Know Target-Date Fund's Strategy Before Investing
Andrew Leckey

Forget about resting easy. Target-date funds, billed as confidence-building vehicles that gradually shift your holdings into more conservative fixed-rate instruments as their date nears, have caused some sleepless nights. Investors stashed money in these one-stop retirement plans so they didn't have to worry about making their own allocation decisions. But it has become clear they need to better understand the basic

Festive Times for International real estate Funds
Andrew Leckey

Let's get the party started: An overseas run-up in real estate funds is rocking. International real estate funds are up 38 percent in 2009, or about 100 percent above their market bottom in March, according to Lipper Inc. Global real estate funds that also include U.S. companies are up 28 percent this year.

Oil Investments Are Predictably Unpredictable
Andrew Leckey

Oil companies are the elephant in the room. The wide trading range and erratic movement of oil prices has been perplexing to pundits, investors and motorists alike. You're not hearing bold prognostications or definitive explanations about either oil prices or oil-company stocks. Better to simply wait quietly for everything to play out, most rational people reason. When that will occur, however, no one knows for sure.

Mergers and Acquisitions Perking Up Again
Andrew Leckey

Whether or not you're personally convinced that the recession is just about over, those in the big-buck mergers-and-acquisitions game are believers. 'It's all a sign you can't keep a good capitalist down and eventually greed will overcome fear,' said James Paulsen, chief investment officer for Wells Capital Management, Minneapolis. People are saying, 'Gee, not only are we not going to have a depression, but it looks like we're actually going to have a recovery.'

Working Together, Brazil, Russia, China and India Increase Leverage
Ian Bremmer

In 2003, a report authored by Goldman Sachs economists popularized the term BRICs -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- to describe a whole new category of emerging-market powerhouse. The report argued that with sound political leadership and relative international stability, the BRIC economies would together outpace the original G6 industrialized nations in dollar terms by 2040 -- a fundamental shift in the global balance of power. Since then, these four countries have assumed ever-greater importance in the international investment community's collective imagination.

What Enron & WorldCom Can Teach Us About Goldman & AIG
Arianna Huffington

Newsweek's latest cover story declares that The Great Recession is over. A Merrill Lynch report concurs, saying, 'The recession is over... We are bullish on global equities.' Goldman Sachs is placing riskier bets on the market than it did before the financial meltdown (and setting aside huge amounts of money to pay its executives). The problem is ...

Smoke Billowing Out of Our Economic Mount Vesuvius
Arianna Huffington

There is currently plenty of alarming smoke pouring out of our economic Vesuvius, but it is being dismissed. Don't worry about economic tremors, we're told, our financial system is back on track, the bailout worked and we'll start our slow but steady climb to recovery. But warning signs are all around us ...

New Era For Stocks: Could be the end of a long, good run
Kirk Shinkle

With a little luck, the economy and the stock market should hit bottom sometime this year. In fact, there's a chance that both already have, although it certainly doesn't feel like it. It will be a pleasant moment when we begin to bid farewell to the housing and credit busts, the banking meltdown, and frightened consumers -- all sources of fear that kept Wall Street stomping on the "sell" button. What emerges next, however, is anything but certain.

Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride
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Best Mutual Fund Families
By Katy Marquardt

In a recent survey, more than 3,000 financial advisers weighed in with their picks of the top fund families. Criteria included consistency, ethics, trustworthiness, sophistication, and social consciousness. The survey was commissioned by Horsesmouth, an online adviser community and kasina, a financial services consulting firm. But since straight rankings reveal only so much, We asked a handful of financial advisers which fund families they favor and why.

Separating Deals From Duds: Blindly buying stocks can be hazardous to portfolio

Despite the market's roaring rally over the past three months, some stocks--including those of well-known companies--still look cheap. So how do you separate the deals from the duds? Understand why the stock is cheap.

Basic Materials May Be Unexciting, Except As an Investment

Basic materials stocks sound about as exciting as freshly laid asphalt, but they've become a steaming-hot investment in 2009. This group was devastated last fall as hedge funds abandoned the then-dominant thesis that the world -- especially Asia -- needs to keep building, and summarily dumped the stocks. However, ambitious economic stimulus packages in the U.S. and abroad have revived the need for basic materials.

Emerging Markets Soar but Remain Risky

Emerging markets are like those giant slices of double-mud chocolate-brownie cake offered to you by restaurant servers at the end of your meal. You run the risk of a severe stomachache later, but they sound so good it's hard to resist.

The Case Against (Some) ETFs
By Kirk Shinkle

Touted as a revolution in transparency, cost, and access to exotic investments, ETFs are now being slammed for inefficiencies, hidden fees, and opaque structures. Some experts argue that ETFs are just the latest means for investment advisers to hoist flawed products on unsuspecting customers. ...

5 Funds That Are Off to a Fast Start in 2009
By Katy Marquardt

Categorywise, large growth, midsized growth, and small growth funds have fared the best so far this year (although small companies have led the rally over the past three months). But not all of the top performing funds fall into one of those categories. Here's a look at some of the front-runners among diversified U.S. stock funds ... But beware ...

Government Intervention & Economic Risk
by Ian Bremmer and Sean West

It's no secret that politics affects economic markets. But in response to a financial crisis or economic downturn, political risk impacts markets much more broadly than just isolated policies and individual stocks.

SEC Boss Mary L. Schapiro Discusses Executive Pay
Kathy Kristof

Mary L. Schapiro has been in the job just a few months, but the Obama administration's new top securities regulator already is pursuing an aggressive agenda that blends souped-up enforcement with new rules designed to give investors more power and...

 

Not Going to Be Economic Depression
Global Economic Viewpoint

Last week at the Milken Global Conference, three Noble Laureates in Economics sat down to discuss the global recession -- Gary Becker (Nobel Prize, 1992), Roger Myerson (Nobel Prize, 2007) and Myron Scholes (Nobel Prize 1997).

All three agreed that this is not going to be a depression and that the free-market economy is fundamentally healthy.

The Global Economy: Worse & Worser

Today's global economic debacle shares a disturbing number of similarities with the early stages of Japan's "lost decade" of the 1990s.

 

 

Despite Risks, Some See Opportunities in Speculative Areas of the Market

At a time when so many "sure" investments have let everyone down, speculative investing sounds like simply throwing money down the drain. Shell-shocked investors, wishing no medals for bravery, have contented themselves with safer, low-yield choices.

A Strategy for Stocks? Look Inward First
Kathy Kristof

Uncomfortable putting your hard-earned money in stocks -- even after the recent run-up that has helped recover a portion of the last year's losses?

Strength of Technology Stocks Surprises

Technology is the surprise investment leader this year.

Science and technology stock funds are up 13 percent this year, versus the 2 percent decline of the average diversified stock fund, according to Lipper Inc. Among the tech-firm royalty, Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock is up 40 percent this year, IBM Corp. (IBM) up 22 percent and Google Inc. (GOOG) up 21 percent.

ECB slows emergency cash support
The European Central Bank says it will scale back emergency monetary support for fear of fuelling inflation.

Japan says deflation has returned
The Japanese government warns that deflation has returned to the country's economy for the first time since 2006.

Shoppers give muted VAT response
Shoppers have given a muted response to the lower rate of VAT although a majority want it extended, a BBC poll finds.

Trade deal agreed in East Africa
Leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi sign a common market trade agreement.

Korea says no to US trade talks
South Korea dampens speculation the country is willing to re-negotiate a free trade agreement with the US.

World economy 'heads for growth'
Growth and recovery are expected in 2010 in most world regions, but the upturn will be modest, the OECD says.

Rise in public sector borrowing
UK public sector net borrowing reached £11.42bn last month, the highest for the month of October since records began.

Seasonal rise in mortgage lending
UK mortgage lending rose by 5% in October compared with the previous month, according to a lenders' group.

UK retail sales growth picks up
UK retail sales in October rose at the fastest annual pace since May 2008, government figures show.

Computer glitch hits US flights
A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans causes cancellations and delays across the eastern US.

Bank split over stimulus package
Bank of England rate-setters were split three ways on this month's decision to pump £25bn more into the economy.

Oil price up as US reserves fall
The price of crude oil rises to $80 a barrel after figures showed a sharp fall in US stockpiles last week.

Surprise fall in US home building
Construction of new homes and apartments in the US unexpectedly fell in October, to the lowest level in six months.

Festive sales 'will start early'
Festive sales will start early this year - including price cuts on Christmas Day - as VAT is set to rise, an expert says.

Trade talks end Obama China trip
US President Barack Obama meets Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China.

Credit card security breach fear
Visa and Mastercard are warning all banks about a suspected leak of credit card security information in Spain.

Canada records inflation of 0.1%
Canadian inflation rose at an annual rate of 0.1% last month, as increases in the price of food and consumer goods offset a fall in petrol prices.

Timeshare conmen jailed
A judge tells two men jailed for a £460,000 timeshare scam they had "tainted" the reputation of north Wales tourism.

PM 'broke pledge to world's poor'
The Lib Dems accuse Gordon Brown of breaking his "promise to the world's poorest people" in the Queen's Speech.

Universities 'bail out students'
Three quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students because of delays to loans, suggests a BBC survey.

Negative equity escape deal
The Coventry Building Society offers existing customers in negative equity a mortgage escape route if they need to move.

Unexpected surplus for eurozone
The 16 countries that use the euro post an unexpected trade surplus in September, due to a sharp rise in exports.

UK inflation rate starts to rise
The UK's CPI inflation rate rose to 1.5% in October, up from 1.1% in September, largely due to fuel cost changes, figures show.

Small rise in US producer prices
US producer prices rose less than expected in October as a weak economy largely kept inflation in check, official figures show.

Crackdown on mobile services
Websites mis-selling mobile ringtones and other services are forced to clean up their acts, following a European Union crackdown.

'No growth' for Scots economy
The Scots economy is forecast to achieve almost no growth during 2010, according to Strathclyde University analysis.

£50m revamp for 'worst stations'
Ten railway stations in England, including Manchester Victoria and Clapham Junction, are to get £50m to carry out urgent improvements.

Nigeria's president delays budget after row over where to host it
Nigeria's president postpones his budget - because senators and representatives disagree on which chamber should host it.

Are Poles moving to the UK again? Tesco's Polish food sales rise
The supermarket chain Tesco says demand for Polish food is on the rise again as the Poles return to the UK.

Malawi's miracle
Subsidised seeds and fertiliser allows nation to feed itself

Carbon trading
Future of the global market is clouded in uncertainty

Stephanomics
Why did Bank chief answer me so forcefully?

Born for business
Can anyone be a successful entrepreneur?

Novel inspiration
Business leaders reveal the books that inspired them

Full steam ahead
Fresh signs of life for the US railroad industry

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Insurance Mandate Could Spur Walk-In Clinic Boom
As it gets more difficult to see a primary care doctor, walk-in medical centers are picking up the slack. And if Congress succeeds in passing a nationwide health insurance mandate, the urgent care industry expects even more growth.

Lawsuit Adds To Tumult At 'Washington Times'
The Washington Times has long thought to be immune from the economic forces challenging the rest of newspaper industry because of the deep pockets of its founder and owner, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, head of the Unification Church. But the recession has taken a toll on the paper and now an apparent power struggle among Moon's sons is adding to the paper's challenges.

Boeing Hopes Long-Delayed Plane Takes Off In S.C.
Boeing has moved to South Carolina from its ancestral home in the Pacific Northwest to build the 787 Dreamliner. The company will spend less on labor and receive more than $175 million in state incentives. But it will have to train a new workforce, which Boeing's Seattle unions predict may be the undoing of the Southern operation.

Bon Jovi Doesn't Need A Prayer To Make It On NBC
Bon Jovi is at the top of the album charts this week, riding an unprecedented publicity push. His record label struck a deal with the conglomerate NBC Universal for an exclusive presence on their many TV networks, including appearances on Today, Inside the Actors Studio and The Tonight Show.

Goldman Sachs Is Into Sharing, To A Point
Just because they're masters of the universe doesn't mean the people of Goldman Sachs don't care about their fellow man. Fairly or not, the investment bank, which reported a $3.2 billion third-quarter profit, is perceived by many as a company that places profits and political power ahead of the general good.

Jobless In October: A State-By-State Look
Jobless rates rose in 29 states and the District of Columbia in October, the Labor Department reported. Rates declined in 13 states and were unchanged in eight.

Cash Under The Mattress
Treasury yields briefing dipped into negative territory this week, reflecting investors' lingering concerns about the economy.

Sony Hopes Online Service Will Build Brand Loyalty
Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said.

Is Ron Paul Right About The Fed?
Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican and lifelong critic of the Federal Reserve, scored a big win on Capitol Hill by getting a House panel to pass a bill requiring new reviews of the Fed's interest-rate decisions.

Smoker Wins $300M Judgment Against Philip Morris
The bookkeeper in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., won a $300 million jury verdict against the tobacco giant. Philip Morris' parent, Altria Group, called the judgment "fundamentally unfair" and said it will seek a court review.

Price Fight: Coke Isn't It At Costco
If you're a member of Costco, the nation's largest wholesale club, you may be surprised to learn that Coca-Cola's products are no longer on the shelves. The two companies are locked in a rare public dispute over the price consumers pay for beverages.

'The Onion': Mocking All Who Deserve It Since 1988
America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink). Onion editors Joe Randazzo and Joe Garden talk with Renee Montagne about the serious business of being funny. Also: See the fun The Onion has had at NPR's expense.

Goldman Sachs Shareholders Want More Of Profits
Goldman Sachs' shareholders are pressuring the company to reduce the huge bonuses it pays its employees, according to The Wall Street Journal. The investors want to share in more of the profits. Goldman reportedly has been making record amounts of money, but analysts expect earnings for shareholders to be lower than in previous years.

Industry Hopes Auto Shows Rev Up Demand
The auto show season kicks off early next month in Los Angeles, and not a moment too soon. November auto sales remain weak. Analysts say the shows are critical to generating the consumer demand that companies such as General Motors need to start making money.

'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' Breaks Record
The new combat videogame "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has blasted away previous entertainment records. The game's publisher ActiVision says it raked in more than $550 million in the first week of sales. That's more than last year's top selling video game "Grand Theft Auto IV."

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Week Ahead: Data, Not Earnings, Ahead of Thanksgiving
Lots of economic data on tap for next week.

A Dollar Primer: Why All the Fuss?
The falling dollar has garnered a lot of attention, maybe more than it deserves.

Bank of America, Stimulus Jobs - Week in Review: November 16-20, 2009
Congress to grill Bank of America leaders on threatening to walk away from Merrill Lynch acquisition. And the GAO questions the accuracy of the stimulus jobs numbers.

Al Lewis: Holiday Sales Could Be Another Bad Rerun
USAA Financial Planning Services has been asking folks what movie title best describes their holiday budget.

Full Plate: Upcoming Week Stuffed With Economic Data
Just about every aspect of the economy will be covered in the three busy days with data on new and existing home sales, home values, consumer confidence, personal income and weekly jobless claims.

Wall Street's Comeback Comes Up Short
Thanks to a last minute rally, stocks ended off their lows on Friday but it wasn’t enough to prevent Wall Street from falling into a three-day slump.

Market Winners & Losers: King Pharmaceuticals, MBIA
The major indexes fell for the second day in a row, with the Dow closing down 0.9%, the S&P 500 falling 1.3% and the Nasdaq slipping 1.7%.

Cavuto: The Beast Always Needs More Feeding
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Taxpayers May Not Be Activist Shareholders, but Goverment Is
It’s unlikely that millions of Americans next year will pack into the annual shareholder meetings of the many bailed out companies in which the U.S. government holds significant stakes.

Early-Market Movers: Suntech Power Holdings, Netease.com
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Thanksgiving Week Stuffed With Economic News
Investors will take in a heavy helping of economic reports in the shortened holiday week, but the main course remains the dollar.

Credit Markets on Edge About When Fed Will Raise Rates

Bove: Expect Goldman To Increase Dividend Meaningfully

Bullish Sign for Gold: Central Banks Are Big Buyers

Victoria's Secret Hopes to Rekindle Desire for Lingerie

High Roller Sues Harrah's for Lost Millions

Wall Street Jobs Slow to Return Despite Record Profits

Big Shareholders Ask Goldman to Cut Bonuses: Report

Buying an Expensive House? Government Can Help

Review: What It's Like to Drive the New Chevy Volt

Hershey Mulls $17 Billion Bid for Cadbury: Source

Nielsen Ratings Coming to Video Games

Week's Top Videos: Geithner, Double Dips & the NFL

In a Tough Market, Luxury Condos Are Going to Auction

How Two Hard-Hit Familes Cope With Holiday Shopping

'New Moon' Midnight Showings Earn Record $26.3 Million

Senate Democrats Move Forward On Crucial Health Vote

Profits in Solar? Reaping Returns in Wind?

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Risk fatigue sparks correction speculation
Global Markets Overview: Talk that the dollar could be near its nadir leads to a growing sense of caution ahead of what could be a pivotal trading session.

Tech sector pulls Wall Street lower
US stocks edged lower on Friday after disappointing results from Dell added to fears this week that the economic recovery was faltering

Dollar peps up after low point
The dollar recovered later in the week as the recent rally in global asset prices appeared to run out of steam

Thomas Cook leads way lower
Holiday companies led the way lower on Friday as the FTSE 100 slipped for a fourth consecutive day

Banks held back by loss worries
Concerns over growing loan losses plagued banks this week as institutions with exposure to Europe's developing economies were told they may have been too slow in recognising possible losses

Bullion's record run lifts other metals
Gold's advance helps silver, platinum, palladium and copper reach fresh 2009 highs

Seoul to allow naked short selling of bonds
South Korea plans to allow naked short selling of bonds next year to attract more foreign participation in the country's underdeveloped and illiquid bond market

Bank stocks drag Nikkei
Hefty losses for Japanese banking stocks helped condemn the Nikkei 225 Average to a fourth successive weekly decline for the first time in more than a year.

Indonesia moves on tax loophole
CFOs and credit investors scramble to understand implications of the change even as traders mark the impacted bonds lower. by Debtwire

GE prices Islamic corporate bond
GE has taken a move that will help open up a niche market to a broader non-Muslim investor base

Chinese consumers embrace gold
Chinese consumers' demand for gold reached record levels in the third quarter but high prices affected demand in other areas of the world

EC alleges S&P monopoly abuse
The European Commission has charged Standard & Poor's with breaching competition rules through licence fees levied on fund managers

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Vehicle-scrapping subsidies

As the world economy tumbled into recession, most rich countries’ governments tried to prop up ailing carmakers by dishing out cash to drivers who scrapped an old vehicle to buy a new one. According to the OECD, America’s programme was the most generous on a purchasing-power basis, offering car-buyers an average of $4,000 in cash for their aged “clunkers”. Canadians received less than an eighth of this amount for agreeing to “retire their rides”. Germany’s programme was second only to America’s in its generosity. At 0.2% of GDP, it cost more, relative to the size of the economy, than that of any other country. Subsidies were much lower in France, Italy and Scandinavia.

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Output, prices and jobs

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Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates

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Overview

Japan’s economy grew strongly in the third quarter. It expanded at an annual rate of 4.8%, aided by a 3.3% rise in domestic demand and rapid export growth.

The recession ended in the euro zone, where GDP grew by 0.4% in the three months to September. Among the area’s largest economies, growth was strongest in Germany, where the economy expanded by 0.7%. France and Italy also grew, by 0.3% and 0.6% respectively. But the Spanish and Greek economies continued to shrink, with GDP falling by 0.3% in each. ...

R&D spending

Toyota spent the most on research and development (R&D) of any company in the world in 2008, according to the European Commission’s latest tally. The Japanese carmaker increased its annual R&D spending by 7.6% to €7.6 billion ($10.6 billion), knocking Microsoft off the top spot. Three of the five biggest spenders are carmakers, but pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies also pour money into R&D. Switzerland’s Roche now ranks fourth, having increased spending by 50% in the past three years. America’s Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi-Aventis, a French health-care company, each spent more than €4.5 billion last year. Worldwide R&D investment increased by 6.9% in 2008, having grown by 9% in 2007.

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Job vacancies

Recruitment in both Europe and America rose in October, according to the Monster Employment Index, which measures the strength of companies’ hiring intentions by counting online advertisements. In Europe, this was the first increase since February. In America, there were more openings in health care and public administration in October, but fewer retail jobs on offer. Steep declines in most of the second half of 2008 mean that the American index is still more than 20% lower than a year earlier. The picture is worse in Europe, where recruitment was more than a third lower than 12 months earlier. Recruitment continued to fall in Germany in October, but it rose substantially in Britain.

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Primary energy

According to the International Energy Agency, energy demand in OECD countries is expected to fall slightly by 2015. In 2007, these nations used around 5.5 billion tonnes of oil equivalent, compared with 6.2 billion tonnes in non-OECD countries. That gap is expected to widen, because the annual rate of growth of non-members’ energy use is predicted to be more than ten times that of member economies between 2007 and 2030. China’s energy demand will overtake America’s by 2015. By 2030 China and India together are expected to account for almost a third of global energy use. By then, the world will consume 16.8 billion tonnes of oil equivalent. Coal will fuel the bulk of China’s increased energy use.

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Market performance

Despite a wobble in global stockmarkets at the end of October, investors in equities have had a rewarding year. The shares in the MSCI index, which covers 23 rich countries, have risen by more than a quarter in dollar terms since the start of 2009. Hedge funds have delivered steady returns, if not quite as much as stocks. The Hedge Fund Research (HFR) index, an industry standard, rose by 11% from the beginning of January to the end of October. The HFR index has been much less volatile than the MSCI this year. That is just as well. One selling point of such investments is that they are supposed to deliver steadier profits. Rich-country government bonds have returned a modest 4.4% since the start of the year.

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Live Chat With Rennie Yang
Rennie Yang from Market Tells will be here at 11:AM EST to take our questions. To attend, please visit the following link: Live Chat With Rennie Yang One of my daily must-reads is Rennie's morning report where he shares statistical...

November Expiration Day
Good morning. Futures point lower again as the dollar continues to improve, overseas markets were down and Dell's disappointment set a negative bias. As expected it is a slow news day, but some of the more noteworthy headlines include an...

Monkey Business
The tight uptrend channel was finally broken today as the market filled Monday's gap and then found support at Friday's afternoon lows: Like most trading days of late, most of the interesting action occurred within the first 30 minutes of...

Jobless Claims & The Dollar
Good morning. Futures are lower as markets overseas fall under sell pressure and the U.S. dollar sees a rebound. Weekly jobless claims were inline with expectations. Top headlines include news that the bailout program could be extended, Fed officials play...

Three Day View
The three day view of the S&P 500 pretty much sums up the situation: Much like what we saw last week, we continue to chop around with the programs defending every intraday low making absolutely sure that we don't set...

The Common Elements Of Success
From time to time I have been asked to offer my perspectives on things I have found common in successful traders. I have always struggled with my reply to that question because there are only a few traders of which...

CPI & Housing Starts
Good morning. Futures were higher earlier this morning as the weaker dollar helped sentiment, but a few disappointing reports on the economy have tempered expectations. Namely, the CPI rose higher than expected, Housing Starts fell -10.6% in October, and a...

Running Out Of Time
As we see yet again, the path of least resistance continues to be higher. While we only managed to eke out a one point gain in the S&P 500, a new high is still yet another new high. Only the...

Member Mailbag
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The Dollar & Producer Price Index
Good morning. Futures are slightly lower as mixed performances in overseas markets and a rebound in the dollar drive sentiment. News flow is also on the slow side without many market-moving headlines. We have three data points on the economy...

Dead Wrong
In spite of all concerns, the market headed higher once again. While last week it appeared that we were range bound, today's action proved that theory dead wrong as we closed at new recovery highs in all but the Russell...

Retail Sales & The Dollar
Good morning. Futures are positive as the dollar drops following comments from China and strength in overseas markets. In addition, we have a better than expected retail sales report (primary due to auto sales which was up +8.3%) and a...

The Trading Range
After a strong start on Monday, we spent the next four days trading around and ultimately finishing up at the same exact level where we closed back on Monday: With Monday's big gain, the S&P 500 gained +2.26%, Dow +2.46%,...

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All Eyes On Consumer Sentiment
Good morning. Futures are in positive territory as the dollar turns weaker. While the market awaits the latest read on consumer sentiment, Euro area GDP showed growth but came in weaker than expected, more positive earnings news and mixed reports...

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Wall Street: Mixed week ends on a low note
Stocks fell Friday, capping a mostly down week, as investors remained jittery about the economy and the outlook for the technology sector.

2010 outlook: Flat is the new up
If 2008 was the year the stock market almost died and 2009 was the year that the market miraculously sprung back to life, then what will 2010 be?

Short-term Treasurys rally
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Gold climbs to record high
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Oil continues slide as dollar strengthens
Oil slipped nearly 1% to below $77 on Friday as a stronger dollar weighed on prices and falling equities raised concern about the economy and the outlook for energy demand.

Dollar gains ground
The dollar rose for a second straight session Friday as investors cut exposure to risky assets and high-yield currencies ahead of a holiday-shortened week in the United States.

The Masters of the Universe are back
Mergers are all the rage in Corporate America again. Healthy companies are looking to take advantage of their strong balance sheets and surging stock prices to strike while the iron is hot.

JPMorgan takes control of Cazenove
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Gold hits fresh record high
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Oil sinks on dollar, demand
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Treasurys gain on sliding stocks
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Dollar rises as investors seek safety
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Housing savant Paulson now looks to gold
Billionaire John Paulson, who earned his his hedge fund billions when he bet against the housing bubble, is waging a new noteworthy bet.

Treasury prices dip on inflation data
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Oil rises on lower supply
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A brief introduction to bond investing
Question: I'm 26 and want to set up a diversified portfolio for retirement. I'm almost totally invested in stocks, but I know that I should put some money into bonds. I really don't understand how they work, however, and I don't feel comfortable investing in something I don't understand. For example, I think I get the basic idea of a bond, but when I see bond yields fluctuate, I get confused. Aren't they supposed to have a consistent interest rate? --John, Portchester, New York

For retailers, Xmas is only kind of blue
Welcome to the bizarre world of Wall Street where good news is often bad news simply because it isn't good enough.

Is Warren Buffett calling a bottom?
Warren Buffett said he's making an "all-in wager on the economic future of the United States" with the purchase of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Let's hope it's a bet that Buffett wins.

Tips for an investing newbie
Question: I'm 30 years old and have savings of about $50,000. I've never invested in stocks or mutual funds, but I would like to start. Can you recommend some resources that can help educate me about investments and give me a better understanding of how they work? --Suresh T., Jacksonville, Florida

Using buybacks to help pick stocks
The top job of managers at every company is the same: allocating capital. Should money be spent on internal growth or acquisitions? Should capital be returned to shareholders via dividends or share repurchases?

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Bernanke Saved Your Company
Stop giving the Fed chairman such a hard time, he prevented more bankruptcies than we'll ever know.

The Job-Loss Recovery
Consumers won't lead the recovery, but Swiss Re economist Kurt Karl thinks they should be able to sustain it.

Berkshire's B-Share Split
Warren Buffett's flip-flop could bring new investors to Berkshire and more volume to its shares.

See No Evil Accounting
Banks are avoiding commercial real estate losses by refusing to assess property values.

Edinburgh's Financial Fringe Festival
The Scottish financial hub is on the decline after the bailouts of Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS.

Gold Is Not Just An Inflation Hedge
As central banks around the world add gold to their reserves, the market for the precious metal has changed.

Small Stocks, Big Takeovers
Looking to play the 2010 M&A rebound? Head for the Rusell 2000, not the S&P 500.

Cautious Optimism Reigns In Asia
Two surveys show business leaders are hopeful but not overconfident.

Room For The Chinese Inn On The NYSE
China's No. 3 budget hotel chain plans to list on Wall Street to repay debt.

China Can't Kill The Dollar
China might not like the Fed's low interest rates but it will have to endure.

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The major market indexes finished lower, but are still maintaining technical support
Stocks started the day on a negative note, after the latest quarterly earnings results from Dell (DELL) hit the Street with a resounding thud...(Read More)

Uncovering a potential long put ladder on the uptrending retailer
In last week's edition of Trading Tools, we analyzed financial firm Comerica Incorporated (CMA), thanks to a short put spread highlighted by the Schaeffer's Most Active Options filter...(Read More)

Put volume has ramped up on the oil major after a technical rejection
Puts are quickly becoming the options of choice on Chevron Corporation (CVX: sentiment, chart, options)...(Read More)

Examining strategies covered in previous columns
During the past several weeks, I've covered a number of options strategies, from the simple (strips and straps) to the more complex (broken wing butterfly)...(Read More)

Put volume is unusually high, even as the equity extends its intermediate-term uptrend
Warner Chilcott Plc (WCRX: sentiment, chart, options) has become a favorite target of put players...(Read More)

Sampling some hot option plays on Patriot Coal (PCX), E TRADE Financial (ETFC), and Suntech Power Holdings (STP)
Welcome to our new video series, Options Stew, where we take a look back at what's been cookin' in the option pits this week...(Read More)

The bank's biggest shareholders are up in arms about its rich employee bonus pool
Today's column includes a bonus battle for Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS), job cuts at Nokia Corporation (NOK), a boosted notes offering for DryShips Inc...(Read More)

U.S. stock futures drop sharply after poorly received corporate earnings
The technology sector is in trouble this morning, as traders have reacted negatively to Dell Inc.'s (DELL) third-quarter earnings report...(Read More)

Crude futures snapped their winning streak as the greenback gained ground
The Chicago Board Options Exchange's (CBOE) Market Volatility Index (VIX) - best known as the broad-market "fear gauge" - epitomized the mood on the Street today, advancing almost 5%...(Read More)

Profiting from Black Friday with online retailers
The holiday shopping season is just around the corner, with the promise of yet another Black Friday looming next week following Thanksgiving...(Read More)

Examining a theoretical iron butterfly on Kirby Corporation (KEX)
In Wednesday's edition of Advanced Options, we analyzed the iron butterfly, which allows accurate traders to profit from a stock's apathetic price action...(Read More)

Options trader bets on range-bound Dell shares prior to earnings
After the close of trading tonight, Dell Inc. (DELL: sentiment, chart, options) is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 28 cents per share, down from earnings of 37 cents per share for the same quarter last year...(Read More)

Strong price action and investor pessimism make Massey Energy calls quite attractive
This column is designed to introduce you to some of the valuable trading tools available on the SchaeffersResearch.com Web site...(Read More)

The stock is underperforming its Dow peers, but option players are downright bullish
It's been a pretty good year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), with only five of the 30 blue chips currently resting in negative territory for 2009...(Read More)

The fertilizer firm continues to reject a buyout bid, despite apparent investor support
Today's column includes the latest merger-and-acquisition developments from CF Industries Holdings, Inc...(Read More)

U.S. stock futures fall ahead of economic data
The bull rally is apparently beginning to wane on Wall Street, and traders appear ready to take some profits off the table...(Read More)

Gold futures tagged another record high on a weak dollar and inflationary fears
The tech sector led a broad-based retreat today, with stocks snapping their recent winning streak...(Read More)

Options trader places bet on declining time decay for this natural gas concern ahead of expiration
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK: sentiment, chart, options) has drawn considerable put volume today, as the shares follow the rest of the market lower...(Read More)

Without spot-on accuracy, this multi-tiered strategy can sting like a bee
In a recent edition of Advanced Options, we analyzed the short call butterfly spread, which allows traders to capitalize on a stock's sharp move higher or lower...(Read More)

With the stock soaring to new highs, investors appear to be seeking put protection
Put options have rarely been more popular on Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU: sentiment, chart, options)...(Read More)

Retailer attracts heavy skepticism amid stellar uptrend
Retailers continue to line up for the earnings confessional, and one particular high-flyer is slated to release its quarterly report next week...(Read More)

This oil services concern offers a compelling reason to find a seat on the bullish bandwagon
Rowan Companies Inc. (RDC: sentiment, chart, options) performs contract drilling of oil and gas wells...(Read More)

The credit card concern expands its Internet presence with a key acquisition
Today's column includes merger-and-acquisition news from American Express Company (AXP), disappointing drug news from Genzyme Corporation (GENZ), a more cautiously bullish outlook for Baidu, Inc...(Read More)

U.S. stock futures flat to higher ahead of key economic data
Wall Street appears to be headed for a relatively flat open this morning, as U.S. stock futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are up 19 points at 10,417, or about eight points above fair value...(Read More)

The SPX finished atop the 1,100 marker for the second straight session
Stocks flirted with breakeven for most of the session today, as the Street weighed muted inflationary measures against disappointing economic data and a batch of humdrum earnings reports...(Read More)

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TaxWatch: Can you deduct online-gambling losses? Maybe
A new federal law -- the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act -- is slated to go into effect on Dec. 1. But it's still not entirely clear whether online gambling is illegal, or whether you can deduct losses from that activity.

Washington Calendar: Washington events for Nov. 23-27
A look at the key economic reports and news events in Washington during the week.

Canadian Markets: Canada stocks narrow losses; greenback's off highs
Canadian stocks fall, but narrow losses as the U.S. dollar reduces its earlier gains, giving materials shares and prices room to dig out of deeper deficits.

Latin American Markets: Mexico stocks lower; economy shows signs of life
The goverment report on how the economy fared during the third quarter comes investors take gains off the table in the wake of recent highs.

MarketWatch First Take: Dismantling the U.S. refining sector
For the second time in less than a month, a major U.S. independent refiner announced it is shuttering a plant. Whatever happened to the impassioned call for more domestic refineries?

Democrats seek to nail down votes for health bill
Senate Democratic leaders are trying to corral as much support as possible for a key health-care vote scheduled for Saturday night, aiming for commitments from 60 senators.

Top Ten: MarketWatch's top stories of the week, Nov. 16-20
Most U.S. stocks ended the week with losses, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a small rise for the period thanks to gains on Friday in health care stocks and consumer-related shares. Tech shares were the biggest losers on the week.

Hershey may go alone in Cadbury bid: report
Hershey reportedly is weighing a $17 billion bid that would consist of more cash for Cadbury than the hostile offer from Kraft Foods.

Holiday airfares, fees are on the rise
Flying during the holidays will be more expensive this year thanks to ever-increasing surcharges on top of rising ticket costs and baggage fees.

Airline Web sites battle for fewer customers
Budget air carriers have been snatching up travelers and market share from troubled legacy carriers for the better part of two decades, and now they're whipping them on the Internet, too.

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MarketWatch, a leading publisher of business and financial news, offers users up-to-the minute news, investment tools, and subscription products.

 

Ohio Sues Rating Firms For Losses In Funds
In the suit, the state’s attorney general asserted that Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings provided misleading ratings that led to hundreds of millions of losses for state funds.

Hershey Considers a Counterbid for Cadbury
Hershey is considering bidding for Cadbury, a proposal that would top the $16.7 billion hostile bid from Kraft, people briefed on the matter told DealBook on Friday.

Off the Charts: From Leader to Laggard In Just Over a Decade
Since 1998, the dollar’s weakness has been a major contributor to the United States stock market’s fall from global grace.

In Britain, Visions of Japan’s Decade of Stagnation
Even as the British economy seems to be improving, some analysts worry that its underlying structural flaws could mean the country won’t be able to sustain its recovery.

Jobless Rate Up in 29 States, Hitting Records in 4 of Them
Michigan had the highest jobless rate at 15.1 percent, followed by Nevada at 13 percent and Rhode Island at 12.9 percent.

Shares Finish Lower on Doubts About Recovery
Investors are increasingly wondering about the speed of the economy recovery and they are questioning the fast-paced rise of technology stocks.

A Tearful Winfrey Explains Her Departure
Oprah Winfrey confirmed to viewers what she told her staff members on Thursday afternoon: that she is ending her successful daytime talk show in September 2011.

Your Money: Experienced In Love And Money
Some advice from those with firsthand experience of divorce may help you avoid the financial pitfalls of a split.

Shortcuts: When ‘Customer Service’ Seems Anything But
Sometimes it is hard to remember that the person on the other end of the phone line is not the enemy, but staying calm can help.

Patient Money: How to Find Mental Health Care When Money Is Tight
Hot lines, online groups and organizations that charge fees on a sliding scale are options for finding help.

AOL to Cut One-Third of Its Staff
AOL said on Thursday that about 2,500 jobs will be lost after it is spun off from Time Warner next month.

Google Offers Peek at Operating System, a Potential Challenge to Windows
Computers using Chrome, which uses “cloud computing,” will not arrive for a year, but it is already seen as a potential challenger to Microsoft.

Back to Business: With F.H.A. Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas
An effort by the F.H.A. to prop up real estate prices amid rising defaults has put taxpayers at risk.

Panel Votes to Broaden Oversight of the Fed
Rejecting warnings by the Obama administration, a committee approved a plan by Representative Ron Paul to carry out sweeping new audits of the central bank’s policy decisions and operations.

Geithner Hopes to End Bailout Fund
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said on Thursday that the government would close the $700 billion program “as soon as we can,” and that part of it would be used to lower the federal debt.

Attention Shifts to China for Private Equity Industry
Global private equity firms are seeking to raise capital from China’s wealthy individuals and institutions, even as the nation works to create a private equity industry of its own.

Europe’s Bank Tightens Loan Rules
In a move to prepare the ground to unwind emergency liquidity measures, the European Central Bank has tightened rules for collateral it accepts against loans.

Bank of Japan Sets Itself Up for Clash With Government
The central bank upgraded its economic assessment, setting itself up for a confrontation with a government pressing for a policy response to deflation.

In Survey, Hard Times Before Slump
One in five Americans needed help paying for basic needs, according to a 2005 census survey.

D.R. Horton Results Miss Estimates
The homebuilder reported a much larger-than-expected quarterly loss of $231.9 million, but said that orders had increased.

Ann Taylor Reverses Loss, but Is Cautious on Holiday
The clothing retailer reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and gave a cautious forecast for the current holiday quarter, sending shares down.

U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Reach a Record High
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s quarterly survey found that one in seven homeowners was either late on payments or was already in foreclosure.

Treasury to Auction Off Big-Bank Warrants
The sales could free JPMorgan, Capital One and TCF Financial from the government’s bailout restrictions.

Winfrey Bets on Her Future With Cable
Oprah Winfrey will end her daytime talk show in 2011 as she prepares to start a cable channel of her own.

Advertising: The Jonas Brothers Promote Xbox 360
The band said it had been approached by many companies, but it wanted to endorse family-friendly brands.

Google to Add Captions, Improving YouTube Videos
The move is the first major step toward making millions of videos accessible to deaf and hearing-impaired people.

South Korea Trade Pact Is Revived by Obama
President Obama pledged to complete a long-stalled trade agreement with South Korea that he inherited from former President George W. Bush.

French Weigh $52 Billion Bond Issue
A report commissioned by President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed new spending on research and growth industries despite concerns about rising debt levels.

O.E.C.D. Cautious in Economic Forecast
Stimulus spending in countries like China have helped bolster member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, but the economic outlook remains weak, it said.

As Recovery Spreads, Greece Is Bypassed
New concerns are being raised about Greek banks as the country’s budget deficit swells and its sovereign credit rating has come under renewed threat.

Dutch Bank Gets Another Cash Injection
The Dutch government said that it would spend another 3 billion euros to clean up ABN-AMRO, as it seeks to put the problems at the collapsed lender behind it.

JPMorgan Buys the Rest of a British Bank Partner
The American bank paid $1.7 billion for the rest of Cazenove to strengthen its investment banking unit in Britain.

Moody’s and S&P Scale Back Business in Australia
Standard & Poor’s has joined Moody’s in withdrawing its application to supply ratings of corporate bonds and other debt-based securities to retail investors after new rules were announced this month.

Trade Agency Opens Inquiries on Livestock Complaints
The World Trade Organization will investigate U.S. labeling rules on cattle and swine and European poultry restrictions.

Blackstone Unit to Buy Birds Eye Foods
The all-cash deal is worth $1.3 billion. Birds Eye is majority-owned by Vestar Capital Partners, a private equity firm.

Media Mogul's Battle With Deutsche Bank Escalates
German prosecutors said they filed fraud charges against the former chairman of Deutsche Bank in the latest development in Leo Kirch’s legal battle against the bank.

Suit Accuses Hartford Courant of Plagiarism
A lawsuit cites 11 Hartford Courant articles it says were largely taken from The Journal Inquirer.

Mall Operator in Deal With Its Lenders
General Growth Properties, which filed for bankruptcy protection in April, is close to restructuring almost $9 billion of its $27 billion in debt.

Ex-McKesson Chairman Is Found Guilty of Fraud
A federal jury convicted Charles McCall on five charges stemming from an accounting scandal, but acquitted another executive, Jay Lapine.

Breakingviews.com: For Citi, Less Sting From a Painful Bet
If Terra Firma were to let EMI default on its debts, Citigroup could offer the company to Warner, which has long coveted the music label.

High & Low Finance: U.S. Teaches Carmakers Capitalism
The U.S. takeover of G.M. and Chrysler isn’t an unqualified success, but rising auto prices may be more than a statistical fluke.

Is Goldman's Charitable Gesture Enough?
Does the firm have an obligation to make philanthropic efforts?

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Hershey Mulls $17 Billion Bid for Cadbury: Source
U.S. chocolate maker Hershey is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

EU Names Belgian Prime Minister as Bloc's President

EU Extends Review of Oracle Plan to Buy Sun

Ashton Goes from Unknown to Top Diplomat

Russia Tops Pricewaterhouse Global Fraud Survey

IMF's Lipsky Predicts Sluggish Global Recovery

Trichet: Time to Withdraw Some Support Measures

GM to Present Opel Restructuring Plan in Dec.

New EDF Boss Should Focus on Own Projects: Lagarde

Ukraine Debt Concerns Hit European Bank Shares

Volkswagen Board Approves Details on Porsche Tie-Up

Please Give Generously – It's for the UK Government

Reckitt, Colgate: No Truth To Link Up Reports

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Bank of Japan, Government Clash over Deflation Response
The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic assessment on Friday, setting itself up for a confrontation with a government pressing for a policy response to deflation and a possible return to recession.

Attention Shifts to China for Private Equity Industry

Official Chinese Paper Spurns Calls for Yuan Shift

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Malaysia Third-Quarter GDP Shrinks Less Than Expected

JAL Reportedly Facing $1.1 Billion Derivatives Charge

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November 16th Blogger Sentiment Poll
This week's poll recorded the highest bearish reading since September-08. Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (-) Ahead of the Ticker (-) Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (N) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) Fallond Stock Picks (-) In...

Tech Sector Still Paving the Way
On a relative strength basis the tech sector broke out to new highs today and is in a good position to continue its leadership roll. Over the last year technology stocks have been clear leaders among S&P 500 names, Google,...

Large Caps Outperform While Small Caps Stumble
The Wall Street Journal featured our research in today's paper, highlighting the shift from small cap leadership into large cap. Click here for a link to the full article. Below are more details on the analysis. The chart below shows...

The Great Volume Expansion
US market volume has been expanding since enormously since 2005. There has been a lot of scuttlebutt this year regarding a lack of volume, usually referring to NYSE trading because of its availability. The chart below shows NYSE floor volume...

November 9th Blogger Sentiment Poll
Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (N) Carl Futia (+) Crowder Blog (-) Dash of Insight (N) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) Fallond Stock Picks (-) In the Money Knight Trader (+) Learning Curve (-) Maoxian Millionaire Now (N)...

10% Unemployment: Good News or Bad for the Market?
As reported this morning, the unemployment rate in the US rose above 10% for the first time since 1982. As shown below, this is by far the fastest rise since continuous data begin in 1948. It is interesting to note...

Mutual Fund Returns: Don't Follow the Herd
From 1962 through the third quarter of 2009 the S&P 500 had an average annual return of 8.71%; the weighted average US mutual fund was up 1.18%. (By weighted we mean adjusted for the funds’ sizes. A $100mln fund that...

November 2nd Blogger Sentiment Poll
Bloggers are mostly neutral to start a new month. Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (-) Carl Futia (+) Crossing Wall Street Dash of Insight (N) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) In the Money Knight Trader (+) Learning Curve...

Q3 Earnings: Better Than Expected, Better Than Last Time
The last few days have everyone wondering whether the rally can continue. Is the market's move supported by the fundamentals, and can the economy recover fast enough to drive further earnings growth? Looking strictly at reported earnings so far this...

October 26th Blogger Sentiment Poll
There are more bears than bulls in this week's poll. Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (-) Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (N) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) Fallond Stock Picks (-) In the Money Learning Curve (-)...

Laszlo Birinyi on CNBC
Laszlo Birinyi will appear as a guest on tomorrow's airing of Squawk on the Street at 10:00.

October 19th Blogger Sentiment Poll
There are more bears than bulls in this week's poll. Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (N) Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (+) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) Fallond Stock Picks (-) In the Money Maoxian Millionaire Now...

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