In real life, expenses are pretty straightforward. Anything which constitutes an outflow of money to pay for a product or service is deemed as an expense. For accounting students, an expense is recorded when an asset is used up and a liability recorded. However, there are instances when you struggle to answer this question: Should a cost be expensed or capitalized?

The global economy is headed for a recession and the stock market decline is well underway - investors will not touch stocks with a barge pole. I do not foresee a stock market crash for SGX nor embattled Wall Street, but it is certainly a period of financial destruction if we are not careful.

NYSE Euronext reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by rising acquisition-related expenses.

Some analysts said they were disappointed by the expenses from a flurry this year of smaller-scale purchases intended to stem a loss of market share that continued into the latest quarter.

Many analysts have actually highlighted that the run-up of oil prices is inflated by at least 1/3 due to speculation. And so it has been proven. I will list a few reasons for the oil slump...

As investors, you may have noticed instances when stocks rise on bad news. Such a situation is not abnormal if you consider the time lapse between old and new news.

There have been a lot of dramatic steps taken by the Fed and the SEC to prevent the deserved collapse of some banks. While I understand that they don’t want to see a run on the banking sector I don’t think that would be the case if the market were left to sort things out on its own.

How is Google faring in this ailing US economy? Google’s earnings growth for the second quarter was a disappointment for investors, raising fears that the online search leader has finally stumbled.

The Uptick Rule is wrecking havoc and killing the banks.

http://beanieville.blogspot.com/2008/07/trojan-horse-inside-bulls-lair.h...

On July 7, 2008 S&P 500 went into bear market territory after sliding 20% from its October 9th 2007 all-time highs at 1565.15. The current bear market correction has been going on for more than nine months. So how long do bear markets last on average?

Story about a stock trading system that says it can beat the market daily. System is free and sends out signals in real time to users on about 140 stocks.

With mounting losses (first quarter loss of $2.8 billion), management turmoil and a falling stock price (70% down this year and no sign of reversing), it seems likely that Lehman, the fourth-largest U.S. securities firm, will follow the footsteps of Bear Stearns and be sold at rock-bottom prices.

We all know the catch-22 situation facing the Federal Reserve… stagflation . A stagnant economy coupled with rocketing inflation. At the rate oil is increasing, we can expect our daily products to double in prices within the next 2-3 years.

The current market is brutal and I think some of the selling is getting overdone. Almost all stocks, except speculative oil stocks, have been sold off indiscriminately. I think the indiscriminant selling provides opportunity for those who are willing to think like contrarians and exercise patience.