Monday, February 27, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - American Express Prepaid Card Review – Is It A Winner?

DailyMarkets.com - American Express Prepaid Card Review – Is It A Winner?


American Express Prepaid Card Review – Is It A Winner?

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:03 AM PST

American Express Prepaid Card is a prepaid reloadable card that was recently launched by American Express (NYSE:AXP) that has no annual fee. Even though prepaid cards do not help you rebuild or improve your credit score, I think that they are a good idea for people who have bad or no credit but want to have a little more financial convenience without having to carry lots of cash around wherever they go. Even if you don't have a bank account, you don't have to worry as prepaid cards do not … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


That’s A Lot Of Corn!

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:23 AM PST

Monday, February 27, 2012
Potentially large new-crop Corn supplies and steady demand for old-crop Corn may motivate some traders to explore bullish spread trades in Corn futures. For example, old-crop May Corn is currently trading 88 cents over the new-crop December futures. Traders who may choose to initiate a bull spread would buy May Corn and sell December Corn in anticipation of the May Corn premium to December Corn widening even further.
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Forex Trading: EURUSD Falls On Lack Of G20 Help. JPY Moves Higher Bucking The Dollars Strength Today.

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:22 AM PST

Forex Trading: EURUSD Tests Trendline Support

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:22 AM PST

The EURUSD has continued the move lower in  early NY trading and has moved down to test the trendline support at the 1.3370 level.  There should be some intraday buying against the trendline which extends up from the Feb 16th low, with stops on a break below.
A move below this level will target the spike high from last Thursday at the 1.3341 level and below that the 100 hour MA at the 1.3320 level currently (see chart above).
On the topside the market will be eyeing  the 1.34097 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Forex Trading: USDJPY Moves Below 100 Hour MA For The 1st Time Since Feb 3rd

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:22 AM PST

The USDJPY has moved below the 100 hour MA for the first time since February 3rd at the 80.30 level. The price has also moved below a trendline support line at the 80.38 level. These levels will now be eyed as topside resistance. The 200 hour MA (green line in the chart above) will now be target support for the pair. That level comes in at the 79.688 level. The 38.2% of the rally up from the Feb 1 low comes in at the 79.499 level.
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Telefonica Brasil Beats ”11 Ests

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:06 AM PST

Brazilian telecom carrier Telefonica Brasil SA (NYSE:VIV) reported fiscal 2011 net income of R$5.07 billion ($3.04 billion), up 18.2% year over year. Earnings per ADS came in at $2.71, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.46.
Revenue grew 5.4% year over year to R$33.2 billion ($19.9 billion) and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $19.3 billion. The outperformance was primarily driven by growth in mobile revenue.
Consolidated EBITDA rose 6.4% year over year to R$12 billion ($7.2 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Telefonica Beats, Profit Falls Y/Y

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:50 AM PST

Spanish telecom giant Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) reported strong fiscal 2011 results. The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.31 per ADS (€1.66 per share) outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.79. However, earnings per share decreased 16.4% from the prior year due to lingering domestic economic downturn, intense competition and higher operating costs.
Adjusted net income dropped 16.6% year over year to €7.5 billion ($10.5 billion) in 2011. Adjusted net income for the year excluded the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


HSBC Profit Surges 28% In 2011

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:35 AM PST

HSBC Holdings Plc(NYSE:HBC) reported full year 2011 earnings of 91 cents per share compared with 72 cents in 2010. The company's net profit came in at $16.8 billion, up 28% from $13.2 billion in the year-ago period. Results in 2011 included favorable credit spread movements of $3.9 billion on the fair value of the company's recognized debt.
The year-over-year improvement was primarily led by strong performance by the Commercial Banking and Retail Banking and Wealth Management segments and a … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


MF Global Customer Makes Impassioned Plea Recommended

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:27 AM PST

How are MF Global customers supposed to protect themselves when financial regulators and our legislative bodies show themselves to be incapable of performing that basic duty?
Those engaged in the unseemly acts of Wall Street-Washington Incest have shown their true colors in allowing the most innocent of investors in our nation to be trampled. How un-American of them. That said, while our incestuous 'friends' may leak stories over the weekend indicating that the MF Global fight for … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Texas Roadhouse Beats By A Penny

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:20 AM PST

Texas Roadhouse Inc. (NASDAQ:TXRH) recently posted fourth quarter 2011 earnings of 17 cents, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 16 cents and grew 28% year over year. The higher-than-expected results were attributable to lower-than-anticipated workers compensation expense and income tax rate. In full-fiscal 2011, earnings per share grew 11% year over year to 88 cents.
Total revenue climbed 13.0% from the prior-year quarter to $276.6 million. The upside was attributable to higher … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Using Gann Angles To Navigate Price Corrections

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:05 AM PST

Using Gann Angles to interpret price corrections is superior to Fibonacci retracements levels and or Fibonacci fans for the simple reason Gann Angles measure both time and price.

When price rises it is normally a slow grind upwards, however when price falls its very fast. Very much like a fishing rod. Price action suffers a slow grind up the rod until it begins to bend, and then a sudden and rapid decent along the fishing line. The collapse of price can actually be used to your advantage, as … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


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