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Short-Term & Longer-Term Bonds Starting to Decouple 10-14-2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 4:15pm | 836Cusick's Corner The data out this morning was definitely at levels not expected and short-term and longer-term bonds have started to decouple, leaving investors scratching their heads about how much easing the Fed will do. Watch the Retailers come under some potential pressure. Gold may also have...
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2010 Fund Performance Period 10
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 3:45pm | 4455If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation for the mutual fund, please consider reading why this blog exists. Conditional launch date should be November 2010. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked Questions] Our story...
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Thursday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (BAC, C, YHOO, AAPL, WFC)
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 12:15pm | 122The overall market is finally faltering after continued rallies higher; currently the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is lower by 4.75 points, trading at $1,173. There appears to be a short-term top in the market; a break below $1,167 would confirm that. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1....
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (ZSL, EDZ, BZQ, FXP)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:19pm | 188ProShares UltraShort Silver (ETF) (NYSE: ZSL) dropped 5.71% today, as silver jumped above $24. ZSL closed at $18.16, and had a volume of 774K traded shares. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDZ) dropped 5.52%, as the emerging market stocks traded higher. Vale (ADR) (NYSE...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (CZM, AGQ, EDC, LBJ)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:04pm | 174Direxion Daily China Bull 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: CZM) gained 6.88% on Wednesday, as China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: CHL) jumped 1.10%, and Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU) added 0.33%. ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) jumped 5.62%, and closed at $100.30 on the strength in the silver prices...
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State AGs Set to Announce Foreclosure Probe
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:04am | 302Several dozen state attorneys general are scheduled to announce a formal probe of the banking industry's mortgage foreclosure process on Wednesday, a move that is likely to target every major bank in the country and whether banking executives followed proper procedures while foreclosing on homes...
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Intervest Bancshares Corporation Reports Net Loss of $0.7 Million
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 5:01pm | 133Intervest Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCA) today reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2010 of $0.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $0.3 million, or $0.04 per share, for the third quarter of 2009. Results for both periods included $0.4 million of...
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Bladex Announces Increased Quarterly Dividend Payment of $.17
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 4:12pm | 85Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (NYSE: BLX), announced today a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.17 per share corresponding to the third quarter of 2010. During its meeting on October 12, 2010, the Bank's Board of Directors reaffirmed its commitment to a dividend policy that...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Verizon (WFC, VZ, AA, MAS, SWK)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 5:22am | 168On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he considers Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) as a problematic stock. He added, “I think it's a fantastic bank but the bears are not going to relent. I like it but it's going to be one tough stock to own." Cramer likes Verizon (NYSE: VZ)...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of October
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 12:28am | 705Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Banks May Put Liverpool Into Bankruptcy
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 11:48pm | 173Liverpool Football Club's holding company owes $446 million to Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and the banks may put one of the English Premier League's most storied franchises into bankruptcy, a move that could jeopardize the club's sale to New England Sports...
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Bank Dividends May See Regulatory Stall
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 2:07pm | 365(TheStreet) -- Management at the nation's biggest banks want to start raising depleted dividends, but regulators are standing in the way as they move toward more "counter-cyclical" capital requirements. Big banks were forced to slash dividends to mere pennies - if not zero - during the crisis....
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Afternoon Market Update
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 11:20am | 177US Financial stocks moved down. Shares of Charles Schwab Corp (NASDAQ: SCHW) fell about 2.57% and Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) moved down about 1.74%. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is set to report its Q3 results on Wednesday. The Financial Select Sector SPDR exchange-traded fund (XLF...
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Citigroup's US Banks Summary
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 7:17am | 280Citigroup has published a research report on U.S. Banks following 3Q results. In the report, Citigroup writes "While we continue to see downside to 2011 EPS estimates for the large cap banks, we expect bank stocks can outperform in near term as we see our banks either meeting or exceeding 3Q...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Union Pacific, Prefers BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust And Permian Basin Royalty Trust to Penn West Energy Trust (SHLD, HD, UNP, PBR, PWE, BPT, PBT, HRB, INTU, GMCR, CBOE, DD)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 5:04am | 381On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he considers Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) as an “interesting speculation.” He considers Home Depot (NYSE: HD) as his favorite stock in the industry. He believes that Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) has the “most upside of any railroad...