Friday, January 28, 2011

DailyMarkets.com - Warning Signs

DailyMarkets.com - Warning Signs


Warning Signs

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:35 AM PST

Do you see all of the warning signs that are flashing all around you?  These days it seems like there is more bad economic news in a single week than there used to be in an entire month.  2011 is already shaping up to be a very dark year for the world economy.  The price of food is shooting through the roof and we have already seen violent food riots in countries like Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia.  World financial markets are becoming increasingly unstable as the sovereign debt crisis … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


“Uranium Price Could Easily Double Over The Next Three Or Four Years”

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:28 AM PST

Pinetree Capital’s Marshall Auerback sees a number of supply/demand imbalances in the energy space, particularly in uranium. “We like uranium because it’s both a supply and demand story,” he says, believing the price could “easily double” over the next few years. But yellowcake won’t be alone in its ascent up the energy hierarchy. As developing nations begin to realize a standard of living more akin to the West, opportunities could arise in other areas across the energy spectrum. In … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Pie In The Sky

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:25 AM PST

Following the huge gains made by Republicans in the midterm elections, it was widely expected that President Obama would use the State of the Union address to signal a major policy shift toward the center of the political spectrum. On the surface, at least, he appeared to do just that, hinting that he took budget management very seriously and that Americans should be prepared for shared sacrifice. However, as the final applause still echoed in the House chamber, many astute pundits were … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Stocks To Watch On Friday: Amazon, Microsoft, SanDisk, Qualcomm, BP, Sanofi-Aventis

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:06 AM PST

Equities finished the session higher, with S&P 500 testing 1300 but failing to settle above the key resistance level. The move higher came in spite of disappointing economic data in form of weekly jobless and durables, which was blamed on the adverse weather conditions. Gains in the S&P 500 were led by financials and technology sectors, with Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) (+5.8%) posting solid gains following earnings release. Finally, at the closing bell DJIA closed up 0.04% at … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Bank Of England More Hawkish

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:15 AM PST

The Minutes of January 13th monetary policy meeting signaled that the tightening bias inside the Monetary Policy Committee has increased. Indeed, while the majority of the members voted to maintain unchanged both the bank rates at 0.5% and the asset purchase program at GBP200bn, Martin Weale joined Andrew Sentence in preferring a rate hike by 25bp to face inflationary pressures. Adam Posen confirmed its preference toward a further increase in the asset purchase program by GBP50bn. The … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Stock Trading Plan For Friday – NFLX, SBUX, GLD, TRW, NVDA, BZ

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:46 AM PST

The reaction to the Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) earnings was extremely favorable. With a short interest of around over 40% it looks like many of those shorts who were trying to pick a top or shorting entire way up were finally squeezed and had to scrambled to cover today. This helped propel the stock to all time highs. Unfortunately we were not in a safe enough position to hold it through earnings and enjoy the move. The problem was the downside was 40 points vs. what we saw as an upside of 20 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – USD/JPY Down During The European Session

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:28 AM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was lower against the Japanese Yen on Friday.

USD/JPY was trading at 82.65, down 0.31% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 81.98, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 83.20, Thursday's high.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 0.23% to hit 1.3703 and GBP/USD falling 0.37% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


L-3 Comm. Beats Estimates

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:05 AM PST

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LLL) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $2.37, up 23% year over year from $1.93 in the year-ago quarter. The quarterly figure comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.31. For the full year 2010, diluted EPS was up 8% year over year to $8.25 from $7.61 in the prior year. The annualized EPS figure also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.03.
Operating Statistics
Net sales rose marginally by 1% or $47 million year over year … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex Trading: Euro Area M3 Growth Was 1.7% And Private Loans Grew 1.9%.

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:01 AM PST

Forex – EUR/USD Down During The European Session

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:53 AM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.

EUR/USD was trading at 1.3691, down 0.31% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.3540, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.3758, Thursday's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the British Pound and down against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.09% to hit 0.8630 and EUR/JPY falling 0.62% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – GBP/USD Down During The European Session

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:09 AM PST

Forex Pros – The British Pound was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.

GBP/USD was trading at 1.5864, down 0.40% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.5752, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 1.6018, Tuesday's high.

Meanwhile, the British Pound was down against the Euro and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.15% to hit 0.8635 and GBP/JPY falling 0.66% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


L-3 Comm. Beats Estimates

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:35 PM PST

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LLL) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $2.37, up 23% year over year from $1.93 in the year-ago quarter. The quarterly figure comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.31. For the full year 2010, diluted EPS was up 8% year over year to $8.25 from $7.61 in the prior year. The annualized EPS figure also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.03.
Operating Statistics
Net sales rose marginally by 1% or $47 million year over year … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


L-3 Comm. Beats Estimates

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:35 PM PST

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LLL) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $2.37, up 23% year over year from $1.93 in the year-ago quarter. The quarterly figure comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.31. For the full year 2010, diluted EPS was up 8% year over year to $8.25 from $7.61 in the prior year. The annualized EPS figure also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.03.
Operating Statistics
Net sales rose marginally by 1% or $47 million year over year … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Lockheed Martin Reports Strong

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:35 PM PST

World's largest stand-alone defense contractor, Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) ended fiscal 2010 with a bang. The company posted fourth-quarter 2010 operating earnings of $2.30 per share, beating both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.20 and year-ago adjusted quarterly earnings of $2.19 by margins of 10 cents and 11 cents, respectively.
However reported quarter results were affected by a one-time per share charge of 8 cents related to internal facilities consolidation within Mission … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Momentum Stock: Caterpillar, Inc.

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST

Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE:CAT) just hit a new 52-week high after reporting strong Q4 results that handily beat expectations. With a bullish growth projection and compelling valuation, this Zacks #1 rank stock doesn’t have to dig very deep for momentum.
We got an update on CAT’s business on Jan 27 when the company reported excellent Q4 results that once again beat expectations.
Fourth-Quarter Results
Revenue for the period was up 62% from last year to $12.8 billion. Earnings also came in strong at … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Growth & Income Stock: McCormick & Co, Inc.

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST

McCormick & Co Inc. (NYSE:MKC) recently delivered its 7th consecutive positive earnings surprise driven by strong sales growth in the Asia/Pacific region.
The company expects to grow sales 5% to 7% in 2011, and analysts are calling for 7% EPS growth. McCormick has also been steadily raising its dividend. It currently yields 2.4%.
Fourth Quarter Results
McCormick reported fourth quarter earnings per share of 99 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. It was a 9% increase over … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Aggressive Growth Stock: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE:KKD) is expected to more than quadruple its earnings by the end of fiscal 2012. Fortunately, the growth rates are priced at a discount and this looks like a great entry point for this Zacks #2 Rank (Buy).
Company Description
Krispy Kreme is a popular chain, selling signature doughnuts and coffee. The company has been around since the 30′s and now as more than 630 locations in 20 countries.
Another Surprise
Since I features Krispy Kreme in October Krispy Kreme, the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Bear Of The Day: SUPERVALU Inc. (SVU)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST

SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE:SVU) reported lower-than-expected earnings of $0.24 per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2010. Earnings declined 52.9% year-over-year and were 22.6% lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.31.
Net sales for the quarter declined 5.9% year-over-year to $8,673 million primarily because of declines in the retail food segment and supply chain services segment. Therefore, the company lowered its guidance for fiscal 2011.
Furthermore, intense competition in the retail food … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Bull Of The Day: ReneSola, Ltd.

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST

Aided by the global solar renaissance and Chinese solar ambitions, low-cost Chinese solar player ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE:SOL) is making up for the recession that affected its fiscal 2009 performance.
The company’s fortunes look good due to its geographically diversified customer base, ongoing expansion programs, a subsidy program in China, improving operating efficiencies, rising margins and material cost savings through its vertically-integrated production structure. ReneSola also expanded its … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Asian Markets Close Lower; Nikkei Down 1.13%

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:58 PM PST

Forex Pros – Asian stocks were down after the closing bell on Friday.

At the close of Asian trade, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.13%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index shed 0.65%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was trading 0.55% down.

Meanwhile, the outlook for U.S. equity markets was downbeat. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a loss of 0.08%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a decrease of 0.16% and Nasdaq 100 futures indicated a fall of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Singapore Stock Market Update For Friday 28 January

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:56 PM PST

Morning Highlights

Singapore market remains choppy on light volume, ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration.

Short Term – stay on the sideline.

Mid Term – Bullish

Please note that the new IPO Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL has changed listing from today to 31st January 2011. The IPO price has also changed from S$1.60 to S$1.20.
News Updates:

The yen weakened after Standard & Poor’s downgraded Japan because the nation lacks a “coherent strategy” to reduce the world’s biggest … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – EUR/USD Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:18 PM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.

EUR/USD was trading at 1.3714, down 0.15% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.3540, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.3758, Thursday's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the British Pound and down against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.06% to hit 0.8627 and EUR/JPY falling 0.43% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


L-3 Comm. Beats Estimates

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:05 PM PST

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LLL) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $2.37, up 23% year over year from $1.93 in the year-ago quarter. The quarterly figure comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.31. For the full year 2010, diluted EPS was up 8% year over year to $8.25 from $7.61 in the prior year. The annualized EPS figure also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.03.
Operating Statistics
Net sales rose marginally by 1% or $47 million year over year … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


L-3 Comm. Beats Estimates

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:05 PM PST

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LLL) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $2.37, up 23% year over year from $1.93 in the year-ago quarter. The quarterly figure comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.31. For the full year 2010, diluted EPS was up 8% year over year to $8.25 from $7.61 in the prior year. The annualized EPS figure also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.03.
Operating Statistics
Net sales rose marginally by 1% or $47 million year over year … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Fabulous 4Q For Time Warner Cable

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:05 PM PST

Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) reported excellent fourth quarter of 2010 financial results, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimates. The company witnessed growth across all revenue segments.
In synergy with a record high free cash flow and stable capital spending, Time Warner Cable increased its quarterly dividend rate by 20% to 48 cents per share. This is the second consecutive quarter where management has taken massive steps to raise shareholders value.
In the previous quarter, the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Fabulous 4Q For Time Warner Cable

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:05 PM PST

Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) reported excellent fourth quarter of 2010 financial results, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimates. The company witnessed growth across all revenue segments.
In synergy with a record high free cash flow and stable capital spending, Time Warner Cable increased its quarterly dividend rate by 20% to 48 cents per share. This is the second consecutive quarter where management has taken massive steps to raise shareholders value.
In the previous quarter, the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – GBP/USD Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:53 PM PST

Forex Pros – The British Pound was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.

GBP/USD was trading at 1.5894, down 0.22% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.5752, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 1.6018, Tuesday's high.

Meanwhile, the British Pound was down against the Euro and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.08% to hit 0.8629 and GBP/JPY falling 0.58% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – EUR/CHF Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:18 PM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the Swiss Franc on Friday.

EUR/CHF was trading at 1.2957, down 0.22% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.2827, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 1.3069, Monday's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was down against the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/USD shedding 0.16% to hit 1.3713 and EUR/JPY falling 0.46% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – USD/CHF Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was lower against the Swiss Franc on Friday.

USD/CHF was trading at 0.9452, down 0.03% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.9391, Thursday's low, and resistance at 0.9624, Monday's high.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and down against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/USD shedding 0.23% to hit 1.3702 and USD/JPY falling 0.24% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


ETF News Update: Global Markets Teeter On The Knife’s Edge (SPY, DIA, TLT, EEM, IWM)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:26 PM PST

The suspense is nearly unbearable as major indexes teeter on the "knife's edge of suspense" in their struggle to break through significant resistance. 
Key levels are 12,000 on the Dow and 1300 on the S&P 500 and on Wednesday and Thursday, the bulls took good shots at those key resistance points and failed to break through on a closing basis. 
Friday is another day, of course, and if a convincing break higher occurs, (and can be held) this will set the stage for a blast … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – EUR/GBP Up During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:18 PM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the British Pound on Friday.

EUR/GBP was trading at 0.8623, up 0.01% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.8493, Monday's low, and resistance at 0.8672, Wednesday's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was down against the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/USD shedding 0.23% to hit 1.3702 and EUR/JPY falling 0.47% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


204 Businesses Left California In 2010, That’s Four Times The Number In 2009, And Sets A New Record

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:16 PM PST

According to relocation expert Joe Vranich, a record-setting number of business – 204 in total – left California in 2010, or re-directed substantial capital to build facilities in other states that would have expanded in California in earlier, more business-friendly years (see chart above).  That number of businesses leaving California is four times the number of businesses that left in 2009 (51). … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Crude Oil Falls On Profit Taking, Gold Plunges As Investors Flee

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:51 PM PST

Commodities – Energy
Crude Oil Falls on Profit Taking
Crude Oil (WTI) – $85.19 // $0.45 // 0.53%
Commentary: Crude fell on Thursday, with WTI shedding $1.69, or 1.94%, to settle at $85.64, while Brent lost $0.52, or 0.53%, to settle at $97.39. The spread between the two benchmarks widened to a record -$11.75. At this point, it's not even worth looking at WTI as a reflection of global oil supply and demand.
Crude continues to consolidate just under the key $100 level as the market digests a … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Central Bank Of Kenya Cut Rate 25bps To 5.75%

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:40 PM PST

The Central Bank of Kenya cut its central bank rate 25 basis points to 5.75% from 6.0%, in effort to spur economic growth given relatively low inflation risks (the Kenyan economy grew 6.1% in Q3 2010). The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee noted that headline inflation was 4.5% in December, which is below the 5% official inflation target; the bank also noted it sees little upside inflation risk in … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – USD/JPY Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:38 PM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was lower against the Japanese Yen on Friday.

USD/JPY was trading at 82.71, down 0.25% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 81.98, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 83.20, Thursday's high.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 0.24% to hit 1.3701 and GBP/USD falling 0.25% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Central Bank Of Egypt Holds Rate At 9.75%

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:32 PM PST

The Central Bank of Egypt held its overnight lending rate at 9.75% and the deposit rate at 8.25%, with the discount rate also on hold at 8.50%. Egypt recorded an inflation figure of 10.3% in the 12 months to December 2010, with food price inflation around … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – USD/CAD Up During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:08 PM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was higher against the Canadian Dollar on Friday.

USD/CAD was trading at 0.9964, up 0.27% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.9912, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 1.0005, Tuesday's high.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 0.16% to hit 1.3712 and GBP/USD falling 0.17% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – AUD/USD Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:28 PM PST

Forex Pros – The Australian Dollar was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.

AUD/USD was trading at 0.9892, down 0.26% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.9864, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.0022, Monday's high.

Meanwhile, the Australian Dollar was down against the Euro and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/AUD gaining 0.07% to hit 1.3857 and AUD/JPY falling 0.50% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – EUR/USD Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:03 PM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.

EUR/USD was trading at 1.3703, down 0.23% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.3540, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.3758, Thursday's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the British Pound and down against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.001% to hit 0.8622 and EUR/JPY falling 0.41% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – EUR/JPY Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:33 PM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the Japanese Yen on Friday.

EUR/JPY was trading at 113.40, down 0.41% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 111.83, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 114.01, Thursday's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was down against the U.S. Dollar and up against the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 0.18% to hit 1.3709 and EUR/GBP rising 0.10% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – GBP/JPY Down During The Asian Session

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:43 PM PST

Forex Pros – The British Pound was lower against the Japanese Yen on Friday.

GBP/JPY was trading at 131.75, down 0.24% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 129.53, Wednesday's low, and resistance at 132.67, Thursday's high.

Meanwhile, the British Pound was down against the U.S. Dollar and the Euro, with GBP/USD shedding 0.15% to hit 1.5904 and EUR/GBP rising 0.09% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


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