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Wall Street Ends Mostly Lower On Mixed Economic Data, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Tumbles

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:54:38 GMT

US stocks finished mostly down on Tuesday as investors reacted to a weaker-than-expected consumer confidence data. However, Dow managed to finish in green as a rally in energy stocks and better-than-expected housing data provided some hope.[More...]

Options Intelligence Report: Volatility Creeps Higher On Wall Street As Investors Chew Over Data

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:09:54 GMT

VIX - CBOE Volatility index – Monday’s leap in the reading of Wall Street’s fear gauge was accompanied by one of those occasions when investors were left flat-footed during the trading day as stocks flashed from green to red. It was highly reminiscent of the trading pattern in 2008 and earlier this year when, try as they might, investors couldn’t shake off the recession blues no matter how economists tried to spin data points.[More...]

Pre-Market: Sloppy Stock Open May Lie Ahead After Two Days of Sharp Losses

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:13:00 GMT

Stock futures have turned narrowly mixed as pre-market trading progresses. Flat trade may follow two days of sharp declines. Home price data and a consumer confidence measure are on tap this morning. Commodity prices are posting a small bounce as the dollar is lower.[More...]

US Stock Futures Mixed Ahead Of Consumer Data, Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) Eyed

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:52:46 GMT

US stock futures were little changed on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of key consumer data.[More...]

Baidu Clinches Mobile Search For China Unicom

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:58:17 GMT

Baidu, Inc., the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited to provide wireless search for China Unicom’s 3G mobile subscribers.[More...]

More Earnings Season Option Strategies

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:18:50 GMT

In my blog post Monday I listed a few stocks which I would be willing to go long by selling the puts right before the stock reported earnings. If you missed it you can view the details here. As indicated I took positions on Apple (AAPL), Caterpillar (CAT), Texas Instruments (TXN), SanDisk (SNDK), Walter Energy (WLT), and Yahoo! (YHOO).[More...]

Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU): Third Quarter Earnings Preview 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:23:00 GMT

Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, is scheduled to report third-quarter financial results after the market close on Monday, October 26, 2009.[More...]

BIDU Lessons From The Stock That Keeps On Giving

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:19:47 GMT

Let’s take a quick look at Baidu (BIDU) which has turned out to be one of the stocks that “keeps on giving” to investors and traders in 2009. Let’s learn a couple of lessons from its steady uptrend price rise so far.[More...]

25 Option Write Ideas For October Expiration Friday

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:49:27 GMT

In a previous OptionMaestro.com post, I outlined 25 stocks which I wouldn't mind going long at these levels. I wrote about getting long the stocks by using the buy-write option strategy. This is an updated post to that one, adjusting the strikes and prices accordingly for options expiration today.[More...]

Bullish Stocks To Watch: Week Of October 12, 2009

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:41:31 GMT

Here is a list of 32 stocks which traded higher Friday on unusually higher volume. I have added all 32 of these stocks to my watch list (and invite you to as well), but chose only a couple to write about in detail in this post. This post requires the knowledge of stock options. To learn more about the option strategies outlined in this post, risks, pricing, calculations, other strategies, and options in general, click here.[More...]

Movers: Amazon.Com, Ford, 3M, Qualcomm, Ryland Group

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:47:00 GMT

Amazon.com (AMZN) posts $0.37, vs. $0.19 a year ago, second quarter EPS on 41% sales rise.
Ford Motor (F) posts $3.88 second quarter loss per share, vs. $0.31 EPS a year ago, on 6.1% revenue drop, pre-tax special charges of $8 billion, including impairments of $5.3 billion for Ford North America long-lived assets, $2.1 billion for Ford Motor Credit's operating lease portfolio.
Daimler AG (DAI) posts 1.40, vs. 1.74, second quarter EPS as the company's interest in Chrysler offset 6.5% revenue rise.

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42 Straight Profitable Trades Keep BullTrade.Com Subscribers Happy

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:00 GMT

Successfully trading the stock market is very difficult for the common trader.
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These "Stock Alerts" are sent prior to the market open so any active trader can easily benefit.

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ePlanet Ventures Receives Top VC Honors at The Asia M&A Atlas Awards 2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:48:00 GMT

ePlanet Ventures (www.eplanetventures.com), a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, London, Bangalore, Beijing and Seoul was selected as the Asia Venture Capital Firm of the Year 2009, recognizing the firm's commitment to the growing economies of Asia.
The award was presented in Mumbai by Global M&A Network, in a year that saw an impressive number of nominees in the field.
Chandrasekar Kandasamy, managing director and a featured panelist at the conference, accepted the award for ePlanet Ventures.

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Breaking News: Dragon Capital Group -- October 7, 2009

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:48:00 GMT

Stock Market Alert's performance stock list includes: Dragon Capital Group Corp (PINKSHEETS: DRGV), Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C).
Dragon Capital Group (PINKSHEETS: DRGV) has announced that its subsidiary Shanghai Zhaoli Technology Company, Limited ("Shanghai Zhaoli") has received Distribution Rights from Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. for their line of printers, and printer consumable products.
Dragon Capital Group is a leading holding company of emerging high-tech companies in China.

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Halter USX China Index Up 10.59% for Third Quarter 2009

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:46:00 GMT

For the third quarter of 2009, the Halter USX China Index (NYSE Arca: HXC) was up 10.59%.
During the same period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 14.98% and the NASDAQ increased 15.66%.
HXC is also pleased to announce the inclusion of 20 new constituents to its existing index of China-focused, U.S. listed companies including: China Auto Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALI) an importer, seller, and trader of automobiles; China Integrated Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: CBEH) which engages in the development, exploration, production, and distribution of bio-diesel; China GrenTech Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: GRRF) that is a manufacturer and seller of wireless coverage products and services; China Marine Food Group Limited (AMEX: CMFO) that engages in the processing, distribution, and sale of processed seafood products; China Mass Media Corp. (NYSE: CMM) which operates as an independent television advertising company; China Natural Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHNG) a distributor and seller of natural gas and gasoline to commercial, industrial, and residential customers; China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited (AMEX: NEP) which engages in the exploration and production of crude oil; China Ritar Power Corp. (NASDAQ: CRTP) a designer, developer, manufacturer, and seller of lead-acid batteries; Deer Consumer Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEER) which designs, manufactures, and sells home and kitchen electronic appliances; Harbin Electric, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRBN) that engages in the design, development, manufacture, supply, and service of various electric motors; Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE: MR) which develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices worldwide; NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group, Inc. (AMEX: NIV) a designer, manufacturer, marketer, and seller of audio and video consumer products; RINO International Corporation (NASDAQ: RINO) that is engaged in the business of environmental protection and remediation; SinoHub Inc. (AMEX: SIHI) which engages in electronic component sales and electronic component supply chain management (SCM) services; Tongxin International Limited (NASDAQ: TXIC) that designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services engineered vehicle body structures (EVBS) for light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, and light vehicles; Universal Travel Group (AMEX: UTA) a domestic and international airline ticketing service provider, and cargo transportation agency; Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ: CYOU) which develops and operates online games; Skystar Bio Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ: SKBI) that engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of medicines, vaccines, and other health care and medical care products for poultry, livestock, and domestic pets; Telestone Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: TSTC) which provides wireless communications coverage solutions; Tianyin Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (AMEX: TPI) a developer, manufacturer, marketer, and seller of traditional Chinese medicines and other pharmaceuticals; Wuhan General Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WUHN) which engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of industrial blowers for steam-driven electrical power generation plants; and China Agritech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAGC) which manufactures and sells organic liquid compound fertilizers and related agricultural products.

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Summer Trading Profits Pile Up As 95%+ Profitable Streak Continues

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:08:00 GMT

As stock market volume and volatility picks up heading into the historically strongest quarter, there will be many opportunities for big profits for the nimble trader.
Over the summer, subscribers to the BullTrade.com "Stock Alert" Service (Special Membership) managed to take some very impressive gains that included a 13%+ gain in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a 30%+ gain in Foster-Wheeler, a 12%+ gain in Trina Solar and a one-hour gain of over 10% in Century Aluminum.
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Market Watch for Thursday: Dragon Capital Group -- September 3, 2009

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:46:00 GMT

Stock Market Alert's performance stock list includes: Dragon Capital Group Corp (PINKSHEETS: DRGV), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC).
Now the company, a leading holding company of emerging high-tech companies in China, issued a press release yesterday after the markets closed announcing that its subsidiary, Shanghai Yastand Information Technology Company, Limited ("Shanghai Yastand"), has received an award for technology achievement from Shanghai Municipal Government for developing a city gas pipeline risk assessment system.
In addition, Shanghai Yastand has renewed its agreement with Shanghai North Gas Company, Limited to fully implement the pipeline risk assessment system which monitors Shanghai North Gas's 5,280-kilometer underground gas pipelines in north metropolitan areas of Shanghai.

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Ahead of the Bell: Dragon Capital Group -- August 20, 2009

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:48:00 GMT

Stock Market Alert's performance stock list includes: Dragon Capital Group Corp (PINKSHEETS: DRGV), Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) and Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU).
Breaking News: Dragon Capital Group, Corp. Reports Financial Results for the First Six Months of 2009, with revenue reaching $26.9 million for first six months of 2009.
The company, a leading holding company of emerging high-tech companies in China, issued a press release this morning announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

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Baidu to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on July 23, 2009

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:56:00 GMT

Baidu, Inc. , the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced that it will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, after the U.S. market closes on July 23, 2009. Baidu's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 PM on July 23, 2009 U.S. Eastern Time .[More...]

Halter USX China Index Up 40.88% for Second Quarter 2009

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:00 GMT

For the second quarter of 2009, the Halter USX China Index (NYSE Arca: HXC) was up 40.88%.
During the same period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 11.01% and the NASDAQ increased 20.05%.
HXC is also pleased to announce the inclusion of 19 new constituents to its existing index of China-focused, U.S. listed companies including: Qiao Xing Universal Telephone (NASDAQ: XING) which designs, manufactures, and sells telecommunication terminals and equipment; Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ: XSEL) which engages in the production of television programs, the placement of advertising, the provision of advertising services, market research, and the publication of magazines with a focus on sports and entertainment; China INSOnline Corp.(NASDAQ: CHIO) which operates as an Internet service and media company; China Housing and Land Development, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHLN) which engages in the acquisition, development, management, and sale of commercial and residential real estate properties; China Infrastructure Investment (NASDAQ: CIIC) which engages in the investment, construction, operation, and management of the Pinglin Expressway toll road; China TransInfo Technology Corp (NASDAQ: CTFO) which provides public transportation information systems technology and solutions; Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) which engages in the research, development, production, sale, and distribution of hybrid crop seeds; Hurray!

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Baidu Provides Wireless Search for China Telecom 3G Subscribers

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:11:00 GMT

Baidu, Inc. , the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced it has entered a strategic partnership arrangement with China Telecom Corporation Limited to provide wireless search for China Telecom's 3G mobile phone subscribers.[More...]