Wednesday, April 4, 2012

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DailyMarkets.com - Hot Option Plays: EU Back On The Burner

Hot Option Plays: EU Back On The Burner

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:20 PM PDT

Cusick’s Corner 04-04-2012
Spain is on the mind of many traders. Bond auction in Spain did not go well which helped create more of a bid in the Dollar, UUP, and put the Euro, FXE, in a bit of a tailspin. This has also put pressure on support levels here in the US equity markets into the Midday. Watch 1386 on the S&Ps, a breach there could be damaging to short and mid-term trend prospects. See you After Hours.
Losses across Eurozone equity markets set the table for weakness on Wall Street … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Hot Option Plays: Weak Spanish Bond Auction Puts Pressure On US Equity Markets

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:20 PM PDT

Cusick’s Corner 04-04-2012
The recent consolidation has now turned into a pullback. While the weak longs were squeezed out early, the some shorts from overnight looked to have taken partial profits firming the market up into the close. What will be interesting to see is can they garner more momentum early into the holiday weekend, and they may get it overnight when the Chinese markets are back online after a three-day holiday. If there is any further positive data or monetary actions out of the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Maybe Not Forgotten

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:06 PM PDT

In “One in Three Americans Paying Bills Late: Survey,” the Herald-News brings us the latest news from the front lines of the so-called recovery.
More than half of adults nationwide — 56 percent — have no budget and one-third don't pay all of their bills on time, a financial literacy survey shows.
The survey, released Tuesday to recognize Financial Literacy Month, also revealed that 39 percent carry over credit card debt from month to month; two in five are saving less than they were … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Liberty Sells Non-Core Assets

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently completed the divesture of 49 non-core assets for approximately $195 million. Spanning 2.5 million square feet of space, the divested properties were located in diverse markets, including Wisconsin, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey.
The sold properties that were 83% leased at the close of the transaction comprised primarily of single-story and mid-rise office buildings and high-finish flex … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Dream Cab For Techies And Germaphobes

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:58 PM PDT

04/04/12 New York City streets will be graced with the presence of the “Taxi of Tomorrow” in a few more seasons. The new official cab of NYC features gadget charging outlets and antibacterial … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Dell Acquires Clerity Solution

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:50 PM PDT

Acquisitions seem to be the order of the day for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) as the company announced the acquisition of two companies over the last one week. The more recent of the two acquisitions is that of Clerity Solution, a provider of application modernization services.
The acquisition of Clerity Solution reiterates the company's growing focus on cloud computing. Given the benefits of cloud computing, including cost and space savings, the company is set to explore the business potential of this … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Tesoro Sells Terminal To MLP

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:40 PM PDT

Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) has agreed to transfer the Martinez Crude Oil Marine Terminal to its newly formed master limited partnership (MLP) – Tesoro Logistics LP (TLLP). For the terminal, Tesoro Logistics will make a payment of $75 million, of which $67.5 million will be in cash and the remaining will be through the partnership's equity.
Located on the Sacramento River, the terminal has a total throughput capacity of approximately 145,000 barrels per day. The terminal, which receives … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

ICE Strengthens Energy Portfolio

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:35 PM PDT

Yesterday, operator of regulated futures exchanges IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE) announced its plan to launch 26 fresh cleared over-the-counter (OTC) energy products. With the announcement of these contracts yesterday, the company will now be offering over 700 OTC energy contracts and includes more than 608 new cleared OTC contracts since the launch of ICE Clear Europe in November 2008.
Accordingly, the energy contracts include global crude oil and refined petroleum products coupled … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Celanese Downgraded To Neutral

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:20 PM PDT

We downgrade our recommendation on leading chemical maker Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) to Neutral following its mixed fourth-quarter 2011 results. Its adjusted earnings 58 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents.
Sales rose 7% year over year to $1.61 billion, narrowly beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenue growth was driven by higher pricing across the board. The company saw higher sales across its business segments in the quarter. However, its core Acetyl … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Jobless Claims Highlight Calendar

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:20 PM PDT

04/04/12 US initial jobless claims will be released on Thursday morning, ahead of Friday’s jobs report. The BoE rate decision will also be … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Amgen Psoriasis Candidate Impresses

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:15 PM PDT

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published positive phase II data on Amgen's (NASDAQ:AMGN) psoriasis candidate, brodalumab (formerly known as AMG 827).
Results from the 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging phase II study, conducted with 198 patients suffering from moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, showed that brodalumab achieved its primary endpoint. The mean percentage improvement in psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) was higher in all brodalumab … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Rating Action On Hallmark

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:05 PM PDT

A.M. Best reiterated the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb-" on Hallmark Financial Services Inc. (NASDAQ:HALL). Concurrently, the rating agency also reiterated financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and ICR of "a-" of Hallmark Insurance Group and its operating subsidiaries. The outlook remains stable.
The rating affirmations of Hallmark Insurance Group and its operating subsidiaries came on the back of the strong risk-adjusted capitalization, moderate operational performance over … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Fossil Takes Skagen Designs

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Fossil, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOSL) has consummated the acquisition of privately held Nevada-based Skagen Designs, Ltd. and some of its partners for $231.7 million in cash (including a working capital adjustment of approximately $6.7 million), and 150,000 Fossil shares. The company has announced the acquisition in January this year.
As per the deal, the sellers of Skagen may get an additional 100,000 Fossil shares, if Skagen products meets certain revenue targets.
Skagen Designs is an international company … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

BP Wraps Up PAA Pact

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:50 PM PDT

BP Plc (NYSE:BP) has closed the previously announced divestiture agreement with a subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline LP (NYSE:PAA) − Plains Midstream Canada ULC − related to its Canadian natural gas liquids (NGLs) as well as its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) business. The transaction was valued at $1.67 billion. The concord, which mainly aims to streamline the U.K. major's portfolio, was announced last year in December.
The sale of the Canadian business comprises NGLs extracting unit, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

BB&T Completes Crump Buy

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:40 PM PDT

On Monday, BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) announced the accomplishment of the purchase of Crump Group Inc.'s insurance business. BB&T, in particular, acquired the life and property and casualty insurance operating units of Crump. It, however, excluded Ascensus, the retirement services business of Crump.
BB&T shelled out $570 million in cash to complete the purchase. The acquisition is projected to be accretive to the company's earnings. It is anticipated to enhance BB&T's … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Weather To Impact Dominion Q1

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:35 PM PDT

Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D) suggested that its first quarter 2012 earnings per share will be impacted by warmer weather in its service territories. The surprisingly warm weather in Virginia and North Carolina, where the company operates, resulted in 26% lower heating degree days than usual.
The significant decline in the heating degree days lowered the demand for energy, and in turn impacted the company's earnings per share. Dominion expects its first quarter results to be reduced by … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Apache Prices $3B Bond Issue

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:30 PM PDT

U.S.energy firm Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) has priced a public offering of bonds – 1.75% notes due 2017, 3.25% notes due 2022 and 4.75% notes due 2043 – aggregating $3 billion. The three-tranche senior unsecured note offer, comprising of 5-, 10- and 31- year maturities, have principal amounts of $400 million, $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. 
Apache plans to use the net proceeds from this offering – expected to be approximately $2.96 billion after the underwriting … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Air Products Closes DuPont JV Buy

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (NYSE:APD) announced the completion of its acquisition of EI DuPont de Nemours & Co.'s (NYSE:DD) stake in its 50-50 joint venture (JV) with DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials LLC (DA NanoMaterials). The JV is engaged in manufacturing components for the semiconductor industry. The terms of the agreement remained undisclosed.  
Based in Tempe, Arizona, with regional headquarters in Taiwan, DA NanoMaterials manufactures chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Molson Coors Eyes Eastern Europe

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:15 PM PDT

In order to extend its territory in the markets of Central and Eastern Europe, the US-Canadian brewer Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP) has agreed to purchase the East European brewer StarBev L.P. from private equity group CVC Capital Partners Limited. The transaction is expected to consummate in the second quarter of 2012, pending regulatory approval by European authorities.
The deal is finalized for 2.65 billion euros ($3.54 billion). Molson Coors will finance it using a combination of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Small Cars Hasten U.S. Auto Recovery

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:05 PM PDT

Light vehicle sales in March 2012 escalated 10% to seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 14.4 million units from 13.1 million units in the year-ago month, reflecting a fast recover in the industry. As many as 1.4 million cars and trucks were sold during the month, up 13% from March 2011. According to Edmunds.com, this marks the best monthly sales in the U.S. since August 2007.
Higher gas prices (20% rise from end-2011 to about $4 per gallon) led to the demand of fuel-efficient small cars … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Northrop Wins OPTARSS II Contract

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $100 million contract from the U.S. Army as part of an Operations Planning Training and Resource Support Services (OPTARSS) II contract. Per the deal, Northrop will continue to provide support to the III Corps Mission Command Training Center. 
The five-year contract includes one base year and four option years. Per the contract, the company will provide training to the Army mission command systems, simulation-driven staff training … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Burger King To Go Public — Again

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT

04/04/12 Hamburger chain Burger King said on Tuesday that it plans to go public again via a deal with a London-listed investment firm. This just less than two years after it agreed to be taken private by private equity group 3G Capital Management … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Still Neutral On Ardea Biosciences

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:50 PM PDT

We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Ardea Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:RDEA) with a target price of $23.00.
Ardea Biosciences, headquartered in San Diego, California, focuses on the discovery and development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of gout and cancer.
Last month, Ardea reported fourth quarter and full year 2011 results. Ardea's fourth quarter net loss of $1.15 per share exceeded the year-ago loss of 3 cents and the Zacks Consensus loss Estimate of 87 cents. The … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Railroads Hit By Coal Concerns

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:35 PM PDT

After lower coal production forecasts by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), railroads are again worried about the proposed regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for power plants across 27 states.
The proposed guideline –– Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants –– aims at restricting emission of carbon dioxide by new power plants under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.  
The standard proposes new power plants to now limit their … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Anadarko & Linn Energy Join Forces

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Independent oil and gas producer Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) to develop the Salt Creek field in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. The Powder River Basin is one of Anadarko’s key coal-bed methane (CBM) areas. It spans 738,000 net acres and comprises more than 3,000 identified lower-risk drill sites.
Per the deal, Linn Energy will invest approximately $600 million over the next three to six years, out of which $400 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Stocks Nosedive On Stimulus Doubts, Spain Auction

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 08:30 AM PDT

04/04/12 US stocks saw a triple-digit slide Wednesday as investors faced the prospect of no new monetary stimulus from the Fed and as a poorly received bond auction in Spain lifted eurozone health … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

GE Partners With Enel

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:20 PM PDT

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has partnered with Enel Green Power North America, Inc. though a 51% equity ownership stake in one of the largest wind projects, The Chisholm View wind project, Oklahoma.
This $375 million worth wind project is currently under construction 85 miles north of Oklahoma City in Grant and Garfield counties. Enel Green Power North America, which will be the project manager, will own the remaining 49% of the 235-megawatt wind … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Allstate On Hiring Spree

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Going ahead with its proactive investment approach, Allstate Corp.'s (NYSE:ALL) Allstate Insurance Co. is in the process of employing about 83 licensed insurance agency owners across Michigan, Ohio and Indiana in the U.S. by the end of 2012.
While Allstate has planned the appointments of 28 new agency owners in Michigan this year, it also expects to create 35 positions in Ohio and another 20 locations in Indiana. The Allstate agencies in Michigan and Ohio intend to hire over 200 sales … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

BP Inks 5-yr Deal With Ensco

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:11 PM PDT

BP Plc (NYSE:BP) has hired a new dynamically positioned drillship, Ensco DS- 6, under a five-year agreement with offshore drilling service provider, Ensco Plc (NYSE:ESV). The British major will pay approximately $522,000 a day, plus cost adjustment, with two one-year extension options.
The rig is part of Ensco's Samsung DP3 drillship series, which is capable of drilling at a depth of 10,000 feet. The unit can be customized to drill further at a depth up to 12,000 feet under water. Manufactured at … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

MAA Acquires Virginia Property

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:00 PM PDT

MAA (NYSE:MAA), an apartment-only real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently completed the acquisition of Adalay Bay – a 240-unit upscale apartment community in Chesapeake, Virginia — for an undisclosed price. The transaction was funded with the proceeds from a secondary offering of approximately 1.96 million shares completed earlier in the year.
Developed in 2002, Adalay Bay is strategically located in the Hampton Roads area of Chesapeake that houses the commercial Port of Hampton … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

FWLT Upgrades Belgium Refinery

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT) through a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group received a contract from TOTAL Raffinage-Chimie, involving engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services. The contract is for the restoration of a hydrodesulfurization unit at TOTAL's refinery in Antwerp, Belgium. The contract value is undisclosed.
Notice to start its work on the contract has been received by Foster Wheeler. Foster Wheeler has obtained the green signal to … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bayer Walks A Neutral Path

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:49 PM PDT

We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Germany's Bayer (BAYRY) with a target price of $76.00.
Headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, Bayer is one of the world's largest healthcare and chemical corporations. Bayer operates in three major segments: Healthcare, Material Science and Crop Science. The Health Care segment is involved in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of products for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
The Material Science … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Yahoo! Restructures, Instagram On Android

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:39 PM PDT

04/04/12 Yahoo began its broad restructuring process by laying off 2000 employees. Instagram for Android was cheered with over 1 million … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

BofA Hires Small Business Bankers

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) has announced the hiring of 90 small business bankers in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to provide guidance and counsel to local small business owners. Out these 90 employees, 45 bankers are appointed in Georgia (with majority in Atlanta), 32 in North Carolina and remaining 13 in South Carolina.
This is a part of BofA's previously announced plan to hire more than 1,000 small business bankers across the country by mid-2012. Initially the hiring … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Humana Closes Arcadian Purchase

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT

On Monday, Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Arcadian Management Services, a Medicare Advantage health maintenance organization. The financial and other terms of this deal were not divulged. The takeover is not expected to impact Humana's earnings in 2012.
The deal, which was initially announced in August 2011, obtained anti-trust approval from the U.S. Department of Justice last week on the condition that Humana will divest Arcadian's Medicare Advantage … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Central Bank News Link List – 5 April 2012

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Here’s today’s Central Bank News link list, click through if you missed the previous central bank news link list.  Remember, if you want to submit links for inclusion in the daily link list, just email them through to us or post them in the comments section below.

European Central Bank Holds Rate at 1.00% (ECB)
Central Bank of Kenya Holds Rate at 18.00% (iol)
National Bank of Poland Holds Rate at 4.50% (RTT News)
US FOMC 13 March 2012 Meeting Minutes (Federal Reserve)
Indian … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Prologis Completes Europe Asset Sale

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Prologis Inc. (NYSE:PLD), a leading industrial real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently disclosed that it had completed approximately $605 million worth of asset sale during first quarter 2012 in Europe, generating about $485 million of proceeds for itself. Besides providing additional liquidity, the asset sale enabled the company to restructure its portfolio in tune with its corporate strategy.
Prologis sold 15 properties spanning approximately 2.3 million square feet of space in five … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Commercial Real Estate Market: Gin & Tonic To Champagne

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:00 PM PDT

04/04/12 CREOpoint’s founder and president, JC Goldenstien, talks trends and progress in the commercial real estate market … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

How To Make Money In Value Stocks

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 07:44 AM PDT

 
There's no shortage of great articles on value investing available on the web, including thousands on this website, but what the web gains in breadth and searchability it lacks in structure and organisation. For many, the best way to learn, think and discover is still through long form copy in a well structured book.
As a result we've brought together the best ideas, articles and research on value investing into an easily readable and concise 70 page ebook. The content has been … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Thursday, April 5, 2012

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT

By ForexMansion.com

The Trend Trader for the Dow 30 Stocks
For Trading On Thursday, April 5, 2012

In alphabetical order by symbol

Close
%
Change

3×1

7×5
Minor
Trend
Major
Trend
Trend Reading

AA – Alcoa Inc
9.81
− 2.49
10.01
10.03

Bearish

AXP – American Express Company
57.37
− 1.75
57.90
58.12

Bearish

BA – Boeing Co
73.67
− 1.31
74.39
74.20

Bearish

BAC – Bank of America Corporation
9.20
− 3.06
9.46
9.65

Bearish

CAT – Caterpillar Inc
106.26
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The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Thursday, April 5, 2012

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT

By ForexMansion.com

The Trend Trader for ETFs
For Trading On Thursday, April 5, 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
109.38
+ 0.21
109.45
109.80

Bearish

BND – Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
82.92
+ 0.28
82.91
83.27

Neutral

DBC – DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd
28.59
− 1.55
28.90
28.84

Bearish

DIA – SPDR DJ Industrial Average … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Forex Trading On Thursday, April 5, 2012

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT

By ForexMansion.com

The Trend Trader for Forex
For Trading On Thursday, April 5, 2012

THE BIG SIX

Close
%
Change

3×1

7×5
Minor
Trend
Major
Trend
Trend Reading

AUDUSD – Aust Dollar / US Dollar
1.0269
− 0.60
1.0353
1.0405

Bearish

EURUSD – Euro / US Dollar
1.3141
− 0.69
1.3253
1.3307

Bearish

GBPUSD – British Pound / US Dollar
1.5888
− 0.16
1.5950
1.5949

Bearish

USDCAD – US Dollar / Canadian Dollar
0.9960
+ 0.53
0.9927
0.9963

Neutral

USDCHF – US Dollar / … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Thursday, April 5, 2012

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT

By ForexMansion.com

The Trend Trader for Futures
For Trading On Thursday, April 5, 2012

INDICES

Close
%
Change

3×1

7×5
Minor
Trend
Major
Trend
Trend Reading

S&P 500 – Jun ESM2
1393.25
− 1.10
1404.72
1403.08

Bearish

Dow Jones – Jun YMM2
13005
− 0.97
13110
13117

Bearish

Nasdaq – Jun NQM2
2736.50
− 1.53
2764.44
2756.67

Bearish

Russell – Jun TFM2
816.00
− 1.86
828.54
832.43

Bearish

INTEREST RATES

US T-Bond – Jun ZBM2
137-09
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The Blue Chips Of China

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 10:00 PM PDT

Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Exxon Mobil, GE, Microsoft, and McDonald's—these are all blue chip companies that Americans likely know, consume and own in their investment portfolio. What about the blue chips that call the world's second largest economy home?
Business Insider created a slideshow that showcases China's biggest brands from BrandZ's ranking of companies by brand value. The list is a global recognition of how China is increasingly becoming a brand creator and marketer, not just … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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