Audio: Analyst: No easy money in stock-picking now (Market Watch)
David Trainer, president of New Constructs Inc., a Nashville-based research firm, says the easy pickings of a momentum-driven market are over, and that investors will need to be much more choosy to make profits in the coming months.
Stock investing: Sexy easy money or long- term gains? (The Daily Barometer)
If you're like me, you play around in the markets, and you get excited in an inappropriate way when you go online to look at your stocks and see a big row of green gains all lined up. Everything is up. The smell of profits in the morning is sexy, and makes us feel like big-time business moguls.
Fed's Evans says labor market weakness pervasive (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Weak U.S. labor markets are likely to justify easy money policies for quite a while longer, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday.
Your Money with Chuck Jaffe: Market's easy pickings are gone, analyst says (Market Watch)
David Trainer, president of New Constructs Inc., a Nashville-based stock research firm, says that the days of easy money from momentum stocks or hot sectors are over for now. Instead, astute buying and being able to sort out an industry’s prospects will separate the winners from the losers.
Confessions Of A China Entrepreneur (Forbes)
Rand Han recounts the long journey to setting up his own businesses in Shanghai.
India’s rate hikes will be measured (Gulf Times)
By Subhadip Sircar/Mumbai India’s central bank looks likely to raise its key policy rate in April to contain inflation and normalize rates, but don’t expect this to herald the start of a quick exit from easy money conditions.
Mo'Nique prepares for comedy tour (Asbury Park Press)
NEW YORK — Mo'Nique won the Golden Globe. She also picked up a SAG Award. And don't forgot about her most recent honor this week at the BAFTA's. So easy money says the actress will be victorious at the Academy Awards next month. Right?
Stock investors ask: What's the next big thing? (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Investors are waiting for signs that the economy is ready to put up some solid, sustainable growth numbers.
Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)
The high rates lure commercial banks to lend more to the government, which is considered a very credit worthy borrower while keeping away vast loans from companies and individuals who are considered to be erratic borrowers.
Treasuries, sovereign debt "dangerous" - Fuss (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Investors should avoid government securities, including U.S. Treasuries and the debt of other nations, because of the risks associated with excessive borrowing, a leading U.S. fund manager said on Tuesday.
