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- US Stock Market Could Pullback This Week, Leaving Room For More Gains In The Weeks Ahead
- FDA OKs Quidel Pregnancy Test
- Forex Trading: GBPUSD Falls Below The 38.2% Retracement Support
- BSD Medical Settles Merger Suit
- BP Revitalizes Alaska Assets Sale
- Forex Trading: EURUSD Test Borderline Levels And Hold. Eying 1.2768-71 Above
- Pfizer Terminates Deal
- Stock Market News Briefs: Air Products And Chemicals, Airgas, Barclays PLC, Goldman Sachs Group, Hewlett-Packard Company, Jefferies Group, Lubrizol, Morgan Stanley, Noble, Nokia, Occidental Petroleum, Pioneer Natural Resources Company, Schlumberger N.V., Oracle Corporation
- Nordstrom’s August Sales Up
- Swiss Franc: Under Pressure
- Japanese Yen: The Downside Prevails
- British Pound: Rebound
- Euro: Rebound
- U.S. Rig Count Snaps 12 Week Gain
- Delta’s August Traffic Increases
- Christina Sommers: Where The Boys Are(n’t)
- Valuation-Informed Indexing Either Valuations Matter Not At All Or They Matter A Great Deal Indeed
- Forex Trading: EURUSD Sharply Lower Overnight As NY Enters For The Day
- German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Declines In July, Risk Aversion Regains Its Footing
- ‘I Love The Delusion Of The Markets At This Point In The Cycle’
- Hot Stock News For Tuesday 7 September: HP, Oracle, Shell, HSBC, Barclays, Glaxo, British Airways
- Taking Advantage Of The Growth In Emerging Markets With Luisa Moreno, PhD Of Lusight Research
- AdvisorShares Withdraws Application For Emerald Rock Active ETFs
- European Bank Stress Tests Confirmed As Shams
| Why Spending On 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards Is A Big No-No Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:53 AM PDT 0% balance transfer credit cards are useful to have if you want to consolidate any high-interest debt. A balance transfer card repays the debts on other credit or store cards, so your debt is transferred from cards which charge high interest to the balance transfer card, which is usually at a special low or 0% rate for an introductory period of time. The 0% balance transfer cards have many advantages but one thing you shouldn’t do with it is to spend on it. Here’s why: 1) It’s not 0% … [visit site to read more]
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| US Stock Market Could Pullback This Week, Leaving Room For More Gains In The Weeks Ahead Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:47 AM PDT The markets staged a relief rally last week that reflects Wall Street’s attitude about the overall economy. Simply put, investors are saying they can live with slow growth, so long as the U.S. can avoid a double-dip recession. Stocks leapt around the world last week like jets of water shooting out of a fountain that had been closed down for weeks. The major U.S. indexes rose 3%, the NASDAQ rose 4%, non-U.S. foreign big-caps rose 3.6% and small-caps rose 4.6%. Many of our plays on … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:35 AM PDT Leading rapid diagnostic test solutions provider Quidel Corp. (NASDAQ:QDEL) has received 510 (k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new pregnancy test solution.
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| Forex Trading: GBPUSD Falls Below The 38.2% Retracement Support Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:13 AM PDT The GBPUSD is moving below the 38.2% retracement of the move up from the May low to the August high. The key Fibonacci level comes in at the 1.5321 level. If the price can remain below this key level the bias remains to the downside with a move toward 1.5282 being the next target. This is support that connects the lows from the August 24th and August 31st lows off the hourly chart (see line below). Additional support below comes on the parellel channel trendline off the … [visit site to read more]
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| BSD Medical Settles Merger Suit Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:05 AM PDT Cancer treatment systems maker BSD Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:BSDM) has reportedly reached a settlement with shareholders, who filed a lawsuit to block its proposed merger with Utah-based medical product maker Merit MedicalSystems Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI).
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| BP Revitalizes Alaska Assets Sale Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:05 AM PDT BP plc. (NYSE:BP) has revitalized the sale of its fields in Alaska. The Financial Times reported that the U.K. oil giant is planning to offload part of its stake in Prudhoe Bay, the giant Alaskan field.
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| Forex Trading: EURUSD Test Borderline Levels And Hold. Eying 1.2768-71 Above Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:58 AM PDT |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT Recently, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced its decision to pull out of an agreement with Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX) to develop the brain tumor vaccine rindopepimut (PF-04948568 / CDX-110) as the development of the vaccine no longer constituted a strategic priority for the pharmaceutical giant. CDX-110, in mid-stage studies, is an immunotherapy vaccine targeting a molecule that is present only in tumor cells.
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| Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD) raised its offer for Airgas (NYSE:ARG) to $65.50 from $63.50 per share, equalling $5.5 billion Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) announced the appointment of former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd as co-President Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Oracle shares to its Conviction Buy List, with a price target of $27 Barclays (NYSE:BCS) announced that its investment bank head, Robert Diamond, will take over as chief executive when current CEO John Varley … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN), one of the leading players in the highly fragmented specialty retail sector, reported total sales of $615.0 million for the month of August 2010, up 13.6% from $160.2 million in the year-ago period. The company's comparable store sales grew 6.3% for the month, ahead of the Street forecast of 5.9%.
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| Japanese Yen: The Downside Prevails Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:18 AM PDT |
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| U.S. Rig Count Snaps 12 Week Gain Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:05 AM PDT In its weekly release, Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE:BHI) reported a fall in the U.S. rig count (number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the country), reflecting a decrease in the land rig count.
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| Delta’s August Traffic Increases Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:05 AM PDT The world's largest airline, Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) reported an increase in traffic for August 2010 compared with August 2009.
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| Christina Sommers: Where The Boys Are(n’t) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:50 AM PDT “If boys are in trouble, it’s a women’s issue – we’re all in trouble.” Christina Sommers talks about the effects of a philosophy that can be somewhat hostile to young men: Women’s Rights. Advocating for recognition of gender differences while maintaining equality, Sommers discusses the implications, risks, and consequences of consistently supporting and encouraging females … [visit site to read more]
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| Valuation-Informed Indexing Either Valuations Matter Not At All Or They Matter A Great Deal Indeed Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:11 AM PDT by Rob Bennett
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| Forex Trading: EURUSD Sharply Lower Overnight As NY Enters For The Day Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:51 AM PDT The NY Opening Forex Commentary outlines the key technical levels as NY enters for the day. THe EURUSD fell sharply. GBPUSD had an up and down ride. USDJPY was pressured as rates remained unchanged. EURJPY also was pressured and AUDUSD fell on the back of RBA unchanged policy and PM Gillards ability to form a … [visit site to read more]
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| German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Declines In July, Risk Aversion Regains Its Footing Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:30 AM PDT Fundamental Headlines • Stress Tests Missed Debt at EU Lenders – Wall Street Journal • Where's the Appetite for Risk? – Wall Street Journal • Euro Under Pressure and Treasury Yields Dip – Financial Times • Unemployment in U.S> May Approach 10% as Economic Growth Remains "Feeble"- Bloomberg • Gillard Set Form Australian Government After Winning Independent Votes – Bloomberg EUR/USD: German factory orders in July unexpectedly fell 2.2 percent … [visit site to read more]
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| ‘I Love The Delusion Of The Markets At This Point In The Cycle’ Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:27 AM PDT Since I started publishing Financial Armageddon in late-2006, I’ve often railed against the incompetence and tomfoolery of highly-paid Wall Street “strategists” (note the double quotes). Many of these so-called experts are clueless data-regurgitators or ivory tower economists with above average communications skills. Indeed, it seems to me that most of the “stars” of the forecasting game are simply being rewarded for having the gift of gab, rather than their ability to look past the trees … [visit site to read more]
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| Hot Stock News For Tuesday 7 September: HP, Oracle, Shell, HSBC, Barclays, Glaxo, British Airways Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:27 AM PDT British Airways (BAY) – Union leaders are seeking talks next week during the Trades Union Congress to avert further strikes and break the stalemate in the long-running dispute over co.'s cabin crew. (FT) In other news, co. would be interested in discussing a merger with Qantas Airways, if Australia's top airline was a willing party, co.'s Chief Executive Willie Walsh said. (RTRS) UK Shell (RDS-A) – Co. is in exclusive talks with Finnish fuel distributor St1 to sell the … [visit site to read more]
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| Taking Advantage Of The Growth In Emerging Markets With Luisa Moreno, PhD Of Lusight Research Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:10 AM PDT Luisa Moreno, PhD is a metals and mining analyst at Lusight Research If a global economic recovery, especially in the emerging markets, is what you believe in, then investing in resources and commodities is likely one way to take advantage of that growth. As huge segments of the population in India, China and Brazil move from rural areas to cities to earn their living, construction of houses and infrastructure needs to take place to accommodate this massive influx of people. Resources such as … [visit site to read more]
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| AdvisorShares Withdraws Application For Emerald Rock Active ETFs Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:00 AM PDT On September 3rd, AdvisorShares, the Bethesda, Maryland based provider of actively-managed ETFs, filed a withdrawal request with the SEC to withdraw the registration for two Active ETFs – the Emerald Rock Low-Priced Focused Growth ETF (LOWP) and the Emerald Rock Dividend Growth ETF (DIVI). No reasons were specified for the withdrawal other than that the company decided not to pursue registration of the securities at this time.
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| European Bank Stress Tests Confirmed As Shams Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:53 AM PDT I have long since given up the belief that our government officials and financial regulators will demand real transparency and full disclosure in the pursuit of unquestioned integrity across our economic landscape. While some may deem me overly cynical for that statement, too much proof and too many situations leave me no other choice. Where do we witness more financial artifice this morning? Let's look across the pond.
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