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Ruby Tuesday Expands
Markets In Everything: Rainfall Futures Contracts
Ross’ September Comps Rise
Education Realty Trust’s New Deal
Forex Trading: USDJPY Slows Down At Fibonacci Level
Earnings Preview: Gannett Co.
Varian Exhibits X-Ray Products
Forex Trading: GBPUSD Trading Between The Goal Posts
Initial Jobless Claims Bump Up
Lockheed To Compete For Contracts
Australian Dollar: Under Pressure
Australian Dollar: Under Pressure
Canadian Dollar: Under Pressure
Canadian Dollar: Under Pressure
Dollar Freefall Continues
Dollar Freefall Continues
QE2 Was A Really Big Ocean Liner

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:35 AM PDT

Ruby Tuesday Inc. (NYSE:RT), a casual dining restaurant operator, plans to expand in Hawaii through franchised restaurants. Franchisee RT Hawaii Restaurants Inc. is planning to open three new restaurants in Hawaii, within the next three years with the first one expected to open in June 2011.

Ted Davenport and Rick Nakashima, the two principal investors in the company, who will also invest in this venture, currently own and operate 4 Ruby Tuesday restaurants in Honolulu, Mililani and Kaneohe and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Markets In Everything: Rainfall Futures Contracts

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:11 AM PDT

“CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today that it will begin listing and trading rainfall futures, options on futures and binary options beginning October 31 for trade date November 1. The monthly and seasonal contracts will be based on the CME Rainfall Index and will be available March through October.

The rainfall contract locations include Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Des Moines International … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Ross’ September Comps Rise

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Ross Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST), the second largest off-price retailer of apparels and home accessories sustained its growth momentum delivering 8th consecutive quarter of positive comparable-store sales. The company registered a comp sales growth of 2.0% for the five-week period ended October 2, 2010.

Regionally, Florida acted as the catalyst for the increase in comparable-store sales. Categories like dress and home accessories were the top performers. For the month under review, sales climbed 6.0% … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Education Realty Trust’s New Deal

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, develops, and operates collegiate housing properties across the U.S., has recently won a contract to develop the first two phases of Storrs Center – a mixed-use town center project adjacent to the University of Connecticut. The project would be developed through a joint venture with LeylandAlliance LLC, a leading real estate developer.

Storrs Center would include new retail, restaurant, office and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex Trading: USDJPY Slows Down At Fibonacci Level

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:02 AM PDT

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Earnings Preview: Gannett Co.

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 08:35 AM PDT

Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE:GCI), a diversified media conglomerate, is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2010 financial results before the bell on Friday, October 15, 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is currently pegged at 49 cents a share.

Second-Quarter 2010, a Synopsis

Gannett Company, the publisher of the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper USA Today, posted better-than-expected second-quarter 2010 results, buoyed by effective cost-cutting measures, lower … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Varian Exhibits X-Ray Products

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 08:35 AM PDT

Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR), a leading vendor of digital X-Ray detectors as well as X-Ray tubes, is demonstrating a broad line-up of its products, including the PaxScan range of digital X-Ray image detectors, at the China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) in Shenyang City, China , during October 12 to 15, 2010.

According to the company, it has increased its inventory as well as its product support mechanism at the Beijing unit. As a result, Varian now has the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex Trading: GBPUSD Trading Between The Goal Posts

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 08:25 AM PDT

What does that mean? Click on the link and find … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Initial Jobless Claims Bump Up

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 08:20 AM PDT

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 13,000 last week to 462,000. We just can't seem to get out of the "trading range" that initial claims have been in for the last year.

Last week, hopes were raised that we might finally be showing some real progress, as claims fell for the second week in a row and for the sixth time in seven weeks. This week's numbers put any such celebration on hold. Since claims can be volatile from week to week, it is better to track the four week … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Lockheed To Compete For Contracts

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 08:20 AM PDT

US Army Intelligence and Security Command has selected defense contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) to compete for task orders worth $492 million through the next five years under its OMNIBUS-III contracting vehicle.

The company, upon receiving the contracts, will deliver innovative solutions and analytic subject matter expertise to support Army Intelligence missions.

In October, Lockheed Martin already won contract worth $132 million from the Department of Defense.

The company will continue … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates