Is the stock market poised to climb higher? Or are there warning signs the recent uptrend is getting tired and could soon change direction? The trend lines are, as always, ambiguous, but there is growing evidence that the market may move lower in the months ahead, setting the stage for a significant rally as the 2010 election approaches. Continue reading Has the Stock Market Reversed Trend? Has the Stock Market Reversed Trend? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:00. Filed Under: Economy , Investing Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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When fears of the Greek default doomsday scenario abate, the Hellenic stocks that were irrationally pummeled during the panic will rebound – some more than others. Here are three strong buying opportunities for investors willing to take medium risks for large gains. Continue reading Three Greek Stocks That Could Snap Back Huge Three Greek Stocks That Could Snap Back Huge originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:25:00. Filed Under: Company News , Columns , Economy , Investing Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Year-end is high season for stock market predictions. When to get in, what stocks to buy, whether to buy gold and on and on. Can you name a single “guru” who told investors to get out of the markets before the crash of 2008 — and to buy back in before the recovery of 2009? If the talking heads can’t call the worst recession since the Great Depression and one of the fastest recoveries in 80 years, why should you rely on their current predictions? Continue reading Seven Reasons Not to Invest in the Stock Market in 2010 Seven Reasons Not to Invest in the Stock Market in 2010 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:30:00. Filed Under: Investing Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Imagine agreeing to pay between $31.83 and $37.24 a share now for Citigroup ( C ). With the stock closing below $4 Tuesday, anyone would say “no deal” to such an offer today. But that’s exactly the deal the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority struck in 2007 when it agreed to invest $7.5 billion in Citigroup . The ADIA pumped billions into Citigroup in exchange for an 11% dividend until March of next year. Then, over 18 months starting on March 15, those equity units get converted into common stock — at those $30-plus price levels. Needless to say, while that dividend looked great to the ADIA at the time, the price to swap now makes it a really bad bargain. Continue reading Abu Dhabi Wants Out of Its Citigroup Stock Deal Abu Dhabi Wants Out of Its Citigroup Stock Deal originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:30:00. Filed Under: Company News , Investing , Citigroup Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Investing , Media , Time Warner It was Independence Day for AOL ( AOL ) on Thursday as the company was formally spun off from Time Warner ( TWX ), but the stock’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange was something less than fireworks. Shares in AOL — DailyFinance’s parent company — spent almost the entire session in the red, but finished down just 0.6%, or 15 cents a share, at $23.52. Time Warner, meanwhile, gained 4.3%, or $1.24 a share, to close at $30.45, helped by positive analysts reports from BMO Capital Markets and Collins Stewart, among other brokerages. Continue reading AOL declines in first day of trading, Time Warner gains AOL declines in first day of trading, Time Warner gains originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Microsoft , Morgan Stanley Large U.S. banks have raised money to improve their capital position this year, in some cases because the government required them to do so. Bank analysts have worried that a wave of write-downs on commercial real estate and credit card debt might require some big financial firms to go back to the funding well. That raises the question of whether institutional investors still have any appetite for putting money into global banks. Those concerns about bank funding may have been allayed a bit. Mitsubishi UFJ ( MTU ), the largest bank in Japan and a major investor in Morgan Stanley ( MS ), is raising $11 billion. The firm has already filed papers with Japan’s Ministry of Finance to sell common shares. Continue reading Mitsubishi UFJ proves banks still have access to market capital Mitsubishi UFJ proves banks still have access to market capital originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Investing , Home Depot , Target Corp. Major stock indexes managed to post modest gains Tuesday as higher commodity prices lifted energy and materials stocks. The advances were enough to push major stock indexes to new 13-month highs, though more stocks fell than rose at the New York Stock Exchange. The gains came after the market zigzagged for much of the day. A rebound in the dollar after three down days sapped investors’ appetite for stocks. Higher oil prices lifted energy stocks, and trading volume remained light. Traders focused on retailers’ earnings reports for insight into one of the market’s biggest worries: how much consumers are spending. Continue reading Major indexes float to 13-month highs as commodity prices lift energy stocks Major indexes float to 13-month highs as commodity prices lift energy stocks originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Company News When it comes to comfort foods, chocolate milk ranks right up there with pizza and mac n’ cheese. But a campaign to market the sweetened milk as a healthy choice for kids is leaving parent groups anything but comforted. As we know, sugar may be a huge contributor to our obesity crisis and other chronic diseases. The American Heart Association in fact recently recommended children limit their intake of sugar to 16 grams a day. The association might, then, be surprised that pediatricians, dieticians, celebrities and a whole social media campaign are fighting the good fight for chocolate milk, calling it a healthy choice for kids. How much added sugar, you ask, does eight ounces of chocolate milk contain? Four teaspoons, 16 grams, making one serving the maximum a child should consume every day. Continue reading Got chocolate milk? Parent groups say no amid effort pushing it as ‘health food’ Got chocolate milk? Parent groups say no amid effort pushing it as ‘health food’ originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Investing The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. Energy and materials stocks led the market. The major indexes rose 2% and the Dow jumped 200 points for the second time in three days, reaching its highest level in 13 months. Continue reading Stocks sail to year highs as weak dollar, low interest rates buoy investors Stocks sail to year highs as weak dollar, low interest rates buoy investors originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Investing , Earnings , Stock Picks No doubt the global recession has been tough on energy companies, but now that oil is back at $80 a barrel, well, it’s hard to have much sympathy. Still, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. BP ( BP ), as one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas companies, has a bright future, thanks to inexorably rising demand. The energy giant reported a quarterly profit Tuesday that easily surpassed analysts’ expectations. That sent shares up sharply, but they still offer a compelling value. On a forward earnings basis, the stock trades at about a 50 percent discount to the broader market, according to Thomson Reuters, while historically being about 25 percent less volatile. That makes for an intriguing risk-reward scenario. Continue reading BP gushes on earnings but shares and dividend still look good BP gushes on earnings but shares and dividend still look good originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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