Friday, October 22, 2010

DailyMarkets.com - Gold Investors May Want To Trade Some Of Their Holdings Into Silver

DailyMarkets.com - Gold Investors May Want To Trade Some Of Their Holdings Into Silver


Gold Investors May Want To Trade Some Of Their Holdings Into Silver

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:53 AM PDT

In our eyes, when it comes to investing "Relative Value" is ‘everything’!  Why?  Because currencies are controlled and manipulated by governments so "Price" (measuring an asset's value with a currency) cannot be relied upon.

Where do we see some relative value these days?  Let us first clarify our point using a few historical examples and then we will provide some insight into today's market.

In past articles we clearly illustrated the relative value of the "Dow … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Stocks To Watch Next Week: US Earnings Calendar

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:47 AM PDT

Check out which companies are holding earnings calls next week ( 25-29 October ). Earnings calendar by company name and ticker. I encourage everybody to subscribe my twitter and newsletter, so you can receive my trade ideas and stock news in real time.

Earnings Announcements for Monday

1ST UNITED BANCORP INC FLA – FUBC
A. Schulman – SHLM
Aaron’s Inc. – AAN
Adolor Corporation – ADLR
Advent Software – ADVS
ALLIANCE BANCORP INC PA – ALLB
ALPHA PRO TECH LTD – APT
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Managing Your Emotions Is Essential To Investing

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Emotions are part of the learning process. Unfortunately, they play a bigger role than we sometimes desire. As with most things in life, dealing with the psychology behind trading becomes part of the process. To create a clear mental image, picture yourself learning to ride a bike. The emotions relative to falling outweighed the logic of balance and speed in the beginning. Through instruction, trial and error, and a few skinned knees we learned how to combine balance with speed to keep … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


BJ’s Surpasses Zacks Estimates

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT

BJ's Restaurants Inc.(NASDAQ:BJRI), reported third quarter earnings of 20 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents, a rise of 67% from 12 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. The better-than-expected results were driven by comparable-store sales growth and higher traffic, both of which leaped for the third consecutive quarter. 
 
Revenues for the quarter under review soared 24% year-over-year to $128.8 million and also outperformed the Zacks Consensus … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Cheesecake Factory Beats

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Based in Calabasas Hills, California, Cheesecake Factory Inc.(NASDAQ:CAKE) reported earnings of 37 cents a share in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents. The earnings also soared 37% year over year from the prior-year earnings of 27 cents a share.
 
The better-than-expected results were driven by comparable-store sales growth, higher traffic and effective cost management.
 
Cheesecake's top line showed a growth of 4.4% year over year … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Friday Links

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:07 AM PDT

1. Male affirmative action is being used at Canadian medical schools, now that some  entering classes of medical students are only 23% male.  

2.  Five places in the U.S. where land is free.

3. The “People of Wal-Mart.” Kinda scary.

4. What do the best classrooms in the world look like? Surprisingly, a lot like American ones—circa 1959 or … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


ONEOK Ups Dividend, Okays Buyback

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:05 AM PDT

ONEOK Inc. (NYSE:OKE), yesterday, boosted its third quarter dividend by 4.3% and authorized a $750 million buyback program.
 
ONEOK will now pay a quarterly dividend of 48 cents per share, versus 46 cents previously, bringing the company's annualized dividend to $1.92 per share. The dividend will be paid on November 12, 2010 to shareholders of record on October 29, 2010.
 
In the past, ONEOK has constantly increased its dividend, gaining continued investors' confidence and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Alexion Tops, Lifts View

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Alexion Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ:ALXN) third quarter 2010 earnings (excluding special items but including stock-based compensation) of 41 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents and the year-ago earnings by 12 cents. On a reported basis (including special items), the company earned 30 cents per share in the reported quarter as against 29 cents in the year-ago quarter. Earnings in the quarter benefited from an uptake in revenues.
 
Alexion's revenues jumped 38% to … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


“The 3Q Earnings Season Has Really Been Dominating The Market”

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT

10/22/10 FBN Securities’ Cort Gwon discusses short-term fundamentals affecting the broader … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Chubb Chugs Past Estimates

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT

The Chubb Corp.'s (CB) third quarter operating earnings of $1.69 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40. Results also compared favorably with $1.56 in the prior year quarter. Earnings were primarily helped by a lower base, due to aggressive share repurchases by the company, which led to a decline in share count by 40 million year over year.
Total revenue of $3.1 billion was slightly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate $3.2 billion.  
Net income declined 4.0% year … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


WESCO Beats, Prospects Improving

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT

WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) announced third quarter earnings that exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9 cents, or 13.8%.
 
Revenue
 
WESCO reported revenue of $1.32 billion that beat the Zacks Consensus expectation by 3.9%, increasing 5.2% sequentially and 14.9% year over year.
 
The average revenue per employee was $869 million, up 5.2% sequentially and 20.6% year over year.
 
Pricing, currency and acquisitions positively impacted revenue by 2.5%, 0.9% and 0.7%, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Tight Trade In Money Markets

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 05:25 AM PDT

10/22/10 A lack of economic data led the way for tight trade this session within the forex … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Penske Profit Stays Level

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:05 AM PDT

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:PAG) reported a profit of $31.3 million or 34 cents per share in the third quarter of the year, which was flat compared to the year-ago level of $31.1 million or 34 cents per share (excluding special items). The profit was higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. 
The company failed to show any significant improvement in profit due to the challenging environment in the new retail vehicle market and unfavorable comparison with the positive impact … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Earnings Preview: Bristol-Myers

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:05 AM PDT

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) is slated to report its third quarter 2010 earnings on Oct. 26, 2010 before the bell. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the third quarter is 53 cents per share, representing a year-over-year growth of 2.1%. Bristol Myers has surpassed earnings estimates consistently in the last four quarters with a trailing four-quarter average of 5.21%.
 
Second Quarter Recap
 
Bristol-Myers' second quarter 2010 earnings (excluding special items) of $0.54 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Earnings Scorecard: Mattel

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:05 AM PDT

The world's largest manufacturer of toys, Mattel Inc. (NYSE:MAT), reported its third quarter 2010 results on October 15, 2010. EPS surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The recent earnings announcement, subsequent analyst estimate revisions and Zacks ratings for both the short-term and the long-term are covered in depth below.
Earnings Report Review
During the third quarter of 2010, Mattel reported earnings of 77 cents per share, up from 63 cents in the prior-year quarter. Earnings … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Exelon Meets, Ups Guidance

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:05 AM PDT

Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) announced third quarter 2010 operating earnings of $1.11 per share versus 96 cents in the year-ago quarter, reflecting growth of 15.6%. The third quarter’s result was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11.  
GAAP earnings of Exelon were $1.27 per share, compared with $1.14 in the year-ago period. The difference between operating and GAAP earnings during the quarter was owing to the following one-time items: an impact of 14 cents for … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Crude Rebounds To Trade Above $81

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:00 AM PDT

10/22/10 Front month crude prices traded above $81 a barrel this session following a rebound in higher-yielding … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


IBD And Market Timing? I Don’t Think So

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 08:53 AM PDT

I was an avid subscriber to Investors Business Daily for many years and envied to returns they were able to generate through their top 100 stocks. They said that if I followed their CANSLIM methodology I too could generate comparable returns for my portfolio. But it wasn’t as easy as they claimed. My portfolio just wasn’t matching theirs.
But then the Financial Crises Crash hit towards the end of 2007 and the market imploded with a 57% decline. Fortunately for me, in my attempts to emulate … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


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