Posts Tagged ‘ Infrastructure ’

Dubai’s Infrastructure Opportunity

Oct 6th, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, International, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
As I write, the sun is just peeking over the horizon. It is dawn in Dubai. Out my hotel window, I can see two buildings with cranes over them and in the distance another building in scaffolding. For a city that was once booming and turned bust -- as with ...read more

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Finding Caterpillar’s Tell Could Lead to Astronomical Profits

Jul 21st, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies
The story on Wall Street that’s got everyone worked up one way or the other is the recent profits at Goldman Sacs and Bank of America. Some are pleased and view this as a telltale sign of a recovery. They look at these banks profits and argue that TARP is ...read more

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Stimulus Stocks and Infrastructure Plays in 2009

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
I think of it as “The Great Suppression.” The government keeps trying everything it can to suppress the unfolding economic bust. Whether the Great Suppression succeeds or not is beside the point. What concerns us is that its actions will have consequences in the marketplace. And as investors and speculators, ...read more

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Investing in India in 2009

Jan 21st, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, International
Of all the crazy events in 2008, seeing the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in flames on TV is one I'll remember for a long time. Last year, when I traveled throughout India, my first stop was Mumbai (or Bombay, as people still call it). I stayed at the Taj Mahal ...read more

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Investing in Water: Mining for Blue Gold

Jan 8th, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured
Two days before Christmas, a 66-inch water main burst on River Road, not far from where I live, during morning rush hour. Water spewed out at a rate of 150,000 gallons per minute, turning River Road into an actual river for a time. People at the scene described the burst ...read more

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Investing in the Global Infrastructure Boom

Jan 2nd, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Energy, Featured, International
He won a decisive victory in the presidential elections and his party picked up a bunch of seats in Congress. The American economy is in the dumps and the mood is glum. The new president puts in motion sweeping new legislation and spending plans in an attempt to fix things… I'm ...read more

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Top Infrastructure Penny Stock for 2009

Dec 10th, 2008 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Energy, Featured, Over the Counter Markets, Penny stocks
On January 20, 2009, millions will line the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to watch the 44th President take the oath of office. And while conversation in the District centers on hope and change, we will be talking about the best way to cash in on Barack Obama’s first act ...read more

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Keeping the Needs for the Basics Ahead of the Wants for the Apples

Feb 29th, 2008 | By Christopher Hancock | Category: Investing Strategies
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave us a choice this week: A debilitating recession or destructive inflation. You decide. We vote for recession. Bernanke, however, opts for inflation. We shrug. So does Mr. Market. The Dow tumbles. Oil surges to a record $102.59. Gold jumps $15.50, to $970. Wheat, cotton, rice and ...read more

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