Thread: charmed855's Account Talk

Welcome to the Board charmed855. Best of luck!
Norman

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No Yen worries yet.

TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose 0.86 percent on Tuesday with shares in technology companies such as Kyocera Corp. (6971.T: Quote, NEWS , Research) gaining on a softer yen.
The Nikkei <.N225> was up 145.80 points at 17,155.35 as of 0001 GMT. The broad TOPIX index <.TOPX> gained 0.88 percent to 1,708.97.

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Originally Posted by charmed855

25% F, 25% C, 25% S, 25% I

Turns out my last two IFT's didn't go through so I've been in 30S 70I since the 19th. Quite fortuitous.

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Europe tops US in stock market value

By Tony Tassell
Published: April 2 2007 21:48 | Last updated: April 2 2007 21:48

Europe has eclipsed the US in stock market value for the first time since the first world war in another sign of the slipping of the global dominance of American capital markets.
Europe’s 24 stockmarkets, including Russia and emerging Europe, saw their capitalisation rise to $15,720bn (€11,819bn) at the end of last week, according to Thomson Financial data. That exceeded the $15,640bn market value of the US.

The last time Europe eclipsed the US in market capitalisation was likely to have been before the first world war, said Mike Staunton, stock-market historian at London Business School. European shares have outperformed the US, with their market capitalisation rising 160 per cent since the start of 2003 in dollar terms, said Thomson Financial. That compared with a 70.5 per cent rise for the US stock market. Over that time the euro has risen 26 per cent against the dollar.

more at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/bf6a00e4-e14...0779e2340.html

Just IFT'ed to 30% C, 35% S, 35% I. I will ride with stocks for another day and hope not to get smacked. I anticipate reducing my exposure on Friday the 13th to avoid some dips and getting back in around the middle of next week.

c855

100% I. It's looking like today may be a down day for I so hopefully we get some bounce back on FrIIIday. 13 has always been lucky for me.

CARACAS, Venezuela - Not long ago, President Hugo Chavez was embarking on ambitious plans to produce ethanol as the eco-fuel of choice. But within the past two months, the biofuel has suddenly become a villain for him and a major point of friction with Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The United States and Brazil are the world's two biggest producers of ethanol _ an alcohol-based fuel made from crops like sugar cane or corn. They signed an "alliance" last month to promote ethanol production in the region and create international quality standards to allow it to be traded as a commodity like oil.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/18123706/for/cnbc/

Web advertising leader Google will acquire DoubleClick, a leading online advertising network, for $3.1 billion, consolidating Google's grip on the Internet ad market.
However, Google's acquisition of DoubleClick is not sitting well with Microsoft , AT&T, Time Warner's and several other large Internet and media companies the Wall Street Journal reports. These companies are hoping to encourage antitrust regulators to closely scrutinize the purchase, said executives at the companies.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/18126163

Greenspan Says Global Growth to Cushion U.S. Economy (Update1)

By Jason Clenfield
April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan downplayed his earlier concern about a possible U.S. recession, saying the world economy would provide a cushion, according to people attending a forum in Tokyo today.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...wQE&refer=home

We're either at the start of something big or at the top of a nice run. I'm taking profits. 100% G.