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Second half jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Have the green shoots caught the swine flu? It certainly looks that way as 2009 crossed over from the first half to the second. What has happened on the way to the second half? Suddenly, it seems, investors have grown tired of watching and waiting for ...

A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
If you can't buy 'em, jail 'em! Is China going back to its old ways? Wall Street ended flat overnight. And so it should there was really not much news out for it to react to one or another. The G8 meeting in Italy produced nothing new. Their communique ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
If it were not so serious, I would think that Wall Street's overnight fall was in commiseration to Michael's memorial. Have the green shoots withered and died and are now being buried alongside MJ? The S&P 500 fell by two 2 per cent, the Dow was off ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Quo Vadis Wall Street? A sell-off in the first quarter that rebounded towards the end. A strong rally in the second quarter that fizzled towards the end. Where is Wall Street going in the next three months? The next year? Your guess is as good as mine. ...

Lost decade redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Sales of Bud (Budweiser) would have picked up during the weekend's 4th of July holiday in the US. Half would have downed the 'Great American Lager' in celebration of the June quarter surge on the Street. The other half - those looking at the week's ...

No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Stop! Take a deep breath. Now count to ten. There is no need to hit the SELL button. Many would have woken up to the bad news on Wall Street this morning. The Dow fell by 2.6 per cent overnight and the S&P closed 2.9 per cent lower. Or for extra effect ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
Water...water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. A thousand and one economic data and indicators were released overnight but all we got is more of the same - green shoots. American and European equities closed stronger last night, this time seeing ...

Not a happy EOFYS on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
Just when you thought the last day of the month, the quarter and the halfway mark of 2009 would end on a high note for Wall Street, it ended with a whimper. Yes, while we were recharging our batteries -- and dreaming about winning that A$106 million ...

Another red-lettered year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
The year's almost done, still all we have to show is none. Never mind the green shoots, never mind the sharp rally over the past three months. It's the dollar sign attached to each stock when the final bell rings today that will matter. Being the last ...

Black or white - just beat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
Black or white - just beat it All together now. "It's Black, It's White It's Tough For You To Get By It's Black, It's White, Whoo" No this is not another tribute to the King of Pop...and certainly not another Michael Jackson joke. This is about Wall ...