Articles by Daniel Pereira
Argentina sparks trade war by nationalizing YPF
4/17/2012, 4:10 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, ETFs, International, Stocks
The Argentine government led by Cristina
Fernández sparked a fierce controversy and a potential trade
war this week by re-nationalizing the country's largest
oil... Read >>
Eurozone risk grows as Spanish yields top 6 percent
4/16/2012, 3:02 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Bonds, Economy, International
Lending money to the eurozone's fourth-largest economy just
got a bit riskier - and a bit more profitable.
News sources reported today that the
yield
on Spanish sovereign... Read >>
For the biggest players, the recession is more than over
4/10/2012, 4:37 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Economy, ETFs, Investing Ideas
News about the end of the
recession
can seem peculiar or unfamiliar to many workers or to investors who
haven't allocated their funds into the right sectors. Though
unemployment is on the... Read >>
End of the euro as we know it
4/4/2012, 4:20 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Forex and Currencies, International
An 11-year-old boy went viral this week - not an unusual
occurrence in itself, but perhaps somewhat more unexpected because
his entry into the halls of internet celebrity came in the form of
an... Read >>
End of a nuclear era in Japan helps push oil prices higher
3/27/2012, 4:49 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Commodities, US Markets
Drivers around the world may confront higher prices at the pump
for an unexpected reason - rising demand for
oil
in Japan spurred by the closure of most of the country's... Read >>
Another solar boom may be breaking on the horizon
3/20/2012, 9:59 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Business
The solar power industry saw its star decline over the last few
years, hammered by a toxic combination of political controversy,
massive oversupply in the solar cell market and... Read >>
New solar investment boom dawning as storm clouds gather
3/20/2012, 5:18 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Business, ETFs, Technology
The solar power industry watched its star decline over the last
few years, hammered by a toxic combination of political
controversy, massive oversupply in the solar cellmarket and
competition... Read >>
Apple unveils 3rd-generation iPad, Apple TV in San Francisco
3/7/2012, 7:19 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Technology
Apple (
AAPL
) CEO Tim Cook revealed the company's latest iPad tablet today at
the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The event marks the first
time the Cupertino-based company unveiled one... Read >>
Student loan totals in U.S. now higher than auto, credit card balances
3/6/2012, 6:00 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Credit and Debt, US Markets
Since the financial crisis tore into the U.S. economy and
crashed the housing
market
, consumers worked hard to reduce household
debt
and get their finances squared away.
From Q3... Read >>
India export ban means disruption for global cotton markets
3/5/2012, 4:46 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Commodities, ETFs, International
The Indian government moved to ban the export of
cotton
Monday, citing no specific reason but enacting the ban immediately.
The move will have a dramatic impact on the global cotton
... Read >>