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Will Underperformance By Banks Contaminate The Market?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:03:02 GMT

The Financial sector led us into the market meltdown of the past couple of years. Since the market bottomed in March, however, Financial shares have led us higher. So what is this important sector, specifically the Banks, telling us now?[More...]

Most Active Stock Options November 6, 2009 & Trading Activity

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:34:01 GMT

As of today the top ten option contracts traded were: Volatility Index (VIX) January 22.50 Put OptionsVolatility Index November 22.50 Put OptionsFord (NYSE:F) January 2011 5 Call OptionsFord January 2011 5 Put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR (NYSE:SPY) November 105 Put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR November 107 Call OptionsPowerShares QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQQ) November 42 Put OptionsQualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) April 50 Call OptionsS&P 500 SPDR November 107[More...]

Good Returns Come in Small Capitalizations

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:15:39 GMT

We all invest in stocks for the same reason, to make money. However, investment styles can be as unique as fingerprints. Amazingly, investor surveys show that most of us do have one thing in common…we love small cap stocks.[More...]

Three Ways To Trade The Black Stuff

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:50:02 GMT

December Light Sweet Crude is holding a bullish formation, and the daily chart reveals a potential $17 long move, if the global market stars align. There is substantial support around the $77 area, and that is where a bullish flag has formed.[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...]

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...]

Most Active Stock Options November 5, 2009 & Trading Activity

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:55:26 GMT

As of today, the top ten most active stock options were:[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...]

Droid: Verizon Gets Next Best Thing To An iPhone

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:51:00 GMT

Nov. 6--Verizon Wireless is still kicking itself in the headset for declining Apple's offer two years ago to become the exclusive United States distributor of the iPhone.
Now, Verizon looks to the moon, the stars and Google for an answer: The $199 Droid, which debuts today as the first phone to run Google's Android 2.0 operating system.
The Motorola-built Droid, subject of the persistent "iDon't" ad campaign poking fun at the iPhone in the weeks leading to today's launch, is a serious challenger.

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Will Underperformance By Banks Contaminate The Market?

Most Active Stock Options November 6, 2009 & Trading Activity

Good Returns Come in Small Capitalizations

Three Ways To Trade The Black Stuff

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

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

Most Active Stock Options November 5, 2009 & Trading Activity

Your Kind of Day?

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

Droid: Verizon Gets Next Best Thing To An iPhone

Index Shows Increase in IE Manufacturing

Progress Flows for New Expansion of Longhorn Pipeline

Wishing for a Windows Winner: Microsoft, Motorola Make Moves on Macs

Regional Economy Shows a Slight Growth Upturn

EDITORIAL: Stolen Goods: Sheriff Gets Pirated Gasoline

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Verizon's iPhone challenger goes on sale Nov. 6

Verizon's iPhone challenger goes on sale Nov. 6

Verizon says iPhone challenger goes on sale Nov. 6

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Business Wire Retail Report on September 2009 Retail Sales Figures

UBS Investment Bank Expands Energy Banking Team With the Addition of 18 Investment Bankers

PennFuture Praises State House for Passing Natural Gas Drilling Tax Against All Odds; Senators Must Now Answer "Whose Side Are You On?"

Altria Presents at the Barclays Capital Back-to-School Consumer Conference

Business Wire Retail Report on August 2009 Retail Sales Figures

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