I just saw the news that JP Morgan Chase is buying Bear Sterns for all of $240 million which is about $2 per share. That’s a bargain basement price considering that the stock closed at $30 on Friday.
The news has caused Asian stocks to tumble. Is this another buying opportunity?
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Thanks for Mr. Bernanke and the Feds, the US stock markets survived just a minor drop today after slipping almost 5% at the open. At the close, the Dow only lost 1.06%, the NASDAQ lost 2.04% and the S&P 500 lost 1.11%.
Some may panic and start selling but this is a good time to shop […]

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We shall have to keep a close eye on tomorrow’s stock market open. The reports are that stock markets around the world fell sharply today. The US market is off due to Martin Luther King Jr. day.
From Dow Jones:
“March contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 353 points lower to 11,753.
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That’s what the stock market appears to be doing lately - plunging. Taking a dive. Take a look at this chart comparing the Dow Jones index (blue line) with the NASDAQ (green line) and the S&P 500 (red line).

The indices are at levels where they were around March of 2007. While some investors may panic […]

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Advanced stock market traders have a system. They hedge their risks. This can be done with a variety of techniques such as using margin, selling short, considering IPOs, and other sophisticated trading strategies. We’ll consider a few of these here.
Understanding IPOs
IPOs or initial public offerings mark the transition of a company from a privately owned […]

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The Fed’s 0.25% rate cut did little to boost the financial markets. In fact, the effect was the opposite as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 294 points. Financial stocks in particular got hit hard, including some of my favorites - Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. This is a good opportunity to pick up […]

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The Dutch were the first to have continuous trading on a stock exchange in the 17th century in Amsterdam. Prior to this, in 13th century France, product traders used to meet in a house which they later called “Bruges Bourse”. Nowadays, stock markets can be found in most countries but the biggest markets can be […]

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These days, you can get easy access to financial information about companies on the internet. This is especially helpful for those who maintain their own stock portfolio. The Internet has brought the “trading” desk to millions of households and it is now possible to buy and sell shares, options, warrants, interest rate securities and managed […]

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Timing stock market investments affects the value of the stocks that are bought or sold in the market. Market timing affects the profit returns of a buyer or a seller in the stock market. It is also a method of strategic importance in the stock market. Market timing is attributed to logic and can become […]

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Many people often wonder why some make it in the stock market and some don’t. They sometimes sigh and say, “They have all the luck, that’s why.” True enough, luck can be a factor in one’s success or failure in the stock market. As most experts will allow, trading at the stock market is very […]

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