ASEAN Market Week Ahead

Political unrest once again dominates the news reports about Thailand, but investors in Thai stock market and those investing in exchange traded funds (ETFs) remained unmoved about the reports. Instead, investors understand the true situation is not as it is repoted in the International Media and are far more focused on Thailand’s recovery in exports, [...]

Wall St Week Ahead, Bullish Trend Expected

US stock market will be all about the numbers this week.Payrolls could give the some direction as investors comb through the key report on one of the economy’s weakest areas.Besides payrolls, Wall Street will have a flurry of other numbers to reflect on, including January personal income and spending, as well as February domestic car [...]

Louis Vuitton Launches NOWNESS.com

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has introduced its exciting new web platform, NOWNESS.com, which will showcase an exclusive daily premiere of the most inspiring stories influencing contemporary arts and global lifestyle.
NOWNESS has a distinct advantage in that our software is capable of assessing our usersrsquo; interests and tailoring our recommendations for stories to reflect their [...]

Paul Ebeling Gold Report

Are You Saying No to Gold?
 
Last Thursday was some fine day for the Gold Bears and US Dollar Bulls. The precious metals group along with the Euro tanked, while the “Greenback” rose.

It was such a bad day that Gold officially lost safe-haven status, according the pundits at CNBC. This was also noted by Elliot Wave and The Business Insider, as they [...]

Euro Shorts Hit Record High

The latest data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed the euro shorts hitting a record high last week.Traders granted the euro a reprieve after knocking it to a one-year low versus the yen on Thursday, although analysts said the currency remained vulnerable due to concerns about the fiscal health of Greece and other euro [...]

Brazil Stock Market News

Data showed the U.S. economy grew a touch more than expected in the fourth quarter, but a surprise big drop in sales of previously owned homes last month was evidence that trouble spots still remain.
Worries over financial problems in Greece and the broader euro zone have also put investors on edge, especially as some [...]

China Growth and Balance

In a rare and wide ranging discussion with online citizens in China Saturday, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao affirmed Beijing’s monetary policy stance and told the U.S. he didn’t want this year to become a turbulent one in key bilateral ties.
Wen’s comments come a week before the annual session of the National People’s Congress, [...]

ASEAN News Today

• Thai court orders seizure of $1.4 billion from ex-premier’s frozen assets
Thailand’s Supreme Court Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Friday seized assets valued at 46 billion baht ($1.4 billion) from former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra out of the entire 76.6 billion baht ($2.3 billion) in his frozen assets, reported state news agency [...]

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Still a Strong Buy Ebeling Heffernan

On January 21 Shayne Heffernan of Ebeling Heffernan issued a strong buy on BRK.B accurately predicting the companys move to the S&P 500. Ebeling Heffernan have gave a short term target of $85 and a long term target of $150 at the time the stock was trading around $70.
Today Shayne Heffernan has raised his short [...]

ASEAN Solar Power News

Driven by the record-high oil prices of 2008, falling prices of photovoltaic (PV) panels in 2009 and growing concerns over global warming, governments throughout the region have started to look to the sun as an increasingly feasible source of renewable energy, albeit a limited one.
China, India, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand have introduced subsidies to promote [...]