Friday, April 15, 2011

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DailyMarkets.com - Best Buy’s Altered Game Plan

Best Buy’s Altered Game Plan

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:40 AM PDT

As per Business Journal Report, Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY) intends to employ a strategy of concentrating more on its smaller mobile stores, online sales and expansion in China with less and less reliance on big-box stores.
The company targets cost saves of $70 million to $80 million through the strategy and estimates a reduction in square footage at its U.S. big-box stores by 10% in three to five years down the line.
Best Buy expects to put up for sale 10 million connections in fiscal 2012, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Advaxis: Collaboration With Wistar Institute Explores New Opportunity

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Grant Zeng, CFA
Advaxis: Collaboration with Wistar Institute Explores new Opportunity

On April 14, 2011, Advaxis (ADXS) announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with the laboratory of Ellen Puré, Ph.D., professor/associate vice president for Academic Affairs at the Wistar Institute.

Dr. Puré's research defines the role of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) in cancer, and she has demonstrated that genetically deleting or therapeutically targeting FAP significantly … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

BofA Disappoints Again

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Bank of America Corporation's (NYSE:BAC) first quarter 2011 earnings came in at 17 cents per share, way below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents. This also compares unfavorably with earnings of 28 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Lower credit costs, gains from equity investments, and higher asset management and investment banking fees were among the positives. Even U.S. credit card continued to show improvements. However, these positives were primarily marred by a lower top line and higher … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Duke Energy Utilizing Resources

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) announced that it plans to employ energy storage and power management system developed by Xtreme Power for the electricity generated at its 153-megawatt (MW) Notrees wind farm in west Texas. Xtreme Power will build a $44 million energy storage and power management system for the company.
Austin-based Xtreme Power will design, install and operate a 36 MW-capacity Dynamic Power Resource system at the wind farm. This system will store excess wind energy and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Alcoa Sells $1.25 Billion Notes

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, has planned to raise capital by issuing public notes of $1.25 billion. The company expects net proceeds of more than $1.24 billion from the sale of these 5.40% notes due April 15, 2021. The transaction is expected to close on April 21, 2011.
The Pittsburgh-based aluminum mining and processing company plans to use the proceeds from the offering together with the cash it already holds, to buy back two older series of notes: all of its 5.375% … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Euro: Capped By A Negative Trend Line

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:20 AM PDT

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

Forex News – The Market Burdened With Chinese Monetary Tightening Woes

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:09 AM PDT

By ForexMansion.com
 
A busy end of the week for markets today with heavy data and new changes in the market, affecting the scene and influencing the sentiment and accordingly demand! Safe have assets seemed more appealing for traders today with the end of the week, the yen reached higher against most actively traded currencies.
The trigger was the excessively upbeat data and not to our surprise, widely expected. China said today the economy expanded a stronger than expected annual pace in … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

GGB Prices Its Global Offering

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Brazilian steel producer, Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) announced pricing of its global offering of common and preferred shares. The plan to raise funds from the global platform was earlier announced in March 2011.
The company will issue approximately 68 million common shares at a price of R$15.60 per share for both the Brazilian and international public. About 203.8 million preferred shares will be offered at a price of R$19.25 per share to the Brazilian public, while at a price of US$12.13 per … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

EUR/GBP Weekly Outlook: Head And Shoulder Forming; 0.8715 Is Key Pivot

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:54 AM PDT

Forex Notes: Assessing the Euro in EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, EUR/CHF and Other Crosses (4/14)
EUR/GBP
Short-term- The 1H chart is developing a head and shoulder pattern. The 200 SMA could be considered a dynamic neckline, but 0.88 is probably a better pivot to work with.
- Also at 0.8790, we have the 61.8% retracement seen in the 4H chart.
- A break below this has the 0.8715 pivot in sight. If the market gets here, it would have broken a channel, and the bearish outlook opens up, with a break below … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex – NZD/USD Up During The European Session

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:50 AM PDT

Forex Pros – The New Zealand Dollar was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.<br/><br/> NZD/USD was trading at 0.7952, up 0.18% at time of writing.<br/><br/> The pair was likely to find support at 0.7747, Tuesday&rsquo;s low, and resistance at 0.7971, today&rsquo;s high.<br/><br/> Meanwhile, the New Zealand Dollar was up against the Australian Dollar and the Euro, with AUD/NZD shedding 0.24% to hit 1.3250 and EUR/NZD falling 0.75% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex Trading: EURUSD Stops On The 200 Hour MA. The First Test Holds

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:45 AM PDT

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Citi To Shed Primerica Stake

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:36 AM PDT

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is planning to shed off 12 million shares of Primerica Inc. (PRI), an insurance company that Citi had spun off in the first half of 2010. The 12 million shares will go for public offering and could fetch Citi proceeds over $280 million based on Primerica's closing price of $23.41 on Wednesday.
Citi intends to grant the underwriters in the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.8 million shares of Primerica’s common stock to cover over-allotments, if … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Stock Market News Briefs: Broadcom, Cathay General Bancorp, General Motors, Health Management Associates, LifePoint Hospitals, McDonald’s, Progressive, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Rural/Metro, SuperValu

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:36 AM PDT

 SUPERVALU INC (NYSE:SVU) reported Q4 EPS of $0.44, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 5.4% year-over-year to $8.70 billion, missing consensus estimates of $8.751 billion

 The Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR) reported Q1 EPS of $0.55, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate for $0.43 per share

 Argentina based company ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC (ARCO) made its debut on the US markets. Share prices rocketed 29% on its first day of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Earnings Preview: Intuitive

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:36 AM PDT

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) is slated to report its first-quarter 2011 results on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is $2.49, representing an estimated 17.28% annualized growth.
Fourth Quarter Recap
Intuitive reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 earnings per share of $3.02 and $9.47, respectively, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $2.26 and $8.71, respectively. Revenues of $389 million and $1,413 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex – EUR/CHF Down In European Trade

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:25 AM PDT

Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the Swiss Franc on Friday.<br/><br/> EUR/CHF was trading at 1.2886, down 0.35% at time of writing.<br/><br/> The pair was likely to find support at 1.2846, Thursday&rsquo;s low, and resistance at 1.3164, Monday&rsquo;s high.<br/><br/> Meanwhile, the Euro was down against the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/USD shedding 0.46% to hit 1.4421 and EUR/JPY falling 0.85% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Next Stop $1500?

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:18 AM PDT

Today’s Idea
Traders looking to get long Gold by buying call options do run into the downside of time decay as option expiration draws near. More aggressive traders may wish to explore the purchase of a call option on Gold futures, with the sale of a Gold put to help offset some of the premium paid for the long call positions. For example, with June Gold trading at 1472.30 as of this writing, the June Gold 1500 calls could be bought and the June Gold 1380 puts sold for about 12.00, or $1200 per … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Spectra Reiterated At Neutral

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:10 AM PDT

We maintain our Neutral recommendation on Spectra Energy Corporation (NYSE:SE) given its impressive fourth quarter results, continued organic investments, healthy natural gas liquid (NGL) fundamentals, new prospects as well as a revival in the economy. However, we remain concerned about the low natural gas price environment.
Last quarter, the company reported better-than-expected results owing to solid growth from expansion projects that came online, higher commodity prices and a stronger Canadian … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

General Growth Refinances Malls

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:06 AM PDT

General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE:GGP), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns shopping malls in the U.S., has recently refinanced $1.7 billion worth of mortgage loans collateralized by 7 shopping malls. At the same time, the company also increased the borrowing capacity under its credit facility from $720 million to $750 million. The strategic moves were aimed at increasing its liquidity, which presently has swelled to over $2 billion.
With the refinancing transactions, General Growth … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

USD/JPY Weekly Outlook – Sling Shot Scenario To 88 And Beyond

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Forex Notes: USD-Weakness Assessment…(4/13)
USD/JPY
Short-term:- Following up on recent notes on the Japanese Yen, the USD/JPY indeed slid to the 50% retracement level near 83.00.
- Note that the 4H chart puts price action near the 200SMA, which is right above the 82.50 and 61.8% retracement levels.
- Support here and a bullish attempt suggests sling shot action. A sling shot describes a moving average crossover followed by a test and a failure to cross back in the other direction.
- The … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Before The Bell

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:00 AM PDT

04/15/11 The latest in news, commentary, and information on what’s moving the US equities markets prior to the NYSE opening … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex – USD/CAD Up In European Trading Hours

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was higher against the Canadian Dollar on Friday.<br/><br/> USD/CAD was trading at 0.9646, up 0.37% at time of writing.<br/><br/> The pair was likely to find support at 0.9543, Monday&rsquo;s low, and resistance at 0.9669, Thursday&rsquo;s high.<br/><br/> Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 0.52% to hit 1.4412 and GBP/USD falling 0.10% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

US CPI Shows Dilemma Faced By FOMC – Headline Surges, But Core Contained

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:53 AM PDT

US consumer prices kept up their pace of increases in March, climbing 0.5% on the month, around the mid-mark of economists forecasts. That follows a 0.5% climb in February.
On the year, inflation is now running at 2.7%, the highest level since December 2009, and shows the effect that higher energy and commodity prices like oil, wheat, and metals,  are having on the headline inflation number.

The energy index rose 3.5% in March from February. Gasoline prices in the U.S. climbed 5.6% … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex Trading: EURUSD Wanders To Low For The Day…

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:46 AM PDT

The EURUSD has wandered to the low for the day – extending the narrow trading range. Today Ireland was downgrade two notches and this should have pressured the pair. Yet the market took it in stride. Nevertheless, the pair is down today keeping the saw tooth pattern over the last 8 days (Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down). Yesterday's close came in at 1.4486.
On the daily chart the price is below the upper trendline which was broken last Friday. There has not been a close below the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Goodrich Wheels & Brakes For Japan

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:35 AM PDT

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR) has been selected by Japanese Carrier – Skynet Asia Airways to supply wheels and carbon brakes for its new fleet of 13 737-800 Next Generation aircraft from The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA).  Aircraft deliveries with the Goodrich wheel and carbon brake equipment are expected to begin in June 2011 and continue through 2016.
Goodrich’s 737 Next Generation carbon brake uses proprietary DURACARB carbon heat sink material. The DURACARB carbon provides exceptional brake … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

GBP/USD Weekly Outlook – Terminal Wave To Confirm Bullish Structure

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:34 AM PDT

Forex Notes: USD-Weakness…(4/13)
GBP/USD

Short- term to Medium-Term- Following up with the previous post, the GBP/USD appears to be developing a terminal wave (5). The 1H RSI is testing 60, and a break above it suggests bullish continuation. Price action should then attack and probably break above the 1.6440 April high.
- At this point, the market would have completed a bullish impulse wave, and a correction can be expected. If this correction respects the middle of our range (at about … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Earnings Preview: Halliburton

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:25 AM PDT

Major oilfield services provider Halliburton Co. (HAL) is scheduled to report its first quarter 2011 results on April 18, 2011, before the start of trading.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter is a profit of 59 cents per share (with a downside potential of 1.7%) on revenue of $4.9 billion. In the year-ago quarter, Halliburton recorded a gain of 28 cents per share, while sales came in at $3.8 billion.
Fourth Quarter Recap
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Are Stock Investors Getting Defensive?

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:16 AM PDT

Are investors getting defensive? Since the low on March 16th one of the leaders has been SPDR S&P Consumer Staples Index ETF (XLP). The economic data has shown signs of slowing along with GDP growth being revised lower. Inflation concerns have heated up as both the consumer price index and producer price index have increased. Food and energy prices have definitely increase impacting the consumer relative to discretionary spending. That has led to some rotation of money in the broad … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Latest Developments In Euro-zone, China Strong Growth, BOE Sentance Talks Up Inflation

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:06 AM PDT

This week's trading has been largely characterized by sideways trading and consolidation after the very strong moves we had the past few weeks.
While there were some fresh developments in regards to sovereign debt, the EUR was not pressured so much as it was unable to move higher, capped at its recent resistance level near 1.45.
Here are the main stories affecting the EUR:
1. In the Euro-zone we saw Greece suffer yet another downgrade, as Moody's lowered the rating on the country's … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex – EUR/GBP Down During The European Session

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the British Pound on Friday.<br/><br/> EUR/GBP was trading at 0.8838, down 0.25% at time of writing.<br/><br/> The pair was likely to find support at 0.8793, Monday&rsquo;s low, and resistance at 0.8924, Wednesday&rsquo;s high.<br/><br/> Meanwhile, the Euro was down against the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/USD shedding 0.22% to hit 1.4456 and EUR/JPY falling 0.49% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

How An Underwriter Looks At Your Mortgage Application In Raleigh

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:50 AM PDT

Your credit score is critical, but there is more to How an Underwriter Looks at Your Mortgage Application in Raleigh.  Do you want to know more?
Ethan Holloway had his audience's attention.  His audience was mixed.  It included first-time homebuyers, repeat buyers and folks recovering from a patch of bad credit.
Your credit score is your ticket into the game.  Once in, it was important to know how an underwriter looks at your mortgage application.  She will want to … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

EUR/USD Weekly Outlook – 2009 High To Be Tested After Flat Resolution

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:42 AM PDT

EUR/USD in a Pullback from 1.4360 (4/14)
EUR/USD

Short-Term to Medium Term- As we enter the US session to end the week, the EUR/USD is still stuck in what appears to be a flat correction. After resolving this, the market has a chance to rally to the 2009 high at 1.5140.
- The resistance at 1.4520 has proven significant, so a break above signals bullish continuation. This is the development bulls will be watching for. The RSI in the 1H chart should clear 60 and tag 70 in this bullish … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex – GBP/CHF Down In European Trade

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:30 AM PDT

Forex Pros – The British Pound was lower against the Swiss Franc on Friday.<br/><br/> GBP/CHF was trading at 1.4593, down 0.001% at time of writing.<br/><br/> The pair was likely to find support at 1.4539, Thursday&rsquo;s low, and resistance at 1.4950, Monday&rsquo;s high.<br/><br/> Meanwhile, the British Pound was up against the U.S. Dollar and the Euro, with GBP/USD gaining 0.04% to hit 1.6357 and EUR/GBP falling 0.16% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex – AUD/USD Down In European Trading Hours

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:00 AM PDT

Forex Pros – The Australian Dollar was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.<br/><br/> AUD/USD was trading at 1.0525, down 0.17% at time of writing.<br/><br/> The pair was likely to find support at 1.0391, Tuesday&rsquo;s low, and resistance at 1.0581, Monday&rsquo;s high.<br/><br/> Meanwhile, the Australian Dollar was up against the Euro and down against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/AUD shedding 0.08% to hit 1.3732 and AUD/JPY falling 0.40% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Forex – USD/CHF Up During The European Session

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:20 AM PDT

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was higher against the Swiss Franc on Friday.<br/><br/> USD/CHF was trading at 0.8937, up 0.13% at time of writing.<br/><br/> The pair was likely to find support at 0.8896, Thursday&rsquo;s low, and resistance at 0.9105, Monday&rsquo;s high.<br/><br/> Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and down against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/USD shedding 0.25% to hit 1.4452 and USD/JPY falling 0.18% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

EUR/USD Technical Analysis For April 15, 2011

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 09:25 PM PDT

By ForexMansion.com

 
EUR/USD had a rather uneventful day today again – still hovering just below the 1.45 area. However, if should be said that it isn't falling either. Because of this, it still looks bullish as a break is almost inevitable. Of course, we cannot anticipate – on react. Waiting for a daily close above 1.45 is paramount to success. Shorting isn't recommended at all.

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AUD/USD Technical Analysis For April 15, 2011

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 08:58 PM PDT

By ForexMansion.com

 
AUD/USD had been testing the 1.04 level for support lately, and today proved it as we rose over the 1.05 level. Because of this it appears that we are back on track to test the 1.07 level that we predicted. Selling is off limits, and buying on dips is the proven way to trade this pair.

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Natural Gas Technical Analysis For April 15, 2011

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 08:35 PM PDT

By CommoditiesMansion.com

 
Natural gas had a bullish day today, smashing through all kinds of technical barriers as the day finished extremely positive. Look for this market to continue to build strength as we look to retest the $4.50 mark. Because this is still counter-trend, it could be rather choppy, but the bulls made a statement today.

Originally posted here
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Gold Technical Analysis For April 15, 2011

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 08:30 PM PDT

By CommoditiesMansion.com

 
Gold had an extremely bullish day today, breaking above the $1,470 level, and shows signs of being strong. The market seems that it wants to reach our first projected target of $1,500 before too long, as we are just about $20 below it. Because of this, selling is going to be near impossible as the bulls are firmly in control at the moment.

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