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The Battered Investment Class Has No Confidence in Markets, Companies, Banks, Governments – Forbes Over the past ten years investors have been battered by the dotcom bubble(off over 50%), 9/11 (off over 25%), the credit crisis bubble(off 50%), the crash of commodities(down 25%) and now the government debt downgrade together with a dire European sovereign … Read more

Silicon Valley’s Undertaker: ‘We’re Anticipating a Major Fallout’ We’re starting to close down social networks, startups in video distribution, clean tech companies. We’re also closing down a retail site. (tags: bankruptcy start_up high_tech)

Short Selling of Stocks Banned in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium – Bloomberg France, Spain, Italy and Belgium imposed bans on short-selling to stabilize markets after European banks including Societe Generale (GLE) SA hit their lowest level since the credit crisis. (tags: short_seller trading_strategy regulation Europe)

Swiss Franc Falls as SNB Sees Possible Euro Peg – Bloomberg The franc weakened after Swiss Central Bank Vice President Thomas Jordan said a temporary franc peg is within the range of options that policy makers could use to stem the currency’s record-breaking rally. (tags: Swiss_franc forex SwissNationalBank currency_intervention euro) The official blog of Hays … Read more

Capitulation? Market Looks For Signs Selloff is Done – CNBC Money market funds over the past week have seen $70 billion in redemptions, the largest since the pivotal collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2009, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch data. Stocks funds saw $11.2 billion in outflows, with long-only funds losing $6.5 … Read more

Bank of Korea Buys Gold for First Time in Over 10 Years – CNBC South Korea's central bank bought gold for the first time in more than a decade as global growth and debt uncertainties encourage monetary authorities around the world to diversify foreign reserves. (tags: gold Korea monetary_policy) Banks in BRICs Signaling Credit Crisis … Read more

Are the Declines in Solar and Wind Stocks Structural, or Cyclical? | Alternative Energy Stocks I think it's fairly safe to conclude that both structural and cyclical factors have been at work in the recent declines of solar, wind, LED, and geothermal stocks. For the investor, the question should be, "Have the structural factors and … Read more

Fewer verbs and nouns in financial reporting could predict stock market bubble, study shows When the language used by financial analysts and reporters becomes increasingly similar the stock market may be overheated, say scientists. (tags: bubbles stock_market trading_strategy)

Broke? Not if you can print money – financial crisis – MSN Money Thus the markets, I am sure, have now concluded (as Bernanke wanted them to) that we are only a few weak data points from more quantitative easing. The bottom line to speculators is that Bernanke has your back in an even more … Read more

BRICS: Currency Wars Not Over, Says Brazil – CNBC Brazil is preparing a range of additional measures to stem the damaging rise of the real as the global currency war shows no signs of ending, according to Guido Mantega, the country’s finance minister. Speaking to the Financial Times in London, Mr Mantega said the Group … Read more