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Giordano Revenues Down 12.6% In First Three Quarters Of 2009

China Retail News — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:35 +0000

Hong Kong apparel retailer Giordano has published its financial results to September 30, 2009. According to the report, its overall revenues decreased by 9.6% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2009 and its revenues from retail and distribution department decreased by 6.9% year-on-year. During the period, Giordano's retail and distribution revenue in Hong Kong and Macau [...]

Bank of England Governer: Regulation can not stop bank failures

Alex Stanczyk — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:14:42 +0000

Obviously. BOE King: Delusion To Think Regulation Can Stop Bank Failure By Natasha Brereton LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said Tuesday that heightened regulation can#8217;t prevent the financial speculation that results in bank failures, and called for a serious review of the structure of the banking sector whose goal would be to eliminate institutions [...]div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:7Q72WNTAKBA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:l6gmwiTKsz0"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=fFk79TbaHJc:EqK1CAozvwk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"/img/a /div

Finding Investing Ideas

Steve Peasley — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:37:55 +0000

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http://blog.investtalk.com Steve Peasley is a financial advisor and host of InvestTalk, a weekday program that looks at new and relevant investment topics each weekday. He answers questions about financial and retirement planning, money management as well as general concerns about the stock market. http://blog.investtalk.com

7 Questions To Ask Before You Buy A Stock

Steve Peasley — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:50:38 +0000

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5 Ways To Vet A Mutual Fund

Steve Peasley — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:33:25 +0000

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Time To Settle Down

Steve Peasley — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:53:36 +0000

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What To Make Of Earnings

Steve Peasley — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:52:40 +0000

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Boone Boosts Energtek

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:08:24 +0000

The domestic natural gas industry has fallen on hard times due to a supply glut and a sharp fall in commodity prices over the course of the last year, but with last week’s latest news things are beginning to look up again. T. Boone Pickens, the long time crude oil bull turned alternative energy maven, [...]

The Long and the Short of it All

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:34:12 +0000

We are presenting a list of companies which we believe are currently mispriced, based on our estimate of fair value, by the market. We develop our fair value ranges by projected free cash flow out one year and estimating an appropriate FCF multiple based on our assessment of risk and the strength of the balance sheet.

MWW Automotive Group Enters into Distribution Contract

QualityStocks — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:21:22 +0000

The Banking System Is Sitting On It’s Hands

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:18:06 +0000

It’s time for another quick look at the United States banking system. Whoops! Nothing happening there. Are they still alive

China Mobile: The Foreign Giant

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:06:46 +0000

When most investors think of the telecom sector and wireless providers, Verizon [VZ: 28.62, -0.02 (-0.07%)] and AT&T [T: 23.44, +0.06 (+0.26%)] come to mind first. These two companies form a duopoly of the domestic market. Market penetration is nearing 90% in the US, so growth is limited, as these two companies are forced to [...]

McDonald’s New Angus Burger – A Green Shoot?

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:19:39 +0000

I’m sure quite a few eyes rolled when reading the title of this article. “Green Shoot” has been thrown around the financial media incessantly over the past few months, to the dismay of many. The thought that a new menu item at McDonald’s [MCD: 56.86, +0.09 (+0.16%)] is a glimmer of hope for the economy [...]

The BIg Questions

Steve Peasley — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:52:40 +0000

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Tuesday’s Market Recap (06/30/09)

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:04:39 +0000

The markets had a rough day, with the Dow Jones down 0.97% to close at 8447.00. The NASDAQ and S&P closed at 1835.04 and 919.32 respectively, down 0.49% and 0.85%. Gold and crude oil both headed to lower prices today, with gold settling at $927.40, and oil down $0.91 to settle at $69.89. The 10-year [...]

RECOVER: Put Your 401(k) Back to Work

Steve Peasley — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:32:57 +0000

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A Real Stimulus Plan

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0000

There’s been a slew of good news lately, including improved consumer sentiment, lower than expected job losses, increasing wages, and a contracting TED spread. The stock market has been up for 12 of the past 14 weeks, and the Dow recently broke even for 2009. Public officials including President Obama and Fed Chairman Bernanke have [...]

Is Cisco Spreading Itself Too Thin?

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:56:57 +0000

Through the 90’s, Cisco Systems [CSCO: 18.91, -0.12 (-0.63%)] was known as one of the “4 Horsemen of IT” and was even the largest company by market cap ($500 B) at the peak of the tech bubble in early 2000. The web is the driver of all information worldwide over the past two decades, thus all recent tech [...]

Bank of America Dot Gov

Bullish Bankers — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:00:59 +0000

It is becoming clearer and clearer what it means to have government involved in the affairs of banks and businesses. Where all the initial talk was about the “moral hazard” presented by government bailing out the private sector and how this just means that in the future banks, and other organizations, will just take [...]

Friday’s Market Recap (06/26/09)

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:39:41 +0000

The markets had mixed results as the NASDAQ was the only major index up, up 0.47% to close at 1838.22. The Dow Jones was down 0.40% to close at 8438.39, while the S&P was down 0.15 to finish at 918.90. In commodities, both oil and gold were down, as Gold settled at $941.00, and oil [...]

Thursday’s Market Recap (06/25/09)

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:02:33 +0000

The markets had a good day as all three major indexes were up over 2%, with the Dow up 2.08% to finish at 8472.40. The NASDAQ and S&P were up 2.08% and 2.14% respectively, closing at 1829.54 and 920.26. The 10-year saw price climb over a dollar as the yield ended at 3.544%. Crude oil saw [...]

What If The Fed’s Isn’t Printing Money Like A Drunken Sailor?

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:45:50 +0000

What if conventional wisdom about the Fed is wrong and it isn’t printing money like a drunken sailor? Well…that would make most of the media coverage of the bond market and the economy wildly off the mark. As it turns out while media talking heads were ranting about how the Fed was running their printing presses [...]

Boeing’s Stock Grounded, How to Capitalize

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:51:09 +0000

The week of June 26th was very bad to Boeing. After continued reassurance from CEO Jim McNerney that the company’s much anticipated (and previously delayed) Dreamliner 787 would be delivered by the 23rd, Boeing once again came up short. To investors, this was simply one slip-up too many… and a company that cannot fulfill promises [...]

Don’t Worry About The Debt Tsunami Part II

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:00:24 +0000

Recently I wrote that the forward calendar of to-be-issued government and mortgage related debt isn’t going to swamp the economy. Since I wrote my article Paul Krugman wrote an article citing research done by Brad Setser that supports my thesis. Setser’s analysis predates my article and is really high quality work. I am certain that Krugman didn’t [...]

Renouncing The Debt

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:37 +0000

There are three ways to get out of a debt crisis. First, you can work off the debt, but this takes a long time. An impatient public and an impatient government will not have the stomach the wait that would be necessary for individuals, families, and businesses to get their balance sheets in [...]

Wednesday’s Market Recap (06/24/09)

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:48:25 +0000

The market closed at mixed levels as the NASDAQ and S&P 500 closed up 1.55% and .065% respectively to 1,792.34 and 900.94, while the Dow Jones traded down 0.28% to 8,299.86. Oil continued to fall today as it dropped $0.57 cents to $68.67 per barrel. Natural Gas followed suit by dropping $0.10 down to $3.91. [...]

Don’t Worry About The Debt Tsunami

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:35 +0000

It looks like in the next few years newly issued Treasury and agency guaranteed residential mortgage debt may create a debt tsunami that will swamp the economy. Fortunately, looks can be deceiving. While interest rates are likely to rise for both long maturity Treasury notes and bonds and agency guaranteed residential mortgage debt, rising rates are [...]

Natural Resources, Energy and Precious Metals Update

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:00:56 +0000

Many investors are somewhat dazed and befuddled as they watch what used to be called “The Natural Resources Sector” bounce up and down as the summer season commences. With the dollar up again, commodities including the precious metals and oil were off sharply yesterday. All in all, it was just a broadly negative day. Little [...]

What Banks Aren’t Telling Us?

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:00:18 +0000

I am still worried about what banks aren’t telling us. Why? Total Reserves in the banking system have increased by $857.8 billion over the twelve month period ending in May 2009. Excess reserves in the banking system have increased by $842.1 billion in the same time period. The Federal Reserve System has overseen a [...]

Tuesday’s Market Recap (06/23/09)

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:43:10 +0000

The Dow Jones and NASDAQ were down today as the only index with its head above water was the S&P, which was up 0.23%. The Dow was down 0.19% closing at 8322.91, with the NASDAQ down 0.07% finishing the day at 1764.92. Oil and gold were both up as the dollar weakened settling at $69.24 and [...]

Monday’s Market Recap (06/22/09)

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:56:33 +0000

The markets opened up the week with a massive pounding, taking it on the chin across all three major U.S. Indicies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 200.72 to a level of 8,339.01 for a loss of 2.35%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 3.35% dropping 61.28 to close at a level of 1,766.19. The [...]

BioMedReports FDA Calendar: Seven New Extreme Trades

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:00:48 +0000

Below are companies with market caps under $250 million from the BioMedReports.com FDA Calendar, which have either pending FDA decisions or pending clinical trial results that may have a major impact on each of the underlying stock prices. A high risk/reward trading approach to consider for speculative traders is investing a small amount of money [...]

Investment Ideas and Timing

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:00:30 +0000

“Timing is everything” goes the old adage. But all investors and traders know that timing an entry point or exit point of an investment idea and strategy is like predicting the weather without sophisticated radar equipment. In fact it might be more difficult. Why? Not only because the fundamentals these days are enormously complicated, whether we [...]

Curreny Overlay Strategy

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00:14 +0000

In today’s investment climate, asset managers have come to the realization that now, more than ever, geographic diversification is key. Gaining access and direct exposure to foreign equity and debt securities, however, comes with a complicating factor that requires analysis and attention when compared to domestic investment decisions – that factor is FX market risk. For [...]

FDA Calendar Updates: BDSI, SVNT Deadlines Approach

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:00:59 +0000

Below is a summary of updates to the BioMedReports.com FDA Calendar, which includes a database of over 200 entries. The calendar was originally created by Mike Havrilla to track companies with pending new drug, biological agent, or medical device new product decisions at the FDA. With the launch of BioMedReports.com, the FDA Calendar has expanded [...]

Access Pharma: Preparing to Advance Pipeline

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:00:31 +0000

Since I last wrote about Access Pharma [ACCP: 0.00, N/A (N/A)] two weeks ago as a cancer biotech call option trade, the Company has issued two updates on its clinical development pipeline and two updates for MuGard – which is an oral rinse product for the management of a common side effect of many cancer [...]

Reliance Steel Aluminum Co.: Down But Not Out

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0000

“Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. [RS: 39.95, -0.05 (-0.12%)] is one of the largest metals service center companies in the United States. Though a network of more than 200 locations in 38 states, Belgium, Canada, China, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea and the United Kingdom, the Company provides value-added metals processing services and distributes a full [...]

Friday’s Market Recap (06/19/09)

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:03:34 +0000

The markets started off strong today but lost their gains during what many investors refer to as the quadruple witching, or the expiration of stock index futures, stock index options, stock options, and single stock futures all on the same day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 15.87 to 8.539.73 dropping 0.19%. The Nasdaq [...]

Thursday’s Market Recap (06/18/09)

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:41:48 +0000

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 were up today while the NASDAQ was the only major index in the red, down 0.02% to close at 1807.72. The Dow and S&P were up 0.69% and 0.84% respectively, closing at 85560.00 and 918.37. The 10-year saw prices decline as the yield climbed to 3.808%. Crude oil and gold [...]

Structural Changes in the Economy, Unemployment, and Inflation

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:00:34 +0000

A new concern about the economy has surfaced recently. This new concern has to do with the changing structure of the economy and the impact this change might have on the outcome of government policy. Specifically, the argument is that the United States economy, and that of the world, is currently going through a transitional [...]

Stocks For An Economic Recovery – Healthcare

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:00:13 +0000

The medical equipment and supplies sub-sector of health care has come under significant pressure in the last 9 months or so. Big names such as Stryker Corp. [SYK: 39.00, 0.00 (0.00%)], Zimmer Holdings Inc. [ZMH: 40.91, 0.00 (0.00%)], and Medtronic Inc. [MDT: 32.93, 0.00 (0.00%)] are trading at levels we have not seen in years. [...]

Wednesday’s Market Recap (06/17/09)

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:16:17 +0000

The markets closed at mixed positions today as the DJIA and S&P 500 ended down 0.09% to 8,497.18 and 0.14% to 910.71 respectively, while the NASDAQ was up 0.66% to 1,808.06. Commodities traded up as Gold inched up $3.80 to $936.00 on news of a financial overhaul. Crude Oil bounced up to $71.03 and Natural [...]

BRIC, The Dollar, and U. S. Monetary Policy

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:00:34 +0000

Over the past several months I have written regularly that the value of the United States dollar will decline over an extended period of time. The basic argument for this is that over the past forty years or so, any country that has run excessive governmental budget deficits and has not had an independent [...]

A Tipping Point?

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:00:06 +0000

Almost everyone is looking for a tipping point. At this time we are looking for signs that the decline in the economy and in the financial markets is lessening and that we might be somewhere near the bottom. If this is the case then can the turn to recovery be far behind? It seems [...]

Tuesday’s Market Recap (06/16/09)

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:53:44 +0000

The markets were not friendly to bullish investors today as all three major indexes were down. The NASDAQ and S&P were down 1.11% and 1.27% respectively, closing at 1796.18 and 911.97. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 107.46 or 1.25% as it closed at 8504.67. Gold saw prices rise as the dollar weakened settling at [...]

BioMedReports.com Extreme Trades: ACAD, ANPI, BSTC, RPRX, SNTS

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:00:31 +0000

Below are four companies with market caps under $200 million (all financial data current as of 6/9/09 during intraday trading) which have pending FDA decisions and/or clinical trial results that may have a major impact on each of the underlying stock prices. A high risk/reward trading approach to consider for speculative traders is investing a [...]

Things Turning Around at Rick’s Cabaret: It’s Time To Buy

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:00:26 +0000

Our favorite purveyor of adult fantasy, Rick’s Cabaret International (NASDAQ: RICK) reported results May 12th, and there appears to be good news on the horizon. I am recommending immediate purchase of shares in Rick’s stock at or around $6-7 per share, and in fact I added to my position at $6.90 on May 13th. Readers of [...]

Monday’s Market Recap (06/15/09)

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:05:06 +0000

The markets took a pounding today to start off the new week, mostly at the hands of poor economic data and a strengthening United States Dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 187.13 for a loss of 2.13% to close at a level of 8,612.13. The Nasdaq Composite and Standard and Poor’s 500 Index [...]

When Will the Banks Start Lending Again?

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:00:47 +0000

The Federal Reserve, as we know, has been pumping all kinds of reserves into the banking system. For the banking week ended May 2, 2009, Federal Reserve Bank Credit stood at $2.041 trillion. This is up from $0.894 trillion for the banking week ending September 3, 2008, an increase of $1.147 trillion. Total reserves in the [...]

Stocks For An Economic Recovery – Industrials

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:00:15 +0000

As industrial markets have fallen over the past two years, companies previously bought hand-over-fist due to strong international presence have been put in their place; diversified product portfolios have become recession backfires; cost-restructuring plans and management shakeups have become costly uncertainties and cash has become the worlds most valuable commodity. Despite the negativity, markets over [...]

The Bear On Bonds

Steve Peasley — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:52:53 +0000

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NeuroSearch Experimental Obesity Drug to Begin Phase 3 Trials

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:00:18 +0000

As a trio of U.S. small-cap drug makers await crucial Phase 3 results later this year; NeuroSearch [NEUR: 0.00, N/A (N/A)] [NEUSF: 0.00, N/A (N/A)] is preparing to advance its own experimental weight loss drug to the final stage of clinical development following a successful End of Phase 2 meeting with the FDA which was [...]

Prices Continue to Rise

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:00:51 +0000

“The Labor Department reported that prices received by producers of finished goods rose 0.3 percent last month, further blunting the prospect that the economy was veering into a vicious cycle of lower prices and lower wages known as deflation.” (See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/business/economy/15econ.html?hp.) Analysts continue to be amazed that we have not yet moved into a deflationary [...]

FDA Calendar Updates: ABT, AFFY, AZN, LLY, MELA, PFE, SOMX, VPHM

Bullish Bankers — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:00:19 +0000

Below is a summary of updates to the BioMedReports.com FDA Calendar, which includes a database of about 200 entries. The calendar was originally created by Mike Havrilla to track companies with pending new drug, biological agent, or medical device new product decisions at the FDA. With the launch of BioMedReports.com, the FDA Calendar has expanded [...]

Emisphere: Improving Drug Delivery

Bullish Bankers — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:00:50 +0000

Emisphere [EMIS: 0.00, N/A (N/A)] is an emerging bio-pharma company specializing in the development of a drug delivery technology platform for the oral administration of therapeutic compounds which are either poorly absorbed or must be given through alternative routes such as injections. On 6/1/09, EMIS announced that Novartis [NVS: 41.95, +1.66 (+4.12%)] and Nordic Bioscience [...]

Friday’s Market Recap (06/12/09)

Bullish Bankers — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:25:10 +0000

The markets were down for most of the day, until a late rally sent two of the three major indexes positive, all except the NASDAQ which was down 0.19%. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 were up 0.32% and 0.14% respectively, closing at 8799.26 and 946.21. The 10-year saw prices climb once again, as the [...]

ASA Limited: A Closed-End Fund Worth More Than Meets the Eye

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:00:39 +0000

One aspect of my work that I love is interviewing interesting people. On June 4th, 2009 I had the pleasure of speaking with David J. Christensen, the CEO of ASA Limited [ASA: 65.44, -1.94 (-2.88%)], a closed-end, non-diversified investment company registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company was organized in Bermuda [...]

Restaurant Stocks: A Lot of Hot Air

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:00:56 +0000

Out of the restaurant companies that I am covering, 3 of the names were on my radar screen late last year, with a formal recommendation of Chipotle’s “B” [[CMG-B]] shares at around $45 per share in my Top 5 Stocks for 2009 article. I still feel strongly that this entire sector at the very best, is [...]

Thursday’s Market Recap (06/11/09)

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:37:05 +0000

The markets were up today led by energy stocks as oil settled at $72.68. The Dow Jones was up 0.37% closing at 8770.92, with the S&P up 0.61% closing at 944.89. The NASDAQ was up 9.29 closing at 1862.37. Treasury prices were down as the yield closed at 3.862%. Gold settled at $962.00 as the dollar [...]

By “Shopping” for Regulators, Private Equity Firms Have Discovered How to Buy Banks – Leaving Taxpayers With All the Risk

Shah Gilani -Money Morning — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:39:21 +0000

[Editor's Note: Is it a new bull market, or just a bear-market rally that's going to separate investors from the last of their cash? For the shrewdest investors, it may not matter. A new offerfrom Money Morning is a two-way win for investors: Noted commentator Peter D. Schiff's new book - "Little [...]

Short ALERT: Why Netflix Will Fall

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:00:13 +0000

A month ago, when Netflix was trading at $39.60 a share (now just over $39), I initiated a short position on Netflix [NFLX: 37.93, +0.07 (+0.18%)]. The total amount shorted was for a 1/2 position out of a full position, accounting for about 15% of my portfolio. I am instituting a stop limit order to curtail [...]

The Fed’s Quantitative Easing Goes Forward

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:00:15 +0000

Lots of transactions went on in central banking over the past month or so, not only in the United States but in the UK and Europe. Quantitative easing is the game and, at least, the central bankers are getting more and more comfortable with this. Credit is given to quantitative easing for the drop [...]

Wednesday’s Market Recap (06/10/09)

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:29:38 +0000

Equities started the day up well over a percent but that was very short-lived as the markets quickly fell on a slew of bad economic news. By the end of the day, however, the equity markets were able to recover and posted only small losses on the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 24.04 [...]

FDA, Clinical Trial Updates: ADLS, CLDA, GENZ, ISTA, Theratech

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:00:39 +0000

Below is a summary of updates to the BioMedReports.com database of over 200 entries included in the FDA and Clinical Trial Calendars. The FDA Calendar includes companies with pending new drug, biological agent, or medical device new product decisions at the FDA sorted by their PDUFA decision deadline dates while the Clinical Trial Calendar encompasses [...]

Dont Lose Your Shirt On Mutual Fund Sales

Steve Peasley — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:52:55 +0000

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How Not to Invest

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:00:22 +0000

I always get excited when changes to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) occur. I don’t really know why. But you can bet I was glued to my TV when Chevron, Bank of America, and Kraft replaced Honeywell [HON: 35.72, 0.00 (0.00%)], Altria [MO: 17.35, 0.00 (0.00%)], and AIG [AIG: 1.65, 0.00 (0.00%)] last year. [...]

Tuesday’s Market Recap (06/09/09)

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:53:13 +0000

The markets were very volatile today, with a late rally sending the indexes near where they opened. The Dow Jones was the only major index down, closing at 8763.06 down 0.02%. The NASDAQ and S&P were both up closing at 1860.13 and 942.43 respectively, up 0.96% and 0.35%. The 10-year saw prices fall as the yield ended at 3.862%. [...]

Monday’s Market Recap (06/08/09)

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:51:44 +0000

Markets traded down for the majority of the trading period as investors are cautious on the sustainability of the recent market rally of nearly 40% since its March lows. However, a late afternoon surge bolstered the indices upward to close marginally flat on the day; the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.36, or 0.2%, [...]

An Option on Monetization and Inflation

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:00:29 +0000

You want to place a bet on future inflation? Well, an opportunity for you to bet on inflation is now in the works. The hedge fund Universa Investments L. P. is planning to open a fund in the near future that will allow you to back up your concern with the possibility that [...]

Trends Shaping the Health Care Industry: Part 3

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:00:16 +0000

If you have not read the first and second parts of this article, please follow the prior links. By now, you should be getting a quick glimpse of the trends that are influencing health care companies operations and decisions. In my first article I discussed how the government’s and FDA’s agendas are affecting the health care [...]

Secular Semiconductor Growth in QUALCOMM

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:00:46 +0000

The NASDAQ has finished up 11 of the last 12 weeks, proving that TECH IS HOT in this market rally. It’s no hidden secret that semiconductors are cyclical and should rebound with the economy. However, timing the market to buy at the bottom is a difficult task for any investor. QUALCOMM, Inc. [QCOM: [...]

The Future of the Dollar

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:00:07 +0000

We live in a global economy. And, unless we destroy the global economy that now exists the way the world destroyed the first global economy starting with the 1914 conflict and proceeding through the next fifty-five years or so, we will continue to face the duties and responsibilities of operating within a world economy. [...]

Here Comes Dow 9,600, SP 500 at 1,042 and Some Investment Ideas

Bullish Bankers — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:00:03 +0000

Sometimes accepting “what is” happens to be counter intuitive. That’s the way it feels right now with the DJIA above 8,700 as I write and the S&P 500 at 945. The trend for this bear market rally is powerful and it will be meaningful to see how far it goes. From a technical standpoint some important [...]

It’s Finally Time to Buy Small-Cap Value Index ETF’s

ETF Daily News — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:28:30 +0000

……it’s still not time to start buying small-cap banks. It may, however, be time to start looking hard at something a little off the beaten path: small-cap value. What’s the difference? Small-cap value and small-cap banks often get conflated — and for good reason. As Brian noted last year, the Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR), like most small-cap [...]

Trends Shaping the Health Care Industry: Part 2

Bullish Bankers — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:00:05 +0000

If you have not read part one of this three part article, please find the link here. As I have already highlighted, the health care industry is subject to many swings that are caused by macroeconomic variables, regulation, trends, and beliefs. These changes can be hard to pick up on, especially if you are new to [...]

Friday’s Market Recap (06/05/09)

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:35:41 +0000

The markets were off today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average was the only major index to be in the black, up 0.15% to a level of 8,763.13. The NASDAQ was down 0.03% closing at 1849.42 while the S&P 500 was down 0.25% ending at 940.09. The 10-year once again saw price down ending with a [...]

FDA, Clinical Trial Calendars: Cancer Drug Updates from ASCO

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:00:57 +0000

AXP’s Comeback: A Short Term Play

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:00:37 +0000

American Express [AXP: 25.25, 0.00 (0.00%)] has outperformed its sector and performed very well to start 2009. They have beaten out all credit card companies year to date, and are up nearly 34%. This strong performance in the beginning of ‘09 may be hindered, however; as recent legislation changes led by President Obama may permanently change [...]

Thursday’s Market Recap (06/04/09)

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:18:34 +0000

The markets rebounded from yesterday’s lag in a rally led by financials and energy, as the Dow Jones was up 0.86% to close at 8750.24. The NASDAQ was up 1.32%, closing at 1850.02, while the S&P 500 closed at 942.46, up 1.15% for the day. The 10-year yield rose 3.076% as prices for the treasury [...]

Will Ownership of Gold Silver Wheaton Be Outlawed?

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:00:52 +0000

Before you ask the inevitable question “Have you lost your mind?” let me reveal the “method of my madness”. There are a growing number of people including some level-headed analysts who have publicly wondered whether it was possible that the private ownership of physical gold might be outlawed in the United States. Many would say [...]

AuthenTec: Ripe For An Acquisition?

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:00:25 +0000

AuthenTec [AUTH: 1.78, 0.00 (0.00%)], the world’s leading provider of fingerprint sensors and solutions to the PC, Wireless and Access Control markets, released their Q1/09 earnings and held their analyst conference call May 12th after the market closed. As I wrote on my Twitter feed, 3 of the companies [...]

Wednesday’s Market Recap (06/03/09)

Bullish Bankers — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:20:47 +0000

The markets finally took a long deserved breather today, but not before rallying near the closing bell to cut the days losses in half. The Dow Jones Industrial average was down 65.63 to 8,675.24 for a loss of 0.75% on the day. The Nasdaq Composite and Standard and Poor’s 500 lost 10.88 and 12.98 respectively [...]

Key Telecom Trends: Part 2

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:00:55 +0000

This is part 2 of my Key Telecom Trends article. Part 1 can be read by clicking here. Two other trends in Telecommunications over the past few years that should have a significant impact in the future are: Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) emerged on the commercial scene in 2004 harnessing the power of broadband [...]

Options Media Group: A Growth Play on Ad Spending Shift

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:00:15 +0000

In response to BioMedReports.com subscriber emails, we will add periodic article coverage of emerging small/micro-cap companies outside of the healthcare sector which offer similar high risk/reward trades as the Extreme Trade article series of pending FDA decisions and clinical trial results. Options Media Group [OPMG: 0.00, N/A (N/A)] is a leading company in the fast-growing [...]

Tuesday’s Market Recap (06/02/09)

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:55:53 +0000

The markets were able to hold onto gains during a turbulent day, as the Dow closed at 8740.87. The NASDAQ was up 0.44% closing at 1836.80, with the S&P 500 up 0.20% closing at 944.74. The 10-year saw prices fall once again, closing with a yield of 3.609%. Crude was down settling [...]

FDA, Clinical Trial Updates: JNJ, INCY, MEDX, CYTX, AGN, PPHM

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:00:58 +0000

Going Green like Buffett

Steve Peasley — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:52:33 +0000

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http://blog.investtalk.com Steve Peasley is a financial advisor and host of InvestTalk, a weekday program that looks at new and relevant investment topics each weekday.

Does AIG Still Have a Pulse?

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:58 +0000

It was just a short time ago that the American International Group [AIG: 1.66, 0.00 (0.00%)] name riddled the papers and news columns with updates on the insurance giant’s troubles and whether they would survive the economic downturn with severe capital issues. They received the biggest bailout in history and seemed to barely get by. [...]

Known Unknowns

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:18 +0000

It is still too early to think that we are near or past the bottom of this economic downturn. However, in my mind, we are in the “working out” stage of the downturn, especially in the current economic restructuring we are going through, and we cannot expect this stage to be a short one. The [...]

Monday’s Market Recap (06/01/09)

Bullish Bankers — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:52:52 +0000

The first of June brought forth a huge day for the financial markets. With the markets gaining ground in the month of May and showing signs of a recovery, investors were unsure of how General Motors’ Chapter 11 filing would impact the markets. The Dow jumped 221.11 points or 2.60% to 8,721.44, S&P 500 up [...]

Access Pharma: A Cancer Biotech Call Option Trade

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:00:24 +0000

The cancer biotech space has attracted the interest of investors, traders, and diversified healthcare giants this year with Johnson & Johnson [JNJ: 55.50, +0.34 (+0.62%)] announcing a $1B cash tender offer for Cougar Biotech [CGRB: 42.87, -0.12 (-0.28%)] last week and Roche’s [ROG: 17.67, +0.61 (+3.58%)] [RHHBY: 0.00, N/A (N/A)] mega-deal to acquire full control [...]

Securitization Accounting Rules Are Changing

Bullish Bankers — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:00:18 +0000

Accountants are changing the rules governing most of the shadow banking system and almost no one is noticing. About 10 days ago the Financial Accounting Standards Board confirmed that by year end “securitization accounting” will be different and the changes are likely to have a bigger effect on financial institutions than mark to market accounting. [...]

The Netflix Story Is Done

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:00:15 +0000

Today I covered my short position in Netflix [NFLX: 39.42, +0.88 (+2.28%)] at $39.90 per share. The total amount shorted was for a 1/2 position out of a full position, accounting for about 15% of my portfolio. Those that follow me on Twitter received this update today as I made the transaction. By the time [...]

Stocks For An Economic Recovery – Information Technology

Bullish Bankers — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:00:02 +0000

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. [ADP: 38.01, +0.01 (+0.03%)] is the premier HR business process outsourcing (BPO) agent responsible for thousands of payroll transactions world wide. ADP is also active in providing financial information systems to car, motorcycle, marine, and recreational vehicle dealers located across all major continents. The company offers great solutions for businesses that [...]

Key Telecom Trends: Part 1

Bullish Bankers — Sat, 30 May 2009 10:00:48 +0000

The world is seeing a move to on-demand information and mobile computing, evident by the explosion of smartphones in recent years. Furthermore, bandwidth demand has increased drastically as more people are emailing, texting, downloading applications and watching YouTube on their cell phones, thus requiring networks to be upgraded accordingly. Mobile networks have been upgraded both [...]

Friday’s Market Recap (05/29/09)

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:31:18 +0000

The markets enjoyed a late rally to send the three major indexes up for the day, as the Dow Jones closed up 1.15%. The NASDAQ and the S&P 500 were both up closing at 1774.33 and 919.14 respectively. Prices on the 10 year treasury once again rose over a dollar as the yield declined to 3.465%. Oil and [...]

Industrial Names That Haven’t Gotten Ahead of Themselves

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:00:47 +0000

Today’s markets maintain a level of anxiety that another leg-down is coming, namely the notion that we may revisit our former lows of March. As the more bullish investors continue to invest in financial and IT names, it would seem that the vast majority of market movers are taking profits off of the table in [...]

Are There Opportunities In Today’s Markets?

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:00:59 +0000

Are there opportunities in today's markets? I believe there are if you know where to look. A distinguishing aspect of American culture is how we react to adversity.

Stocks For An Economic Recovery – Energy

Bullish Bankers — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:00:05 +0000

Whenever someone mentions the idea of an economic recovery, I immediately start thinking about what would happen if natural gas rose back towards late 2007 and early 2008 levels. This won’t happen in the near term as it is anticipated that we will be in a weak hurricane season and there are still a few [...]

6 Steps to Take in the Storms Wake

Steve Peasley — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:33:21 +0000

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