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- Business Reporting Pet Peeves
A couple of my pet peeves around business reporting:
- Calling companies like Wal-Mart and Target competitors even though they have dramatically different customer demographics, just because they’re both retailers. No one calls BMW and Hyundai competitors and they both sell cars, why do the same with Wal-Mart and … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Flower Foods Buy Alert
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) has distinguished itself from other companies in 2008 by producing very steady investor returns. Much of the recent strength comes on the heels of the company’s excellent first-quarter results, reported on May 22.
Flower Foods, Inc. produces baked goods in the United States. The company distributes its products to bakeries and grocery stores. Flowers Foods was founded in 1919, carries a market cap. of $2.63 billion and is … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - More Financial Chicanery
As if we didn’t already have enough financial chicanery in the banking world, there comes this story from the Financial Times around how an accounting rule allows banks to record negative sentiment against them as a paper gain.
From the Financial Times:
“Banks are set to cushion the blow of more credit-related losses by using an accounting rule that enables them to record exceptional gains when their financial health deteriorates. The method, which has allowed US and … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Bernanke's Comments Lead To Rally In Financials
Comments by Ben Bernanke, Fed Chairman, today lifted markets, especially for those battered companies in the Financial sector. In what could be called a “relief” rally, the worst 3 to 6 month performers in the sector received today the biggest lift in months.
Bernanke’s comments sought for the Fed to increase its oversight ability and its power/resources in order to prevent future financial turmoil. In essence Bernanke wants to Fed to have new regulatory responsibilities and supervisory … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Although Top Brokers Predict Record Rebound In U.S. Stocks, Dissenters Abound
Just days after a key U.S. stocks index posted its worst month since the Great Depression, three global investment banks are predicting the biggest second-half rally in more than 25 years.
Market strategists at Deutsche Bank AG (DB), Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) and UBS AG (UBS) are predicting that the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will soar 25% to 29% in the last six months of … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - US Stock Market Summary: Start Of A Bear Market Rally?
Was today the bounce that the technical indicators told us was overdue? Was today's advance a head fake or will this be the start of the next 'bear market rally'? These questions can not be answered with just one day printed on the tape. We will need to see how any follow through sets up on the charts.
If this is the beginning of the next bear market rally then how long will it last? Another good question that we can't answer yet. Just as we were very oversold on the major indices … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Stock Picks And Trade Ideas For Wednesday - NVDA, TRN, LDK, LVLT
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Level 3 Communications (LVLT) - The stock moved further downwards to the low of $2.58. It is possible that support may be available at this level, before the GAP. If this level becomes a support, it is interesting … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Commodity ETFs' Growth Stunted After Supply Concerns Ease
Commodities exchange traded funds (ETFs) took a wallop yesterday after news about the U.S.'s crop outlook was improved.
They plunged by the most since March, as grain futures fell, while rain from Colorado to Pennsylvania brought fresh hopes for crops, reports Millie Munshi for Bloomberg. Corn, wheat, soybeans and cotton all fell by the maximum amount allowed by U.S. … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Alcoa Earnings Not Bad
Well, here's the anxiously awaited Alcoa (aa) earnings. The stock is trading up after hours. The headline numbers look OK. I haven't seen the actual filing yet and I'm not sure how good the numbers really are, but they don't stink up the joint. Revenues are down from the same quarter last year and net income seems to be down from last year’s quarters. Net income this quarter is better than last quarter. Make sense?
REPORTS Q2 $0.66 (INCLUDING $0.05 COST FOR … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - 401(k)- The Final Frontier For ETFs?
When it comes to social graces and utilizing efficiency, Europe seems to take first place, and now they are leading the incorporation of exchange traded funds (ETFs) into pension plans.
European pension funds have aggressively increased their use of ETFs within pension plans in the last year as the predicted surge in ETFs and their usage took place, reports Sophia Grene for … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Fed Speak: Hoping For "Resilient" Consumer
Real news is apparently taking a holiday, so there hasn't been much for me to tell you. Oil is down about $5, but up from it's intraday low. The market, as a whole, continues the choppy pattern. If this is "the bounce", it seems a bit deflated. The FedHead Lacker gave a speech today, some of the highlights are below. Consumer proving to be resilient? Stimulus checks being used to pay down household debt? Really, now? And, yet, he says it will be sometime next year before it's … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Lehman Breaks $20 And Hands Us 143%
We nailed it.
On June 3, 2008, Lehman had just broken $30 support before catching a wave of buying. But you’d have to be blind not to see that Lehman was in real trouble. It’s why we recommended buying the October 25 put (LYHVE) right here in your free options blog.
In fact, here’s that original article:
Lehman Breaks $30 Support… Is it headed to $20? How to Play it.
As we said the other day, our goal is to keep you up to date on hot … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Lift The Glass To Pepsi Bottling
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG) reported second quarter earnings today, kicking off a much-anticipated earnings season that will offer more insight into the weary equity market over the next few months. Predictably, PBG's news was mixed and the stock is off over three percent in this morning's trading. The company reported a 7.4% increase in second quarter net income as well as respectable revenue gains. However, it guided lower on its sales outlook for the balance of … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - IndyMac: A $0 Stock?
In my last position at a competing company, I recommended a buy on IndyMac Bancorp (imb) January 2009 20 puts. And I wasn’t the only one that saw the coming IndyMac disaster.
Jim Cramer saw it, too. I may not like the guy’s advice, but I have to give credit where it’s due. I’m just happy his advice followed mine.
In fact, here was the actual letter I sent to former readers on July 31, 2007:
“A friend of mine just e-mailed me the following: … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Positive Data From VeraSun Energy
VeraSun Energy (VSE) President and CFO Danny Herron presented at the William Blair 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference 2 weeks ago. I listened to the replay, checked out the slide show and took some notes. The presentation was very upbeat, as they usually are. This is a company that has gone from a couple of plants to the nations leading ethanol producer in the space of about 3 years. I was most interested in the comments concerning the ethanol market in general and the … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Oil And ETFs Losing For Consecutive Days; Home Sales Slide
While one sector and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) continues to see more of the downside, another sector is falling after more than a year of seeing nothing but the upside.
Real estate continued to take hits, with pending home sales sliding 4.7% in May, CNN Money reports. The numbers are now down 14% from May 2007, … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Fed Proposes New Restrictions On Mortgages
In “about bloody time news ” the Fed is moving forward with a proposal to put new regulations and restrictions on exotic and subprime mortgages:
From the NY Times:
“With no end in sight to the turbulence in the housing and financial markets, the chairman of the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday morning that it would issue new lending rules next week to restrict exotic mortgages and high-cost loans for people with weak credit.
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce new … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Gold ETF Making History
The largest gold exchange traded fund (ETF) has been a real trailblazer lately.
The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is the most actively traded call option on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, reports Sophia Grene for the Financial Times. The news is remarkable because it's only been a month since the options began … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Daily Forex Market Commentary
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The euro depreciated vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar today as the single currency tested bids around the US$ 1.5640 level and was capped around the $1.5740 level. The common currency retreated after NYMEX crude oil futures of August delivery extended recent gains and tested the $135 handle on reduced concerns over supply constraints. The Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido was largely a non-event for the exchange rates market. President Bush reaffirmed the … [visit site to read more]
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Переслать - Are The Most Business-Friendly Markets The Most Friendly To Investor Portfolios?
By Martin Hutchinson
Forbes Magazine has come out with its list of “Best Countries for Business” - and Denmark ranks as the world’s most business-friendly market. But unless an investor is looking to set up shop in one of these countries, you wouldn’t expect this list to be all that … [visit site to read more]
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- Calling companies like Wal-Mart and Target competitors even though they have dramatically different customer demographics, just because they’re both retailers. No one calls BMW and Hyundai competitors and they both sell cars, why do the same with Wal-Mart and … [visit site to read more]
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