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Sector Update: Energy
8/31/2011, 12:33 pm from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Energy shares kept gains through the morning into the session's
half even as crude oil futures traded near the flat line, near $89
a barrel. Light, sweet crude oil for October delivery traded... Read >>
Russian Economy Ministry Downsizes Growth Forecast
8/31/2011, 12:12 pm from FOREXYARD in Investing, Forex and Currencies
The Russian Economy Ministry recently announced that it has
decided to decrease its growth outlook for the Russian domestic
economy. Citing diminishing oil prices, weakened exports, and... Read >>
US Employment Data Spurs Risk Aversion
8/31/2011, 12:11 pm from FOREXYARD in Investing, Forex and Currencies
News out of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (
ADP
) today appears to have shifted a large number of investors back
towards safe-haven assets. While private sector job growth has... Read >>
Canadian GDP Returns to Growth
8/31/2011, 12:09 pm from FOREXYARD in Investing, Forex and Currencies
Updated from the previous month's downturn in GDP data, the
Canadian economy appears to have reentered expansion this month.
Canada's release of GDP data is unique, however, in that it... Read >>
Bulls want to play NetEase.com
8/31/2011, 12:04 pm from optionMONSTER in Investing, Options
NetEase.com has been grinding in a range, and one investor is
placing a cheap upside bet.
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker tracking system detected the purchase
of about 2,000... Read >>
Top 10 list of unusual option activity
8/31/2011, 12:04 pm from optionMONSTER in Investing, Options
About halfway through today's session, here are the top 10
names showing unusual option activity on tradeMONSTER's data
systems.
Dollar General (DG): Option volume 1,762 percent... Read >>
Mid-Day Update: Stocks Maintain Gains Despite Slowdown in Chicago PMI; Employment Data Supports
8/31/2011, 12:01 pm from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Here's where markets stand at mid-day:
-NYSE up 76.09 (+1.02%) to 7,540.09
-DJIA up 64.48 (+0.56%) to 11,624.43
-S&P 500 up 9 (+0.74%) to 1,221.92
-Nasdaq up 12.60 (+0.49%) to... Read >>
US Indexes Higher at Session's Half as Employment Data Lifts Sentiment; Eyes Ahead to Government Jobs Report
8/31/2011, 11:55 am from Midnight Trader in Investing, Commodities
Stocks are higher in mid-day trading as new data released this
morning showed a boost in private-sector hiring ahead of the
government's closely watched non-farm employment report due out
Friday.... Read >>
A Jumbo Problem for Housing
8/31/2011, 11:52 am from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, Basics, Investing Ideas, Real Estate
For millions of homeowners, the
bursting of the housing bubble
seems like a never-ending nightmare. But in just another month, a
new chapter of that saga may begin for homeowners and... Read >>
Don't Miss the Mania Stage
8/31/2011, 11:46 am from Wyatt Investment Research in Investing, Stocks
We're not yet in the mania stage for gold. We could be as close as
a year, or as far as 5 years, but we're just not there yet. Take a
look at the chart below, which shows gold compared to two... Read >>