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- What To Do With Fannie And Freddie
- Forex – GBP/JPY Up During The Asian Session
- Soaring EPS Takes MTS Systems Ahead
- ACE Beats Bottom-Line Estimate
- Assurant Beats EPS, Matches Rev
- ESCO Tech Crushes Estimates
- The Day Ahead: Earnings, US Employment Report
- Forex – NZD/USD Down During The Asian Session
- Stock Market Ideas For Friday, February 04
- Cincinnati Financial Zooms Past
- Hot Topic Comps Still In Red
- Hot Option Plays: The Bid Is Back
- Navigant Posts Weak Prelims
- Analyst Interviews: Hotels & Lodging Industry Outlook
- Lincoln Lags On Higher Charges
- Ameriprise Lags Estimate
- Regal Beloit Misses Estimate
- Dun & Bradstreet Beats Consensus
- Snap-on Outperforms
- Rightnow Tech. Beats Estimates
- Why The Republican Budget Plan Is A Hairball.
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- Visa Begins Fiscal ’11 With Zeal
- Revenue Falls But Bally Surpasses
- Fronteer Bought Out By Newmont, Readers Up Over 120%
- Forex – EUR/USD Down At The End Of U.S. Session
- Moody’s Beats By A Dime
- Forex – USD/JPY Up Toward The End Of U.S. Session
- PTX: New Deals Fortify Long-Term Outlook
- Reynolds American Misses Estimates
- Closing Bell Market Monitor: MRK, YUM, BJ
- Sold BGLPF $2.41 – Buy JAG $5.61
- Forex – EUR/USD Down Toward The End Of U.S. Session
- International Paper Tops Estimates
- U.S. Markets Close Higher; Dow Jones Up 0.17%
- Spectra Energy Outperforms
- Rewarding Quarter For Edwards
- Productivity Rises 2.6% In 4Q
- Forex – GBP/USD Down During The U.S. Session
- Estee Lauder Outpaces Estimates
- BMC Top Line Grows
- CIGNA Beats On Lower Utilization
- ITT Corp. Beats Zacks Estimates
- MasterCard Exits 2010 Honorably
- Forex – USD/CAD Up During The U.S. Session
- “Keeping An Eye On Egypt, Jobs Numbers”
- Market Musings: A Virtuous Cycle
- On The African Gold Trail With GoldStone Resources
- Understanding The Rise Of China
| What To Do With Fannie And Freddie Posted: 03 Feb 2011 05:45 PM PST Since the two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) were put under Federal Government conservatorship in 2008 media reports in the New York Times and Bloomberg have chronicled the tale of woe. New York Times Jan 24/11 Government support of losses since 2008 $150 million…. Government committed to support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac up to $200 million in capital … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – GBP/JPY Up During The Asian Session Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:45 PM PST Forex Pros – The British Pound was higher against the Japanese Yen on Friday. GBP/JPY was trading at 131.79, up 0.04% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 129.91, Monday's low, and resistance at 132.95, Thursday's high. Meanwhile, the British Pound was up against the U.S. Dollar and the Euro, with GBP/USD gaining 0.03% to hit 1.6142 and EUR/GBP falling 0.08% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Soaring EPS Takes MTS Systems Ahead Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC) reported that first quarter EPS soared 273.9% from last year to 86 cents, which also significantly surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents.
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| ACE Beats Bottom-Line Estimate Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE) reported fourth-quarter 2010 operating income of $2.05 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20 cents. Results improved 2% from earnings of $2.01 in the year-ago period. Operating income in the quarter was $702 million, up 3% from $683 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.
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| Assurant Beats EPS, Matches Rev Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Assurant Inc.'s (NYSE:AIZ) operating earnings for the fourth quarter came in at $1.08 per share, fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 98 cents. The quarter's results also compared favorably with operating earnings of 86 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) reported fiscal first quarter diluted earnings per share of 40 cents, crushing Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents. The result was also up considerably from last year’s 2 cents per share.
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| The Day Ahead: Earnings, US Employment Report Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST 02/04/11 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 During The Asian Session Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST Forex Pros – The New Zealand Dollar was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Thursday. NZD/USD was trading at 0.7727, down 0.09% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 0.7686, Monday's low, and resistance at 0.7825, Wednesday's high. Meanwhile, the New Zealand Dollar was down against the Australian Dollar and the Euro, with AUD/NZD gaining 0.02% to hit 1.3129 and EUR/NZD rising 0.01% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Stock Market Ideas For Friday, February 04 Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:46 PM PST ( click to enlarge ) DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) was a winner today. The stock rose 9 cents, or 1.8 percent, to $5.04. The stock has had a bearish bias during the past couple of weeks but the downward price movement was not accompanied by volume, which suggests that people are still holding the stock. Currently price is now at $5.04 level and based on MACD indicator we might see an upward move for this stock again. In the daily chart, there is a MACD crossover and RSI is near … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Cincinnati Financial Zooms Past Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:35 PM PST Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CINF) reported fourth quarter operating earnings of 70 cents per share, almost double the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents, primarily led by higher earned premiums in its property and casualty business. The earnings also compared favorably with 53 cents reported in the year-ago quarter.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:35 PM PST Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ:HOTT) reported a decline of 3.3% in same-store sales for the four weeks ended January 29, 2011. However, the drop in same-store sales narrowed considerably from a decline of 13.1% witnessed in the prior-year month and slightly widened from a decline of 1.7% in December 2010.
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| Hot Option Plays: The Bid Is Back Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST Cusick's Corner
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:10 PM PST Navigant Consulting Inc. (NYSE:NCI), a financial and regulatory consultant, recently reported its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2010. The full year results are expected to release in the month of February 2011.
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| Analyst Interviews: Hotels & Lodging Industry Outlook Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST The hotels and lodging industry seems to be back in demand, thanks to the gradual global economic recovery. The industry has been witnessing a return of business travelers, with a rising demand for leisure. However, the rate of improvement in room rates still lags. Riding on the back of improvement in the U.S. economy and the consequent rise in operating metrics, most of the hoteliers have started reporting positive quarterly results. Profits are expected to rise further in 2011 as bookings … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Lincoln Lags On Higher Charges Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST Lincoln National Corporation's (NYSE:LNC) fourth quarter operating earnings per share of 82 cents came in way behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents and 90 cents recorded in the prior-year quarter.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s (NYSE:AMP) fourth quarter 2010 operating earnings of $1.21 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.31 but surpassed the prior-year quarter's earnings of 91 cents per share. The hike was driven by impressive results in Asset Management and Advice & Wealth Management segments.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC) posted a net income of $25.2 million or 65 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with a net income of $34.7 million or 90 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. The results were in line with the management's EPS guidance range of 63 cents – 67 cents, but missed the Zacks Consensus Estimates of 66 cents per share.
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| Dun & Bradstreet Beats Consensus Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:35 PM PST Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (NYSE:DNB), a provider of business information, reported fourth quarter earnings before non-core gains and one-time charges of $1.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.88.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:25 PM PST Snap-on Inc. (NYSE:SNA) reported earnings from continuing operations of 99 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2010, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents.
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| Rightnow Tech. Beats Estimates Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:25 PM PST Rightnow Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:RNOW) reported non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of 17 cents for the fourth quarter 2010, ahead of Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents. The result compares favorably with the last year's 10 cents.
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| Why The Republican Budget Plan Is A Hairball. Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:25 PM PST The federal budget is $3.8 trillion.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:13 PM PST 1. Wikipedia – The NY Times reports that “less fewer than 15 percent of its hundreds of thousands of contributors are women,” and the reporter describes that outcome “as an intractable obstacle for the online encyclopedia.” And Sue Gardner, executive director of Wikimedia/Wikipedia, “Has set a goal to raise the share of female contributors to 25 percent by 2015, but she is running up against the traditions of the computer world and an obsessive fact-loving realm that is dominated by men … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Visa Begins Fiscal ’11 With Zeal Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:05 PM PST Visa Inc.'s (NYSE:V) fiscal first quarter 2011 (ended December 31, 2010) operating earnings of $1.23 per Class A common share came in a couple ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21 per share but substantially exceeded $1.02 reported in the year-ago quarter on lower share count.
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| Revenue Falls But Bally Surpasses Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:05 PM PST Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BYI) reported second quarter 2011 diluted earnings from continuing operations of 49 cents per share outdoing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents per share.
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| Fronteer Bought Out By Newmont, Readers Up Over 120% Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST Even though January of 2011 brought a lot of profit taking to mining stocks and precious metals, the leadership of Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has used this pullback to purchase one of my long term favorite recommendations Fronteer Gold (FRG) for a 37% premium. I believed Fronteer was a great candidate for a takeout and mentioned it on thestreet.com over a month ago. Click here for the video. My premium readers have gained 120% since my 8-4-10 buy signal.
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| Forex – EUR/USD Down At The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:55 PM PST Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Thursday after the release of U.S. data on Initial Jobless Claims. EUR/USD was trading at 1.3632, down 1.28% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.3570, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.3862, Wednesday's high. Earlier in the day, official data showed that U.S. Initial Jobless Claims fell more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 415.00K last week from 457.00K in the preceding week whose figure was … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:40 PM PST Moody's Corp. (NYSE:MCO) reported fourth quarter earnings, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents by a dime. The growth was primarily driven by strong top-line growth.
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| Forex – USD/JPY Up Toward The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:40 PM PST Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was higher against the Japanese Yen on Thursday after the release of U.S. data on Initial Jobless Claims. USD/JPY was trading at 81.62, up 0.08% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 81.32, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 82.26, Monday's high. Earlier in the day, official data showed that U.S. Initial Jobless Claims fell more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 415.00K last week from 457.00K in the preceding week whose figure was … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| PTX: New Deals Fortify Long-Term Outlook Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:35 PM PST Brian Marckx, CFA PTX: New Deals Fortify Long-Term Outlook, Support Higher Valuation
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| Reynolds American Misses Estimates Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:35 PM PST Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) reported fourth quarter and full fiscal 2010 results.
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| Closing Bell Market Monitor: MRK, YUM, BJ Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:34 PM PST 02/03/11 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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| Sold BGLPF $2.41 – Buy JAG $5.61 Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:30 PM PST The position I took yesterday, as part of my new trading strategy, B2 Gold Corp (BGLPF) I sold today at $2.41 for a quick 3.9% gain. The other position I bought yesterday, as part of my new trading strategy, was Coral Gold Resources (CLHRF) and I was fortunate to sell it at the open today for a gain of 8.1%. Click on a chart to ENLARGE Near the close I added a position in Jaguar Mining (JAG) at $5.61. Apparently the market was bent out of shape by Jaguar’s surprise … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – EUR/USD Down Toward The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:25 PM PST Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Thursday after the release of U.S. data on Initial Jobless Claims. EUR/USD was trading at 1.3634, down 1.27% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.3570, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.3862, Wednesday's high. Earlier in the day, official data showed that U.S. Initial Jobless Claims fell more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 415.00K last week from 457.00K in the preceding week whose figure was … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| International Paper Tops Estimates Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST International Paper Co. (NYSE:IP) delivered adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 68 cents for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents per share. The reported quarter’s EPS was more than double that of the year-ago quarter’s 24 cents.
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| U.S. Markets Close Higher; Dow Jones Up 0.17% Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST Forex Pros – U.S. stocks were up after the closing bell on Thursday. At the close of U.S. trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.17%, the S&P 500 index gained 0.24%, while the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 0.09%. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, European stock markets were mixed at close. France's CAC 40 was down 0.74%; Germany's DAX gained 0.14%; Britain's FTSE 100 declined 0.28%; and the EURO STOXX 50 fell … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:55 PM PST Premier natural gas company Spectra Energy Corp. (NYSE:SE) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter as well as full-year 2010 results owing to strong growth from expansion projects that came online, higher commodity prices and a stronger Canadian dollar.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:55 PM PST Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) has reported an EPS of 54 cents in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to 40 cents in the year-ago period. However, after adjusting for certain items, the EPS came in at 55 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents and the year-ago quarter's earnings of 42 cents.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:55 PM PST Non-Farm Business Productivity grew at 2.6% (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter, an acceleration from the 2.4% rate in the third quarter. The third quarter numbers were revised up slightly from 2.3%. For 2010 as a whole, productivity rose by 3.6%, up from 3.5% for all of 2009, and just 1.0% in 2008. Productivity is the output per hour, and thus depends on two things: output, which roughly corresponds to GDP growth, and hours, which roughly corresponds to employment (and the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Forex – GBP/USD Down During The U.S. Session Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:45 PM PST Forex Pros – The British Pound was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Thursday after the release of U.S. data on Initial Jobless Claims. GBP/USD was trading at 1.6146, down 0.27% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.5822, Monday's low, and resistance at 1.6278, today's high. Earlier in the day, official data showed that U.S. Initial Jobless Claims fell more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 415.00K last week from 457.00K in the preceding week whose figure was … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Estee Lauder Outpaces Estimates Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:35 PM PST Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) reported robust results for the second-quarter of fiscal 2011 with quarterly earnings of $1.77 per share. Earnings were well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 and soared 38% from $1.28 delivered in the prior-year quarter.
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| Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:10 PM PST BMC Software (NYSE:BMC) reported third quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share of 69 cents, at par with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company delivered revenue of $539.9 million, handily surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $528.9 million.
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| CIGNA Beats On Lower Utilization Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST CIGNA Corp.'s (NYSE:CI) fourth quarter core earnings of $1.15 per share were fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. Earnings also compared favorably to $1.03 reported in the prior-year quarter.
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| ITT Corp. Beats Zacks Estimates Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) released its fourth quarter 2010 earnings results before the market opened today, reporting earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.36, outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26. Earnings in the quarter increased by 42% year over year.
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| MasterCard Exits 2010 Honorably Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST MasterCard Inc.'s (NYSE:MA) fourth quarter operating earnings per share of $3.16 came in substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.05 and $2.24 in the year-ago quarter. Net income for the reported quarter was $415 million, dramatically up 41.2% from $294 million in the prior-year quarter.
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| Forex – USD/CAD Up During The U.S. Session Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was higher against the Canadian Dollar on Thursday. USD/CAD was trading at 0.9898, up 0.20% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 0.9860, Wednesday's low, and resistance at 1.0058, Monday's high. Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 1.21% to hit 1.3642 and GBP/USD falling 0.26% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| “Keeping An Eye On Egypt, Jobs Numbers” Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:00 AM PST 02/03/11 DME Securities’ Alan Vades weighs in on sideways trading in US equities, ahead of the January jobs … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Market Musings: A Virtuous Cycle Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:14 AM PST On the surface it seems like a great idea. The Federal Reserve jump starts the economy through asset purchases, and all is ok because inflation is under control. The stock market goes up and the official inflation numbers remain tame although everything we touch and need to function and subsist day to day goes up in price. What a great thing. What a great country we live in. And most importantly, why didn’t we think of this before? I actually heard some analyst … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| On The African Gold Trail With GoldStone Resources Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:08 AM PST Since Jurie Wessels took the reigns as chief executive of Goldstone Resources (LON:GRL) in May 2009, the company has snapped up a collection of prospective gold projects in west and central Africa that have given its investors a reason to get excited. Together with exploration director Dr Hendrik Schloemann, Wessels has built a shimmering prospector's portfolio that started in Ghana and now stretches west to Senegal and south to Gabon. The more advanced Homase project in Ghana has the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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| Understanding The Rise Of China Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:00 PM PST More than 1.3 billion Chinese people are celebrating the New Year this week. We'll discuss that more in Friday's Investor Alert, but a friend sent me this TED video last week that is one of the best discussions on China I've seen in recent memory.
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