With many wondering if the market is going to run out of steam soon, it may be time to look for some names that have underperformed in their sectors.With the price of oil on the rise, one name that d

Risky assets remained in favor during the past week, generally helped along by fairly robust economic data and better-than-expected corporate earnings reports. A number of bourses, crude oil, inflati

After starting the week with a broad-based sell-off, stock markets resumed their 5-month uptrend as investors’ confidence in the recovery prospects of the global economy gained traction. With r

If you’re looking for the next “Big Oil” play, bet on Beijing.As my firm has been reporting for the past several years, China has been on a global commodities shopping spr

During the week marking the second anniversary of the start of the credit crunch, stocks, copper, nickel, zinc, and sugar recorded fresh 2009 highs. But the celebrations came to an abrupt end as caut

Here at Minyanville, we’re less interested in geopolitics than investment opportunities but all the recent tough talk of African corruption, abuse and tyranny had us wondering: even for an inve

Words from the Wise this week comes to you in a shortened format as I don’t have access to my normal research resources while on the road in Europe (also see my post Gone AWOL -- to Slovenia an

Government bonds dominated action on financial markets during the past holiday-shortened week, as angst about inflation and massive issuance propelled yields to 6-month highs in the US, Europe, and J

A law that had passed in response to the Watergate scandal may be coming back to bite US corporations doing business overseas. Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in 1977, but the Justi

Stock markets kicked off the last week on a high note, but then the US parted ways with other markets as the remaining 4 days went downhill for American stocks. In contrast, global markets in general