Primist

7 questions to ask before you buy a stock

Posted by Ali Sanaei under Accounting and Finance, Business and Economics

Your research isn’t complete until you can answer these questions before you buy a stock. Otherwise, you may leave yourself open for some nasty surprises…

- What does the company do?

- How many products do they sell?

- How profitable are they?

- Is cash flowing in or out?

- Is the company in debt?

- Any bad news latley?

- which way are the forecasts going?

John Bolton getting testy with BBC’s nonpartisan interview

Posted by Ali Sanaei under Business and Economics, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Politics, USA, United Kingdom, War and Military

I read in news that a BBC interviewer’s questions has driven Bolton mad. I just found the clip and here it is (If you’re a bit hasty, go to 7′ 30″, but it really worths listeting to all of it):

As EU Referendum says, no wonder they hated Bolton at the UN.

The highlight is:

The controversial ex-diplomat, who left the UN post in January, made the comments after fiercely defending the United States’ role in Iraq and saying that force should be used against Iran if necessary.

BBC presenter John Humphrys, the main anchor on the broadcaster’s flagship Today radio programme, raised Bolton’s hackles by asking if the US administration was not a “busted flush” after Iraq.

“You’re absolutely wrong … The people who express the point of view that you just expressed I think were largely anti-American beforehand anyway,” said the ex-ambassador.

When Humphrys suggested that billionaire philanthropist George Soros might take that view, Bolton shot back: “Are you kidding me? This is a man of the extreme left.”

“I’m sure you would find a great deal in common with him as would many others on the continent,” he added, referring to widespread anti-American sentiment in Europe.

The BBC man defended himself, saying he was impartial but just asking questions as a devil’s advocate and adding: “Maybe they don’t do it like that in the United States.”

Bolton: “I know, you’re a superior Brit, aren’t you?”

Moving on, Humphrys asked Bolton if World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz, under fierce pressure to resign amid a scandal over his girlfriend’s pay package, was “about to go.”

“I see you’re a gravedigger as well,” retorted Bolton. “I’m not at all sure I see that demise happening.”

Bolton and Wolfowitz were both widely seen as part of a neo-conservative group which pushed for the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. But Bolton denied he was a neo-con Thursday, although he said the movement was still alive.

“I’m not a neocon, number one, but number two, I don’t think the neocon adventure is over,” he said.

Petrol price to be raised 25% from today in Iran

Posted by Ali Sanaei under Business and Economics, Iran, Middle East

Petrol price will be 1,000 rials (only about 0.11 dollar) per litre from 22nd May. The price was kept on 800 rials for few years to control inflation, without success.

Car owners also must have a fuel-card (karte sookht) in order to use petrol. The reason for this is that there will be some limitations on such a cheap petrol usage in the near future. After passing the limitation, the price will be with no government granted subsidisation.

This had to happen many years ago.

Worried about recent interest rates

Posted by Ali Sanaei under Accounting and Finance, Business and Economics, Middle East, USA, United Kingdom