Articles by Daniel Pereira
Bank of America backs away from its $5 debit card fee plan
11/1/2011, 11:31 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Banking and Loans
Bank of America (
BAC
) retreated today from its plans to levy a $5 fee monthly fee on
those customers who use their debit card for its intended purpose
of making purchases.
"We... Read >>
Formula 1 and the growing importance of emerging markets
10/31/2011, 4:26 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, International
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Shanghai, China. Istanbul, Turkey.
Singapore. New Delhi, India. Yeongam, South Korea. Abu Dhabi. Sao
Paulo, Brazil.
What do these places
share
? Each of them... Read >>
Italian government feels the sting of international bond markets
10/28/2011, 10:05 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Bonds, International
A
rescue plan
for Greek
bonds
boosted global markets this week - but it also
put
the focus on some of the euro-zone's other troubled economies,
The New York Times
reports.
... Read >>
Netflix implosion - a warning against assumed growth
10/25/2011, 12:24 pm from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Investing Ideas, Technology
The startling growth figures posted by
technology
companies like Netflix (
NFLX
),
Apple
(
AAPL
) and Groupon help contribute to the soaring
stock
values they achieve... Read >>
Median wages and the great stagnation
10/21/2011, 4:56 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Economy, US Markets
The
Social Security Administration
released data on U.S. wages and payroll in 2010 this week, and the
news isn't good for most of the working class or middle class.
Though the average... Read >>
Piracy rising to record rates
10/18/2011, 3:55 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, International
This year saw (real, non-digital) piracy rates increase to a
record, the International Maritime Bureau
reported
today. Over half those attacks were commited by pirate gangs
based in... Read >>
Bill Gross and the big PIMCO Treasury bet
10/14/2011, 10:29 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Bonds, US Markets
Bill Gross' role in the
bond
market is in some ways similar to that played by
Warren Buffett
in the
equity
markets.
He's regarded as one of the elder statesmen of the field,... Read >>
Netflix flailing as it kills Qwikster
10/10/2011, 4:14 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, Stocks, Technology
What is Netflix (
NFLX
) thinking?
First, the DVD-delivery and online streaming company just raised
its prices, pushing the price for an unlimited DVD and streaming
plan to a total of... Read >>
ETFs for tracking global trends - Part 2
10/4/2011, 11:41 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, ETFs, Investing Ideas
Yesteday I
discussed
exchange-traded funds which track domestic and global markets.
Other
ETFs
focus on specific products or sectors.
Commodity ETFs -
Trading
commodity... Read >>
ETFs for tracking global trends - Part 1
10/4/2011, 3:00 am from Daniel Pereira in News Headlines, ETFs, Investing Ideas
ETFs
draw a lot of coverage in the financial press these days. The
investment
instruments have become increasingly important, in some cases
demonstrably affecting the value of their... Read >>