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• The Week Ahead: FOMC Meeting, US Retail Sales
• 4 Biotech ETFs Influenced By Increased M&A
• The Big Shrink
• Stock Picks For Monday: Universal Travel Group, Force Protection, Energy Conversion Devices
• Weekly Market Report: 600 Group Leads Another Buoyant Week Of New Highs

The Week Ahead: FOMC Meeting, US Retail Sales Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:00 PM PST 12/11/10 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

4 Biotech ETFs Influenced By Increased M&A Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:17 PM PST Over the past few weeks the biotechnology sector has witnessed a significant uptick in mergers and acquisitions as large cash-heavy biotech companies are looking to diversify and broaden their horizons.  To put this activity in perspective, in a two-day span nearly $3.1 billion in biotech-related deals were announced and some suggest more activity is to come.  Big Pharma front runners such as Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNE), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Merck (NYSE:MRK) are expected to find … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

The Big Shrink Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:02 PM PST An interactive feature at The Atlantic, “This Is What America’s Manufacturing Story Looks Like,” shows just how much things have changed in what used to be the world’s industrial powerhouse. We’re number…5! We’re number…5! Another reason to buy stocks? [Editor's note: ... [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Stock Picks For Monday: Universal Travel Group, Force Protection, Energy Conversion Devices Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:00 PM PST ( click to enlarge ) Universal Travel Group (UTA) is developing an Inverted Head and Shoulders pattern, which many traders consider a bullish reversal pattern. We need to breakthrough the neckline before this pattern is complete. This could be a big clue as to where direction heads next. I would not be surprised to see the neckline to be broken soon. Looking at the technical daily chart of UTA, I believe that the stock is poised to continue moving upwards. Today’s pullback has … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Weekly Market Report: 600 Group Leads Another Buoyant Week Of New Highs Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:49 PM PST Although Friday trading was muted, the FTSE 100 had a relatively good week overall – closing up 1.1% at 5812.75. From a macro perspective, encouraging economic signs were seen in US, Japan and Australia, with data revealing that the US trade deficit had fallen to its lowest level in nine months in October. The fly in the ointment was an expected interest rate hike in China this weekend, as tightening monetary policy may hit Chinese demand for overseas goods and, in turn, the global economic … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

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