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EU Debt Crisis Hammers Markets

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 3:45 am

Markets across the world were eviscerated as concerns about the financial future of Europe grew. The EU summit may prove to the a battle that will produce further bitterness between the ...
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DJIA In Trouble

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 6:27 am

The DJIA starts the week at 12,269.38. There are plenty of forecasters who believe it will reach 11,000 long before its makes it back to 14,000. The index is down ...
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When Apple Drops Over $100 From Highs… What Happens Next

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 2:27 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a phenomenal growth story.  It is the ultimate turnaround story of mega-proportions.  The stock is also up 32% so far in 2012.  The problem ...
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Debt Weighs on A Third of Small Business Owners

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 12:48 pm

More than a third of small business owners say that their debt burden is either “somewhat” or “very” uncomfortable in the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup small business survey. Of the rest, ...
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Asia Stocks Wounded and Europe Falls

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 3:36 am

Worries about whether Greece will remain in the European Union after its leaders failed to form a coalition caused shares in Asia to fall sharply. The Hang Seng dropped nearly 3.2% ...
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Markets Hammered As Major Stocks Falter

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 10:01 am

The DJIA is off over 100 points, 136 points, to 12,686. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 are off by similar percentages. The carnage is particularly severe in a few sectors. ...
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NASDAQ Changes Up Biotech Index Members & Weightings

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 7:59 am

Index changes are generally speaking a fairly routine event.  They can also create underlying moves in the companies added and deleted from them as money management firms often buy and ...
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The Lamest Headline of the Day: YRC Worldwide

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 2:32 pm

YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) gets the dubious honor of having The Lamest Headline of the Day!  This one looks as though it was brought to you right from the Department of ...
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Consumer Sentiment Rises as Gasoline Prices Fall

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 10:41 am

The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for May rose to 77.8, up from 76.4 in April and the best index reading since January 2008. A MarketWatch poll of economists ...
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Credit Suisse Trims S&P Target: Another Sell in May and Go Away! (CS, SPY, PPH)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 8:45 am

Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) is sort of taking the "Sell in May and go away!" approach.  At least that is how it sounds, even if the overall call is ...
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First Quarter Stock Indexes Retreat

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:10 am

The S&P 500 was down slightly last month as was the NASDAQ. For each, it was the first drop since November. The DJIA rose a tiny amount which kept its ...
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Sell In May And Go Away? A 2012 Primer (BAC, JPM, GE, AA, CAT, MSFT, INTC, AAPL, XOM, CVX, DD)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 7:08 am

It is that time of year again.  It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not.  In short, is time ...
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Dividend Hikes To Continue in 2012 (T, XOM, GE, PFE, CVX, JNJ, MSFT, PG, CSCO, JPM, WMT, KO, MMM)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 12:05 pm

Dividends have continued to rise.  Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year.  A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost ...
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The Strongest Stock Charts In The S&P 500 (AZO, CCI, CMG, FMC, GPS, PPG, RHT, TSS, V, WFM)

Posted: April 21, 2012 at 8:54 am

24/7 Wall St. has partnered with The Chart Lab to bring regular reviews of the strongest and weakest stock charts in the S&P 500 Index.  This weekend's review is tracking the ...
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Strongest and Weakest S&P Technology Stock Charts (CCI, VRSN, RHT, INTU, CRM, FSLR, EA, SNDK, WIN, FTR)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 8:07 am

24/7 Wall St. has partnered with The Chart Lab to bring exclusive technical analysis.  This report is on the five weakest and five strongest stock charts in the technology sector of the ...
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