Hedge strategies to consider
Investors who aren't yet hedged, and are interested in cost-effective portfolio protection, can consider buying the VIX September 32.50 call and selling the VIX September 37.50 call. When Schwartz…
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Stocks May Fall Further Despite Massive Sell-Off - Barrons.com Blood Not Yet Running in the Streets By MARK HULBERT | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Despite the market's steep plunge, investors are…
Buffett would rate U.S. 'quadruple-A'
Read this comment from Warren Buffett about the S&P downgrade. There is no question in his mind that the U.S. debts are money good because the U.S can print money. He goes on to say that…
Western Leaders Seek to Contain Euro-Crisis Market Turmoil
Western leaders huddled on preventing the debt crisis from spreading to the core of the euro area after the biggest weekly decline in global stocks since 2008. President Barack Obama and British…
Berlusconi under pressure as markets lose patience
(Reuters) - Bond markets may be succeeding where political opponents have failed, pushing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi closer to the exit and opening up fresh uncertainties as Italystruggles to…
A reprint from Zero Hedge about leaving the Euro- a good idea
How Ireland Can Leave The Euro: One Expert's View Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/28/2011 17:15 -0400 Bond Capital Markets Creditors default fixed Germany Greece Ireland Italy Monetary Policy…
SEC, Rajat Gupta Drop Their Cases, for Now
NEW YORK—The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its civil administrative proceeding against former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. director Rajat Gupta, but left the door open to pursue…
Small Firms Hunger for Sales, Not Credit .
Small-business lending has been in trouble, but is there an explanation beyond the widespread perception that banks are denying credit, and starving small entrepreneurs? Clearly, the financial crisis…
I.M.F. Chief to Face French Investigation
PARIS — A French court on Thursday ordered an investigation into charges that the International Monetary Fund’s new managing director, Christine Lagarde, had abused her authority in a 2007 dispute…