Feb 13, 2010

Daily Markets - Financial News And Opinions

Daily Markets - Financial News And Opinions

Gold - Safe Haven Asset Or Not? « Mario Cavolo »

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 05:45 PM PST

There is no substitute for the daily hours of studying, researching and watching the markets. While it is analytical, you also develop a feel for it that’s hard to explain, “get in the groove” so to speak. That’s just when the market will make a fool of you and takes lots of your carefully strategized money. With those caveats in mind, if you are long stocks right now, you’re basically out of your mind. WHY would you be long stocks right now? The markets are correcting downward lead by the … [visit site to read more]

Businesses Cutting The Growth Cushion « Michael Panzner »

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 04:09 PM PST

Many mainstream analysts believe it won’t be long before things return to “normal.” But they are deluding themselves, especially as far as the job market is concerned.
For one thing, it now seems pretty clear that the economy that existed before the financial crisis hit had been artificially pumped up by years of cheap money and unsustainable levels of debt.
Those factors also led to significant malinvestment and allowed some parts of the economy — think finance and real estate — to grow too … [visit site to read more]

Stocks To Watch On Monday 15 February: Motorola, ADC Telecommunications, DryShips, Hemispherx Biopharma « Antonio Costa »

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 04:06 PM PST

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Motorola (MOT) - On Friday, the stock surged more than 7% after the company said it plans to split into two separate units in the first quarter of 2011. One entity will include the company’s mobile devices and home businesses, and the other will include enterprise mobility solutions and networks businesses. MOT broke out of a trading range, closing up near the highs for the day. I’m watching the stock on Tuesday for a continuation move. MOT has now a good … [visit site to read more]

Top 5 Economic Graphs For The Week Ended 13 February 2010 « Econ Grapher »

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST

This week we look at the EU GDP numbers showing a pretty fragile and mixed recovery, then US retail sales showing a back-loading of holiday spending. Then we look at some of the China data that came out over the week, focusing on inflation data, and international trade stats. Finally we look at Aussie employment stats which shows continuing strength down under.

The key takeaways or themes to pull out of this edition are probably first of all that things are continuing to recover, but … [visit site to read more]

US Stock Market Earnings Calendar For Next Week « Antonio Costa »

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 03:58 PM PST

Earnings Announcements for Monday

Chemed Corporation - CHE - 0.94 - After Market Close
Curtiss-Wright Corp. - CW - 0.74 - After Market Close

Earnings Announcements for Tuesday

Aaron’s Inc. - AAN - 0.43 - After Market Close
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - ANF - 0.87 - Before Market Open
American Campus Communities Inc - ACC - 0.1 - After Market Close
American Medical Systems - AMMD - 0.34 - Time Not Supplied
Arch Capital Group - ACGL - 2.51 - After Market Close
Capella … [visit site to read more]

China’s Tightening Is A Good Thing « Daily Reckoning »

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 11:46 AM PST

China sees a bubble ahead and is trying to avoid it – is that such a bad thing?
Isn't this what we expect Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve to do here at home – take clear and decisive action to drain off excess liquidity in the economy before inflation takes hold?
The People's Bank of China did just that after it saw that 1.4 trillion yuan ($204 billion) worth of bank loans were issued in January, more than the total loaned in the three previous months combined.
For all of 2010, the … [visit site to read more]
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