Media Release: Constellation Selling its Value Spirits Brands for $334 Million
· Increases focus on higher-margin mid-premium spirits brands· Leverages existing infrastructure to improve efficiencies· Will reduce borrowings using net cash proceeds· Updates fiscal 2009 reported basis diluted EPS guidance FAIRPORT, N.Y., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Constellation Brands, Inc [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:19:54
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DrumBeat: January 1, 2009
Blackout fear for EU as gas row escalates Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, called on Moscow and Kiev to solve the dispute as soon as possible. While Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, says it will continue pumping gas to European customers through Ukrainian territory, there are fears that Germany, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 13:44:53
Tell Me About Forex Scalping
Trading on the Foreign Exchange market, or forex, has become increasingly popular due in no small part to its sheer size and volume of trading ... Forex investment strategies and at its simplest involves anticipating short-term movements ... in the Forex. Just as with equities or commodities traders, investors in the Forex need some type [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 18:58:00
2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns
In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00
2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns
In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00
DrumBeat: December 23, 2008
Steve LeVine - Blunder: A New Age for Russia In August, Putin’s Russia seemed unstoppable, specifically after its five-day war with Georgia punctured the appearance of a new era of U.S. power in the former Soviet Caucasus and Central Asia. Georgia seemed the crowning achievement of a several-year-campaign of projecting Russian power over its [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 14:14:56
Economic Potpourri December 26, 2008
The barrage of noteworthy economic news continues unabated. I took a lot of time off posting Christmas Eve and Christmas. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days that have been stacking up.MetLife Drops as Commercial Mortgage Defaults LoomMetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc., the largest U.S [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 11:26:00
As The Politicians Battle It Out Ukraine’s Economy Tunnels South In Search Of Australia
“In Ukraine, the evidence is still that policymakers do not quite understand the seriousness of the challenges they face,”. Timothy Ash, analyst at the Royal Bank of Scotland. “There is a burgeoning economic crisis in the European periphery,” Krugman said on the ABC network Dec. 14. “The money has dried up [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 16:06:18
The downfall: Are we moving from worse to worst?
Source: IRIS (10 January 2009)What started in mid-2007 as a subprime mortgage fiasco in the United States, ... -oil primary commodities have also shown strong fluctuations during 2008, largely driven by financial factors, as well as shifts in the balance between supply and demand.Growth of world trade [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:45:00
Stocks, commodities surge
The stock market rally from the October low proved short-lived. The rally from the November low is proving stronger, especially after Monday's gains ... in commodities. General Motors Corp. jumped 21 percent as lawmakers agreed in principle with the White House ... percent, to settle at $43.71 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange...Copper futures [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 00:12:00
How To Get Started In Forex Trading
The foreign exchange market (FOREX) offers several advantages to investors. But you need to know where to begin ... such as banks. A reputable broker will be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as protection against duping and abusive trade practices. Open [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 21:00:04
2008: Annus Horribilis, RIP
I meant to take yet another Friday away from my writing, but as I am researching for next week’s annual prediction issue, there is so much material that begs to be covered that I thought I would put out a short letter with 3 or 4 points as a preface to my prognostications of next week [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 12:42:15
Another Ponzi Scheme
Broken Record I’ve said it all before. The following press release can be found here ... the funds in an account that would trade in securities futures contracts, including S&P 500 stock index futures. According to the complaint, despite the impressive and consistent returns he reported [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 03:37:41
Wednesday links: quant comedown
Is trading against the trend worth the risk? (MarketSci Blog) What now for quants? (Market Movers) The VIX was never all that accurate. ( ... . (Daily Options Report) One attempt at a lazy, ETF-heavy, retirement portfolio. (Infectious Greed ... market? (Bespoke) What effect has the commodity index re-balancing had on the markets [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:53:19
Currency Trading: New Trend of Earning Easy Profit
Want to earn money even with a low investment? Then Currency Trading is perfect for you. Mr. Currency Chills with the Homies ... Forex” with the purpose of making money. The only requirement for this kind of transaction is a credit ... ). Combination of any of these pairs also works. How does FOREX operates? The currency exchange rate [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 13:46:56
Investing In Commodities
I was reading Larry Swedroe’s The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll Ever Need the other day, ... a futures contract; however, I have been thinking about adding commodities to my overall portfolio ... There are several ways to gain exposure to commodities without the complexities of futures trading [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 00:28:53
DrumBeat: December 31, 2008
The Peak Oil Crisis: Civil Unrest Before grappling with 2009, it might be useful to remind ourselves that there is a dark side to what lies ahead. There was a little flurry in the news last week when it was discovered that the Army War College had released a report talking about preparing for civil unrest in the U.S [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 13:58:02
Asia Sentinel: Challenging Year Ahead For Malaysia
Asia Sentinel: Challenging Year Ahead For Malaysia Written by Jed Yoong Wednesday, ... economy, with sharply reduced commodity prices and sluggish demand amid a banking and credit apocalypse ... , Western Digital, a hard-drive manufacturer listed on the New York Stock Exchange, announced just before [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 10:50:32
China corn futures dip after week of price increases, metals keep rising
Major commodities kept an upward trend on Tuesday, with metals continuing a strong rise ... U.S. dollars a bushel on the latest trading day, equal to about 1,107 yuan a ton. In an effort ... a tonne during the week. May Copper on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose by the daily limit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 16:19:22
delhistockclub Antique-Sun Sets On Oil, Negative for Reliance, Cairn, Selan, Gail & Ongc
Please find enclosed our Oil & Gas sector report 'Sun sets on oil era' covering Indian upstream companies ... prices, since with falling commodity prices and increased availability of contractors, capital costs ... . Key highlights:• Contrary to market expectations, we believe that oil prices to remain [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 06:05:00
YET ANOTHER PONZI SCAM...PHILADELPHIA'S JOSEPH FORTE
Another scam surfaced over the weekend, this time it was a Philadelphia scumbag by the name of Joseph Forte ... . Joseph Forte raised funds from as many as 80 clients and withdrew millions of dollars in fees while ... said. “He recognized that his inability to raise additional funds would result in the scheme collapsing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 13:30:00
That Bastion of American Socialism
Over the past few months the American mainstream chatter has experienced a sudden spike in the gratuitous use of the term "Socialist." It was prompted by the attempts of the federal government to resuscitate insolvent financial institutions. These attempts included offers of guarantees to their clients, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 22:15:00
1-12-2009 (Mon Afternoon) Fin. & Econ. Activity
Corn and wheat fell the exchange limits in Chicago and soybeans also plummeted after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected bigger supplies than forecast in December - Bloomberg U.S. airlines and small-jet owners have joined forces to lobby for $4 billion in economic-stimulus aid, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 21:23:42
Get Buy / Sell Call on BSE, NSE & NSE F&O Shares: 13 Jan 2009
1. Satyam has proved itself as Zhootha and Raju7 has become a Conman from being a gentleman. The real story and Raju motive behind the whole story is as assessed by me and a few pertinent questions which needs to be probed by SEBI. 2. Raju in a deliberate move kept inflating the profit to keep Satyam ahead in the race in so many years but his [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:21:56
Just a Bit Too Early to Follow Wall Street’s Playbook
The U.S. capital markets have opened 2009 with what seems to be an emerging consensus of an economic recovery of some sort in the second half of the year. Heeding Warren Buffett’s advice not to wait until they can hear the robins (lest spring will already have sprung) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 15:26:38
Money: What is it? How is it defied? and What are its Functions?
The concept of money is actually very interesting. We look in our wallet and see wealth (or nothing like me) ... types of money. The first is commodity money. This is "an item (i.e.- gold or silver) which meets ... or some other commodity money." This is the form of money nearly every nation in the world uses, however [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 19:42:17
Money: What is it? How is it defied? and What are its Functions? -From the Economics Page!
The concept of money is actually very interesting. We look in our wallet and see wealth (or nothing like me) ... types of money. The first is commodity money. This is "an item (i.e.- gold or silver) which meets ... or some other commodity money." This is the form of money nearly every nation in the world uses, however [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 20:02:02
Santa Claus demands massive bailout
By Alex R. Dahl Special to TV Barn NORTH POLE, December 24, ... operations are so vast that they are exposed to just about every commodity and currency on earth. Others ... at the mercy of commodity and currency swings," one trader said. "Any sensible person in his position [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 15:22:02
out with the old
You may remember that a year ago I decided to stop buying clothes for the duration of 2008. My decision to do this was sparked by a couple of things. I had been reading a bit about darning and mending and wanted to think about what repairing and caring for one’s clothes meant [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 17:56:03
The Global Financial Crisis: A Short Course on Commodity Trading
Due to all the recent global financial strife, DBKP wanted to look at one segment of the global financial sector, commodity trading, and how it fits into the world’s economy. Commodities What is a commodity? Lets start ... products, metals, petroleum, gasoline, heating oil, and natural gas. The term commodity may refer [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 21:18:59
Crude Oil Rises After Israeli Attacks
Crude oil rose a second day in New York after Israeli air strikes in the Gaza strip killed more than 285 people, ... commodities as a haven. Oil gained as much as 3.9 percent as Israel called up reservists after two days ... , to $39.70 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange. The contract gained 4.8 percent [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 02:15:00
Tech predictions- what we’ll see in 2009
Oh boy, it’s that time of year when we put ourselves out on the front line and boldly make our predictions for what we’ll see in the world of mobile tech in 2009. I say “we” but that’s only to put Kevin’s butt on the line too. :) He and I actually disagree on some of the things we expect hope to see next year [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 21:57:53
January 10 2009: Hornswoggled Absquatulation
Russell Lee Tobaccy Candy 1940 Pool hall, Shasta County, California Ilargi: The revolving doors between Washington and Wall Street are swinging like never before. Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin are the finance powerhouses in the upcoming Obama administration. They were in the exact same place 10 years ago [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 16:28:00
WSF Headline Roundup - 1/8/09 - SEC Probes Pequot again; Wal-Mart warns; India's Enron; Frank: TARP aid for munis; Mtge rates < 5%; BOE cuts rates to lowest since 1694!; Intel warns; Lower '09 metals prices?; Other retailers warn; MGM Mirage to cut debt
SEC Reopens Probe of Trading at Pequot Wal-Mart’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings Will Miss Forecast $1bn fraud at India IT group Satyam Accounting Scandal Erodes Confidence in India As scandal rocks Satyam, rivals may pick off clients U.S. House’s Frank Says TARP Funds Should Aid Muni-Bond Issuers PennyMac, Led by Ex-Countrywide Head, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 13:40:42
Welcome to 2009
On behalf of the Organic Exchange Farm Development Programme, ... for more growth in the future. We have much on our agenda for the coming year. We have three Regional Meetings ... The FDP believes in a new kind of value chain where farmers are more than commodity producers, receive [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 10:53:58
2009 Forecast: The U.S. Dollar
Like most markets, the Forex market has been incredibly volatile over the last year. Currency expert Kathy Lien lists possible courses for the economy and the U.S. dollar and the Euro in 2009 in her blog post below. 2008 Price Action: It has been an exceptionally active year in the foreign exchange market as currency volatilities hit record highs [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 18:34:52
Oil drops below $39 as commodities retreat
Oil drops below $39 as commodities retreatBy Chris FloodCopyright The Financial Times Limited 2009Published: January 12 2009 11:45 | Last updated: ... fell below the $39 a barrel level and base metals staged a broad retreat as commodity markets got ... package for its car industry in the near future with the scheme likely to include a reduction or [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:48:00
LatAm Mining: Calling all industry executives and professionals.....
....because I know you read the blog, guys.On January 15th the TSX and Fasken Martineau are putting on a live video webcast with a top-level discussion panel. The video webcast is entitled ""Dealflow in Mining" A Current Canadian Perspective" and is aimed at mining people with business (past, present or future) in Latin America [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 00:44:00
Here’s How People Make Money With Forex
by Sam Lockwood The Forex market has expanded into the private sector and that means that everyday investors can take advantage of the income stream ... in the US. All you need is a willingness to take the leap into the market. The basic principle of Forex trading ... of trades, the amounts of the investment and the dividend it can compound to make a [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 18:42:14
Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08
Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008. With the S&amp;P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Index down by 35.8% and 40.6% respectively for the year to date, many investors would be anxious to wave the old year goodbye [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33
Market extends losses fall for the third day as heavyweights slide; Satyam recovers
Key benchmark indices, remained in negative zone throughout the day, ... largest software services exporter in terms of sales, tumbled 10.63% after the company said ... of the institution shares in its initial public offering. The company made the announcement during trading [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:37:00
Mary Schapiro Chosen to Head SEC
Mary Schapiro Chosen to Head SEC Posted by James O'Rourke on December 18, 2008 washingtonpost.com CAST OF CHARACTERS By Amit R ... of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will make it easier for the Obama administration to merge ... Clinton; he later made her the chief of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Obama is expected [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 17:52:48
Cuba's economy
Cuba's economyIll winds Hurricanes have added to the woes of the downturnLESS than four months ago, ... of hurricane damage, the rising cost of food imports and the collapse of the world market price ... production a national priority. The rise in global commodity prices hit Cuba hard. The island imports [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 17:50:00
Support GATA Now!
An exchange on gold’s future, and GATA’s post from CPowell on the GATA.org web site. Monday, January 5, 2009 Dear GATA: I am wondering if the words of Commodity Futures Trading ... now? Will it be enough just to get the government to stop coaxing major banks to use the futures [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 19:40:33
Business News AOL Canada
Source: The Canadian Press Posted: 01/09/09 7:03AM Filed Under: Business News OTTAWA - The deepening recession took another bite out of Canada's labour market in December as the country shed 34,400 jobs - 70, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 21:25:01
Faber: "my favorite currency remains gold"
There are plenty of documents for me to go through ... A bullish call — Wall Street’s seers forecast more gains for stocks next year” (see Barron’s Online ... the S&amp;P 500 was at 1464). Similarly, Abby Cohen noted that the S&amp;P 500 was trading at just 15.6 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 10:19:23
Broker, Foreign Exchange Transactions
by Jay Visaya There are a lot of forex brokers to choose from ... with the Commission’s future and the merchants and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations ... to an actual capital, is an amount of money a broker will lend you for trading. Make sure the broker [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 19:02:42
{Equitycollector } Antique-Sun Sets On Oil, Negative for Reliance, Cairn, Selan, Gail & Ongc
{Equitycollector } Antique-Sun Sets On Oil, Negative for Reliance, Cairn, Selan, Gail &amp; Ongc January 12th, ... with falling commodity prices and increased availability of contractors, capital costs could decline ... upstream companies. Key highlights: • Contrary to market expectations, we believe that oil prices [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 06:06:40
Motorola unveils recyclable phone, boosts volatility as demand for call options surges
Today’s tickers: MOT, RIO, ICE, ERTS & CHK MOT – Motorola Inc ... do Rio Doce - ADRs. – Much optimism surrounded commodity and emerging market theories Tuesday ... stronger U.S. dollar, which is usually commodity price bearish, emerging market currencies including [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:16:32
Some Tidbits From The World Of Emissions Trading
To be sure, the near-term prospects for carbon emissions trading are bleak ... and coal) on the back of falling demand. Another important factor for carbon emissions trading is that the commodity in play - the regulatory right to emit a unit of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 04:11:54
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