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The Apple iPad - scheduled to be released on April 3rd - might already be yesterday's news.  The 9.7 inch screen iPad will carry a hefty $ 500 price tag and does not support Adobe Flash, software that enriches the multimedia experience. Marvel (MRVL) is expected to release a competitor at a... More »

There have been much talks and emotions around the new healthcare overhaul, but what I come to understand is that not many people actually understand how it really works.Passionate Obama supporters as well as people and companies who benefit from the healthcare overhaul would tend cheer the... More »

 When the music stops, will you have a chair to sit on? What we mean by that is the market can't keep going up like this forever. At some point in time we will get a correction -- quite possibly a meaningful correction. And when we do, will you be prepared? In the weekend newsletter we... More »

The financial industry went to the brink of disaster late in 2008. The Federal government bailed out the firms. The firms reported the proceeds as the "bailout" as profits. Then paid huge bonuses based on artificial "profitability." Something is wrong with this picture.... More »

In the broadcast today: Should We Expect JPY Weakness on Carry Trades in Q2 2010? Two days ahead of the end of the fiscal year in Japan, we take a close look at the JPY and explore the potential for a strong comeback of the JPY carry trades in the Q2 2010, we note the strategic positioning for... More »

Charts (from Dave Rosenberg) show that this is the weakest post-recession recovery on record. Anyone starting to question this 70% run up since March '09? 

Technically all major market charts show a great top. But do not be deceived. April month may still have some heat left from March and it may continue even though all indicators currently show we are just about a top. I have no positions right now but if you are excessively bearish just be... More »

By now, we've all heard "past performance is no assurance. . . blah, blah, blah" so often, it almost sounds liked a nursery rhyme. But it may be time to stop a moment, think about it, and possibly give the saying a new, broader, spin. Usually, the phrase is meant as a warning that... More »

Courtesy of David of Oxen Group/Phil's Stock World The Oxen Report: Long Play of the Week Looks Towards Agriculture’s Demand Rise We start out this week with another Long Play for the Week, which was a really successful play for us last week with China Automotive Systems Inc. (CAAS). While... More »