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Mar 28, 2010

From Buy China to China Buys…

If you read the business section of any major US newspaper today, the headline is definitely Geely is buying Volvo for $1.8 Billion. From Hummer to Volvo, and from iron [...]

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Mar 4, 2009

Is this a bull in the bear?

The S&P Futures were up yesterday, but closed lower at the end of the day. So it is giving another try today to see if the market could reverse its [...]

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Feb 27, 2009

Alert: C Down 36% before market open

Shares of Citigroup has down 36% at 9:15am EST due to the news of government boosting its stack by converting preferred shares to common shares. S&P futures down 2.1%. Be [...]

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Feb 27, 2009

Bouncing balls…

I am not sure how many short-term traders were fooled by the market today, but I confess I am one of them, and paid a pretty hefty price for it. [...]

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Feb 24, 2009

Rebound was all we were hoping for

The market was a little hesitant towards going up this morning, and I was a little worried because the consumer confidence and home prices data did not look so good. [...]

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Feb 23, 2009

Panic or not?

I was literally watched with fear and frustration today as S&P slide down below 750 in the afternoon, and dropped 1% in the final hour of trading. The last time [...]

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Dec 19, 2008

Interesting day on GM

Today was obviously an interesting day to see on GM and F and the not-listed Chrysler. The news started to unfold at 9am, when President Bush announced the bailout plan [...]

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Dec 17, 2008

Earnings and surprises…

For the past two days, we’ve witnessed one of what I would personally considered as the most hilarious jokes of the year unfolded on Wall Street. Quick quiz to those [...]

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Dec 15, 2008

Wachovia and Wells Fargo Merger – A short study on the market efficiency and no arbitrage theory

In front of me is a copy of the shareholder’s prospectus on the Wachovia and Wells Fargo merger. Put all the excitement aside (since this is the first time I [...]

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Dec 11, 2008

Bailout failed for automakers

Newsflash: The bailout has officially died in the senate as of 11:03pm, as it could not find sufficient number of votes from the Republicans to pass the legislation. Oil have [...]

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