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| Forex – EUR/USD Up During The Asian Session Posted: 16 Feb 2011 06:05 PM PST Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Thursday. EUR/USD was trading at 1.3604, up 0.26% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.3429, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.3608, today's high. Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the British Pound and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.14% to hit 0.8442 and EUR/JPY rising 0.11% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 05:45 PM PST Criticism of China's exchange-rate policy continues throughout the US. This column argues that the US is in fact the exchange rate manipulator, due to its ongoing quantitative easing. What the US needs to do for a sustainable turnaround is to learn from other successful economies like China and Germany – not de-rail them. One way to expose the economic mumbo-jumbo that is applied to the Chinese exchange rate by otherwise respectable economists is to look at it from the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – EUR/JPY Up During Asian Trade Posted: 16 Feb 2011 05:35 PM PST Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the Japanese Yen on Thursday. EUR/JPY was trading at 113.59, up 0.04% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 112.10, Monday's low, and resistance at 113.65, Wednesday's high. Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the U.S. Dollar and the British Pound, with EUR/USD gaining 0.17% to hit 1.3592 and EUR/GBP rising 0.08% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – GBP/JPY Down During The Asian Session Posted: 16 Feb 2011 04:45 PM PST Forex Pros – The British Pound was lower against the Japanese Yen on Thursday. GBP/JPY was trading at 134.55, down 0.10% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 133.19, Monday's low, and resistance at 135.46, Wednesday's high. Meanwhile, the British Pound was up against the U.S. Dollar and down against the Euro, with GBP/USD gaining 0.01% to hit 1.6098 and EUR/GBP rising 0.02% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 04:36 PM PST "Wal-Mart does not suit the clientele we have in the city of Boston. I don't need employers like that in our city." From Michael Graham in The Boston Herald: “Will Mayor Tom Menino save Boston's poorest families from the scourge of . . . everyday low prices? Yes, the wolves of Wal-Mart are again at the city's door. They want to spend millions building a store, hiring construction workers and creating hundreds of permanent jobs. No wonder the mayor hates them. I'd love to … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| CEO Spotlight: Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers Posted: 16 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST 02/16/11 Following their Super Bowl XLV victory, Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy alongside players Charles Woodson, Ryan Grant, and John Kuhn give us an interview on team finance, visiting the NYSE, & how it feels to win the Super … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:55 PM PST We recently downgraded our rating on Shutterfly Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY) from Outperform to Neutral. The rating was downgraded primarily due to lower seasonal demand, which would lead to losses in the first quarter and siften the impact of the WMSG acquisition.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:50 AM PST 02/17/11 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
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| Forex – NZD/USD Down In Asian Trade Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST Forex Pros – The New Zealand Dollar was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday. NZD/USD was trading at 0.7546, down 0.01% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 0.7504, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 0.7628, Friday's high. Meanwhile, the New Zealand Dollar was down against the Australian Dollar and the Euro, with AUD/NZD gaining 0.03% to hit 1.3290 and EUR/NZD rising 0.04% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:35 PM PST Earlier this month, oil refiner and marketer Sunoco Inc. (NYSE:SUN) announced its financial results for the fourth-quarter and year-end 2010.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:35 PM PST Diagnostic products maker Gen-Probe Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2010 adjusted (excluding one-time gains and charges) earnings of 61 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents and the year-ago earnings of 52 cents.
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| Hot Option Plays: Data Points To Inflation Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST Cusick’s Corner
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| Hot Option Plays: FOMC Minutes Optimistic Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST Cusick's Corner
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| Advance Auto Posts Escalating Profit Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:10 PM PST Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE:AAP) reported a 40% rise in profit to $48.1 million or 57 cents per share for the fourth quarter fiscal 2010 ended January 1, 2011 from $34.5 million or 36 cents per share in the same period a year ago. The profit even exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents per share.
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| FirstEnergy Falls Short Of Ests Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST Diversified energy company FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) announced its fourth-quarter 2010 operating earnings of 70 cents per share, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 78 cents per share. The results were also lower by 7 cents over the year-ago earnings of 77 cents per share.
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| How The Fed Staff Sees The Economy Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST The Federal Reserve just released the minutes to its most recent meeting, held on January 25th and 26th. Below we present the Staff's assessment of the current economic environment. My commentary/translation of their assessment is interspersed throughout. I have also included links to posts that have discussed the more recent data that has come out since the Fed meeting, below were they discuss the older data. “The information reviewed at the January 25–26 meeting indicated that the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) plans to raise funds in three installments – $300 million of 2.05% senior notes due 2014 (issued at 99.971% of the principal amount), $900 million of 3.2% senior notes due 2016 (issued at 99.939% of the principal amount), and $1 billion of 4.5% senior notes due 2021 (issued at 99.353% of the principal amount).
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| Manila Water Company (MWC) Causes Traffic But Brings Money? Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:04 PM PST Manila Water Company or MWC in the Philippine Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation, is in the business of water delivery and sewerage sanitation services to the East block of Metro Manila. MWC, however, is notorious to a lot of people who lives and do business in Quezon City, Makati, San Juan, Taguig, Mandaluyong, Manila, Pateros, and Marikina because of the traffic congestion that they company cause on the roads. As if Metro Manila's streets aren't congested enough, here's … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Agilent Tops, Lifts 2011 Outlook Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:35 PM PST Agilent Technologies' (NYSE:A) first quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus by 3 cents, or 5.3%. Revenue growth, expansion in Electronic Measurement segment margins, a lower interest expense and a lower tax rate helped drive results in the last quarter.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:25 PM PST After months of negotiations, Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY) and Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ:GENZ) finally entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Genzyme. Per the terms of the agreement, Genzyme shareholders will receive $74 per share in cash (or $20.1 billion) in addition to a contingent value right (CVR) for each share.
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| Devon Shines With Good Volumes Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:25 PM PST Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE:DVN) reported fourth-quarter 2010 adjusted EPS of $1.57, which was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.39. On a GAAP basis, the company reported an EPS of $1.29 versus $1.49 in the year-ago quarter, including one-time items relating to the sale of assets.
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| Trade Ideas For Thursday, February 17 Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:22 PM PST ( click to enlarge ) Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) broke out last week with very good volumes. The stock could touch an upside target of $2 in the medium term. SIRI will face some resistance in the zone between $1.85 and $1.88. Once this zone is surpassed, there can be a rally to $2 and then $2.15. Hold with a stop at $1.61. Fresh buying can also be done with the same stop. ( click to enlarge ) Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVLT) has been on fire the past few weeks, and looks … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST The USD pared earlier session gains vs. the EUR. The BoE inflation report eased expectations of an immediate rate … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:05 PM PST Analog Devices' (NYSE:ADI) fiscal first quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Revenue was more or less in line with expectations. Results were within management's expectations on revenue and slightly exceeded on the gross and operating margin lines.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:05 PM PST Penske Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE:PAG) posted a whopping 52% increase in profit to $29.5 million or 32 cents per share (excluding a net after-tax gain) in the fourth quarter of 2010 from $19.4 million or 21 cents per share in the corresponding quarter of previous year. With this, the company also beats the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 26 cents per share.
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| Forex – EUR/USD Up At The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:55 PM PST Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday. EUR/USD was trading at 1.3570, up 0.62% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.3429, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.3621, Friday's high. Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the British Pound and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.80% to hit 0.8431 and EUR/JPY rising 0.50% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – USD/JPY Down Toward The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:40 PM PST Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was lower against the Japanese Yen on Wednesday. USD/JPY was trading at 83.66, down 0.13% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 83.10, Monday's low, and resistance at 83.97, today's high. Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was down against the Euro and up against the British Pound, with EUR/USD gaining 0.60% to hit 1.3567 and GBP/USD falling 0.20% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Air Products Withdraws Airgas Bid Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:36 PM PST Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) withdrew its $5.9 billion offer to acquire Airgas Inc. (NYSE:ARG) after a Delaware Judge upheld Airgas' poison pill defense. Air Products had taken the case to the Delaware court so that it would be allowed to buy the company for $70 per share.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:36 PM PST Delphi Financial Group, Inc.’s (NYSE:DFG) fourth quarter 2010 core operating income of 96 cents per share was a dime ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 86 cents. The company had reported earnings of 86 cents in the prior-year quarter. Operating earnings benefited from high sales of fixed annuities and a higher net investment income.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:36 PM PST RC2 Corporation (NASDAQ:RCRC) reported fourth quarter 2010 adjusted earnings of 49 cents per share, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents, but above 43 cents in the prior-year quarter. The earnings results were driven by top line growth and operating margin expansion.
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| Caplan, Lindsey, Boudreaux: The “Slight Stagnation” Using Machine-Age National Income Accounting Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:30 PM PST Brink Lindsey writes on the Growthology blog about Tyler Cowen’s e-book “The Great Stagnation,” and Bryan Caplan comments here on Econlog in a post titled “Lindsey on the Great Slight Stagnation.” Brink provides some data on real GDP per-capita in different periods back to 1820, and Bryan reproduces those data in his post. The charts above (unadjusted dollars and semi-log form) show annual real GDP per-capita back to the year 1800 using data from Global Financial Data (paid … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – EUR/USD Up Toward The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:25 PM PST Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday. EUR/USD was trading at 1.3563, up 0.57% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.3429, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.3621, Friday's high. Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the British Pound and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.80% to hit 0.8430 and EUR/JPY rising 0.44% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:15 PM PST New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican presidential hopeful, says in order to "save" Social Security the retirement age should be raised. The media are congratulating him for his putative "courage." Deficit hawks are proclaiming Social Security one of the big entitlements that has to be cut in order to reduce the budget deficit.
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| U.S. Markets Close Higher; Dow Jones Up 0.50% Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST Forex Pros – U.S. stocks were up after the closing bell on Wednesday. At the close of U.S. trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.50%, the S&P 500 index gained 0.63%, while the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 0.67%. Earlier in the day, official data showed that U.S. industrial production fell unexpectedly to -0.10% last month, from 1.20% in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 0.80%. Analysts had expected U.S. industrial production to rise 0.60% last month. Meanwhile, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Closing Bell Market Monitor: DE, SNY, FDO Posted: 16 Feb 2011 08:00 AM PST 02/16/11 The latest in news, commentary, and information on what’s moving the US equities markets. Watch this broadcast LIVE at 4:00 pm EST daily @ … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:55 PM PST Global land drilling contractor Nabors Industries Ltd (NYSE:NBR) reported better-than-expected fourth quarter and full-year 2010 results benefiting from the addition of the Superior Well Services and a strong North American market.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:55 PM PST Alkermes Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ALKS) pipeline received a shot in the arm with its candidate ALKS 37 faring well in a mid-stage study (n=87) in patients suffering from opioid induced constipation.
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| Forex – GBP/USD Down During The U.S. Session Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:45 PM PST Forex Pros – The British Pound was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday. GBP/USD was trading at 1.6101, down 0.16% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.5964, Friday's low, and resistance at 1.6186, today's high. Meanwhile, the British Pound was down against the Euro and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 0.76% to hit 0.8428 and GBP/JPY falling 0.31% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:35 PM PST BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) has reported strong interim results for fiscal 2011 with net income (excluding special items) of $10.5 billion, almost double from $6.1 billion in the first half of fiscal 2010. Earnings per ADR excluding special items also grew to $1.89 from $1.10 in the previous half.
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| Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:35 PM PST Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE:RCI) declared financial results for the fourth quarter of 2010, which were almost in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimates. However, in order to increase its shareholders' wealth, the Board of Directors has taken two important decisions.
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| Quote Of The Day: If Economics Were A Hobby… Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:23 PM PST “Few [economists] intrinsically enjoy academic economics. Don’t believe me? Ask yourself this: If economics were a hobby rather than a profession, how many leading economists would do conventional research in their spare time for free? If you can say “10%” with a straight face, let me know.” From Bryan’s blog post yesterday: “Why Do So Many GMU Economists Blog?”
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| Forex Trading: AUDUSD Breaks 100 Hour MA/trendline And RUNS Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:07 PM PST As per an earlier post today (CLICK HERE), the 100 hour MA and trendline resistance was a key "borderline" level for the AUDUSD. The price – true to form – moved above the two key levels and a wave of buying sent the price higher.
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| Abercrombie Tops On Price Cuts Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) registered earnings of $1.38 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, thereby surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.32 per share and handily beating the prior-year net income of 91 cents per share.
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| Stanley Black & Decker Ups Dividend Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST StanleyBlack & Decker's (NYSE:SWK) Board of Directors recently approved a 21.0% hike in the company's quarterly dividend rate. The revised quarterly rate now stands at 41 cents per common share compared with 34 cents in the previous quarter, resulting in annual rate of $1.64 per common share. The new dividend will be paid on March 22, to shareholders as of the close of business on March 2, 2011.
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| Forex – USD/CAD Down In U.S. Trade Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was lower against the Canadian Dollar on Wednesday. USD/CAD was trading at 0.9854, down 0.44% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 0.9850, today's low, and resistance at 0.9987, Friday's high. Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was down against the Euro and up against the British Pound, with EUR/USD gaining 0.56% to hit 1.3562 and GBP/USD falling 0.21% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Wal-Mart Deserves The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:01 PM PST Wal-Mart is frequently criticized for putting local merchants out of business when it opens a new store, but the video above shows a much different story of what happened in Chicago – the neighborhood became safer, it attracted 22 new stores and businesses to the area, it created hundreds of new jobs at Wal-Mart, and also helped to generate a net increase of hundreds of new jobs in the neighborhood at other stores and businesses. Inspired by this Vancouver Sun article, I herby nominate … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex Trading: EURUSD Moves Back Above The 200 Hour MA Posted: 16 Feb 2011 11:39 AM PST The 1.3585 level is the 50% retracement. The high for the day comes in at 1.3586. Trendline resistance comes in at the 1.3597 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| “We’ve Doubled Off Lows Of Two Years Ago” Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:48 AM PST 02/16/11 Cuttone & Company’s Bernie McSherry discusses the latest equity market action, and weighs in on fundamentals and individual … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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