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(EU) Chemical Industry Stock Outlook – January 2012 – Industry Outlook
Chemicals are generally used to make a wide variety of consumer goods and are also in the agriculture, manufacturing, construction and service industries. The chemical industry itself consumes 26% of its own output. Major industrial customers include rubber and plastic products,...
25Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Stock Market News for January 25, 2012 – Market News
In yet another calm trading session, markets were pulled slightly lower after Eurozone ministers rejected a bond swap offer from Greece’s private creditors. While the Dow dropped lower and the S&P 500 reversed its five-day winning streak, Nasdaq added meager points after...
25Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLE) Stock Market News for January 24, 2012 – Market News
Markets hovered around break-even levels on Monday as encouragement from the energy sector balanced apprehensions over Greece’s debt negotiations. With no major economic data or earnings results from any bellwether coming to forefront, benchmarks took a pause a day ahead of...
24Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLF) Stock Market News for January 20, 2012 – Market News
Strong corporate earnings results and a positive jobless claims report helped carry the markets forward on Thursday. On an otherwise lackluster day, the S&P 500 touched a five-month high as investors awaited results from Google. However, post the closing bells, Google’s...
20Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Stock Market News for January 16, 2012 – Market News
Markets edged lower once again, bogged down by cross-Atlantic concerns as several euro-zone countries looked likely to suffer credit-rating downgrades. Things were also farm from cheerful on the domestic front after banking major J.P. Morgan Chase dampened sentiment with its...
16Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XRT) Stock Market News for January 13, 2012 – Market News
Markets looked beyond the disappointing economic data, as a strong bond auction in Europe and a drop in oil prices reversed the benchmarks’ movement and guided them higher on Thursday. Investors were also discouraged by a lower income forecast from Chevron. The Dow Jones Industrial...
13Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Stock Market News for January 12, 2012 – Market News
European debt concerns once again weighed down the markets and dragged the Dow slightly lower, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted meager gains. Reports of Germany’s economy contracting during the end of 2011 and a downward revision of economic growth estimates by the European...
13Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLE) Stock Market News for January 9, 2012 – Market News
The fact that the US unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since February 2009 failed to spark a rally on Friday. European concerns weighed on sentiment to drag the benchmarks marginally lower. However, the first week of 2012 ended on a positive note amidst a slew...
9Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLF) Stock Market News for December 23, 2011 – Market News
Investors received a pre-Christmas gift in the form of encouraging economic data, which led the benchmarks higher on Thursday. The Dow and S&P 500 registered their third-straight finish in the green, but trading volumes continued to be on the low side. The Dow Jones Industrial...
23Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLK) Stock Market News for December 22, 2011 – Market News
On Wednesday, markets recouped some of their initial losses during an afternoon rally and benchmarks finished almost mixed. Nonetheless, with concerns gaining an upper hand gains were not strong enough to return a broad cheer to the markets. To sum up, Oracle disappointed heavily...
22Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XHB) Stock Market News for December 20, 2011 – Market News
Benchmarks moved into the red zone on Monday after European debt crisis escalated following dismal comments by European Central Bank head Mario Draghi. Adding to the gloom was a Wall Street Journal report that suggested the Federal Reserve had accepted new standards that require...
20Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLE) Stock Market News for December 19, 2011 – Market News
Markets shed early gains to end mixed after Fitch ratings put seven European economies under credit watch negative. The gains were primarily a result of European developments as Italian government won a confidence vote on austerity measures. It was a choppy session for the benchmarks...
19Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XRT) Stock Market News for December 14, 2011 – Market News
Markets eroded initial gains on Tuesday after it emerged that the Federal Reserve had no new gifts to offer to the economy. The central bank also cautioned that the global financial scenario poses a serious threat for the domestic economy. Additionally, with the pre-holiday rush...
14Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Stock Market News for December 13, 2011 – Market News
Markets reversed gears on Monday and receded into negative territory after the European accord concluded on last Friday faced criticism from Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service. Tech-giant Intel also contributed to weak investor confidence after the company projected...
13Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Stock Market News for December 12, 2011 – Market News
Signs of a resolution to the lingering European debt crisis in the offing and a positive consumer data on the domestic front boosted the benchmarks on Friday. Thus, the markets elongated its weekly gains to the second-straight week and the S&P 500 recorded its longest stretch...
12Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Emerging Markets: The Way Forward
According to Irish orator, philosopher, & politician Edmund Burke, change is the most powerful law of nature. The winds of change seem to be sweeping across the pharmaceutical industry as well. Until recently, most commercialization efforts were focused on the U.S. —...
7Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update – November 2011 – Industry Outlook
The global banking industry is still a sorry sight, and its near term looks even worse with several negatives like asset-quality troubles, weak revenue growth, steeper costs and weak loan demand. But thanks to the worldwide regulatory reform, the sector has at least entered a...
1Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLF) Stock Market News for October 10, 2011 – Market News
Markets slipped modestly lower on Friday after the downgrade of Italy and Spain’s debt ratings overshadowed encouraging nonfarm payroll data. The Dow snapped its three-day winning streak, but the benchmarks ended with gains for the week spurred on by hopes of a resolution to...
10Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLF) Stock Market News for September 28, 2011 – Market News
Optimism about a possible resolution to the Greek-debt crisis provided a much needed boost to the markets, which logged their third-straight day of gains. But sell-offs in the final hours sparked by media reports of a split in euro-zone curbed the gains partially. However, the...
3Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLF) Stock Market News for September 27, 2011 – Market News
Hopes of a likely resolution to the lingering European debt crunch steered the benchmarks into positive territory with the Dow logging its best percentage gain in almost a month. Reports of a plan to leverage money from the European Financial Stability Facility paved the way...
27Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Pharmaceuticals Stock Outlook – September 2011 – Industry Outlook
The pharmaceutical industry continues to be impacted by major issues such as sluggish prescription trends, European Union (EU) pricing pressure, intensifying generic competition and limited late-stage catalysts. The next five years are expected to witness a significant imbalance...
23Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DRR) How to Play Uncertainties in the Eurozone
by Jason Jenkins, Investment U Research Tuesday, September 20, 2011 There seemed to be a little hope mingling in the markets at the end of last week. Global equities rose for a fourth straight day on Friday. The Nasdaq had just finished posting its biggest weekly advance since...
21Sep2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(XLK) Stock Market News for September 15, 2011 – Market News
Cross-Atlantic news and a positive turn of events guided the markets’ throughout Wednesday’s session, finally boosting the benchmarks to their third-straight days of gains. Initially, negative news from Austria seemed to threaten the markets, while Moody’s downgraded French...
17Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Chemical Industry Stock Outlook – September 2011 – Industry Outlook
Chemicals are generally used to make a wide variety of consumer goods and are also used in agriculture, manufacturing, construction and service industries. The chemical industry itself consumes 26% of its own output. Major industrial customers include rubber and plastic products,...
16Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLF) Stock Market News for September 16, 2011 – Market News
Coordinated action between the European Central Bank and international money lenders eased concerns about the European debt situation, egging on the markets to their fourth-straight day of gains. With investors placing greater emphasis on news from across the Atlantic, disappointing...
16Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLK) Stock Market News for September 15, 2011 – Market News
Cross-Atlantic news and a positive turn of events guided the markets’ throughout Wednesday’s session, finally boosting the benchmarks to their third-straight days of gains. Initially, negative news from Austria seemed to threaten the markets, while Moody’s downgraded French...
15Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLI) Stock Market News for September 14, 2011 – Market News
Markets registered their first back-to-back gains this month, as industrial and material stocks helped push the benchmarks higher. The trading session was significantly calm compared to the high levels of volatility that the markets endured since early last month. For the first...
14Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(FTC) Medco Health Solutions and Express Script Asked for More Information from Federal Trade Commission
Recently, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requested both Medco Health Solutions (MHS) and Express Script (ESRX) to submit additional information regarding the pending acquisition deal. Under the current circumstances, the completion of the proposed acquisition can get postponed...
12Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GDX) Why These Gold Mining Stocks Could Soar
by Matthew Carr, Investment U Commodities Specialist Friday, August 12, 2011: Issue #1577 If you hold gold mining stocks in your portfolio, you’re probably a little miffed at the moment. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1,880 points between July 21 and the morning...
19Aug2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Stock Market News for August 17, 2011 – Market News
Concerns from European corner once again pulled down the markets, as reports about a slowdown in the German economy led to the benchmarks’ first fall in four days. Failed talks between the French and German heads over a resolution to euro-zone debt woes overshadowed positive...
18Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued