all the news coverage and the drama over what is at stake, it can be easy to think of going over the fiscal cliff — as the spending cuts take effect and tax cuts finally expire — as the end of...
View ArticleMeredith Whitney's Gone Bullish On Financials
Meredith Whitney is recommending her clients buy banks stocks, and fast, CNBC reports.The analyst, known for accurately calling the subprime mortgage crisis, has been bearish on banks for some time....
View ArticleSTUDY: We've Reached Peak Farmland, And That's A Good Thing
Researchers at Rockefeller University believe that the world has reached "peak farmland"— that we're using more land for agriculture now than we ever will in the future.The idea of 'peak farmland'...
View ArticleGARY SHILLING: Here's Why India Is A Better Bet Than China
Of the world's big emerging markets, China is widely seen as the most significant and reliable engine for growth, even despite its recent slowdown.Meanwhile, India has been a disappointment with its...
View ArticleBy One Measure, America Has Already Surpassed Saudi Arabia As The World's Top...
America may already be a bigger player in oil than Saudi Arabia, argues one analyst.According to Brain Wang at NextBigFuture (via Platts), the U.S. is producing more fossil fuel than Saudi Arabia,...
View ArticleThis 29-Year-Old Princeton Grad Wants To Be The Next Grover Norquist — But He...
With Republicans preparing to cave on White House demands to raise taxes, GOP House leaders have adjusted their focus to the other side of the government balance sheet, and demanding specific and...
View ArticleHow France Fell So Far Behind Germany
Lately, it seems like the whole world is finding fault with the French.Ratings agency Moody has downgraded France and the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
View ArticleObama Has Reportedly Raised The Threshold For Tax Increases To $400k, And A...
The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama has made a new budget offer to House Speaker, including a significant shift from a previous sticking point in their negotiations to avert...
View ArticleUS Business Confidence Surges, Even As Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty Jumps
The December reading of Morgan Stanley's proprietary Business Conditions Index* is out and the results are a bit counterintuitive, but overall they appear to be bullish.The headline index surged 15...
View ArticleGOLDMAN: People We Talk To Have Stopped Worrying About The Fiscal Cliff
Uncertainty around the fiscal cliff continues to be at elevated levels as Washington has yet to hammer out a deal.However, stocks are up and according to a new survey from Morgan Stanley, business...
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