Livestock Market Overview

As reported by Market Leader (US)


Stock exchange news. Last week’s Cattle on Feed report in the USA showed an increase by 3% in comparison to equal period last year, which is a decline by 7% in comparison to January. As of March 01, 2012 the number of cattle on feed is 2.5 % higher than in March 2011. Read more...

Gold Market Outlook 2012

As reported by Market Leader (US)

While securities, stocks, futures and other “non-physical” assets keep losing their value, thus turning into risky assets, more and more investors start seeing gold as a “safe haven” asset.

The US government set the price at $19.3 per ounce of gold in 1792. The current price is almost 100 times as high. Will the trend continue or will the “gold bubble” eventually burst in the near future?

What factors will determine future gold prices? Read more...

US Investment Funds: Winners And Losers

As reported by Market Leader (US)

US investment funds have always been popular with investors from around the world. Let’s look at their financial performance in Jan-Feb 2012 to determine the winners and losers.

Which US funds showed the highest gains in early 2012?

Obviously, every single investor looks for profitable investment opportunities. Last year wasn’t a good one for investment funds. Some US investment funds reported major losses. The aggregate loss reached $123B. Paulson&Co lost $ 9.6B. This is the biggest fiasco since the collapse of Long Term Capital Management. Read more...

Android And iOS: End of Java Era And New Tendencies Of Mobile Entertainment Market

As reported by Market Leader (US)

Most investors keep pondering on the same question: Is it better (more rewarding) to invest in currencies (EUR, USD, GPB) and stocks (MICEX, RTS, S&P500, options) or hi-tech and innovation? While the global market of smartphones and tablet PCs is seeing a boom, the question becomes especially topical.

What is the essence of investing in innovation and why did Android and iOS apps become the leaders of the mobile entertainment industry?



Android and iOS: Alternative or substitute for Java apps? Read more...

Trading Robots: Panacea Or Trap For Stock Traders?

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To use or not to use trading robots? This is a difficult question. This trading approach has many supporters and adversaries. As usual, the truth lies somewhere in between. In other words, any process should be balanced. For example, the autopilot is used only when there is an urgent need for that. However, we should take into account that the world of robots is evolving really fast, with machines getting “smarter”. It allows people to give routine tasks to robots.

So, what advantages do trading bots have over manual trading?

Why do traders use trading robots? Read more...

Tips For Investors: What Is True And Delusive About China’s Strength And USA’s Weakness?

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As numerous economic issues become more evident, investors keep pondering on the struggle between the USA and China for the status of the world’s most powerful economy. The USA has been the most powerful economy in the world for the last 70 years (it succeeded the weakened UK after WWII), adjusting the world for its own needs (from making the US Dollar the global reserve currency to spreading “democratic values” around the world, both in politics and culture).

However, everything changes. More and more experts start questioning the USA’s ability to preserve its global leadership. Maybe it is time for China to take over the initiative? Read more...

Will the Whole World Switch to Korean Cars?

As reported by Market Leader (US)

Hyundai–Kia news. Investment attractiveness of world car industry grows every year. Thus, unlike Japanese (Honda, Toyota, Mazda) and French (Peugeot, Renault, Citroen) car producers, 2011 has been more than successful for Korean car industry and its investors.

What is the secret of their success, according to the companies’ shareholders? What is waiting for them in 2012? What is wrong and what is right about the analysts’ question “Will the whole world switch to Korean cars”?

Fairytale about Korean Khonchhi (Cinderella) for Korean investors Read more...

PAMM accounts: Whose Service is Better?

As reported by Market Leader (US)

News of forex broker rating. PAMM accounts have entered the lives of traders and investors suddenly and powerfully, as they managed to involve into work at forex market even those who… do not know how to trade here. Due to PAMM accounts, even those investors that are far from technical and fundamental analysis receive a very simple and clear way for their direct and often highly profitable investments: from the long list of best traders they are to choose the ones, whose results they find satisfactory and invest their means into his account. In such a case (provided that such warranty is given by a broker company) gained profit will be automatically distributed between trader and investor on a monthly basis. Read more...

Extreme Price Range: a New Concept of Proven Trading Methods

As reported by Market Leader (US)

PART I

Trading in a stock exchange requires continuous search for and adjustment of trading strategies. So, one needs to select only those elements based on some general market regularities that practically don't change with time.

Extreme Price Range (EPR) is a concept that helps to quickly spot a price range (major support and resistance levels). When broken, they often generate a strong movement in the direction of the break. This trading method supports both intraday trading and capturing medium-term movements. Read more...

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc (QCOR)

As reported by Market Leader (US)

The company
QCOR is a biopharmaceutical company that manufactures drugs against autoimmune diseases. The company's profits are generated mainly by two areas: treatment of acute conditions of adult multiple sclerosis and treatment of infantile spasms afflicting children under 2. HP Acthar is its main product.

Investment idea
QCOR has rather strong fundamentals. Its strengths are obvious in many respects. These mainly include high earnings growth rates, an impressive EPS growth, a steady growth in net profits, sizeable financial positions. Read more...

Liquidity Services Inc (LQDT.O)

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The company
Liquidity Services Inc. provides property Internet auction access services. The company's business is focused on selling services to companies involved in the production and sale of devices and equipment intended for corporate buyers, public and municipal entities rather than the end user. Liquidity Services Inc. also offers its web platforms for sale of property by public and municipal entities. In addition, the company owns one of the leading international Internet markets for sale of energy and energy system components and one of the leading platforms for sale of services in freight transportation.

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Why is "Market Leader" Banned by Uzbekistan Government?

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Uzbekistannews. For decades much was banned in the USSR, from the books of Solzhenitsyn to "Voice of America" and "Radio Liberty", and the stronger were the appeals of communist ideologists to the party consciousness of Soviet people, the more attentively sensible people were listening to and reading what was banned. No fruit is so highly desired and sweet as the one that is banned. Read more...

Trader’s Opinion: World’s Best ECN-Broker 2012

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Forex traders usually face numerous problems, like the broker’s reliability, order execution etc. These problems force traders into becoming clients of ECN-brokers.

ECN stands for Electronic Communications Network. I guess there is no point in explaining here what ECN is. For more information, you can read the Electronic Communication Network article published in Wikipedia. In short, the network unites all the market participants – traders, banks, investment funds. This is some kind of a single trading environment where a trader’s order is executed through finding the opposite order placed by another trader.

Let’s find out what competitive edge ECN-brokers have over other brokers and how to choose a reliable ECN-broker. In order to do that, Masterforex-V Academy has started a separate rating called “Best ECN-Broker 2012”.

ECN-Broker: Advantages Read more...

Tips For Investors: Japanese Car Brands. Frontrunners Or Outsiders?

As reported by Market Leader (US)
There is no denying the fact that Japanese cars are some of the best cars in the world. According Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2011 (the world’s 100 most valuable brands), Toyota is number 11. According to BrandZ’s Top 100 Most Powerful Brands, Toyota was the most valuable car brand in 2011 ($27,76B). Honda was the world’s 4th most valuable car brand ($19,43B).

What lies behind the success of Japan’s motor industry?


It should be noted that for a couple of decades Japan was the frontrunner of the global motor industry, thus giving birth to the so-called “Japanese era of automobile production”. Read more...

Islamophobia: Real Enemy Or Western Fiction?

As reported by Market Leader (US)
The leading western mass media - The Guardian, The Financial Times, The New York Times, Forbes – revealed the shocking results of the report by Triangle Centre on Terrorism and Homeland Security, which specializes in studying terrorism and national security.

According to the report, it turns out that Islamists present little threat to the US national security. In 2011 only 20 US Muslims were accused of terrorism. Out of 14 000 murders committed in the USA in 2011, none was committed by a terrorism suspect. The bottom line is that the US Islamophobic sentiments are groundless. At least this is what numerous journalists and political scientists say.
Meanwhile, Islamophobia has turned into a major concern in the USA. Muslims are more frequently treated as enemies. Read more...

Second Tranche To Greece: Crisis Over?

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A couple of days ago the European Commission decided to provide Greece with another substantial loan - €130B. Some optimists assume that this is the very beginning of an economic recovery, that the eurozone crisis is nearly over. Moreover, the German Parliament approved Angela Merkel’s efforts to support Greece, which later caused an euphoria in European stock markets: On Feb 28th DAX and CAC 40 gained 0,3 % shortly after the opening, FTSE-100 gained 0.2%.

European Optimism: Greek Problems Resolved?

It turns out that the German Parliament didn’t approve any bills. It just issued a general resolution approving the government’s actions. The reason is that it is still unclear how much money Greece will eventually need in the coming years. Read more...