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Fund Performance Period 12
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 4:45pm | 3149The mutual fund is now on schedule for a summer 2010 launch. If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation, please consider reading why this blog exists. [Jan 7, 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 26, 2008: Frequently Asked Questions] Our story...
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ETFs To Watch December 7, 2009 (MNA, KRE, UUP, EWA, FXY)
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 3:06am | 237Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watchlist for Monday December 7, 2009. The Yen is looking a little overbought against the dollar, so keep an eye on the CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF (NYSE: FXY). Take a look at the iShares MSCI Australia Index (NYSE: EWA) on news of BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP)...
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BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto Sign Iron-Ore Agreement, Eye Joint Venture
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 2:07am | 123Australian mining giants BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) have signed a binding agreement to combine their western Australian iron ore operations with an eye toward creating a joint venture in the second half of 2010. The two companies also filed submissions with the European...
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Gold Futures Dropped Behind Positive Jobs Data (GLD, GDX, GOLD, NEM, FCX)
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 7:44pm | 306The extended winning streak of Gold futures was recently halted as the prices of futures went down $50. This marks the largest one day decline for Gold Futures in the last 20 months which included a string of record highs in the recent weeks. The decline of Gold was brought about by the stronger...
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Volume Talks: Thursday's Hot Stocks on Heavy Volume & Detailed Vertical Put Spread Option Trade
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 10:25am | 2089With the major indices trading lower Thursday, there were 15 stocks which hit my screener fighting the trend on heavy volume. As always, the first thing I do is scan the list for familiar names, such as stocks which have appeared on similar scans multiple times in the past week or two (most of...
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XRA to Use Bought Deal Proceeds to Develop Cerro Moro, Caspiche
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 2:02pm | 128Analysts at Newcrest resume coverage of Exeter Resource Corp (AMEX: XRA) with a “speculative buy” rating. The target price for XRA has been raised from C$8.50 to C$9.50. XRA has closed a bought deal, in which it sold 8,550,000 common shares for $5.85 per share. Exeter Resource is likely to use the...
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5 Large-Cap Stocks with Highest EPS Estimates for 2010 (GOOG, GS, RTP, CME, CEO)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 8:49am | 178Below are interesting large-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ with the highest EPS estimate for 2010. The consensus EPS for Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is $26.32 for FY10. GOOG has a market capitalization of $184.97 billion. Benchmark upgraded GOOG from “hold” to “buy.” The consensus EPS for Goldman...
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Company News for November 30, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 10:13am | 146• An Israeli financial newspaper reported IBM (NYSE:IBM) may announce the purchase of database security start-up Guardian for $225 million • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded steel companies, and placed a "buy" rating on US Steel (NYSE:X) with a price target of $54 • Deere (NYSE:DE) was upgraded by...
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Benzinga’s Biggest Losers (ING, LYG, IVN, SFL, MVIS)
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 12:26pm | 173ING Groep N.V. (ADR) (NYSE: ING) plunged 18% to $10.06 after as investors are concerned with the banks exposure to the Dubai market. So far this year, ING is down over 9%. Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE: LYG) fell 8.55% to $5.67 on are concerned with the banks exposure to the Dubai market....
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Take A Look At The Pacific Rim Sans Japan (EPP)
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 3:52am | 199When it comes to investing in the Pacific Rim, it's probably best to take a pass on Japan, at least for now, and embrace the region's more dynamic economies. Australia is on top of that list, but perhaps you want Australia and a few other countries in a single ETF. The ETF Professor has the play...
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Fast Money Picks For November 27th (RTP, BX, KG)
Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 1:23pm | 114CNBC's Fast Money Tim Seymour thinks that buying Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) is the best play on Friday. Rio Tinto (RTP) gained 0.21% on Wednesday and closed at $210.32. Guy Adami is following Goldman Sachs' (NYSE: GS) advice that private equity cycle is on the upside and therefore recommends Blackstone...
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BHP denies Rio Tinto Backsliding on Iron ore Tie-up
Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 8:32am | 251Global miner BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP.AX - News) dismissed talk on Thursday that rival Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO.AX - News) was baulking at a proposed $116b joint venture in Iron ore, insisting the two were close to a binding agreement. Rio Tinto (LSE:RIO.L - News) and BHP (LSE:BLT.L - News), the world's...
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Bookkeeping: Looking to Take Some Profits Today
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 10:00am | 1745Speculation week is off to a roaring start, to wit please see Chinese seed company Origin Agritech (SEED) which always is a place daytraders congregate when agriculture stocks are in favor.... .... now yesterday's performance was somewhat news driven but basically it ran from mid $6s "on the news...
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Top 5 Stocks With Highest Annual Sales (DCM, LOW, BBY, MRO, RTP)
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 9:27am | 171Below are interesting stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ with the highest annual sales. NTT DoCoMo Inc (NYSE: DCM) has a market capitalization of $60.93 billion and annual sales of $48.62 billion. DCM shares have declined by 7.22% over the past 52 weeks as compared to a 45.51% rise in S&P500....
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Coal ETF Could Rebalance On Rio Tinto IPO (KOL)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 6:11pm | 144The Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL), a favorite of the ETF Professor, may add a new holding if Rio Tinto's (NYSE: RTP) IPO of its U.S. coal business, Cloud Peak Energy, proves successful. Cloud Peak Energy is expected to begin trading on Friday on the NYSE under the ticker "CLD." According to...