Aug

31

Momentum Trading On US Assets

August 31, 2008 | 2 Comments

Wall Street suffered a bloody nose on Friday but investors can seek solace that US assets are looking attractive. Certain events confirmed that hot funds are plumping for US assets and some momentum trading is underway. In a volatile investment climate, the most dangerous place may actually turn out to be the safest.
Firstly, the US […]

Aug

28

Hurricane Gustav Brings Cheers To Oil Market

August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

Hurricane Gustav is set to bring cheers to the battered oil and commodities market as it heads towards the Gulf of Mexico. Oil prices briefly touched $119.63 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange before falling back to $118.15 a barrel Wednesday.
What is the possible extent of damage from Hurricane Gustav? In 2005, Hurricane […]

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Aug

25

Inflating Earnings By Capitalizing Expenses

August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

In real life, expenses are pretty straightforward. Anything which constitutes an outflow of money to pay for a product or service is deemed as an expense. For accounting students, an expense is recorded when an asset is used up and a liability recorded. Simple, right?
However, there are instances when you struggle to answer this question: […]

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Aug

21

To Sell Or Hold Blue Chips In A Bear Market?

August 21, 2008 | 3 Comments

The global economy is headed for a recession and the stock market decline is well underway - investors will not touch stocks with a barge pole. I do not foresee a stock market crash for SGX nor embattled Wall Street, but it is certainly a period of financial destruction if we are not careful.
At this […]

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Aug

18

Housing Mortgage Crisis - No Nation Spared

August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Straits Times Index fell 20.52 points Monday to close at 2,776.98, volume was a trickle at 948 million, while gainers/losers stand at 157/371.
As second-quarter earnings filtered in, we saw that most companies fail to impress with slowing sales and profit margin as compared to last year, and expectations for financial year 2008 had been […]

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