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Absence of Greece Debt Deal Weighs on Market

Feb 6, 2012, 8:41 AM

US stock futures are lower Monday morning in the absence of a Greek debt deal. Last week European officials expressed optimism that resolution was imminent, but... Read »

The Seasonal Factor & January’s Encouraging Employment Report

Feb 6, 2012, 8:17 AM

January’s payrolls report looks convincingly strong to many economists, but some skeptics warn that the seasonal adjustment in first month of the year is usually... Read »

Private Payrolls Post A Surprisingly Strong Gain In January

Feb 3, 2012, 10:04 AM

Today’s employment report from the U.S. Labor Department delivered a hefty blow against the idea that recession risk is high for the immediate future. Private... Read »

Gold and Silver Outperform in January; Is There More Upside in 2012?

Feb 3, 2012, 9:59 AM

With January wrapping up, I’ve looked at some of the sectors in the market to see their relative performance. The January flow of money is interesting to note,... Read »

Gain in Tech Help-Wanted Ads: Good News for Labor Market

Feb 3, 2012, 9:55 AM

After months of stagnation, labor demand appears to be perking up again, according to the latest data from The Conference Board Help Wanted Online report. Led by... Read »

Research in Motion (RIMM): We Want to Believe… But Just Can’t Yet

Feb 3, 2012, 9:49 AM

Jefferies & Co analyst Peter Misek is downgrading his rating on Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) to Underperform from Hold with a $15 target (prev. $17) this... Read »

Impressive Jobs Number Sends Market Breaking Out

Feb 3, 2012, 9:02 AM

US stock futures point to a sharply higher open Friday, following an impressive jobs report this morning. The US economy gained 243,000 jobs last month, and the... Read »

Options Activity Alert: ZNGA, UPS, SXC

Feb 2, 2012, 2:19 PM

ZNGA – Zynga Inc. – Options on the social game developer behind wildly popular games such as Words with Friends and FarmVille continue to trade at a Facebook-IPO-induced... Read »

Visa & MasterCard Lead Markets

Feb 2, 2012, 10:25 AM

This morning, Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) are surging sharply higher. The catalyst for the rally in these two leading stocks is strong reaction... Read »

More Housing Bailouts

Feb 2, 2012, 10:23 AM

If you have a mortgage for more than the value of your home, then you cannot refinance the whole amount with a new lender, because (nowadays, anyway) lenders are... Read »

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