It is clear that the economy is not booming. The stimulus programs are not creating an economic recovery right now. The US economy is still in recession and there are Democrats calling out for second stimulus program, Republicans opposed to it saying the first one has done more harm than good, and people nervous that a second one might cause debt problems.

I monitor the global financial news and there have been multiple stories the past few weeks about the dollar losing its status as the global reserve currency.

Before the bell today US stock futures are down with S&P 500 futures in the red 8.8 points. On Friday the markets sold off hard, with the DOW falling 223 points and the S&P 500 closing right above its 890 support level.

China has long been considered a poor country. After all it is a communist country and in such countries the main amount of riches all goes to the government. However, in the past few years it seems that China economy is growing in leaps and bounds.

There are numerous websites that offer a stock trading newsletter; some are free while others charge a fee for you to subscribe to them. You will find a variety of styles among the newsletters available - some are sent to your email address daily, some weekly and others are monthly. Most contain stock picks.

Have you ever stopped to consider all the new technologies in the areas of internet financing, communications, healthcare, energy, emerging markets, nanotech and biotech? On the stock market, with the right stock trading strategies, these are the hot properties of the year.

We have seen a peak in the market the other week and are likely to see the stock market go into a trading range.

First of all, before we start this article on bric nations, we need to classify just what countries are listed on brick nations. As you may or may not already know, the bric nations consist of four countries. Those four countries are Russia, Brazil, China and India.

We lived through the worst stock market crash in over 50 years last year and markets across the planet got taken down in it. But the past few months have brought us a nice rally. What you may not know though, is that the markets of the so called BRIC nations have gone up faster than the DOW and S&P 500.

Gone are the days of paying ridiculous commissions to stock brokers for every bit of information they give you. No more will you have to wait around for returned phone calls or emails from your ever so busy investment strategist. With constant advances in online trading, so have advances in how we get our information on the latest and greatest trading tips for the day.