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- Speculators Are Driving Natural Gas Prices DOWN, Not Up, Reflecting Market Forces: Supply, Demand
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- Oil Drilling Rigs Scale New Peak
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| Speculators Are Driving Natural Gas Prices DOWN, Not Up, Reflecting Market Forces: Supply, Demand Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT For almost the last year, greedy, destabilizing, market-manipulating speculators in the futures markets have been driving up down the price of natural gas to historically high low levels, see chart above of prices for June 2012 natural gas futures contracts on the CME, which have fallen from about $5 per million BTUs to $2 over the last year. Despite claims to the contrary, commodity prices in both the spot market and futures market are ultimately determined by the twin market forces of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Starbucks Tickled Pink By Tomatoes Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:58 PM PDT 04/23/12 Starbucks will cease using cochineal extract in its products by the end of June. Frappucinos, smoothies and pastries will no longer get its blush from beetle … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| The Lower Boundary Is Becoming Clearer Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:30 PM PDT Less than two weeks ago I wrote ""Identifying the Boundaries of Stock Chart Congestion Areas" in which I talked about three potential bottom boundaries of the congestion area that was developing and might eventually turn into a recognizable chart pattern. … Continue reading … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:10 PM PDT 04/23/12 The FOMC meeting begins on Tuesday. A handful of US housing data will be released along with the Conference Board’s consumer confidence … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:09 PM PDT Allos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTH) suffered a setback when the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) reiterated the negative opinion issued by it in January 2012, regarding the conditional approval of Allos' sole marketed product, Folotyn (pralatrexate injection), in the EU.
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| Why Anyone Should Care That Bill O’Reilly Calls Me A Communist Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:05 PM PDT Bill O'Reilly, the tumescent personality of Fox News, said on his Friday show "Robert Reich … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Fitch Affirms Prudential Ratings Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:54 PM PDT Fitch Ratings affirmed U.S. life insurer Prudential Financial Inc.'s (NYSE:PRU) issuer default rating ("IDR") and insurer financial strength ("IFS") ratings last week. The rating agency affirmed an IDR of "A-"and an IFS rating of "A+".
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| Nordstrom Plans 2nd San Antonio Store Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:44 PM PDT Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer in the United States, came up with a plan to inaugurate its second Nordstrom Rack store in San Antonio, Texas. The new Texas store will be located at the Alamo Quarry Market, with the showroom spread out in an area of about 32,000 square feet. The company expects the store to be open and operational by fall 2012.
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| BB&T-BankAtlantic Deal Re-Opposed Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:27 PM PDT BB&T Corporation’s (NYSE:BBT) deal to acquire BankAtlantic, a wholly owned subsidiary of BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:BBX) has been floored again with fresh charges made by J. Phillip Max, the envoy of the shareholders.
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:10 PM PDT ( click to enlarge ) Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) shares are clearly under accumulation as traders become familiar with this company’s potential. The accumulation line continues to scale new peaks as somebody out there gets extra-hungry for DNDN at these levels. There are several indications I see which suggest a near-term bottom, including large positive divergences on MACD in daily. A break above 11.03 on a close basis should be seen as a serious threat for the stock to test the 200 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:05 PM PDT Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ:PNRA) has recently announced that effective May 31, 2012, John Maguire will no longer serve as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. Maguire resigned from his current position in Panera to join Friendly’s Ice Cream LLC as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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| US Stocks Post Triple-digit Loss Monday On Europe Fears Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT 04/23/12 US stocks fell Monday as political tension in Europe raised doubts on the euro zone’s ability to push austerity … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| CNO Financial Attains A Settlement Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:57 PM PDT Conseco Life Insurance Company (“Conseco Life”), a subsidiary of CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO), reached a settlement to pursue with the Nicholas putative class action lawsuit.
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:47 PM PDT In spite of the relentless cheerleading by Wall Street “strategists” and other alleged experts, many Americans have refused to play along with the “it’s a bull market” song. A chart at Zero Hedge, which has for some time been chronicling the exodus by small investors from the U.S. equity market, reveals in colorful detail just how disinterested they have been: An article in the New York Post, “No-Confidence Vote: Main Street Shunning Markets,” offers a few explanations as to why individuals … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| H-P Provides IT For Dept Of Defense Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:41 PM PDT Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) recently clinched an information technology (IT) services deal with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for a period of 7 years. The agency is a unit of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and is responsible for providing the required IT and communications support to various federal offices such as President, Vice President and Secretary of Defense.
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| Speculators Now Driving Down Oil Futures Prices Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:41 PM PDT In anticipation of rising future supply and/or declining future demand, oil speculators are now driving oil prices down for December 2016 crude oil futures contracts. In just the last three weeks, futures prices for delivery in 2016 have fallen by more than 5%, from $94.75 per barrel in early April to below $90 in recent trading. Are these the same destabilizing, market-manipulating oil speculators who are supposedly to blame for oil prices rising in the short term? … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| WPI In Patent Infringement Lawsuit Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:24 PM PDT Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE:WPI) recently announced the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a generic version of Depomed Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DEPO) diabetes drug, Glumetza. The drug is used as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type II diabetes.
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:10 PM PDT Garmin Ltd (NASDAQ:GRMN), the maker of portable navigation devices, has opened offices in Shanghai, China; Stuttgart, Germany; and Yokohama, Japan. The idea is to get closer to all the major auto manufacturing markets of the world to sell built-in devices for automobiles including navigation, telematics and infotainment.
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| Kellogg’s Gets Shredded, Cuts Its 2012 Outlook Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:00 AM PDT 04/23/12 Citing weaker-than-expected sales in the U.S. and Europe, Kellogg Co. cut its 2012 outlook … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:54 PM PDT We reiterated our Neutral recommendation on the world's leading brewer Diageo Plc. (NYSE:DEO), following the interim results of fiscal year 2012 published by the company.
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| Patriot Coal Lowers Production Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT Bowing to the pressures of the sluggish market demand for coal, Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE:PCX) decided to lower the production of thermal coal. As a result, the company's Freedom underground mine will remain idle. The mine, located in the Bluegrass complex in Illinois Basin, had produced 1.2 million tons of thermal coal in 2011.
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| Analyst Interviews: Coal Industry Stock Review Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:23 PM PDT Coal has been used for nearly as long as mankind has thrived. From the times of the cavemen to present day, coal is used for everything from cooking to heating to running steam-powered trains to generating electricity. Today, coal is burned as fuel or gasified to create a synthesis gas (syngas) that can then be used as a feedstock for the production of chemicals, fertilizer and electric power. Coal is also used for producing heat through combustion. The USA, Russia, Australia, China, India … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Retaining Air Products At Neutral Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:23 PM PDT We are reaffirming our Neutral rating on leading industrial-gas company Air Products and Chemicals Inc (NYSE:APD). Its first-quarter 2012 earnings of $1.36 matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Sales crept up 1% year over year to $2.4 billion, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
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| Look Out Bakken, Here Comes Eagle Ford, Where Oil Production Has Almost Tripled In Last Year Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT Just in from the EIA: New well starts in the Eagle Ford region in Texas increased 110% from January through March 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, according to BENTEK Energy. Other key findings include: Operators started drilling 856 new wells in January-March 2012 compared to 407 in January-March 2011.
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| Oil Drilling Rigs Scale New Peak Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:09 PM PDT In its weekly release, Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE:BHI) reported a rise in the U.S. rig count (number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the country). This can be attributed to an increase in the tally of both oil and natural gas-directed rigs. In particular, the natural gas rig count climbed for only the third time in 2012, while the oil rig count scaled another record high.
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| Pastygate Serves Up Greggs Investment Quandary Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:25 AM PDT They say that there is no such thing as bad PR and bakery group Greggs (LON:GRG) has wasted no time in trying to turn the Treasury's plans to add 20% VAT to warm pies, pasties and sausage rolls to its own advantage. While news of the tax surprise in March inevitably dented shares in the £520 million market cap company, there are still reasons to be cheerful, and no shortage of column inches to promote its products either.
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| The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for ETFs The top 40 ETFs by net assets Close 3×1 7×5 AGG – iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd Bullish BND – Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Bullish DBC – DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd Neutral DIA – SPDR DJ Industrial Average … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for the Dow 30 Stocks In alphabetical order by symbol Close 3×1 7×5 AA – Alcoa Inc Bearish AXP – American Express Company Bearish BA – Boeing Co Bearish BAC – Bank of America Corporation Bearish CAT – Caterpillar Inc
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| The Trend Trader For Forex Trading On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for Forex THE BIG SIX Close 3×1 7×5 AUDUSD – Aust Dollar / US Dollar Bearish EURUSD – Euro / US Dollar Bullish GBPUSD – British Pound / US Dollar Bullish USDCAD – US Dollar / Canadian Dollar Bearish USDCHF – US Dollar / … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for Futures INDICES Close 3×1 7×5 S&P 500 – Jun ESM2 Bearish Dow Jones – Jun YMM2 Bearish Nasdaq – Jun NQM2 Bearish Russell – Jun TFM2 Bearish INTEREST RATES US T-Bond – Jun ZBM2
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| Weighing The Evidence Of Oil And Gold Stocks Posted: 22 Apr 2012 10:00 PM PDT The MSCI Emerging Markets and the S&P 500 indices have increased double digits since the beginning of the year. Investors should be thrilled, but instead of cheers, the only sounds the markets are hearing are crickets. Many have been asking, where are the investors?
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