Economists warn of housing double-dip in 2011
Some economists are warning that housing prices in general could double-dip and the price declines may accelerate in 2011.
Why is the SEC eyeing Facebook?
Facebook shares are hot, but they're starting to behave like publicly-traded shares, which has attracted the scrutiny of the SEC.
COLUMN: Redditors Are Awesome
Reddit experienced phenomenal growth in 2010 because its users are committed, positive, and powerful.
QE2 is responsible for higher oil prices: Xie
The Federal Reserve's second round of quantitative easing (QE2) is pushing oil prices higher, said Andy Xie, a prominent economist.
Insurance-linked securities: A misunderstood asset
Insurance-linked securities are misunderstood by the public and their investors are often unfairly maligned as heartless operators who wager on the deaths of human beings.
Go long commodities in 2011: Byron Wien
Byron Wien, vice chairman of the Blackstone Advisory Partners, just issued his annual Ten Surprises list for 2011. Three of them were bullish calls for commodities.
Kan's economic plan for Japan misses the point
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan laid out plans to revive the economy in 2011 in his New Year remarks. While his proposals may boost some sectors of the economy, they miss the point.
Full Text : U.S. Factory Orders Report for November 2010
New orders for manufactured goods in November, up four of the last five months, increased $3.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $423.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.
Three reasons to be bearish on the stock market
Recently, investors have been wildly bullish on the U.S. stock market. However, extremely bullish sentiment often precedes a reversal of fortune for the stock market and there are fundamental reasons to be bearish on the stock market.
Beware of rising interest rates and falling U.S. dollar: Gross
Bill Gross of PIMCO is concerned about rising interest rates and the decline of the U.S. dollar.
S&P 500 will rise 23 percent in 2011: Chadha
Binky Chadha, chief U.S. equity strategist of Deutsche Bank, thinks the S&P 500 will return 23 percent in 2011.
Orbitz, Expedia will likely lose war against American Airlines
Megatrends in information technology suggests that airlines will likely win against travel websites in the brewing war between the two parties.
Interview: Baird CEO Paul Purcell on running a private financial services firm
Robert W. Baird & Co. CEO Paul Purcell speaks to IBTimes about his firm's performance during the financial crisis, navigating the financial services industry after the crisis, and the advantages of being a privately-held financial services firm.
Interview: Dan Fuss of Loomis Sayles on his tactical and long-term view of Treasuries
Dan Fuss speaks to IBTimes about his short-term and long-term outlook for U.S. Treasuries.
China turned down U.S. offer to maintain world order: Soros
Back in November 2009, China declined an offer from the U.S. to form a partnership to run the world.
U.S., China may ramp up military spending to the detriment of prosperity: Soros
The U.S. and China are not getting along economically. If they don't find a way to work with each other and continue their economic bickering, both will increase military spending to the detriment of their respective economies.
U.S.-China trade tensions spill onto wind power
U.S.-China trade tensions spilled to wind power as the U.S. announced that it has requested consultations with China, thereby initiating the first step in the WTO dispute process.
China's economy should not be based on the property industry: official
The property industry should not an important pillar of the economy, said Yun Xiaosu, vice minister of the Ministry of Land and Regulation.
Late holiday bargains still available: analyst
The 2010 holiday shopping season is seeing far more discounts and promotions compared to last year and late holiday bargains are still available.
China to buy Portuguese debt next year, may save euro zone once again
China will buy 4 to 5 billion euros of Portuguese debt in first quarter 2011 and save Europe once again in the process.
GDP growth revised to 2.6 percent for 3Q, economy stronger than previously thought
The final estimate of third quarter U.S. GDP growth was upwardly revised to an annual rate of 2.6 percent, compared to 2.5 percent from the second estimate and 2.0 percent from the first estimate.
2010 Census results show job market and population growth go hand in hand
The 2010 Census results show that the jobs market and population growth go hand in hand.
Hong Kong property market soars 20 percent in 2010
The Hong Kong property market -- fueled by strong capital inflows -- soared almost 20 percent so far this year.
China green energy investment makes sense
It makes sense for China to invest heavily in green energy.
You don’t need QE2 now: Sargen
Economic evidence today suggests that we don't need QE2, said Nicholas Sargen, chief investment officer at Fort Washington Advisors.
Stocks rise on deals, China’s support for EU
The stock market rallied modestly on U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities and China’s continued support for European Union’s (EU) sovereign debt market.
2010 Census results release : live
2010 Census results release : live
Peripheral European countries will continue to weaken: Soros
Billionaire investor George Soros is not happy with the way European officials are currently dealing with their peripheral debt crisis and thinks their policies will only further weaken these countries.
Why American Express was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus
Stifel Nicolaus analyst Chris Brendler downgraded American Express because their credit card businses will lose market share to debit cards.
Stocks boosted by Chesapeake, financials
The stock market is up slightly as Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) jumped 8.41 percent and financial stocks rose broadly. However enthusiasm was tempered by the downgrade of American Express (NYSE:AXP).
