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From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2020 at 1:47 pm ET
Identifying a recession is a tricky thing, and that was never more apparent than in the flip-flopping of many economists’ opinions on the state of the economy and its odds for a recession. It wasn’t ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2020 at 2:36 pm ET
Forbes recently published an article titled "America’s Recession Proof Cities." I read the article and thought that for the most part, the cities they chose were good ones, although there were a couple I have ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2020 at 1:20 pm ET
Thanks to the commodities boom, Brazil has emerged on the world scene as a new economic powerhouse. This has not gone unnoticed by foreign investors who have been pouring billions of dollars into Brazil in ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 13, 2020 at 5:31 pm ET
Over President Bush’s pleas to the contrary, the Senate almost unanimously (97 to 1) approved a measure that will halt the further purchase of strategic oil reserves. Since it was passed by such a large ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 13, 2020 at 1:37 pm ET
At this point probably everyone is aware that Detroit’s auto industry has been struggling, and as the auto industry goes, so goes Detroit’s economy. During the past few years, consumers have left the American car ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET
New York City is home to many rent-regulated apartment buildings. In fact, rent-regulated apartments account for 57 percent of the total in the Bronx, 42 percent of the apartments in Brooklyn, 59 percent in Manhattan, ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 12:07 pm ET
Consumer debt (excluding home loans) increased by $15.3 billion in March over the previous month, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve. Analysts had only been predicting around a $6 billion increase, so ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2020 at 7:46 pm ET
Sorry to be the one to add more doom and gloom to an already rocky financial landscape, but the economy might be even worse than we think. According to Kevin Phillips from Harper’s Magazine, the ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2020 at 2:11 pm ET
Rarely do cities of a decent size declare bankruptcy, but that is exactly what the city of Vallejo, California, home to more than 100,000 people is doing. Hurt by falling property tax revenues, a stagnant ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2020 at 12:39 pm ET
With all the doom and gloom talk about the current (or looming, depending on your view) economic recession and housing bubble, I thought it would be nice to talk about some of the benefits that ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2020 at 12:31 pm ET
I read an interesting opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal yesterday by Cyril Moulle-Berteaux, a hedge fund manager, which said the housing crisis was over, and that it bottomed out in April. I couldn’t ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2020 at 5:14 pm ET
Summer is approaching, and with it comes anticipation of all its pleasure: picnics, barbecues, baseball, summer vacation and life-destroying drought. From San Diego to Atlanta, from below the Texas border to the Rockies, people of ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2020 at 1:47 pm ET
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae today reported first a first quarter loss of nearly $2.2 billion, or $2.57 a share, much higher than the expected loss of $0.81 analysts were expecting, according to The New York ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2020 at 7:46 pm ET
The Las Vegas real estate market has been notoriously hard-hit by the foreclosure crisis: 51 percent of unsold homes in Vegas are now vacant. This has presented investors with a large selection of single-family properties ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2020 at 12:35 pm ET
By now everyone knows the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and what he has done to the Obama campaign, but what about another of Barack Obama’s friends, Deval Patrick the governor of Massachusetts? I just read an ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 2, 2020 at 4:21 pm ET
It appears there will soon be a new “most expensive house in the world.” The fifth richest man in the word and head of Mumbai-based petrochemical giant Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani is building a new ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 2, 2020 at 4:11 pm ET
America is embracing Hispanic culture, and investors should too. The Hispanic population is the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and according to the most recent Census Bureau release Hispanics now comprise 15 percent ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 1, 2020 at 11:04 am ET
The U.S. won the dubious honor of having the worst housing market in the world in 2007, recording an 8.9 percent drop in housing prices nationwide. The second worst housing market after the U.S. was ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 30, 2020 at 5:20 pm ET
With the price of oil hovering around $120 a barrel, there is talk coming from seemingly every direction proclaiming that we need to find an alternative to oil, but talk and reality are two different ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2020 at 4:51 pm ET
The Fed is meeting again today and tomorrow. To mark this diminishingly historic occasion, I have composed the following ditty. Ahem...There once was a man named Bernanke:For the banks, an immaculate flunky.When their assets all ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2020 at 11:41 am ET
There are a lot of conspiracy theories out there about who really owns the Federal Reserve and how they profit from the actions of the Fed. If you’re looking for a good explanation of the ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2020 at 10:35 am ET
The fact that the Ron Paul Revolution is still kicking, despite the fact that the Republican nominee has already been decided, could potentially help Barack Obama and hurt John McCain’s chances at the presidency. I ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 28, 2020 at 1:04 pm ET
It appears that the first set of tax rebate checks are in the mail and should be received by people shortly. So if you are wondering when to expect your tax rebate check--and how much ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 28, 2020 at 12:50 pm ET
Property taxes are on the rise across the country as local governments are feeling the effects of the economic downturn. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, property taxes account for around 40 ... ( more)
From InvestorCentric - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 25, 2020 at 3:52 pm ET
There is a lot of hype in the investment world. Here is a good example:http://www.isecureonline.com/Reports/PSF/EPSFJ320/?o=1473323&u=16012317&l=844775It appears that this newsletter author has some interesting ideas about how to filter through the mass of penny stocks available ... ( more)
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