Oil manipulation works both ways (JP Morgan tanker hire alternative view)

Reply to the conclusion that JP Morgan’s hiring of a tanker to store heating oil suggests that they want to ‘hoard’ it and manipulate the price higher. Tanker storage worked in a very different way earlier in the year, as described in my earlier videos – maybe the JP Morgan move needs ‘wider thinking’ before [...]

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The Motley Fool | You can skip broker to buy some stocks

Sunday May 20, 2012 10:27 AM Q: You recently explained buying stocks through a brokerage account, but you didn’t mention that folks also might be able to buy shares directly from the companies themselves. Right? — D.L., via email A: Right. Brokerages are not the only option. You can hold a lot of stock through [...]

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Stocks: Storm clouds continue to gather over Greece – CNNMoney

Globe and Mail Stocks: Storm clouds continue to gather over GreeceCNNMoneyInvestors are likely to continue to bail out of stocks and continue the move into US Treasuries and gold in search of safety as doubts over Greece's future in the eurozone continue to build. Elections in Greece earlier this month failed to form a …The [...]

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Does Roger Montgomery prefer Banks or Credit Unions?

A large portion of Australian share portfolios include shares in one of the ‘big four’ banks. Does Roger Montgomery prefer CBA, WBC, ANZ, NAB or has his focus shifted to smaller credit unions? In this appearance on Market Moves with James Dagger-Nixon, Roger reveals his Montgomery Quality Rating (MQR) for Santos (STO) and shares his [...]

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And Now Everyone Who Hates Wall Street Can Just Root For Facebook’s Stock To Crash!

Well, yes, we’re getting our clocks cleaned. (Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman). See Also Facebook Banker Morgan Stanley Bought A Humongous Amount Of Stock To Try Support To Price Sorry, But This Whining And Umbrage About Facebook’s IPO Is Ridiculous Morgan Stanley Was A Control-Freak On Facebook IPO — And It May Have Royally Screwed [...]

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