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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks In The Financial Sector With Highest Cash (NTRS, IBKR, AMTD, ETFC, PNSN)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 7:03am | 198Below are the top 5 financial stocks in the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) had $30.63 billion in cash in the latest quarter. NTRS’ shares have risen by only 0.38% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 43.87% increase in the S&P 500. Interactive Brokers...
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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks In The Financial Sector With The Lowest PEG (TWGP, KCAP, AFSI, HCBK, GFIG)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:49am | 183Below are the top 5 financial stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of PEG. Tower Group Inc (NASDAQ: TWGP) has a PEG ratio of 0.35. TWGP’s shares have fallen by 5.42% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 43.87% increase in the S&P 500. Kohlberg Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: KCAP) has a PEG ratio of...
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ETFs To Watch April 20, 2010 (PPH, XLK, KOL, ROB)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:38am | 235Here is ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Tuesday April 20, 2010. Play Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) earnings with the with the SPDR KBW Capital Markets ETF (NYSE: KCE), the iShares Dow Jones Broker-Dealers ETF (NYSE: IAI) and the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF). Play Coach (NYSE: COH)...
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Daily Forex Comentary April 19, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:00am | 489April 19, 2010 Intra-Day Profit-Taking Helps U.S. Dollar Give Back Some Gains The U.S. Dollar finished higher against most major currencies but intraday profit-taking helped the Greenback close well off its highs. The early session rally in the Dollar began overnight in the wake of a lawsuit filed...
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Daily Forex Comentary April 19, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:00am | 489April 19, 2010 Intra-Day Profit-Taking Helps U.S. Dollar Give Back Some Gains The U.S. Dollar finished higher against most major currencies but intraday profit-taking helped the Greenback close well off its highs. The early session rally in the Dollar began overnight in the wake of a lawsuit filed...
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Is The Gold ETF (NYSE: GLD) Trading At A Discount To What The Spot Price For Gold Is
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 9:10pm | 207It just doesn’t make sense when someone complains about the difference between the price of so-called paper gold and that of physical bullion—at least, not from the standpoint of the bullion(...)Read the rest of Is The Gold ETF (NYSE: GLD) Trading At A Discount To What The Spot Price For Gold Is...
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Trading in the Direction of the Higher Timeframes
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 5:47pm | 879Recently with some of the breaking news that has hit the market(Goldman Sachs) the volatility in the market has increased. The important thing to realize is the market will still trade in the direction of the higher timeframes. The higher timeframes indicates what the bigger players in the market...
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Stock Market News for April 19, 2010 - Market News
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 5:47pm | 567Just when Wall Street was preparing for another strong weekly finish, civil fraud charges against one of the most powerful firms on Wall Street surfaced, rattling financial markets and sending stocks tumbling the most in two months. Goldman Sachs, the firm in question, was accused by the U.S....
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Brian Pfeifler Tops Barron´s List Of America’s Top 100 Financial Advisors (MS, UBS)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 4:31pm | 128In its seventh annual list of America’s top 100 financial advisors, Barron’s has rated Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s, which is a division of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Brian Pfeifler as the No. 1 advisor in the country. According to Barron’s, the main challenge for financial advisors this year...
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Financial ETFs Gains Volume (GS, FAZ, XLF, SKF)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 4:14pm | 150Exchange-traded funds with financial stocks as their underlying component have recorded a surge in volume. The increase has been triggered due to the launch of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s inquiry into Goldman Sachs’ (NYSE: GS) operations. The largest financial ETF, Financial Select...
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Small Brokerage Firms Gain Ground (MS, UBS)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 4:11pm | 132Regional and independent brokerage firms are gaining traction in the U.S. wealth management space. According to a report released by consulting firm Aite Group, the top four brokerage firms employ 12% of the industry’s 451,000 financial advisors. The Big 4 also have cornered 38% of $12.4 trillion...
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Paulson Buys 13% Stake In American Capital (ACAS)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 4:09pm | 172American Capital (NASDAQ: ACAS) has agreed to sell 13% of itself to John Paulson. The markets reacted favorably to the news, sending American Capital (ACAS) stock up 14%. The deal will provide the company with resources to restructure its debt. American Capital had offered $295 million worth of...
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Where Is The Price Of Gold Bullion And The SPDR Gold ETF (NYSE: GLD) Headed Next?
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:58pm | 294I’ll start off with an analogy. Let’s say you just bought a business, a small restaurant. You open for business on Monday and after a week you have grossed $6000. You’re feeling pretty good about how things are going. The business is up and running. Dollar signs are floating in your brain. Then...
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Big Rally Underway (DIA, SPY)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:36pm | 137At 2 p.m. Eastern, all of the major equity indices were in negative territory for the day. Since that time, however, a major rally has materialized and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has taken back the key 11,000 psychological level, and is currently trading 67 points higher at 11,085. The S&...
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Moody's Corp. Falling On Heavy Volume (MCO)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:05pm | 237Shares of rating agency Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) are falling today on heavy volume in the wake of the SEC fraud complaint against Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) on Friday. The stock has lost 2.55% to $26.70 as traders speculate that litigation relating to the mortgage crisis will continue to weigh...