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Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:09 GMT

I’ve been watching Goldman Sachs (GS) closely as a barometer for financial stocks and thus the broader market for some time now, and the stock faces a critical area to overcome to continue on its upward trajectory.[More...]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT): Third Quarter Earnings Preview 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:55:00 GMT

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) is scheduled to report its fiscal third quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, November 12, 2009.[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...]

Toyota Joins Ford And Swings To A Surprise Profit

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:23:49 GMT

“This seems to be the quarter when automakers are turning in a better than expected numbers. As with many other automakers, here is what Toyota had today, a surprise profit in its quarterly earnings released early this morning, mid morning in Japan, a profit of $242 million that’s down 84% from the quarter a year ago. Sales, $50 billion, down 24%.[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...]

EU Commission Asks Those Banksters Who Caused Crisis For Solutions, Critics Say

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:01 GMT

The EU Observer has come up with a very good question: Why are those who caused the financial crisis are now consulted by the EU Commission in order to come up with a solution? I may add the question: Why are the bonus-greedy destroyers of global prosperity are still on their jobs at all? I expect a complete change of elites within the next 3 years as has always been the case after every financial crisis in history. The report, prepared by 160 organisations accuses the undemocratic top echelon of the EU that they were only interested in stabilizing the banking industry and not in an improvement for the whole society.[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...]

The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ron Bartizek column: Service work, spending won't bring success

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Nov. 8--It's 2009, do you know where your job is?
Chances are the answer to that question is "in a service business," because that's where nearly 85 percent of workers in the labor market that includes Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties earn their living, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
Still, the labor market area comprised of Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties lost more than 5,000 service jobs over the 12 months through September.

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Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT): Third Quarter Earnings Preview 2009

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

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

Toyota Joins Ford And Swings To A Surprise Profit

Your Kind of Day?

EU Commission Asks Those Banksters Who Caused Crisis For Solutions, Critics Say

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ron Bartizek column: Service work, spending won't bring success

James Overstreet: Mortgage Crisis II looming?

Shuttered factories pose big challenges for communities

ECONOMY: County's 2nd set of E85 pumps opens on High and South Transit

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Wal-Mart prepares for Christmas price cuts

PRAIRIE VOICES: Ethanol -- a volatile industry: Harold Newman, 76, of Jamestown, N.D., is one of North Dakota's premier businessmen, and one of the state's pioneers in the making of ethanol. Newman spoke about ethanol with Agweek magazine reporter Mikkel Pates.

Putting limits on speculative investing appears to be dimming

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Stocks post modest gains as job losses slow

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hosts Reception and Special Presentation with Wall Street Veteran Carla Harris

Brigham Exploration Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results and Provides Fourth Quarter 2009 Forecasts

ConocoPhillips up 21% Since Added to Galtstock Long-Term Portfolio

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking Hires for Fixed Income in New York

The Future of the Natural Gas Vehicles Market

Panasonic Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for SANYO Shares

Goldman Sachs to Present at the Bank of America -- Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking & Financial Services Conference

Colm Kelleher to Speak at the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference

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