Asian stocks, currencies rise on Japan, China economic data; gold advances.China's industrial production output grew 16.1% in October, its fastest pace in more than a year.Job openings in U.S. remain close to record-lowsOil prices fell $79 a barrel in Asia amid rising U.S. oil inventories and a weaker dollarSwiss rules to tie bonuses to profit will apply only to the nation’s 12 largest banksUnfilled positions climb to most since June as US companies delay hiring.USDA trimmed its production forecast and raised its price outlook for crops.Adobe to cut about 680 full-time positions or about 9% of its total work force.AIG’s CEO Robert Benmosche, after just 3 months, is ready to quit over pay constraintsArvinMeritor[More...]

This doesn’t fall in line with my usual posts, but I figured I'd point everyone to it anyway for informational purposes:   (From the WSJ): "A New Jersey credit-card processor disclosed a data breach that analysts said may rank among the biggest ever reported.   <p style="margin: 0in; font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri; font-size:[More...]

Each week I recap the results of the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index, symbol NEX, and published by New Energy Finance Ltd. The index consists of approximately 90 stocks from 22 countries. The NEX is the tracking index for the PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio ETF (PBD). For reference, the NEX ...

Each week I recap the results of the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index, symbol NEX, and published by New Energy Finance Ltd. The index consists of approximately 90 stocks from 22 countries. The NEX is the tracking index for the PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio ETF (PBD). For reference, the NEX ...

Each week I provide a review of the previous week’s performance of the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index, symbol NEX. This information is provided by New Energy Finance. The NEX consists of about 90 stocks from 20 countries in seven sectors and is the bogey for the PowerShares Global Clean ...