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]

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.

FTSE has dropped to nearly 10 month low. The FTSE 100 is currently at 4,790 points and is still predicted to fall but analysts believe that the market will soon recover and will reach to 5,480 points. The matter of fact is that BP shares are on the rise which is not possible for investors to digest. The market falling and the BP shares rising is creating a panic in the market and investors are not sure about the future of the FTSE. The best time considered for new investors to enter market is now because the rates are lower and the shares prices are least. The investment sector should be targeted by previous market data prioritizing the airlines sector, food sector and energy sector. These sectors are predicted to give maximum returns on investments because their portfolio and market history have shown profits previously after decline. Investment in banking sector should be avoided because banks are also pulling their shares away from the market due to declining market and riskier investments.

The forex market is also getting stronger with weaker dollar and soaring pound. The euro currency exchange rate forecast have shown that the eurozone is likely start recover by the end of this month which will also allow the stock market to gain and incline. The future of the UK stock market is blurry and investors are panic-selling their shares which is not advisable at the moment. Pulling out investments from stock market and investing in Gold certificates due to Gold price rise is now attracting investors because they believe that the gold market provides hedge against the sinking stock market.

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US stocks fluctuates as Citigroup and BP jobless claims have circulated in the market. The jobless claims in US has recently witnessed 13,000 job cuts which is not economic friendly news. Currently at 9,700 points, Dow is expected to fluctuate for another week which will be the best time for investors to analyze the sinking market and buy shares of interest. This will allow them to make profit upto 13% by the end of August. Nasdaq is expected to hit below 2000 points which will be a very critical moment for stock players due to the type of market they are playing in. Nasdaq will not recover by this month because the investment portfolios have not backed the already sinking market. S&P shares are not attracting the new investments because the returns on Dow are far more better than the S&P and the percentage gained from investments measures 7%.

On the other hand, the BP shares forecast have also shown that the market is slightly effected because of BP policies whereas recently the BP shares have been seen rising due to progress in oil spill controlling and capping. The investors have heavily pulled out their shares from BP but company have maintained their employees’ shares not to be pulled out and huge investors have been favoured on investments. Financiere predicted US stock market last month that the market would increase in the month of June. This month the market will fluctuate allowing investors to buy shares with lowest rates possible. The time is not suitable for selling shares because panic selling would further cause market to sink. The US unemployment claims have risen which will further negatively effect the stock market.

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The recent declining stock and forex markets have increased the gold price. The gold price trend as seen by senior analysts will continue to increase in the month of July and August. Analysts predicted that gold will reach $1261 giving it a 2.2% increase this month. The gold selling have been witnessed around the world in large quantity. Gold in India have seen heavy selling specially gold jewelry which is in demand. The market has yet to be saturated and investors are not interested in gold certificates or bullion because the US and UK stock markets will show progress by the end of July. Gold prices in August will be higher enough for gold investors to sell there gold certificates or bullion and make enormous profit.

Oil prices will also rise this month making energy sector in stock markets more attractive to investors. Gold and Oil is therefore the leading investment tool for players. Gold investments are safest because Gold is subject to market risk but many of the risks associated with gold prices are very different from the risks associated with other assets. There are now investments better than gold but to invest in precious metal means concrete investments. It is also known as hard cash because buyers of shares are comparatively harder to find then the buyers of gold certificates of bullion.

Euro dips 0.2 pct to $1.2345 which is another negative day for eurozone. The Swiss franc also hit high against euro but this news will short live because analysts have predicted euro to incline in the month of July and will keep on rising till October. The investors are advised to buy euros now and sell in the month of September which will earn you a 20% gain on investments.

On the other hand, the dollar is stable again and will be stable for long unless another oil spill clean sweep budget is decided.Sterling has also hit high against euro and dollar. The sterling investors have the opportunity to cash their pound investments and if they decide not to, its fairly okay because sterling peak time will continue till a couple of months. This is euro’s 18 month low against sterling but euro will soon start recovering by the mid of July and will continue to incline almost 22%. Euro showed heavy selling around the world because investors are stockpiling the currency for safer and profitable investments. The Euro outlook now looks attractive against U.S. Dollars

After the statement of President Obama, “We Will Make BP Pay” the grounds for BP is under heat since BP had to pay $20 billion funds quarterly to help clean sweep the oil spill. The shares market for BP has narrowed down and already witnessed a 18% loss which is likely to fall more in the near future as been predicted by analysts. Since the oil spill, BP has faced serious backlash from big oil rivals. The BP is now on hot seat as it has to face some serious criticism and future bailout plan if the BP shares crash. “The ball will never be in BP’s court” stated Kim Rogers, Financial Analyst of Financiere. The disaster was purely BP’s mistake since the CEO Tony Hayward apologized for the oil spill. The shareholders of BP should keep this in mind that they won’t be able to recover their losses in the near future and the best time to sell the shares is now when BP is somehow managing to show a 0.19% profits. After the fund allocation, the stock market may get affected by 3% in general but BP will face huge losses.

The gasoline prices which were lower for past 8 weeks is now over and the prices will now move be about same as 2009 peak time. The gas prices dropped to almost 8% when the rates decreased to $2.69/gallon whereas gasoline prices in Europe dropped to 2.30 euros/gallon. After the Gulf oil spill, oil prices are likely to rise rapidly in the coming month of July as predicted by financial analysts. The forecast chart for gold and oil prices have been updated since the uneven market changes occurred.

The stock market gained in the last couple of days as traders are positive about the global economic recovery. A weaker dollar and stronger euro also helps in cutting down oil prices. The market trend will change in a month’s time when euro will get more stronger and benefit those who play hedge against dollars by buying euros. The fuel prices may likely rise in next month causing energy sector to recover and make progressive profits in a shorter span of time. Except for the BP shares, all other shares will increase in the near future but investors have to be cautious about market monopoly and should avoid panic selling. Panic selling have previously caused investors billions of losses. The energy sector of dow jones and ftse have been green signaled for earning maximum profits.