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Aug 24, 2011

BLOOMBERG News, Aug 24, 2011


Asian Stocks, US Futures Decline
Bloomberg
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Colin Whitehead, an analyst at Fat Prophets in Sydney, talks about Qantas Airways Ltd. and BHP Billiton Ltd. Qantas, Australia's biggest airline, suffered an 83 percent slump in second-half ...
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European Bank Job 'Bloodbath' Surpasses 40000
Bloomberg
Photographer: Reto Andreoli/Bloomberg UBS AG (UBSN)'s decision to cut 5 percent of its workforce brings to more than 40000 the number of jobs cut by European banks in the past month as the region's worsening sovereign debt crisis crimps trading revenue ...
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Greylock's Sze Sees Opportunity in Social Media, Mobile
Washington Post
23 (Bloomberg) -- David Sze, a partner at Greylock Partners, talks about venture capital investment in technology. Sze also discusses Facebook Inc.'s competition including Google Inc.'s Google+. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's ...
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U.S. 30-Year Bonds Lead Treasuries Higher, Snapping a Two-Day Decline
Bloomberg
23 (Bloomberg) -- John Brynjolfsson, chief investment officer of Armored Wolf LLC, talks about the outlook for the US economy and the Federal Reserve's strategy. Brynjolfsson speaks with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance Midday. ...
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U.S. Banks Facing Main Street Squeeze as Economy Saps Earnings
San Francisco Chronicle
24 (Bloomberg) -- Two US Treasury secretaries and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke provided capital and cheap loans to banks during the last three years to help fuel an economic revival. It hasn't worked out. While those policies benefited Wall ...
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India's Next Outsource Market Converges With IPhone Apps: Tech
Bloomberg
Photographer: Kainaz Amaria/Bloomberg Akash Dongre, chief operating officer of MoFirst Solutions Pvt., left, and Rakesh Deshmukh, chief executive officer. Akash Dongre, chief operating officer of MoFirst Solutions Pvt., left, and Rakesh Deshmukh, ...
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China's Stocks Rise for Second Day on Earnings Growth, Fed Stimulus Bets
Bloomberg
By Bloomberg News - Wed Aug 24 06:46:08 GMT 2011 China's stocks dropped on concern the global economic recovery is stalling after the nation's biggest insurance company reported slumping earnings and Moody's Investors Service cut Japan's debt rating. ...
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Aussie, Kiwi Dollars Fall as Global Recovery Concerns Damp Demand for Risk
Bloomberg
Photographer: Gillianne Tedder/Bloomberg Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Adam Gilmour, Citigroup Inc.'s Asia-Pacific head of foreign exchange sales and derivatives, talks about the outlook for global currencies. Gilmour speaks from Singapore with John Dawson on ...
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Sensex Declines on Concern Economic Slowdown, Inflation to Lower Earnings
Bloomberg
Photographer: Kainaz Amaria/Bloomberg The Sensex has fallen 22 percent from a Nov. 5 peak, exceeding the 20 percent level marking a so-called bear market for some investors. The Sensex has fallen 22 percent from a Nov. 5 peak, exceeding the 20 percent ...
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Bloomberg: No major damage in NYC from quake
Sacramento Bee
AP NEW YORK -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says an earthquake that was centered in Virginia but felt clearly in the nation's largest city didn't cause major damage or injuries. Bloombergsaid at a news conference Tuesday that the the city was ...
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Gold Declines From Record Above $1910
Bloomberg
Photographer: Paul Taggart/Bloomberg Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Edel Tully, an analyst at UBS AG in London, discusses the outlook for gold prices. Tully speaks with Deirdre Bolton on BloombergTelevision's "In the Loop." (Source: Bloomberg) Aug. ...
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777 School Employees Will Be Let Go, in the Largest Layoff Under Bloomberg
New York Times
By FERNANDA SANTOS Nearly 780 employees of the New York City Education Department will lose their jobs by October, in the largest layoff at a single agency since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took office in 2002. Coming soon: A new Web venture of news, ...
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New York Times
Central Banks Seen Retaining Gold to Help Manage Debt as Bullion Advances
Bloomberg
Photographer: Guenter Schiffmann/Bloomberg Central banks, net buyers of gold for the first time in a generation, are likely to retain their holdings even if they need to raise cash to counter an escalating debt crisis, according to Morgan Stanley. ...
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Bovespa Rises as Mantega Seeks Conditions to Cut Interest Rates
San Francisco Chronicle
23 (Bloomberg) -- The Bovespa stock index rose after Finance Minister Guido Mantega said creating conditions to cut interest rates is a "priority" and as speculation mounted that the US Federal Reserve will act to bolster the economy in Brazil's ...
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Brownstein Says Inflation Fight 'Stupid' Policy, Backs Higher Tax on Rich
Bloomberg
He joined managers including Metacapital Management LP and Providence Investment Management LLC with focuses in investments linked to mortgage repayment speeds that bested hedge funds' average gain of 4.4 percent, Bloomberg data show. ...
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Japan Triples Air Radiation Checks for 'Hot Spots'
Bloomberg
24 (Bloomberg) -- Kevin Maher, senior associate at NMV Consulting, LLC, and former head of the State Department's office of Japan affairs, spoke Aug. 19 in Tokyo with Bloomberg's Mike Firn about the Japanese government's handling of the March 11 ...
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Japan's Government Unveils $100 Billion Effort to Cope With Yen's Strength
Bloomberg
22 (Bloomberg) -- Nick Bennenbroek, head of currency strategy at Wells Fargo & Co., talks about the currency policies of the Japanese and Swiss central banks and investment strategy. Bennenbroek speaks with Scarlet Fu and Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg ...
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Asia Stocks Rise as U.S. Home-Sales Data Adds to Fed Stimulus Speculation
Bloomberg
Photographer: Nelson Ching/Bloomberg Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Anthony Crescenzi, executive vice president and strategist at Pacific Investment Management Co., talks about Federal Reserve monetary policy, Japan's credit-rating downgrade and the outlook ...
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Chile Weathering Global Slump With 5% Growth in 2012 as Spending Increases
Bloomberg
The government of President Sebastian Pinera aims to average 6 percent annual growth over its four-year term and is developing 2012 forecasts that point to an expansion of 5 percent or “somewhat” more, Larrain, 53, said yesterday at the Bloomberg Chile ...
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Torture in Bahrain Becomes Routine With Help From Nokia Siemens Networking
Bloomberg
23 (Bloomberg) -- Marietje Schaake, a European Parliament member who represents the Netherlands, talks about efforts to prevent the export of information and communications technology to authoritarian governments that use the surveillance systems to ...
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U.S. Durable Goods Orders Minus Transportation Probably Fell
Bloomberg
23 (Bloomberg) -- Barry Knapp, head of US equity strategy at Barclays Capital, talks about the US economy, Federal Reserve quantitative easing and investment strategy. Knapp, speaking with Adam Johnson, Deirdre Bolton, Jon Erlichman, Michael McKee, ...
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23 TV Shows Filming In New York, A Record High, Boosting Economy: Bloomberg
Huffington Post
A record-breaking 23 television series are currently being filmed in New York City, Mayor Bloombergannounced Monday on the set of the new ABC show "Pan Am" which is shooting at Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. "It's pretty incredible when ...
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California $382519 Prison Doctor Shows Budget Gaps Don't Bar Big Salaries
Bloomberg
23 (Bloomberg) -- Clark Kelso, court-appointed receiver in charge of California's prison health care, talks with Bloomberg's Michael Marois about salaries for prison doctors and medical staff. California prison doctors earn more than counterparts in ...
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Methane Fuel Trove Brings New York $12 Million a Year as Dump Becomes Park
Bloomberg
Photographer: Mike Di Paola/Bloomberg The former NYC landfill, Fresh Kills, is greening up to become Freshkills Park on Staten Island. Eventually the park will be three times the size of Central Park. The former NYC landfill, Fresh Kills, ...
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Singapore Stocks: Asian Environment, Overseas Union Enterprise
Bloomberg
A report on durable goods orders to be released tonight will show US companies probably ordered less equipment in July as concern grew that the US recovery was coming to a halt, according to aBloomberg News survey. Orders probably fell 0.5 percent ...
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Dollar Near One-Week Low Versus Euro on Fed Easing Speculation; Yen Slips
Bloomberg
24 (Bloomberg) -- Thomas Byrne, a senior vice president for sovereign risk at Moody's Investors Service, talks about the downgrade of Japan's sovereign-credit rating. Moody's lowered Japan's grade by one step to Aa3, citing "weak" prospects for ...
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Kokusai Assets Drop Amid Losing Bet Against Yen: Japan Credit
Bloomberg
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Nick Bennenbroek, head of currency strategy at Wells Fargo & Co., talks about the currency policies of the Japanese and Swiss central banks and investment strategy. ...
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Moody's Said to Be in Final Talks on Whether to Downgrade Japanese Banks
Bloomberg
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Thomas Byrne, a senior vice president for sovereign risk at Moody's Investors Service, talks about the downgrade of Japan's sovereign-credit rating. Moody's lowered Japan's grade by one ...
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Pimco's Kiesel Says Bank Bonds 'Very Attractive' After Drop
Bloomberg
23 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Kiesel, global head of corporate bond portfolios at Pacific Investment Management Co., talks about the outlook for the US banking industry and corporate bonds. Kiesel speaks with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television's "In the ...
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McGraw-Hill Seen Returning 40% More in Pieces Than Current Value: Real M&A
Bloomberg
Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg McGraw-Hill Cos., which does everything from selling textbooks to rating government bonds and compiling car surveys, may be worth at least 40 percent more if sold and broken into pieces. Founded by Sir James McGraw ...
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Oil Rises a Third Day as Industry Report Shows Decline in Crude Stockpiles
Bloomberg
Data today from the Energy Information Administration may show inventories climbed, according to aBloomberg survey. Prices slid earlier after Moody's Investors Service cut Japan's debt rating on the economic outlook for the third-biggest oil user. ...
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Qaddafi Eludes Rebels Who Seize Tripoli Compound
Bloomberg
22 (Bloomberg) -- US President Barack Obama, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and Stuart Levey, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former US undersecretary of the Treasury for ...
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MJ Recounts Internship at Bloomberg News in Singapore | Journalism ...
By Angharad Law
Chien Mi Wong (MJ 2011) spent ten weeks interning at Bloomberg News based in Singapore over the summer break. Chien Mi Wong (MJ 2011). Here is her account of the experience: “As I entered Bloomberg's chic office at 8 am sharp on my ...
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Gold Declines From Record Above $1910 – Bloomberg | Wall Street ...
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Gold Declines From Record Above $1910 – Bloomberg. Share Reuters Gold Declines From Record Above $1910. Bloomberg Gold dropped for the first time in seven sessions in New York as some investors sold the metal after concerns about ... all 532 news articles ». Short URL: http://www.wallst.net/?p=238378. Posted by Google Inc. . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed....
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Bloomberg: No major damage in NYC from quake - Nation - Wire ...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says an earthquake that was centered in Virginia but felt clearly in the nation's largest city didn't cause major damage or injuries. Bloomberg said at a newsconference Tuesday that the the city was ...
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg: Quake Damage Minimal ...
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said only two cases of minor damage in all of New York City following a 5.9 scale earthquake in Virginia that shook that rattled the windows as far north as Boston. ... The mayor was speaking at a hastily called news conference, flanked by the police commissioner and emergency services officials. There were no reports of injuries in the New York City area related to the earthquake. As of 4 p.m., both major New York airports were open . ...
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The Yeshiva World Statement Of Mayor Bloomberg Of Earthquakes ...
By Y.W. Editor
“Shortly before 2:00 PM, we evacuated City Hall briefly, but quickly returned to work. As we await more news from Virginia and elsewhere, our thoughts in New York are with those who were more directly affected by this natural disaster.” ...
Yeshiva World News
Worry pushes gold to record
By DEBARATI ROY AND NICHOLAS LARKIN BLOOMBERG NEWS
By DEBARATI ROY AND NICHOLAS LARKIN BLOOMBERG NEWS. Gold surged to a record $1899.40 an ounce Monday as mounting concern that the global economy is slowing amid debt crises spurred demand for bullion as a protection of wealth. ...
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Bloomberg: The Secret Bailout? Secret Fed Program Lent Big Banks ...
By Christopher Maag
At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve ran a massive, secret program that gave $1.2 trillion in low-cost loans to the largest banks in America and Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg News. ...
Credit.com News + Advice
Why You Should Build An App
By David J. Hahn
Bloomberg originally outsourced it's reporting to the Associated Press, but eventually the newsfeature of their terminal became so important that the prospect of a strike or other disruption from the AP became too much of a risk to ...
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Bloomberg: Torture In Bahrain Aided By Nokia Siemens
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Bloomberg: The interrogation of Abdul Ghani Al Khanjar followed a pattern. First, Bahraini jailers armed with stiff rubber hoses beat the 39-year-old school administrator and human rights activist in a windowless room two stories below ground in the Persian Gulf ..... Libya rebels destroy symbols of Kadafi's power · Covering Libya's conflict by way of 'Planet Rixos' · In Kadafi compound, looters take place of loyalists · More World News at latimes.com. TOP VIDEO PICKS ...
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Morgan Stanley at Brink Got $107B From Fed — Clearing and Settlement
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Morgan Stanley's Fed loans — tallied in a Bloomberg News database assembled from government records of more than 21000 transactions and 29346 pages obtained under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit — open a window on Wall Street's ...
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HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 23 August | Hedge Fund Manager
Morgan Stanley borrowed $107.3bn at the end of September 2008, the most of any bank, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News using information released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests, related court orders and an ...
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A Rational Discussion About the Patent System « ACTonline
By Jonathan Godfrey
Bloomberg News has an editorial that lays out some good points about the need for reform, and recognizes that bad patents — i.e. those granted for things that are not new, useful or non-obvious — can damage the industry. ...
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By Claire: dirty, dirty wingnut
[Bloomberg News compilation of data obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, months of litigation and an act of Congress.] butt wiat! There's more…. Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland Plc — $84.5 billion ...
Knowledge Is Power
European Stocks Boosted on Assumption Fed ... - USA Market News
By Anza Noor
Economists had forecast a drop to 50, the median of 15 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey showed. The Fed is holding its annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this weekend. This time last year Chairman Ben S. Bernanke hinted ...
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Bloomberg News: Facebook trying to attack "Google Plus Social ...
BulkPing Bloomberg News: Facebook trying to attack "Google Plus Social Circles" google plus, google product news, googleplus china, facebook vs google plus, ...
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Mayor Bloomberg hails record 23 shows filming in NYC - Yahoo! News
Read 'Mayor Bloomberg hails record 23 shows filming in NYC' on Yahoo! News. LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg said Monday that ...
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Bloomberg News « Leeham News and Comment
Bloomberg News writes that 787 certification may come August 26. In a superb article giving a current assessment of the program, Bloomberg cites Bernstein ...
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ROMANIA a avut cea mai MARE CRETSERE a RECOLTEI de GRAU dintre tarile de la Marea Neagra, dupa Rusia!, Aug 24, 2011

ROMANIA a avut cea  mai MARE CRETSERE a RECOLTEI de GRAU dintre tarile de la Marea Neagra, dupa Rusia!
Galerie imagini (1 imagine) România este pe locul doi ca nivel al creşterii producţiei de grâu în 2011 între ţările agricole cu ieşire la Marea Neagră, una din zonele recunoscute pe plan mondial ca mari producătoare de grâu. Producţia de grâu a crescut în România cu 26%, la 7,2 milioane de tone. În Rusia avansul a fost şi mai mare, acesta ridicându-se la 35%.Per total, grâul românesc acoperă 6,7% din totalul recoltei de grâu a ţărilor agricole de la Marea Neagră, care se ridică la 107,3 milioane de tone.
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STOCK, Shares, NYSE News, Aug 24, 2011


Time to Buy? A Closer Look at Stocks
Motley Fool
The first is the spread between the earnings yield on the S&P 500 and 10-year Treasury bonds. The idea here is that stocks and bonds compete for investors' attention, so there should be a correlation between the two. The two assets have different ...
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Stock Market News for August 23, 2011
Zacks.com
On the New York Stock Exchange, consolidated volumes were 4.8 billion shares. Advancers were outnumbered by the declining stocks on the NYSE, as for every two stocks that gained, three stockswere on the declining side. It was another day of wild ...
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US Stocks Surge In Final Trading Hour
Wall Street Journal
A trader on the New York Stock Exchange floor said the earthquake was noticeable, but hasn't had an impact on trading. "We felt it here," said Jonathan Corpina, senior managing partner of NYSE floor broker Meridian Equity Partners. ...
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Trading Community Operating As Normal After Quake
NASDAQ
The 30-year bond was 1 10/32 lower to yield 3.47%. Representatives for NYSE Euronext (NYX), Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) and BATS Global Markets said that dealing in securities and stockoptions continued unabated following the earthquake. ...
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New CCI Buy Signals - MEN, MLR, MQY, MYD, NEV
Health Talk & You
by Yvonne Magtibay in Business on Aug 23, 2011 Blackrock MuniEnhanced Fund Inc. (NYSE:MEN) moved up 0.48%, to close at $10.47 and its overall traded volume was 64656.00 shares in the last trading session. MEN shares were trading within the range of ...
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Cost of insuring Bank of America for default hits record
San Francisco Business Times
(NSYE: BAC) The bank's share price hit a new 52-week low of $6.01 before rebounding Tuesday, taking the stock to its lowest levels since March 2009. The shares finished trading in New York at $6.30, down 12 cents or almost 2 percent. ...
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P&F High Pole – DPD, DPS, DTK, DVM, EFR
Retirement Planning
The stock has a 52 week low of $21.75 and 52 week high of $27.28. DTK's market capitalization is $1.65B and it has - outstanding shares. Cohen & Steers Dividend Majors Fund Inc. (NYSE:DVM) percentage change surged 0.00%, to close at $11.50 and its ...
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Are You 'Back to Even?' Here's How to Stay There
SmallCapInvestor
If you're like most investors, you're probably looking doubtfully at this stock market. Is it worth the risk now that many of us are back to where we were before the 2008 crash? Why not just take money off the table, put it in bonds and be done with it ...
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US stock market daily report (August 23, 2011, Tuesday)
Stock Markets Review
Securities pledged included $21.5B of stocks, $6.68B of bonds with a junk credit rating and $19.5B of assets with an 'unknown rating,' according to the documents. About 25% of the collateral was foreign-denominated. The Fed reported it had no credit ...
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P&F High Pole - GB, GDV, GPI, GPM, HIX
Health Talk & You
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) fell -1.65%, to close at $36.38 and its overall traded volume was 547928.00 shares in the last trading session. GPI opened at $38.14 and is trading within the range of $36.34-$38.14. The stock has a 52 week range of ...
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Parabolic SAR Sell Signals - HGR, HMA, HRG, HUB/B, IEI
Health Talk & You
iShares Lehman 3-7 Yr Treasury Bond(ETF) (NYSE:IEI) percentage change fell -0.02%, to close at $121.50 and its overall traded volume was 116905.00 shares in the last trading session. IEI opened at $121.23 and is trading within the range of ...
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P&F Descending Triple Bottom Breakout – DEXO, DGZ, DLBS, DMD, DNB
Retirement Planning
The stock has a 52 week low of $10.82 and 52 week high of $17.80. DGZ's market capitalization is $223.80M and it has - outstanding shares. iPath US Treasury Long Bond Bear ETN (NYSE:DLBS) gained 0.28%, to close at $36.38 and its overall traded volume ...
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New 52-week Lows - NX, NYT, NYX, ODP, OEH
Health Talk & You
The stock has a 52 week low of $24.84 and 52 week high of $41.60. NYX's market capitalization is $6.53B and it has 262.00M outstanding shares.NYSE Euronext is a global operator of financial markets and provider of trading technologies. ...
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P&F Bull Trap - AMD, CHG, EOS, FDN, FHY
Health Talk & You
CH Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:CHG) surged 1.70%, to close at $53.10 and its overall traded volume was 64564.00 shares in the last trading session. CHG shares were trading within the range of $52.18-$53.62 while its opening price was $53.31. The stock has ...
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The Worst Performers in the Financial Sector Over the Past Quarter
Wall St. Cheat Sheet
The shares recently traded at $0.80 and the company's market capitalization is $39862364672. About the company: Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE:AIB) attracts deposits and offers commercial banking services. The Bank offers mortgage, automobile, business, ...
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Dominion Resources: Growing Dividends, Potential Upside
Seeking Alpha
The following graph shows the historical yield and spread to the 10-year Treasury bond. The following graph shows the recent history of D with an expected dip in the stock price during the Great Recession and a corresponding bump in the dividend yield. ...
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Moved Below Lower Keltner Channel - ORI, PFL, PFN, PHD, PRGN
Health Talk & You
Pimco Income Strategy Fund (NYSE:PFL) fell -2.19%, to close at $10.72 and its overall traded volume was 239220.00 shares in the last trading session. PFL opened at $11.02 and is trading within the range of $10.71-$11.07. The stock has a 52 week range ...
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Pepsi Sells Bonds Worth $1.25 Billion
Daily Markets
Like Pepsi, other credit worthy companies from AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) to Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) have also sold $20 billion of debt in US in August 2011. The uncertain economy has increased the investors' concern of fluctuating stocks and ...
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China Life H1 Net Profit down 28.1%
Business China
Market share hit 34.8% market share. China Life's solvency ratio dropped from 211.99% at end 2010 to 164.21% as of end June. The insurer thus plans to issue RMB 30 billion worth of subordinatedbonds. Shares of China Life ended down 2.78% to trade at ...
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MCD, UN, ED, CEPH, CF Hit New 52-Week Highs | Stock Market News
By Alex Fredricks
List of stocks who have just hit new 52-week highs as of Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Mcdonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD) hit a new 52 week high of $89.56 in intraday trading and closed at $89.53 +2.02% on 6546700 shares traded. ... Marketaxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX) hit a new 52 week high of $29.48 in intraday trading and closed at $29.43 +9.61% on 386416 shares traded. MarketAxess Holdings Inc operates an electronic trading platform for corporate bonds and certain other types of ...
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LIFESTYLE News, Aug 28, 2011

Thinking disorders, not lifestyle, may lead to obesity
Sydney Morning Herald
They said the novel finding, which comes amid growing evidence of a link between obesity and dementia, meant obesity may be better treated partly as a brain condition like anorexia nervosa, rather than a ''lifestyle disorder''. ...
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LATEST World News, Aug 24, 2011


Global Finance: World'S Top 50 Safest Banks
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
As highlighted in a CNBC slideshow, Global Finance magazine publishes an annual ranking of theworld's "safest" banks based on long-term credit ratings by Moody's, S&P and Fitch, as well as total assets. While more than 40 of the top 50 last year again ...
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