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Dow-Jones: On the Way to 4800
A prediction I made in February 2009 (when the Dow-Jones was hurtling towards 6500) came true.
Facts and Fictions in the Securities Industry
The first "dirty secret" is that a firm's market capitalization often stands in inverse proportion to its value and valuation (as measured by an objective, neutral, disinterested party). This is true especially when agents (management) are not also principals (owners).
Why all the Stock Exchanges Collapsed
The sharp reversal from negative real interest rates (in 2000-2001) to high positive interest rates (in 2004-7) rendered equities unattractive.
Crashing and Cashing, Pumping and Dumping: Stock Manipulation in the USA
Other shady operators act through the Internet: they target "penny stocks" (illiquid shares with low market capitalization). They spam millions of e-mail inboxes with "good news", "exclusive tips", and "privileged information". When gullible victims buy the shares, they sell at a huge profit. These operations are known as "pump and dump".
Balkan Rational Exuberance - Interview with Alexandar Dimishkovski of BID Consulting
The Balkans as a region is experiencing a confluence of events of both fundamental and technical nature that augur well, as far as its economies go.
A Note on Short Selling and Volatility
Many economists insist that short selling is a mechanism which stabilizes stock markets, reduces volatility, and creates incentives to correctly price securities. This sentiment is increasingly more common even among hitherto skeptical economists in developing countries.