Wednesday, August 3, 2011

DailyMarkets.com - Amedisys Disappoints, Guides Lower

DailyMarkets.com - Amedisys Disappoints, Guides Lower


Amedisys Disappoints, Guides Lower

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Home health care provider, Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED) reported EPS of 75 cents in the second quarter of 2011, down 33.6% from $1.13 per share in the year-ago quarter. However, after adjusting for certain one-time items, EPS came in at 67 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents and 41.7% lower than the year-ago quarter.
Amedisys primarily earns revenue from its home health and hospice agencies by providing a variety of services at homes. Net service revenues were $373.7 million in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Merge EPS Beats, Revs In Line

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ:MRGE) reported an adjusted EPS of 6 cents in the second quarter of fiscal 2011, significantly higher than the prior-year quarter's loss of 5 cents per share. According to the Zacks Consensus Estimate, the company was expected to break even during the quarter.
Solid growth across all segments of Merge, triggered 92% year over year increase in total revenues to $55.6 million in the quarter. Reported revenues were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Merge derives … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Harris Outperforms In 4Q

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Harris Corp. (NYSE:HRS) declared its fourth quarter 2011 financial results yesterday, after the closing bell. Quarterly adjusted (excluding special charges) earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. In after-market trade on NYSE, Harris' shares jumped $3.02 (7.95%) to $41.00 mainly fueled by the increase in the dividend rate and a new share repurchase authorization worth $1 billion.
Reported GAAP net income in the quarter was $133.5 million or $1.06 per … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


TowerJazz Set To Deliver Highest Ever Quarterly Revenue

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Ken Nagy, CFA
TowerJazz set to Deliver Highest ever Quarterly Revenue

TowerJazz (TSEM) is a pure-play semiconductor wafer foundry with two IC plants in Israel and one in California, that manufacture SiGe, MEMS, RF, embedded flash-based memory, analog/mixed-signal, and CMOS image-sensor devices.   Over the past year the firm has been building capacity due to  accelerated design-win momentum, which have been realized within a large group of diversified, global customers, many of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Harris Outperforms In 4Q

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Harris Corp. (NYSE:HRS) declared its fourth quarter 2011 financial results yesterday, after the closing bell. Quarterly adjusted (excluding special charges) earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. In after-market trade on NYSE, Harris' shares jumped $3.02 (7.95%) to $41.00 mainly fueled by the increase in the dividend rate and a new share repurchase authorization worth $1 billion.
Reported GAAP net income in the quarter was $133.5 million or $1.06 per … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Aussie Dollar Overvalued?

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:18 AM PDT

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A look at the daily chart for the Australian Dollar futures shows major chart support near the 1.0280 area. Some traders who anticipate that this key level will hold may wish to consider exploring selling puts in Australian Dollar futures options with strike prices below this support level. For example, with the September futures trading at 1.0772 as of this writing, the September 1.0250 puts could be sold for about 0.0040, or $400 per option, not including … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


U.S. ISM Non-manufacturing PMI Declines Unexpectedly

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:14 AM PDT

Forexpros – Service sector activity in the U.S. declined unexpectedly in July, industry data showed on Wednesday.<br /><br />In a report, the Institute of Supply Management said its non-manufacturing purchasing manager’s index fell to 52.7 in July from 53.3 in June.<br /><br />Analysts had expected the index to ease up to 53.8 in July. <br /><br />On the index, a reading above 50.0 indicates the non-manufacturing sector economy is generally expanding, below … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Drilling At Gibson Gulch

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Steven Ralston, CFA
Drilling at Gibson Gulch – Positive Impact expected on Dejour's valuation 
With Dejour (DEJ) having filed a Master Development Plan with the Bureau of Land Management, 16 natural gas wells per year are expected to be drilled into the Williams Fork structure starting in the fourth quarter of 2011 (or roughly 4 wells per quarter). Sometime in the first quarter of 2012, the company plans to frack the first group of approximately 8 wells that were drilled during the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


New Data Support PCT In Forensic Applications

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Grant Zeng, CFA
Continued Positive Data Support PCT In Forensic Application

On August 1, 2011, Dr. Bruce McCord from Florida International University presented updated results of PCT platform technology for forensic applications at an international forensics conference in Vermont.

In the presentation titled "DNA recovery by pressure cycling and its potential application to differential extraction", Dr. McCord reported new findings about PBIO's PCT technology in the potential application … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Macerich Meets Estimates

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Macerich Co. (MAC) reported second quarter 2011 FFO (fund from operations) of $66.7 million or 47 cents per share compared with $77.5 million or 57 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income.
Adjusted FFO in the reported quarter stood at 72 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Total revenue during … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Acorn Energy Sells CoaLogix

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Steven Ralston, CFA
Acorn Energy sells CoaLogix – Target raised to $6.10

Acorn Energy (ACFN) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its majority-owned CoaLogix subsidiary for $101 million or 4.9 times 12-month trailing sales to Energy Capital Partners. Acorn Energy owns approximately 65% of CoaLogix on a fully diluted basis. Since its acquisition in 2007, Acorn's investment in CoaLogix totals $18.2 million. When the sale closes, the after-tax proceeds are estimated to be … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Stock Market News Briefs: General Cable, Foster Wheeler Ltd., Goldman Sachs Group, Herbalife LTD., II-VI Incorporated, J P Morgan Chase & Co, Pfizer, Shire Limited, Westlake Chemical, Wal-Mart Stores

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:05 AM PDT

    Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) posted Q2 EPS of $1.21, beating analysts' estimates of $1.19 per share. Revenues rose 13% year-over-year to $925.0 million

    Engineering company Foster Wheeler AG's (NASDAQ:FWLT) shares rose 2.12% to close at $27.02 after the company posted second-quarter earnings that came in above the Street’s expectations

    Share prices of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) increased 5.69% after the nutritional-supplement … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


American Capital Reports In Line

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:05 AM PDT

American Capital Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:ACAS) second-quarter 2011 operating income of 20 cents per share was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, results outpaced the prior-year quarter's earnings of 9 cents per share. The favorable outcome was due to a drop in operating expenses, though partially offset by a decline in interest and dividend income in the reported quarter.
Net earnings for the quarter were $410 million, or $1.13 per share, significantly up from $281 million or 84 cents … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


U.S. Factory Orders Fall More-than-expected In June

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:04 AM PDT

Forexpros – U.S. factory orders fell more-than-expected in June, official data showed on Wednesday. <br /><br />In a report, the U.S. Census Bureau said factory orders fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.8% in June, above expectations for a 0.5% decline.<br /><br />The previous month&rsquo;s figure was revised down to a 0.6% gain from a previously reported 0.8% increase.<br /><br />Following the release of the data, the U.S. dollar was down against the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Natural Gas Futures Edge Higher On Warm Weather Forecasts

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:58 AM PDT

Forexpros – Natural gas futures edged higher on Wednesday, as forecasts showed warmer-than-normal weather was expected to return to most parts of the U.S. next week, but gains were limited as fears over a potential disruption to supplies in the Gulf of Mexico subsided. <br /><br />On the New York Mercantile Exchange, natural gas futures for September delivery traded at USD4.165 per million British thermal units during U.S. morning trade, gaining 0.37%.<br /><br />It … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Eye Of The Storm? Markets Calm On Data, SNB Moves, Expectations Of QE By BOJ

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:48 AM PDT

In yesterday's session we saw risk aversion dominating on the back of weaker global growth concerns as well as the renewed uncertainty in the Euro-zone sovereign debt situation. The catalysts were weak manufacturing data from China, the US and UK, as well as surging yields in Italy and Spain.
This morning in NY, things have calmed a bit, and that has helped higher yielders to stage a comeback against safe haven currencies like the JPY, CHF and USD.

Europe:
In Europe, we are … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Titanium Metals Beats Consensus

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:41 AM PDT

Titanium Metals Corporation (NYSE:TIE) reported net earnings of $31.5 million or 18 cents per share in the second quarter of 2011, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 16 cents and increasing from the prior-year earnings of $19.0 million or 11 cents per share.
Revenues
Quarterly revenues of $272 million increased 28.3% year over year, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $267 million. Increased sales were driven by a rise in sales volumes for both melted and mill products, primarily … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


AZN’s EPS Falls Shy, Guides Higher

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:36 AM PDT

AstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN) reported second-quarter fiscal 2011 core earnings of $1.73 per American Depositary Share (ADS), missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.77 and the year-ago earnings of $1.79. Earnings slipped as a result of lower revenues and higher operating expenses. Including one-time items, earnings came in at $1.53, up 3% (at constant exchange rates [CER]) over the year-ago period.
Revenues
AstraZeneca's quarterly revenues slid 2% (at CER) year over year to $8.4 billion, owing … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


AZN’s EPS Falls Shy, Guides Higher

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:36 AM PDT

AstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN) reported second-quarter fiscal 2011 core earnings of $1.73 per American Depositary Share (ADS), missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.77 and the year-ago earnings of $1.79. Earnings slipped as a result of lower revenues and higher operating expenses. Including one-time items, earnings came in at $1.53, up 3% (at constant exchange rates [CER]) over the year-ago period.
Revenues
AstraZeneca's quarterly revenues slid 2% (at CER) year over year to $8.4 billion, owing … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Positive Labor Market Report

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:36 AM PDT

With the debt ceiling issue now thankfully behind us, the focus has shifted to the U.S. economy’s fundamentals. And recent reports on the economy’s growth momentum in the third quarter have been less than reassuring.

We got more color on the economy this morning with the modestly-better-than-expected July jobs report from ADP, the payroll processor. We also have the ISM service sector and Factory Orders reports on the docket. Europe appears to be again in the news for the wrong reasons, which … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Blockbuster 2Q11 For J2 Global

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:36 AM PDT

Yesterday, after the closing bells, j2 Global Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) reported excellent financial results for the second quarter of 2011. In the reported quarter, the company achieved record high revenues, EPS and free cash flow. Operating margin also climbed to a near record high level.
 j2 Global is more confident about its growth prospect buoyed by increasing demand for cloud based, value-added communication, messaging and data backup services. Consequently, management raised its … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


BUY TNA – $64.95 (pre-market) … More TNA – $63.80

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:35 AM PDT

Click on the chart to ENLARGE

Following up on my post last evening of the relative ‘oversold’ True Strength Index (TSI) indicator reading of yesterday’s close, I made this purchase of Direxion Small Cap Bull 3X (TNA) at $64.95.

I will be the first to admit that an incredibly oversold TSI reading does not necessarily identify the absolute bottom of price movement. Often, it does nail the bottom. But when it does not, price will have bounced thereby causing the reading to rebound … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Ratings Worries Hinder Dollar

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:27 AM PDT

The United States might have barely achieved a passing grade in end of semester exams, but remains a naughty schoolboy, disrupting the classroom and showing few if any signs of wanting to give up on a privileged lifestyle. Moody’s Investor Services says the United States is still at risk of losing its top credit rating despite the debt-ceiling extension. The dollar index fell following the warning despite earlier affirmation that Moody’s would leave alone the nation’s AAA-rating, in place since … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Forex – USD/CAD Lower After Better-than-expected ADP Data

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:27 AM PDT

Forexpros – The U.S. dollar extended losses against its Canadian counterpart on Wednesday, falling to a fresh daily low after a report showed that ADP non-farm payrolls rose more than expected in July.<br /><br />USD/CAD hit 0.9568 during early U.S. trade, the daily low; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.9582 shedding 0.32%.<br /><br />The pair was likely to find support at 0.9490, Monday&rsquo;s low and resistance at 0.9666, the high of July 13.<br … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Swiss Franc Plummets On SNB Intervention Concerns

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:24 AM PDT

The Swiss Franc slid across the board as the Swiss National Bank, in a shocking move, cut interest rates to "as close to zero as possible," while noting it would increase the supply of Francs to the market over the coming days to stem the safe haven currency's rally in recent months. Noting that the Franc is "massively overvalued," the central bank announced, at its quarterly monetary policy meeting, that it would also expand banks' sight deposits (cash which can be withdrawn) to … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


The Recession Never Truly Ended

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:19 AM PDT

A wide array of supposedly smart people are now informing us that the economy is slowing and may slip back into recession. The new phrase being used to describe our economic condition is 'stall speed'.
Well how about that? Stall speed, they say. Is the economy truly slowing? Is it really? Or perhaps did the real economy, that is the one in which we live and operate, not the one fabricated by Wall Street pundits and Washington politicians never truly rebound?
I ask because I firmly believe … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Swiss Franc: The Downside Prevails

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:18 AM PDT

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


Japanese Yen: Under Pressure

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:18 AM PDT

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


Euro: The Downside Prevails

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:18 AM PDT

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


British Pound: Under Pressure

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:18 AM PDT

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


Morning Market Brief

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:15 AM PDT

08/03/11 The latest in news, commentary, and information on what’s moving the US equities markets just prior to the ringing of the NYSE opening … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


ADP Reports 114,000 Jobs Added In July, But There’s Still A 6 Million “Private Job Deficit”

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:10 AM PDT

From  today’s ADP National Employment Report:

“Employment in the U.S. nonfarm private business sector rose 114,000 from June to July on a seasonally adjusted basis. The advance in employment from May to June was revised down modestly to 145,000, from the initially reported 157,000.
Employment in the service-providing sector rose by 121,000 in July, marking 19 consecutive months of employment gains. Employment in the goods-producing sector fell by 7,000 in July, the second decline in … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


CBS Corp. Shines, Beats Estimates

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:02 AM PDT

CBS Corporation's (NYSE:CBS) effective strategic measures, operating efficiencies and better expense control helped the company to post stellar second-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 58 cents a share beats the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 45 cents and surged more than double from 22 cents earned in the year-ago quarter.
Getting to the Numbers
Revenue increased 7.8% to $3,586 million from the prior-year quarter, reflecting 21.3% jump in content licensing and distribution revenue to … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


U.S. Stock Futures Add To Gains After ADP Report; Dow Up 0.3%

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Forexpros – U.S. stock futures pointed to a modestly higher open on Wednesday, rebounding from the previous day&rsquo;s sharp decline as better-than-expected data on non farm employment and a number of strong earnings reports helped lift sentiment.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />Dow Jones Industrial Average futures pointed to a gain of 0.3%, the S&amp;P 500 futures edged 0.35% higher, while the Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.4%.<br /><br />Stock futures added to … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Global Weakness Hurts OSG’s 2Q

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE:OSG), the second largest independent oil tanker company in the world, reported disappointing financial results for the second quarter of 2011. The company suffered losses for the ninth straight quarters. The spot rate of its very large crude carriers (VLCC) fell 54% in the previous quarter. Unfortunately, Overseas Shipholding has significant spot exposure.
Management cited several reasons for this poor performance. Some of them are (1) the closure of Japanese … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Jacobs’ One More Army Contract

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced that it has received a contract from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command in Warren, Mich.
The contract ensures Jacobs' opportunity to build upon the longstanding relationship with the U.S. Army, supporting the Program Manager (PM) Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) with production, product assurance and engineering services for all PM HBCT platform vehicles.
The support service involves evaluation of test and evaluation of master … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Foster Wheeler Outperforms

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT) reported second-quarter 2011 earnings per share from continuing operations of 53 cents compared with 48 cents in the prior-year quarter. The company outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents.
Including asbestos related provision of 1 cent, earnings per share in the quarter came in at 52 cents compared with 46 cents (no asbestos related provision) in the prior-year quarter. Net income in the quarter increased sharply by 17% year over year, aided by good … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


GBP/USD Still Looks To Break 1.64 After The ADP Employment Release

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:26 AM PDT

Prev: GBP/USD May be Completing an Expanded Flat (8/2)
GBP/USD

Muted Reaction after ADP Non-Farm Employment Report:
- The GBP/USD appears to be following the scenario of an expanded flat. A bounce from the 1.6250 area is now cracking 1.64.
- The market paused ahead of the US session, as the market awaited the ADP Non-Farm Employment Report, sometimes seen as a predictor of the NFP on Friday which is more meaningful for the market. However, we all know the "inconsistency" that can arise … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Forex – Dollar Remains Broadly Lower After SNB Move, ADP Data

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:25 AM PDT

Forexpros – The U.S. dollar remained broadly lower against its major counterparts on Wednesday, after the Swiss National Bank introduced measures to quash the franc and following a report showed that ADP non-farm payrolls rose more than expected in July.<br /><br />During European afternoon trade, the greenback was lower against the euro, with EUR/USD surging 0.80% to hit 1.4317.<br /><br />Payroll processing firm ADP said non-farm private employment rose by a … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


John Taylor Talk Of US Dollar Losing It Reserve Currency Is Just Stupid

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:22 AM PDT

John Taylor, founder and chief executive officer of FX Concepts, discusses the prospects for the dollar to remain the world’s reserve currency, the outlook for the euro and his investment strategy.

Link : Watch the Bloomberg clip … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


U.S. ADP Non-farm Payrolls Rise More-than-expected

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:21 AM PDT

Forexpros – U.S. non-farm private employment rose more-than-expected in July, industry data showed on Wednesday.<br /><br />In a report, payroll processing firm ADP said non-farm private employment rose by a seasonally adjusted 114K in July, above expectations for an increase of 100K. <br /><br />The previous month&rsquo;s figure was revised down to a gain of 145K from a previously reported 157K.<br /><br />The report said employment in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


USD/CAD At A Resistance Cluster

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Previous: USD/CAD Breaks Above a Double Bottom after a Slew of Poor Canadian Data (7/29)
USD/CAD

Resistance Cluster
- After rallying above a double bottom, the USD/CAD is not pressing up against an important resistance cluster near 0.9640. Here, we have the 61.8% retracement and 200SMA. The market is so far respecting these resistance factors, but has not shown a bearish attack.
- In fact the market just pushed the RSI to 70, showing slight bullish momentum. A break above 0.9640, along with … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


SNB Takes Different Tact From ’09-’10 Intervention, Adopts ZIRP

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:59 AM PDT

The Swiss National Bank took action against the appreciation of its currency by lowering interest rates and expanding banks' sight deposits in a surprise move.

Here are the highlights from the SNB release:

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) considers the Swiss franc to be massively overvalued at present.
This  current strength of the Swiss franc is threatening the development of the economy and increasing the downside risks to price stability in Switzerland.
Effective … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Forex – GBP/USD At 2-day High After U.K. Services PMI Data

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:49 AM PDT

Forexpros – The pound was steady against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, trading close to a two-day high after Switzerland&rsquo;s central bank announced measures to curb the franc&rsquo;s record gains and after strong growth in the U.K. service sector in July.<br /><br />GBP/USD hit 1.6409 during European afternoon trade, the pair&rsquo;s highest since Monday; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.6388, gaining 0.56%.<br /><br />Cable was likely to find … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Crude Oil To Follow S&P 500 Bounce Higher, Gold Hits Key Resistance

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:39 AM PDT

Talking Points

Crude Oil Set to Bounce Higher with S&P 500
Gold Rally Has Met Key Technical Resistance

WTI Crude Oil (NY Close): $93.79 // -1.10 // -1.16%
S&P 500 stock index futures are on the upswing on profit-taking after seven consecutive days of selling, with crude prices likely to follow suit amid a broad recovery in risk appetite. Global slowdown fears remain however, and traders will keep a keen eye on the US ADP Employment reading ahead of Friday's all-important official … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


EUR/USD Breaks Above A Double Bottom

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:26 AM PDT

Prev: EUR/USD's Corrective Structure is Running into an Extended Divergence with Momentum (8/2)
EUR/USD

Double Bottom; Short-term Momentum:
- After spending some time hammering at the 1.4150 level and briefly cracking it, and after completing a gartley (a 3-wave zig zag where the downswings had wave equality, the EUR/USD formed a double bottom. The break above 1.4280 establishes the pattern, and the RSI breaking above 70 establishes some short-term bullish momentum.
- However, as we enter … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Drilling At Gibson Gulch

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:06 AM PDT

Steven Ralston, CFA
Drilling at Gibson Gulch – Positive Impact expected on Dejour's valuation 
With Dejour (DEJ) having filed a Master Development Plan with the Bureau of Land Management, 16 natural gas wells per year are expected to be drilled into the Williams Fork structure starting in the fourth quarter of 2011 (or roughly 4 wells per quarter). Sometime in the first quarter of 2012, the company plans to frack the first group of approximately 8 wells that were drilled during the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


The Significance Of Yesterday’s Drop From Technical POV

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:02 AM PDT

The US market was devastated yesterday. Big Daddy Dow was down 266 points (2.19%) to close substantially below the 12,000 barrier at 11,867. The other members of the family were not spared either in the massacre. NASDAQ drop 75 ponts (2.75%) to close at 2,669 and S&P500 shed 33 points (2.56%) to close at 1,254.
More importantly than the actual falling numbers could be the story told by the charts.
Looking at the Dow Jones Industrial chart, yesterday's 266 points drop broke the up going … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Forex – EUR/USD Rallies To 2-day High After SNB Curbs Franc

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:58 AM PDT

Forexpros – The euro rallied to a two-day high against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, after Switzerland&rsquo;s central bank implemented measures to curb the franc&rsquo;s record gains against the euro and the U.S. dollar, lifting the single currency across the board.<br /><br />EUR/USD hit 1.4344 during European early afternoon trade, the pair&rsquo;s highest since Monday; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.4320, surging 0.82%.<br /><br />The pair was … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Sugar Futures Hover Close To 4-week Low As Brazil Exports Rise

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:39 AM PDT

Forexpros – Pros &ndash; Sugar futures were down for a fifth day on Wednesday, hovering close to a four-week low after official data showed that sugar exports from Brazil rose to an eight-month high in July, easing concerns over tightening supplies from the world&rsquo;s largest sugar producer.<br /><br />On the ICE Futures U.S. Exchange, sugar futures for October delivery traded at USD0.2838 a pound during European morning trade, slumping 0.61%.<br /><br />It … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


China Central Bank Halts Foreign Yuan Borrowing

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:33 AM PDT

The People’s Bank of China announced a ban on mainland-based companies directly borrowing renminbi-denominated loans from foreign banks.  The Bank noted that the measure is “in line with the current macroeconomic controls and a prudent monetary policy”, particularly given that such lending circumvents the benchmark interest rate that the central bank sets.  The Bank would continue to allow foreign yuan borrowing for financing import-export trade.

Meanwhile on monetary … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Walker Greenbank Enjoys Trading Boost

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:18 PM PDT

Walker Greenbank (LON:WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group whose brands include Sanderson, Morris amp; Co, Harlequin and Zoffany, said this morning that it had performed particularly well during the first six months of the year and that trading was now ahead of internal projections.

In an update ahead of its interim results to the end of July, the company said that group turnover had grown by 11% compared with the same period last year, with underlying Brand sales having grown 9% … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


Oilex Confirms Fracking Underway On Cambay Well In India

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Oilex (LON:OEX) , the AIM and ASX listed oil and gas group, confirmed this morning that the first stage of a large volume multi-stage fracture stimulation program of its horizontal Cambay-76H well had been completed successfully and the second stage was now under way. The fracking programme comprises eight stages with two fracture initiation points per stage. After completion of the programme the well will be flowed to surface to remove stimulation fluids from the well bore (well clean-up … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards


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