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Default In The Desert Sparks Panic

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:21:09 GMT

On Thanksgiving when Americans celebrate their first bailout, the big story is that the planned “orderly” decline in the Greenback is starting to be anything but! With most US investors probably thinking more about holiday than markets, it should be no surprise that markets have traded quietly for the most part overnight. The main action has been in currency markets, where the Dollar has been sold across the board after breaking through 1.50 against the Euro and slumping to a 14 year low versus the Yen.[More...]

Stocks Advance As US Dollar Plays Defence

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:18:26 GMT

Markets generally adopted a slightly more defensive tone on Friday. In the US, utilities and consumer stables managed small gains, but financials, consumer cyclicals and IT fell.[More...]

More Soggy Economic Data But Stocks Dont Care

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:14:03 GMT

Having briefly scanned the dataflow Friday before checking out the price action, your writer had thought he may be confronted with somewhat softer markets. Wrong. Rather, a combination of slightly weaker than expected GDP growth in Europe and a wider trade deficit and decline in consumer confidence in the US seems to have been trumped by a decent earnings report from Walt Disney and upped Christmas guidance from JC Penney. Indeed, in the US consumer cyclicals led the way with a 1.5% gain, versus a 0.6% gain for the S&P 500. Commodity markets were mixed.[More...]

Buy, Sell Or Hold: It’s Time To Book Profit On Brazil

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:45:54 GMT

Nearly one year ago – Oct. 27, 2008 – I recommended buying the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (NYSE: EWZ). That week, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) reversed its decline and rallied 31%. Today it is about 110% higher than our original entry point, which pretty much marked the bottom.[More...]

Rio 2016: Guide To Investing In Brazil

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:48:11 GMT

There was a lot of talk about potential host cities for the Olympics lately and the politics associated. That talk died down after Brazil was awarded the honor of hosting. You may be asking “how does that relate to trading”…well my friend Raul of the Shocked Investor is about to make that connection. He has been researching the Brazilian stocks and options recently and more importantly ones traded on American exchanges. Enjoy the article and be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts.[More...]

NYT: China / Australia - Where Iron Is Bigger Than Gold & Oil

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:29:21 GMT

I don't necessarily agree with the title of the piece, but it's an interesting observation within this New York Times story. For newer readers, let me remind how the Baltic Dry Index (a pricing index for shipping costs which now is seized by investment pundits as one of "the tells on global growth") has been completely dominated by the Chinese and their interest in iron ore. When they are making purchases - the BDI rises, when they are not so interested, it drops. (Feb 9, 2009: China and the Baltic Dry Index - What's Really Going On?)[More...]

Uranium: An Under-The-Radar Bull Market

Wed, 13 May 2009 21:34:16 GMT

Uranium prices are rebounding. But how does the long-term picture look? Headed for a bull market?New mines in AfricaUranium stocks outperform[More...]

RIO Now More China-Dependent - Analyst Blog

Mon, 11 May 2009 17:32:48 GMT

Some days ago, Vale do Rio Doce (RIO) posted weaker-than-expected first quarter 2009 results. The numbers showed a remarkable contrast between the actual results of the company and the great performance the stock has been showing since the beginning of 2009. The market remains positive on commodity stocks as demand from basic materials in China remains heated. There is a consensus that China will continue to grow in the near future, with annual rates of at least 6% per year, and that the growth would be based on Government investments in infrastructure -- thus they will be quite commodity intensive. We agree with this positive view on China for the short-term. We also have few doubts that growth in the near future will be very commodity intensive as Government expenses are becoming quite common[More...]

Long Picks For Monday

Sun, 03 May 2009 16:34:38 GMT

The major index charts remain in solid rising trends for now. On a fundamental level, I continue to think this rally has been built on TARP money, short covering, and unrealistic hopes on the economy. Although corporate earnings have exceeded estimates, in the end earnings remain poor. Overbought sectors such as retail, restaurants, real estate, and financials need to contend with a still-deteriorating economic picture. That being the case, I am choosing to remain patient with a majority of short positions while actively trading the long side as long as the rally continues. [More...]

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:00:45 GMT

(7:11am ET) There was plenty of economic data released in the US during the day; however the equity market sidetracked until 2pm ET, when with prices at modest losing levels on the week until that point, suddenly, and for no discernable reason, there was a rally that left the indexes with small gains through Thursday. Perhaps traders were anticipating a positive quarterly report from Google (GOOG +2.4% on +151% of average daily trading volume)? After the close, the company did not disappoint, beating both revenue and EPS estimates. The company posted net income of $1.42 billion ($5.16/share), up +8% from the $1.31 billion ($4.84/share) recorded during the same period a year ago. Revenue for 1Q2009 increased +10% to $4.07 billion, from $3.7 billion, excluding traffic acquisition costs. On average, analysts had expected earnings per share of $4.93 and revenue of $4.08 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. For the first[More...]

Daily Mail, London, market report column

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:45:00 GMT

Dec. 3--If you had bought shares in Amec following Samir Brikho's appointment as chief executive in October 2006, you would now be laughing all the way to the bank.
Vision 2015 will likely produce better margin targets and focus on earnings and volume growth.
Keith Morris, analyst at Evolution Securities, lifted his target price to £9 from 850p.

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Daily Mail, London, market report column

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT

Nov. 24--Gold was yet again in sparkling form as safe haven buying lifted the price to a record $1,171 or £710 an ounce.
Other metals moved sharply higher in sympathy, prompting renewed demand for heavyweight mining stocks.
Ahead of today's long-awaited terms of its record-breaking £15bn rights issue, Lloyds Banking Group rose 3.33p to 91.48p.

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Evening Standard, London, market report column

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMT

Nov. 23--Fresh weakness in the dollar gave a further boost to commodity prices which, in turn, brought in the buyers for mining shares.
The dearer price of gold also boosted Anglo American, up 67p at 2597p, Rio Tinto 109p better at 3256p and Mexican miner Fresnillo 37p better at 910 1/2p.
Elsewhere in the sector, the rising price of copper lent itself to Kazakhmys, up 43p at 1307 1/4p, and BHP Billiton 49 1/2p to 1857p.

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Evening Standard, London, market report column

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

Nov. 20--Shares in the UK's two biggest package holiday operators were among the heaviest blue-chip fallers today after one broker decided that their outlook was far from sunny.
Thomas Cook fell 6 3/4p to 211 3/4p, while TUI lost 5p at 250 1/4p after Morgan Stanley dropped its rating on both companies.
"Thomas Cook appears to us to have the most forecast risk as it has above-average margins and, we believe, needs to refinance its debts quicker than the market believes, potentially including new equity," the broker says.

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Daily Mail, London, market report column

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:49:00 GMT

Nov. 20--A bout of nerves gripped the FTSE100 yesterday as investors turned to defensive stocks amid fears that a market correction could soon bring a sticky end to recent rallies.
Analysts at Societe Generale compounded the anxiety, as they issued a note envisioning a worst-case scenario in which Europe's economies struggle to claw their way into recovery, echoing Japan's "lost decade" of the 1990s.
Figures from the Office of National Statistics did little to assuage the fears of nervous traders, as the ONS said public sector net borrowing had reached £11.42bn last month.

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Evening Standard, London, market report column

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:46:00 GMT

Nov. 13--Xstrata boss Mick Davis was in the money today after offloading a massive stake in the mining giant.
But the sell-off tarnished Xstrata's shares, which were left nursing a loss of 17p at 1015p.
After failing to convince Anglo American of the benefits of a merger, Davis is now thought to be planning to grow the company organically rather than through acquisitions.

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Evening Standard, London, market report column

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:45:00 GMT

Nov. 6--Stock market investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year.
BA responded with a rise of 9p at 195 1/2p -- making it the best blue chip performer -- while Royal Bank of Scotland, which this week was promised a further £33.5 billion of taxpayers' money, put on 0.4p at 35.6p.
Citigroup sees a brighter future for Lloyds Banking Group, 1/2p better at 83 1/2p, now that the Government has given the UK's biggest mortgage lender the go-ahead to raise £21 billion of new capital.

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Evening Standard, London, Market Report Column

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:47:00 GMT

Oct. 1--Vedanta Resources claimed first place on the Footsie winners' board today as Morgan Stanley says the miner's shares could be worth a staggering £68 -- even if metal prices hardly rise from their current levels.
Shares in the India-focused copper producer, which is controlled by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, surged 56p to 1958p as analysts said Vedanta's growth potential should see the company double in size in the next two years.
Deutsche Bank is also a fan of Vedanta, today advising clients to snap up the shares and lifting its price target from 2100p to 2300p.

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Overseas Firms Shun UK

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:49:00 GMT

Sep. 18--Britain suffered a crash in inward investment last year as the credit crunch derailed foreign plans to open new UK factories and purchase businesses.
Overseas firms slashed their spending in Britain from £111bn in 2007 to £59bn in 2008, the biggest fall in absolute terms among top countries surveyed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
As a result, Britain was toppled from its perch as the world's second-largest recipient of foreign direct investment by France and China.

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Evening Standard, London, Market Report Column

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Sep. 16--Shareholders of explorer Tullow Oil were treated to a double boost today, sending the shares soaring 77p to 1164p, and making them one of the Footsie 100's best performers.
That spilled over into trading today with Italy's ENI tipped to offer up to 2000p a share -- which would value Tullow at more than £15 billion.
Panmure Gordon estimates the Venus B well, operated by Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum, could contain up to 250 million barrels of oil.

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Webcast Alert: Vale Announces 1st Quarter 2009 Results Webcast

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:56:00 GMT

Vale announces the following Webcast:[More...]

AnalystChoice.Com Free CFA Opinion on DPS, KBR, RIO and PAY

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:21:00 GMT

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Today we have begun in-depth reporting on our website evaluating the current market condition of Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS), KBR Inc. (NYSE: KBR), COMPANHIA VALE ADS (NYSE: RIO) and VeriFone Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY).
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: ViroPharma, Inc., TOTAL S.A., ReneSola Ltd., AFLAC and Vale Do Rio Doce

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:12:00 GMT

Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog.
Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.
Stocks recently featured in the blog include: ViroPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: VPHM), TOTAL S.A. (NYSE: TOT), ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL), AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) and Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO).

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Performance of Vale in 2008 - CNW

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:52:00 GMT

STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 20 /CNW/ -- Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) reports a strong operational and financial performance in 2008, highlighted by several production, sales and financial records.[More...]

Performance of Vale in 2008 - PR Newswire - Feb 20 2009 8:10AM

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:51:00 GMT

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce reports a strong operational and financial performance in 2008, highlighted by several production, sales and financial records.[More...]

BridgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on HK, PCG, DUK and RIO

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:20:00 GMT

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BenchmarkJournal.Com (Complimentary) Analyst Review for ITU, RIO, CELG and UAUA

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:13:00 GMT

Benchmark Journal brings independent company and sector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investment tactics to provide you with a clear picture of investment opportunities.
Our company profiles will be at your fingertips, presented in a clearly laid out format that allows you to easily comprehend the dynamics of our featured companies.
Today we began tracking Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. (NYSE: ITU), COMPANHIA VALE ADS (NYSE: RIO), Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA).

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LeTourneau Signs Exclusive Supply Agreement for Mining Equipment

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:57:00 GMT

Rowan Companies, Inc. announced today that its wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary, LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. has entered into a five-year Global Strategic Alliance with Companhia Vale do Rio Doce , the second largest diversified metals and mining company in the world.[More...]

Video Webcast Alert: Vale Announces the Webcast of Vale Day in London - Analyst Meeting - Nov 13 2008 12:19PM

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:56:00 GMT

Vale announces the following webcast:[More...]

Video Webcast Alert: Vale Announces the Webcast of Vale Day in London - Analyst Meeting - Nov 12 2008 3:31PM

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:22:00 GMT

Vale announces the following webcast:[More...]