Category Archives: Investments

Venture Capital funding –

Posted on 21. February 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Venture capital fundraising has been uneven in the last few years.  Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are two VC firms that have had success raising new funds.  The success of Facebook and Groupon has worked to their advantage in the fundraising process.  … Continue reading →

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NYSE Euronext Merging With Deutsche Boerse –

Posted on 15. February 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Deutsche Boerse will purchase NYSE Euronext with an all stock offer of $9.43 billion.  Deustche Boerse will have 60% of the resulting entity.  The deal still has to clear regulatory hurdles and gain approval from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities … Continue reading →

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Gasoline Prices Hit New High –

Posted on 11. February 2011 by Jim Sutliff

 Gasoline prices hit an all-time high for this time of year at $3.127 per gallon.  The price is 50 cents higher than last year at this time and 6 percent higher than in 2008.  In 2008, gasoline prices went on … Continue reading →

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Oil And Gasoline Supplies Rise –

Posted on 10. February 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Oil and Gasoline supplies rose last week and that sent prices lower in trading.  Oil prices are under pressure from rising inventories and increased output from OPEC.  Supplies of oil rose 1.9 million barrels last week to 345.1 million barrels.  Gasoline … Continue reading →

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Dow Rises Again –

Posted on 8. February 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Dow Jones hit a 2 1/2 year high after posting a gain for the 7th straight  day.  The Dow increased 71.52 to settle at 12, 233.15.  This level hasn’t been seen since June 16th, 2008.  The consumer sector helped to drive the … Continue reading →

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Private Equity Activity –

Posted on 3. February 2011 by Jim Sutliff

According to a private equity trade group, private equity activity significantly increased in 2010.  There was an increase in investments, exits, and deal volume.  The Private Equity Growth Capital Council announced that the index was above the 10 year moving average … Continue reading →

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Copper Nears $10,000 –

Posted on 1. February 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Copper continued to rise and is near $10,000 per metric ton.  In recent trading on the London Metals Exchange,  copper with a 3 month delivery date was trading at $9,860.  Demand for copper has increased as the economic outlook has … Continue reading →

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OPEC To Discuss Output –

Posted on 30. January 2011 by Jim Sutliff

OPEC is expected to discuss oil output levels at an international energy forum in Riyadh on February 22nd.  All OPEC members will be at the forum and they could significantly raise output levels.  OPEC has been under pressure to increase output levels … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn IPO –

Posted on 29. January 2011 by Jim Sutliff

LinkedIn is planning an initial public offering that could raise as much as $175 million.  The LinkedIn IPO may be the first in a string of social media related IPOs in the near future.  Groupon and Facebook are expected to test … Continue reading →

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Crude Oil Supplies Soar –

Posted on 26. January 2011 by Jim Sutliff

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, crude oil supplies soared 4.8 million barrels last week which exceeded analysts expectations of only 900,000 barrels.  Crude prices temporarily increased due to the announcement that the Hovensa refinery in the Virgin Islands will be closed.  … Continue reading →

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Private Equity IPOs –

Posted on 25. January 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The IPO market is expected to pick up this year as several private equity backed companies go public.  Nielsen Holdings BV will be testing the IPO waters this week and it is a significant offering.  The last time that there … Continue reading →

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Petroleum Status Report –

Posted on 21. January 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The weekly Petroleum Status Report from the U.S. Department of Energy indicated a rise in crude oil inventories of 2.6 million barrels.  There were also increases in gasoline inventories of 4.4 million barrels and distillates of 1 million barrels.  All three … Continue reading →

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CFTC Proposes Trading Regulations –

Posted on 13. January 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed new position limits to curb speculation.  The goal is to help prevent spikes in fuel and agricultural commodities.  If approved the plan would cover 28 different commodities.  The proposal is expected to face opposition from market … Continue reading →

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Crude Inventories Fall –

Posted on 12. January 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Department of Energy released the weekly inventory report which indicates a decrease in crude oil inventories.  Crude oil inventories declined 2.2 million barrels which was a sharper decline than expected.  However, inventories for gasoline increased 5.1 million barrels and heating oil … Continue reading →

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Top Mutual Fund Managers –

Posted on 11. January 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Smart Money has an article that ranks the top mutual fund managers in four different categories.  The categories covered in the article are Foreign Stock Funds, U.S. Large-Cap Funds, Global Real Estate Funds, and U.S. Small-Cap Funds.  A winner and two … Continue reading →

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