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Summer has come and is almost gone.  Larry Summers, on the other hand has already come and gone.  I understand how the end of Summer affect the entire planet, but I am somewhat in the dark as to how the end of Summers is cited as the almost singular reason for world markets to be […]

It won’t be long now before you are able to find a policeman when you need one.  Just head for the nearest Dunkin’ Donuts (NASDAQ:DNKN).  That’s right, Dunkin’ Donuts is coming back to London after two decades. The company announced yesterday that it was on a mission to rescue Londoners from the jaws of Krispy […]

Every evening Americans turn on their TV’s to catch up on the news of the day.  Among the top five headlines of the day, there is inevitably something like this:  “The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 32 points today on news that . . .”  For the average American, that’s the most attention that […]

Daily chart: The USDX found strong resistance at the 82.51 level and now, the USDX has fallen to the level of 82.12. This could mean the formation of a lower high pattern, but if the USDX does fall to support at the 81.50 level, that could be an indication of a trend change. However, if […]

Glaxosmithkline (LSE:GSK) share price has declined by 13.0 pence (0.79%) in trading on the London Exchange today, continuing its current decline that began on 02 September, although the company announced that it has reached an agreement to divest its nutritional drink brands, Lucozade and Ribena, to Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd for £1.35 billion. GSK had […]

Daily chart: The USDX broke the resistance at the 82.51 level and it is very likely that during the next week, the USDX consolidates above these levels with a lower high pattern. However, we must consider the USDX could make a bearish rebound at current levels, because that level of 82.51 is very strong. The […]

I’m not going to write about stocks today, but I will at least mention one.  Instead, I wish to direct your attention to the economy in general.  I’m also going to say some things that the media does not often say and politicians don’t want them to say it. The economy is out of control. […]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote one of my typically brilliant stories, only to see that my colleague, Tom Frew, wrote about the same story the very next day.  I cautioned him that his “oversight” might be returned in kind someday.  I mean, you never know about these things.  Today, I return from a […]

Daily chart: The USDX remains strong on a bullish trend, because this is consolidating above the 200 day moving average and the latter have been bullish candlesticks. It is likely that during this week, the USDX achieved up to resistance at the 82.51 level. Recall that this level is very strong and could slow the […]

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) have jointly announced that Microsoft will purchase the vast majority of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and use Nokia’s mapping services as part of a deal worth 5.4bn euros ($7.2bn; £4.6bn). Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will pay 3.79bn euros to purchase substantially […]