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.

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.

In an exclusive interview on CNBC famed stock trader Warren Buffett talked about the economy and stock market. He said that the economy is still in "shambles" and he see no sign of a bottom in the recession right now.

However, he said that he is optimistic on stocks "over the next 10 years."

I'm sure you have your own method to picking out what stocks you like to buy. You might be a value investor who buys based on fundamentals. Or you may be a growth investor who looks for companies that have big earnings growth. Whatever type of stock you buy you need a method to know when to buy and sell.

The commerce department reported today that the unemployment rate hit 9.4% in May, with bosses laying off 345,000 jobs.

A total of 14.5 million were unemployed last month.

Today I did an interview with Timothy Sykes of TimothySykes.com.

Tim specials in shorting penny stocks. He looks for stocks that are promoted by penny stock promoters and then shorts them. You know pump and dumps where the insiders and their cronies push a stock up that is full of hot air.

The government has pretty much stopped the banking crisis by making sure that the big banks won't go bankrupt. It's going to cost taxpayers billions and bust the government's budget deficit, but the banks have been saved.

The stock market has rallied since March as a result. There are signs of so called "green shoots" in the economy.

For the past year we have seen records of all kinds made in the economy and stock market - from the depth of market crashes, to heights in the price of oil, big rallies in the stock market, and now a big drop in consumer prices.

Yesterday Chrysler announced that it was going to shut down 25% of its dealer network, putting 800 dealerships at risk. Today GM is announcing it is going to close up 1,100 dealerships.