Stock Picks And Trade Ideas For Tuesday - KLAC, SSCC, AAPL, RMBS Chart courtesy of stockcharts ( click to enlarge ). Rambus (RMBS) - The stock looks like is close to attempting another breakout. Although the stock didn’t perform well this year, we start to see now some signals of … ... ...

Forex News Preview: Monday 8/25 Asian Session 6:45 PM EDT NZD Trade Balance Expected at -0.53B Previous -0.22B. This indicator is the difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month. A positive number indicates that more goods have been exported ... Go...

Forex Trading: The US dollar is starting to trade a little firmer There is no real catalyst. The Dow is down 200 points. Oil is unchanged - maybe a little lower. Nevertheless, the USDJPY moved back above the 109.21 level after stalling at the 109.01 level - 6 pips before the 61.8% support...

Forex Trading: USDJPY breaks through the 50% retracement The USDJPY broke through the 109.21 level without much problem. The next level of support 108.95. A move back above 109.21 should be used by intraday shorts to cover. Go to Full Article

Forex News: Markets are getting quieter and quieter. The holiday in Europe has taken a lot of the liquidity out of the market. The technical picture remains largely neutral. USDJPY has recently moved below the 100 hour moving average at 109.51. Support comes in at 109.21 (see chart below) ... ...

China’s Economy Looks To Rebound After Lackluster Olympics By Jason Simpkins. Despite a flood of investment leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games, economic conditions in China have been on the decline for the entire month of August, leading some analysts to warn of a post-Olympic slowdown....

Worrisome Stagflation Becomes More Real All The Time By William Patalon III. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke didn’t use the “S” word - stagflation - but he might as well have. On Friday, the US central bank chief said that the financial crisis that has hammered the US...

Buy, Sell Or Hold: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. By Horacio Marquez. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A), (BRK-B) with Warren Buffett at the helm has one of the greatest financial combinations investors have ever seen. The shares of the once-wheezing ... Go to Full Article

CPFL Energia Downgraded To Hold We are downgrading our rating on CPFL Energia SA (CPL) from Buy to Hold as the second quarter results were below expectations. However, the outlook for the following quarters remain positive, mainly considering the growing demand for ... Go to Full Article

Taking The Dividend Search International Could Pay Off With ETFs Dividend-seeking investors should really telescope in on markets abroad with exchange traded funds (ETFs). Foreign stocks have had much more attractive yields these days, as proven by a foreign large-cap stock measure in...

The Pros And Cons Of Ethanol Stock Plays Zacks senior alt-energy industry analyst Jon Kolb has been following this particular group of stocks for years, back when alternative fuels were considered more of a pipe-dream (and gasoline was relatively inexpensive). ... Go to Full Article

A Modest Proposal For Hedge Fund Investors The news of the demise of former CNBC anchor Ron Insana’s venture has been a catalyst for more questions about the hedge fund business model. Are these project returns persistent (also visit site to read more] ... Go to Full Article

Not-Too-Great US Existing Home Sales Data Leaves Dollar In ... Shortly after the forex markets opened Monday, forex traders took the opportunity to short the British pound against the US dollar, driving it down below 1.8480 towards 1.8400 in a short period of time, taking advantage of the...

Clayton Williams Rating Downgraded We are downgrading Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (CWEI) to Hold on valuation grounds. The shift in strategy earlier this year away from wildcat exploration and greater focus on developmental drilling in the oil-prone Permian basin and ... Go to Full...

Grey Wolf Sells For $2 Billion Plus Long-time Buy recommended oil-rig marketer Grey Wolf (GW) has finally ended its long-term courtship with Precision Drilling (PDS) by agreeing to be purchased by the E&P trust for cash and stock totaling over ... Go to Full Article