For those of you who follow MAYBULK (Malaysian Bulk Carriers Bhd), you will know that its earnings are highly dependant on something called the Baltic Dry Index.
The Baltic Dry Index is a price index compiled by the Baltic Exchange in London. Each working day, the Baltic Exchange canvasses hundreds of brokers around the world for [...]
For any investor on Bursa Malaysia now, this must be the million dollar question:
Has the market bottomed out?
I’ve just read a pretty good report by CIMB Research. Can’t say that I agree with everything they said but there are some good observations.
The report looks at the six major bear markets that Malaysia experienced in the past 30 [...]
In his book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell says that becoming a leader is a lot like investing successfully in the stock market. If you hope to make a fortune in a day, you won’t be successful. What matters most is what you do day by day over the long haul. This, [...]
Asset prices have fallen tremendously since the recent stockmarket contagion. Deflation has set in across the globe. Let’s take a quick look at the global leader USA and how some top names are faring:
On 16 October 2008, the New York Times published an op-ed letter contributed by Warren Buffett. The message of the letter was clear–Buffett is a buyer of US stocks.
In the letter, Buffett offers a few words of wisdom which has made him perhaps the greatest investor of all time.
“A simple rule dictates my buying: Be [...]
It’s all about cash and confidence. How do you persuade banks to lend money more freely again? The US has decided to throw $250 bil into its troubled banking system. Beneficiaries include:
| Name | Last trade | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bursa | 1,301.94 |  0.01 (0.00%) |
| AORD | 4,877.70 |  0.000 (0.00%) |
| Dow Jones | 10,779.17 |  45.50 (0.42%) |
| FTSE | 5,642.62 | 2.01 (0.04%) |
| Japan | 10,744.03 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
