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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:25:00 GMT

The week ended October 10, saw nine of the ten sectors that make up the NASDAQ index advance led by Energy stocks (+7.5%). If you might think this is just a very short rally then you are in for a surprise.[More...]

China Extends String Of Oil Acquisitions In Ghana Deal

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:09:42 GMT

China is stepping up its efforts to secure access to more of the world’s oil by teaming its China National Offshore Oil Corp. (NYSE ADR: CEO) with the Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) to bid for a stake in a giant oil find off West Africa.[More...]

Tickers For The Latest Portfolio Reshaping

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:45:21 GMT

Fortunately my portfolio management methods don’t revolve around frequent trading. One of my kids came up to me recently and said, “What did you do today, Dad?” I said, “I made one trade, and I did a bunch of research.” He then asked, “How often do you trade?” I answered, “That was my first trade in a week, and I haven’t traded much in the last two months, but that’s not normal. There is no normal for me. When the market is really volatile, I trade a lot more, selling when stocks are rising, and buying when they are selling off. When the market is relatively placid, I don’t do much.” He looked at me, kind of smiled, and moved on. Information overload from Dad. Most people and investment managers trade too often. They sell their winners too rapidly, and panic too soon on their losers. Now, I’m not advocating “buy and forget,” or Buffett’s statement, “Our favorite holding period is forever.”[More...]

Could We See $200 Per Barrel Oil Anytime Soon?

Thu, 28 May 2009 16:25:54 GMT

Remember early last year when you could barely open up the financial section without seeing some new “expert” claiming that oil was about to hit $200? And at the time, it seemed quite reasonable, considering that the black gold was steadily climbing to $140… right before it tanked to levels we never thought we’d see again. These days, oil is hovering around $60/barrel, a far cry still from the $140 we saw last summer. But we have the doomsday criers once again, this time from Saudi Arabia, warning us all to expect those painful prices once again. OPEC in general is full of a lot of a hot air, and they’ve proven ineffective in the past in controlling prices, so I don’t put much stock in Saudi Arabia’s warning this time around. Do I believe prices will probably rise in the short and even medium-term? Yes, as economic data comes in to sustain bullish hopes, oil will continue to creep up a little bit at a time. But[More...]

Gold climbs To $1250, Oil at $200

Tue, 26 May 2009 19:53:58 GMT

Gold climbs to $1250, Oil at $200 by The Investment U Research Team We don’t know if its scaremongering, boasting, gamesmanship or true prognostication, but this morning we’re looking at a couple of reports – One from Standard Bank Group on gold’s price future, and the other from Saudi Arabia warning of $200 oil[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 Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:36:24 GMT

(8:25am ET) The main focus of traders today will be the 1Q2009 earnings report from JP Morgan (JPM), and the close scrutiny of the data and hype that will follow. After hitting a low of $14.93 in early March, JPM has rallied +118.1% to yesterday’s close of $32.56. There was a high of $34.15 on Tuesday. http://tinyurl.com/da6dcv JP Morgan reported Q1 net income of $2.14 billion, or $0.40/share, down -10% from a year earlier, but beat analysts' expectations. Revenue increased +48% to $25.03 billion. WSJ reported that CEO Jamie Dimon said the firm extended about $150 billion in new credit to consumer and corporate customers during the quarter. With a last hour rally spurred by the real estate investment trusts (REITS) ($DJR +8.7%) and Banks ($BKX +5.1%) in the Financial sector (XLF +4.8%), the US equity[More...]

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:18:59 GMT

(9:30am ET) Stocks in NY sank at the open following various negative reports from TV talking heads, though trade volume was weak on the Easter Monday. After the close, Goldman Sachs surprised with unusually positive revenue and earnings. Today, President Obama will be making a speech on the state of the economy. Traders are confused. Yesterday was pretty much a lost day in the market. Very little of consequence happened. By the close, the DJIA’s small loss (-25.57 -0.32% to 8057.81) offset the small gain in the S&P (+2.17 +0.25% to 858.73), while the NASDAQ (+0.77 +0.05% to 1653.31) was flat. The Toronto Composite (+98.50 +1.07% to 9285.6) and the Toronto Venture Board (+11.89 +1.23% to 980.86) were stronger as the metal miners and goldminers enjoyed a good day. Except for Japan’s Nikkei 225 index (-0.92% to 8842.7), prices today were strong in the major international equity markets: Australia (+2.22% to[More...]

Refining Shutdowns And Gas Prices

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:57:00 GMT

Highlights include Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) and TOTAL S.A. (TOT). Utilization of the nation's refining capacity typically drops around this time of the year for seasonal maintenance activities. And this year is no different. According to the Energy Information administration (EIA), refiners operated at 81.8% of their total operable capacity in April's first week, down from the Nov'08 average of 85.8%. Refiners typically do not fully come out of this peak maintenance mode till May, but the process is usually well underway from March onwards. But the bounce-back from this year's scheduled downtime may be less pronounced than in recent years. Weak demand for gasoline and distillates (includes diesel and heating oil),[More...]

Daily Report For Tuesday: Apr 7, 2009

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:31:58 GMT

(8:05am ET) Stocks closed Monday's session in NY lower on a lightly-traded day, but much higher Week over Week. Through Friday, the major market indexes saw their largest four-week gains in seventy-six years. Now the market is preparing for 1Q2009 earnings season, which gets underway today with Alcoa (AA). On Monday, the DJIA (-41.74 -0.52% to 7975.85), S&P (-7.02 -0.83% to 835.48), and NASDAQ (-15.16 -0.93% to 1606.71) could not make headway against concerns the major banks may be preparing to release negative quarterly reports. The Toronto Composite (-49.59 -0.55% to 9016.17), and Venture Board (-12.42 -1.27% to 963.17) were also down on the day, but higher Week over Week. In international equity markets today, the closing prices showed losses except for Shanghai China (+0.80% to 2439.2): Australia -1.30% to 3648.5; Hong Kong -0.46% to 14929.0; India -1.80% to 10534.9; and Japan -0.28% to 8832.9. At 7:30am ET,[More...]

Total, MIT to develop new stationary batteries to store solar power

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:48:00 GMT

French energy company Total has signed a research agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, to develop new stationary batteries that are designed to enable the storage of solar power.
The agreement valued at $4 million over five years is part of the MIT Energy Initiative, which Total joined as a member in November 2008.
Philippe Boisseau, president of gas and power at Total, said: "This research partnership with MIT, one of the world's leading research and academic institutions, is a major step forward in Total's R&D commitment to developing alternative energy sources.

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Bullish Energy Stocks

China Extends String Of Oil Acquisitions In Ghana Deal

Tickers For The Latest Portfolio Reshaping

Could We See $200 Per Barrel Oil Anytime Soon?

Gold climbs To $1250, Oil at $200

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Refining Shutdowns And Gas Prices

Daily Report For Tuesday: Apr 7, 2009

Total, MIT to develop new stationary batteries to store solar power

Total Q3 profit halved, but better than expected

Infrastructure Funds Offer New Choice

All Bets Are Off on Date for 3G Bids: Operators Say Price Could Be Cut More

DTAC: 3G Delays Hit Confidence

Egat Weighs B8bn Expansion

Arctic Environs Beckon As North Sea Fields Decline

AIS: No Problem With 3G Terms: 'Delay Won't Help TOT and CAT'

Total Signs Deal With KazMunaiGas to Develop Khvalynskoye Field

PM Calls for 3G Licensing Fairness: Thai Firms Seen As Disadvantaged

AES Reports Strong Third Quarter Results and Increases 2009 Full Year Earnings and Free Cash Flow Guidance

Sara Lee Reports Strong Fiscal 2010 First Quarter; Raises Guidance

RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on RDC, UDR, TDC, CPT, SHO and TOT

SCBT Financial Corporation Reports Net Income of $2.2 Million for the Third Quarter; Declares Cash Dividend

Forward Air Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Dow Completes Divestiture of Ownership in TRN Refinery for Approximately $800 Million

IDT Corp. Launches Genie Energy Division

SaraLee Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results

AES Reports Second Quarter Results and Increases Full Year Earnings Guidance

SCBT Financial Corporation Reports Net Income of $5.4 Million for the Second Quarter; Declares Cash Dividend