South Korea ETF: Opportunity Knocking?
South Korea seems to be taking an approach to its economic growth and interest rates that mirrors the United States. The country is keeping ...

Baltic Trading Ltd. IPO Prices Within Range
Baltic Trading Ltd (BALT), a company formed by Genco Shipping (GNK) to acquire a spot market focused drybulk fleet, priced its IPO on Tuesda...

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
BP feels divine about Brazil. BP (BP) made its first foray into Brazil today with a deal to pay $7B for a group of assets held by Devon E...

India Markets Thursday Wrap-Up: Sensex's Final Hour Dash
Some late hour buying pulled the Indian markets high into the positive territory from what was otherwise looking like a lacklustre close to ...

Brazil's Growth Miracle
An old joke in emerging market circles says that Brazil will always be the country of the future. However, strong global demand for commodit...

As Stock Markets Celebrate a Year of Gains, What Lies Ahead?
The bull market that commenced on March 9, 2009, has just marked its first anniversary. A summary of the movements of major global stock mar...

Brazil Raises Tariffs Over U.S. Cotton: Is Free Trade Unraveling?
Last year, back on June 1, I wrote an article discussing the possibilities of the outbreak of a trade war. At the time, discussion was rampa...