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China Fireworks

May 8, 2008
Robert Hsu, China Strategy

China is one of the greatest investment opportunities of the century, but while there are enormous profits to be made, investing in China can be somewhat treacherous. Let me be your guide to profits in my new book, China Fireworks: How to Make Dramatic Wealth from the Fastest-Growing Economy in the World. Order your copy today by clicking here.

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May 7, 2008
Jon Markman, Traders Advantage

Here's a big thought for you on a day that oil has shot to a new all-time high above $123 per barrel: If the decoupling of the United States and European economy from its counterparts in the rest of the world were to persist forever, then Asia and the Middle East would end up with all the cash in the world while America and the Continent would have none. This is an impossible scenario. Investors, therefore, need to determine the most likely scenarios and the timing for them to occur. In today's Trader's Advantage, I'm going to discuss my broader views of the current environment and explain how we stand to profit from it.

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Fannie Fans its own Flames

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In many ways, what happened with FNM yesterday was representative of what happened with the entire market.

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May 6, 2008
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No one likes the days when the market heads down in a major way. But what about the uneventful (aka “boring”) days? Eh. That perfectly describes yesterday’s mundane market performance: Stocks started off on the wrong track following the collapse of a proposed Microsoft and Yahoo! merger and a surge in oil prices. Stocks didn’t make much of a comeback after that.

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