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Retail Stocks, One Week After Black Friday

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:37:00 GMT

Friday saw some crazy trading, as investors reacted to a surprisingly good employment number. Price gapped up to start the day, proceeded to fall sharply, before gaining traction late in the day to close slightly positive on very heavy volume. The dollar also saw a strong rally, as traders considered the possibility that a stronger economy may result in higher interest rates.[More...]

Expanding Range Slightly On S&P 500; Next Key Area 1120

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:59:13 GMT

We've poked our head a bit higher than the highs of yesterday (S&P 1117) on the opening flood of buy orders; a small positive there. The last 2 sessions have been marked by new highs as the market poked its head out of the box, and then reversals back down - so it would seem unlikely for that to happen 3 days in a row.[More...]

No Reason To Panic: What We Can Learn From The Dubai "Crisis"

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:06:10 GMT

Even after two decades in the markets, I am still beginning to get a whiplash keeping up with the gyrations of the stock markets these days.[More...]

EIA Reports Surprise Gas Build - Analyst Blog

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:36:55 GMT

In its weekly release yesterday, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a surprise 2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) addition to natural gas stockpiles for the week ended November 27, far off analyst expectations that hoped for inventories to remain flat, or possibly even show a drawdown. This takes the current storage level to a new record high of 3.84 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), which is up 14.0% from last year's level and 14.5% above the five-year range (as clear from the nearby chart from the EIA). Current stocks are 470 Bcf above last year’s level and 487 Bcf above the five-year average. The inventory addition was in sharp contrast to the five-year-average net withdrawal of 43 Bcf and last year's drawdown of 64 Bcf.?? ? ? The relentless increase in gas storage levels has meant that[More...]

A Quick Look At The SP500 Current Trendlines

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:50:20 GMT

With the Jobs Report more than surprising the market this morning, let’s take a quick look at the current trendlines that will either contain this bullish surge… or break through to create a larger move to the upside.[More...]

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:07 GMT

As expected, Bank of America (BAC) will repurchase its $45 billion TARP preferreds, funded in part by an additional $18.8 billion in "common stock equivalents", $4.0 billion in asset sales, and $1.7 billion in restricted stock issued to employees in lieu of cash bonuses.[More...]

The Oil Services Industry's 3Q--A Fragile Recovery

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:17:26 GMT

We look back at the industry's third quarter and offer early thoughts on 2010.[More...]

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:30 GMT

Good morning. Stocks tanked in the last half-hour on Thursday and while the major news outlets attributed the decline to either profit taking or some trepidation in front of this morning's big Jobs report, we'd like to offer a little more substantial reason for the 85 point dive on an otherwise subdued day of trading.[More...]

Chesapeake earns two honors from industry group

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:47:00 GMT

Dec. 5--Chesapeake Energy Corp. took home two awards at this week's 2009 Platts Global Energy Awards ceremony in New York.
The Oklahoma City-based natural gas producer was honored as the Energy Producer of the Year for its expertise in shale gas plays, its high success rate in exploration activities and its consistent production growth.
"Chesapeake has a track record of very strong financial and operating results with consistent production growth for 19 consecutive years, increasing production by 18 percent in 2008," the judges wrote.

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Retail Stocks, One Week After Black Friday

Expanding Range Slightly On S&P 500; Next Key Area 1120

No Reason To Panic: What We Can Learn From The Dubai "Crisis"

EIA Reports Surprise Gas Build - Analyst Blog

A Quick Look At The SP500 Current Trendlines

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

The Oil Services Industry's 3Q--A Fragile Recovery

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Chesapeake earns two honors from industry group

UPI NewsTrack Business

Weak demand depresses natural gas

Cruise companies expand their fleets

Air tests at natural gas drilling sites fuel concerns in Barnett Shale

Smithfield Township adopts 2010 budget

Talks on gas pipeline's route raises larger issues

FTSE revival set to falter, warns analyst

Wall St Sense Reviews Equities in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Services Sectors

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on B2Gold Corp., UAL Corp., Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., Groupe Aeroplan Inc. and Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

Benchmark Journal Brings In-Depth Research to Stocks Trading on the Basic Materials, Services & Technology Sectors

Fitch Affirms Mineral Wells, TX's GO Bonds at 'A'; Outlook Stable

Smith International, Inc. Prices Public Offering of 28,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

Provident Announces 2009 Third Quarter Results and November Cash Distribution

Quicksilver Resources Reports Third-Quarter 2009 Results

Quicksilver Gas Services' Third-Quarter Income Jumps 35% in 2009

BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. Reports Third Quarter Results

Form 4 CASTLE A M & CO For: Dec 02 Filed by: SIMPSON MICHAEL (10K)

Form 4 QUICKSILVER RESOURCES For: Dec 01 Filed by: WAGNER ROBERT N (10K)

Form 4 SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC For: Dec 01 Filed by: Taylor Brian E. (10K)

Form 4 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC For: Dec 01 Filed by: Burman Darryl M (10K)

Form 4 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP For: Nov 25 Filed by: Grigsby Jennifer M (10K)

Form 4 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: Rickel John C (10K)

Form 4 SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC For: Nov 19 Filed by: Restrepo William J (10K)

Form 4 PLAINS EXPLORATION & For: Nov 23 Filed by: FEEBACK CYNTHIA A (10K)

Form 4 RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE For: Nov 17 Filed by: KNOOP STEPHEN J (10K)

Form 4 CUMMINS INC For: Nov 16 Filed by: Freeland Richard Joseph (10K)