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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Rising

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 8:24 am

US index futures are up this morning following an earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) after US markets closed. The company’s earnings were about as expected, but Alcoa’s CEO ...
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2012 Top Picks From… Everyone! (AAPL, T, BA, GE, KFT, ETFC, MCP, DNDN, BSX, ISRG, STJ)

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 7:25 am

24/7 has compiled many of the predictions from various firms and various market pundits for what lies ahead in 2012.  Wall St. modified analyst consensus price target methodology generates 12% ...
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The Story of Negative Yields in Germany (BUNL, BUND, BUNT)

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 9:12 am

Europeans are seeking safety in the same manner in which investors in the United States sought safety during times after the stock market crash.  Imagine selling a bond issuance at ...
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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Little-Changed

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 8:45 am

US stock-index futures are nearly flat this morning as French and German leaders meet to iron out the details for a Eurozone growth plan. The US earnings season gets off ...
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Jim Cramer’s Top 4 DJIA Picks For 2012 (T, BA, GE, KFT)

Posted: January 7, 2012 at 8:07 am

With this being the first week of the year, many analysts, market pundits, and media outlets are revamping their picks and outlooks for 2012.  Jim Cramer on CNBC's Mad Money ...
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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Up Moderately

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 8:21 am

Higher bond yields on Italian and Spanish 10-year notes and an announcement last night of a 12% reduction in production from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) have kept European and Asian ...
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United Tech May Be The Best DJIA Conglomerate Stock In 2012 (UTX, GE, MMM, GR)

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 2:10 pm

United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) may actually be the best stock in 2012 out of the three conglomerates which are in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  While we have had ...
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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Lower

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 7:52 am

A discounted rights offer by Italian bank UniCredit SpA has chilled Europe’s markets this morning and is raising traders wariness over the Eurozone’s debt crisis. The bank, Italy’s largest credit ...
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The Five Least Attractive DJIA Stocks (HD, MCD, TRV, VZ, WMT)

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 5:26 pm

Most investors are likely glad that 2012 is here to have 2011 behind them.  This is an election year and many investors are wondering whether the U.S. and its large ...
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The 5 Most Undervalued DJIA Stocks For 2012 (AA, BAC, CAT, JPM, UTX, DIA)

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 11:43 am

At the start of each year, 24/7 Wall St. reviews and updates price targets looking for stocks which offer the most upside or the least upside for the year ahead.  ...
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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Up Sharply

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 7:59 am

On the first trading day of 2012, US stock-index futures are sharply higher this morning after manufacturing data from China came in better than expected and pushed Asian markets higher. ...
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DJIA 2012: Best Targets Imply DJIA 13,678 (BAC, JPM, VZ, IBM, CVX, MCD, CSCO, XOM, GE, HPQ, INTC, MRK, PFE, PG, WMT, DIA)

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 6:40 am

As each new year replaces the prior year, 24/7 Wall St. looks at the individual targets on all 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average price targets from Wall Street analysts to ...
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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Up Slightly

Posted: December 30, 2011 at 7:58 am

US stock-index futures are slightly higher this morning following the lead of Asia’s markets which closed the last trading day of the year in positive territory. For the full year, ...
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Which Dogs of the Dow Are Best in 2012? (T, VZ, MRK, PFE, GE, DD, JNJ, INTC, PG, MSFT, CVX, JPM, KFT, MCD)

Posted: December 29, 2011 at 1:02 pm

The lineup of the Dogs of the Dow, simply the ten highest dividend yield stocks of the thirty Dow Jones Industrial Average components, appears to be undergoing a bit of ...
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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Higher

Posted: December 29, 2011 at 7:46 am

US stock-index futures are higher this morning following a mixed reaction to this morning’s sale of Italian debt. Yields on the 3-year and 10-year debt were lower than the November ...
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