Monday, January 9, 2012

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Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:54 AM PST

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A Big Yawn From Index Futures On Jobs Report Release

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:19 AM PST

Monday, January 9, 2012
There appear to be enough events looming, both economic and political, to keep the equity markets quiet for the time being. Key support and resistance levels on the E-mini S&P futures have moved to a narrow range, and any price movement beyond these borders has the potential to trigger a large price move. Some aggressive traders may perhaps wish to explore buying just-out-of-the-money strangles in anticipation of a large price move or a spike in volatility in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Forex Trading: AUDUSD Looking To Break Higher. Above 200 Hour MA And 38.2% Retracement

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:18 AM PST

The AUDUSD has moved above the 200 hour MA and now the 38.2% of the move down from last weeks high to low move. The 200 hour MA comes in at 1.0225 level  . Stay above that, and the price bias remains bullish. Move below and there could be some disappointment and liquidation of longs.   On Sunday night, the retail sales came out weaker at 0.0% vs 0.4% expected. This sent the pair lower but there has been a move higher with the improved EURUSD.  Looking for … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


A Slow Week To Bring Back Euro Concerns?

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:16 AM PST

Stocks were a lot less enthusiastic to last week's labor market reports than would otherwise have been expected, likely reflecting lingering concerns about Europe. The going is expected to be even tougher this week as the economic calendar is relatively thin and the fourth quarter reporting season just gets underway. This means that Europe will remain in the spotlight, with headlines from the region moving the market.
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PPG Completes Dyrup Acquisition

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:05 AM PST

PPG Industries Inc.(NYSE:PPG) completed the acquisition of Denmark based European coatings company Dyrup A/S from Monberg & Thorsen, for €115 million ($150 million). The deal was previously announced in May 2011.
Dyrup is engaged in manufacturing architectural coatings and specialty products and generated revenue of $270 million in 2010. Dyrup, which manufactures Bondex, Gori and Xylophene, has six factories and 950 employees.
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Agree Realty Acquires Assets

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:51 AM PST

Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE:ADC) recently announced  the acquisition of a Wawa convenience store fuel station in Baltimore, Maryland, a Walgreens pharmacy in Fort Walton Beach, Florida  as well as a CVS pharmacy in Leawood, Kansas for a total consideration of $10.35 million.The average  lease term for these acquisitions is 15 years.
The company assumed approximately $3.4 million of debt in conjunction with one of the acquisitions. The debt will mature in February 2020  with … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Quote Of The Day: The Glory Of The Market Vs. The Compulsory Monopoly Of Bureaucratic Government

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:45 AM PST

“The essence and the glory of the free market is that individual firms and businesses, competing on the market, provide an ever-changing orchestration of efficient and progressive goods and services: continually improving products and markets, advancing technology, cutting costs, and meeting changing consumer demands as swiftly and as efficiently as possible.

The libertarian economist can try to offer a few guidelines on how markets might develop where they are now prevented or re­stricted … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Canadian Building Permits Drop In November

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:40 AM PST

Forexpros – The number of new building permits issued in Canada declined more-than-expected in November, after surging in the previous month, official data showed on Monday.

In a report, Statistic Canada said the number of new building permits issued dropped by a seasonally adjusted 3.6% in November, compared to expectations for a 3.5% decline.

October's figure was revised to an 11.6% increase from a previously reported gain of 11.9%.

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Frugal Shoppers, Best Buy Struggles

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:35 AM PST

Frugal Shoppers, slow traffic till the week before Christmas and sales declines in Europe and Canada led Best Buy Company Inc. (NYSE:BBY), the leading specialty retailer of consumer electronic products, to post lower-than-expected sales results for the five-week period ended December 31, 2011. However, this compared favorably with the prior-year period.
Best Buy registered a decrease of 1.2% in comparable store sales for December 2011 compared with a decline of 4% in the prior-year period.
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Motorola Sees Lower Revenue In 4Q

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:22 AM PST

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) expects sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 to be $3.4 billion, down as compared with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.9 billion.  Such defensive outlook for the company is mainly driven by weak smartphone sales and higher cost regarding patent related lawsuits.
During the last quarter of 2011, the company shipped nearly 10.5 million handsets (inclusive 5.3 million smartphones) versus 11.6 million mobile handsets (including 4.8 million smartphones) … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


BMY Kicks Off 2012 Pharma Deals

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:22 AM PST

The spate of acquisitions in the pharma industry continues in 2012 with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announcing the first major deal of the new year. Major merger and acquisition (M&A) deals have taken place in the pharma sector over the last couple of years.
With most of the big pharma players already facing or likely to face generic threats to their key products, the companies are resorting to M&As and in-licensing deals to counter the loss of revenues that will arise … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Coffee Futures Slump As Colombia, Brazil Weather Aids Crops

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:20 AM PST

Forexpros – Coffee futures were down on Monday, as favorable weather in top growers Brazil and Colombia helped ease fears over crop conditions in the South American counties.

On the ICE Futures Exchange, Arabica coffee for March delivery traded at USD2.1905 a pound during European afternoon trade, dropping 1.13%.

It earlier fell by as much as 1.34% to trade at a daily low of USD2.1772 a pound.

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Markets In Everything: Beer For Dogs

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:11 AM PST

What's in Bowser Beer? (yes, it’s really for dogs!)
USDA beef or chicken.
Malt barley (full of B-vitamins) –just like in your beer.
Glucosamine for joint health. 

What's NOT in Bowser Beer:
Alcohol or carbonation.
Hops,which can be toxic to dogs.
Commercial broth,which contains loads of salt, fat, MSG, onions and meat of unknown origin.

Serving Suggestions:
Straight out of the bottle
Pour it over dry kibble
Flavor the water bowl
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Forex – Dollar Slides As Euro Pushes Higher Ahead Of Meeting

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:53 AM PST

Forexpros – The U.S. dollar was broadly lower against its major counterparts on Monday, as the euro regained ground ahead of a meeting of French and German leaders later in the day, but sentiment on the currency remained fragile amid concerns over the deepening sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone.

During European early afternoon trade, the dollar was lower against the euro, with EUR/USD adding 0.26% to hit 1.2751.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


European Stocks Mixed Ahead Of Berlin Meeting; DAX Up 0.06%

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:42 AM PST

Forexpros – European stock markets were mixed on Monday, amid ongoing concerns over the debt crisis in the single currency bloc as French and German leaders prepared to hold talks later in the day.

During European afternoon trade, the EURO STOXX 50 rose 0.49%, France's CAC 40 advanced 0.47%, while Germany's DAX 30 eased up 0.06%.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were to meet to discuss proposals to tighten coordination of fiscal policy in the single … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Forex – GBP/USD Remains Higher, E.Z. Talks In Focus

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:19 AM PST

Forexpros – The pound remained higher against the U.S. dollar on Monday, as markets turned to a meeting of French and German leaders later in the day but gains were capped by ongoing concerns over the debt crisis in the euro zone.

GBP/USD hit 1.5458 during European early afternoon trade, the daily high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.5440, adding 0.09%.

Cable was likely to find support at 1.5361, the low of December 29 and resistance at 1.5525, the high of January 6.

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Forex – EUR/USD Off 16-month Low But Further Downside Seen

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:56 AM PST

Forexpros – The euro clawed back from a 16-month trough against the U.S. dollar on Monday, but the single currency remained vulnerable as concerns over the sovereign debt crisis in the region intensified.

EUR/USD clawed back from 1.2667, the pair's lowest since September 10, 2010, to hit 1.2769 during European early afternoon trade, gaining 0.39%.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.2667, the session low and short-term resistance at 1.2812, Friday's high.

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When Do Statistics And Algorithms Trump Investing Judgement?

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:21 AM PST

We’ve reviewed in an earlier article Daniel Kahnemann’s Prospect Theory, his latest book quot;Thinking Fast and Slowquot; and some of the key findings of Behavioural Finance and we’ll be discussing a number of the implications for investors in a subsequent piece…
However, in this article, we’d like to dwell in one interesting discussion in Chapter 21 of the book - quot;Intuition vs Formulasquot;. This discusses in some detail the efficacy and value of checklists amp; … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Euro / Swiss Franc – 09/01/2012 12:14 GMT

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:43 PM PST

By ForexMansion.com

Euro / Swiss Franc

Weekly
Daily
Hourly

Trends

Resistances
1.2195
1.217
1.216

Supports
1.21
1.213
1.2145

Our strategy

FLAT

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The Finance Mansion Network operates a global financial network of websites including
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Euro / British Pound – 09/01/2012 12:11 GMT

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:43 PM PST

By ForexMansion.com

Euro / British Pound

Weekly
Daily
Hourly

Trends

Resistances
0.8325
0.829
0.8275

Supports
0.822
0.824
0.825

Our strategy

FLAT

About ForexMansion.com:

The Finance Mansion Network operates a global financial network of websites including
ForexMansion.com – All about Forex Trading.
Our goal is to provide our readers with the highest quality, most accurate and timely technical analyses,
fundamental analyses and news, assisting them to make the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


US Dollar / Canadian Dollar – 09/01/2012 12:12 GMT

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:43 PM PST

By ForexMansion.com

US Dollar / Canadian Dollar

Weekly
Daily
Hourly

Trends

Resistances
1.034
1.032
1.03

Supports
1.017
1.0225
1.027

Our strategy

FLAT

About ForexMansion.com:

The Finance Mansion Network operates a global financial network of websites including
ForexMansion.com – All about Forex Trading.
Our goal is to provide our readers with the highest quality, most accurate and timely technical analyses,
fundamental analyses and news, assisting them to make … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


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