The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve Board holds eight scheduled meetings each year. The results of these meetings provide not only trading opportunities, but also extremely valuable data points for investments. The June 19-20 FOMC meeting just ended today. The Federal Reserve has released its new
Microsoft’s trump card against Apple(AAPL) is a suite of productivity software aptly named Office. In my own research, more than half of the corporations my employees have surveyed are reluctant to deploy Apple iPad widely because it does not run Microsoft Office natively. Our research also shows that about 20% of
On Monday, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft (MSFT), revealed much anticipated tablets from Microsoft. The tablets, to be called Surface, are a much stronger entry than most analysts expected. Speculation by analysts ranged from eBook reader to an Xbox focused tablet. Microsoft shares are up better than 3% on the news. Surface
As of this writing, the wire reports are that the New Democracy party may be able to form a governing coalition. If this turns out to be true, there is a conservative way to make money from Greek elections. The New Democracy party is the pro-bailout party and is committed
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve System holds eight scheduled meetings in a year. The results of these meetings provide not only trading opportunities, but also extremely valuable data points for investments. The June 19 to 20 FOMC meeting is upon us. As always, there is
Imagine a phone wrapped in curved glass. If done right this is the next revolution in the industrial design of mobile devices including phones. There is no one better at implementing sleek, new industrial designs than Apple (AAPL). Apple iPhone 4s came under criticism because its shape and form did not change
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) CENTRAL BANKS READY TO COUNTER FALLOUT FROM GREEK ELECTION June 15, 2012 Mario Draghi says ECB is ready to flush banks with liquidity to counter any adverse effects
The Greek election is this Sunday, and no matter what the outcome, the election is negative for gold and silver in the medium-term. I believe this conclusion flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Not many will have the conviction to publish an unpopular view against conventional wisdom right before
At its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Apple AAPL made a series of announcements that will provide significant investing and trading opportunities both on the long and the short sides, over the coming weeks and months in the derivative plays. Below are thumbnails of 14 companies worth paying attention
A circus dwarf sat on the lap of J.P. Morgan, Jr. and posed for pictures while the storied banker waited to testify before a senate committee on the 1929 crash. A lot has changed since 1933, but some things have remained constant. Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan JPM is