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The coming 2013 crash according to Paul B. Farrell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... me. So in keeping up with the market sentiment du jour (and fulfilling my daily number of words quota), I bring you MarketWatch columnist Paul B. Farrell and the latest one of his many, many "gloom and doom" scribbles. The title of his piece published ...

Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... are selling! Citing the Vickers Weekly Insider Report published by Argus Research, Mark Hulbert (Wall Street Journal MarketWatch) warned in his column that, "Insider selling pace now fastest in several years". Seems like it, if insiders - company directors ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... Wen wants Wen gets when Wen wants". China is really headed in the right direction. As 'The Wall Street Journal's' MarketWatch reports, "Ministers from Japan, China and South Korea are likely to declare the launch of negotiations to conclude a trilateral ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... - and the surge in iron ore imports - reported yesterday mark the start of a new trend. The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch reports that the resurgence of shipments of iron ore to China "became clear in mid-September when 29 vessels--the largest weekly ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... work-in-progress towards greater fiscal union. No Virginia, the rain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain. As MarketWatch eloquently puts it, "One question that inevitably arises from Catalonia's protests is that if richer Spaniards are becoming ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... company's in the S&P 500 that have reported, so far topped expectations. And then of course, there is bad news Europe. MarketWatch reports that, "Bad loans at Spanish banks hit 18-year record. Non-performing loans at Spanish banks rose to an 18-year ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... for you Virginia, know that those who are still in jobless queue can count on Uncle Sam's "just extended" largesse. MarketWatch reports that "President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Wednesday that extends a payroll-tax cut through the end of ...

Waiting to exhale 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... Stability Fund (EFSF) and the soon to come to a theatre near you, the a,-500B European Stability Mechanism (ESM). However, MarketWatch reports that the Germans are against this combo. There's rumour that the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... closing level of 1099.23 points marked the breakdown of the 1100 technical support. To underscore its significance, MarketWatch quotes Mark Arbeter, chief technical strategist at S&P Capital IQ, saying that the index may dip to 1,020 by October or November. ...

All eyes on Germany

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... Chancellor Angela Merkel's government decides to pour more money into the European bailout fund." And last night, MarketWatch reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is waiting for the IMF/EU/ECB troika auditors to deliver their verdict on whether ...