Archive for October, 2008
Another sign we are near the market bottom
“I am so buried right now with the lower prices compared to what I paid,” he said. “But if I can get what I think is a reasonable amount, I’m going to sell out.” Investors flee to stock market’s sidelines, no return in sight – MarketWatch. I am always happy to see articles like the [...]
New Energy Finance – NEX – Weekly Review
Each week I provide a review of the previous week’s performance of the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index, symbol NEX. This information is provided by New Energy Finance. The NEX consists of about 90 stocks from 20 countries in seven sectors and is the bogey for the PowerShares Global Clean Energy Fund (PBD: 13.025 [...]
California housing sales continue to grow
September sales for the Sacramento region and southern California continued to show strong increases. I have been providing regular monthly updates on this site concerning the sales results for the Sacramento region with occasional data on the rest of California and Nevada. For September the region did not follow the usual seasonal slowdown at the [...]
Cuba claims massive oil reserves
BBC NEWS | Americas | Cuba claims massive oil reserves. I have not found the news linked above anywhere else. This could be a benefit to the U.S. in the event of future normalized relations between the two countries. The states would be a natural market for increased petroleum production in Cuban waters. The report [...]
Growth Stock Recovery?
My last few articles have focused on the high yield stock I follow and how the current market disruption has pushed these stock to levels where they are yielding 15-20% despite the prospects of continued strong payouts. It is not a stretch to believe these stock will recover nicely once they prove the can continue [...]
