Friday, December 17, 2010

DailyMarkets.com - Is It A Good Idea To Give A Gift Card To Someone As A Present?

DailyMarkets.com - Is It A Good Idea To Give A Gift Card To Someone As A Present?

Is It A Good Idea To Give A Gift Card To Someone As A Present?

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:35 AM PST

With the holidays coming up, many of us are wondering what to give to our family and friends as a gift. Sometimes this can get very complicated since every one is different and each person has his/her own likes and dislikes. Many of you may not have a clue about what your siblings, parents or friends would like as a gift on this special occasion.

Under these circumstances, what should we do? Should we get something like jewelry, a tie, or a bottle of wine? Should we just give money as a … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Hot Stocks To Know For Friday: Visa, MasterCard, Bank Of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Research In Motion, Oracle, Alcoa, AstraZeneca

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:30 AM PST

U.S. stocks rose Thursday, with the S&P 500 Index rising to its highest level since September 2008, after claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell and housing starts increased last month. Alcoa (NYSE:AA)  and steel producers rallied as materials stocks recovered from earlier losses. But Visa (NYSE:V) and MasterCard (NYSE:MA) both tumbled at least 10% after the Federal Reserve released proposed new rules to curb debit-card fees. Both Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) and Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) reported … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Gold Bulls Take A Breather After A Record Year

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:19 AM PST

Today’s Idea
Although Gold futures look poised for a potential short-term correction, long-term Gold bulls may wish to use any price correction as an opportunity to sell out-of-the-money puts in Gold options. Looking at the daily chart for lead month February Gold, we note the 200-day moving average currently near the 1250.00 area. Bullish traders who believe that this support point will hold for the next several weeks may wish to explore selling Gold puts with a strike price below this level. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

AYE Crosses Merger Hurdles

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:05 AM PST

Allegheny Energy Inc. (NYSE:AYE) has received twin approvals from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (WVPSC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its impending merger with FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE).
The deal between FirstEnergy and Allegheny Energy to combine their operations dates back to February 11, 2010. In the pact, the companies agreed to merge in a stock-for-stock transaction worth $4.7 billion.
Based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Energy Inc. owns and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Sempra Energy Remains Neutral

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:05 AM PST

Our long-term recommendation for Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) is Neutral, which means the stock will perform in line with the broader market. Based in San Diego, California, Sempra Energy, along with its subsidiaries, engages in the development of energy infrastructure, operation of utilities, and provision of energy-related products and services to its worldwide consumers.
Sempra Energy's diversified basket of businesses insulates its operations to a significant degree from regulatory rate risks. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

ProLogis Leases Japan Facility

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:35 AM PST

ProLogis (PLD), a leading global provider of distribution facilities, has recently signed two new lease agreements for about 93,000 square feet at ProLogis Parc Ichikawa I – a 1.3 million square-foot distribution facility in Ichikawa City, near Tokyo, Japan. With the deal, the facility is currently fully leased.
About 65,000 square feet of space were leased to CEVA Logistics, a leading logistics company providing end-to-end design, implementation and operational capabilities in freight … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Equity One Acquires Assets

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:35 AM PST

Equity One Inc. (NYSE:EQY), a real estate investment trust (REIT) engaged in the ownership, management, and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers in the U.S., has recently decided to acquire three shopping centers in Long Beach, California, for $72 million.  
The acquisition is part of the long-term strategy of the company to own high-quality malls in major metropolitan markets with high population density, supply constraints and strong tenant sales. The properties … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Unintended Consequences Of Cigarette Taxes

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:31 AM PST

 
Watch the video above from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy to find out how high and differential state cigarette taxes lead to smuggling, violence, counterfeit cigarettes, and many of the same unintended consequences as Prohibition against alcohol created in the 1920s and early 1930s. Read more … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Swiss Franc: Rebound Expected

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:20 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Japanese Yen: Caution

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:20 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

British Pound: Rebound

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:20 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Euro: Rebound

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:20 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex Trading: GBPUSD Tests Target Trendline Support. Bias Remains Bearish

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:07 AM PST

GBPUSD tests target trendline support. Bias remains bearish. The bias remains bearish below 1.5549 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Tiffany To Outshine

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:05 AM PST

We recently upgraded our recommendation on Tiffany & Company (NYSE:TIF), a high-end jewelry designer, manufacturer and retailer, to Outperform with a price target of $70.00. Previously, we had a Neutral rating on the stock.
Tiffany is well positioned to support robust sales and earnings growth by leveraging capital investments made over the past several years in distribution, manufacturing and diamond sourcing processes. Moreover, with nearly half of the total sales generated internationally, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

S&P To Upgrade Motorola

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:05 AM PST

Recently, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) announced that it may upgrade the credit rating of Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) once it completes the proposed separation. Earlier this month, Motorola declared that its much awaited split-up into two separate entities will happen on January 4, 2011 before the opening bell.
New companies will be called as (1) Motorola Mobility holdings Inc, which will comprise Mobile Devices and Home Businesses (2) Motorola Solutions, which will comprise … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Weekly Rail Traffic Continues To Improve Vs. 2009

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:42 AM PST

The volume of U.S. rail traffic continues to register improvements over last year according to the American Association of Railroads, which reported yesterday that rail carloads for the week ending December 11 were above the same week last year by 10.2%, and intermodal trailers and containers were up by 14.1% (see graph above).  Intermodal rail traffic has increased every week this year compared to 2009, and carload volume has increased every week since February (except for a … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

JDS Uniphase Remains Neutral

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:35 AM PST

We maintain our long-term Neutral recommendation for JDS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ:JDSU), which means the stock will perform in line with the broader market. As a leading supplier of fiber optic components and modules used in advanced high-speed communications networks, JDS Uniphase is benefiting from rapidly growing Internet traffic and associated applications. The company is accelerating its top-line growth driven by huge contribution from optical networking equipments coupled with the recent … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Office Depot To Sell Japan Business

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:35 AM PST

Office Depot Inc. (NYSE:ODP), a leading supplier of office products and services across the globe, recently struck a deal with Kakuyasu, a Tokyo-based retailer, to sell its Japanese business established in 1996.
The financial terms of the transaction were not revealed. However, Office Depot did clear that Kakuyasu can license the company's trade names, utilize its sourcing services and continue to provide support to its customers in Japan. The company had closed all its stores in Japan in 2009 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Oracle Beats On All Fronts

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:05 AM PST

Software giant Oracle Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ORCL) second quarter fiscal 2011 earnings and revenues easily outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimates on the back of strong new software license sales (sales to new customers) and growth in hardware sales, boosted by the acquisition of Sun Microsystems in January this year.
Total revenue, growth in new licensing revenues and earnings per share (EPS) were encouraging and remained well above management's expectations. The results indicate increased business … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Gaining The Edge

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 04:20 AM PST

Gaining an edge.
What competitive individual worth his salt does not want to gain the edge? Have you ever come across successful individuals–success being a very relative term–who did not want to gain an edge and then widen the gap with the competition? I haven't.
I had fully intended on writing this morning about the ongoing developments in the insider trading scandal sweeping across Wall Street. 'Gaining the edge' is very much the common thread that runs through this story. The … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

FX Headlines: Euro Under Pressure Amid Sovereign Debt Woes, More Disagreement Between EU Leaders

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:45 AM PST

        

Fundamental Headlines
• Currencies: Dollar Edges down vs. yen, euro in Asia – Wall Street Journal
• Euro Feels Pressure Vs Regional Peers after Irish Downgrade – Wall Street Journal
• EU Crisis Agreement Supports Euro – Financial Times
• Irish Bonds Drop, German Bunds Gain after Moody's Slashes Ireland's Credit – Bloomberg
• Euro Advances as EU Leaders Reach Accord, ECB Boosts Capital – Bloomberg
EURUSD: The euro, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Noricum Gold Debuts On AIM

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:44 PM PST

Noricum Gold (AIM: NMG), a junior mining group with prospective projects in Austria, debuted on the Alternative Investment Market this morning, raising £2.12m in a placing priced at 4p per share. The listing gives Noricum a market capitalisation of approximately £20 million, with the money raised earmarked to fund the first stage of exploration at its primary asset, the Rotgülden gold project.

Noricum holds 518 exploration licences covering 171 sq km of highly prospective ground in … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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