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Verizon Plans Fiber-Optic Trial Run - Analyst Blog
4/4/2013, 3:06 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ ) is planning to
build a pilot program to test new ways to deploy fiber-optic cables
in New York City. According to reports, the company is planning to
use techniques like micro trenching and saw cutting to insert cable
through sidewalk. These techniques are expected to... Read >>
Labor Force Participation Rate Since 1987: Some Eerie Demographic Trends
4/4/2013, 3:05 pm from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks
By Doug
Short : Tomorrow's employment report is the major economic event of the
week and one of the most closely watched indicators every month.
The primary focus is on two items: The number of new jobs, based on
the Establishment Survey (a monthly survey of businesses), and the
unemployment rate, based on... Read >>
Three Ways to Get Precious Metals Exposure
4/4/2013, 2:44 pm from Cabot Heritage Corporation in Investing, Stocks
By Chloe Lutts Editor of Dick Davis Digests --- With distrust of banks high, monetary policy easy and a sequence
of financial crises still in short-term memory, it's no surprise
that many investors today are interested in investing in gold and
precious metals as a hedge against inflation, financial... Read >>
The Only Way To Earn Triple-Digit Gains In Resource Stocks
4/4/2013, 2:30 pm from Nathan Slaughter in Investing, Commodities
Here's some news that might come as a surprise to you... If you look back over the past four years, the biggest winner in
the energy sector is a company that I bought last September,
Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE: KOG ) , a $2.3 billion oil and gas
exploration and production company. Since January 2009,... Read >>
Palo Alto Takes On Big Rivals With Firewall Approach
4/4/2013, 2:26 pm from Investor's Business Daily in Investing, Investing Ideas
Hackers have been out in full force on their search-and-destroy
missions in recent months. In February, for example,Burger King 's ( BKW )Twitter account
reportedly was hacked to look likeMcDonald's ( MCD ). The hacker
tweeted that Burger King had been sold to McDonald's, and the
account had been taken... Read >>
More Bad News For Brazil ETFs
4/4/2013, 2:17 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, International, Investing Ideas
At a time when the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund (NYSE:
EWZ ) and other ETFs tracking
Latin America's largest economy can handle no more bad news comes
this. Citigroup has slashed its year-end target for Brazil's benchmark
Bovespa index to 65,000 from 70,000. The bank cited slack economic
growth... Read >>
COPEL is Neutral yet Again - Analyst Blog
4/4/2013, 2:09 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
We continue to remain on the sidelines with a Neutral
recommendation on Brazilian electric utility, Companhia
Paranaense de Energia ( ELP ), also known as
COPEL. Why Neutral?
COPEL is one of the largest electric utilities- engaged in
generation, transmission and distribution in Brazil and... Read >>
Is Tesla's Financial Plan a Game Changer? - Analyst Blog
4/4/2013, 2:09 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Tesla Motors Inc. ( TSLA ) has introduced
an automotive financing plan, partnering with Wells Fargo
& Company ( WFC ) or U.S.
Bancorp ( USB ), that would make
its banked-upon product Model S electric sedan more accessible to
customers. Nevertheless, the stock dipped more than 7% to... Read >>
Actuant Maintained at Neutral - Analyst Blog
4/4/2013, 2:08 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
We reaffirmed our long-term Neutral recommendation on
Actuant Corporation ( ATU ) on Apr 2, 2013,
as risk reward remains fairly balanced for the stock at this
juncture. Why the reiteration? Actuant's earnings per share of 38 cents in fiscal second
quarter of 2013, reported on Mar 20, beat the Zacks... Read >>
BP Assesses Final Shipping Offers - Analyst Blog
4/4/2013, 2:08 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
British energy giant BP plc ( BP ) led Shah Deniz
consortium has started appraising the final offers with respect to
transportation options it received from the Nabucco Gas Pipeline
International and Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) for Shah Deniz
Stage 2 gas to Europe.
The Shah Deniz consortium is now... Read >>