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- Low offer for AMP shares sparks alert Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:35PMAMP shareholders are being warned about a company offering to pay less than half the current market value for their shares.Investors received a letter from a company called Share Buyers Pty on Monday offering to pay A$2.29 per...
- Oil plummets nearly 2% on high inventories Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:58AMFXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Crude Oil for September delivery sank more than 1% on Wednesday, after the EIA released a whopping rise in oil stock piles for the period 19-23 July, up 7.3M / barrels compared to a previous 0.4M reading.
- August Option Advisor: VIX at Critical Juncture Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:21AMThe following is a reprint of the market commentary from the August edition of the Option Advisor, published on July 22...( Read More )
- Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly Survey Examines the Critical Role Employers Play in Helping Employees ... Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:15AMNEW YORK----Bank of America today announced findings from the latest Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly, a survey of the values, financial priorities and concerns of affluent Americans.
- Stock futures pop lower on US Durable Goods Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:13AMFXstreet.com (Barcelona) - US stock index futures are pointing to a weak beginning on Wednesday, after US Durable Goods Orders sank 1% amid astonishment from analysts, whose estimates suggested a 1% rise instead.
- Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly Survey Reveals Complex Family Dynamics, Financial Concerns and Heightened ... Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:00AMNEW YORK----The latest findings from the Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly were announced today. This quarter the survey, which analyzes the values, financial priorities and concerns of affluent Americans, illustrates the financial complexities within affluent families, and the advice they seek and impart onto their children to help address immediate financial responsibilities and long ...
- SISM Research Note on Grid Petroleum Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:53AMNEW YORK---- -- Ernest C. Schlotter, a senior analyst with InvesTrend affiliate SISM Research and a four star analyst according to StarMine, has released a research note for Grid Petroleum Corporation , a company that focuses on natural gas developments in the Jonah Field region.
- Fujitsu Selects Stordis as Its First EMEA Distributor for XG Series Ethernet Switches Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:30AMFOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.----Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading supplier of innovative IT technologies, digital media solutions, retail solutions and biometric security solutions, today announced that it has selected Stordis as its first EMEA distributor for the Fujitsu XG series of Ethernet switches, including the new XG2600 high–performance, ultra-low latency switches.
- Warning for Dorchester Finance investors over buyout offer Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:20PMThe Securities Commission is warning investors in Dorchester Finance to be wary of an offer by Australian firm Stock & Share Trading Company PTY Limited to buy their debentures for 5c in the dollar.The commission says investors...
- Dorchester investors warned about low share offer Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:36PMThe Securities Commission is advising Dorchester Finance debenture holders to be wary of an offer from Australian-based Stock & Share Trading Company Pty
- Unsolicited offer for Dorchester Finance debenture Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:58PMDebenture-holders in Dorchester Finance Limited should be wary of an offer by Stock & Share Trading Company Pty Limited to buy their debentures for 5c in the dollar.
- Forex: USD/CAD erases losses and jumps to 1.0358 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:28AMFXstreet.com (Córdoba) – The Dollar gained strength across the board in the last hours and rose sharply. Against the Loonie reversed and erased previous losses. USD/CAD jumped from 1.0255 (1-month low) to 1.0358. The pair currently trades at 1.0340/46, 0.25% above today’s opening price.
- BP-Brightoil, British Airways, Vodafone, Dell, Qatari Diar in Court News Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:24PMBP Plc is suing six former members of its energy team in Singapore claiming they misused confidential information to help rival Shenzhen Brightoil Group gain a “strategic advantage.”
- Gold Holds The Line Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 7:29PMBen Bernanke spoke this past week and was quite frank during the first day of testimony. The markets plunged as a result of his talk of the economy being “unusually uncertain”.
- Outlook positive for Nifty futures Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:34PMI am holding long position in Jindal Steel July futures. Please advice a strategy. - Prabhakar VVS Jindal Steel & Power (Rs 641): The outlook for the counter appears positive.
- Doubling Down on Housing Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:45PMRecord-low interest rates and a scary stock market are prompting investors to sink even more money into their homes.
- Ocado hit by hedge fund shorts Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:21PMA group of London-based hedge funds have taken out large naked short positions in Ocado before the shares have even started trading properly.
- US Crude Oil stocks up Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:44AMFXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The stocking of Crude Oil as measured by the Energy Information Administration experienced a positive development this week, as number of barrels increased.
- This Trading Method Is About to Signal Another Buy On Gold and Silver Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 8:14AMTrading against the market herd, also known as going contrary can be quite profitable, but timing is another challenge entirely . Many contrarians make calls too early as irrational markets tend to stay irrational too long for most investors to stay in them.
- Chinese Premier Reassures Foreign Investors, Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:52AMChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has reassured foreign investors of the stability of the country’s investment climate, countering fears that China’s economic environment is worsening.
- Knight Capital Group Announces Consolidated Earnings of $0.58 per Diluted Share for the Second Quarter 2010 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:00AMKnight Capital Group, Inc. today reported consolidated earnings of $54.4 million, or $0.58 per diluted share.
- METALS - European Opening View - Metals track risk, await Bernanke/stress test Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:44AMLondon, 21 July 2010 - Metal sentiment improved across Tuesday with gold closing above $1190 and the LME Index gaining 1.7% as equities rallied and confidence in the outcome of Friday’s EU banking stress-test improved; the Dow finished up 0.5% and the S&P500 1.1%. An increase in US Building Permits and 25bp interest rate increase by the Bank of Canada also bolstered risk sentiment however the ...
- Roche May Lose $1 Billion a Year on Avastin Change Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:22AMRoche Holding AG’s top-seller Avastin may shed $1 billion in annual revenue if U.S. regulators follow a panel recommendation to revoke approval of the drug for use in breast cancer.
- European Stock-Index Futures Climb; ARM, Fiat, SSL International May Gain Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:51AMEuropean stock-index futures rose as companies from Apple Inc. to Fiat SpA reported better-than- estimated earnings. Asian technology shares climbed while U.S. futures fell.
- Green Dot IPO Premium May Provide 801% Return for Owners Wal-Mart, Sequoia Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:29AMGreen Dot Corp. ’s executives are seeking an initial public offering that hands Wal-Mart Stores Inc. a ninefold paper gain in the debit-card seller, asking for a higher price than investors pay for any of its rivals.
- Social Security to Tackle State Pension Woes? Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 10:10PMVia Pension Pulse. Mary Williams Walsh of the NYT reports, Facing Pension Woes, Maine Looks to Social Security : Lawmakers in Maine have found an unusual tool for tackling their state’s pension woes: Social Security . Just as workers in the private sector participate in Social Security in addition to any pension plan at their companies, most states put their workers in the federal program ...
- BP To Sell Assets For $7 Billion To Apache Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:47PMBP PLC said Tuesday it will sell assets in the U.S., Canada and Egypt to Apache Corp. for $7 billion to help pay the costs from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
- Teva Pharmaceuticals is Poised for a Double-Digit Run Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 11:26PMBy Street Authority. As a trader, I believe it is critically important to have one of three biases at all times: bullish, bearish or neutral. Read more » »
- Asia stocks are mixed on disappointing IBM earnings Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 10:58PMFXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Despite providing strength to equities yesterday, second-quarter earnings coming in after the bell in New York failed to inspire optimism in the marketplace today and weigh gingerly on the Asian session.
- Tilson Funds Portfolio Recap Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 9:56PMBy CanadianValue. As an equity investor a great place to look for ideas is in the portfolio holdings of other successful investors. Whitney Tilson has become a well known value investor. Some would suggest that he is more successful in marketing himself than anything else, but the performance of his hedge fund T2 Partners is excellent since inception. Tilson also has a mutual fund that is ...
- MDRNA, Inc. Encourages Stockholders to Vote Their Shares Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:22PMProposal No.8 Requires the Affirmative Vote of a Majority of All Outstanding Shares; Company Will Effect a Reverse Split to Enable the Cequent Merger If Proposal No. 8 Does Not Achieve Requisite Votes
- MDRNA, Inc. Encourages Stockholders to Vote Their Shares Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:04PMBOTHELL, WA--(Marketwire - 07/19/10) - MDRNA, Inc.(NASDAQ: MRNA - News ) announced today that it is encouraging all stockholders to promptly submit their voting instructions for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Stockholders who have not yet voted may still vote in advance of the meeting by telephone or internet, as described ...
- Not every stock falls in a falling market Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:02PMWith the sharemarket looking particularly shaky, investors will be wondering where they can put their money to keep it safe from the seismic ructions in the finance world.
- Why analysts are bullish on BP Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:30PMAnalysts take a lot of heat these days, but most are simply focused on fundamentals.
- One to Watch Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 6:07PMRenew Holdings is involved in a range of specialist engineering and building activities with the focus for growth primarily in the former area of activity, which includes work
- The Wrong Debate Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 12:29PMThere is an ongoing debate among investors and economists about whether the US economy is in the midst of an economic recovery or at the edge of a double-dip recession.
- Hedge Funds to Increase Use of Trading Algorithms, Tabb Says Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 11:22AMAsset managers such as hedge funds will probably increase their use of computer programs known as algorithms to execute their stock trades in 2011, according to securities-industry research firm Tabb Group LLC.
- Bruce Berkowitz Report New Position in MBIA Inc. ... Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:11AMBy guruek. Bruce Berkowitz, founder and fund manager of Fairholme Fund, stayed out of trouble by not owning much of financials during the 2008-2009 financial crisis, especially not any of the stocks that collapsed in the debacle. As if he wanted to finish up the fight, he is coming back to the arena with vengeance. His latest prize is the once proud but now much humbled MBIA Inc. ( MBI ). Read ...
- Component Change Made to Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 3:30PMNEW YORK -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced a component change in the Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index.
- Avon to Buy Jewelry Seller Silpada for $650 Million Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:53AMAvon Products Inc., the world’s largest door-to-door cosmetics seller, agreed to buy jewelry company Silpada Designs Inc. for at least $650 million to broaden its product line.
- Buffett -- Sold! Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:45AMStifel Nicolaus makes a bearish bet.
- Managed futures: Expensive, risky, but potentially a big money maker Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:32PMManaged futures funds can work like a charm – but they can turn on you in a big way
- Stocks That Buffett and Gates Own Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:11PMBy guruek. There are people who believe they can beat the market by trading in and out of the market. They could not appreciate, nor could they be taught the beauty and simplicity of buying a good business managed by a good management and sold at a reasonable price, and holding them for a long time. The performance will take care of itself if one does that. Too often we see people recommending ...
- Market Report: Antofagasta gains ground as bulls eye higher prices Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 6:09PMAntofagasta led the way last night as the FTSE 100 rounded off its best week in a year. The Chilean copper miner rose by 34.5p to 886p, while its sector peer Anglo American gained 10p to 2,422p after Goldman Sachs advised investors to pile in ahead of a surge in metals prices.
- Manipulating Facts to Fit a Theory: A Dangerous Trading Practice Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 5:15PMThis practice is common with experienced and new traders, and it can lead to huge losses. Find out how to avoid it.
- Double Stock Dips and Double Silver Tops Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 3:14PMYou read a lot recently about “double dip” and it does not refer to two scoops of ice cream, or to the Jerry Seinfeld episode when George takes a large tortilla chip, dips it into a bowl of dip, bites into it and dips it into the bowl again, much to the utter disgust of the person standing next to him.
- Magna cleared to bring Stronach payout plan to a vote Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 12:02PMMagna International said Friday it has been cleared to bring its proposed plan to collapse its dual-class share structure before a shareholder vote on July 23 by the Ontario Securities Commission, including the $863-million payout contained in the deal for Frank Stronach
- US stocks trim gains Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 10:29AMFXstreet.com (Córdoba) – Wall Street opened in the positive side following European markets that are headed toward a moderate gain on Friday. The Dow Jones is now at 10,140 at the same level it closed yesterday. The index rose after the opening bell to 10,180 but lost momentum and pulled back.
- Magna files supplemental disclosure with OSC Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 10:24AMAmong the additional information required, the OSC had ordered Magna’s board to offer an opinion on the unprecedented $863-million payout to Frank Stronach, the company’s founder and principle shareholder
- A victory of sorts Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 9:17AMForget about personalities - Treasury has become a specialist in winning battles that it seems to be losing.
