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This is a rumor, panic, and euphoria market right now. There is chatter that the European banking entities are prepared to offer a coordinated move of assistance if the Greek elections cause a run...
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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 is something else…...
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It was just two years ago today that the U.S. markets reached an absolute bottom. Investors were reeling and the public was literally getting ready for a breakdown of the system. After bailouts,...
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It is almost hard to say it, but the world of exchange-traded products (ETFs, ETNs, etc) hit an almost unbelievable milestone. The exchange-traded market is now over $1 trillion in assets. ...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and gold have both been major gainers this year.  That makes it hard to ignore the notion that the gold trade may have become almost the same as the Apple trade. After...
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Biotech and emerging pharma both seem to have almost no friends today despite a large stock market rally. It may take a resolution of the Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) merger, and a successful...
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QE2, manufactured inflation, pumping more air into the economy… you get it. While stocks are higher this morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is hitting a 2010 high. The high back in...
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The elections are over and the Republicans took over the House but not the Senate as expected. Today is D-Day for Quantitative Easing or QE2… Decision Day. Now it is time to deal with the...
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It is no secret that the elections are Tuesday, November 2, and it is no secret that the FOMC under Ben Bernanke will begin the November FOMC starting November 2 and a decision due around 2:15 PM EST...
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It is hard to argue against the thought that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the hottest growth stocks with great share performance and great brand loyalty. Its shares closed out 2009 at...
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Quantitative easing, or QE2, is coming to a head. What we will see depends upon whom you ask, and the verdict seems to depend on the direction of the wind each day. QE2 may also be the epitome of...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed a huge surprise on earnings today. Steve Jobs and friends posted earnings of $4.64 EPS and a record of $20.34 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters has...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has earnings due on Monday, October 18, 2010, after the closing bell. While we wanted to look at the consensus data, we also wanted to see what were some of the key...
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The calls for another crash are becoming more and more resounding. The double-dip recession, depending upon its severity, would certainly help the arguments for a potential new market crash…...
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The end of this last week and weekend reviews showed how the highly volatile Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: FAZ) and the Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) were...
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