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Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT

While we got some very good news with the employment report today (see "Unemployment Report - WOW!"), there was one part of the report that was very troubling. While it looks like the number of people entering the pool of unemployed is falling, once people are out of work it is extremely difficult for them to find new jobs.[More...]

Why Do You Invest?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:49:20 GMT

My wife keeps telling me to buy stock in TJ Maxx (TJX), as she shops in their stores, and believes they run a good operation. I have looked but not touched, as they do not fit our investment profile. We have Walmart (WMT) in the retail sector, currently up 9% and they pay a better dividend.[More...]

Cyber Monday: The New Black Friday

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:29:23 GMT

As anyone who shops online is well aware, today is Cyber Monday, the day where online retailers strut their best deals in order to capture more holiday shoppers. The days following Thanksgiving are among the most important for the retail industry as many workers have those days off. More recently, ecommerce sites have latched onto the concept in trying to grab market share and capture the attention of workers returning to their desks still with holiday shopping in mind.[More...]

Bargain Hunters Turn Out For Black Friday

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:26:34 GMT

More shoppers turned out for the Black Friday weekend this year, but they spent less per capita and favored lower-priced items, according to a survey by the National Retail Foundation.[More...]

Stocks Indicate Sharply Lower Open As U.S. To Join Global Reaction to Dubai - Oil Hits Seven-Week Low

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:08:28 GMT

Stock futures remain sharply lower, though have improved slightly from even deeper early declines. Because of the holiday, U.S. stocks are the late responder to news that shook finacial markets Thursday. Global investor sentiment was slammed by news that Dubai World, a government investment company, has asked creditors if it can postpone payments until May. European averages fell early Friday but two days of sharp losses eventually lured buyers and the averages are modestly firmer of late.[More...]

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...]

Turnaround Expert: 8 Stocks Below 1999 Highs

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:17:49 GMT

"We all know that, despite the big run-up recently, many stocks are still below their highs of a year or two ago," observes turnaround expert George Putnam.[More...]

Stocks See Red As Data Disappoints

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:48 GMT

US equity markets were strong yesterday from the get-go, likely boosted by a combination of yet more dovish Fedspeak and progressively supported by a series of (mostly) stronger than expected economic reports in the G7. As is the current way of things, this has delivered a new high in gold (trading up to $1174/oz at one stage) and a generally weaker dollar, especially against the commodity currencies. Schlumberger rose 2% as Credit Suisse recommended shares of the world’s largest oilfield-services provider and Goldman Sachs added 1.2% on higher profit estimates.[More...]

Amazon (AMZN)Taking The Fight To Walmart (WMT)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:13:57 GMT

“But while media products still account for a majority of Amazon’s sales, the company’s added dozens of new products. It’s become the online Walmart, not the online Borders… Amazingly, it is much lower than Walmart, which allows it to undercut Walmart’s prices. That’s unheard of until now. Periodically, you’ll hear Walmart slicing prices…With a retailer like Target or Walmart we can look at the number of stores they have and figure out how many more they have before they reach saturation and can’t grow anymore…” — CNBC’s Mad Money 11/23/2009[More...]

Seven 5-Star Stocks From Berkshire's Latest Portfolio

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:31:39 GMT

Burlington Northern was just one of several purchases Berkshire has made lately.[More...]

New charges in stepson-killing case

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:17:00 GMT

New charges in stepson-killing case[More...]

Retailers not in the black yet

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:51:00 GMT

Dec. 4--Increased traffic on Black Friday, driven by early-morning doorbusters, was not enough to overcome weak sales at the beginning of November, according to research released Thursday by Thomson Reuters.
Index figures did not include results for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. because the world's largest retailer stopped reporting monthly sales results earlier this year.
Jharonne Martis, director of consumer research at Thomson Reuters who compiles the monthly index, said retailers are reporting consumers sought values, which suggests they eyed full-price merchandise, but ultimately chose discounted items.

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Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Why Do You Invest?

Cyber Monday: The New Black Friday

Bargain Hunters Turn Out For Black Friday

Stocks Indicate Sharply Lower Open As U.S. To Join Global Reaction to Dubai - Oil Hits Seven-Week Low

Default In The Desert Sparks Panic

Turnaround Expert: 8 Stocks Below 1999 Highs

Stocks See Red As Data Disappoints

Amazon (AMZN)Taking The Fight To Walmart (WMT)

Seven 5-Star Stocks From Berkshire's Latest Portfolio

New charges in stepson-killing case

Retailers not in the black yet

Retail sales dip a bit: The November slide comes after two months of sales gains and shows just how fragile the economy is.

Hanover mall nearing default: Owner has stopped paying $87.5M loan

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