February 04, 2012 -- Updated February 02, 2012 15:04 HKT
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S&P 500 posts 1.46% gain in its 5 week rally
S&P 500 posts 1.46% gain in its 5 week rally US stocks extended the rally for best start to a year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since Y 1987, after a report showed that employment growth topped estimates, and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 8.3%. The S&P 500 added 1.4% to 1,344.66 [...]
VIX falls to 7 month Low
VIX falls to 7 month Low Strong, steady gains Friday have driven the Volatility Index by about 5% to 17, or its lowest level in 7 months. Reflecting the market’s increased appetite for risk, US Treasuries continue to descend deeper into negative territory. That has lifted the yield on the benchmark 10-yr Note up to [...]
Jobs Data Sparks a Rally
Nonfarm payrolls jumped 243,000, the Labor Department said on Friday, as factory jobs grew by the most in a year. The gain in overall employment was the largest since April and outpaced economists’ expectations for a rise of only 150,000. The report pointed to underlying strength in the economy, despite expectations that growth will slow [...]
Is it time to buy US stocks?
Is it time to buy US stocks? The most important economic data point of them all now is the jobs report, as players and investors look for evidence of an improving labor market. Friday morning’s monthly government Jobs Report will be the 1st read on the jobs market for Y 2012. It is considered to [...]
Earnings Preview: BEAM, CLX, EL, SPG, TSN
LTN’s US Earnings preview for Friday BEAM, CLX, EL, SPG, TSN LTN is watching what investors and speculators will be watching Friday; Beam Inc. (NYSE:BEAM); Clorox Co. (NYSE: LX); Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL); Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE:SPG); and Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE:TSN). Beam Inc. (NYSE:BEAM) reports Friday morning and earnings estimates are 0.67/shr and [...]
World Market Snap Shot GMCR, TGT, ANF, COST
Red’s Bull Trader Alert: We saw choppy, range bound trading Thursday, that finished mixed results for the major averages. The action precedes the highly anticipated payrolls report. The major averages gained in the early going, but faded a bit during the session ending little changed. Recent economic data suggesting the economy is on a slow [...]
Buying Dividends in Emerging Markets
Dividend-paying stocks have a long history in investors’ portfolios and Emerging markets are outpacing their developed peers economically. ASEAN Stars are 210 ASEAN Stocks representing the 30 blue chips of each exchange. The ASEAN Stars are selected based on market capitalisation and liquidity. The ASEAN Stars are some of the best possible investments at this [...]
Money Flows to Romney
Wall St. cash flowing to Romney over Obama GS, BAC, JPM, MS, CS, C The Captains of Wall Street have picked a presidential candidate for Y 2012 and it is Republican Mitt Romney, rather than Democratic President Barack Obama, campaign donation records show. The records released Tuesday by the Federal Election Commission illustrate a basic [...]
Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading
Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Apr Gold futures prices ended pit trade Thursday higher and near the daily high as bargain hunters stepped in to buy the early dips. Prices hit a new 2 month high today and the Gold Bulls continue to build their Northside near-term technical momentum. Apr Gold last traded + [...]
South African Strikes to Raise Platinum Prices
Impala sacks 17,200 workers at Platinum mine IMPUY, AGPPY Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (PK:IMPUY), producer of about a 25% of global Platinum, sacked 17,200 workers after an illegal pay strike halted its South Africa Rustenburg mine, the World’s biggest for the metal. The number includes 13,000 employees who joined the stoppage, declared illegal by court [...]
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