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• Vacation, Investment Home Sales Soar
• Farewell March: Out Like A Lion Or Lamb?
• Reaffirming Mindray At Neutral
• Comcast Enhances Service Portfolio
• Best Buy To Close 50 US Stores, Stock Tanks
• CNOOC Grows YoY On Strong Price
• 4 Stocks Worth Taking A Look At
• Wells Fargo Faces Class-Action Suit
• US Stocks Mixed; Investors Worry About Europe
• DecisionPoint Sees Top-Line Growth
• Big 5 Upgraded To Neutral
• CEO Spotlight: Mike Petters, Huntington Ingalls Industries
• Wrong Polish On The Economy
• Earnings Scorecard: GameStop
• Nordstrom Stays Neutral
• Zions Partly Repays TARP Dues
• Manpower Retains Neutral Rec
• Amylin Shoots Up On Takeover Rumors
• Rockwell Auto Gets Cynar Contract
• Hot Option Plays: Stocks Fall For Third Day
• Crude Supplies Jump To 7-Month High
• Economist On The Street: OECD And BRICS
• Min Wage = No Subway $5 Footlongs In SF
• Jobless Claims Close To A Four-Year Low
• The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012
• The Trend Trader For Forex Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012
• The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012
• The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012
• Dr Copper Suggests, Its The Longs That Are The Gamblers

Vacation, Investment Home Sales Soar Posted: 29 Mar 2012 03:58 PM PDT 03/29/12 Vacation home and investment property sales rose nationwide last year. The National Association of Realtors’ data showed that the South and the West saw more properties being snapped up by … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Farewell March: Out Like A Lion Or Lamb? Posted: 29 Mar 2012 03:20 PM PDT 03/29/12 Friday marks the end of Q1 2012 and the month of March. US economic data on consumers and regional PMI will be … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Reaffirming Mindray At Neutral Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:50 PM PDT We remain Neutral on Mindray Medical International (NYSE:MR). Its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings per share just missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Mindray is a bellwether for the Chinese medical devices industry. The company has a large domestic sales infrastructure, which gives it better access to medium-sized county hospitals. In China, it beats other multinationals on price and defeats local players, who have cheaper products, on brand recognition. In western markets, the company targets … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Comcast Enhances Service Portfolio Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:35 PM PDT The increased usage of smartphones and tablets has induced Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) to enhance its service offerings by introducing two new unlimited messaging services for its Xfinity Voice plan subscribers. The subscriber of the Xfinity Voice service will not only be able to send unlimited text messages across U.S., but can also receive transcribed voicemail messages from their home phone devices. In addition, the subscribers will also get a notification once they receive the text … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Best Buy To Close 50 US Stores, Stock Tanks Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:30 AM PDT 03/29/12 Best Buy’s stock took a dive on Thursday after the retailer reported quarterly results that included plans to close 50 stores in the U.S. by … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

CNOOC Grows YoY On Strong Price Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:20 PM PDT Chinese offshore giant CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE:CEO) reported 2011 company's earnings per share of 1.57 yuan ($24.26 per ADS), which beat the Zacks Consensus estimate of $23.95. The company's total revenue were 189.28 billion yuan ($29.24 billion), up almost 30% from the year-earlier level. The results were driven by strong oil price realizations. Production CNOOC achieved net production of 331.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), up 0.7% from the year-ago level of 329.5 MMBoe. The … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

4 Stocks Worth Taking A Look At Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:13 PM PDT   ( click to enlarge ) Renren Inc (RENN) has been forming a large pennant pattern on the daily chart over the last few weeks, popped on good volume and retreated on lower volume. It looks like it may be starting to gain some momentum again and should make a move soon. The Pennant is a continuation pattern, that is marked by a small consolidation before resumption of the previous trend. In addition, the MACD Fast Line is about to cross up through the Slow Line, Bullish. Let’s keep an … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Wells Fargo Faces Class-Action Suit Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:08 PM PDT Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) is in the headlines again and this time for a wrong reason. According to a Bloomberg report, the company has to countenance a class-action lawsuit brought by investors who alleged the company for marketing its risky securities lending program as a safe one. Notably, in 2010, a lawsuit was filed against Wells Fargo by the City of Farmington Hills Employees Retirement System, a pension fund. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 100 institutional investors who accused … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

US Stocks Mixed; Investors Worry About Europe Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:00 AM PDT 03/29/12 Stocks rallied to finish mixed Thursday after spending most of the day in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

DecisionPoint Sees Top-Line Growth Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:50 PM PDT DecisionPoint Sees Top-Line Growth Ken Nagy, CFA On March 29, 2012, DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. (DPSI), the Foothill Ranch, California based enterprise mobility and RFID systems integrator, reported financial results for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter and full year, ended December 31, 2011. The fourth quarter performance resulted in a slight year over year increase in revenue, with sales increasing $417,873 to $15.887 million from $15.469 million for the three months ended December 31, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Big 5 Upgraded To Neutral Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:50 PM PDT We have upgraded our long-term recommendation on the U.S. based sporting goods retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) to Neutral from Underperform with a target price of $8.50. This rating upgrade was driven by the company's continuous better-than-expected bottom line performance in the last three quarters of fiscal 2011. Big 5 Sporting's earnings per share came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the last three quarters with an earnings surprise history of 60%, 58.8% and … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

CEO Spotlight: Mike Petters, Huntington Ingalls Industries Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:50 PM PDT 03/29/12 Mike Petters, President and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries discusses the company’s one-year anniversary as an independent and publicly traded … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Wrong Polish On The Economy Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:47 PM PDT Many economists like to keep a watchful eye on popular fashion-related developments, including fabric and color choices, hemline lengths, and appearance-enhancing acccessories, to try and get a read on where things stand on Main Street and Wall Street. According to a report in the Los Angeles Loyolan, “Nail Polish: This Recession’s Lipstick,” one modern day indicator continues to flash major warning signs about the state of the economy (despite reassurances from the usual clowns crowd that … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Earnings Scorecard: GameStop Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:35 PM PDT GameStop Corporation (NYSE:GME) is one of the leading retailers of software, hardware, and game accessories for video game systems and personal computers. The company's strategy is to grow through store expansions in favorable localities, by providing the largest title collection of video games, and by leveraging its first-to-market distribution network to offer the latest hardware and software releases. In the paragraphs that follow, we cover the recent earnings announcement, subsequent … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Nordstrom Stays Neutral Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:20 PM PDT Based on the company's robust fourth-quarter 2011 results, we reiterate our long-term 'Neutral' recommendation on Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN), one of the leading fashion specialty retailers in the U.S., with a target price of $57 per share. Nordstrom's fourth-quarter 2011 earnings of $1.11 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.10 and surged 6.7% from the prior period. The increase was primarily driven by growth of 12% in its top line, stemming from increased comparable store … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Zions Partly Repays TARP Dues Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:05 PM PDT Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) became one of the latest banks to repay its bailout money. On Wednesday, the company redeemed $700 million of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D which were issued to the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Capital Purchase Program. The amount signifies the repayment of 50% of Zions' total dues. Zions' repayment was financed by the proceeds from the recent $300 million … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Manpower Retains Neutral Rec Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:50 PM PDT The job market is still sluggish and the economy still not completely awake from its hibernation. But in tough times one has to face headwinds, balance itself and persevere. This is exactly what Manpower Group (NYSE:MAN) is doing. Manpower's comprehensive range of services makes it a truly global staffing firm. The company provides services for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment, employee assessment and selection, training, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Amylin Shoots Up On Takeover Rumors Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:35 PM PDT Amylin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:AMLN) shares shot up 54.45% on rumors regarding a take-over bid by Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY). According to Bloomberg, which cited unnamed sources, Bristol-Myers had made an offer of $22 per share ($3.5 billion). However, the offer was rejected by Amylin's board of directors last month. Why Amylin? Following the termination of Amylin's exenatide agreement with Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) in November 2011, Amylin has been considered to be a potential takeover candidate for … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Rockwell Auto Gets Cynar Contract Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:25 PM PDT Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) has received an $11 million contract from Cynar Plc, a leading technology company in the waste-to-energy market. As per the contract Rockwell Automation will design and build a plastic to fuel conversion plant in Bristol, U.K., for Cynar customer and partner, SITA UK Ltd. Rockwell Automation will work on the design and build of process skids, automation architecture, software, power control and engineering/startup services utilizing the Rockwell Automation … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Hot Option Plays: Stocks Fall For Third Day Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:23 PM PDT Cusick’s Corner 03-29-2012 The tide has shifted and some managers seem to be taking advantage now that Q1 is in the books, they might be lightening up on names that have been parabolic. While the trend is still intact, I want to see if this is some small profit taking or just nervousness on mixed data. See you After Hours. Stock market averages are lower for a third day on disappointing jobless claims numbers. The data showed filings for jobless benefits falling by 5,000 to multi-year lows of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Crude Supplies Jump To 7-Month High Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:10 PM PDT The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed that crude stockpiles rose to their highest level since August 2011, as imports soared. However, the agency's report further revealed that product demand rose, as a result of which both gasoline and distillate stocks fell from their previous week levels. Meanwhile, refinery utilization rate reflected an increase of 2.3%. The Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) Petroleum Status Report, which contains data for the previous week … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Economist On The Street: OECD And BRICS Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:01 PM PDT 03/29/12 Meridian Equity Partners’ Stephen Guilfoyle discusses the OECD economic forecast, and the latest developments from the BRICS meeting in … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Min Wage = No Subway $5 Footlongs In SF Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:58 AM PDT NBC — “The catchy Subway sandwich shop jingle involving a variety of foot-long sandwiches available for $5 doesn’t apply in San Francisco.  Apparently, the city’s new minimum wage, raised to $10.24 as of January 1, make $5 footlongs an impossible business model.” Thanks to Kyle David Stingily and Bob … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Jobless Claims Close To A Four-Year Low Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:39 AM PDT Initial jobless claims (seasonally adjusted) fell to 359,000 for the week ending March 24, which was the lowest number since April 2008, almost four years ago, according to today’s Labor Department report.   The four-week moving average of weekly claims, which smooths out some of the weekly volatility, fell to 365,000 – the lowest level since May 2008.  At the current rate of decline, weekly jobless claims should be back pre-recession levels below 350,000 by this summer, possibly by … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012 Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for the Dow 30 Stocks For Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012 In alphabetical order by symbol Close % Change 3×1 7×5 Minor Trend Major Trend Trend Reading AA – Alcoa Inc 10.03 + 2.03 10.00 10.27 Neutral AXP – American Express Company 57.89 − 1.98 58.43 57.07 Neutral BA – Boeing Co 74.08 − 0.34 74.40 74.34 Bearish BAC – Bank of America Corporation 9.53 − 2.26 9.65 9.78 Bearish CAT – Caterpillar Inc 106.02 + … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Forex Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012 Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for Forex For Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012 THE BIG SIX Close % Change 3×1 7×5 Minor Trend Major Trend Trend Reading AUDUSD – Aust Dollar / US Dollar 1.0388 + 0.01 1.0418 1.0479 Bearish EURUSD – Euro / US Dollar 1.3301 − 0.11 1.3320 1.3231 Neutral GBPUSD – British Pound / US Dollar 1.5956 + 0.43 1.5928 1.5853 Bullish USDCAD – US Dollar / Canadian Dollar 0.9967 − 0.16 0.9965 0.9956 Bullish USDCHF – US Dollar / … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012 Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for ETFs For Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close % Change 3×1 7×5 Minor Trend Major Trend Trend Reading AGG – iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd 110.02 + 0.27 109.82 109.41 Bullish BND – Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 83.45 + 0.22 83.32 82.98 Bullish DBC – DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 28.48 − 1.39 28.89 29.16 Bearish DIA – SPDR DJ Industrial Average ETF 131.13 + … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012 Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for Futures For Trading On Friday, March 30, 2012 INDICES Close % Change 3×1 7×5 Minor Trend Major Trend Trend Reading S&P 500 – Jun ESM2 1398.25 − 0.14 1402.81 1394.17 Neutral Dow Jones – Jun YMM2 13078 + 0.19 13095 13057 Neutral Nasdaq – Jun NQM2 2758.25 − 0.35 2768.25 2725.83 Neutral Russell – Jun TFM2 830.10 − 0.07 834.10 826.70 Neutral INTEREST RATES US T-Bond – Jun ZBM2 138-28 + … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Dr Copper Suggests, Its The Longs That Are The Gamblers Posted: 28 Mar 2012 06:55 AM PDT Copper is known as a base material for construction and manufacturing, it is also known that China imports 35% of all its copper. If true risk on was built on solid foundations copper prices would reflect this, lets see what you think. Copper is sensitive to PMI (Purchasing Manufacturing Index) data, the HSBC China PMI has post 5 consecutive drops. Makes you wonder who is doing all the buying. Copper Cycles : Approaching a peak And we see a rising wedge in early formation..this is … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

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