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Monthly Archives: February 2011

China PMI Growth Falters

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 8:34 pm

China's official purchasing managers' index slipped to 52.2 in February from 52.9 in January, suggesting manufacturing activity on the mainland continued to soften, even as inflationary pressures mounted. The data, ...
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China Holdings Of US Debt Soars

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 8:29 pm

MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS OF TREASURY SECURITIES: Treasury Dept (in billions of dollars) HOLDINGS 1/ AT END OF PERIOD New 5/ Old 5/ Series Series Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug ...
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Is The China Auto Boom Headed For A Bust?

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 7:15 pm

When China overtook the U.S. in 2009 as the world's leading car market, pundits considered it yet another sign of the growing might of the world's most populous nation.  The ...
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This Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (AZO, TECD, DNDN, JOE, COST, SPLS, GPRE, BIG, KR, MRVL, SLW)

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Earnings season may be winding down but there are still sector-moving companies due to report earnings this week.  We will be watching earnings for AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO), Tech Data ...
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Screening for Dividends in Gold (NEM, GFI, AUY, RGLD, GGN)

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 12:47 pm

Gold has seen a major run-up even before the Middle East and North Africa strife.  This has lent support to many gold mining stocks and gold royalty players as well ...
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More Consolidation in Health-care REITs (VTR, NHP, SRZ)

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 12:37 pm

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted last year will change almost every aspect of health care in the US. While changes to health insurance programs and to Medicaid ...
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Housing Double Dip Arrives In Force

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 11:41 am

Almost all indicators in the housing market are starting to point downward. The National Association of Realtors reports that The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, declined 2.8 percent ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Google G-Mail Trouble, Itron Earnings

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 11:23 am

Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI), the water and energy service provider, missed earnings last week and was hit with a wave of class action suits. This moved it to the top of ...
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Oil Prices Pose Challenge to Airline Traffic (UAL, AMR, DAL, LUV)

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 10:53 am

Just as passenger and freight traffic have begun to improve for the world's airlines, rising crude oil prices have thrown a monkey wrench into the airlines' hopes of profitability in ...
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Americans Should Be Nervous About The Housing Market

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 9:37 am

Americans think that housing prices in 2011 will remain stable though they increasingly consider real estate to be a bad investment. That's the not-too-surprising findings of a study released today ...
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Short Selling Trends Mixed in High-Priced Market Leaders (AMZN, AAPL, BIDU, FFIV, GS, GOOG, IBM, MA, NFLX, POT, PCLN, CRM, VMW, WYNN)

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 9:07 am

The short sellers seem to be increasing bets in some sectors while decreasing their bets elsewhere.  We are again seeing a record low in the short interest while others are ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (GLUU, JOBS, SNTS)

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 8:58 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), 51 Job, Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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The Twitter/247 Wall St. Market Report (2/28/2011) Budget Fears, Personal Income

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 8:45 am

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ...
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Income & Spending May Drag Q1 GDP

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 8:41 am

The Commerce Department has some slightly concerning data on income and spending as it pertains to growth and GDP as 2011 gets off to a start.  Personal income rose by ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/28/2010) Twitter $450 Million Investment, Glencore IPO

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 8:25 am

Updated throughout the day. Blackstone (NYSE: BX) will buy the American assets of Centro (Reuters) JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) may invest $450 million in Twitter (WSJ) A US tax evasion ...
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