CRH: JP Morgan Raises to Neutral, Sees Acquisitions blogs.barrons.com - Sep 02, 2010   about  CRH The American Depository Receipts of Ireland-based building materials supplier CRH Plc (CRH) are up 27 cents, or 1.7%, at $16.53, after the stock was raised to “Neutral” from “Underperform” by JP Morgan analyst Anthony Codling, who writes in a note to clients that the stock’s 25% decline since mid-Ma... add a comment   |

[Video] OMG - I Want my Salesforce.com (CRM) fundmymutualfund.com - Sep 02, 2010   about  A, B, CRM Aside from the David Hasselhoff roast this might be the funniest 2 minutes of video I've seen in the past 6 months.  It is especially ironic because (a) in my personal life I've tried to short Salesforce.com (CRM) over the past decade [not in the past few years] due to valuation and always lost and... add a comment   |

The 1.3 Billion Customers Live Nation Can't Reach minyanville.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  CAT, YUM As the economic rebound in the United States slows stalls or stagnates -- depending on who you listen to -- companies continue to focus their efforts on growth in the immense Chinese market.Some perspective:Yum Brands (YUM) operates 18 000 restaurants in the United States and 3 500 in China. However... add a comment   |

Barclays Unveils New Volatility Hedge ETN etftrends.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  ETN Barclays Capital has unveiled its newest addition to the ETN+ exchange traded note (ETN) family: a fourth fund linked to market volatility. The VEQTOR Exchange Traded Note (NYSEArca: VQT) is intended to give investors a broad range of equity exposure. The note contains a volatility hedge, which it..... add a comment   |

CEO Conflict: Layoffs Boost CEO Pay (C, BAC, CAT, VZ, PFE, EMR, JPM, AA, WMT, MRK, JNJ, HPQ, DIS, IBM, T, F, UTX) 247wallst.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  AA, CAT, UTX and 14 moreDIS, C, PFE, VZ, BAC, F, JNJ, MRK, JPM, WMT, T, IBM, HPQ, EMR The Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank, has published its 17th annual survey of CEO compensation, noting, among other things, that CEOs of the 50 firms that have laid off the most workers in 2009 took home 42% more pay than CEOs at S&P 500 firms as a group. Average compensati... add a comment   |

9-1-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com straightstocks.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  AP Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer Stock market kicks off September with strong gains Stocks start month with a big rally after signs of growth in US, Chinese manufacturing NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the... add a comment   |

No Place for Bears as ISM Comes in Bullish; Covered Toll Brothers (TOL) Among Other Things fundmymutualfund.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  TOL ISM Manufacturing came in well, ahead of expectations by a good amount and even over July's figures - so the market is adding another leg upward.  That darn S&P 500 gap at 1067 that would not fill last week or earlier this week (frustrating me) filled today of course.  Within the pantheon of 101... add a comment   |

No Place for Bears as ISM Comes in Bullish; Covered Toll Brothers (TOL) Among Other Things straightstocks.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  TOL ISM Manufacturing came in well, ahead of expectations by a good amount and even over July's figures - so the market is adding another leg upward.  That darn S&P 500 gap at 1067 that would not fill last week or earlier this week (frustrating me... add a comment   |

Chart Watch: Minyanville Buzz Charts minyanville.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  MCCC, MCD, WFMI and 2 moreTOL, GLD Below are some of the most-discussed charts on Minyanville's Buzz & Banter presented without bias claim or injury. For in-depth commentary analysis and trading ideas in these stocks and much more take a free two week trial to Buzz & Banter.Toll Brothers (TOL)CLICK TO ENLARGESPDR Gold Shares... add a comment   |

Endless Dollars For Share Buyback Plans (GPS, HPQ, MRVL, INTU, JWN, RSH, RL, DTV, DISCA, AMTD, IT) 247wallst.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  ATML, FMCN, RNR and 34 moreIT, RIMM, RMBS, ANN, JWN, SMG, SWKS, PCL, LO, OIS, DISCA, RL, VRSN, AAP, WTM, QLGC, MRVL, WBMD, FOSL, DTV, WRB, WMS, FLEX, RSH, DDS, MYGN, ATMI, INTU, OC, VECO, HPQ, PLCE, AMTD, GPS Buybacks may not be considered the best return of capital by many investors and market pundits, but they are M&A-alternatives for management of companies.  The amount of share buybacks announced in August was a monster figure.  Out of just the buybacks we have counted, which are only equity and... add a comment   |

Green Homebuilders; Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) Debuts Its First Green Model Home in Indianapolis straightstocks.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  BZH INDIANAPOLIS, IN - September 1, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) - Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH), one of the country's top-10 home builders, is pleased to introduce high-performance, energy-efficient "green" homes in Indiana add a comment   |

Top Active Trader Alerts (AAPL, BKC, ERIC, GIII, JOYG, MVIS, NFLX, SKS, SLRY) 247wallst.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  SLRY, GIII, BKC and 6 moreSKS, NFLX, MVIS, ERIC, JOYG, AAPL Many stocks are on the move this Wednesday morning.  Active traders and day traders are likely to be watching the moves seen in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKC), LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC), G-III Apparel Group, LTD. (NASDAQ: GIII), Joy Global Inc. (NASD... add a comment   |

Yesterday's Market bonddad.blogspot.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  A, B, C and 2 moreD, E Yesterday, the IEF's gapped higher at the open (a), fell a bit to the EMAs (b) and then gently rose for the rest of the day (c). However, most of their gain came from the opening gap higher.For the last few days, the SPYs have found support in the (a) area. Yesterday, prices also found support and... add a comment   |

singapore property market straightstocks.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  SSD singapore property market,singapore property market news So what are some of the changes? To summarise, the latest round of anti-speculation measures for private properties are as follows: Increase the holding period for imposition of Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD) from the current one year to three year... add a comment   |

The New Dividend Achievers of 2010 dividendgrowthinvestor.com - Sep 01, 2010   about  PRSP, PPL, PFM and 16 moreMO, TDS, NST, HCBK, PAA, PBCT, CASY, SJI, GGG, EOG, ATNI, SFG, VIG, TCLP, MUR, FDS The dividend achievers index consists of US stocks which have raised their dividends each year for at least a decade. Over the past 20 years, this index has managed to outperform the S&P 500 by half a percentage point annually. The dividend achievers index is a great list of dividend stocks as... add a comment   |

Raytheon Wins Dual Contracts zacks.com - Aug 31, 2010   about  RTN The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a contract worth $120 million to a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (RTN). add a comment   |

Options Update; General Dynamics November Volatility Elevated pheedcontent.com - Aug 31, 2010   about  TTWO, GD Filed under: Options, General Dynamics Corp (GD), Take-Two Interactive (TTWO)General Dynamics (GD) closed down 70 cents to $55.87. GD September option implied volatility is at 28, November is at 32, above its 26-week average of 28 according to Track Data, suggesting larger November price movement.... add a comment   |

Hitachi Could Launch IPO For Hard-Drive Unit By Year End blogs.barrons.com - Aug 31, 2010   about  HIT Hitachi (HIT) is planning a U.S. IPO for its San Jose-based hard-drive business, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, possibly by the end of the year, Reuters reports. The company is the world’s third-largest producer of hard drives. The story says that while an IPO is the most likely scenario, the... add a comment   |

Dow 30 Winners and Losers 247wallst.com - Aug 31, 2010   about  AA, CAT, DD and 15 morePG, TRV, KFT, MCD, KO, VZ, BAC, CVX, MRK, CSCO, IBM, T, MSFT, HPQ, BA (DD, MCD, BA, CAT, KFT, AA, HPQ, MSFT, BAC, CSCO, VZ, T, IBM, CVX, TRV, KO, PG, MRK) For the calendar year through August 30th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 4%. But that 4% is not spread evenly among the components of the DJIA, and we thought it might be instructive and entertaining to l... add a comment   |

Seasonality Map for September, 2010 marketsci.wordpress.com - Aug 31, 2010   about  A, B, C and 4 moreD, E, F, G This is a monthly feature at the MarketSci Blog. Below is a map of potentially strong/weak days for the US stock market in September based on historical seasonality patterns. Read more after the image. Scorecard: since launching in April, the monthly seasonality map has called the closing direction... add a comment   |

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