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Most Active Stock Options December 2, 2009 & Trading Activity

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:37:30 GMT

The top ten most active stock option contracts traded today were: Pfizer (PFE) December 18 put OptionsPowerShares QQQ (QQQQ) January 43 Call OptionsPowerShares QQQ December 44 Put OptionsNike (NKE) January 45 Call OptionsPowerShares QQQ December 45 Put OptionsPfizer December 19 put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR (SPY) December 110 Put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR March 110 Put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR June 104 Put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR[More...]

Twelve Recent Dividend Increasers

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:23:29 GMT

Twelve companies last week raised distributions. While this is positive news in comparison to the avalanche of dividend cuts that were occurring just a few months ago, it is important that investors dig deeper into the numbers before they find out the next big thing.[More...]

Wall Street Drops As Technology Shares Decline, General Electric (GE) Slips

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:03 GMT

US stocks dropped for the third straight day Friday as investors reacted negatively to Dell Inc.'s worse than expected quarterly results. Shares also retreated as a stronger dollar weighed upon commodity sector.[More...]

11 Dividend Stocks Increasing Dividends And Long-Term Returns

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:45 GMT

t is a well-documented fact that a significant portion of the historical equity returns are a result of reinvested dividends. In Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns (2002), the authors looked at equity returns from capital gains and dividends from 1900 to 2000. They determined that performance in any given year was driven by capital appreciation, but long-term returns were largely the result of reinvested dividends.[More...]

US Stock Futures Signal Losses, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) In Focus

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:06 GMT

US stock futures pointed to a downbeat start Friday after Dell Inc. reported disappointing quarterly profit and sales that badly missed Wall Street's forecasts.[More...]

Ultimate Stock-Pickers' Top 10 Consumer Goods Stocks

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:52:39 GMT

Even with the dramatic runup in the equity markets since the beginning of March, our Ultimate Stock-Pickers continue to either add to or build up stakes in consumer goods stocks, which had been viewed by many as convenient places to hide during the bear market.[More...]

Decker (DECK) Over Under Armour?

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:44:50 GMT

“Under Amour’s men’s apparel has run out of growth opportunities. The company gets 35% of its men’s apparel sales, which in total comprise 53% of its revenues, from compression and while Under Amour’s done a lot to broaden athletes’ use of compression, it’s now seeing a lot of competition from other players like Nike and Champion… At Deckers the five largest customers accounted for 30% of worldwide sales in 2008. Under Amour’s banking on two customers — Dick’s and Sports Authority. 31% of their net revenues in which means that Under Amour’s has much less control over its own destiny…Plus Uggs have continued to gain market share at Nordstroms. Just ask yourself this question, who would you rather have selling your products? Dick’s, Sports Authority, or Nordstrom?…[More...]

'Timely Ten' From IQ Trends

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:43:40 GMT

"High-quality stocks bought at historically low-price-to-high-yield offer the best potential for downside protection and upside appreciation," says Kelley Wright, editor of IQ Trends.[More...]

Chicago PMI Sinks Stocks

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:55:24 GMT

Last night there were some solid earnings reports from the likes of Nike (NKE), Jabil Circuit (JBL) and Micron (MU). And this morning there was a better than expected GDP report, with Q2 GDP being revised upward to -0.7%, better than the -1.2% rate expected.[More...]

US Stock Futures Advance On GDP Data, Nike (NYSE: NKE) Eyed

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:53:29 GMT

US stock futures gained on Wednesday after a government release showed that gross domestic product fell 0.7% in the second quarter, smaller than the previous negative 1% estimate.[More...]

Blanco students study the ins and outs of the stock market

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Dec. 4--BLANCO -- Buying stock in companies isn't like buying an iPod or a new pair of shoes that have a fixed price tag, Blanco Elementary School sixth graders found after researching the stock market since October.
More than 40 students instructed by Sally Travis and Monica Lujan at Blanco Elementary have spent the past eight weeks learning about personal investments and stock trading.
Students each picked a publicly traded company with products or services available to research and track.

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Most Active Stock Options December 2, 2009 & Trading Activity

Twelve Recent Dividend Increasers

Wall Street Drops As Technology Shares Decline, General Electric (GE) Slips

11 Dividend Stocks Increasing Dividends And Long-Term Returns

US Stock Futures Signal Losses, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) In Focus

Ultimate Stock-Pickers' Top 10 Consumer Goods Stocks

Decker (DECK) Over Under Armour?

'Timely Ten' From IQ Trends

Chicago PMI Sinks Stocks

US Stock Futures Advance On GDP Data, Nike (NYSE: NKE) Eyed

Blanco students study the ins and outs of the stock market

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