Pinnacle Digest writes: Not many investors know that in 2011, the worldwide human population used roughly 135% of the resources the earth can generate in a year. A perfect storm involving demand and consumption of all commodities at the behest of population growth is at our doorstep. Rick Mills explains the growing wealth factor from nations such ... [more]

Last week we conducted a poll amongst members of our community. We wanted to find out the overall sentiment of our members towards the TSX Venture Exchange. Results were taken from the first 250 participants in our survey.The poll question was:With the TSX Venture down roughly 50% from its value last April, there are strong ... [more]

Last week we conducted a poll amongst members of our community. We wanted to find out the overall sentiment of our members towards the TSX Venture Exchange. Results were taken from the first 250 participants in our survey.The poll question was: read more

Facebook. It is going to start to trade today on the Nasdaq under the symbol FB. It has been the talk of the financial news all week and I have even gotten a few emails about it from people asking if I think they should buy it. Most of these people remember Google. They remember that back before Google went public there were financial commentators saying that it was overvalued and that they shouldn't buy it. And ... [more]

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) closed at $605.23 last Friday, marking a 1.4% gain for the week. The stock is currently down 5.8% for the year. After peaking at $651 in mid-April, Google has generally been on a downward trajectory, trading around $592 - $615. The stock has been trending lower after its quarterly numbers showed a decline in advertising rates and other worrisome business trends. Google is facing an ongoing lawsuit for allegedly infringing Oracle Corp’s copyrights on the Java programming language. ... [more]

Tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) closed at $31.16 last Friday, eking out a 0.58% gain for the week. For the past three months, Microsoft has been trading around $30 - $32.85. The stock is currently up 19.8% for the year. Microsoft last posted its quarterly earnings on 19 April, when it reported earnings of $5.1 billion or 60 cents per share, above the consensus estimate of 58 cents. Its revenue reached $17.4 billion, up 6% over the previous year. Most of Microsoft’s ... [more]

  In retaliation to the recent spike in defection of successful US entrepreneurs to more favorable countries - the US government has fought back. Chuck Schumer held a news conference on May 17th to unveil the "Expatriation Prevention by Abolishing Tax-Related Incentive for Offshore Tenancy". read more

Pinnacle Digest writes: In this article by Daniel Amerman, the implications, from a market and economic standpoint, of socialist governments taking over the west are examined. read more

Pinnacle Digest writes: In the article linked below, written by Gary Tanashian, two important components to the gold market are discussed. Tanashian explains the severe and almost blatant manipulation in the gold market right now, which has led many retail investors to sell. read more

Pinnacle Digest writes: The mom and pop investor has been duped, lied to and taken advantage of for years. Politicians, through hand outs and easy monetary policies are at the heart of the abuse. The volatility and fear in today’s market has pushed investors to the brink. read more