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		<title>(AAPL) Focus Moves Toward the Federal Reserve</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/25/aapl-focus-moves-toward-the-federal-reserve/90820</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The focus today will be on the Fed, as the Central Bank unveils a new measure as part of its ongoing efforts to improve communication with the markets. The prospect of an even longer timeframe for lower interest rates, as many in the markets are hoping to come out of today’s Fed releases, has the potential to pull stocks out of the slumber of the last two trading sessions. A mixed earnings season thus far and the reemergence of Greece worries have prompted stocks to take a pause lately. It will be interesting to see if Apple’s (AAPL) blockbuster results after the close yesterday will have any resonance beyond its own stock price. In this morning’s key earnings releases, Boeing (BA) came out ahead of expectations on both the bottom- ]]></description>
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		<title>Is China Being Overvalued?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/is-china-being-overvalued/87696</link>
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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>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>(IBM) Is the Time Ripe to Buy Stocks?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/ibm-is-the-time-ripe-to-buy-stocks/87643</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is said that opportunities are never lost &#8212; someone else will catch the one you miss. And the saying remains true to the equity market. No one wants to miss a good opportunity to make exceptional profits from stock markets. So, is this the time to take the plunge? Or should we wait for the markets to fall further? Well, considering the increasing concerns related to the European economy, it&#8217;s hard to predict the direction of market movement. However, given the significant exposure of U.S. banks to weak European countries, it would be difficult for the country to escape unscathed. So, with the debt crisis picture in the Eurozone getting dirtier, the risk of another major worldwide stock market slump is sky high. Coupled with our own unrelenting problems ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) Be Calmer Than Mr. Market &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/ma-be-calmer-than-mr-market-aaii-investor-update/81273</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market can be finicky over the short term. This has particularly been the case over the past few days, with stock prices fluctuating widely. Some stocks have been excessively volatile. Take Mastercard (MA), for instance. Shares of MA fell 10.6% on Monday, rebounded 10.6% on Tuesday and fell 5.9% on Wednesday. The stock gained 7.7% yesterday. One does not have to be an expert on Mastercard to assume that its business does not change that much on a daily, or even weekly, basis. In his classic book, &#8220;The Intelligent Investor,&#8221; Benjamin Graham described Mr. Market as a business partner who &#8220;lets his enthusiasm or his fears run away with him.&#8221; The description certainly applies to the erratic price movements we are currently seeing. Over short periods of time, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(COP) Dividends Are a Good Source of Income &#8211; Finding High (and Rising) Dividends</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/10/cop-dividends-are-a-good-source-of-income-finding-high-and-rising-dividends/80993</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These may be the times that try men’s souls, but this is also the sort of time when long-term investors can snatch up great bargains. What do I mean by a great bargain? A good solid company selling at a low valuation. The reason you buy stocks is that they represent partial interest in a company. You want to own companies, because over time they make a lot of money, and they can then pay that money out to you in the form of dividends. Even with stocks that currently don’t pay a dividend, the idea is that they will be able to redeploy the cash they earn better than you could, so that they continue to grow their earnings and thus sometime down the road can pay out even ]]></description>
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		<title>(TBT) Finding Income AND Momentum in a Tough Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/tbt-finding-income-and-momentum-in-a-tough-economy/73320</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 17:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the 10-year T-note yielding only 3.21%, investors interested in getting income from their investments are in sort of a tough place. Dividend-paying stocks are a very good place to look for a replacement. One thing you know for sure is that the coupon payment on a 10-year note is not going to rise. A yield of 3.21% does not offer much of a cushion against inflation. What is inflation likely to average over the next 10 years? I have no idea, but based on the spread between the regular 10-year note, and the 10-year TIPS, the market is implicitly expecting a rate of about 2.50%, which is pretty much in line with the historical experience (headline CPI) over the last 20 years of 2.57%. While core inflation is the ]]></description>
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		<title>(COST) U.S. Jobless Claims Report Much Higher Than Anticipated</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/cost-u-s-jobless-claims-report-much-higher-than-anticipated/73361</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market is getting nervous about the economic recovery. Concerns that the first quarter softness may carry into the second quarter and beyond have been weighing on stocks lately. Economists have generally maintained their GDP growth forecasts at this stage. But softish economic readings, such as yesterday&#8217;s ISM/ADP and today&#8217;s Jobless Claims reports, increase the odds that we may start seeing those estimates start coming down in the coming days and weeks. It is with this nervous backdrop that the market is looking forward to tomorrow&#8217;s non-farm payroll report for April. In addition to some pockets of strength, particularly on the manufacturing side, the most reassuring sign on the recovery front has been the emerging signs of a labor market turnaround over the last few months. We may have to ]]></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>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>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>Volatility &#8211; Investors Split About Short-Term Outlook for Stocks &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Dec 16 &#8211; Bullish Sentiment Above Average for 15th Week &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment, expectations that stocks prices will rise over the next six months, stayed above its historical average for the 15th consecutive week in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism registered 50.2%, a 2.8 percentage-point dip from the previous week. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially unchanged over the next six months, declined 1.8 percentage points to 22.6%. This was the 19th 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, rose 4.6 percentage points to 27.1%. Though this is a four-week high for pessimism, bearish sentiment remains within the range we have seen since beginning of October. The historical average is 30%. By several measures, bullish sentiment is running ]]></description>
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		<title>Stealth Stocks Weekly Update &#8211; November 15, 2010 with Dennis Slothower</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Dennis Slothower with your Stealth Stocks Weekly Update on Monday, November 15, 2010 Summary of Recommendations I am looking to participate on a limited basis following an intermediate correction but risks remains exceptionally high in such extended territory. Bonds yields are soaring&#8212;not a good omen for stocks. Market Commentary Stocks closed mixed as the dollar continued to surge on worries that Ireland may have to be bailed out by its European neighbors. The Federal Reserve continues to put the squeeze on investors both domestically and globally hoping to funnel money into the stock market by its rapid injections of capital into the primary dealers. For the balance of this month with the exception of the day before and after Thanksgiving Day holiday, the Fed will be pouring a ]]></description>
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		<title>Bullish Sentiment Near 2-1/2 Year High &#8211; 28 Oct. 2010 &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Optimism among individual investors reached its highest level in nearly two and one-half years, according to the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rose 1.6 percentage points to 51.2%. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, rose 2.0 percentage points to 27.2%. This is the highest neutral sentiment has been in five weeks. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 3.6 percentage points to 21.6%. This is the lowest level of pessimism since January 12, 2006. The historical average is 30%. With bullish sentiment at its highest level since May 8, 2008 and bearish sentiment at ]]></description>
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		<title>Stealth Stocks Weekly Update on Monday, October 4, 2010 With Dennis Slothower</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary of Recommendations Remain defensive as the market is subject to wild swings as fundamentals deteriorate but the Fed continues to prop up stock prices in roller coaster conditions. Market Commentary U.S. stocks fell in light trading on Monday as investors took profits on recent gains, using middling economic data and worries about euro zone debt as a catalyst for shedding long positions. Stocks retreated today ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s ISM service report as investors wait for more economic data and further direction from the Fed. A lot of answers to perplexing questions should be answered in the month of October. The number one question I want to know is if the Federal Reserve is going to continue to do &#8220;Permanent Open Market Operations&#8221; as they did in the month of ]]></description>
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		<title>(BRKB) Housing Starts Surge &#8211; Analyst Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts surged in August, but the good news is probably better toasted with Miller than with Moet. Total housing starts rose 10.5% to an annualized rate of 598,000, well ahead of consensus expectations of just 550,000. However, that was from July starts that were revised down to a rate of just 541,000 rather than the original 546,000. Also, almost all of the increase can be traced to the extremely volatile apartment and condo part of the housing market. Single family starts, which is what most people think of as homebuilding, rose just 4.3% from July to an annual rate of 438,000. Relative to a year ago, total starts are up 2.2%, and single family starts are actually down 9.1%. It is not as if the housing market was exactly ]]></description>
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		<title>September 2010 AAII Asset Allocation Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The September AAII Asset Allocation Survey shows individual investors moved money from cash into bonds, while continuing to increase their allocations toward stocks. Individual investors allocated 55.2% of their portfolio holdings to stocks and stock funds last month, a 0.5 percentage point increase from August. Though a small change, it was the third increase in four months. Stock allocations are now at their highest level since last April. The historical average is a 60% weighting in equities. Bonds and bond funds accounted for 24.5% of individual investors’ portfolios, a 3.3 percentage point increase from August. The increase pushed fixed-income weightings to their highest level since last May. It should be noted, however, that bond allocations have fluctuated within a five-percentage point range of 20% to 25% since March. The historical ]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: Bullish Sentiment Jumps to 50.9% &#8211; 16 September 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rose 7.0 percentage points to 50.9% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is the highest level of optimism since August 13, 2009. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially flat, rose 0.3 percentage points to 24.9%. The historical average is 31%. Neutral sentiment has been below its historical average for 10 out of the last 11 weeks. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 7.4 percentage points to 24.3%. This is the lowest level of pessimism since December 31, 2009. This was the third consecutive week that bullish sentiment has made a big increase. Since falling to 20.7% on August 26, bullish sentiment ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Aug 27: GDP Rises 1.6% &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GDP Preliminary Q2 Estimates show GDP increased by 1.6%, higher than the expected 1.3% increase, following a 2.4% estimated increase in the advance Q2 estimate (today’s preliminary release is based on a more complete set of data), after increasing by 3.7% in the first quarter of 2010 and 5.6% in the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase in real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from nonresidential fixed investment, personal consumption expenditures (PCE), federal government spending, private inventory investment, residential fixed investment and exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP Incorporatedreased. The deceleration in real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected a sharp acceleration in imports and a sharp deceleration in private inventory investment that were partly offset by an upturn in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Securities and Exchange Commission Could Let Investors Shake Boardrooms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the deficiencies that led to the global financial crisis, weak strategies of corporate boards have been a major one. This could probably have been avoided, had more investors been allowed to place their director nominees. In an effort to address the flaws of managing companies by having more efficient corporate boards, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is going to decide today whether to make shareholders the kingmakers by giving them greater power to nominate corporate board directors. This was reported by Reuters earlier today. Proposing director nominees by shareholders on the corporate proxy statement has been a must since the financial tsunami of 2008. This regulation was primarily a fallout of the protests of shareholders, who wanted their preferred representatives to oversee their investments prudently. Following the U.S. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for August 25, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks plunged on Tuesday, falling to their seven-week lows, on renewed fears that the recession is beginning to spread its tentacles. A large drop in existing home sales also disappointed investors and helped send benchmark indexes sharply lower. The Dow industrials dropped 134 points, or 1.32%, to 10040.45. The S&#38;P’s 500-stock index fell 15 points, or 1.45%, to 1051.87. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the decliners with a drop of 36 points, or 1.7%. It closed at 2123. On the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks fell in price for every one that advanced. Volume picked up slightly. However, housing sector shares benefitted on some brokerage reports that suggested the sector looks attractive at this point. Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) climbed 3%; KB Home (NYSE:KBH) rose 2.5%. A stronger dollar once ]]></description>
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		<title>(BA) Stock Market News for August 24, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks dropped on Monday as economic worries prevailed over early-morning enthusiasm resulting from Hewlett’s Packard’s bid for 3Par. The takeover tussle for 3Par sent technology shares almost to the bottom of the decliners’ list as investors rushed to safe havens and defensive stocks. Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) shares fell 2% after the computer maker offered to buy data storage company 3Par (NYSE:PAR), rivaling a prior offer from Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL). All stock indexes fell on the day, led by a 0.9% drop in tech-heavy Nasdaq. H.P. said it will pay $1.6 billion for 3Par. The Dow industrials, up 91 points at one time, closed with a loss of 39 points, or 0.4%, at 10174.41. The broader S&#38;P 500-stock index fell more than 4 points, or nearly 0.4%, to 1067.36. On the ]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Market Barometer for Week Ending August 20, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/24/weekly-market-barometer-for-week-ending-august-20-2010/49181</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s barometer will be a little early and based on the data I took off Barchart at noon on Friday. Not a great week for the market despite all the glowing promises I heard about the economy. That&#8217;s why each week I step back from the headlines and use my 3 market yard sticks to figure our what really happened. Value Line Index - Contains 1700 stocks so its broader than the S&#38;P 500 or very narrow Dow 30 &#8212; Things didn&#8217;t happen Price down .98% for the 4 1/2 day period Price down 2.32% for the last 20 sessions 9 of Barchart&#8217;s 13 technical indicators signal sell for a 64% sell signal Relative Strength Index is only 39.22% and falling At Friday noon the Index was at 2265.19, ]]></description>
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		<title>Stealth Stocks Weekly Update From Dennis Slothower For Monday, August 23, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/23/stealth-stocks-weekly-update-from-dennis-slothower-for-monday-august-23-2010/49080</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary of Recommendations Remain defensive (cash / money markets) as the market is subject to wild swings as fundamentals deteriorate and the Fed continues to prop up stock prices in roller coaster conditions. Market Commentary Stocks drifted lower Monday as a fresh round of corporate deal making was tempered by skepticism about the strength of the economy. The summer doldrums of August have certainly been at play. The market is struggling the last few weeks to get anywhere. But it is not crashing yet, either. Frankly, when we look at the daily charts the stock market really hasn&#8217;t done much of anything since last May, other than whipsaw in a tight sideways pattern. However, I wouldn&#8217;t read this as anything other than treading water in a sense as investors are ]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Market Barometer For Week Ending August 20th</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/weekly-market-barometer-for-week-ending-august-20th/48724</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s barometer will be a little early and based on the data I took off Barchart at noon on Friday. Not a great week for the market despite all the glowing promises I heard about the economy. That&#8217;s why each week I step back from the headlines and use my 3 market yard sticks to figure our what really happened. Value Line Index - Contains 1700 stocks so its broader than the S&#38;P 500 or very narrow Dow 30 &#8212; Things didn&#8217;t happen Price down .98% for the 4 1/2 day period Price down 2.32% for the last 20 sessions 9 of Barchart&#8217;s 13 technical indicators signal sell for a 64% sell signal Relative Strength Index is only 39.22% and falling At Friday noon the Index was at 2265.19, ]]></description>
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		<title>19 August 2010 AAII Sentiment Survey: Bearish Sentiment Rebounds to a 4-Week High</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/19/19-august-2010-aaii-sentiment-survey-bearish-sentiment-rebounds-to-a-4-week-high/48587</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:02:49 +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, fell 9.7 percentage points in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Bullish sentiment registered 30.1%, a six-week low. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will be essentially unchanged over the next six months, fell 2.7 percentage points to 27.4%. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, rose 12.4 percentage points to 42.5%. This is a four-week high. The historical average is 30%. Bearish sentiment has been firmly above its historical average for 14 out of the last 15 weeks. Sustained volatility in the market, continued economic uncertainty, a negative year-to-date return for the S&#38;P 500 and low bond yields are all combining ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures in 2010 Now Total 110</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/16/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-stretch-to-110-analyst-blog/48095</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered Palos Heights, Illinois-based Palos Bank and Trust Company, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 110 so far in 2010. This compares with 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, small banks continue to be impacted by tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry absorbs bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking ]]></description>
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		<title>August 5, 2010 &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey: Bearish Sentiment Stays Above Its Historical Average</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/05/august-5-2010-aaii-sentiment-survey-bearish-sentiment-stays-above-its-historical-average/46807</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment, expectations that stocks will rise over the next six months, fell 9.6 percentage points to 30.4% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stocks will stay essentially flat over the next six months, rose 4.7 percentage points to 31.4%. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stocks will fall over the next six months, rose 4.9 percentage points to 38.2%. The historical average is 30%. The survey’s results show a continuation of the trend we have been seeing throughout the summer: individual investors&#8217; confidence in the market is fragile. Bearish sentiment remained above its historical average for the 13th consecutive week as many investors still do not expect a rebound in stock prices over the foreseeable future. This ]]></description>
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		<title>(CMA) Another Strong Earnings Season &#8211; The Dog That Didn&#8217;t Bark? &#8211; Earnings Trends</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/03/cma-another-strong-earnings-season-the-dog-that-didnt-bark-earnings-trends/46410</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key Points: Second quarter earnings season shaping up as a very strong one. So far 66.6% of firms reporting (333). Surprise ratio 4.63 with a 6.12% median surprise. Total net income grows 44.4%. Sales Surprise ratio at 1.83, median surprise 1.17%; 60% of all firms do better than expected on top line. Total revenue growth 11.09%. Total net income for the firms yet to report is expected to be 9.85% above second quarter of 2009 levels. Significant slowdown from the 63.3% growth those same firms had in the first quarter. A further slowdown to 7.0% growth expected in the third quarter. Total revenue growth for those yet to report expected to be 9.8%, down from the 13.6% the same firms reported in the first quarter. Still a very healthy level ]]></description>
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		<title>Aug 2, 2010: American Association of Individual Investors Asset Allocation Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Individual investors allocated 51.7% of their portfolios to stocks and stock funds last month, a 1.2 percentage point drop from June. The historical average is 60%. Bonds and bond funds accounted for 24% of individual investors&#8217; portfolios. This was a 2.4 percentage point increase from June. This historical average is 15%. Cash accounted for 24.3% of portfolios, a 1.3 percentage point drop from June. The historical average is 25%. Equity allocations have been below the historical average for most of 2010 and the July results show that this trend is continuing. Market volatility and economic uncertainty are causing individual investors to stay defensive. Many are focused on income generation, either through dividend-paying stocks or bonds. July Asset Allocation Survey results: Stocks Total: 51.7%, -1.2 percentage points Bonds Total: 24.0%, +2.4 ]]></description>
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		<title>Stealth Stocks Weekly Update on Monday, July 26, 2010 From Dennis Slothower</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary of Recommendations We are beginning to slide into bear market territory but the market is subject to extreme volatility. We need to break below the monthly middle Bollinger Band line (S&#38;P 500) at 1,000 to remove all doubts that the bulls have lost rule of this market. Market Commentary On extremely light volume stocks put in another day of gains following a stronger-than-expected New Home Sales report. Momentum from the European Bank Stress Test, with results reported last Friday, lent optimism to the few traders who were active today. NEW HOME SALES SURGE Can you believe these headlines &#8211; &#8220;New Home Sales Surge in June&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;New Home Sales rebound in June from record low&#8221;? Just when you thought that housing was taking another double dip dive we get ]]></description>
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		<title>Stealth Stocks Weekly Update on Monday, July 19, 2010 With Dennis Slothower</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/20/stealth-stocks-weekly-update-on-monday-july-19-2010-with-dennis-slothower/44101</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary of Recommendations We are beginning to slide into bear market territory but the market is subject to extreme volatility. We need to break below the monthly middle Bollinger Band line (S&#38;P 500) at 1,000 to remove all doubts that the bulls have lost rule of this market. Market Commentary U.S. stocks rose, rebounding from the market&#8217;s biggest drop this month, as optimism about earnings from technology and energy companies overshadowed a drop in financial shares. The bulls are clinging on to the idea that second quarter corporate earnings will come in strong enough this week to support the notion that the economy will avoid the double dip recession fear and that the bulls can build a defense here. Don&#8217;t count on it. If there is a common theme it ]]></description>
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		<title>15 Jul 2010: AAII Sentiment Survey: Bullish Sentiment Rebounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment, expectations that stocks will rise over the next six months, rebounded to a four-week high in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism rose 18.4 percentage points to 39.4%. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will be essentially unchanged over the next six months, edged up 0.8 percentage points to 22.8%. The historical average is 31%. Neutral sentiment has been below average during eight out of the last 10 weeks. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stocks will fall over the next six months, fell 19.3 percentage points to a three-week low of 37.8%. The historical average is 30%. The bounce in the equity markets helped to restore some confidence among individual investors; however, I would describe sentiment as fragile. This was the 10th consecutive week that bearish sentiment ]]></description>
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		<title>Jun 30: Crude Inventories Fall &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crude inventories decreased by 2.0 million barrels, for the week ending June 25, from the previous week to 363.1 million barrels and were above the upper limit of the average range for that time of year. U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.1 million barrels per day during this period, 98 thousand barrels per day below the previous week&#8217;s average. U.S. crude oil imports were averaging 9.5 million barrels per day, down 631 thousand barrels per day from the previous week. Upcoming Releases Initial Claims (07/01 at 8:30 AM EST) ISM Manufacturing Index (07/01 at 10:00 AM EST) Construction Spending (07/01 at 10:00 AM EST) Pending Home Sales (07/01 at 10:00 AM EST) Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>Dennis Slothower &#8211; Stealth Stocks Weekly Update on Monday, June 28, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/28/dennis-slothower-stealth-stocks-weekly-update-on-monday-june-28-2010/41867</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary of Recommendations Stay neutral as fundamentals and technicals signal a significant correction is underway. Market Commentary A slightly improving economic picture was not enough to turn stocks up as the market struggled moderately underwater all day long, despite multiple attempts to drive prices into the black &#8211; in the end closing near or just under the unchanged mark. Morning traders were also handed some encouraging markers for future spending activity. Specifically, real disposable income for May increased 0.5% &#8212; the third straight monthly increase &#8212; while the personal savings rate ticked up to 4.0% from 3.8% in April. Though the 0.4% increase in personal income for May was shy of the 0.5% increase that had been widely expected, personal income for April was revised higher to reflect a 0.5% ]]></description>
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		<title>(GFA) Cash Flow: One of the Most Accurate Ways to Analyze a Stock’s Value</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/25/gfa-cash-flow-one-of-the-most-accurate-ways-to-analyze-a-stock%e2%80%99s-value/41224</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Advisory Panelist Wednesday, June 23, 2010: Issue #1287 What’s the best way to analyze a company’s stock? One of the most basic is to look at the firm’s earnings. Historically, if earnings consistently grow, so does the stock price. But I prefer another, more accurate measurement of a company’s performance – cash flow. Cash flow is the amount of cash the company actually generates after all is said and done. Think of the difference between earnings and cash flow like the difference between your income that is reported to the IRS and the actual amount of money you make during the year. You only have to take a look at Enron to understand why it’s important to understand cash flow… Why Cash Flow is Crucial Former Enron ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) U.S. Treasury Announces That Banks Have Paid Back 75% of TARP</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/24/aig-u-s-treasury-announces-that-banks-have-paid-back-75-of-tarp/41326</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner said earlier this week that out of the total Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds given to banks, about 75% have been repaid. Also, taxpayers have gained $21 billion from the government’s investments in those banks. In total, the Treasury gave $247 billion to the banks. Out of the total repayment, more than half has come back from the healthy banks. Banks have also paid about $11 billion in interest and dividends. Taxpayers have received decent returns on many of their financial-sector investments. Repayments under TARP have generated a 17% annualized return from stock-warrant repurchases and $12 billion in dividend payments from dozens of banks. However, Geithner expects a loss related to the rescue of American International Group (AIG). In its monthly report to Congress earlier this ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) U.S. Treasury Reports TARP Repayments on Track</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/22/c-u-s-treasury-reports-tarp-repayments-on-track/41147</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its monthly report to Congress earlier this month, the Treasury stated that repayments of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) fund have exceeded the total amount of outstanding TARP funds by $4 billion until the end of May. At the end of May, TARP repayments totaled $194 billion, surpassing the outstanding TARP funds of $190 billion. Following the receipt of funds in May by the Treasury Incorporatedluding gross proceeds of $6.18 billion from the sale of 1.5 billion shares of Citigroup Inc. (C) and $23 billion of dividend payments, interest and other income, the total repaid fund surpassed total funds outstanding. The Treasury expects TARP to rescue the nation’s financial industry at a cost less than anticipated. At present, the Treasury projects the TARP costs to be $105.4 billion, down $11.4 billion ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) What is Momentum in Investing?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/31/aapl-what-is-momentum-in-investing/38906</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you more likely to buy the 52-week low than the 52-week high? When a stock is up 50%, do you consider it too expensive? Do you shy away from shares that have jumped higher on an earnings surprise? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it&#8217;s very possible that you are suffering from Momentum-itis, an acute psychological condition that prevents investors from buying great stocks that have been on a roll for fear of a pullback. Any rational human being would understand and appreciate such fear; nobody likes buying an expensive ticket to an exclusive club only to see the party end early. But without a good momentum move in your playbook, you are leaving one of the best and most reliable market-beating strategies on the table, ]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: Bearish Sentiment at 50.9%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/27/aaii-sentiment-survey-bearish-sentiment-at-50-9/38656</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 27, 2010 Bullish sentiment, expectations that stocks will rise over the next six months, fell 11.5 percentage points to 29.8% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is the lowest that bullish sentiment has been since February 4, 2010. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stocks will be essentially unchanged over the next six months, fell 5.7 percentage points to 19.3%. This is the lowest that neutral sentiment has been since November 26, 2009. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stocks will fall over the next six months, surged 17.2 percentage points to 50.9%. This is the highest level of pessimism recorded in the survey since November 5, 2009. The historical average is 30%. This week&#8217;s results represent a complete change from the ]]></description>
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		<title>Conference Board&#8217;s Leading Economic Index Contributes to Investor Confidence Crumble</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/23/conference-boards-leading-economic-index-contributes-to-investor-confidence-crumble/38015</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 20:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8221; Investor Confidence Crumbles&#8221; was the headline on my morning read in the Financial Times this morning. My first thought was: Is just confidence down? What about the economy? My yardstick for measuring the economy is the monthly report for the Conference Board&#8217;s Leading Economic Index published just yesterday. Now comes the bad news. The Index has been positive every month since October 2009. This was the first month that Index reversed itself. The following components were negative, beginning with the largest: Building permits Supplier deliveries (vendor performance) Real money supply Average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance ( inverted) Index of consumer expectations Manufacturer&#8217;s orders for consumer goods and materials My own blog site is called Financial Tides. I chose the name from what I learned when I received ]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: Bullish Sentiment Rises Above 40%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/20/aaii-sentiment-survey-bullish-sentiment-rises-above-40/37824</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 20:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment rebounded 4.7 percentage points to 41.3% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. The percentage of individual investors who expect stocks to rise over the next six months has been above 40% during five out of the last eight weeks. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that the stocks will be essentially unchanged over the next six months, declined 1.8 percentage points to 25.0%. This is a five-week low for neutral sentiment. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 2.9 percentage points to 33.7%. Nonetheless, this is the second consecutive week that more than a third of respondents described themselves as pessimistic about stocks. Bearish sentiment has been above its historical average of 30% during three out of the last ]]></description>
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		<title>Five Careful Ways to Win with Options in a Volatile Market</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/09/five-careful-ways-to-win-with-options-in-a-volatile-market/36652</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 05:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now more than ever, investors need to learn about options as a way to manage and limit risk, and take advantage of opportunities in any market direction. Whether Thursday&#8217;s nearly 1,000 point plunge in the Dow was caused by a trader&#8217;s mistake or not, volatility is here to stay. Did you know that in spite of all the turmoil in the financial markets as of late (or partly maybe because of it), the growth in options trading has continued to rise? In fact, for the last seven years in a row, the volume of options contracts traded has steadily increased with 2009 setting an all-time high of 3.59 billion contracts. And I would not be surprised to see that number surpassed this year. More and more people are now including ]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: Neutral Sentiment at 7-Week High</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/09/aaii-sentiment-survey-neutral-sentiment-at-7-week-high/36506</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 20:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment declined to 39.1% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. The proportion of individual investors who expect stocks to rise over the next six months fell 2.2 percentage points to 39.1%. This is only the second time in the last six weeks that bullish sentiment has not topped 40%. Neutral sentiment, expectations for stock prices to essentially be unchanged over the next six months, rose 2.3 percentage points to 32.3%. This was the third consecutive weekly increase in neutral sentiment. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stocks will fall over the next six months, was unchanged at 28.6%. Neutral sentiment reached its highest level since March 24, as the recent market volatility has some individual investors questioning whether we are at a short-term market top. Overall, however, respondents continued to express ]]></description>
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		<title>(LPX) U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/18/lpx-u-s-housing-starts-and-building-permits-rise/34095</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got some good news and some bad news today. The good news is that both Housing Starts and Building Permits rose in March. The bad news is that both housing starts and building permits rose in March. It is good news, since residential investment is historically one of the most important locomotives pulling the U.S. economy out of recessions, and thus far this time around that locomotive has been derailed. It is bad news because we still have an excess inventory of houses, both new and used, particularly if you factor in the massive shadow inventory of used homes where the owners are deeply delinquent on their mortgages or where the banks have already started the foreclosure process. The real answer to the question of if this is good news or bad ]]></description>
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		<title>How Does the U.S. Solve an Economic Problem Like China?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/18/how-does-the-u-s-solve-an-economic-problem-like-china/34121</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The more things change… the more they stay the same. During the eight years of his presidency, George Bush and his administration had Chinese premier Hu Jintao on speed dial. More often than not, item No. 1 was the yuan. Namely, appealing to China to let its currency float on the free market, so it trades at a fairer valuation. And just like Batman’s phone would flash when Commissioner Gordon was on the line, Mr. Hu saw it coming every time… “Thank you for calling – and for your continued interest in our currency affairs. But we won’t be adjusting it anytime soon. We like it just the way it is.” Barack Obama is now hearing the same refrain. And he just did so again… Could China’s Stubborn Currency Stance ]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Tides Weekly Market Report &#8211; Friday, 16 April</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/18/financial-tides-weekly-market-report-friday-16-april/34135</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each week end on Financial Tides we take time to forget all the TV and newsprint headlines and see what really happened in the market this week. Any of you old enough to remember Dragnet ? Sargent Friday would always say &#8220;Just the facts Ma&#8217;am&#8221; when anyone would ramble on. So let&#8217;s go to Barchart and get just the facts. We use 3 different yard sticks to gauge the market because no single yardstick is perfect all the time. Value Line Index &#8212; Contains 1700 stocks &#8212; Much broader than the S&#38;P 500 or very narrow Dow 30 &#8212; Index still positive Index up on 4 of the last 5 days for a weekly gain of 1.17% Index up for the 4th week in a row Index up for the ]]></description>
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		<title>Bullish Sentiment Jumps to 48.5% &#8211; Highest Since Last December &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/15/bullish-sentiment-jumps-to-48-5-highest-since-last-december-aaii-sentiment-survey/33998</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment jumped 5.6 percentage points to 48.5%. This is the highest that bullish sentiment, expectations that the markets will rise over the next six months, has been since December 31. Bullish sentiment has risen by a cumulative 16 percentage points during the past three weeks and is now nine points above its historical average. Neutral sentiment, expectations that the markets will be unchanged over the next six months, fell 5.0 percentage points to 21.8%. This is the lowest neutral sentiment has been in nine weeks. Bearish sentiment, expectations that the markets will fall over the next months, declined 0.7 percentage points to 29.7%. Though bearish sentiment has declined for three consecutive weeks, it remains very close to its historical average of 30%. Individual investors are reacting to the Goldilocks ]]></description>
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