Description: Investors are disenchanted with the market. To contrarians, that constitutes signs of a rally.
Source:Â Businessweek.com
Date: 09/16/2010
Link:Â http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_39/b4196047923232.htm
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Description: Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa’s success in weakening the yen may hinge on Ben S. Bernanke. Japan said two days ago it sold yen for the first time since 2004 because the currency’s surge to a 15-year high versus the dollar imperiled the nation’s export-led recovery. Meantime, pressure is growing on U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke to print more dollars to bolster America’s flagging economy, a policy that contributed to a weaker greenback in 2009.
Source: Bloomberg.com
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Date: 09/16/2010
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Description:Â Mark Gongloff discusses the recent eagerness of blue-chip companies to issue fresh debt, and the eagerness of investors to buy it.
Source: Marketwatch.com – video report
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Date: 09/09/2010
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Description: Crocs stock has been hurting since Labor Day and it’s time for Netflix to raise some money.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
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Date: 09/10/2010
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2010/09/10/mkts_st_crocs_netflix.cnnmoney/
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Description:Â Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times noted that 49% of people surveyed had a negative view of Goldman Sachs. Financial companies are busily trying to rebuild their reputations by, among other things, running lots of advertisements touting their lending activities, but numerous reports show that banks are cutting credit lines to both individuals and businesses.
Source:Â BNET.com
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Date: 09/09/2010
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Description: U.S. stocks advanced, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index capping its first consecutive weekly gains since June, as higher-than-forecast wholesale inventories and surging imports of oil in China boosted optimism about the global economic recovery.
Source:Â Businessweek.com
Date: 09/10/2010
Link:Â http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-10/u-s-stocks-advance-as-s-p-500-caps-longest-rally-since-june.html
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Description: Sanofi-Aventis SA, France’s largest drugmaker, got about $10 billion of underwritten loans to back its bid for U.S. biotechnology company Genzyme Corp., two people familiar with the situation said .
Source: Bloomberg.com
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Date: 09/10/2010
Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-10/sanofi-said-to-get-10-billion-loans-for-genzyme-bid.html
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Description:Â The market may be down, but there are plenty of great buys out there, says Hilary Kramer, editor of GameChangers stock newsletter. She recommends small banks, IPOs other than GM, and M&A targets
Source: Marketwatch.com – video report
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Date: 08/31/2010
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Description: Mark Hulbert discusses why September is typically a bad month for stocks, and why this month will likely follow the pattern.
Source: Marketwatch.com – video report
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Date: 09/01/2010
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Description:Â Stingy consumers are causing stomachaches for brand-name makers of household goods and packaged foods. The biggest consumer-staples companies have been forced into short-term promotions and price cuts to stoke volume growth and retain market share.
Source:Â Marketwatch.com
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Date: 09/03/2010
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5-consumer-sector-stocks-with-stable-dividends-2010-09-03
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