Tuesday, February 28, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Student Loan Debt Bomb’s Collateral Damage

DailyMarkets.com - Student Loan Debt Bomb’s Collateral Damage

Student Loan Debt Bomb’s Collateral Damage

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:46 AM PST

The cost of college and the accompanying burden of student loan payments are having an enormous impact across many segments of our economic landscape.
From basic consumer spending habits to decisions on living arrangements and so much more, recent college grads are facing a decidedly different economic future than their counterparts a decade or two ago.
I ask once again, Are Student Loans an Impending Bubble? Is Higher Education a Scam?
Many people in the field do forecast an impending student … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: Eurozone Feb. Economic Confidence Rises To 94.4 Vs. 94.0 Estimate

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:18 AM PST

Eur/Usd up about 5 pips to 1.3442 on heels of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Banco Nacional De Angola Holds Interest Rate At 10.25%

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:32 PM PST

The Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) held its new benchmark monetary policy interest rate unchanged at 10.25%.  The BNA said: “Bearing in mind the pooled analysis of macroeconomic indicators, including recent developments and prospects of the Angolan economy and international, as well as the macroeconomic targets set for 2012 (GDP growth of 12.8% and inflation at 10%), the Committee Monetary Policy BNA decided unanimously to maintain the Base Rate of Interest – rate BNA – at … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bank Of Israel Holds Interest Rate At 2.50%

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:27 PM PST

The Bank of Israel held its benchmark interest unchanged at 2.50%.  The Bank said “The decision to leave the interest rate for March 2012 unchanged at 2.5 percent is consistent with an interest rate policy that is intended to entrench the inflation rate within the price stability target of 1–3 percent a year over the next twelve months, and to support growth while maintaining financial stability. The path of the interest rate in the future depends on developments in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Aggressive Growth Stock: Encore Wire

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST

Encore Wire (WIRE) has blown out recent expectations and analysts are moving estimates higher. The stock is a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy).
Company Description
Encore Wire Corporation manufactures and sells copper electrical building wires and cables primarily in the United States. It's NM-B, UF-B, THWN-2 and metal clad and armored cables are all manufactured with copper as the conductor. It also purchases small quantities of other types of wire to re-sell to customers that buy products that it … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Growth & Income Stock: Snap-on Incorporated

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) recently delivered solid fourth quarter results, prompting analysts to revise their estimates higher for both 2012 and 2013.
This sent the stock to a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy).
Analysts project solid double-digit earnings growth over the next few years, which, along with a 2.2% dividend yield and reasonable valuation, offer attractive upside potential.
Company Description
Snap-on is a global provider of professional tools, equipment, and related solutions for technicians, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Momentum Stock: PerkinElmer, Inc.

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST

PerkinElmer, Inc. (PKI)
PerkinElmer Inc. isn't a company name that rolls off the tongue of the average American.  But their products, services and technologies have been well known in the scientific community for 70 years and most likely have crossed your path at some point, you may have just not known it…
Perhaps their diverse business, which is focused on the periphery of health and human sciences or the lack of just one strong public brand, keeps them hidden from the average … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bear Of The Day: Willis Group Holdings, Plc (WSH)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST

Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH) reported fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.46, a penny lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate and 19.3% lower than the year-ago earnings. The lower numbers resulted from lower commissions and fees and investment income coupled with higher expenses. The top line also lagged expectations and the year-ago result.
Willis Group completed its operational review in 2011 and expects an incremental cost savings of approximately $55 million in 2012, reaching … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bull Of The Day: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST

We are upgrading Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ (NASDAQ:GMCR) stock from Neutral to Outperform on the back of impressive first quarter 2012 earnings results. First quarter earnings surged year over year by 233%. It also topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 66.7%. Strong holiday season coupled with huge success of Keurig Single-Cup Brewing System boosted sales during the quarter.
The company took advantage of the holiday season through effective marketing and aggressive promotions resulting in … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

2 X 10 Investment Lessons

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:21 PM PST

Years ago, I regularly visited a site that offered nothing more than a wonderful,  limitless supply of Wall Street sayings, truths and rules-of-thumb.  When I found the market to be frustrating or demoralizing or I caught myself being giddy with … Continue reading … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: EURUSD Consoldating Inside Wedge Ahead Of LTRO From Euro-Zone

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:17 PM PST

The Intermarket Big Picture To Start March

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:08 PM PST

What does the 10,000 foot view look like in the Intermarket Landscape as we begin March 2012?
Let's take a look and see what the broad markets reveal:

First, it's good to divide the markets in to "Risk-Off" or defensive/safe markets (such as Treasuries and the US Dollar Index) and "Risk-On" or offensive markets such as stocks and commodities.
Rather than charting the broad CRB (Commodity) Index, I prefer to look at gold and crude oil separately.
I've colored the "Risk-On" … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Responding To High Oil Prices And Low Gas Prices, U.S. Drilling Companies Switch From Gas To Oil

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:44 PM PST

With crude oil prices above $100 and rising, and a glut of natural gas pushing prices down to record lows, U.S. oil and gas companies have been shifting from drilling for gas to drilling for oil, as the chart above illustrates.  According to weekly data from oilfield service company Baker Hughes, the percentage of rigs drilling for natural gas dropped below 36% in the last week, the lowest level since 1987, as the share of rigs drilling for oil increased to 64%.  As the chart shows, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: Usd/krw Trading In An Upward Channel.

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:23 PM PST

usd/krw is trading in an upward channel in this 4 hour … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Lookin’ Real Good

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:59 PM PST

According to a Bloomberg report published earlier, ”Jobs Outlook in U.S. Improves for 2012, Business Economists Say,” professional prognosticators seem to be growing more optimistic by the day:
Employment will improve more this year than economists previously estimated, helping the world's largest economy to keep growing, a private survey showed.
Payrolls will rise 170,000 a month on average in 2012, up from a November projection of 127,000, according to the results of a survey by … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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