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Momentum Stocks of The Day: THO, AMSC, ZX, EMCI, IFT, TNCC, LPL, EXH, UMPQ, OMN (Sep 30, 2011)

Below are 10 momentum stocks that are attracting a lot of interest from
traders. One Chinese company (ZX) is on the list. Thor Industries, Inc.
(NYSE:THO) is the first best stock on this list. Its daily price change was
21.1% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 49% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $37 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 67% of the 6 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings
growth is 13% based on analysts average estimate. American Superconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ:AMSC) is the 2nd best stock on this list. Its daily price
change was 15.0% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 148%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $11 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 7% of the 14 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 30% based on analysts average estimate. China Zenix Auto
International Ltd (NYSE:ZX) is the 3rd best stock on this list. Its daily price
change was 14.8% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 60%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $8 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 100% of the 3 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 23% based on analysts average estimate. EMC Insurance Group
Inc. (NASDAQ:EMCI) is the 4th best stock on this list. Its daily price change
was 13.7% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 3% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $20 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 0% of the 2 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings
growth is 5% based on analysts average estimate. Imperial Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE:IFT) is the 5th best stock on this list. Its daily price change was 13.2%
in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 150% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $6 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0%
of the 3 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 15%
based on analysts average estimate. Tennessee Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
(NASDAQ:TNCC) is the 6th best stock on this list. Its daily price change was
13.2% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 189% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $2 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 25% of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings
growth is 15% based on analysts average estimate. LG Display Co Ltd. (ADR)
(NYSE:LPL) is the 7th best stock on this list. Its daily price change was 12.1%
in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 80% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $16 on the stock. It is rated positively by 50%
of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is -9%
based on analysts average estimate. Exterran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EXH) is the
8th best stock on this list. Its daily price change was 10.0% in the previous
trading session. Its upside potential is 125% based on brokerage analysts
average target price of $22 on the stock. It is rated positively by 36% of the
11 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 25% based on
analysts average estimate. Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:UMPQ) is the 9th
best stock on this list. Its daily price change was 9.7% in the previous trading
session. Its upside potential is 40% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $13 on the stock. It is rated positively by 40% of the 10 analyst(s)
covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 11% based on analysts
average estimate. OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OMN) is the 10th best stock on
this list. Its daily price change was 9.1% in the previous trading session. Its
upside potential is 83% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $7
on the stock. It is rated positively by 100% of the 4 analyst(s) covering it.
Its long-term annual earnings growth is 17% based on analysts average estimate.

Todays Dow Jones DJIA Index DJX DJI, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Stock Market Investing News Today

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed out in the green on Thursday as the
index felt a positive push from the better than expected economic posts the made
headlines on that day. The lower weekly jobless claims, paired with the stronger
than expected GDP report helped to give investors on Wall Street the boost of
confidence they needed to help push the primary stock indices into the green
that day. The positively skewed outcomes on Thursday did not translate into
positively skewed close values for the last trading session of the week. All
three primary index composites in the U.S. finished off the day in the red. The
Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by 240.60 points and closed at 10.913.38.
The Nasdaq finished the last trading session lower by over 65 points to post a
final close numbers at 2,415.40. The S&P 500 closed out the last trading session
negative by 28.98 points at 1,131.42. Stocks suffered through a majority of the
last trading session and capped off an overall negative third quarter. Rumors
that once were, regarding the potential for a double dip recession, seem more
tangible by the day. The ongoing debt crisis in Europe is really muddying the
waters at this time as well. The tide ebbs and flows regarding potential
resolution plans and the sooner European leaders initiate their action plan, the
better. The eurozone situation needs to find resolution. Even when it does, the
current trends in the marketplace will struggle to recover. Current trends
reveal that the potential double dip may, at this point, be unavoidable. Frank
Matto

5 Publishers Banking on a Revitalized Tablet Market

On Wednesday, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) dropped the bomb expected since the
beginning of the year, announcing the coming of the Kindle Fire tablet. The $200
device represents what is the most promising alternative to Apple s (NASDAQ:
AAPL ) iPad to hit the market. Now comes the wait to see how consumers respond.
For investors wanting to cover their bases, however, its time to look beyond the
tablet market itself and onto those industries the tablet market fuels
particularly, electronic publishing. Here are five publishers that stand to gain
from the evolution of the tablet market. Pearson Financial Times publisher
Pearson (NYSE: PSO ) has made an impact on the electronic publishing world
during the past three months. In June, when Apple instituted new rules for
magazine and book sellers requiring all partners to sell subscriptions and pubs
through iTunes and the App Store giving Apple a 30% cut of each sale, the
Financial Times broke off and opened a tablet-specific version of its website.
The company reported last Friday that the web version of the paper has a total
of 700,000 users now , a number thats bound to increase provided the web paper
works on the Kindle Fires browser. Pearsons Penguin Group also already enjoys
brisk business on Amazons existing Kindle e-reader, so Fire should continue the
trend. McGraw-Hill The affordability of Amazons Kindle Fire and the drive to
lower tablet prices following the liquidation of Hewlett-Packard s (NYSE: HPQ )
ill-fated TouchPad mean tablets are quickly going to become more prominent among
students at every level of education. For an educational publishing powerhouse
like McGraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP ), a company that saw its business increasingly
shift from print to digital in 2010 , more tablet-using students mean even
greater digital sales going forward. It might not climb back up to the $70 per
share it traded at in 2007, but it should help continue the companys steady
growth over the past 12 months.

Gold Stocks Pare Gains, GDX Drops 12.4% in September

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Amazon Excites, Bank of America Incites — IP’s Weekly Market Recap

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace The past week saw a lot of off-the-trading-floor action from some of Wall Street's biggest names, including Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) and Amazon ( NASDAQ : AMZN ), but some of the biggest buzz came from the private sector's tech giants, such as Facebook and Living Social. Let's take a look at some of the biggest corporate news from the past week: Amazon Introduces the Kindle Fire Amazon trotted out its supposed low-cost iPad killer — the Kindle Fire — to much fanfare Wednesday. The $199 tablet undercuts Apple 's ( NASDAQ : AAPL ) iPad by $300 — and although Amazon is losing about $50 per unit, it puts that much more Amazon marketplace purchasing power in the hands of a lot more users — an exciting long-term growth prospect. Amazon spiked to around $235 on the news but finished the week in the red, down about 3% at $216.23. Bank of America Debit-Card Fees On Thursday, Bank of America added more fuel its dumpster fire of a year by announcing it would begin charging customers $5 per month to use a debit card . While other banks, such as JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM ) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ), have been trying out fees of their own, BAC didn't need the bad press. Despite a $5 billion infusion from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A ), Bank of America still is buckling under toxic assets from its Countrywide acquisition, and BAC is sitting at $6.12, down 54% year to date. Carl Icahn Interested in RIM After giving up on his bid to take over Clorox , mega-investor Carl Icahn didn't stay out of the news for long, taking a supposed interest in troubled BlackBerry maker Research In Motion ( NASDAQ : RIMM ). The question is: Even if Icahn could wrest away some control of the company, would he allow it to stay the course and continue trying to take on the Apple and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) Android-powered giants of the mobile world as-is, or would he pursue a split much like he did with Motorola? RIMM finished the week down almost 5% at $20.30. IPO Market Sours This week saw two major online players give up on the idea of a 2011 public offering. On Friday, All Things Digital reported that travel site Kayak was postponing its IPO , citing market turbulence. This despite the fact that the company has seen decent growth this year, to the tune of a 36% increase in revenues through the first six months of this year. Daily-deals player LivingSocial also called it quits for the year, it was reported Tuesday, and instead will opt to raise $200 million in private capital. That’s All for a Crummy September The markets gave up around 13% since June, ending the quarter with a string of big swings in the major indices. So, what’s in store for October? Unfortunately, maybe more of the same. But while traders have to worry about riding the sentiment, the buy-and-hold crowd should focus on finding opportunities amid the mayhem . As of this writing, Kyle Woodley did not own any positions in the aforementioned stocks.

Analyst Actions on Chinese Stocks: BCDS, BIDU, CEA, CHA, CYOU, DL, EDU, FMCN … (Sep 30, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are today's

Thank Goodness September’s Over — What’s Next for October?

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Thank goodness September is over. And thank goodness the quarter is over. But the real question investors are asking is, "Will things get any better from here?" First, let's look at the bloodbath that was September: Oil dropped over 10% in September from around $88 to $79 a barrel. Gold fell 10% from around $1,820 to $1,620 per ounce. Blue-chip stocks lost about 6% on the month. The S&P 500 was around 6.7% in the red, the Nasdaq was down 6.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 5.6%. The last three months are even bleaker, save for gold : Oil fell from around $96 to tally a 16% slide. Gold was up from about $1,480 to start July to tally a 9% gain. Blue chips lost around 13% on the quarter, with the Dow off 12.1% since June, the Nasdaq down 13% and the S&P down 14.3%. Not a pleasant scenario. Adding insult to injury was that the market didn't just give up its gains in one gut-wrenching slide — nor did we suffer a slow bleed across several weeks. We got a roller-coaster ride in every sense. The chart showed a steep drop right at the beginning, and the momentum of that decline kept the market riding up and down hills for the last month-and-a-half. What's Up in October? InvestorPlace's chief technical analyst, Sam Collins, warned Friday morning that market support was nonexistent and that the major trend was down, down, down. Trading has seemed to prove this out. If you are a super-aggressive type and want to bank that we will see more mayhem, consider the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

A Breach $1725 or $1540 Will Speed the Gold Price Along in the Direction of the Breakout

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold Price Close Today : 1,620.40 Gold Price Close 23-Sep : 1,637.70 Change : -17.30 or -1.1% Silver Price Close Today : 3004.1 Silver Price Close 23-Sep : 3006 Change : -1.90 or -0.1% Gold Silver Ratio Today : 53.940 Gold Silver Ratio 23-Sep : 54.48 Change : -0.54 or -1.0% Silver Gold Ratio : 0.01854 Silver Gold Ratio 23-Sep : 0.01836 Change : 0.00018 or 1.0% Dow in Gold Dollars : $ 139.22 Dow in Gold Dollars 23-Sep : $ 135.96 Change : $ 3.26 or 2.4% Dow in Gold Ounces : 6.735 Dow in Gold Ounces 23-Sep : 6.577 Change : 0.16 or 2.4% Dow in Silver Ounces : 363.28 Dow in Silver Ounces 23-Sep : 358.33 Change : 4.95 or 1.4% Dow Industrial : 10,913.38 Dow Industrial 23-Sep : 10,771.48 Change : 141.90 or 1.3% S&P 500 : 1,131.42 S&P 500 23-Sep : 1,136.00 Change : -4.58 or -0.4% US Dollar Index : 78.572 US Dollar Index 23-Sep : 78.356 Change : 0.216 or 0.3% Platinum Price Close Today : 1,527.00 Platinum Price Close 23-Sep : 1,610.40 Change : -83.40 or -5.2% Palladium Price Close Today : 611.00 Palladium Price Close 23-Sep : 641.10 Change : -30.10 or -4.7% GOLD and SILVER are bewildered and indecisive. Yesterday gold fell 60 cents and silver rose 38.8c, today silver fell 43.1c to 3004.1c while gold rose $4.90 to $1,620.40. Gold’s range was 1.75%, from 1634.15 to $1,606.93. Silver range was 5%, from 3116c to 2968.5c. Silver was jumpy and hard to trade, kept drifting below 3000c and hitting 10c air pockets. The Gold Price did nothing today to resolve the ambiguity it left us in yesterday. Like a coil, its range is tightening and tightening, meaning selling pressure and buying pressure are about evenly matched here, but both are pushing with all their might. Like evenly match wrestlers (real wrestlers, not the TV masqueraders), one or the other will break the hold. Frankly, for the very short term, next week, it could go either way. A rally to $1,700 – $1,725 would not surprise me, but I still have to stand on my watchtower, looking for lower prices. Here are the boundaries for gold: short term range is bounded by 1640 and 1580. Longer term, it’s bounded by $1,675 (let’s say $1,725 for genuine believability) and $1,540. A breach of those levels will speed it along in the direction of the breakout. For the Silver Price , the boundaries are 3125c to 2900c short term, and 3350c and 2600c longer term. What about other considerations? The Gold Price has already hit its 150 day moving average (now $1,580.35), a frequent limit to gold corrections, and bounced off. $1,550 offers strong lateral support, but $1,435 is stronger. The Silver Price today hit and smashed its 300 dma (3164c)which in the past has generally contained declines, although silver might trade below that mark for a little while. If the strong support at $2600 doesn’t hold, then reckon with 2500c, even 2000c. Better get your balance. For the next 3 – 6 months a deflation scare will be all the talk of the Mighty on the TV, etc. Dollar will rally, stocks will swoon, silver and gold will slug along, maybe trend down. All the talk will be of deflation, while in fact the chance that the monetary institutional set up of the US government, central bank, and financial system will fall into real deflation is somewhat smaller than the chance of my being crowned King and Chief Chicken Catcher of Umbazziland. Once the deflation scare catches hold, the Bernancubus and his running dogs in Europe and elsewhere will puke out money like Old Faithful. So y’all keep your eyes on the horizon, not the road right in front of your car hood, and know that this precious metals bull market remains intact. Gold/Silver ratio , by the way, rose this week and we are still targetting 57.5 for a swap from gold to silver. Despite a very rough week for silver and gold, at week’s end the scores haven’t changed very much. “Buy the rumor, sell the news,” counsels the market proverb. News came this week with the German Bundestag agreeing to back the bail-out for Europe’s rotten sovereign debt, demonstrating that the banks own as many German politicians as they do American. The rumor of that event drove stocks up this week. When the news came they’d done it, twas time to sell stocks. They fell again today to prove it to you. One of my oldest friends and mentors, EH, reminded me today, in the teeth of the new Bimbo Financial Journalists and other newly discovered investing geniuses commenting on TV, to compare gold’s performance against stocks. This arises because these lamebrains keep on propagandizing a non-existent bull market in stocks, and prophesying the end of gold. Let us therefore drag out the dusty and uncomfortable facts: Gold from 12/31/10 to 9/30/11, up 14%; stocks, down 5.7%. Gold from 9/30/10 to 9/30/11, up 23.9%; stocks, up a mighty 1.2%. Let us hear no more bloviating from the financial parvenus and pimps. Stocks today lost 1.38% or 153.98 points to close dead on Dow 11,000. S&P500 lost 17.98 or 1.55% to close 11,142.42. I may be no more than a natural born durned fool from Tennessee, but leastways I have enough math to cipher percentages, even if I ain’t no TV commentator with a pretty face and a low cut blouse or and ugly face and a shirt and tie. Dow has been trending downward — lower highs, lower lows, for the education of TV financial journalists — since Monday. Dow in the last week and a half has traded DOWN through the short term (since August) uptrend line which experience saith portendeth lower prices. STOCKS — they are the wooden minnow baiting the hook for Investors. US DOLLAR INDEX continues to rally, never mind how hard the Nice Government Men from Fed and Treasury try to slap it down. This week it successfully posted a rounding bottom, scooping down from Monday’s 78.80 high and trading right now at 78.792. The wretched Euro gapped down again today in its slide to perdition, or 1.3000, whichever comes first. Closed 1.3388, down 1.51% and a new low for the move. Somebody oughta FIRE those European NGM, cause they ain’t doing their job. Nipponese Yen appears tamed today, at least closing at 129.79c/Y100 (Y77/$1) below its 20 dma (130.08) and right at the top border of an even-sided triangle. Y’all enjoy your holiday! Argentum et aurum comparenda sunt — – Gold and silver must be bought. – Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger The-MoneyChanger.com © 2011, The Moneychanger. May not be republished in any form, including electronically, without our express permission. To avoid confusion, please remember that the comments above have a very short time horizon. Always invest with the primary trend. Gold’s primary trend is up, targeting at least $3,130.00; silver’s primary is up targeting 16:1 gold/silver ratio or $195.66; stocks’ primary trend is down, targeting Dow under 2,900 and worth only one ounce of gold; US$ or US$-denominated assets, primary trend down; real estate in a bubble, primary trend way down. Whenever I write “Stay out of stocks” readers inevitably ask, “Do you mean precious metals mining stocks, too?” No, I don’t. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER. Be advised and warned: Do NOT use these commentaries to trade futures contracts. I don’t intend them for that or write them with that short term trading outlook. I write them for long-term investors in physical metals. Take them as entertainment, but not as a timing service for futures. NOR do I recommend investing in gold or silver Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs). Those are NOT physical metal and I fear one day one or another may go up in smoke. Unless you can breathe smoke, stay away. Call me paranoid, but the surviving rabbit is wary of traps. NOR do I recommend trading futures options or other leveraged paper gold and silver products. These are not for the inexperienced. NOR do I recommend buying gold and silver on margin or with debt. What DO I recommend? Physical gold and silver coins and bars in your own hands. One final warning: NEVER insert a 747 Jumbo Jet up your nose.

Why Earnings ‘Expectations’ Are Nothing but Lies and BS

Last quarter, as earnings reports drew to a close, I read a great article about
how the beat the Street game is BS . I couldn't agree more and want to revisit
this idea now as we enter yet another quarterly earnings season. It's no
secret how Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) "surprises" Wall Street every quarter with
its earnings. In fact, if you followed InvestorPlace.com contributor Jaime
Dlugosch last quarter into the idea that Apple stock is "free money" around
earnings , you would have made a nice 5% profit in just a few trading days as
the stock soared after it's last report. Click to Enlarge But the phenomenon
is not limited to Apple. Last quarter, Mish Shedlock at Minyanville noted that
the majority of stocks have beaten the Street every year since the third quarter
of 1998 . Just check out the accompanying graphic (courtesy of Mish and
Minyanville) to see for yourself. I did a quick and dirty study of the
phenomemon to verify this trend, taking the a look at how the 30 Dow Jones
components performed against consensus earnings targets in each of their past
four quarterly reports. That is a sample of 30 stocks across 120 quarters.
Here's how things shook out: 3M (NYSE: MMM ) met earnings expectations once,
exceeded three times AT&T (NYSE: T ) met twice, exceeded twice Alcoa (NYSE: AA
) met once, exceeded three times. American Express (NYSE: AXP ) missed once,
exceeded three times Boeing (NYSE: BA ) exceeded all four times Bank of America
(NYSE: BAC ) missed twice, met once, exceeded once Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT )
missed once, exceeded three times Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO ) exceeded all four times
Chevron (NYSE: CVX ) missed once, exceeded three times Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO )
missed once, met once, exceeded twice DuPont (NYSE: DD ) exceeded all four
times Disney (NYSE: DIS ) missed twice, exceeded twice General Electric (NYSE:
GE ) exceeded all four times Home Depot (NYSE: HD ) exceeded all four times
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ) exceeded all four times IBM (NYSE: IBM ) exceeded
all four times Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) exceeded all four times Johnson & Johnson
(NYSE: JNJ ) met once, exceeded three times JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM )
exceeded all four times Kraft (NYSE: KFT ) met once, exceeded three times
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ) met once, exceeded three times Merck (NYSE: MRK )
met once, exceeded three times Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) exceeded all four
times Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) exceeded all four times Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG )
missed once, exceeded three times Travelers (NYSE: TRV ) missed once, exceeded
three times United Technologies (NYSE: UTX ) exceeded all four times Verizon
(NYSE: VZ ) missed once, exceeded three times Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) met once,
exceeded three times Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM ) missed once, exceeded three times
TOTALS Out of 120 reports, 12 missed, 12 met, 96 exceeded Wrap your head around
that. There are dozens of Wall Street "experts" placing earnings targets on
each of these stocks, and this group manages to collectively underestimate these
companies a stunning 80% of the time! I guess we shouldn't be surprised. After
all, this is the way Wall Street works. God forbid you put a sell recommendation
on a stock and piss off management. What if they need help on a bond offering or
a merger deal from your company? Then you'd miss out on that seven- or
eight-figure fee. And if you're a small analyst firm, do you really want to
make a name for yourself by crying "foul" on some of the big boys? It's in
everyone's best interest to just smile and congratulate companies on having
such a bang-up quarter. That's fine for Wall Street insiders, but its all the
more reason why regular investors should completely ignore the whole idea of
earnings "expectations" or the thrill of "beating the Street." You
don't need a crystal ball to pick stocks that are going to beat earnings
forecasts. After all, this quick study indicates it happens 80% of the time. And
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that Apple beats expectations yet
again in two weeks when it reports earnings Oct. 18. Jeff Reeves is the editor
of InvestorPlace.com. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of
the aforementioned stocks. Write him at editor@investorplace.com , follow him on
Twitter via @JeffReevesIP and become a fan of InvestorPlace on Facebook .

Momentum Stocks of The Day: SYUT, DQ, CRZO, MSFG, KEY, KIOR, PVTB, SCR, AF, STEC (Sep 30, 2011)

Below are 10 momentum stocks that are attracting a lot of interest from
traders. Three Chinese companies (SYUT, DQ, SCR) are on the list. Synutra
International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYUT) is the first best stock on this list. Its
daily price change was 8.9% in the previous trading session. Its upside
potential is 142% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $13 on the
stock. It is rated positively by 50% of the 2 analyst(s) covering it. Its
long-term annual earnings growth is 28% based on analysts average estimate. Daqo
New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) is the 2nd best stock on this list. Its daily price
change was 8.8% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 156%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $10 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 40% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 19% based on analysts average estimate. Carrizo Oil & Gas,
Inc. (NASDAQ:CRZO) is the 3rd best stock on this list. Its daily price change
was 8.2% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 89% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $43 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 79% of the 19 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 34% based on analysts average estimate. MainSource Financial
Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MSFG) is the 4th best stock on this list. Its daily price
change was 8.2% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 18%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $11 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 60% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 6% based on analysts average estimate. KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) is
the 5th best stock on this list. Its daily price change was 7.6% in the previous
trading session. Its upside potential is 36% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $8 on the stock. It is rated positively by 27% of the 33
analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 8% based on
analysts average estimate. KiOR Inc (NASDAQ:KIOR) is the 6th best stock on this
list. Its daily price change was 7.2% in the previous trading session. Its
upside potential is -6% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $20
on the stock. It is rated positively by 78% of the 9 analyst(s) covering it. Its
long-term annual earnings growth is 34% based on analysts average estimate.
PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PVTB) is the 7th best stock on this list. Its daily
price change was 7.2% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is
61% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $13 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 21% of the 14 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 8% based on analysts average estimate. Simcere Pharmaceutical
Group (ADR) (NYSE:SCR) is the 8th best stock on this list. Its daily price
change was 7.0% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 32%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $12 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 38% of the 8 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 16% based on analysts average estimate. Astoria Financial
Corporation (NYSE:AF) is the 9th best stock on this list. Its daily price change
was 6.8% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 47% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $12 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 18% of the 17 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 5% based on analysts average estimate. STEC, Inc.
(NASDAQ:STEC) is the 10th best stock on this list. Its daily price change was
6.7% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 19% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $12 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 8% of the 13 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings
growth is 29% based on analysts average estimate.

5 Nickel-and-Dime Charges Fueling the $1.8B Hotel Fee Industry

If you recently booked a great deal on an online travel site like Expedia
(NASDAQ: EXPE ) or Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN ) but checked out with a much higher
price tag than expected, you're not alone. The hotel industry is in the midst
of a record $1.8 billion fleecing of guests through hotel fees . Not content to
gouge you $5 for the Almond Joy in your mini-fridge, hotels have added a slew of
unsavory fees and charges a few not even disclosed until you're halfway out
the door for services widely expected to be included in the basic hotel
experience, and some for services most people never use. So what grubby hotel
fees should you be looking for in the fine print when you get your key card?
Here's five ways hotels are nickeling-and-diming guests: Mandatory Gratuity
Fees My dad taught me to always leave money for the maid, tip anyone who handles
my bag and be generous to those with unglamorous hotel jobs. But the overlords
at Atlantis resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas, apparently have decided the tip
jar should be mandatory. According to Atlantis website , "guests will be
required to pay a mandatory gratuity and utility service fee of (i) up to $22.95
per person per day for Atlantis guests, (ii) up to $17.70 per person per day
depending on unit type for Harborside Resort guests, and (iii) up to $62.95 per
person per day depending on unit type for The Cove or The Reef Atlantis
guests." Sadly, this type of hotel fee is neither isolated nor new: In 2007,
Jim Schulevitz sued Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT ), which owned the Phoenician
hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz., that charged him a $4 daily tip for the maid and a
$28 bellhop tip . Utility Service Fees Let's go back to the Atlantis hotel's
"Utility Service Fee." Imagine checking out and seeing the clerk hold out a
hand, saying, "Hey, bub. Water ain't free." Of course, water is a cost.
But you don't see your restaurant bill itemized for gas in the oven or
electricity for the mood lighting. Airlines have made a habit out of
nickel-and-diming extras. But a guest might have a slightly easier time
digesting "utility" bills from a fleabag motel instead of a posh resort like
Atlantis, where you're shelling out a minimum of $249 to $889 per night,
depending on what building you're staying in. Resort Fee If a resort fee went
toward paying for things you wouldn't get in your basic hotel, it could be
justified. But MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM ) charges a $20 resort fee
at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that includes business center access, in-room
Internet access, a newspaper, local and toll-free phone calls. Not exactly an
exclusive poolside patio. And it's not to make up in any shortcomings in the
room cost. That fee applies for even the bargain-basement one-night, two-adult
stay in the Deluxe Grand Tower King Room for $220.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Fails In Multi-touch Patent Bid

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been denied its trademark application for the term
'Multi-Touch'. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Fails In Multi-touch Patent Bid The
US Patent and Trademark office has denied Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)s effort to
trademark the term Multi-Touch in the United States. This is the second time
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been denied a trademark application for the term.
According to the filing from the USPTOs Trademark Trial and Appeal Board,
"Based on the evidence discussed above, as well as other evidence in the
record, we agree with the examining attorney that Multi-Touch indeed is highly
descriptive of a feature of the identified goods." Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
shares were at 387.32 at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a 16.4%
movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.21
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.22 Zacks Rank: 1 out of 2 in the
industry

Thank Goodness September’s Over — What’s Next for October?

Thank goodness September is over. And thank goodness the quarter is over. But
the real question investors are asking is, "Will things get any better from
here?" First, let's look at the bloodbath that was September: Oil dropped
over 10% in September from around $88 to $79 a barrel. Gold fell 10% from around
$1,820 to $1,620 per ounce. Blue-chip stocks lost about 6% on the month. The S&P
500 was around 6.7% in the red, the Nasdaq was down 6.2% and the Dow Jones
Industrial Average shed 5.6%. The last three months are even bleaker, save for
gold: Oil fell from around $96 to tally a 16% slide. Gold was up from about
$1,480 to start July to tally a 9% gain. Blue chips lost around 13% on the
quarter, with the Dow off 12.1% since June, the Nasdaq down 13% and the S&P down
14.3%. Not a pleasant scenario. Adding insult to injury was that the market
didn't just give up its gains in one gut-wrenching slide nor did we suffer a
slow bleed across several weeks. We got a roller-coaster ride in every sense.
The chart showed a steep drop right at the beginning, and the momentum of that
decline kept the market riding up and down hills for the last month-and-a-half.
What's Up in October? InvestorPlace's chief technical analyst, Sam Collins,
warned Friday morning that market support was nonexistent and that the major
trend was down, down, down. Trading has seemed to prove this out. If you are a
super-aggressive type and want to bank that we will see more mayhem, consider
the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

Gold Futures Post 11.0% Monthly Loss, But 8.5% Gain in Q3

Gold capped off its worst month since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis
on a slightly positive note. COMEX gold futures, per the December contract,
advanced $5.00, or 0.3%, to $1,622.30 per ounce.

4 Stocks for an Unexpected Recovery

Smart investors know that once the conventional wisdom is established, it's
time to start looking for contrarian ideas. And right now, there's few things
that market participants agree on more than the notion that global economic
growth is about to fall off a cliff. This might well be the case but what if it
isn't? If the world economy suddenly catches the market off guard by
stabilizing at level of slow but steady growth, the recent collapse in
valuations creates the fuel for a major rally. This is especially true now, as
we exit September and inch closer to the seasonally strong period between
mid-November and New Year's. Given the market's tendency to catch the
"crowd" off-guard, it's time to start putting together a list of stocks
that can outperform in the scenario laid out above. This is undoubtedly a risky
group, but these names are likely to be an excellent source of beta if investors
catch a whiff of steadier growth. Banco Santander 12-month forward P/E: 7x Drop
from 2011 high: 37.2% Click to Enlarge That's right the first stock on the
list is a European bank. But Banco Santander (NYSE: STD ) is no ordinary
European bank as the company took pains to point out with a full-page ad in
Barron's last weekend, 88% of its profits are generated outside of Spain, and
51% come from outside of Europe altogether. Santander is a strong,
well-capitalized global bank that has some exposure to Spain, but less than its
price performance would indicate. There's no doubt that as long as the
European debt crisis remains in the headlines, the stock will face headwinds.
But with a 7.5% yield, a 7 P/E and a price-to-book of 0.49, much of the bad news
already has been discounted into the stock price. Santander with a beta of 1.83
is a fast mover, and one with a history of generating strong returns when
worries dissipate. Its shares rose about 250% in the nine months that followed
the 2009 bottom, and they rebounded over 60% within two months when the first
round of Europe-related worries lifted in the summer of 2010. Banco Popular
12-month forward P/E: 4.6x Drop from 2011 high: 57.4% Click to Enlarge With
shares trading at $1.53, versus the high 20s back in 2005, Banco Popular
(NASDAQ: BPOP ) the largest commercial bank in Puerto Rico looks like a stock
destined to disappear. In fact, BPOP actually is very healthy and very
undervalued. The company has a large (40%-plus) share of the nation's deposits
after a wave of industry consolidation has removed several of its competitors, a
positive for its net interest margins. On Thursday, Popular sold a portfolio of
construction loans an long-anticipated transaction whose delay has put a modest
cloud of uncertainty for the stock. The company also has a stake in a
transaction processing company that accounts for nearly 40% of its current share
price. Popular, which trades at under 0.4 times book value, has dropped off the
radar after being a "story stock" in the middle of the last decade. It's
risky, but it stands to benefit from both organic growth and, if economic fears
subside, there is room for significant valuation expansion. The average analyst
price target is $3.50, 78% above Thursday's close.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Recognizes Gulf Partners

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has awarded its top performing dynamics
partners from across the Gulf. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Recognizes
Gulf Partners Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has honoured its strongest
performing Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Dynamics partners in the Gulf
region at the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Gulf Partner Conference in
Dubai. During the regional recognition ceremony, a select group of Microsoft
Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Dynamics partners were awarded with Inner Circle
awards and President's Club awards for Microsoft Dynamics. The awards were
given for their commitment to outstanding customer service and sales growth.
Samer Abu-Ltaif, Regional GM, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Gulf, said
that, "This is the time of year when we get together to recognize and
celebrate the achievements of the top Dynamics partners. As a partner-centric
business, the success of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Dynamics is
dependent upon the expertise, commitment and performance of our partners. The
quality and depth of our channel is envied in the marketplace; and the annual
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Dynamics award winners are clearly an elite
set of partners. On behalf of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), I thank our
award winners and congratulate them for their achievements this past year and
for their dedication and support of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Dynamics
applications". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares were at 25.27 at the end
of the last days trading. Theres been a -2.1% movement in the stock price over
the past 3 months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst Advice Consensus
Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.74 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3
Months Ago: 1.84 Zacks Rank: 25 out of 91 in the industry

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Accuses Microsoft Of Piggybacking

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has accused Microsoft of 'extorting' profits from
others' success. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Accuses Microsoft Of Piggybacking
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has accused Microsoft of extorting profits from
others' success after Microsoft struck a deal with Samsung to license patent
portfolios, which will allow Microsoft to collect fees for every Samsung
smartphones and tablet which uses the Android operating system. A Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) spokesperson said, "This is the same tactic weve seen time and
again from Microsoft. Failing to succeed in the smartphone market, they are
resorting to legal measures to extort profit from others achievements and hinder
the pace of innovation. We remain focused on building new technology and
supporting Android partners". Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares were at 522.43
at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a 4.2% change in the stock
price over the past 3 months. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Analyst Advice Consensus
Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.16 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3
Months Ago: 1.26 Zacks Rank: 11 out of 31 in the industry

3 Stocks Ready to Get Booted From the $100-Plus Club

Having a three-digit stock price is impressive. If anything, it's an
indication that a company probably has been consistently rewarding its
shareholders. Look at examples like Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN ), Apple (NASDAQ:
AAPL ) and AutoZone (NYSE: AZO ). But during the past few months, various
high-fliers have crashed through the $100 floor. Some include OpenTable (NASDAQ:
OPEN ), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR ) and LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD
). Who might be next? Well, let's take a look at three: Netflix Netflix
(NASDAQ: NFLX ) has been a great innovator in video streaming service. But
lately, the management has acted like its old rival, Blockbuster. Why did
Netflix think it could hike prices 60% on its subscribers? What was the logic?
True, it is a way to transition its business away from the DVD-delivery segment.
Yet it looks like the move has mostly just angered customers. And competitive
pressures are getting more intense. Just look at the name value of some of
Netflixs rivals: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ). Apple. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ). Even
Blockbuster is making a play for the streaming market via Dish Network (NASDAQ:
DISH ). So while Netflix is trading at a relatively cheap 28 times earnings,
there still could be more downside until there is support in the stock price.
Baidu Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU ) currently is trading around $104. Yet its valuation
still is high, with the price-to-earnings ratio of 47. True, Baidu has a
tremendous online footprint in China and has been adding more services. But if
the country is experiencing a real slowdown, it's inevitable the company will
suffer from cutbacks in ad spending. It's an easy thing to pull back on.
Chipotle OK, Chipotle s (NYSE: CMG ) stock price currently is at $305. Then
again, it was not long ago that Netflix was trading around this level, and look
at it now NFLX is around $111. In other words, in the wild world of momentum
investing, a stock can break down quickly. As for Chipotle, the company is
selling at a nose-bleed multiple of 50 times earnings. And the margins already
are coming under pressure because of rising commodities prices. But more
importantly, as the economy continues to slow down in the U.S., how will people
continue to justify buying $8 burritos? They wont. Tom Taulli is the author of
"All About Short Selling" and "All About Commodities." You can also find
him at Twitter account @ttaulli. He does not own a position in any of the stocks
named here.

Top 10 Personal Services Stocks with Highest Upside: CAST, XUE, CPY, DL, NLS, DVOX, NFLX, September 30, 2011, ATAI, FACE (Sep 30, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Personal Services stocks with highest upside potential,
based on the difference between current price and Wall Street analysts average
target price. Five Chinese companies (CAST, XUE, DL, DATE, ATAI) are on the
list. Chinacast Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CAST) has the 1st highest upside
potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 228.8%. Its consensus
target price is $12.00 based on the average of all estimates. Xueda Education
Group (ADR) (NYSE:XUE) has the 2nd highest upside potential in this segment of
the market. Its upside is 224.1%. Its consensus target price is $9.04 based on
the average of all estimates. CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY) has the 3rd highest upside
potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 207.0%. Its consensus
target price is $20.20 based on the average of all estimates. China Distance
Education Hldgs Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:DL) has the 4th highest upside potential in this
segment of the market. Its upside is 125.1%. Its consensus target price is $6.10
based on the average of all estimates. Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE:NLS) has the 5th
highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 93.5%. Its
consensus target price is $3.00 based on the average of all estimates. DynaVox,
Inc. (NASDAQ:DVOX) has the 6th highest upside potential in this segment of the
market. Its upside is 93.3%. Its consensus target price is $7.50 based on the
average of all estimates. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has the 7th highest upside
potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 81.1%. Its consensus
target price is $205.00 based on the average of all estimates. Jiayuan.com
International Ltd (NASDAQ:DATE) has the 8th highest upside potential in this
segment of the market. Its upside is 79.4%. Its consensus target price is $15.22
based on the average of all estimates. ATA Inc.(ADR) (NASDAQ:ATAI) has the 9th
highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 79.0%. Its
consensus target price is $16.00 based on the average of all estimates.
Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FACE) has the 10th highest upside
potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 77.6%. Its consensus
target price is $4.81 based on the average of all estimates.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) Upbeat On Europe Crisis

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Todays Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA Index DJX DJI, S&P 500, Stock Market Investing News Mid Day Money Today

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dow2664 Stocks were positioned lower this morning prior to opening bell. Stock futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, along with the other primary stock index composites in the U.S. were posting red across the board. It appears that the positive economic news which helped indices notch higher during the last trading session in the U.S. did not build enough positive momentum to carry through into the last trading session of the week today. Indicators from primary overseas markets were posting red at this point in the trading session as well. Stock indices in Asia were in negative territory and stocks in Europe were already trending weaker as well. This is not good news. Yesterday’s positively skewed report raised the expectations of many on Wall Street and so data that is just slightly skewed towards the negative might seem even worse for those observing from a U.S. perspective. As the trading session reached the halfway point today in the U.S., the primary index composites were all trending in the red. Stocks tumbled throughout the first half of the trading session today. At this point, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by .36 percent at 11,114.25. The S&P 500 was lower by .78 percent at 1,151. The quarter will be a loser overall and the talk of double dip is increasing. Frank Matto

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) Shows Off New Baja Series

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tdp2664 E money daily Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) has rolled out the T/X Baja series Tacoma at State Fair of Texas. Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) Shows Off New Baja Series Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) has unveiled its new T/X Baja series off-road Tacoma pickup at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. The limited edition of T/X Baja features Baja Series graphics, Active Traction Control, BF Goodrich T/A KO tires, electronically controlled locking gear differential, gunmetal gray color off-road wheels and Hill Start and Downhill Assist Controls. Bob Carter, Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) division boss, said, “It’s the type of truck that will shine in a Texas ranch environment, or on a Midwest hunting trip, off the highway in a California desert, or anywhere, east or west, where the roads are rugged". Toyota Motor Company (NYSE:TM) company shares are currently standing at 68.83. Price History Last Price: 68.83 52 Week Low / High: 66.34 / 93.9 50 Day Moving Average: 73.7 6 Month Price Change %: -12.5% 12 Month Price Change %: -3.8%

Gold “Intrinsically More Sound” than Other Safe Havens?

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Todays Gold price per ounce, Silver price per ounce; Spot gold per gram spot silver per ounce Mid-Day Market News

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dow2664 Gold and silver contract finished off the last trading session with mixed results. Gold remained below break-even for the day and silver contract finished off in positive territory. Spot gold and spot silver were both trending in the green however after last session close. Economic news in the U.S. was better than expected last session and so the raised expectations that come from this could set the stage for more negative trends today for the primary stock indices if data posts below the raised bar. The higher expectations could ultimately result in growing appeal for safe haven assets like gold and silver metals. This morning prior to opening bell, spot gold and spot silver were both still trending green. Spot gold per gram was higher at 52.37 and spot silver per ounce was higher at 31.00 dollars. As the trading session reached the halfway point today in the U.S., the primary stock indices were dropping into negative territory and precious metals gold and silver were mixed. Gold contract for December delivery was benefiting from safe haven appeal as it moved up by .32 percent at 1622.50 per troy ounce. Silver was negative by .22 percent at 20.46 per troy ounce. Spot gold price per gram was green by .18 at 52.12 and spot silver price per ounce was red by .21 at 30.26 at this point in the trading session. Camillo Zucari

Gold “Intrinsically More Sound” than Other Safe Havens?

Although gold has fallen victim to broad-based liquidation and U.S. dollar
strength in September, it remains intrinsically more sound than most, if not all
other financial safe-havens, according to GFMS. The metals consultancy firm
contended that the yellow metal remains the preferred safe haven asset over
U.S. Treasuries, German government bonds and the Japanese yen despite its
recent weakness.

Todays Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA Index DJX DJI, S&P 500, Stock Market Investing News Mid Day Money Today

Stocks were positioned lower this morning prior to opening bell. Stock futures
for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, along with the other primary stock index
composites in the U.S. were posting red across the board. It appears that the
positive economic news which helped indices notch higher during the last trading
session in the U.S. did not build enough positive momentum to carry through into
the last trading session of the week today. Indicators from primary overseas
markets were posting red at this point in the trading session as well. Stock
indices in Asia were in negative territory and stocks in Europe were already
trending weaker as well. This is not good news. Yesterdays positively skewed
report raised the expectations of many on Wall Street and so data that is just
slightly skewed towards the negative might seem even worse for those observing
from a U.S. perspective. As the trading session reached the halfway point today
in the U.S., the primary index composites were all trending in the red. Stocks
tumbled throughout the first half of the trading session today. At this point,
the Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by .36 percent at 11,114.25. The S&P
500 was lower by .78 percent at 1,151. The quarter will be a loser overall and
the talk of double dip is increasing. Frank Matto

Cognizant, Accenture a Pair of Outsourcing Dynamos

The business of writing software in India has been booming. But some of the
biggest providers Accenture (NYSE: ACN ), Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH ), and
Computer Sciences Corp . (NYSE: CSC ) are getting nervous. Is this is a sign of
trouble in these stocks or is there an opportunity to buy? For decades, big
organizations have decided that their computer systems are important but they
simply cant afford to put top programmers on their staff. As a result, they hire
outside companies to build systems to solve problems like keeping track of
inventory or selling products online. This industry is big and growing.
According to Canadian researcher XMG Global , the global outsourcing industry is
forecast to end 2011 at $464 billion 9.2% larger than in 2010, which was 13.9%
up from 2009. And the reason its growing is simple companies need new computer
systems, and while they have the budgets to build them, they cant get the job
done quickly and cheaply with their in-house staff. But XMG believes growth in
the industry goes up in proportion to global economic growth. And now a feared
slowdown in global expansion is scaring some of the biggest outsources. For
example, the top 20 IT companies in India account for more than 60% of
engineering job offers to students there, according to The Times of India . And
those big employers have made plenty of offers. So far in 2011, Indian
outsourcer TCS hired 40,000 students, Infosys 30,000, Cognizant 28,000, Wipro
20,000 and HCL 8,000. They hired that many people based on two factors the
number of big deals in their sales pipeline and the rate at which they expect
programmers to quit or get fired. But the attrition rate is falling as the
number of job opportunities for experienced programmers dries up, and the size
of new deals also is declining. For example, in the past couple of quarters, the
attrition rate has dropped from 25% to 15% and companies no longer are able to
close deals bigger than $100 million.

9 Healthy Biotech Buys

Baby boomers are getting older and in need of more and more treatments, and
looming patent expirations at Big Pharma has prompted a recent race for the next
big blockbuster drugs. While many of these treatments are being developed by
health care heavyweights, smaller biotechnology firms with a focused mission on
a small category of patients can see huge profits if their research team manages
to develop the next hit in health care. While these picks can be very aggressive
and often live or die based on FDA approval, it's worth noting some of the
best-looking stocks as of this week in the biotech sector. I watch more than
5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies
by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. This week, I'm looking
at nine biotech stocks to buy. Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of
these stocks gets an "A" or "B" according to my research, meaning it is
a "strong buy" or "buy." Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN )
develops products for numerous health issues, including the areas of hematology,
nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology and cancer. ALXN is a quite a large
company, with a $12 billion market cap, and has brought in gains of 59% year to
date. AVEO Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AVEO ) is best known as a cancer
therapeutics company. A modest gain of 9% year to date for AVEO has kept
shareholderd complacent. Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB ) is involved with
discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing products for neurological
disorders. BIIB has soared lately, up 40% year to date. Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG )
is involved with the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies
designed to treat cancer and immune-inflammatory diseases. CELG has followed the
trend of other Big Pharma stocks by gaining 6% year to date in a down market.
Cephalon (NASDAQ: CEPH ) focuses on improving the quality of life of people
throughout the world through its various products. CEPH enters the list with a
solid year-to-date return of 31%. Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD ) is best known for
developing and marketing fully integrated systems for testing in the clinical
market. CPHD has been anything but sickly in 2011, gaining almost 76% year to
date, compared to losses by the broader markets. Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD )
is a biopharmaceutical company operating in North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific. Year to date, GILD has gained 8%, compared to losses by the broader
markets. Opko Health Inc. (AMEX: OPK ) is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics
company that is involved with molecular diagnostic tests, pharmaceuticals and
vaccines. Year to date, OPK has far outpaced the broader markets, gaining 23%
amid a volatile market. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX ) discovers,
develops and commercializes small molecule drugs. Year to date, VRTX has
outpaced the market and many other Big Pharma stocks, gaining 27%. Get more
analysis of these picks and other publicly-traded stocks with Louis
Navellier's Portfolio Grader tool, a 100% free stock-rating tool that measures
both quantitative buying pressure and eight fundamental factors.

Gold, Silver Shares Rally, Outperform Metals

Gold and silver shares posted strong gains Friday despite mixed action in
precious metals. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index (XAU) a composite of the
sectors largest companies rallied 2.5% to 189.10 in mid-day trading.

Top 10 Leisure Products Stocks with Highest Upside: GLUU, THQI, BTN, KID, DRJ, COOL, BC, CYOU, GAME, SWHC (Sep 30, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Leisure Products stocks with highest upside potential,
based on the difference between current price and Wall Street analysts average
target price. Two Chinese companies (CYOU, GAME) are on the list. Glu Mobile
Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) has the 1st highest upside potential in this segment of the
market. Its upside is 196.3%. Its consensus target price is $6.67 based on the
average of all estimates. THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) has the 2nd highest upside
potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 171.5%. Its consensus
target price is $4.78 based on the average of all estimates. Ballantyne Strong,
Inc. (AMEX:BTN) has the 3rd highest upside potential in this segment of the
market. Its upside is 161.9%. Its consensus target price is $8.25 based on the
average of all estimates. Kid Brands Inc (NYSE:KID) has the 4th highest upside
potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 156.4%. Its consensus
target price is $6.67 based on the average of all estimates. Dreams, Inc.
(AMEX:DRJ) has the 5th highest upside potential in this segment of the market.
Its upside is 116.2%. Its consensus target price is $4.00 based on the average
of all estimates. Majesco Entertainment Co. (NASDAQ:COOL) has the 6th highest
upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 115.3%. Its
consensus target price is $4.50 based on the average of all estimates. Brunswick
Corporation (NYSE:BC) has the 7th highest upside potential in this segment of
the market. Its upside is 111.2%. Its consensus target price is $31.00 based on
the average of all estimates. Changyou.com Limited(ADR) (NASDAQ:CYOU) has the
8th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 94.6%.
Its consensus target price is $52.50 based on the average of all estimates.
Shanda Games Limited(ADR) (NASDAQ:GAME) has the 9th highest upside potential in
this segment of the market. Its upside is 66.1%. Its consensus target price is
$6.99 based on the average of all estimates. Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
(NASDAQ:SWHC) has the 10th highest upside potential in this segment of the
market. Its upside is 60.0%. Its consensus target price is $4.00 based on the
average of all estimates.

Todays Gold price per ounce, Silver price per ounce; Spot gold per gram spot silver per ounce Mid-Day Market News

Gold and silver contract finished off the last trading session with mixed
results. Gold remained below break-even for the day and silver contract finished
off in positive territory. Spot gold and spot silver were both trending in the
green however after last session close. Economic news in the U.S. was better
than expected last session and so the raised expectations that come from this
could set the stage for more negative trends today for the primary stock indices
if data posts below the raised bar. The higher expectations could ultimately
result in growing appeal for safe haven assets like gold and silver metals. This
morning prior to opening bell, spot gold and spot silver were both still
trending green. Spot gold per gram was higher at 52.37 and spot silver per ounce
was higher at 31.00 dollars. As the trading session reached the halfway point
today in the U.S., the primary stock indices were dropping into negative
territory and precious metals gold and silver were mixed. Gold contract for
December delivery was benefiting from safe haven appeal as it moved up by .32
percent at 1622.50 per troy ounce. Silver was negative by .22 percent at 20.46
per troy ounce. Spot gold price per gram was green by .18 at 52.12 and spot
silver price per ounce was red by .21 at 30.26 at this point in the trading
session. Camillo Zucari

$2,000 Gold Target Maintained, “Structural Problems” Persist

Bank of America Merrill Lynch maintained its 12-month gold price forecast of
$2,000 per ounce despite the yellow metals weakness in recent weeks. In a note
to clients, the firm wrote that It is worth noting that falling quotations were
not accompanied by substantial outflows from physically backed exchange traded
funds particularly in recent days.

Friday Apple Rumors: iPhone — Now With More Trunk Space!

Here are your Apple rumors and news items for Friday: iPhone Gets Major Storage
Upgrade With New Models: Previous iPhones have had fairly limited storage for
apps, documents and media like music, at least compared to other Apple (NASDAQ:
AAPL ) devices like the iPod Classic. iPhone users have had either 16GB or 32GB
of flash memory space to store whatever they like on their iPhone. According to
a Thursday report from 9 to 5 Mac , citing source Mr. X, the new iPhone set to
debut next Tuesday will come in a third 64GB package as well. Apples internal
inventory system allegedly lists three separate models of iPhone generation N94.
(iPhones are labeled with a multi-digit alphanumeric code in Apples inventory.
The iPhone 4 is listed as N90A.) A second report at Mac Rumors suggests that the
new 64GB model might be the rumored iPhone 4S upgrade and not the new iPhone 5.
A prototype iPhone 4 with 64GB of flash memory appeared in Chinese reports last
March. Half of All iPhone Games Make Just $3,000: For people looking to invest
in the next app developer that pulls in revenue like Rovio, remember this: Few
iPhone games are Angry Birds . Where even free advertising-supported versions of
that game pull in $1 million per month, most iPhone games make barely any money
at all, according to a new survey compiled by app developer Owen Goss (via TUAW
.) After surveying 252 game developers working on Apples portable devices, Goss
found that 50% of those developers games earned $3,000 or less through sales and
in-app purchases. While there are more than 425,000 apps available in the store,
Goss data still paints a disheartening portrait for businesses looking to
capitalize on the popularity of Apples machines. Apple shareholders, meanwhile,
can take comfort in knowing their company still is taking 30% of every
transaction on the App Store, even it is just a 30% cut of $3,000. AT&T Already
Offering iPhone 5 Cases: You can tell when a new tech toy is about to release by
the number of accessories for it that hit the market. How do we know the iPhone
5 will release soon? Not because Apple is holding a press conference about it
next week. According to Apple Insider , AT&T (NYSE: T ) is listing cases for the
iPhone 5 in its inventory. This news comes from a source claiming to work at an
AT&T retail store. The inventory listing, if true, confirms the new phone will
indeed be named the iPhone 5 if nothing else. As of this writing, Anthony John
Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on
Twitter at

Kayak Ends Its IPO Trip — For Now

Will we see any more IPOs this year? Maybe not, amid a brutally volatile
market. The latest casualty, according to a report in All Things Digital , is
travel site Kayak, which has postponed its IPO. However, the company plans to
maintain its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Might as well
be prepared for when the IPO window opens up again, right? Actually, Kayak
continues to grow at a nice pace. For the first six months of this year,
revenues increased by 36% to $109.4 million, and adjusted EBITDA came to $13.3
million. The site saw 443 million user queries, up 49% over the past year. Kayak
also has seen lots of traction with its mobile applications. Since March 2009,
Kayaks apps have been downloaded 8 million times no doubt a key driver for
traffic growth. Still, Kayak faces some serious challenges. Rivals like
Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN ) and Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE ) have tremendous brands
and are building strong businesses in global markets. Then there is Google
(NASDAQ: GOOG ), which recently purchased ITA Software for $700 million. The
company is a provider of data for many top travel sites, including Kayak. Now
Google has leveraged ITA to create its Flights service, which is easy to use and
lightning fast. It also will get a boost from Google's large distribution
footprint both on the desktop and mobile. And as good as it is now, Google
certainly will continue to innovate the Flights service putting even more
pressure on Kayak. So it might take awhile before Kayak decides to revive its
IPO dreams. Tom Taulli is the author of "All About Short Selling" and "All
About Commodities." You can also find him at Twitter account @ttaulli. As of
this writing, Taulli did not own any of the aforementioned stocks.

Top 10 Home Building/Services Stocks with Highest Upside: MHO, XIN, FBN, HXM, NTZ, STLY, BZH, LBY, ZZ, DXYN (Sep 30, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Home Building/Services stocks with highest upside
potential, based on the difference between current price and Wall Street
analysts average target price. One Chinese company (XIN) is on the list. M/I
Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) has the 1st highest upside potential in this segment of
the market. Its upside is 271.0%. Its consensus target price is $23.00 based on
the average of all estimates. Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:XIN) has
the 2nd highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is
249.5%. Its consensus target price is $6.50 based on the average of all
estimates. Furniture Brands International, Inc. (NYSE:FBN) has the 3rd highest
upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 176.4%. Its
consensus target price is $5.75 based on the average of all estimates. Homex
Development Corp. (ADR) (NYSE:HXM) has the 4th highest upside potential in this
segment of the market. Its upside is 175.0%. Its consensus target price is
$39.10 based on the average of all estimates. Natuzzi, S.p.A (ADR) (NYSE:NTZ)
has the 5th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside
is 136.4%. Its consensus target price is $6.50 based on the average of all
estimates. Stanley Furniture Co. (NASDAQ:STLY) has the 6th highest upside
potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 130.3%. Its consensus
target price is $7.00 based on the average of all estimates. Beazer Homes USA,
Inc. (NYSE:BZH) has the 7th highest upside potential in this segment of the
market. Its upside is 125.2%. Its consensus target price is $3.54 based on the
average of all estimates. Libbey Inc. (AMEX:LBY) has the 8th highest upside
potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 122.6%. Its consensus
target price is $24.33 based on the average of all estimates. Sealy Corporation
(NYSE:ZZ) has the 9th highest upside potential in this segment of the market.
Its upside is 122.6%. Its consensus target price is $3.25 based on the average
of all estimates. The Dixie Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXYN) has the 10th highest
upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 95.4%. Its
consensus target price is $6.00 based on the average of all estimates.

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Gold Price Steady as Recession Concerns Mount

GOLD PRICE NEWS – The gold price held steady near $1,615 per ounce Friday
morning while concerns over a global economic slowdown continued to weigh on
financial markets.

5 Refreshing Consumer Stocks to Buy

While consumer spending remains relatively weak, staples sales remain brisk.
Whether it's beer or energy drinks or a Diet Coke, consumers are reluctant to
cut out these staples especially since in the absence of trips to Aruba or
Europe, brand-name junk food is one of the simple pleasures many families have
left. As a result, the consumer staples market is going strong, particularly in
the beverage biz. I watch more than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my
Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies by a number of fundamental and
quantitative measures. Today, I'm looking at five consumer stocks to drink up.
Each one of these stocks gets an "A" or "B" according to my research,
meaning it is a "strong buy" or "buy." Hansen Natural Corp. (NASDAQ:
HANS ) is best known for its Monster energy drink, but it also develops, sells
and markets other beverages. HANS stock has left shareholders buzzing, much like
its energy drink, with a year-to-date return of 68%. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) is,
of course, the producer of Coca-Cola, along with 500 other non-alcoholic drinks
across the globe. A year-to-date gain of 5% for KO stock is impressive, compared
to a 3% drop for the Dow Jones in the same time. National Beverage Corp.
(NASDAQ: FIZZ ) is best known for producing Shasta and Faygo sodas. FIZZ stock
has jumped almost 16% since the start of 2011, leaving shareholders with a
bubbly feeling. Boston Beer Co. (NYSE: SAM ) is the Boston-based craft brewery
responsible for Samuel Adams and its variety of brews. Currently, experts are
predicting SAM stock to outperform the EPS it posted this time last year. Dr.
Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS ) is best known for producing a wide variety of
beverages including Dr. Pepper and Snapple, as its name suggests. DPS caps off
the list with a modest gain of 8% year to date. Get more analysis of these picks
and other publicly-traded stocks with Louis Navellier's Portfolio Grader tool,
a 100% free stock-rating tool that measures both quantitative buying pressure
and eight fundamental factors.

European Dividend Achievers Not Invincible, But Still a Solid Strategy

As the wise King Solomon noted 3,000 years ago, "to everything there is a
season." Solomon had no knowledge of the stock market, of course, but his
words can certainly be applied. There is a time to be invested in growth stocks
such as the 1990s and a time to be invested in value such as the mid-2000s.
And as recent experience has shown, there is a time to be out of the market
altogether. So what "season" might we be in today? If the past two months of
volatility are any indication, a rough one. For the past year, I've been
advocating a high-dividend strategy, though this was more by process of
elimination than anything else. Consider: Bonds, by and large, do not yield
enough to warrant serious consideration. Why risk capital loss for a puny 2%
yield? You'd be better off keeping your funds liquid, in cash. But Cash
yields virtually zero. Even if inflation remains benign and the history of
credit bubbles and busts suggest it will you're likely going to see a
negative real return on your cash for the rest of this decade. Stocks, though
cheap, can get a lot cheaper. While I am not a bear by any stretch, investors
should have reasonable assumptions about market returns. Stocks might go much
higher from current levels, but given the ongoing fallout from the U.S. mortgage
crisis and the never-ending sovereign debt drama coming out of Europe, it
promises to be a rough ride. Gold is exhibiting all of the signs of a bubble,
and that bubble might already be in the process of deflating (see " Is it Time
to Call the Top? "). But even if gold enjoys another leg up, do you want to
bet your financial future on an asset whose value is determined purely by the
whims of speculators? Remember, gold has no intrinsic value. It has no earnings,
and it pays no income. It's worth only what the market says it's worth
today, and the market can be a rather fickle mistress. Oil and gas Master
Limited Partnerships and subsectors of the REIT universe that are less
economically sensitive such as apartments, self-storage or senior living
facilities are priced reasonably and generally pay out a healthy amount of cash
distributions. But you can't put your entire net worth into pipelines and
REITs. Both are highly sensitive to interest rate movements and to changes in
the tax code. As investors in the Canadian royalty trust sector learned a few
years ago, changes in the tax code can absolutely wreck a portfolio. Most
financial planners would not advocate putting more than 10% to 15% in each, and
I am inclined to agree. So, for lack of anywhere else to go, I come back to
high-dividend equities. The case here is pretty straightforward. Stocks that pay
a dividend guarantee you at least a modest realized return, even if the share
price goes nowhere. And most importantly, healthy companies raise their
dividends over time, and not always by a trivial amount. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT
), for example, raised its dividend by a full 25% this quarter.

Gold & Silver Prices – Daily Outlook September 30

Gold and silver prices didnt do much yesterday, with gold price slightly falling
and silver price increasing. Currently, gold and silver prices are traded up.
Today, the – Euro Area Annual Inflation report will be published, and Canada
GDP report for July 2011.

Is Chick Beer Politically Incorrect? How About Beer Stocks?

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dow2664 If you are a woman and you were looking for a beer just for women, your wish has come true. There is now a beer with the unforgettable name of ‘Chick Beer’, described in the video below. The beer was created by a 61 year old mother of five children, and is sold in pink bottles. The six pack carton looks kind of like a purse. Unfortunately, you can’t buy stock in the chick beer company. But according to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are more than a dozen publicly traded breweries and beer retailers . In addition, half a dozen of the beer stocks pay dividends, ranging up to over 3%. One example is Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP), a Canadian based company that markets the Coors Light, Molson, Carling, Pilsner, Keystone Light, and Granville Island brands. The stock trades at 11 times current earnings and 10 tkmes forward earnings, with a reasonable price to earnings growth ratio of 0.95. Remember, a PEG below one is a very favorable buy. In addition, the company pays a generous yield of 3.1%. Another dividend paying brewery is Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), which has the memorable stock symbol representing its popular Budweiser brand. It also sells Stella Artois, Beck’s, Leffe, Bud Light, Skol, Brahma, Quilmes, Michelob, and many other brands. The stock has a current price to earnings ratio of 18, a forward PE of 12, and a 0.97 PEG. The stock sports a yield of 1.8%. If you are looking for more beer stock ideas, check out the free list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which can be updated, sorted, and downloaded.

Investing 101 — Why Expense Ratios Matter in ETFs and Mutual Funds

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace There’s no such thing as a free lunch. That is especially true in the financial services industry. Brokerage firms charge commissions to trade stocks and advisory firms charge annual fees to manage a portfolio. There really is no escaping pay-to-play fees in the market. Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are loaded with fees. There are expense ratios, 12-b1 fees and purchasing fees. With most funds now trading on a no-load basis, the biggest of these fees is the expense ratio. Given that most funds pay operating expenses out of fund assets, it is the investor that indirectly pays these expenses. Among the thousands of funds in the marketplace, there is a wide disparity in expense ratios. Smaller funds tend to have higher expense ratios because asset levels are not sufficient to pay fund expenses. As the fund grows, the total expense ratio will decline. Because newer funds tend to have fewer assets, they also will have the higher expense ratio as compared to older and larger funds. Even larger and more established funds have wide discrepancies in expense ratio. In 2010, the average stock mutual fund expense ratio was 0.84%. Within that average is a wide variance. Index funds have expense ratios as low as 0.2% as they are able to eliminate the cost of active management. On the high side, many stock mutual funds have expense ratios above 2%. That is a big gap investors need to pay attention to. If an actively managed fund charges 2 percentage points more than an index fund, that fund would have to outperform said index by that much or more to make it a worthwhile investment. If the performance is not there, those higher expense ratios can eat away at a portfolio. Let's assume you have a portfolio of $100,000. Paying 2 percentage points more per year more than an index fund that is generating the same returns would result in an extra expense of $2,000 per year. Over a 10-year period you would be down $20,000. That is a big chunk of change for any investor. Of course, paying that extra fee makes sense if your fund is outperforming the market. Just keep in mind that a professionally managed fund is likely to have a higher expense ratio and that expense will eat into your returns.

Why Investors Should be Very, Very Worried

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Stocks opened with a technical recovery yesterday after a drubbing on Wednesday. This followed positive news from Europeand a drop in weekly jobless claims. By 10 a.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead by almost 200 points. But a sell-off in the afternoon in technology stocks drove the broad market lower, and by late afternoon, the Nasdaq was deep in the red. A late rally recovered most of the losses, but the Nasdaq closed the day down 0.43%. Yesterday's extreme volatility may not be evidenced by the closing numbers. But note yesterday's trading bar showing a swing from high to low of 4.25%. Despite the dizzying pace, the Nasdaq failed to close higher. Even more important was its failure to hold above the 20-day moving average (green line) and its consistent inability to mount an attack on its 50-day moving average (blue line).

Gold Price Unchanged | Oil Bounced Back –Daily Recap September 29

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold and silver prices slowed down yesterday after they have been having endured turbulent times in recent weeks. Gold price slightly declined, while silver price increased.

Todays Dow Jones Industrial Average Index DJX DJI Money Stock Market Investing News Today

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dow2664 The primary index composites spent the majority of the last trading session trending in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, along with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 were pushed higher due, in part, to the positive ramifications of jobs data that posted last session. Although the national unemployment rate still remains above the 9 percent mark, weekly jobless claims dropped in noteworthy fashion last week. According to the government data that posted yesterday, there were 391,000 initial jobless claims that were documented for the week ending September 24. This number was down by almost 40,000 from the week prior and equals one of the best readings for this measure in over five months. Even though this is just one week’s worth of data and does not make a trend, it was enough to push primary stock indices higher overall for the day. In addition to this positively skewed data, investors were also feeling optimistic due to the news stemming from the eurozone. Germany’s parliament approved actions relevant to the eurozone bailout initiative. Other good news stemmed from the GDP data. This report revealed that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter. This percentage was better than expected and when paired with the unemployment numbers and progressive actions being taken in the eurozone, investor confidence was on a relative high in the U.S. marketplace. The Dow Jones finished off the day higher by over 143.08 points and closed at 11,153.98. Frank Matto

Gold Price Unchanged | Oil Bounced Back –Daily Recap September 29

Gold and silver prices slowed down yesterday after they have been having endured
turbulent times in recent weeks. Gold price slightly declined, while silver
price increased.

10 Defense Stocks to Sell

With government spending being a big issue on Capitol Hill, big defense
contracts are clearly in the cross-hairs. Ramped-up rhetoric about reducing U.S.
military expenses and the troop presence in Afghanistan and elsewhere means
publicly traded defense companies have a tough road ahead of them. I watch more
than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking
companies by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Today, I have 10
defense stocks to sell. Each one of these stocks gets a "D" or "F"
according to my research, meaning it is a "sell" or "strong sell." Elbit
Systems (NASDAQ: ESLT ) is an international defense electronics company involved
with a wide range of programs across the globe. ESLT has performed poorly in
2011, down 24% year to date. DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI ) provides high-resolution
Earth imagery product and services for homeland security applications, mapping
and analysis, environmental monitoring and other fields. DGI has instilled worry
in the hearts of its shareholders all year, dropping nearly 38% year to date.
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD ) is known for providing a variety of products and
services in business aviation. GD has done anything but soar, however, and is
down nearly 19% since January. Raytheon (NYSE: RTN ) specializes in defense,
homeland security and other government markets. Down more than 13% year to date,
RTN has shareholders wishing they ditched this defense stock before the start of
2011. ITT (NYSE: ITT ) is a global engineering and manufacturing organization
that operates in more than 60 countries. Despite a worldwide presence, ITT is
down 17% year to date. L-3 Communications Holdings (NYSE: LLL ) contracts
Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(C3ISR) systems and is engaged with a variety of other activities. LLL is down
12%

Why Investors Should be Very, Very Worried

Stocks opened with a technical recovery yesterday after a drubbing on
Wednesday. This followed positive news from Europeand a drop in weekly jobless
claims. By 10 a.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead by almost 200
points. But a sell-off in the afternoon in technology stocks drove the broad
market lower, and by late afternoon, the Nasdaq was deep in the red. A late
rally recovered most of the losses, but the Nasdaq closed the day down 0.43%.
Yesterday's extreme volatility may not be evidenced by the closing numbers.
But note yesterday's trading bar showing a swing from high to low of 4.25%.
Despite the dizzying pace, the Nasdaq failed to close higher. Even more
important was its failure to hold above the 20-day moving average (green line)
and its consistent inability to mount an attack on its 50-day moving average
(blue line).

Todays Dow Jones Industrial Average Index DJX DJI Money Stock Market Investing News Today

The primary index composites spent the majority of the last trading session
trending in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, along with the Nasdaq
and the S&P 500 were pushed higher due, in part, to the positive ramifications
of jobs data that posted last session. Although the national unemployment rate
still remains above the 9 percent mark, weekly jobless claims dropped in
noteworthy fashion last week. According to the government data that posted
yesterday, there were 391,000 initial jobless claims that were documented for
the week ending September 24. This number was down by almost 40,000 from the
week prior and equals one of the best readings for this measure in over five
months. Even though this is just one weeks worth of data and does not make a
trend, it was enough to push primary stock indices higher overall for the day.
In addition to this positively skewed data, investors were also feeling
optimistic due to the news stemming from the eurozone. Germanys parliament
approved actions relevant to the eurozone bailout initiative. Other good news
stemmed from the GDP data. This report revealed that the U.S. economy grew at an
annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter. This percentage was better
than expected and when paired with the unemployment numbers and progressive
actions being taken in the eurozone, investor confidence was on a relative high
in the U.S. marketplace. The Dow Jones finished off the day higher by over
143.08 points and closed at 11,153.98. Frank Matto

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Contract gold and silver prices were pushing higher once again during the last
trading session in the U.S. December contract gold, as well as December contract
Silver spent the majority of the session moving in positive territory. The stock
market in the U.S. had a favorable session as well. The DJIA was lifted higher
during the session as investors felt a boost of optimism relevant to the
positive economic data that posted yesterday. Positive economic news stemmed
from the unemployment claims and the GDP report. Both readings posted better
than expected and allowed investors to feel a rush of optimism. By the end of
day close, gold and silver contract finished on opposite sides of break-even.
December contract gold finished the day lower by .05 percent at 1617.30 per troy
ounce. December contract silver closed out the day higher by 1.29 percent at
30.52 per troy ounce. During the interval after last session close but prior to
todays opening bell, spot gold and spot silver trends were posting in the green.
Spot gold price per gram was higher by .37 at 52.32. Spot silver price per ounce
was higher by .72 at 30.80. Gold is still negative over the past month by
approximately 8.8 percent and silver is still negative by a much more
significant amount. The one month change for silver is red by approximately 25
percent. Camillo Zucari

Nasdaq Index Money Stock Market Investing News Today; Netflix NFLX MSN Money Stock Quote Todays Market Watch

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dow2664 The primary stock indices in the U.S. experienced a wild day. Money in the stock market fluctuated as did the primary index composites. The positive news in the U.S. related to optimistic feelings pertaining to progressive talks within the German parliament. In addition, unemployment claims posted stronger than expected and the GDP reading was better than most were anticipating. Some sectors still performed better than others however. The Nasdaq finished off the trading session lower overall amidst the positively skewed economic data in the U.S. Financial stocks did well during the last trading session and this sector experienced noteworthy gains throughout the day. The tech heavy Nasdaq experienced negative pressure as tech stocks dropped lower. The positive economic based news was not enough to help the tech sector pull out of its decent. Officially for the day, the Nasdaq fell lower overall by 11 points or .43 percent to close out at 2,480.76. The biggest Nasdaq loser of the day was Netflix Inc. NFLX dropped lower by almost 11 percent or 13.95 points to end the trading session at 113.19 according to MSN stock quotes. After hours trading continued to reveal negative trends for the corporation. Previous close for Netflix posted at 127.14. Ultimately, Netflix shares got smashed as the day overall was not good for the tech heavy Nasdaq. Frank Matto

Don’t Try to Benefit From John Paulson’s Epic Implosion

In the hedge fund world, lots of managers eventually put together a hot streak.
But eventually, they hit the wall and sustain huge losses. It is only a handful
of managers that have been able to generate standout returns for the long haul,
such as Paul Tudor Jones and George Soros. Interestingly enough, another
investor looked like he could join these elite ranks: John Paulson. During 2005,
he had the foresight to short the subprime market. Then a few years later, he
invested in financial stocks and gold. As a result, Paulson amassed billions for
himself and his investors. But this year, his streak turned into a slump, and
Paulson's flagship Advantage fund is off over 30% (as of the end of August).
Now it looks like other hedge funds are trying to find opportunities that is,
to pounce on Paulson. After all, it's likely his investors will start
redeeming their holdings, which will force selling. So which shares could be
vulnerable? According to the latest securities filings, some of Paulson's top
holdings include Citigroup (NYSE: C ), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ), Transocean
(NYSE: RIG ) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ). True, these shares already have
seen price drops. But with the redemption deadline for hedge funds coming at the
end of October, Paulson might have no choice but to lighten up on plenty of his
positions (this might be the case with other hedge funds as well). Yet trading
this event could be extremely tough, especially for retail investors. Keep in
mind that Paulson's holdings are highly liquid stocks. So if there is some
dumping, the price impacts are likely to be temporary if even noticeable. There
also is buzz that Paulson might be forced to sell gold. Keep in mind that he has
gold-denominated funds and he also is the largest holder of the SPDR Gold Trust
(NYSE: GLD ). But again, even if there is a major selloff to get liquidity, the
impact is likely to be short-lived. After all, gold is a large global market.
Besides, it still is unclear if Paulson will have wide-scale redemptions. Even
though his recent losses have been substantial, he does have investors who have
generated significant returns throughout the years. Is one year really enough to
bail out? Actually, Paulson might take steps to make concessions to his
investors, such as lowering his fees. This is not uncommon in the hedge fund
industry. So while it might be temping to find opportunities from Paulson's
distress and it certainly points out that even top investors are far from
perfect it probably will not be not worth the trouble. Tom Taulli is the author
of "All About Short Selling" and "All About Commodities." You can also
find him at Twitter account @ttaulli. He does not own a position in any of the
stocks named here.

Nasdaq Index Money Stock Market Investing News Today; Netflix NFLX MSN Money Stock Quote Todays Market Watch

The primary stock indices in the U.S. experienced a wild day. Money in the
stock market fluctuated as did the primary index composites. The positive news
in the U.S. related to optimistic feelings pertaining to progressive talks
within the German parliament. In addition, unemployment claims posted stronger
than expected and the GDP reading was better than most were anticipating. Some
sectors still performed better than others however. The Nasdaq finished off the
trading session lower overall amidst the positively skewed economic data in the
U.S. Financial stocks did well during the last trading session and this sector
experienced noteworthy gains throughout the day. The tech heavy Nasdaq
experienced negative pressure as tech stocks dropped lower. The positive
economic based news was not enough to help the tech sector pull out of its
decent. Officially for the day, the Nasdaq fell lower overall by 11 points or
.43 percent to close out at 2,480.76. The biggest Nasdaq loser of the day was
Netflix Inc. NFLX dropped lower by almost 11 percent or 13.95 points to end the
trading session at 113.19 according to MSN stock quotes. After hours trading
continued to reveal negative trends for the corporation. Previous close for
Netflix posted at 127.14. Ultimately, Netflix shares got smashed as the day
overall was not good for the tech heavy Nasdaq. Frank Matto

Don’t Try to Benefit From John Paulson’s Epic Implosion

In the hedge fund world, lots of managers eventually put together a hot streak.
But eventually, they hit the wall and sustain huge losses. It is only a handful
of managers that have been able to generate standout returns for the long haul,
such as Paul Tudor Jones and George Soros. Interestingly enough, another
investor looked like he could join these elite ranks: John Paulson. During 2005,
he had the foresight to short the subprime market. Then a few years later, he
invested in financial stocks and gold. As a result, Paulson amassed billions for
himself and his investors. But this year, his streak turned into a slump, and
Paulson's flagship Advantage fund is off over 30% (as of the end of August).
Now it looks like other hedge funds are trying to find opportunities that is,
to pounce on Paulson. After all, it's likely his investors will start
redeeming their holdings, which will force selling. So which shares could be
vulnerable? According to the latest securities filings, some of Paulson's top
holdings include Citigroup (NYSE: C ), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ), Transocean
(NYSE: RIG ) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ). True, these shares already have
seen price drops. But with the redemption deadline for hedge funds coming at the
end of October, Paulson might have no choice but to lighten up on plenty of his
positions (this might be the case with other hedge funds as well). Yet trading
this event could be extremely tough, especially for retail investors. Keep in
mind that Paulson's holdings are highly liquid stocks. So if there is some
dumping, the price impacts are likely to be temporary if even noticeable. There
also is buzz that Paulson might be forced to sell gold. Keep in mind that he has
gold-denominated funds and he also is the largest holder of the SPDR Gold Trust
(NYSE: GLD ). But again, even if there is a major selloff to get liquidity, the
impact is likely to be short-lived. After all, gold is a large global market.
Besides, it still is unclear if Paulson will have wide-scale redemptions. Even
though his recent losses have been substantial, he does have investors who have
generated significant returns throughout the years. Is one year really enough to
bail out? Actually, Paulson might take steps to make concessions to his
investors, such as lowering his fees. This is not uncommon in the hedge fund
industry. So while it might be temping to find opportunities from Paulson's
distress and it certainly points out that even top investors are far from
perfect it probably will not be not worth the trouble. Tom Taulli is the author
of "All About Short Selling" and "All About Commodities." You can also
find him at Twitter account @ttaulli. He does not own a position in any of the
stocks named here.