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Where’s that meaningless rhetoric from central banks when you need it? 27 Aug 2013 | 04:48 am
At this past weekend’s Jackson Hole central bank gabfest, it looked like global central bankers were aiming for “a Draghi” in order to defuse the current emerging market currency crisis at a cost of n...
Odds of U.S. military intervention in Syria rise after chemical weapons attack 27 Aug 2013 | 03:11 am
U.S. stocks fell in the last hour of New York trading after Secretary of State John Kerry raised the odds for armed U.S. intervention in Syria. Kerry said additional information about a recent reporte...
Dividend income pick MLP ONEOK now yields 5.69%–I think that rates a bite 24 Aug 2013 | 04:42 am
Units of ONEOK Partners (OKS), a member of my Dividend Income portfolio http://jubakpicks.com/jubak-dividend-income-portfolio/, have dropped 12.2% from March 28 to the close on August 23. That’s broug...
Nokia joins the phone parade: Rumor says it will join Apple and Samsung with September product announcements 23 Aug 2013 | 05:09 am
Add Nokia (NOK) to the list of phone companies likely to announce a big product in September. Rumor pegs a big Nokia announcement for a two-day event to be held in New York, maybe, in late September. ...
The popping of the Bernanke bubble hits emerging markets hardest 22 Aug 2013 | 04:54 am
I think we can now call it a crisis. Emerging market currencies continue to drop. The Indonesian rupiah sinks to its lowest level since 2009. The Indian rupee hits a new record low. The Turkish lira f...
Fed minutes don’t provide anything new or definite on the start of a taper but point to September start 21 Aug 2013 | 11:36 pm
If you were hoping for something that told you when the Federal Reserve would begin to taper off its purchases of $85 billion a month in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities, then I think you’re ...
Stock pick TECO Energy pays 5.29% while you wait for better earnings in 2014 21 Aug 2013 | 04:33 am
This hasn’t been the best of markets for TECO Energy (TE)—along with most other utility stocks. The shares are down 11.04% in the last three months, as of August 20. Over the last month they’re down 5...
There are utility dividend yield bargains out there; here’s how to find them (along with one stock pick) 20 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Today let’s talk dividends. And specifically dividend-paying utility stocks. How do you tell if any stocks in this beaten down sector yield enough to make them buys in the current risky market? The lo...
Stock pick (actually MLP pick) Targa Resources announced $1.25 billion in new projects–enough to keep distributions climbing 20 Aug 2013 | 05:10 am
On August 1 Targa Resources Partners (NGLS) disappointed the market with a second quarter earnings report that missed analyst estimates by 17 cents a share. Revenue rose 9.3% year over year to $1.44 b...
Stock pick Apple to launch high-and low-end iPhone at same September 10 event 20 Aug 2013 | 03:51 am
Apple (AAPL) has asked assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry to ship a new high-end and low-end iPhone in early September, the Wall Street Journal reported today. This confirms informed rumors that App...
