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4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:43 GMT

In my latest three blog posts, I listed some stocks which I would be willing to go long by selling the puts right before the stock reported earnings. Keep in mind these are companies which I believed would have a positive reaction to the earnings, however if the stock moved sideways on the number this strategy would still likely return a gain the following day.[More...]

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:18 GMT

Biostar Pharmaceuticals has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. By taking its raw material production in house, Biostar will lower costs and ensure its product quality. Biostar plans to sell excess raw materials to other pharmaceutical companies in the Shaanxi province.[More...]

Bulls Back On Track?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

Good morning. With chants of "Dow 10K… Dow 10K" once again rising from the streets at the corner of Broad and Wall yesterday, it is easy to believe that the bulls are back on track and that we'll soon be looking at new highs for the stock market. And when reviewing the data inputs to yesterday's 204 point romp, it is also easy to don the Dow10K hat once again and join in on the celebration.[More...]

Applied Materials, Inc. (NYSE: AMAT): Fourth Quarter Earnings Preview 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Applied Materials, Inc., Inc, the world's biggest semiconductor equipment maker, is scheduled report its fiscal fourth quarter 2009 financial results on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.[More...]

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:50 GMT

Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract[More...]

Your Kind of Day?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:48 GMT

As a rule, I try not to read too terribly much into a "Fed Day" as there is usually a big batch of volatility that may or may not mean much of anything come the dawn of the next day. Maybe, it's just me. Or maybe there are others that find themselves inclined to simply stand aside and watch the nuttiness from the sidelines on "Fed Days." But in any event, the volatility after a Fed announcement, while fun to watch, may not be telling as to what to expect in the future.[More...]

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:14 GMT

Don't put off this important piece of the financial-planning process.[More...]

US Market Key Risers and Fallers

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:13:33 GMT

US Market Key Risers and Fallers for Tuesday 3rd November S&P 500 - Risers Black Decker Corp. (BDK) $62.00 +30.97% Burlingtn N Sante Fe (BNI) $97.00 +27.51% American International Group Inc. (AIG) $39.22 +14.31% Stanley Works The (SWK) $49.69 +10.06% GANNETT CO INC (GCI) $10.54 +7.99% Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) $59.41 +7.90% S&P 500 - Fallers Novellus Systems Inc. (NVLS) $19.65 -5.42% Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) $45.06 -4.37% Kla-Tencor Corp. ! (KLAC) $31.51 -4.10% Sandisk Corp. (SNDK) $20.04 -3.95% Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) $11.89 -3.31% Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL) $49.24 -3.03% Dow Jones I.A - Risers Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $56.46 +1.75% Alcoa Inc.[More...]

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:04:24 GMT

In its continuing efforts to nurture the fragile economic recovery, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates at record lows when it concludes its meeting today (Wednesday).[More...]

Are Discount Brokers Shares Worth Owning?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:28:03 GMT

The third quarter was a favorable one for the longs. Except for a few short-lived, minor pullbacks stock prices moved higher through the quarter. Stock price volatility declined, takeover activity rose, and risk appetite improved to help the S&P gain 15%.[More...]

Quicksilver Resources Predicts Double-Digit Natural Gas Production Growth for 2010

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:48:00 GMT

Nov. 3--Despite generally weak natural gas prices that have greatly discouraged drilling in the past year, Fort Worth-based Quicksilver Resources is forecasting double-digit production growth for 2010 on top of double-digit gains this year.
The company's Barnett Shale operations "continue to perform very well, keeping us on track to achieve record volumes this year," CEO Glenn Darden said in a statement Monday.
The company, benefiting from production gains from horizontal wells drilled in the Alliance and Lake Arlington areas, said it remains on pace for a daily production average equivalent to 325 million cubic feet of natural gas for 2009.

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4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

Applied Materials, Inc. (NYSE: AMAT): Fourth Quarter Earnings Preview 2009

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Your Kind of Day?

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

US Market Key Risers and Fallers

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Are Discount Brokers Shares Worth Owning?

Quicksilver Resources Predicts Double-Digit Natural Gas Production Growth for 2010

Boxer Announces High-Tech Backing for Reelection Bid

Beware, Many Stolen Computers Have Tracking Software

Boston Scientific returns to profit in 3rd qtr

Sliding Dollar May Be Something to Cheer About

Abbott Reports Earnings Gain on Stronger Sales, Settlement of Patent Suit: W.W. Grainger Reports Revenue Continues to Fall

Abbott Profit Up 37% on Patent Settlement, Humira Sales

Humira and nutrition sales lift Abbott 3Q profit

Quicksilver Sees Rich Future in Canada, Barnett Shale

Quicksilver Sees Rich Future in Canada, Barnett Shale

BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. Reports Third Quarter Results

Impax Laboratories Confirms Patent Challenge Relating to TRICOR® 48mg and 145mg Tablets

Ligand to Acquire Metabasis for Cash and Contingent Value Rights

Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. Yields Immediate Gains After Realigning Its Dealer Operations

Health Discovery Corporation Announces Additional Issued Patents and Notices of Allowance to Its Intellectual Property Portfolio

Eyelit's Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) Suite Selected By M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. And Migration From Legacy MES Completed in Only Eight Weeks

Applied Materials Awarded Multi-Year Service Contract From ENN Solar Energy

REPLACING PHOTO Applied Materials Dramatically Reduces Cost and Increases Productivity of Solar Ingot Squaring With New HCT Diamond Squarer System

Applied Materials Details Progress Towards Industrializing PV Solar

Metabasis Therapeutics Receives Notice of Noncompliance With Nasdaq Listing Requirements

Form 4 ABBOTT LABORATORIES For: Nov 02 Filed by: ALBAN CARLOS (10K)

Form 4 ABBOTT LABORATORIES For: Nov 02 Filed by: Mason Heather L (10K)

Form 4 Simms Michael J For: Oct 30 (10K)

Form 4 Moretti August J For: Oct 30 (10K)

Form 4 APPLIED MATERIALS INC For: Aug 31 Filed by: Thakur Randhir (10K)

Form 4 APPLIED MATERIALS INC For: Aug 31 Filed by: Humiston Mary E (10K)

Form 4 APPLIED MATERIALS INC For: Jul 29 Filed by: POWELL DENNIS D (10K)

Form 4 APPLIED MATERIALS INC For: Feb 25 Filed by: MORGAN JAMES C (10K)

Form 4 ABBOTT LABORATORIES For: Oct 20 Filed by: Warmuth Michael J (10K)

Form 4 ABBOTT LABORATORIES For: Oct 20 Filed by: Fussell Stephen R (10K)