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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: Bearish Sentiment above Average for 4th Week</title>
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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>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>(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>(XRT) Report Shows U.S. Consumer is Alive and Kicking</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/xrt-report-shows-u-s-consumer-is-alive-and-kicking/79298</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, I wrote a piece titled &#8220;The Seven &#8216;C&#8217;s&#8217; of Recovery Optimism&#8221; with my last, and possibly weakest, point for the continuing economic expansion being the resiliency of the American consumer. Today, I will highlight where the strong consumer is spending her money and how that&#8217;s driving the earnings and stock prices of several top companies. First, a few points about where I got this wrong and where I got it right in the last two years. This is what I said yesterday about my previously cynical view of the consumer&#8217;s ability to recover from the credit crisis: &#8220;Here was one I got way wrong in 2009 and 2010. I thought the American consumer would be slow to spend again as she reconstituted her balance sheet and her debt. ]]></description>
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		<title>(SPY) Market Future Tied to The Debt Ceiling Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/spy-market-future-tied-to-the-debt-ceiling-debate/78332</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fundamental backing for the market continues to be solid. It is important to keep your eyes on the prize. There is lots of news out there, and much of it is more dramatic than earnings results, but rarely does it have more significance for your portfolio. Earning are &#8212; and are going to remain &#8212; the single-most-important thing for the stock market. Interest rates are an important, but distant second. We certainly had an impressive week in the market last week, with the S&#38;P climbing by almost 60 points or 4.67%. The rise through Thursday was just about enough to offset the losses earlier in the quarter and bring the second quarter to a nearly flat close. Greek Drama to Continue The gains on Friday got the third quarter ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) A Week of Macro Indicators</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/aa-a-week-of-macro-indicators/78299</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh from an extended 4th of July weekend, traders and investors must re-engage the markets and their myriad questions &#8212; debt ceiling getting raised? Greek bailout? etc. &#8212; to hopefully better navigate the turbulence that has claimed the trading market all season thus far. Earnings season kicks off next week with Alcoa (AA) posting its 2nd quarter results. In the meantime, a bevy of economic reports come down the pike in this holiday-shortened week. This morning, Factory Orders are expected to report a 1% gain for June, following a 1.2% loss the previous month. On Wednesday, we look toward the ISM Services Index, which is expected to pull back for the June reading but remain well north of the &#8220;magic 50&#8243; level that indicates growth or contraction. Also, the ADP ]]></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>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>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>(PCE) Personal Income and Savings Both Rise 0.4%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/29/pce-personal-income-and-savings-both-rise-0-4/75115</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 22:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March, Personal Income rose 0.4%, matching from the 0.4% rise in both February and March, but only after the March numbers were revised down from a rise of 0.5%. The increase was in line with the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.4%, lower than the consensus expectation of a 0.5% rise. That is a deceleration from the 0.5% rise in March and the 0.8% increase in February. Of course, if spending is rising at the same rate as income, it means that the savings rate is unchanged. The savings rate remained at 4.9%, it was as high as 5.8% in September. The savings rate is well above the dangerously low levels that prevailed from 2004 to 2008. The graph below shows ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Credit Card Risks Linger</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/bac-credit-card-risks-linger/74527</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 05:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are U.S. credit card users protected now? The answer depends on the type of credit card they are holding. If it&#8217;s a small business credit card, which is easily available for customers who do not own even a small business, the risk of facing awful practices by credit card companies is huge. A study released by the Pew Charitable Trust&#8217;s Safe Credit Card Project on Wednesday conveys this fact. The small business credit cards are exempt from the CARD (Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure) Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2009 to protect credit card users from unreasonable late payment fees, unpredictable interest rate hikes and other penalty fees. According to the director of Pew Charitable Trust&#8217;s Safe Credit Card Project, the credit card companies ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Market Demonstrates Strong Earnings Reports</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/dell-market-demonstrates-strong-earnings-reports/74389</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 15:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With nothing major on the economic calendar today, stocks will likely struggle to gain traction, with macro concerns dominating the market discourse. We do have a number of positive earnings reports from household names that may help improve sentiment after days of market weakness. We had a solid report from Dell (DELL) after the close on Tuesday, helping offset some of the negativity produced by Hewlett-Packard&#8217;s (HPQ) weak report. We also have an impressive report from farm machinery giant Deere &#38; Co. (DE). We also have a number of reports from retailers, with Target (TGT) and Ambercombie &#38; Fitch (ANF) coming ahead, while Staples (SPLS) came short of expectations. Dell not only beat expectations, but raised guidance for the coming quarter, reassuring the market that there may still be some ]]></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>(BA) U.S. Federal Reserve in Focus Today</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/ba-u-s-federal-reserve-in-focus-today/72545</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors will have a lot to digest today. In addition to earnings reports from a host of major companies, we got a solid March Durable Good report that was broadly inline with expectations Beyond the U.S. shores, we got a lackluster GDP growth report from the U.K., and a rating agency downgraded its outlook for Japan&#8217;s economy to negative. The positive tone of the Durable Goods and earnings reports should help stocks sustain the positive momentum from yesterday. All eyes will be on the Fed today. The FOMC, the central bank&#8217;s policy-making committee, will issue its statement at the end of a two-day meeting today. With the Fed Funds rate not expected to change and the $600 billion bond-purchase program (QE2) expected to conclude at its scheduled end date in ]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: Optimism Is Rangebound &#8211; April 14, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/14/aaii-sentiment-survey-optimism-is-rangebound-april-14-2011/71594</link>
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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>April 7, 2011 &#8211; Bullish Sentiment at a 7-Week High &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/april-7-2011-bullish-sentiment-at-a-7-week-high-aaii-sentiment-survey/70907</link>
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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>March 31, 2011 &#8211; Bullish Sentiment Improved &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/march-31-2011-bullish-sentiment-improved-aaii-sentiment-survey/70333</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/mar-29-consumer-confidence-fall-economic-highlights/70115</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>
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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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>AAII Investor Sentiment Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>Bullish Sentiment Dips, But Still at High Levels &#8211; 30 December 2010 &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment fell in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey, but still remains at high levels. The percentage of individual investors expecting stocks to rise over the next six months fell 11.7 percentage points to 51.6%. This is the 17th consecutive week that bullish sentiment has been above its historical average of 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially flat over the next six months, rose 8.0 percentage points to 28.3%. This is a 14-week high for neutral sentiment. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, rose 3.6 percentage points to 20.1%. This is the 14th time in the last 16 weeks that pessimism has been below its historical average of 30%. This week&#8217;s special question asked ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Income, Spending and Savings All Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/19/pce-income-spending-and-savings-all-rise/60424</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October, Personal Income rose 0.5%, a nice improvement over the 0.0% change in September, and matching the 0.5% increase in August. It was also above the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. In addition, we got upward revisions to both the September and August numbers of +0.1 each. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.4%, lower than the consensus expectation of a 0.6% rise. That is an acceleration from the 0.3% rise in September but below the rise of 0.5% in August. Of course, if income is rising faster than spending, it means that the savings rate is rising. It rose to 5.7% from 5.6%. Over the long run, a higher savings rate is good for the country, and is desperately needed as the savings rate has been in more or ]]></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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(PFE) AAII Investor Update: Large-Cap Stocks With Higher Yields Than 10-Year Treasuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten-year Treasuries are still yielding less than 3%, despite a recent rebound in yields. Since that&#8217;s not very much, I looked to see how easy it would be to create a diversified portfolio with higher yielding stocks. There were three primary characteristics I sought out in potential candidates. The first was a history of dividends, so I required five consecutive years of dividend payments. Second, I wanted companies that generated cash from their business operations. Therefore, I looked for companies that have reported five consecutive years of positive cash flow from operations. (Located on the cash flow statement, this number shows whether a company&#8217;s business operations is producing or using up cash.) Finally, being a value guy, I did not want to overpay, so I required a price-earnings ratio below ]]></description>
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		<title>Stealth Stocks Weekly Update with Dennis Slothower for December 06, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary of Recommendations We should see a minor pullback this week that should provide a better entry point by early next week. Market Commentary Stocks ended the day mixed after President Barack Obama said he was willing to compromise with Republicans on extending Bush-era tax cuts. Stocks finished mixed today with the market now beginning to focus on whether the Democrats and the Republicans can come to terms regarding income taxes for 2011. It is beginning to sound like President Obama will compromise with the Republicans and extend the Bush tax cuts across all income tax brackets, as long as it is accompanied by an extension of unemployment insurance benefits and other tax cuts for the middle class. I think the President realizes that jacking up income taxes on small ]]></description>
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		<title>Bullish Sentiment Falls 17.6 Percentage Points &#8211; AAII Sentiment Survey &#8211; 18 November 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment fell 17.6 percentage points to 40.0% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is an 11-week low for optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially unchanged over the next six months, soared 13.5 percentage points to 27.5%. This is an eight-week high for neutral sentiment. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, rose 4.0 percentage points to 32.5%. This is an 11-week high. It is also the first time pessimism has been above its historical average of 30% since September. The drop in bullish sentiment occurred as volatility returned to the global financial markets. Despite the drop, bullish sentiment ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) U.S. Consumer Price Index Calm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by just 0.2% in October, up from 0.1% September, but down from increases of 0.3% in August and July. Year over year, it is up just 1.2%. Almost all of the increase was due to energy prices, which rose 2.6% after increases of 0.7% in September and 2.3% in August. Year over year, energy prices are up 5.9%. Actually the increase is even narrower than that, as energy commodities such as gasoline were up 4.4% after increases of 1.8% in September and a 3.8% increase in August. That is much higher than inflation in the rest of the economy. The relative pricing strength in energy commodities suggests that it would be a good idea to be over weighted in the energy sector. Energy service ]]></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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>November 1, 2010 &#8211; AAII Asset Allocation Survey: Stock Allocations Rise to Six-Month High</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Individual investors increased their allocations to stocks last month, according to the October AAII Asset Allocation Survey. Investors placed 60.2% of their portfolio dollars in equities, a six-month high and a five percentage point increase from September. The historical average is 60%. Allocations to bonds fell 2.4 percentage points to 22.1%. Nonetheless, fixed-income allocations remained above 20% for the ninth time in 10 months. The historical average is 15%. Cash levels fell 2.6 percentage points to 17.7%. This is the lowest level of cash held in individual investors’ since April 2000. The historical average is 25%. The increased allocation in stocks corresponds with the data we were seeing in our weekly sentiment survey. Last week, bullish sentiment hit 51.2%, its highest level since May 8, 2000. Additionally, the nominal amounts ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) How Did the U.S. Economy Reach 2.0% Growth in Third Quarter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the third quarter, the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.0%, up from 1.7% in the second quarter, but down from the 3.7% pace in the first three months of the year. The growth rate was in line with consensus expectations, and frankly a bit better than I was expecting. So how did we get to the 2.0% overall growth? What parts of the economy were growing and thus adding to growth, and which parts were acting as a drag on growth? Since the different parts of the economy are of very different sizes, and some tend to be relatively stable, while others can be very volatile, I will focus on the contributions to growth. In other words: growth points, not the percentage growth rates. After all, 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 Market Update with Dennis Slothower &#8211; 25 October 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recommendations We remain 100% in cash / money market funds. Market Commentary Stocks saw modest gains as comments out of the G20 Summit this weekend suggested a compliant majority of nations willing to let their currencies rise against the dollar. What does the U.S. Fed hold over the heads of the G20 nations, particularly China? Though news of the G20 meetings was sparse, we learned today that there was a consensus agreement among the G20 leaders that there was no need to participate in currency devaluations. Yet one currency in the world managed to continue its decline today . . . yes, the U.S. dollar was the only major currency that was down again while all others were stronger. Was the U.S. Fed part of this promise to not devalue? ]]></description>
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		<title>(LMT) U.S. Budget Deficit Falling, Not Rising</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Budget Deficit is falling, not rising, although it remains at historically very high levels. In September, the Federal Government spilled $34.4 billion worth of red ink; that is $10.8 billion, or 23.9% less than it spilled in September 2009. The data, while extremely seasonal, is not seasonally adjusted, so looking at the month-to-month change is worse than irrelevant, it is highly misleading. However, what is worth looking at to get a longer-term perspective, is the fiscal year-to-date deficit relative to the same period a year ago. As this was the last month of fiscal 2010, we can look at the revenues and spending for the whole fiscal year as well. In fiscal 2010, the government has spent $1.294 Trillion more than it has taken in from taxes. That is ]]></description>
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		<title>Stealth Stocks Weekly Update &#8211; October 18, 2010 &#8211; Dennis Slothower</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:01:29 +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 Stocks advanced today following a huge POMO by the Fed and ahead of Apple&#8217;s earnings announcement. Psychologists have a term for it. &#8220;Cognitive dissonance&#8221; &#8211; an uncomfortable feeling caused by simultaneously holding conflicting ideas. I certainly feel it and I am sure you do to. On one side is the realization that we clearly have a bull market based on price momentum. Prices are being bid up in both stocks and commodities and not allowed to correct beyond a day or two in minor pullbacks. Granted, there are some unbelievable earnings announcements and Apple is one of them who ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Industrial Production &#8211; October 18, 2010 &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industrial Production decreased by 0.2% in September to an index value of 93.2 (2007=100), against expectations of a 0.2% increase, following a 0.2% increase in August. Over the year, the industrial production index is up by 5.4%. Capacity Utilization decreased to 74.7% for September from 74.8% in August and was 5.9 percentage points below its average for the period from 1972 through 2009. In September 2009, Capacity Utilization was measured at 70.5%. Net Foreign Purchases for August increased to $128.7 billion, following a July increase of $61.2 billion from $44.4 billion in June. Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $136.6 billion, $113.1 billion of which were from private foreign investors and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $23.5 billion. U.S. residents purchased a net $7.9 billion of ]]></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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>Stealth Stocks Weekly Update with Dennis Slothower &#8211; 26 September, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a frequent reader of my market analysis, you know that I continue to believe and preach that jobs are the best barometer for testing our economic recovery &#8211; and they continue to be one of the most disappointing signs of recovery. If anything, they persistently point to either a continuing recession or the threshold of another recession. Speaking of recessions, since the formal declaration that the recession ended in June of 2009, it means than we can no longer talk of a &#8220;double-dip&#8221; possibility. We are now forced to admit that any recessionary contraction after June, 2009 is, by definition, a new recession. Since many indicators are forecasting another recession, when it becomes &#8220;official&#8221; it will make for three recessions in this decade . . . another infamous ]]></description>
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		<title>AAII Sentiment Survey: 23 September 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise, fell 5.9 percentage points to 45.0% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is the third consecutive week that bullish sentiment has been above 40%. The last time we saw such a streak was April 15, 2010. The historical average for bullish sentiment is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially unchanged over the next six months, rose 4.8 percentage points to 29.6%, a four-week high. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, nudged up 1.1 percentage points to 25.4%. This is the first time bearish sentiment has been below its historical average of 30% on back-to-back weeks since May 6, 2010. Individual investors continue to remain hopeful ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) CarMax Beats Earnings Expectations on Used Vehicle Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CarMax Inc. (KMX) showed a profit of $107.9 million or 48 cents per share in the second quarter of its fiscal 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 40 cents per share. The profit was slightly higher than $103 million or 46 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. The improvement in profit was primarily driven by increases in Used vehicle sales and Wholesale vehicle sales. Net sales and operating revenues in the quarter went up 13% to $2.34 billion, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.28 billion. Comparable-store used unit sales in the quarter rose 4%, driven by an improvement in sales conversion. Used vehicle sales appreciated 10.7% to $1.89 billion. This can be attributable to a higher percentage of vehicles sourced directly from consumers through the company’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Citigroup Reports Increased Credit Card Charge-offs &#8211; August 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. (C) has reported an increase in credit card charge-offs in August. Charge-offs ? balances that are uncollectible by the company and are subsequently written off ? have increased to 11.18% in August from 9.75% in July at Citi. However, Citi’s delinquency rate for loans due over 30 days decreased to 4.95% in August from 5.3% in July. The trends in credit card charge-offs and delinquency rates in Citi were similar to what other credit card lenders have experienced in August. Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Bank of America Corporation (BAC) and JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) reported an uptick in net charge-offs in the month, though American Express Company (AXP) managed to keep its charge-offs rate steady in August. However, all of them have reported ]]></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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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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