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		<title>Investing in a Low Interest Rate Market</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/04/investing-in-a-low-interest-rate-market/97637</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this incredibly low interest rate environment, there are some investments you&#8217;ll probably want to avoid, as well as some better choices for where to invest. For the last year, the effective federal funds interest rate has been 0.25%. The federal funds rate is considered one of the most important interest rates in the U.S. markets. The federal funds rate is used to control the supply of available funds and hence, inflation and other interest rates. Raising the rate makes it more expensive to borrow. That lowers the supply of available money, which increases the short-term interest rates and helps keep inflation in check. Lowering the rate has the opposite effect, bringing short-term interest rates down. In this incredibly low interest rate environment, there are some investments you’ll probably want ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) How to Find the Next Apple &#8211; Picking High-Growth Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/23/aapl-how-to-find-the-next-apple-picking-high-growth-companies/91722</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple’s share price exceeded $500 this week, giving it the largest market cap of any U.S. company. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) so successfully sells computers, phones and other electronic gadgets that recently announced fourth-quarter profits soared 118% on a 73% increase in revenue. This is unheard of for a $475-billion company. To put this in perspective, earnings at the companies in the S&#38;P 500 stock index are on track to post a 6.6% year-on-year rise for the fourth quarter. Yet once Apple’s earnings are factored out, the expected fourth-quarter gain shrivels to just 2.8%. This so skews results that many Wall Street analysts are now stripping Apple from the index before weighing valuations and making forecasts. Of course, it’s just a matter of time before Apple’s torrid growth begins to wane. ]]></description>
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		<title>(KSS) Kohl&#8217;s Beats Expectations and Raises Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/23/kss-kohls-beats-expectations-and-raises-dividend/92307</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) reported its operating earnings of $1.81 per share in the fourth-quarter 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The earnings, however, surpassed the prior-year quarter’s earnings by 9%. The company reported operating earnings of $4.30 which fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. However, it surpassed the year ago earnings by 17%. Profits were largely driven by prudent expense management and inventory control across many of Kohl’s stores. Besides, E-Commerce business contributed substantially to the sales in the quarter. The launch of the Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony brands in the third quarter 2011 also supported the sales plans. Sales and Margins Amid a challenging sales environment, net sales slipped marginally 0.3% to $6.0 billion, driven by a 2.1% decrease in comparable ]]></description>
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		<title>(HES) Investing in Iraqi Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Douglas Adams’ iconic The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Deep Thought tells us the ultimate answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is “42.” The origin and meaning of that number has always intrigued fans. But Douglas Adams explained that there was no real rhyme or reason why he chose “42.” It just popped in his head and he went with it. I always liked Deep Thought’s answer because 42 is a key number for people in the oil business – it’s the number of gallons in a standard barrel of oil. Now, I don’t think there are any sectors as exciting as oil, particularly now. We had a record year in 2011 in terms of prices. This year will be another record year as ]]></description>
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		<title>(DD) E.I. du Pont de Nemours Inks $100M Deal with Yingli</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/15/dd-e-i-du-pont-de-nemours-inks-100m-deal-with-yingli/91673</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Com (DD) inked a $100 million deal with the Chinese solar energy technology manufacturer Yingli Green Energy (YGE), whereby DuPont will supply its polyvinyl fluoride film and photovoltaic “paste,” which will be used in the production of Yingli’s modules for solar panels. The deal is aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. DuPont’s solar energy materials help to increase efficiency, extend the lifetime of modules and ultimately help in reducing overall system costs to make solar increasingly more competitive with other forms of energy generation. According to industry estimates, over the next five years, 20% average annual growth is expected in solar installations globally. DuPont expects its solar photovoltaic market sales to reach $2 billion by 2014 ]]></description>
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		<title>Freddie Mac Tramples on Taxpayers Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/03/freddie-mac-tramples-on-taxpayers-again/91249</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right now, a lot of investors and business news junkies are incensed by Freddie Mac’s move to profit by intentionally giving their customers bad service. And they should be. They just shouldn’t be surprised… Because this is merely the latest of many examples of the government sponsored enterprise (GSE) behaving badly. Freddie Mac, first formed in 1970 as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., was allegedly designed “to stabilize the nation’s residential mortgage markets and expand opportunities for homeownership,” as its website claims. But as recent history has clearly shown, it and its partner in crime, Fannie Mae, have done anything but that. One of the first publicly recognized signs of its history of corruption came in 2003, when Freddie was fined $125 million for essentially cooking its books between ]]></description>
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		<title>The Commodities Supercycle</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/03/the-commodities-supercycle/91199</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rise of commodities may not be a fad. Instead, it may be a product of social behavior and theory. I present to you the premise of the “commodity supercycle.” The concept is more than vague investor intuition; its theory is based on the work of twentieth-century economists who studied the result of demographic shifts in populations. These shifts resulted in specific effects regarding the demand for basic commodities. Economist Simon Kuznets, the 1971 Nobel Prize winner, did research on emerging markets that led him to discover that 20-year cycles arise in countries with policies to expand infrastructure – which generates a substantial increase in the demand for resources. He uses the United States in the 1950s as an example with the creation of President Eisenhower’s U.S. interstate highway system. ]]></description>
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		<title>Stock Market News for January 17, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Year had begun on a bright note for investors with the markets witnessing positive momentum on its first trading day of the year. However, the markets have suffered from uncertainty in the weeks that followed after the lingering European debt crisis came back into focus. With the American markets closed on Monday, in observance of Martin Luther King  Jr. Day, the focus was squarely on Europe and Asia in the light of Friday’s ratings downgrades by Standard &#38; Poor. Though Germany’s Triple-A credit rating remained intact, nine European countries had their credit ratings downgraded on Friday. These include Italy, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus. These downgrade which severely dampened investor sentiments hurt France the most, which lost its triple-A credit rating. However, Moody’s and Fitch are still maintaining their ]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: Bearish Sentiment above Average for 4th Week</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/aaii-sentiment-survey-bearish-sentiment-above-average-for-4th-week/88279</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 8, 2011 Bullish sentiment rebounded in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey, but bearish sentiment stayed above average for the fourth consecutive week. Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rebounded 5.5 percentage points to 38.6%. Even with the improvement, optimism remained below its historical average of 39% for the third consecutive week. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged over the next six months, declined 0.9 percentage points to 26.7%. This is an eight-week low for neutral sentiment. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 4.7 percentage points to 34.8%. Even with the decrease, this is the fourth consecutive week, and the 36th out of 42, that bearish ]]></description>
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		<title>North Dakota Oil Production Rivals OPEC</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/north-dakota-oil-production-rivals-opec/87694</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Ryan Fitzwater, Investment U Research Wednesday, November 30, 2011 By now you’re probably familiar with the Bakken shale formation – but just in case… Located under North Dakota and Montana, oil was first discovered in the Bakken in 1951. Only problem was that back then the technology didn’t exist to tap into the oil wealth within the rock formation on a large scale. Then along came hydraulic fracturing… And with “fracking” technology, oil production in North Dakota has skyrocketed over the past few years. Pumping Out Records So much so that in September, North Dakota pumped a record 464,129 barrels a day. A decade ago the state was producing just 86,072 barrels a day. With a 439-percent increase in barrel-a-day production in 10 years’ time, oil and gas companies ]]></description>
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		<title>“Gasland” Brings Natural Gas Fracking Concerns to Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Ryan Fitzwater, Investment U Research Tuesday, November 29, 2011 By now you’re probably familiar with the various shale gas and oil plays across the United States. We’ve known about these shale formations for decades. The only problem was that back then, the technology didn’t exist to tap into the oil wealth within the rock formation on a large scale. Then along came hydraulic fracturing… Controversial, Yes… But Effective Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as “fracking,” is a technique where you shoot sand, water and a mix of chemicals into shale to release the oil and natural gas trapped below the rock. This technology alone is the reason why we can now retrieve oil and natural gas locked deep below the earth’s surface. So what does the government have to say ]]></description>
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		<title>Is China Being Overvalued?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jeannette Di Louie, Investment U Research Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Once upon a time, the term BRIC meant something. Brazil, Russia, India and China were all seen as rising stars in the global economy, and investors couldn’t get enough of them. Not so much anymore. These days, only China seems to make the news. Admittedly, there’s some good reason for that. The Chinese economy has grown by leaps and bounds for years now, and its political sway seems to be increasing just as quickly. Just this month, U.S. President Obama refused to make a decision on Iran’s nuclear aspirations before he spoke to Chinese leaders. No wonder many economists predict China will surpass the United States as the world’s largest economy in less than 20 years. Then again, economists ]]></description>
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		<title>North Dakota Edges U.S. Closer to Energy Independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Tuesday, November 29, 2011: Issue #1653 Williston, North Dakota is a dusty, prairie town. It’s just a stone’s throw from the Canadian border. Up until a few years ago, few Americans had ever heard of it. Now they’re flocking there in droves. Even strippers from Vegas are making the migration. You see, there’s no recession in Williston. Far from it: The city’s unemployment rate is close to zero. The majority of the jobs sport starting salaries north of $100,000 a year. That’s not a typo: Six figures to start. It’s a real honest-to-goodness Western boomtown. The city’s two strip clubs are packed seven nights a week. They’re a good place to check out if you’re job hunting. Many workers find a job a ]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed European Bailout Plan Comes Up Short</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Jenkins, Investment U Research Wednesday, November 30, 2011 The plan to increase the capacity of the Eurozone’s European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is in dire straits. Several Eurozone officials have stated that the now €440 billion rescue fund may only be able to raise in additional funds about half of what Eurozone officials had expected due to the market conditions that have transpired over the past month. Ace in the Hole If you want to know what’s caused all the market volatility the last few months, look no further than the Eurozone. The markets have reacted favorably to any words of sensibility and logic coming from officials. And then the markets tank when those promises have not come to pass. But their ace in the hole was the ]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Holiday &#8211; Turmoil in Europe Continued</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/thanksgiving-holiday-turmoil-in-europe-continued/87639</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the U.S. was focused on feasting, football and shopping, the turmoil in Europe continued. The situation there continues to deteriorate. No longer are the problems confined to the small, relatively insignificant economies around the Mediterranean. This week, they even spread to Germany, where a bond auction failed disastrously. Since November 9th, the yield on the 10-year Bund has climbed from 1.72% to the current 2.26%. Worse, that sharp rise in bund yields did not result in a significant closing of the spread between what Germany has to pay and what the rest of Europe has to pay to borrow. The only exception is Italy, but the absolute rate there is back above the critical “point of no return” level of 7.00%. Belgium fared the worst over that time period, ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fall Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/10/u-s-initial-jobless-claims-fall-again/86840</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell again this week. This week they fell by 10,000 but only after the previous week was revised up by 3,000. So regardless if you count it as a drop of 10,000 or 7,000, we are still at 390,000. That was better than the expected level of 400,000. We are now clearly below the 400,000 level, and this is the second week in a row (well, sort of, given the revision) that we have been so. We have been here before in the last few months, only to see then achievement revised away the next week and the subsequent weeks bounce higher. We were below 400,000 in February and March and that signaled the start of much more robust job growth, such as we saw ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Initial Labor Claims Fall Below Key 400,000 Level</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/03/u-s-initial-labor-claims-fall-below-key-400000-level/86467</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance finally broke below the key 400,000 level. This week they fell by 9,000, but only after the previous week was revised up by 4,000. So regardless if you count it as a drop of 9,000 or 5,000, we are still at 397,000. This was slightly better than the expected level of 404,000. Now we just have to stay below the 400,000 level. We have been here before in the last few months, only to see the achievement revised away the next week and the subsequent weeks bounce higher. If the current level can be sustained or even improved upon (OK, that is a big &#8220;if&#8221;), this could be signaling better job growth in November and December. We will see tomorrow if the generally lower level ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. September 2011 New Home Sales Top Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/28/u-s-september-2011-new-home-sales-top-expectations/85983</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Home Sales rose by 5.7% in September from August, to a rate of 313,000. Relative to a year ago, sales are down 0.9%. While the monthly increase is more than welcome, it is still a very dismal rate of new home sales. There was a slight upward revision to the July numbers of 1,000 to 296,000. The September level was also better than the expected rate of 300,000. Regardless of the changes at the edges, this is still a very bad level. The 17 lowest months on record (back to 1963) for new home sales have all been in the last 17 months. New home sales have only exceeded the 400,000 level three times since September of 2008 when the financial markets collapsed. The most recent time was in ]]></description>
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		<title>Continuing Jobless Claims Fall to 3.7 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/continuing-jobless-claims-fall-to-3-7-million/84746</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The data on regular continuing claims was encouraging this week. Regular continuing claims for unemployment insurance fell by 52,000 to 3.700 million. The overall trend is in the right direction. They are down by 752,000 or 17.0% from a year ago.  Regular claims are paid by the state governments, and run out after just 26 weeks. (Several states have lowered the number of weeks they are going to pay in the future recently. They have also been tightening up the eligibility standards.) The graph below shows the long-term history of continuing claims for unemployment, as well as the percentage of the covered workforce that is receiving regular state benefits. It does a good job of showing just how nasty that the Great Recession was for the job market. It also ]]></description>
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		<title>Initial Jobless Claims Fall &#8211; Extended Claims Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/initial-jobless-claims-fall-extended-claims-plunge/83881</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 9,000 last week to 423,000. This was worse than the expected level of 418,000. Last week’s numbers were revised upwards by 4,000, so one could see it as a decrease of 5,000. Recently, jobless claims seem stuck once again in a trading range above the 400,000 level, after a brief period lower than that earlier this year. Don’t read too much into the decline, as last week’s numbers might have been a bit inflated by the effects of Hurricane Irene. Being below 400,000, as we were in February and March, signaled the start of much more robust job growth, such as we saw in March and April. The prospects for a return to a sub-400,000 level seem to be slipping further and further ]]></description>
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		<title>Reassuring Jobs Report</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/05/reassuring-jobs-report/80748</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s better-than-expected jobs report is reassuring enough to help reverse the extreme negative sentiment that was behind the sharp market sell off on Thursday. What does it reassure us of? It shows that we are not heading in the direction of another recession. On the other hand, it is further confirmation that the U.S. economy is maintaining its recent sub-par growth pace into the back half of the year. So, while fears of a recession may be exaggerated, there is no evidence at this stage of a second-half recovery either. We should continue to see market volatility as consensus expectations for the second half growth get readjusted. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the creation of 117 thousand jobs in July, above the consensus expectation of about 75 thousand. Private ]]></description>
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		<title>UCB Posts Improved Earnings Per Share</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/ucb-posts-improved-earnings-per-share/80623</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UCB (UCBJF) posted first-half fiscal 2011 adjusted earnings of $2.02 per share, reflecting an increase of 29.8% from the year-ago earnings. Higher revenues and increased gross profit helped boost earnings. Revenues Half-yearly revenues increased 7.7% to $2,355.3 million, driven by strong sales of Cimzia, Vimpat, Neupro and Keppra. While Cimzia (Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis) sales went up 72% in the first half of 2011, Vimpat (epilepsy) sales increased 76%. Neupro, which is marketed as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome, posted a sales growth of 17% from the year-ago figure. Sales of Keppra, also for epilepsy treatment, increased 10%. A strong allergy season boosted the sales of allergy treatment drug Zyrtec by 11%. The sales of all three drugs – Cimzia, Vimpat and Neupro – experienced ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Publishes Awful Jobs Report In Depth &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/awful-jobs-report-in-depth-part-1/78695</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first part of our jobs report analysis. To read part two, please click here. The economy added a total of just 18,000 jobs in June. That is much worse than consensus expectations for a gain of 80,000. This report is particularly disappointing in light of the much stronger ADP report on Thursday. Expectations were for the BLS to show 110,000 new private sector jobs. The “actual” BLS number of private sector jobs was 57,000. Government payrolls declined by 39,000. Unlike previous months, in June the federal government laid off 14,000 and the State and local levels laid off a total of 25,000. Earlier this year, almost all of the losses were coming from the state and especially local government level. The unemployment rate, which is derived from ]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks to Remain Tentative</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/stocks-to-remain-tentative-2/77556</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks will continue to fret about economic growth and the Greek drama as June comes to an end this week. On the economic front, the most important report this week will be the June ISM Manufacturing report on Friday, though there are a number of housing and confidence related reports on the docket as well. Next week brings the all-important June non-farm payroll report. We are still almost three weeks away from the second-quarter earnings season and it may be quite a long three-week wait. Sentiment on the Greek situation is expected to remain cautious ahead of the crucial vote in parliament on Thursday on the new austerity measures agreed upon between the Greek government and the EU/IMF. A positive vote will help get breathing room for Greece, though the ]]></description>
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		<title>Why Money Managers Fail to Beat the Market</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/why-money-managers-fail-to-beat-the-market/77558</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Alexander Green, Investment U’s Chief Investment Strategist Monday, June 27, 2011: Issue #1543 Here are three easy ways to beat the market: Deception, irrelevance and bad math. Perhaps some explanation is in order… It’s a well-known fact that three out of four investment professionals fail to beat an unmanaged index each year. Over the long term, the percentage is much greater. Yet everywhere you go, investment advisors claim they’re generating superior results. It’s a bit confounding. So let’s take a closer look… Why Money Managers Fail to Beat the Market Most money managers fail to beat the market for a number of reasons. Some, quite frankly, are inexperienced or inept. Others, being human, make mistakes. Some find it impossible to beat the market after charging substantial fees. And most ]]></description>
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		<title>Optimism Jumps, But Pessimism Stays High &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/optimism-jumps-but-pessimism-stays-high-aaii-sentiment-survey/77345</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment jumped 8.5 percentage points to 37.5% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is an eight-week high for optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months. It is also, however, the 10th consecutive week that bullish sentiment has been below its historical average of 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, declined 1.4 percentage points to 26.8%. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, dropped 7.0 percentage points to 35.7%. This is a three-week low for pessism. Nonetheless, bearish sentiment is above its historical average for the 17th time in 18 weeks. An end to the market&#8217;s six-week losing streak gave individual investors hope that ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Federal Reserve Announces it Will Sit on Sidelines</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/u-s-federal-reserve-announces-it-will-sit-on-sidelines/77128</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fed just finished its meeting and here is its current policy statement, along with its previous statement (4/27). I present the two statements on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis, and then intersperse my translation/commentary. As was universally expected, there was no change in the 0 to 0.25% Fed Funds rate. QE2 is coming to an end, and there is no indication that they will move on to another round of large scale asset purchases, or QE3. However, proceeds from maturing securities will be reinvested, keeping the size of the Fed’s balance sheet unchanged. &#8220;Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that the economic recovery is continuing at a moderate pace, though somewhat more slowly than the Committee had expected. Also, recent labor market indicators have been ]]></description>
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		<title>What to Expect from The Federal Reserve Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/what-to-expect-from-the-federal-reserve-meeting/76858</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fed is meeting tomorrow and Wednesday, and on Wednesday afternoon, it will announce the decision on the Fed Funds rate and release the policy statement, followed by a Ben Bernanke news conference. What do I expect? No change in the Fed Funds rate, which has been stuck in a 0 to 0.25% range since December 2008. The earliest I see any change is early 2012, and most likely later than that. No change to the key “exceptionally low levels for the Fed Funds rate for extended period of time” language. The second round of Large Scale Asset Purchases, also known as Quantitative Easing or QE2, will be completed on time by the end of the month. There will not be a third round. The Fed will, however, continue to ]]></description>
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		<title>Soft Data &#8211; Falling Revisions Ratios</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/soft-data-falling-revisions-ratios/76832</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first quarter earnings season is done. Net income growth was 17.12%. While that is down from the extremely strong 30.9% the same 495 of the S&#38;P 500 firms posted in the fourth quarter, it is still a very strong growth rate. Almost all of the growth slowdown is from a failure of the Financial sector to repeat the massive growth it posted in the fourth quarter. Growth excluding the Financials was 19.1%, down only slightly from the 19.8% growth posted in the fourth quarter. Before the first quarter earnings season started, it was expected that growth would be just 6.7% for the S&#38;P 500 as a whole, and 10.2% excluding Financials. Rate of Growth Slowing The rate of growth is expected to continue to slow in the second quarter, ]]></description>
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		<title>Greece and The Federal Reserve</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/greece-and-the-federal-reserve/76793</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the U.S. economic calendar on the thin side on Monday, the market&#8217;s focus will remain on the still unresolved Greece question. European finance ministers meeting over the weekend failed to release the next tranche of the original loan to the beleaguered nation and pushed a decision on another bailout to next month. The Greek government has been shaken by widespread public disenchantment with further austerity measures. And the Europeans appear to be holding out for a show of Greek resolve to implement painful cuts before committing to a fresh multi-year rescue fund. The Greek prime minister plans to get a vote of confidence from parliament on Tuesday after last week&#8217;s cabinet reshuffle. With the Germans now pulling back from their initial plan for &#8216;voluntary&#8217; extensions to debt maturities in ]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks to Remain Tentative$$</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/stocks-to-remain-tentative/76672</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The favorable labor market and housing reports on Thursday notwithstanding, it is becoming clear that we will have to wait at least a few more weeks before expecting a trend shift in the nation&#8217;s economic fortunes. Add to this questions about China&#8217;s growth outlook, the debt-ceiling debate in the U.S. and the noisy Greek problem, and you have a fairly market-unfriendly near-term macro backdrop. Current consensus expectations put the U.S. economy expanding at a 3%+ rate in the second half of the year, after the first half&#8217;s growth pace in the 2% vicinity. If this outlook has to transpire, the market will expect to see some evidence in the June data coming out early next month. The key reports would be the manufacturing ISM Index and the June non-farm payroll ]]></description>
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		<title>Bullish Sentiment Rebounds; Bearish Sentiment Stays Unusually High &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/bullish-sentiment-rebounds-bearish-sentiment-stays-unusually-high-aaii-sentiment-survey/76552</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 16, 2011 Bullish sentiment rebounded in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months rose 4.6 percentage points to 29.0%. Despite the improvement, this is the ninth consecutive week that bullish sentiment is below its historical average of 39%. Neutral Sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially unchanged over the next six months, edged up 0.3 percentage points to 28.3%. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 4.9 percentage points to 42.8%. Even with the decrease, pessimism remains unusually high. (It is more than one standard deviation above its mean). This is the 16th time in 17 weeks that bearish sentiment has been above its historical average of ]]></description>
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		<title>Key Fundamental Market Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/04/key-fundamental-market-questions/73151</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 16:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early May is beset by a “Flight to Safety” trade. That may be hard to see from the modest losses of the S&#38;P 500 the past couple days. However, as I write this article the riskier/smaller cap stocks of the Russell 2000 are down 3% since Monday morning. So quite likely your more aggressive positions that outperformed the market over the last 4 months are now getting brutalized. This brings us back to a topic that I have discussed in the past. What do you do when the market goes through periods of pullbacks or where the money swirls around looking for a new home? What was in&#8230;is now out. And what was out&#8230;is now in. Round and round it goes. When that happens it is best not trying to ]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Statement Decoded</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/federal-reserve-statement-decoded/72599</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve just finished its meeting, and as was universally expected, it kept the Fed Funds rate at the 0 to 0.25% range where it has been since December 2008. The real action since then has been in the policy statement and the changes in the language of it. Below, I present the current policy statement, and the policy statement released after its March 15th meeting on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis, and then interpret and translate the statements from &#8220;Central Bankerese&#8221; to plain English and assess the significance of the changes. Chairman Ben Bernanke will be holding the first-ever post meeting press conference later this afternoon. &#8220;Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the economic recovery is proceeding at a moderate pace and overall ]]></description>
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		<title>Overvaluation Figures Reaching Critical Levels &#8211; ValuEngine.com Universe</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/02/overvaluation-figures-reaching-critical-levels-valuengine-com-universe/72644</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>valuengine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VALUATION WATCH: Our models find that overvaluation is approaching critical levels. Overvalued stocks now make up almost 62% of our universe and 30% of the universe is calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. All Sectors are calculated to be overvalued Valuation Watch ValuEngine.com Universe Overvaluation Figures Reaching Critical Levels The ValuEngine Valuation Model tracks more than 5500 US equities, ADRs, and foreign stock which trade on US exchanges. The model calculates a level of mispricing or valuation percentage for each equity based on what the stock should be worth if the market were totally rational and efficient&#8211;an academic exercise to be sure, but one which allows for useful comparisons between equities, sectors, and industries. We track valuation figures and use them as a metric for making calls about ]]></description>
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		<title>Latest Poor Case-Shiller Housing Data Bolsters Predictions of Double Dip</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/latest-poor-case-shiller-housing-data-bolsters-predictions-of-double-dip/72456</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New housing data from Case-Shiller released today shows that prices have declined yet again and are now at levels barely above their April 2009 bottom. Housing has now declined to a point that is roughly equal to its 2003 level according to the Case-Shiller composite indices. While sales were bolstered by the Federal tax credit plan for a while, the elimination of that program has led to another decline. Foreclosure sales now make up a substantial portion of home sales&#8211;which further depresses prices. Only Washington DC posted a year-over-year gain in price levels. This poor data follows on the heels of the recent Census Department data which showed a year-over-year decline of almost 22% in the sales rate of new single-family homes. Our Chief Market Strategist Richard Suttmeier has been ]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: Optimism Is Rangebound &#8211; April 14, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment slipped 1.4 percentage points to 42.2% in the latest AAII sentiment survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next months stayed within a two percentage point range for the third consecutive week. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, edged down 0.8% to 26.8%. This is a nine-week low for neutral sentiment. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, rose 2.1 percentage points to 31.0%. The historical average is 30%. Individual investors remain optimistic about the short-term direction for stock prices, although cautiously so. Bearish sentiment received a boost from last week&#8217;s federal budget battle and a small decline in stock prices, ]]></description>
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		<title>Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey: Job Openings Jump</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/job-openings-and-labor-turnover-survey-job-openings-jump/71446</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February, the country gained a net of 194,000 jobs, and in March we gained 216,000. However that is a very small fraction of the total number of jobs that were actually created. It subtracts out the number of jobs that were also destroyed in the month. In any economic environment, there will always be jobs being created, and jobs being lost. The difference between them is what gets the headlines. However, with a month’s delay we get to look a little bit deeper and see not just the net number of jobs created or lost, but the totals on each side of the equation. It also tells how many job openings there were in the economy. This is in the “Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey,” or JOLTS. Today ]]></description>
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		<title>Does Nintendo Have Another Hit on Its Hands?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/does-nintendo-have-another-hit-on-its-hands/71448</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Ryan Cole, Investment U Research Wednesday, April 13, 2011 With its new 3DS portable gaming system, Nintendo is again changing the face of portable entertainment. But is it enough to keep the company ahead of its many challengers? Let’s take a look. First, let’s examine the system. There’s no doubt that Nintendo has come up with another fresh take on gaming. Anyone who’s handled the 3DS has been impressed with the technology – noting that the 3D effects are among the best out there today. What’s more, thanks to a slider on the side of the system, eye strain shouldn’t be a problem – users can adjust the effects to their own comfort level, right down to a straight 2D picture. With no need for glasses, more viewing angles ]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Beige Book Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/federal-reserve-beige-book-summary/71475</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Beige Book is a compilation of mostly anecdotal evidence from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts about the state of the economy. This month’s edition was just released. Generally I would describe the report as being upbeat, but not exuberant. Slow and steady progress is widespread, both geographically and across sectors of the economy. The major exception to that is Real Estate, both residential and Commercial. While some companies are facing cost pressures from raw materials, they are not facing much in the way of wage pressure, so overall net margins are really not threatened, even though they are, for the most part, having trouble raising prices. Below I present, without much comment some of the key findings of the report, particularly focusing on the remarks that are generalized across ]]></description>
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		<title>April 7, 2011 &#8211; Bullish Sentiment at a 7-Week High &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, improved 1.8 percentage points to 43.6% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This was the third consecutive weekly increase and it puts optimism at a seven-week high. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will be essentially unchanged over the next six months, remained essentially unchanged for the second consecutive week at 27.6%. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 2.2 percentage points to 28.8%. This was the third consecutive decline in pessimism, which is now at a seven-week low. The historical average is 30%. The stock market&#8217;s ability to shrug off bad news—including Japan, European debt, rising commodity prices and ]]></description>
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		<title>Investment &amp; Unemployment &#8211; Pre &amp; Post 1990</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/investment-unemployment-pre-post-1990/70354</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently John Taylor, the Economics Professor at Stanford and the author of the Taylor Rule which is often used in monetary policy, caused a bit of a dust up in the Economics blogging community with the following graph showing a very tight correlation between the percentage of the economy that is going towards investment (Y axis), and the unemployment rate since 1990 (X axis). Of course, correlation is not the same thing as causality, and it is not exactly clear which way the causality would run if it does exist. Taylor, who strongly leans conservative in his views, was suggesting that the way to bring down unemployment is to raise the share of the economy going towards investment. Thus we should do things like cut taxes on investment. That is ]]></description>
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		<title>March 31, 2011 &#8211; Bullish Sentiment Improved &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment improved 4.1 percentage points to 41.8% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is the first time optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months has been above its historical average of 39% since February 17, 2011. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, was down a very modest 0.2 percentage points at 27.1%. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, declined 3.9 percentage points to 31.1%. This is a six-week low for pessimism. The historical average is 30%. The S&#38;P 500&#8242;s rebound over the past seven days has renewed investors&#8217; optimism about the direction of stock prices. It is a cautious optimism, however, with bearish ]]></description>
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		<title>Mar 29: Consumer Confidence Fall &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Confidence Index decreased to 63.4 (1985=100) in March after increasing to 72.0 in February from 64.8 in January. The index was expected to decrease with the consensus at 63.9. The Present Situation Index increased to 36.9 from 33.8. The Expectations Index decreased to 81.1 from 97.5 in February. Consumer opinion about current market conditions improved and the short term outlook was considerably less favorable than in February. Upcoming Releases Crude Inventories (03/30 at 10:30 AM EST) Initial Claims (03/31 at 8:30 AM EST) Factory Orders (03/31 at 10:00 AM EST) Unemployment Rate (04/01 at 8:30 AM EST) Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>Overvaluation Data from our Latest ValuEngine Valuation Watch</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/17/overvaluation-data-from-our-latest-valuengine-valuation-watch/69018</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>valuengine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ValuEngine Valuation Model tracks more than 5000 US equities, ADRs, and foreign stock which trade on US exchanges. The model calculates a level of mispricing or valuation percentage for each equity based on what the stock should be worth if the market were totally rational and efficient&#8211;an academic exercise to be sure, but one which allows for useful comparisons between equities, sectors, and industries. We track valuation figures and use them as a metric for making calls about the overall state of the market. Whenever we see levels in overvaluation levels in excess of @ 60% for the overall universe and 27.5% for the overvalued by 20% or more categories, we issue a valuation watch. When overvaluation exceeds 65%, we issue a valuation warning. Our watches and warnings let ]]></description>
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		<title>Volatility &#8211; Investors Split About Short-Term Outlook for Stocks &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/volatility-investors-split-about-short-term-outlook-for-stocks-aaii-sentiment-survey/68503</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment slipped 0.8 percentage points to 36.0% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months is at its lowest level since September 2, 2010. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially flat over the next six months, rose 1.7 percentage points to 31.7%. This is the first time neutral sentiment has been above its historical average of 31% since August 5, 2010. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the six next months, declined 0.8 percentage points to 32.3%. This is the third consecutive week that pessimism has been above its historical average of 30%. In a word, individual investors remain split over the short-term direction of stock prices. Though slightly ]]></description>
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		<title>Bullish Sentiment Below 50% for Third Time in 4 Weeks &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/bullish-sentiment-below-50-for-third-time-in-4-weeks-aaii-sentiment-survey/67139</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment declined 2.8 percentage points to 46.6% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is the third time in four weeks that optimism has been below 50%. Nonetheless, bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, was above its historical average of 39% for the 24th consecutive week. This is the second longest such streak in the survey&#8217;s history. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, rose 4.2 percentage points to 27.9%. This is a seven-week high for neutral sentiment. Nonetheless, neutral sentiment remained below its historical average of 31% for the 28th consecutive week. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 1.3 percentage points to 25.6%. This was ]]></description>
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		<title>Feb 10: U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/10/feb-10-u-s-wholesale-inventories-rise/66747</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wholesale Inventories increased by 1.0% in December to $430.5 billion, against the expected 0.7% increase, following a decrease of 0.2% in November, and are up by 10.5% from a year ago. Wholesale Sales had increased by 0.4% in December to $371.5 billion and were up 11.6% over the year. Sales of durable goods were up 1.3% and sales of nondurable goods were down 0.3% over the month. The Inventory/Sales ratio was at 1.16, lower than the 1.17 ratio in December of 2009. Upcoming Releases Treasury Budget (02/10 at 2:00 PM EST) Trade Balance (02/11 at 8:30 AM EST) Retail Sales (02/15 at 8:30 AM EST) Business Inventories (02/15 at 10:00 AM EST) Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Investor Sentiment Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment declined 2.1 percentage points to 49.4% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months was above its historical average of 39% for the 23rd consecutive week. This is the second longest such streak since 2004. (Bullish sentiment stayed above its historical average for the 42 consecutive weeks between May 29, 2003, and March 11, 2004.) Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, rose 2.1 percentage points to 23.7%. This was the 27th consecutive week that neutral sentiment has been below its historical average of 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, was unchanged at 26.9%. This was the 19th time in the past 22 weeks that ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Employment Report in Analysis in Depth &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/06/u-s-employment-report-in-analysis-in-depth-part-1/66421</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy added a total of 36,000 jobs in January. That is far below consensus expectations for a gain of 148,000. The small increase is particularly disappointing relative to the numbers put out on Wednesday by ADP that showed a gain of 187,000 private sector jobs. Government payrolls declined by 14,000 and the private sector added a total of 50,000. The consensus was looking for a decline of 15,000 Government jobs and thus also for a gain of 163,000 private sector jobs. On the other hand, the unemployment rate, which is derived from a separate survey showed a surprising drop to 9.0% from 9.4% in December, and 9.8% in November. That is the lowest rate since April 2009. That is also the sharpest two month drop in the unemployment rate ]]></description>
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