Apple have seriously shown market capitalization in a short span of time. Apple have shown Q2’s earnings which is lesser than Microsoft’s but Apple claim it will surpass Microsoft in third quarter by $1.5 Billion. Despite Apple iPhone 4 antenna problem, the market capitalization of Apple favored it. Microsoft is expected to report $15.15 Billion revenue whereas Apple expected that it will report only $14.62 Billion but analysts believe that Apple will overtake Microsoft in revenues in third quarter of 2010. Apple is popular for regularly beating consensus reports and estimates by a large margin and actual results always comes above consensus. In previous quarter, Apple beat revenue estimates by $1 Billion which later was calculated as a 36% beat.

The major reason for Apple heading with Microsoft is because of the all new iPad which gave Apple a revolutionary recognition in computing. Goldman Sachs sees iPad destroying netbook market which was very popular couple of years ago. The sales of iPad has also boosted Apple shares in Nasdaq: (aapl) and it is expected to change the dimension of computer usage in future.

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[Source: Macworld UK]

Gold has witnessed some serious decline this month amid tight economic conditions in States. Gold is currently at $1,176.31 which dropped from $2,157.09, a sharp and unexpected fall. The economic situation has made it easy for investors to invest and make enormous profits from Foreign Exchange market and Stock Market. Euro has recently increased and economists believe that it will continue to rise till the end of September allowing investors to earn 22% profits on investments and therefore very few investments are being done in bullion and gold certificates.

The reason for fall of gold is due to precious metal’s slim demand however Gold miners are positive about the market in Future. Silver have also slipped to 0.8% in single day. The gold prediction in July and August looks bearish as investment opportunities in equities and trade have captured the market. The gold’s drop to eight-week low have already effected many countries regarding economic situation and other gold-backed investment portfolios. Analysts predict that after a short-fall in trade of Gold in the month of July, gold will rise to 11%.

[Source: Kitco]

Pound sterling hit to a seven-week low against Euro and it is expected that the trend will continue till the week-end. The Euro has been sharply rising since last Friday against major currencies and it has been predicted by our financial analysts that Euro will keep on rising till the month of September. The forecast for euro currency exchange rate is positive and investors will benefit from the upward market trend of Euro. “Euro will never crash or come to an end”, says Ferell Johnson, Cheif Executive of Universal Exchange. Traders have witnessed heavy movements in euros which drove the pound down and euro up. The dollar rose to 0.4 percent to $1.5226 against sterling which gave stability to greenback. The Euro is currently traded at $1.29. Heavy euro trading has been recorded after the news of euro currency rise, forcing forex investors to head for eurozone instead of sterling. The former President of Oxbridge has commented saying the pound fall is forced by the U.K. Govt. to increase euro trade, the second reason for pushing pound down is to create a hedge against euro for long term investments therefore the new investors are advised to buy pound sterling if they seriously want to trade and earn more than 20% profits.

The Euro currency exchange rate rose against U.S. Dollar Thursday, after frequent stock fluctuation. The market has again showed Euro investors hope that Euro will recover to new extents and this time profiting to almost 23.5%. “The currencies are following the fluctuation in the equity market and setting up the market trend for itself”, said Fabian Elision, head of U.S. currency sales at ASZ Financial Group Inc.

It is believed that the growth of euro is due to Fitch Ratings which confirmed its stable outlook for Spain. The euro increased 0.4 percent to $1.2895 in New York from $1.2724. The euro was traded at 112.62 yen. The prediction for Euro currency exchange rate by our financial expert came to be true as the trend followed by the market was posted on 29th of June 2010.

Investors are now scrambling to buy eurozone bonds as it is expected to climb and will effectively profit investors in the coming months of August and September. The euro equity markets have also functioned slowly for the last 6 days which improved the rating of euro because of heavy trading and investments

The stock markets around the world after FIFA world cup final 2010 looks sharp and upward as markets are steady and gaining around the world. The Dow, which was below 9,980 points last week is has now crossed 10,225 points which has shown enormous growth in the new york stock exchange. A similar trend was seen in Nasdaq and S&P 500 where they also showed signs of growth amid FIFA World Cup Final 2010.

On the other hand, the European and Asian markets have also shown positive inclination in stocks and foreign exchange market. The FTSE has gained more than 70 points in single day trading and it is expected that the FTSE forecast will be positive in future. The NIKKIE of Japan saw drop in 40 points but Hang Seng and Straits Times have seen +88 points and +10 points respectively. The Spanish Stock Exchange IBEX 35 have seen some dramatic downward trend after FIFA world cup but it is predicted that the stock exchange will soon recover after heavy losses it has witnessed since May 2010.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has seen positive trend and has increased to almost 2.3% since the winning of Germany against Uruguay securing it’s 3rd position in FIFA world cup 2010 which held in South Africa.

The Stock Markets around the world were seen under negative trend specially in China where the industrial companies dropped and banks of China were seen rising. The stock markets around the world were cautious as U.S. services reports were disappointing allowing investors to be cautious in making investment move.

On the other hand the wall street was seen rising and Dow is now unexpectedly rising above 10,000 points. Crude oil was seen dropping whereas the dollar also fell against yen. Euro currency exchange which was expected to rise also weakened. The forecasting of Jim Rogers was wrong on Euro which he gave a month back.

Negative market trend was witnessed in European markets as FTSE was up 2 percent to 5,080.55. Germany’s DAX opened 0.1 percent lower to 6,010.47. Investors believe that Fifa world cup semi final match which was held in South Africa between Germany and Spain caused DAX to fall this morning. France’s CAC-40 was on 1.3 percent to 3,529.65 and Jap’s Nikkei 225 stock average closed down 0.3 percent at 9,276.65.

Oil prices rose to nearly $73 a barrel in Asia and similar effects were seen in stock market and euro exchange rate. The euro advanced to $1.2594 from $1.2537. The euro will continue rising till the end of August and then it will be the most suitable time for investors to sell their euros and earn more than 20% profits.

Generally, the investors around the world follows the equities trend for their investments. For them, the euro rise and a dollar fall is quite a good news because now the crude oil will be cheaper for European exchange carriers.

It is very much expected that from now on the oil prices and stock markets will rise allowing investors to relax and earn profit. The energy sector and food sector of stock markets would drastically rise because of the demand from the emerging economies of the world. The crude oil has also seen rise in sales and since the demand is rising, the prices are expected to move up.

Price of gold have been fluctuating since the last month as gold demand is sought in the market of China and Australia. The government of China is urging its people through television ads to buy bullion as safest investments. The strategy behind China’s policy is to let it’s people have secured and most profitable investments for future. Similarly, business groups and middle-class people in Australia are now shifting their investments and security bonds in to gold because gold provides hedge against currencies and investments.

The gold was traded lower in New York (Dow) but this trading have not stopped the precious metal to maintain it’s strength as analysts believe that as soon as the market will reopen, the gold prices will rise. The world stock markets are seen in doldrums but investors are not ready to switch to safe heaven. The gold demand in India also slightly rose and the banks of Myanmar were noticed purchasing bullion. “The drop in price of gold left fewer people attractive towards gold”, said Bob Hopkins, senior market strategist serving for Links-Waldock, Chicago. Analysts believe that the drop is just part of fluctuation and the gold price forecast is seen as inclining. This is the time to sell gold coins, gold certificates, bullion or gold jewelry or what ever form of gold could be sold because sooner the stock markets such as NYSE, FTSE, Nikkie etc. will recover and gold prices will drop down rapidly. The investors might move towards gold but it is not advisable to leave the stock markets and enter bullion. The right investors are now selling gold and buying shares rapidly. By the end of this year, the gold prices will rise again because a crash in stock markets is expected due to economic downturn in European countries.

BP shares are seen rising whereas the FTSE 100 was recorded at 4,790 points and still declining. The analysts believe that BP have supported their shares market by pulling investments from big players. Other sources confirm that the shares market is pseudo and is likely to collapse very soon. Some investors believe that the shares are kept high so that their current investors doesn’t withdraw and those who are selling BP shares now are getting good price for it. The buyers indeed are BP’s own to maintain the share price.

After the oil spill incident, the BP Plc shares have fallen from$188 billion to $139 billion  which is approximately 26.5%.  A loss of $15.8/share. The BP competitors have also witnessed a loss of 15% overall in shares. “The estimated cost of the company will soon be about $25.8 billion” predicted by stock market guru Shermann. The British petroleum stocks predictions is that it will fluctuate for another month and investors would soon realize that the market will shrink. The best option now is to sell BP shares no matter how much attractive they look because the odds are, the competitors are going down due to oil spill and the company responsible for the oil spill is paying the penalty charges. The BP news will soon make a headline of market crash and investors are warned about the shares price disaster.

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Oil is a commodity which makes the world go round. The odds are recorded and BP is expected to have a new CEO by the end of this year. Since the recent oil news revolves around BP, the prices of gasoline is fluctuating and oil market is considered to be unexpected. Oil rises above $73 as traders analyze US job market. The energy sector of stocks market have also declined recently and surprisingly BP shares were seen flourishing confusing the investors whether to sell bp shares or not. The Fed’s decision to keep the interest rates near zero allowed the oil market to dip from $76 to $73. The reason for keeping interest rates lower is that it is supportive for oil prices as cheaper borrowing cost allows more consumption and trading. The prices have bounced again as more people have filed new applications for unemployment insurance. Analysts believe that the oil prices will slightly fall in the 1st half of July and will increase rapidly in the second half as investors would be running for energy sector shares. The falling stock markets have pushed investors to buy shares of energy sector which is always considered more profitable than other shares.