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Tale of two extremes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... And in hindsight, investors would have done well - really well - if they just followed Warren's (Buffett) advice. "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." But what do you do when half of the others are greedy and half ...

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... per cent up and the Nasdaq is 85 per cent higher than it was last year. Reminds me of one "Buffettism" that says, "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." Warren Buffett Like Warren, the Financial Standard Intelligence ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
"O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting..." Walt Whitman wrote this poem after US President Abraham Lincoln's assassination ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... Australian Labour Force report into something short of causing a heart attack? Back in March this year when most of us were fearful, the headlines read, "Job losses worst for 18 years" (AFR). "Australian Jobless Rate Climbs to 4-Year High of 5.2%" (Bloomberg). ...

Seeking equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... rising unemployment rate among Americans to pooh-pooh any sustainable advance. And many - those still with jobs - remain fearful that perhaps tomorrow, next week or the week after, they would be handed their pink slips. Ayesayers, on the other hand ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... taken to show the RBA's determination in cushioning the economic slowdown. Or it could infer that the central bank remains fearful of the country's outlook.

Too much ado about pig flu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... along. And if you've been following the headlines and the pig stories you'll be scared - very scared. Wall Street grew fearful as the reported infection tally of people and countries increased. The S&P 500 shed 1 per cent and the Dow closed 0.6 lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... 0.61 per cent, at 3696.4. NEW YORK - Wall Street has pulled back as investors took profits following a four-week rally, fearful of poor earnings reports starting this week and more trouble for banks. Investors were disappointed that talks for IBM Corp's ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... negative loop-the-loop plays all over again. Against this backdrop, investors continue to hesitate to re-enter the market, fearful of throwing good money after bad. Over the past two weeks, investors mulled about the trillions of dollars thrown and promised ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... full-year forecasts after reporting its sales. The overall sales numbers were still dismal, but investors had grown so fearful about falling sales that retail chain's stocks had been beaten down. The retailers' reports helped the market overcome a flurry ...