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There are millions of News sites on the web but a lot of them just repeat content from other sites, so which one is original and comes up with ideas that can really be traded? Here are a few we like a lot since these websites all have something we need for our trading style.

Today’s post deals with media phenomenons, that for us as traders can be very important.
As we know markets are made by people who sell and buy. And most of these people read newspapers or news related websites. So if we are able to discover what interests them the most, it helps us creating a better opinion about the markets.

Bruce Watson of the Daily Finance Blog posted the article: Food Shortages Coming? Famed Investor Jim Rogers Thinks So

The Article deals mostly with Jim Rogers opinion about the rise of commodity Futures because of an upcoming shortage in Food. But that´s not the point that caught my eye.

If there was one big news this week, it was surely Warren Buffetts acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) railroad. But although the deal itself is interesting, another thing caught my attention.

On Thursday I discovered an interesting Article in the Wall Street Journal: “Transport Stocks Blaze a Path”

They have been out there for a long time, but almost no one of our customers or any other investor we have asked ever attends a conference call. But if you call yourself a serious investor or trader you should attend one and see for yourself whether you gain valuable information about a company. Therefore today we have an interesting conference call for you

Did you ever think about the guys that work at NYSE. The ones sometimes jumping up and down on CNBC ?
If yes,

News are essential for the markets to work, they keep everything moving. So, for a trader it is important to be able to read and analyze news correctly and then act on it. Therefore here are 5 tips on how to handle news and act on it: