Archive for November, 2008

Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 28th, 2008 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Treasuries Set for Best Month Since 1981Amid “Time of Trial” - Bloomberg
Ruble Collapse Prompts Russia to Raise Rates - Bloomberg
Gas Prices: Lowest Since 2005 - CNNMoney
European Unemployment Soars - CNNMoney
Gold Rises Slightly; Monthly Gain Biggest Since 1999 - MarketWatch
Cyber Monday Expectations Should be Scaled Back - MarketWatch
Crude Falls as OPEC May Delay Production Cuts - [...]



Friday Funnies

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 28th, 2008 • Category: The Lighter Side

Thanksgiving Divorce
A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says,”I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough.
“Pop, what are you talking about?” the son screams. We can’t stand the sight of [...]



Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat – March 12, 1933

By Paul Nowak • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: Webinars

This “Fireside Chat” with Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 offers some parallels to the situation in the financial system today, and the steps our government is taking to fix it. But, in harkening back to the days of the Great Depression, you can certainly find things to be thankful for today.



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: Commodity News Digest

U.S. Economy: Durable Goods Orders, Consumer Spending Tumble - Bloomberg
Mortgage Rates Tumble on Fed Debt Purchasing Plan - Bloomberg
Copper Gains in London as China Cuts Rates - Bloomberg
Slowdown Blues: Deals in Commodity Industry Put on Hold - Money Control India
Gold Dips as Rising Dollar Damps Demand - MarketWatch
U.S. Average Gasoline Price Plummets Below $2 a [...]



Bearish Stock Market Signal: Old Support Becomes New Resistance

By Paul Nowak • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

By Marty Lundgren
The stock market has seen wild swings in the last couple months and everyone is wondering whether or not we’ve reached a bottom. From a technical standpoint, it appears that we haven’t. In fact, a simple look at the technicals might make you want to reconsider calling a bottom in this market.



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Fed Commits $800 Billion More to Unfreeze Credit Markets - Bloomberg
Food Prices Will Rise, Causing Export Bans, Riots - Bloomberg
Gold Futures Rise for Longest Rally Since July - Bloomberg
Home Price Plunge Reminds Us What Our Houses Are–and Aren’t - MarketWatch
After “GD2″ in 2011, a 100-Year Bear Market? - MarketWatch
We Can’t Afford the Citigroup Deal - [...]



S&P 500 Futures See Best Two-Day Rally Since 1987

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Stock index futures surged on news the Federal Reserve will commit as much as $800 billion to revive lending, with the December S&P 500 futures last trading up 21 at 869. The S&P 500 has rallied 13 percent from an 11-year low on Nov. 20, and posted its best two-day gain since 1987, according to [...]



Trading Hours for the Thanksgiving Holiday

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Market Updates

The following schedule for the Thankgiving 2008 holiday is taken from sources which Lind-Waldock deems to be reliable, but we are not responsible for any errors or ommissions. Please check the Web site of the appropriate exchange for further information or changes.



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Why Citigroup Got Detroit’s Money - CNNMoney
Gas Prices Continue to Fall - CNNMoney
Recession’s Grip Forces U.S. to Flood World With More Dollars - Bloomberg
Treasury Traders Paid to Borrow as Fed Examines Repos - Bloomberg
Existing Home Sales Fall, Buyers Sidelined - Reuters
CBOT Traders Eye U.S. Corn Harvest Delays - Reuters
Dollar, China Imports Drive Copper to 1-Wk [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Stocks Rally on Report Geithner to Head Treasury - MarketWatch
Treasury Yields Pivot off Multi-Year Lows - MarketWatch
Oil Ends Slightly Higher, but Down 13% on Week - MarketWatch
Berkshire Asked By SEC in June for Derivatives Data - Bloomberg
Gold Surges Amid Deflation Concern; Silver, Platinum Rebound - Bloomberg
VIX’s Records Show Fear That May Last into 2009 - [...]