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Larry D. Spears writes: The semiconductor industry struggled to maintain growth in 2011 – but that’s starting to change. The industry this year was stunted by slow global economic growth, reduced consumer demand, and supply-chain disruptions due to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Industry revenue was down 2.5 percentage points in the second quarter, mostly [...]

In 1999, 11 European countries surrendered their currencies for the euro and a shared monetary authority. Barely a decade later, the once-celebrated EU and its currency are facing collapse. Elliott Wave International has just published a free report to help you gain a valuable perspective on the European debt crisis and get ahead of what [...]

* Decline in supply expected to continue into 2012* Some funds have exited the asset-backed CP market* Money funds have cut holdings in French banks – FitchBy Chris Reese NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Money … View full post on Yahoo! Finance: Currencies News

Shah Gilani writes: Long gone are the days when bank stocks were safe investments. Now, and for the foreseeable future, the only safe way to play banks and financials is by trading them. Banks face so many issues, both in the near term and on a long-term secular basis, that putting shares away, even now [...]

Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life plans to increase yen bond investmentsby around 640 billion yen ($8.3 billion) in the six months toMarch while it plans to increase foreign bond holdings slightly,a senior … View full post on Yahoo! Finance: Currencies News

Gold, silver, platinum and palladium, as well as other commodities, generally stand a better chance of handling a global economic downturn than other types of investments, Barclays Capital said Monday. View full post on IBTimes.com : Gold

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As our loyal subscribers are well aware, Gold Stock Trades has long been beating the drums for attention to be paid to the ongoing developments in nuclear (URA) and rare earth stocks (REMX). An important feature of our service is to focus our investment spotlight on what must be considered a vital factor in our [...]

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Kerri Shannon writes: The second-quarter earnings season has delivered some healthy activity, but the true standouts are the big U.S. companies that have learned to profit from emerging markets. These are what Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald refers to as "glocal" companies – firms that have a global and local presence. And they [...]