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Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets appear to be regaining their footing in the first few trading days following last week’s dismal sell-off. Bargain buyers have stepped in as major stock indexes are holding above key support levels. Keep in mind however that the bounce higher Read more…
The investment surprise of 2012 so far isn’t the orderly Greek default, the sudden sell-off in U.S. Treasury bonds, or even the big move up in the Dow. It’s the astonishing outperformance of Japan, a market that’s even topping highflyers like China, Korea and Read more…
Jared Cummans: The Japanese economy has been a major point of contention over the last few decades. What once looked like a budding nation fell prey to a terrible recession that has lasted for the better part of three decades. As such, a number of investors have avoided Japan altogether, as there are a slew Read more…
Chris Martenson: At the circus, you are sometimes treated to the spinning plate act where a performer tries to keep an improbable number of plates spinning at once, racing from one plate to the next as their wobbles indicate the need for another dose of momentum. Considering the number of spinning Read more…
Yiannis Mostrous: Japanese stocks have long tempted value-oriented investors who hope to capitalize on the sclerotic Japanese market’s eventual turnaround. Unfortunately, those gains have proved Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Let’s talk Japan (NYSEArca:EWJ). Every year some analyst comes out with a variation of the story that Japan is about to rebound. Usually the argument goes something like this: Japanese markets are impossibly cheap and the central bank will be there to prevent a catastrophe. Read more…
Ron Rowland: One of the best ways to make money in ETFs is to not lose money. I know it sounds obvious, but I can assure you that many people don’t get this key point. Read more…
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Tyler Laundon: On November 21st Warren Buffett stood next to the President and CEO of one of Japan’s great industrial companies and held up a sign saying, “Never give up Fukushima!” Read more…
Michael Johnston: So far, this year has been tough for markets around the globe. Since the downgrade of U.S. credit quality in August, equity markets have become plagued with rampant volatility, discouraging capital inflows and prompting many investors to pull out of the markets entirely. Just when the Read more…
Ron Rowland: Income-hungry investors are having a rough time right now. Interest rates are at historic lows in the U.S. Worse, Ben Bernanke and his chums at the Fed seem determined to keep rates near zero. Even threats of inflation everywhere haven’t budged Ben from his plan. Read more…
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The bear case for Japan is well known: high debt, slow growth, an aging population, gaping budget deficits and dysfunctional politics. To many investors, Japan’s economy seems like yesterday’s story, while emerging markets look like the future. But there are two sides to every story, and the Read more…
Warren Buffett calls the crisis in Japan, “a buying opportunity”. Buffet recently proclaimed in the Financial Times that, “Frequently something out of the blue like this, an extraordinary event, Read more…
The images and stories out of Japan are truly heartbreaking. The devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami several days ago killed thousands of people, displaced tens of thousands more, Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDXJ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.74% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
We’re less than three full months into 2011, and the year is already chock-full of stunning world events. Yet if you depend on the media to tell you what is happening, you may miss some of the 
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