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STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors
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Livermore
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15-Feb-2008 22:29
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Those who seee value in stocks will be the eventual winners. Well let's see | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Livermore
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15-Feb-2008 22:27
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The "polar bears" are runnng away from stocks. Guess who is buying? Buffett?s Loading Up On BNI, Others by Floyd Brown, Advisory Panelist Dear Investment U Reader, Warren Buffett is the most successful investor in modern history. Often called the ?Oracle of Omaha" because of his incredible ability to achieve amazing gains in the stock market, he is the world?s wealthiest money manager and investor. Berkshire Hathaway is Buffett?s investment vehicle. Since he took control of the company and became CEO, it has consistently outperformed the S&P 500. Berkshire has had a compounded annual gain of 21.4% versus 10.4% for the S&P 500 since 1965. The cumulative result is a whopping 361,156% gain for Berkshire versus 6,479% for the S&P 500. The chart below, put together by Joseph B. Casey, shows what a dollar invested in Berkshire stock looked like at the end of 2006, compared to a dollar invested in the S&P. It?s an amazing story.  So while investors have been sweating bullets during the recent volatility, what has the most famous of investors been doing? Three Stocks on Buffett?s Buy List He has been buying stocks, placing big bets that the market will rebound. By closely monitoring filings at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we can get a pretty good picture of Mr. Buffett?s activities. Here is what he is doing: Mr. Buffett is buying more Burlington Northern (NYSE:BNI), acquiring shares during the recent market weakness. Here are the actual purchases made by Buffet as reported by CNBC: 
Whenever BNI shares dip below $80, he heads back to the market for more. Buffett also has been buying financial stocks? He?s growing his position in the Midwestern Banking powerhouse U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB). By the time USB announced financial results on January 15, 2008, documents showed Berkshire was the company?s largest shareholder. Berkshire expanded its holdings in USB by 77% during the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2007. The company now owns a 3.8% stake in USB, according to Bloomberg. Besides that, Buffett is riding to the rescue of Swiss Re (OTC: SWCEY.PK), the world's largest reinsurance company. Berkshire, which owns General Re, one of Swiss Re's biggest competitors, has purchased a 3% stake in the Switzerland-based insurance titan. Buffett will also take over a large chunk of Swiss Re?s future business. The agreement allows Swiss Re to find the money it needs because the company became embroiled in the subprime mortgage market meltdown. Swiss Re has lost more than a quarter of its value since announcing it would take a large write-down on insurance for complicated mortgage derivatives. Berkshire Hathaway will take 20% of all premiums from Swiss Re's property and casualty insurance over the next five years in return for taking on 20% of the insurance risk. Consequently, Swiss Re can reduce its reserves, freeing up capital to deal with the crisis. Mr. Buffett's moves will clearly make him a long-term big winner from the credit crisis, just as he?s done in past market downturns when he acquired assets. The key to his long-term success is a strict adherence to his value-based investment philosophy? |
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victorf
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15-Feb-2008 11:55
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max_lyl, you are welcome...we will always let the market prove whether we are right or wrong, and Happy Lunar New Year to You! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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victorf
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15-Feb-2008 11:42
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still the same stand again...though the uptrend will not be in a straightline but the trend will be higher high till mid April....good luck :)
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15-Feb-2008 11:24
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Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Singapore, Phillippines Japan ..etc all asia countries booming. Asia will slowly but surely decouple from the US. Asian markets are expected to remain strong in FY2008. Buy on weakness. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15-Feb-2008 11:04
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Pass by Shareinvestor website and saw this. I think it's encouraging.
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singaporegal
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15-Feb-2008 10:37
Yells: "Female TA nut" |
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very low volumes today. Low volumes are a good sign when there is bearish news. It means that investors are not spooked by the bad news. |
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cyjjerry85
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15-Feb-2008 09:54
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support of 3000 looks well | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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tanglinboy
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15-Feb-2008 09:03
Yells: "hello!" |
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STI is like see-saw. One day up, next day down. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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max_lyl
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15-Feb-2008 00:42
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Thank you Mr Manikamaniho, you have helped to clarify further. Have a great weekend. Regards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manikamaniho
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15-Feb-2008 00:26
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30 days CFD deadline is only an administrative closure... |
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Henry$$$
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15-Feb-2008 00:20
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Bernanke Says Economic Outlook Is Worse- http://www.freewebs.com/henryhts |
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max_lyl
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15-Feb-2008 00:13
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For those who have shorted the market under CFD before Christmas, their 30 days are up. Fancy them still trying to talk down the market. Good luck to them. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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max_lyl
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14-Feb-2008 23:22
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Once again and again thank you Bro victorf, i listen to you and listen to the market.Thank you and happy valentime. |
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Livermore
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14-Feb-2008 22:37
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We are seeing higher inflation in Singapore.It really boils to the emerging economies that are doing well that is resulting in higher inflation. Unfortunately during this times, the lower income group are the ones feeling the pinch more. Widening of income between the rich and poor is happening in Singapore, China and India. When you read this, you'll see that infrastructure in China and India still have a lot of prospect and why energy and oil price are set to trend up.
Business Times 13 February, 2008 - Rise of a global middle class
While the planet's total population will increase by about a billion people in the next 12 years, the ranks of the middle class will swell by as many as 1.8 billion - 600 million just in China. By 2020, the world's middle class will grow to include 52% of the total population, up from 30%.
We are all paying more for bread, milk and chocolate. The new consumrs of the emerging global middle class are driving up globalfood prices. Prices are soaring not because there is less food but because some grains are now being used as fuel and because more people can afford to eat more. The average meat consumption of meat in China for example has more than doubled since the mid 1980s.
Members of the middle class are buying more clothes, refrigrators, toys, medicines etc.China and India, with nearly 40% of the world's population - most of it still very poor - already consumes more than half of the global supply of coal, iron ore and steel.
China added as much electricity as France's total supply. Yet millions in China lack reliable access to electricity: in India, more than 400 million don't have power. The demand in India will grow fivefold in the next 25 years.
Oil has incresed due to unprecendendted growth in consumption in some countries. China alone accounts for one -third of the growth in the world's oil consumption in recent years.
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14-Feb-2008 19:54
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I think the worst is over for now. It will be a shaky but surely upwards trend. Maket is so hungry for good news that tiny bits of it will result in a mini rally like what is happening over the last few days. So.... Cheeeooonngggggg Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..................... |
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Manikamaniho
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14-Feb-2008 19:40
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Perhaps it's still early to say the bull market is beginning... |
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ljkeong
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14-Feb-2008 19:28
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Is this the time to buy and hold? |
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Manikamaniho
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14-Feb-2008 19:20
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The bull-splat greenflies are back!!! ....
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victorf
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14-Feb-2008 16:33
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market will move higher high till mid april....good luck trading :) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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