Wednesday, March 28, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - How Many Jobs Will The JOBS Act Produce?

DailyMarkets.com - How Many Jobs Will The JOBS Act Produce?

How Many Jobs Will The JOBS Act Produce?

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 02:13 AM PDT

Smile for the camera.
If it smells like a job, and sounds like a job, and feels like a job, you can rest assured that in this day and age most politicians will jump all over it and look for a photo op in the process. In so many words that is exactly what has transpired with the passage of the JOBS Act. This newly launched government initiative is intended to Jumpstart Our Business Startups.
How might this program work? How many jobs might it generate? Are there any risks involved in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bank Al-Maghrib Of Morocco Cut Rate 25bps To 3.00%

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:43 AM PDT

The Bank al-Maghrib of Morocco cut its main policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.00% from 3.25% previously.  The Bank said: “In this context where economic activity has declined significantly, central inflation forecast is permanently consistent with the price stability objective and the balance of risks is skewed to the downside, the Board decided to reduce the key rate from 3.25 percent to 3 percent, while continuing to closely monitor all of these elements..”

Previously the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bear Of The Day: Leggett & Platt, Inc. (LEG)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Leggett & Platt, Inc.’s (NYSE:LEG) fourth-quarter 2011 earnings of $0.22 per share were up from the prior-period level, but we believe it was inorganic growth primarily spurred by the company’s share buyback program. Moreover, during the quarter, Leggett’s gross margin contracted 90 basis points to 16.7% due to higher input costs.
Further, the company’s operating margin shriveled 470 basis points to 1.5% due to increased selling and administrative expenses. we believe that intense competition … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Momentum Stock: Cost Plus Inc.

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Cost Plus  (CPWM)
Cost Plus (aka World Market) operates 258 stores nationwide that offer an eclectic mix of everything from exotic (but economical) furnishings to cookware and foods from around the world.  
Last time CPWM hit the Zacks Rank #1 buy list on January 24, 2011 it was a $12 dollar stock;  fast forward less than two months and the shares are up 50%, now trading close to $18 after hitting a 5 year high of $18.66.
In January my focus was on World Market's unique … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Growth & Income Stock: Dover Corporation

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) offers investors strong growth and solid income at a very reasonable price.
The company recently delivered its 11th consecutive positive earnings surprise, prompting analysts to revise their estimates higher. It is a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy).
Dover has also been rewarding shareholders through stock buybacks and dividend increases. It currently yields 2.0%. Valuation is attractive too, with shares sporting a PEG ratio of 1.0.
Company Description
Dover Corporation is a … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bull Of The Day: Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (HTH)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

We are upgrading our recommendation on Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HTH) to Outperform based on its fourth quarter earnings that modestly surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, based on a higher-than-expected top line that benefited from improved premiums, investment income and net realized gain coupled with lower-than-expected expenses.
Hilltop’s capital position remains sound along with a risk-free balance sheet that lays scope for efficient capital deployment. This is also evident from the new … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Aggressive Growth Stock: On Assingment

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

On Assignment (ASGN) is a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) and has seven consecutive positive earnings surprises and higher earnings estimates.
Company Description
On Assignment, Inc., through its first operating division, Lab Support, is a leading nationwide provider of temporary scientific professionals to laboratories in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical, and environmental industries. The company’s strategy is to serve the needs of targeted industries for quality … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Balanced View Of T. Rowe Price

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:35 PM PDT

We maintain our Neutral recommendation on T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) based on the company's steady profit trend. Moreover, the company's fourth-quarter earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, and outshined the prior-year quarter's earnings.
Although the global financial crisis has led to a decline in growth metrics, the company has been able to sustain positive earnings throughout the critical period. This positive operating leverage was helped by strong brand, consistent … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

China: America’s Third Largest And Fastest Growing (By Far) Export Market, 2000-2011

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PDT

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Some highlights from the U.S.-China Business Council’s recently released report “U.S. Exports to China: 2000-2011″:

1. China is now the third-largest U.S. export market, and U.S. exports to China continue to expand rapidly. As a buyer of U.S. goods, China ranks behind only Canada and Mexico—two immediate neighbors with whom the United States has a regional free-trade agreement (see top chart above).

2. Between 2000 and 2011, total U.S. exports to China rose 542 percent, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Reshoring Updates

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:26 PM PDT

1. Chicago Tribune — “In a corner of a manufacturing plant in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles, a dozen workers steadily assembled electric motors that until December were produced in China. The Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. workers inserted copper wires, tested the assembly and then readied them for the next step, the addition of a gearbox. The end products, gear motors, are used in everything from ice machines to solar panels. At one time it made sense for Bison to import motors from … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Shale Gale: The Energy Equivalent Of The Berlin Wall Coming Down And Best Reason To Be Bullish

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:52 PM PDT

1. Natural gas futures prices fell to another 10-year low today of $2.208 per million BTUs on the New York Mercantile Exchange, see chart above.  In nominal dollars, that’s the lowest price for natural gas since February 2002, and adjusting for inflation it’s the lowest price since July 1995, almost 17 years ago.

2.  Michigan-based Consumers Energy announced today that it will lower natural gas prices starting next month for 1.7 million customers by 13% — welcome news in tough … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Hunter And The Farmer – Whose Side Are You On?

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:52 PM PDT

There's a war at large in the stock market today that may be hurting your portfolio returns without you even realising it. Over the last hundred years the players in the stock market have had a fairly standard approach to reaping their profit – that of the stock picking 'hunter'. But in the last 30 years, as the technologies of data handling and computation have improved, a new breed of market player has arrived, the quantitative 'farmer' seeking to harvest rather than hunt profits. … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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