Richard RUSSELL ON GOLD & THE DOW

August 13, 2008 — We’ve recently seen the greatest expansion of credit in history. It was a product of Asian and Mid-Eastern countries holding down the value of their currency by creating more of their own money and buying dollars. The Fed got into the act in 2003 when it held down Fed Funds to […]


Barrick Gold Becomes An Oil Producer?

Barrick’s bid to acquire Cadence Energy surprised me at first. After all, Barrick is a gold miner, right?
The nature of the bid was surprisingly local. Cadence is a small oil driller; we’re talking tiny. They produce 3,600 barrels of oil a day. I mean, why bother? The short answer is this: Barrick is thinking globally, […]


What’s Wrong With Gold Stocks?

Earlier this year (”Gold Stocks Pay Off“), it seemed like the stars had lined up for gold stock investors. Gold equities looked cheap relative to bullion in mid-March, at least on the basis of the GLD/GDX ratio. The ratio, representing the price multiple of the SPDR Gold Shares Trust (NYSE: GLD) over the Market Vectors […]


Public Sector Salaries In Illinois

Ok! this is interesting. I have came across many articles during this 2 weeks about California and some states in US slashing public sector’s wages. While i am neutral on why the need to do that, this article gives me a glimpse of why they are all running budget deficits.
Let’s take a look at some […]


SPC: Singapore Petroleum Corporation second quarter results

Just got wind from Maki that SPC have just released their second quarter results. so how did they fair?

Revenue Growth was 64%
However, net profit grow by only 0.5%
Compare to previous year cash position was drastically reduced to 290 mil from 475 mil
However, what has increased are derivative instruments from 7 mil to 64 mil
Increase in […]


David Dreman:Bear Market Opportunities

These aren’t happy times, but they’re historic ones. The Dow Jones industrial average suffered its worst June since the Great Depression. In July it crossed the threshold into a bear market, dropping 22% from its October 2007 high.
The liquidity crisis continues to unfold, proving far worse than even the most pessimistic Wall Streeters expected. Several […]


Celestial Nutrifoods Full Year Results: Cost Concerns

Background
Celestial NutriFoods Limited is a manufacturer of soy protein-based food and beverage products. All its products are manufactured from non-genetically modified soybeans purchased from local farmers or government stock houses.
Celestial produces a range of soy protein-based food and beverage products under its Sun Moon Star brand name. The Company’s range of products covers both retail […]