The US market economy is in a bad shape. But could hard times be actually a great opportunity for certain kinds of businesses? How about this news release regarding the earnings of a certain company? “For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, our net income increased 29% to $12,555,000 compared to $9,761,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Total revenues for the quarter increased 22%...

The past few weeks have seen high and rampant double-digit inflation not seen since the mid-1990s rearing its head again. The market has, expectedly, mirrored this. At the time of writing, the Sensex stands at 13,964 having violated the long-term primary trend-lines, which we get by joining the points 6,154 (29 May 2005), 7,685 (28 October 2005) and 14,994 (19 March 2008). To control...