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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...]

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...]

Wall Street Surges On Strong Economic Data, Boeing (NYSE: BA) Rallies

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:29:19 GMT

US stocks rallied on Thursday as upbeat economic data and better-than-expected revenue forecast from Cisco bolstered investor confidence.[More...]

Closing Update: Bulls Take Charge, Sending DJIA Back Above 10,000

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Wall Street looked past the previous session's mixed reaction to a murky Federal Reserve release and relished in upbeat economic data and earnings news Thursday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 200 points and back above 10,000. It's the biggest one-day jump for the blue-chip index since July 15.[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...]

Cisco’s Results Show Stabilizaton At Low Level; CEO Chambers Talks Recovery

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:46:10 GMT

$140 billion networking goliath Cisco Systems (CSCO) reported 1st quarter fiscal year earnings after the close yesterday. Revenues were off 13% from the year ago period - though they were up 6% from the previous quarter. Net income was off 15% from the year ago period - though it was up 15% from the previous quarter. All in all the numbers do suggest stabilization, albeit at a low level.[More...]

Strike: A risk worth taking?: Experts said SEPTA workers had little to lose because they could not easily be replaced.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMT

Nov. 8--When 62 pipe and steel workers at Precision Tube Co. in North Wales walked off the job Aug. 7, the economy had just dropped 274,000 jobs.
"I know it sounds crazy to go out on strike during a recession," said Donna Ulrich, unit president of United Steelworkers of America Local 6816-01.
"It was really scary, because I knew there were no jobs out there."

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4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

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

Wall Street Surges On Strong Economic Data, Boeing (NYSE: BA) Rallies

Closing Update: Bulls Take Charge, Sending DJIA Back Above 10,000

Your Kind of Day?

Cisco’s Results Show Stabilizaton At Low Level; CEO Chambers Talks Recovery

Strike: A risk worth taking?: Experts said SEPTA workers had little to lose because they could not easily be replaced.

SCANA sets stage for boom: New campus likely to spur surrounding development

Mercury News Interview: Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper Networks

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court

Part falls from plane; no injuries

UPI NewsTrack Business

Wal-Mart prepares for Christmas price cuts

Smart and powerful: New Droid offers replaceable battery, removable memory, free GPS

ePlus Achieves Cisco Master Managed Services Certification; Company Recognized as Having Highest Level of Expertise in Developing and Delivering Managed Services

LMI Aerospace Announces Results for the Third Quarter of 2009; Reaffirms 2009 and 2010 Guidance

Ocean Tomo, LLC Announces New Constituent Companies to the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index

Amper, Politziner & Mattia Deploys WinMagic's SecureDoc Full-Disk Encryption to Protect All Data on Over 500 Company Laptops

RidgewaterEquity.com Free Fundamental Sector & Market Research on BA, L, PDS, STP, CTV and MTU

T-Mobile USA Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

THQ Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results

Tools, Rules and Schools Needed to Connect the Next Billion Safely and Responsibly

Invensys Announces Wonderware Intelligence 1.0

IneoQuest Develops the First and Only Solutions for Monitoring, Analyzing and Reporting the Quality of Streaming Video to the iPhone(TM)

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