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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to See June Rally on iPhone 5

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to See June Rally on New iPhone The rumors are currently pointing to a June Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 5 release at the earliest. This would be very consistent with Apple’s previous iPhone releases, however given the March release of the new iPad we could also be looking at an early fall [...]

General Motors (NYSE:GM) and the Future

General Motors (NYSE:GM) announces strategic production plans General Motors Co. does not only plan to close the Opel plant in Germany’s Bochum and the plant in UK’s Ellesmere Port but plans to simultaneously boost capacity in the low-cost countries; Poland, Russia, China, India, Mexico and Brazil, according to a GM strategy paper that was presented [...]

ASEAN +3 and 2015, The Worlds Largest Trade Bloc

ASEAN +3 is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong), Japan, and South Korea. Home to 600 million people, ASEAN has a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of US$1.8 trillion with total trade valued at $2 trillion among the countries. ASEAN is set to explode as an [...]

Copper News: THEMAC Resources Group (CVE:MAC) to be Upgraded on New Data

THEMAC Resources Group (CVE:MAC) to be Upgraded on New Data. Heffernan Capital Management will be reviewing the current price target for THEMAC Resources Group (CVE:MAC) and there wil be an increase in the 2013 price target, the report will be released Monday THEMAC Resources Group (CVE:MAC) is now assuming a much increased mill throughput for [...]

US Futures Lower, Buy the Dip BHP, RIO, FCX

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX), BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP), Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP), Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) are worth buying today as they get sold off, demand for their products is and will remain strong, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) is a different story, despite the positive [...]

Learning to Trade Stock, Equity and Commodity Options

Binary options are financial instruments that empower investors to select one of two investment choices – executing a CALL (prediction that an asset will rise in price) or PUT (prediction that an asset will fall in price) option bid. It also results in one of two results – being “in the money”, if your prediction [...]

S&P 500 Undervalued

Profits in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index are rising faster than its price, leaving the gauge 9% cheaper than it was in April 2011 even after American equities climbed within 0.1% of last year’s high. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 1,363.46 today following a rally since October that added as much as $3.2-T [...]

Equity and Options Outlook for DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS)

DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS) Monday there was a significant development during the trading session on DryShips options contracts, in that they experienced a low Put/Call ratio. The aggregate volume of Put contracts vs. Call contracts equated to a 0.10 ratio where 4,272 Puts and 43,004 Call contracts traded. Options can be used as predictors of stock behavior. [...]

Mining Law Changes: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar

Mining Law Changes: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines Shayne Heffernan is one of the leading legal advisors on Mining Law in Asia, Shayne Heffernan holds a Ph.D. in Economics and brings with him over 25 years of trading experience in Asia and hands on experience in Venture Capital, he has been involved in several start ups that [...]

Trade Alert: Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) Early Call

Trade Alert: Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) Early Call Profile: Enstar Group Limited acquires and manages insurance and reinsurance companies, and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance businesses in run-off. The company acquires and manages a portfolio of property, casualty, life, and health insurance companies, as well as reinsurance companies in Bermuda, Europe, Australia, and the United [...]

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Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

Most private-equity and hedge funds typically take 20 percent of investment gains as carried interest, on top of 2 percent of assets as a management fee to …