This week is fraught will series of uncertainties – Greece default issues, S&P’s downgrade of Italy credit ratings, strengthening of USD as a safe haven etc. This has resulted an increased volatility in stock prices. But are we at the bottom of the movements for some bargain hunting? Or its the calm before another storm? Dow Jones Industrial Average The…
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Blackberry maker RIM releases poor financial results, stock price falls – a value play? | US Stocks Review
RIM’s results of the past three months are $239 million, as compared to the $695 million in the previous quarter or $797 million at the same time, last year. This has triggered worries among investors, sending its stock price plummeting by 22% on intraday lows last Friday (16th September 2011). In order to have a decent financial profit turnaround, RIM…
Swiss National Bank set minimum exchange rate for Swiss Franc vs Euro to fight over valuation | Currency Investments
On Tuesday 6th September, Swiss National Bank (SNB) signals that it would peg EUR/CHF exchange rate to a minimum rate of CHF 1.20. The franc, which has surged by about 20 percent as investors seek refuge from the eurozone crisis, dropped nearly 10.0 percent after the central bank issued its intent. The franc is soaring largely because it is considered…
Nasdaq halted its rally in face of weak US jobs data | Technology stocks to face short term selling pressures | US Stock Market
On Friday 2nd Sept, U.S. Labor Department reported no job growth in the nation last month, pressuring energy demand forecasts and prices even as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico prompted precautionary rig evacuations. The Labor Department reported payrolls were unchanged on the month, while the jobless rate held at 9.1%, as the first downgrade of the country’s…
Straits Times Index surges as sentiments improves | Take Profits or Buy into Strength? | Singapore Stock Market
Singapore stock market was once again sizzling after a Hari Raya holiday break. On the last day of the month, the benchmark Straits Times Index was up 93.37 points to close at 2,885.26. Gainers outnumbered losers 513 to 89. A total of 2.28 billion shares, valued at $2.44 billion, changed hands. The strength in the day volume signify the return of…
HP (HPQ) stock price falls amid analysts’ downgrades on weak investors’ confidence in new business directions | US Stock Market
Last Friday (19th Aug 11), the technology giant, HP (HPQ) shed about $12 billion of its market value as more than half a dozen Wall Street analysts downgraded its stock, citing a litany of concerns over the company’s ability to reinvent itself. Friday’s drop of $5.91, to $23.60 a share, came a day after HP said it would seek to…
Google (GOOG) to takeover Motorola Mobility (MMI) vs Apple (AAPL) and Nokia? | Handset and Android development | Financial Mergers
Google Inc. (GOOG) decided to takeover Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) for about $12.5 billion in cash, allowing the creator of the fast-growing Android mobile operating system to build its own smartphones and tablets and providing patents to defend against a rash of lawsuits. The move gives Google a hardware platform, but more importantly patent protection for key aspects…
Keppel Corp (KepCorp) – Stock with good valuation amidst weak market sentiments | Accumulate on price weaknesses | Singapore Stocks Review
Keppel Corp (KepCorp) is among the Singapore Blue Chips which was highlighted in my previous post on good valued stocks to keep a watch out during this financial volatility. Keppel Corp is a Singapore-based conglomerate with businesses engaged in rig-building, utility operation, and property development/investment. The company is one of the world’s largest rig-builders in terms of global market share.…
Stock Picks – Good bargain Singapore Stocks for buying and slow accumulation on price weaknesses | Fundamental Analysis | Singapore Stock Market
Stock market crashed multiple times in entire history and being humans we are always affected by fear & anxiety. We will ask the same question whenever it happens – “Will it go lower?”, “It is only the start…?”, “What’s wring with everyone?”, “When can we enter?” … Like any other technical and fundamental (2in1) analyst, we have the advantage to…
Straits Times Index – when to buy or enter at cheap valuation level? | Technical Analysis | Singapore Stock Markets
As expected after the S&P downgrade of US debt long term from AAA to AA+ over the weekend, all Asian markets crashed on Mon (8th August 2011). At one stage, the Straits Times Index tanked as much as 5%+ but recovered to 2884 at end of day session. It brings us to the million-dollar question : how long will the…