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		<title>Stocks Slip on Banking Concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contrarian Profits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[pGLOBAL MARKETS-, dollar gains/p
p(Refiles to fix typo in headline)/p
p* U.S. stocks slump as fear of more bank failures grows/p
p* Dollar rises versus yen after strong U.S. factory data/p
p* Oil slips below $69 a barrel on equities, strong dollar/p
pU.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as growing concerns about the U.S. banking system and over whether a recent rally in equity markets is warranted drove investors to the relative safety of bonds and the dollar./p
pOil prices fell as the economic concerns outweighed surprisingly bullish U.S. data: the manufacturing sector grew in August for the first time in 19 months, while pending home sales hits a two-year high in July./p
pGovernment bond prices on both sides of the Atlantic rose as falling stocks enhanced#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>Beware: Markets Are Confused Right Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contrarian Profits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[p”Despite the bad news the market is confused,” says Crisis Strategy Alert senior analyst Charles Delvalle.br /
On Monday the futures were down over 80 points. Yet somehow, the market ended the day in the green.br /
Then yesterday, the Dow futures were down over 100 points. So how did the Dow Jones recover most of the losses and end down less than 10 points?br /
The bulls aren’t happy. And neither are the bears. For once, both camps seem absolutely befuddled. But here at Notes, we think it’s only a matter of time before we see a big move happen.br /
Echoing Charles’s sentiment is Jack McHugh, writing at The Big Picture…br /
Divining a directional change in market prices is tricky, even foolhardy, but perhaps the market leadership#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>Wall St Jumps on Economy Bets, Best Buy Optimism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contrarian Profits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[pU.S. stocks rose on Thursday as investors bet the U.S. economic downturn may be easing following reports on fourth-quarter economic growth and weekly jobless claims that landed roughly in line with expectations. /p
p Standouts in the broad run-up included shares of Best Buy  , up 11.3 percent to $37.24 after the electronics chain#8217;s quarterly profit topped estimates and its yearly outlook boosted optimism about consumer spending. /p
p Retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc  was among the top boosts on the Dow, rising more than 2 percent to $52.88, while the S#38;P retail index gained nearly 5 percent. /p
p Shares of natural resources companies rose along with  higher commodity prices. Shares of steel maker Nucor   rose 5.6 percent to $41.25 and U.S. Steel Corp  was up#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>David Dreman: Exclusive Interview with the Dean of Contrarian Investing (Part II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mickey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Part II of Andrew Mickeys exclusive interview with David Dreman, the two explore the current crisis and look at a what could be a few good ideas now.
<br /><br />Here you will learn:
<br /><br /><b>- ...</b>]]></description>
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		<title>Banks: Systematic &amp; Non-Systematic Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Shaw</dc:creator>
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Large banks are way down in the past 12 months, and as a consequence their  trailing yields are well above normal.  That potentially creates substantial  long-term equity income opportunity, but the big question is whether the  dividends that make those yields will hold or be cut.
If you subscribe to the “buy it when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks: Systematic &amp; Non-Systematic Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 15:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Large banks are way down in the past 12 months, and as a consequence their trailing yields are well above normal.  That potentially creates substantial long-term equity income opportunity, but the big question is whether the dividends that make those yields will hold or be cut. 
If you subscribe to the &#8220;buy it when it&#8217;s cheap&#8221; philosophy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Banks — KBW Large Bank Index</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 04:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banks have had a rough time lately and the market performance of their stocks reflect that.  Now that Secretary Paulson and some others are calling a bottom for the financial crisis, it is timely to look at the Keefe Bruyette &#38; Woods Large Bank Index and the ETF that tracks it (KBE).
Technicals:
The five-year chart [...]]]></description>
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