David Zeiler: Stock markets around the world soared Friday in reaction to the morning’s Eurozone debt crisis deal, but noted investorJim Rogers wasn’t impressed. Read more…
NYSE:DIA, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:SPY
David Zeiler: Assuming the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) represents the biggest, most influential companies in America, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) easily qualifies. Read more…
NYSE:DIA, QQQ
David Zeiler: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors have cringed as the stock slipped about 16% from its peak over the last two months. Read more…
QID, QLD, QQQ
David Zeiler: How many times have we been told the Eurozone debt crisis is resolved, only to have it turn up again like a bad penny? Last year’s string of good news/ bad news on the Eurozone debt crisis had the markets going up and down like a yo-yo until the routine grew so tiresome that most people stopped Read more…
NYSE:EIRL, NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWI, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:VGK
David Zeiler: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) loves to think of lucrative new uses for other people’s bright ideas. For instance, the original iPod wouldn’t have been possible without Toshiba’s innovative 1.8-inch hard drive. Read more…
QQQ
David Zeiler: Following its extraordinary beat last quarter, expectations for Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) earnings are even higher than usual. Read more…
QQQ
David Zeiler: On the surface, it would appear that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has little to fear from the antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice last week. Read more…
QQQ
David Zeiler: There’s an inherent flaw in Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system. The flaw isn’t a technical glitch. In fact, most agree that Google’s Android is a first-rate mobile operating system that has gotten better with each update. Some even prefer it to Apple’s iOS. Read more…
NASDAQ:FONE, QQQ
David Zeiler: A new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) dividend will make the stock even more attractive while expanding the pool of potential investors. Apple announced that starting in September, it will pay a $2.65 quarterly dividend. Read more…
QQQ
David Zeiler: The long-anticipated housing market rebound will hit a speed bump this year as the number of foreclosures rises again. With January’s mammoth $26 billion settlement between five major banks and a group of state attorneys general, foreclosures that had been held up for a year or more are Read more…
NYSE:ITB, NYSE:IYR, NYSE:XHB
David Zeiler: More experts are saying what most Americans have suspected for years – the real inflation rate is much higher than the government is willing to admit. Officially, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says the inflation rate, or Consumer Price Index (CPI), for 2011 was 3%. Read more…
NYSE:TBT, NYSE:TLT, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP
David Zeiler: With two GOP presidential candidates saying they’d add legendary Wall Street pundit Jim Grant to their administrations, bringing back the gold standard clearly has moved up on the Republican agenda. Read more…
NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP
David Zeiler: The presidents of the U.S. Federal Reserve may not have used their knowledge for personal gain, but a look at their assets does show several apparent conflicts of interests. Read more…
NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SPY
David Zeiler: The threat of another flash crash caused by high-frequency trading is as great as ever. And the next flash crash could be much worse than the one that shocked investors in May 2010. Read more…
NYSE:DIA, NYSE:IWM, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:VTI
David Zeiler: Led by presidential candidate Ron Paul’s “end the Fed” mantra, Republicans have made their attacks on the U.S. Federal Reserve into an election year rallying cry. Read more…
NYSE:SPY
Most Comments