Paul Ausick

Recent Articles

Price of Gold Moving Up Again, But for How Long? (GLD, ABX, GG, NEM, AU)

Although spot gold prices traded as high as $1074.30 an ounce this morning, it is unlikely that the events leading to today's rise signal a move back to highs over $1,200/ounce.

Chinese ETFs, Funds Take a Hit in Latest Sell-Off (FXI, HAO, GXC, AAXJ, EEB, BKF, CHN, GCH, CAF, CYB)

China's attempts to enhance its domestic economy at the same time that it tries to reduce its enormous trade surplus has affected the value of Chinese-based ETFs, ETNs and closed-end funds traded in the U.S.

Monster Buys Yahoo HotJobs for $225M (MWW, YHOO)

Monster Worldwide (MWW) will buy HotJobs from Yahoo! (YHOO) for $225 million in cash, solidifying Monster's position as the No. 2 player in the Internet career field behind leader CareerBuilder.

Is Baidu the Next Google or the Next Yahoo?

If Baidu can't capitalize on Google's troubles with the Chinese government, will Google find a way to turn Baidu into an also-ran in the search engine wars as it has done with Yahoo?

Smartphone Market to Get More Competitive (NOK, RIMM, AAPL, MOT, T)

In the smartphone market, Nokia (NOK) rules with about twice the market share as its leading competitors Research In Motion (RIMM) and Apple (AAPL).