Top 10 Focus Stocks of The Day: ULTA, VTG, HNSN, USAT, NLS, DNDN, RENT, CWTR, CSUN, CONN (Sep 10, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are today's top 10 focus stocks. These momentum stocks are attracting a lot of interest from traders. One Chinese company (CSUN) is on the list. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) is today's 1st best focus stock. Its daily price change was 14.5% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is -1% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $68 on the stock. It is rated positively by 60% of the 10 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 25% based on analysts' average estimate. Vantage Drilling Company (AMEX:VTG) is today's 2nd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 11.2% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 73% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $2 on the stock. It is rated positively by 83% of the 12 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 0% based on analysts' average estimate. Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNSN) is today's 3rd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 8.1% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is -9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $4 on the stock. It is rated positively by 40% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 20% based on analysts' average estimate. USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAT) is today's 4th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 7.7% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is -6% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $2 on the stock. It is rated positively by 50% of the 2 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 25% based on analysts' average estimate. Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE:NLS) is today's 5th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 5.5% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 74% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $3 on the stock. It is rated positively by 100% of the 2 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 15% based on analysts' average estimate. Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) is today's 6th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 4.8% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 69% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $19 on the stock. It is rated positively by 40% of the 25 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is -31% based on analysts' average estimate. Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT) is today's 7th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 4.4% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 110% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $25 on the stock. It is rated positively by 71% of the 7 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 55% based on analysts' average estimate. Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ:CWTR) is today's 8th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 4.4% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 53% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $2 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0% of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 3% based on analysts' average estimate. China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CSUN) is today's 9th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 4.3% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is -8% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $1 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 10% based on analysts' average estimate. CONN'S, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN) is today's 10th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 4.2% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 21% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $10 on the stock. It is rated positively by 50% of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 31% based on analysts' average estimate.

Outsized Weekly Gains: (SDS), (GOLD), (ABX), (AUY), (SNDK)

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gol2664 Negocioenlinea Outsized Weekly Gains: (SDS), ( GOLD ), (ABX), (AUY), (SNDK) Tickr Watch – 1 hour ago The following stocks were among the best performers for the week: ProShares UltraShort S&P500, Randgold Resources Ltd, Barrick Gold Corporation, Yamana Gold , Inc, and SanDisk Corp. Shares of …

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Planning ERP Move

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tdp2664 E money daily Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ :MSFT) has plans to take on ERP rival Lawson with Dynamics AX 2012. Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ :MSFT) Planning ERP Move The software giant has made Dynamics AX 2012, its latest enterprise resource planning suite, available in 25 countries, an attempt to take on its major rival Lawson. Kirill Tatarinov, president of Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ :MSFT) Business Solutions, said that, “Traditionally, deploying enterprise applications has been like pouring electronic concrete. But now customers require applications that support “speed and constant evolution, which AX 2012 delivers". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares were at 26.22 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 9.4% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.76 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.84 Zack’s Rank: 28 out of 90 in the industry

BP plc (NYSE:BP) Completes Refinery Sale

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tdp2664 E money daily BP plc (NYSE:BP) has completed the sale of its African refining and marketing assets to Trafigura. BP plc (NYSE:BP) Completes Refinery Sale BP plc (NYSE:BP) has sold five of its African refining and marketing assets to Puma Energy, the marketing unit of Trafigura Group, for $296 million. The marketing businesses in Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia also fall in to the deal. Iain Conn, chief executive for refining and marketing at BP plc (NYSE:BP), said, "BP plc (NYSE:BP) is pleased that the sale of Tanzania has now been completed successfully. We believe Puma Energy will be able to build on these good assets and develop them further. We are committed to developing and pursuing the significant growth potential of our businesses in South Africa and Mozambique". BP plc (NYSE:BP) company shares are currently standing at 37.08. Price History Last Price: 37.08 52 Week Low / High: 35.15 / 49.5 50 Day Moving Average: 41.85 6 Month Price Change %: -18.8% 12 Month Price Change %: -3.4%

Top 10 Rebounding Leisure Services Stocks: GOBK, FUN, PCLN, SIX, TZOO, EXPE, DVD, LONG, AWAY, CKEC (Sep 10, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 rebounding Leisure Services stocks. These companies' business outlook has improved a lot in the past 52 weeks. One Chinese company (LONG) is on the list. Globalink Limited (NASDAQ:GOBK) is the 1st best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 75% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 39% of its 52-week high. Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE:FUN) is the 2nd best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 73% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 89% of its 52-week high. priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) is the 3rd best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 61% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 93% of its 52-week high. Six Flags Entertainment Corp (NYSE:SIX) is the 4th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 56% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 76% of its 52-week high. Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO) is the 5th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 55% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 31% of its 52-week high. Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) is the 6th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 49% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 89% of its 52-week high. Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:DVD) is the 7th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 47% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 64% of its 52-week high. eLong, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:LONG) is the 8th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 40% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 59% of its 52-week high. HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY) is the 9th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 35% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 88% of its 52-week high. Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKEC) is the 10th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 32% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 70% of its 52-week high.

Top 10 Rebounding Leisure Services Stocks: GOBK, FUN, PCLN, SIX, TZOO, EXPE, DVD, LONG, AWAY, CKEC (Sep 10, 2011)

Below are the top 10 rebounding Leisure Services stocks. These companies
business outlook has improved a lot in the past 52 weeks. One Chinese company
(LONG) is on the list. Globalink Limited (NASDAQ:GOBK) is the 1st best
rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 75% from its
52-week low. It is now trading at 39% of its 52-week high. Cedar Fair, L.P.
(NYSE:FUN) is the 2nd best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It
has risen 73% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 89% of its 52-week
high. priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) is the 3rd best rebounding stock
in this segment of the market. It has risen 61% from its 52-week low. It is now
trading at 93% of its 52-week high. Six Flags Entertainment Corp (NYSE:SIX) is
the 4th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 56%
from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 76% of its 52-week high. Travelzoo
Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO) is the 5th best rebounding stock in this segment of the
market. It has risen 55% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 31% of its
52-week high. Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) is the 6th best rebounding stock in
this segment of the market. It has risen 49% from its 52-week low. It is now
trading at 89% of its 52-week high. Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:DVD) is the
7th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 47% from
its 52-week low. It is now trading at 64% of its 52-week high. eLong, Inc. (ADR)
(NASDAQ:LONG) is the 8th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It
has risen 40% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 59% of its 52-week
high. HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY) is the 9th best rebounding stock in this
segment of the market. It has risen 35% from its 52-week low. It is now trading
at 88% of its 52-week high. Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKEC) is the 10th best
rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 32% from its
52-week low. It is now trading at 70% of its 52-week high.

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ago The following stocks were among the best performers for the week: ProShares
UltraShort S&P500, Randgold Resources Ltd, Barrick Gold Corporation, Yamana
Gold, Inc, and SanDisk Corp. Shares of ...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Planning ERP Move

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has plans to take on ERP rival Lawson with
Dynamics AX 2012. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Planning ERP Move The
software giant has made Dynamics AX 2012, its latest enterprise resource
planning suite, available in 25 countries, an attempt to take on its major rival
Lawson. Kirill Tatarinov, president of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Business Solutions, said that, Traditionally, deploying enterprise applications
has been like pouring electronic concrete. But now customers require
applications that support speed and constant evolution, which AX 2012
delivers". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares were at 26.22 at the end of
the last days trading. Theres been a 9.4% movement in the stock price over the
past 3 months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion:
Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.76 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months
Ago: 1.84 Zacks Rank: 28 out of 90 in the industry

Top 10 Focus Stocks of The Day: ULTA, VTG, HNSN, USAT, NLS, DNDN, RENT, CWTR, CSUN, CONN (Sep 10, 2011)

Below are todays top 10 focus stocks. These momentum stocks are attracting a
lot of interest from traders. One Chinese company (CSUN) is on the list. Ulta
Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) is todays 1st best focus stock.
Its daily price change was 14.5% in the previous trading session. Its upside
potential is -1% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $68 on the
stock. It is rated positively by 60% of the 10 analyst(s) covering it. Its
long-term annual earnings growth is 25% based on analysts average estimate.
Vantage Drilling Company (AMEX:VTG) is todays 2nd best focus stock. Its daily
price change was 11.2% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is
73% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $2 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 83% of the 12 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 0% based on analysts average estimate. Hansen Medical, Inc.
(NASDAQ:HNSN) is todays 3rd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 8.1% in
the previous trading session. Its upside potential is -9% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $4 on the stock. It is rated positively by 40%
of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 20%
based on analysts average estimate. USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAT) is
todays 4th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 7.7% in the previous
trading session. Its upside potential is -6% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $2 on the stock. It is rated positively by 50% of the 2
analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 25% based on
analysts average estimate. Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE:NLS) is todays 5th best focus
stock. Its daily price change was 5.5% in the previous trading session. Its
upside potential is 74% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $3
on the stock. It is rated positively by 100% of the 2 analyst(s) covering it.
Its long-term annual earnings growth is 15% based on analysts average estimate.
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) is todays 6th best focus stock. Its daily
price change was 4.8% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is
69% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $19 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 40% of the 25 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is -31% based on analysts average estimate. Rentrak Corporation
(NASDAQ:RENT) is todays 7th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 4.4% in
the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 110% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $25 on the stock. It is rated positively by 71%
of the 7 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 55%
based on analysts average estimate. Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ:CWTR) is todays
8th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 4.4% in the previous trading
session. Its upside potential is 53% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $2 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0% of the 4 analyst(s)
covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 3% based on analysts
average estimate. China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CSUN) is todays 9th best
focus stock. Its daily price change was 4.3% in the previous trading session.
Its upside potential is -8% based on brokerage analysts average target price of
$1 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it.
Its long-term annual earnings growth is 10% based on analysts average estimate.
CONNS, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN) is todays 10th best focus stock. Its daily price
change was 4.2% in the previous trading session. Its upside potential is 21%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $10 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 50% of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 31% based on analysts average estimate.

3 Large-Cap Stocks Itching to Break Out

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace The overall market might be something less than bullish right now, but we're at least starting to see pockets of strength again. So can investors at least tiptoe back into a stock picker's mind-set? The answer is yes, but we do need to ensure we're working with only the best of the best trading setups, where the charts, fundamentals and sentiment are all ready to do their part. To that end, three large-cap stocks are indeed firing on all cylinders — or are very close to doing so. American Express Think consumers still have their purse strings closed tightly? Think again. Retail spending in the U.S. is approaching record levels seen in 2007, and consumer credit levels have grown each month for the past 10 months. Credit card companies like Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS ) and American Express (NYSE: AXP ) are reaping the benefits of that trend, too. Discover not only has been profitable for five straight quarters (since Q1 of 2010), it has topped estimates in all five quarters and has sequentially grown its per-share income in all five quarters. In fact, were the prior four quarters an actual fiscal year, DFS would have posted its most profitable year ever. Point being, it's difficult to see the industry's woes in those numbers. Discover Financial isn't exactly the best trading opportunity right now, though. That honor belongs to American Express shares, which are far less stretched right now. DFS has rallied 55% over the past 12 months, while AXP has only rallied 23% and, more importantly, has just now started to test the breakout waters. As the chart below will illustrate, American Express shares spent the better part of 2010 and a great deal of 2011 in a trading range between $37 and $50. We saw a breakout effort unfold in May of this year, but it was upended by August's marketwide decimation. In the meantime, though, AXP shares have fought their way back above the key ceiling at $50 and apparently intend to stay there. But what about the underlying results to support the chart's growth? Don't worry — American Express has it covered. Like Discover, the past 12 months for American Express actually have been the most profitable 12-month stretch ever for the company; last quarter’s EPS of $1.07 also was a record-breaker. It's tough to doubt a company's outlook when it has waltzed into record-breaking territory in an environment like this one, especially when its peers are enjoying similar success.

Consumer Staples ETFs: Not Just for the Conservative Investor

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace During extended periods of market volatility and stress, consumers still have to buy items for daily consumption. While overall consumption might be reduced, investing in strategies that own shares in solid consumer products is a conservative bet that can generate consistent returns. Owning shares in corporations that produce items such as soap, razor blades, shampoo, bleach and other everyday goods is a theme that numerous fund managers and ETF sponsors use to attract investor capital. The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (NYSE: IYK ) is, as it sounds, based on consumer goods stocks in the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index . The top 10 holdings are: Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG ): 12.56% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ): 10.78% Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM ): 8.77% PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP ): 7.01% Kraft (NYSE: KFT ): 4.03% Altria Group (NYSE: MO ): 4.02% Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL ): 3.24% Ford (NYSE: F ): 2.81% Monsanto (NYSE: MON ): 2.63% Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB ): 1.92% This index ETF follows the benchmark of the reference group and delivers returns that are in line with the conservative nature of this subset of stocks. The concept is simple, and the performance has been in line with expectations. The ProShares Ultra Consumer Services ETF (NYSE: UCC ) is another strategy that seeks returns from consumer goods. However, this ETF applies leverage through the use of derivatives and will result in gains or losses two times what this portfolio would generate. The top 10 holdings of this ETF are: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ): 5.56% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ): 5.20% Amazon ( NASDAQ : AMZN ): 4.26% Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS ): 4.10% Home Depot (NYSE: HD ): 3.42% Comcast ( NASDAQ : CMCSA ): 3.08% CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS ): 3.02% Time Warner (NYSE: TWX ): 2.38% DirectTV ( NASDAQ : DTV ): 2.31% Walgreen (NYSE: WAG ): 2.30% A word of caution: While the perception is that investing in a consumer services ETF is conservative, by no means is such philosophy found in this program. If you look under the hood of UCC, you might get a few "ah-hah" moments. Lastly, meeting investor demand for such staple ideas is a recent creation, the Global X Food ETF (NYSE: EATX ). This new ETF invests in food stocks on a global basis. Not only does this ETF lack a track record, the index that is its benchmark also has a short history. The ETF was released to the general public on May 31. Based on this — regardless of the top 10 holdings or the international exposure — investing money into an unproven program might be far more speculative than presented. An investor should look at any investment program with a cautious eye. A program’s title is influenced more by marketing than its actual contents. The use of the terms “consumer goods,” “consumer services” or “consumer staples,” if taken without further due diligence, might lead to disappointment. Jeffrey L. Stouffer is the principal of Mercantile Capital Group, a Herndon, Va.-based introducing broker registered with the CFTC and a member of the National Futures Association. He can be reached at mercapitalgroup@aol.com . He owns no direct or indirect holdings in any of these ETFs.

Two Middle Eastern Telecoms to Buy in a Troubled Market

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace World stock markets soared on Wednesday after a German court gave its blessing to the EU sovereign debt bailouts.

Top 10 U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks of the Week: GRO, CGA, CNET, CIIC, GU, HOLI, SKBI, HRBN, CSKI, CHLN (Sep 10, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stocks for the past week. Agria Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:GRO) is the 1st best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 27.74% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -8.85% year-to-date. China Green Agriculture, Inc (NYSE:CGA) is the 2nd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 24.00% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -44.89% year-to-date. Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) is the 3rd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 22.95% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -66.07% year-to-date. China Infrastructure Investment Corp (NASDAQ:CIIC) is the 4th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 19.54% for the past week. Its price percentage change was 50.29% year-to-date. Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:GU) is the 5th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 17.74% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -60.54% year-to-date. Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:HOLI) is the 6th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 17.73% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -53.56% year-to-date. Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:SKBI) is the 7th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 17.03% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -72.46% year-to-date. Harbin Electric, Inc. (NASDAQ:HRBN) is the 8th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 16.47% for the past week. Its price percentage change was 14.12% year-to-date. China Sky One Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSKI) is the 9th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 16.06% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -63.70% year-to-date. China Housing & Land Development, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHLN) is the 10th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 15.00% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -58.03% year-to-date.

Top 10 Rebounding IT Services Stocks: USAT, DTLK, SIFY, HMNY, REDF, SINA, LQDT, KEYN, ADAT, ALLT (Sep 10, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 rebounding IT Services stocks. These companies' business outlook has improved a lot in the past 52 weeks. One Chinese company (SINA) is on the list. USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAT) is the 1st best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 339% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 60% of its 52-week high. Datalink Corporation (NASDAQ:DTLK) is the 2nd best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 231% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 84% of its 52-week high. Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:SIFY) is the 3rd best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 194% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 51% of its 52-week high. Helios & Matheson North America Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) is the 4th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 180% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 52% of its 52-week high. Rediff.com India Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:REDF) is the 5th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 180% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 44% of its 52-week high. SINA Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:SINA) is the 6th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 144% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 71% of its 52-week high. Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) is the 7th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 143% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 96% of its 52-week high. Keynote Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:KEYN) is the 8th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 126% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 90% of its 52-week high. Authentidate Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:ADAT) is the 9th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 120% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 53% of its 52-week high. Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALLT) is the 10th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 120% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 61% of its 52-week high.

Top 10 U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks of the Week: GRO, CGA, CNET, CIIC, GU, HOLI, SKBI, HRBN, CSKI, CHLN (Sep 10, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stocks for the past
week. Agria Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:GRO) is the 1st best-performing stock last
week in this segment of the market. It was up 27.74% for the past week. Its
price percentage change was -8.85% year-to-date. China Green Agriculture, Inc
(NYSE:CGA) is the 2nd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the
market. It was up 24.00% for the past week. Its price percentage change was
-44.89% year-to-date. Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) is the 3rd
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 22.95%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was -66.07% year-to-date. China
Infrastructure Investment Corp (NASDAQ:CIIC) is the 4th best-performing stock
last week in this segment of the market. It was up 19.54% for the past week. Its
price percentage change was 50.29% year-to-date. Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd
(ADR) (NYSE:GU) is the 5th best-performing stock last week in this segment of
the market. It was up 17.74% for the past week. Its price percentage change was
-60.54% year-to-date. Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:HOLI) is the
6th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up
17.73% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -53.56% year-to-date.
Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:SKBI) is the 7th best-performing
stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 17.03% for the past
week. Its price percentage change was -72.46% year-to-date. Harbin Electric,
Inc. (NASDAQ:HRBN) is the 8th best-performing stock last week in this segment of
the market. It was up 16.47% for the past week. Its price percentage change was
14.12% year-to-date. China Sky One Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSKI) is the 9th
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 16.06%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was -63.70% year-to-date. China
Housing & Land Development, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHLN) is the 10th best-performing stock
last week in this segment of the market. It was up 15.00% for the past week. Its
price percentage change was -58.03% year-to-date.

Why You Shouldn’t Drink the PepsiCo Punch

Peter Santoro, manager of Columbia Management Advisers' Large Cap Core Fund,
recently picked PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP ) as one of two large-cap stocks with very
attractive valuations. In an interview with The Wall Street Transcript , Santoro
suggested that PepsiCo's strong balance sheet and emerging-markets potential
combined with historically low valuation multiples makes its stock more
attractive than ever . While this might be true, I'm going to play devils
advocate for a moment and give you some reasons why you might want to think
twice about owning its stock. 52-Week Low I'll give Santoro kudos for picking
a stock near its 52-week low. That said, there's a number of big-name drink
stocks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, also trading near their one-year lows,
so let's not get carried away. It's an industry thing. Besides, PepsiCo's
stock historically has traded in a tight range, so a low one day is a high the
next. In the past five years, it has moved between $43.78 and $79.79. That's a
difference of only $36. Currently, it sits smack dab in the middle of that
range, so it's fair to say it could just as easily head lower than higher. I
guess that's why they pay money managers the big bucks. However, Pepsico's
stock rarely loses more than 20% in any given year, so the likelihood of it
running back down to $44 is minimal. The big risk here is the markets moving
ahead while PepsiCo doesn't. Price to Free Cash Flow Santoro makes reference
to PepsiCo's historically low valuation multiples. One ratio I use to examine
a stock's value is price to free cash flow. This tells me what investors are
willing to pay for a company's free cash flow. Currently, they will pay 21.1
times free cash flow compared to 27.1 back in 2007, when PepsiCo hit its
five-year high. By this measure at least, it certainly appears less expensive.
In 2007, it generated $4.5 billion in free cash from $39.5 billion in revenues.
In the trailing 12 months, it generated $4.8 billion from revenues of $62.4
billion. Essentially, it generated $300 million in additional free cash from $23
billion in revenue. That's not so good. Furthermore, you can buy Dr. Pepper
Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS ) and Boston Beer Co. (NYSE: SAM ) for 7.7 times and
15.5 times FCF, respectively. The reality is PepsiCo might be cheap in relation
to itself, but who out there invests in a bubble? There are other cheaper
options available. Share Repurchases Part of the free cash flow discussion must
include share repurchases. After all, dividends and buybacks are two of the only
ways a company can reward its shareholders. In the past five years, PepsiCo has
repurchased $17 billion in stock at an average price of $66.15 per share. Its
return on investment is -6.8%. Shareholders will argue that these purchases
reduced the share count, thereby increasing earnings per share. That would be
the case if it didn't issue any new shares. However, in both 2006 and 2007,
it issued 31 million shares for stock options. At the end of the day, $17
billion reduced the share count by just 55 million, or 3.3%. On a good note, any
increase in earnings in that time wasn't from share repurchase sleight of
hand. However, I'll bet you any amount of money that if PepsiCo had paid out
the $17 billion in dividends instead of share repurchases, its stock would have
gained more than 22% over 68 months. Bottom Line PepsiCo might have a pretty
balance sheet, but there are plenty of other large caps with good ones, too.
Heck, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) is Santoro's top holding, and the last time I
checked, it had a decent balance sheet. As of this writing, Will Ashworth did
not own a position in any of the stocks named here.

Top 10 Rebounding IT Services Stocks: USAT, DTLK, SIFY, HMNY, REDF, SINA, LQDT, KEYN, ADAT, ALLT (Sep 10, 2011)

Below are the top 10 rebounding IT Services stocks. These companies business
outlook has improved a lot in the past 52 weeks. One Chinese company (SINA) is
on the list. USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAT) is the 1st best rebounding
stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 339% from its 52-week low. It
is now trading at 60% of its 52-week high. Datalink Corporation (NASDAQ:DTLK) is
the 2nd best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 231%
from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 84% of its 52-week high. Sify
Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:SIFY) is the 3rd best rebounding stock in this
segment of the market. It has risen 194% from its 52-week low. It is now trading
at 51% of its 52-week high. Helios & Matheson North America Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) is
the 4th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 180%
from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 52% of its 52-week high. Rediff.com
India Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:REDF) is the 5th best rebounding stock in this
segment of the market. It has risen 180% from its 52-week low. It is now trading
at 44% of its 52-week high. SINA Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:SINA) is the 6th best
rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 144% from its
52-week low. It is now trading at 71% of its 52-week high. Liquidity Services,
Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) is the 7th best rebounding stock in this segment of the
market. It has risen 143% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 96% of its
52-week high. Keynote Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:KEYN) is the 8th best rebounding
stock in this segment of the market. It has risen 126% from its 52-week low. It
is now trading at 90% of its 52-week high. Authentidate Holding Corp.
(NASDAQ:ADAT) is the 9th best rebounding stock in this segment of the market. It
has risen 120% from its 52-week low. It is now trading at 53% of its 52-week
high. Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALLT) is the 10th best rebounding stock
in this segment of the market. It has risen 120% from its 52-week low. It is now
trading at 61% of its 52-week high.

Consumer Staples ETFs: Not Just for the Conservative Investor

During extended periods of market volatility and stress, consumers still have
to buy items for daily consumption. While overall consumption might be reduced,
investing in strategies that own shares in solid consumer products is a
conservative bet that can generate consistent returns. Owning shares in
corporations that produce items such as soap, razor blades, shampoo, bleach and
other everyday goods is a theme that numerous fund managers and ETF sponsors use
to attract investor capital. The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods ETF
(NYSE: IYK ) is, as it sounds, based on consumer goods stocks in the Dow Jones
U.S. Consumer Goods Index. The top 10 holdings are: Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG
): 12.56% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ): 10.78% Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM ):
8.77% PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP ): 7.01% Kraft (NYSE: KFT ): 4.03% Altria Group (NYSE:
MO ): 4.02% Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL ): 3.24% Ford (NYSE: F ): 2.81% Monsanto
(NYSE: MON ): 2.63% Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB ): 1.92% This index ETF
follows the benchmark of the reference group and delivers returns that are in
line with the conservative nature of this subset of stocks. The concept is
simple, and the performance has been in line with expectations. The ProShares
Ultra Consumer Services ETF (NYSE: UCC ) is another strategy that seeks returns
from consumer goods. However, this ETF applies leverage through the use of
derivatives and will result in gains or losses two times what this portfolio
would generate. The top 10 holdings of this ETF are: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ):
5.56% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ): 5.20% Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ): 4.26% Walt Disney
Co. (NYSE: DIS ): 4.10% Home Depot (NYSE: HD ): 3.42% Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA ):
3.08% CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS ): 3.02% Time Warner (NYSE: TWX ): 2.38% DirectTV
(NASDAQ: DTV ): 2.31% Walgreen (NYSE: WAG ): 2.30% A word of caution: While the
perception is that investing in a consumer services ETF is conservative, by no
means is such philosophy found in this program. If you look under the hood of
UCC, you might get a few "ah-hah" moments. Lastly, meeting investor demand
for such staple ideas is a recent creation, the Global X Food ETF (NYSE: EATX ).
This new ETF invests in food stocks on a global basis. Not only does this ETF
lack a track record, the index that is its benchmark also has a short history.
The ETF was released to the general public on May 31. Based on this regardless
of the top 10 holdings or the international exposure investing money into an
unproven program might be far more speculative than presented. An investor
should look at any investment program with a cautious eye. A programs title is
influenced more by marketing than its actual contents. The use of the terms
consumer goods, consumer services or consumer staples, if taken without further
due diligence, might lead to disappointment. Jeffrey L. Stouffer is the
principal of Mercantile Capital Group, a Herndon, Va.-based introducing broker
registered with the CFTC and a member of the National Futures Association. He
can be reached at mercapitalgroup@aol.com . He owns no direct or indirect
holdings in any of these ETFs.

Oil prices ended the week falling | gold prices slightly rose – September 9

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Gold & silver prices seeking direction | weekly recap 6-9 September

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold and silver prices changed direction throughout the week with no clear direction. The sharp appreciation of the US dollar against major currencies including the Euro throughout most of the week affected gold and silver prices to trade down, while the decline of the US stock markets may have affected gold and silver prices to remain high. The ECB rate decision and the revised down Euro Area economic outlook of the ECB didn’t help much in easing the concerns of traders and only further weakened the Euro. By the end of the week gold and silver prices didn’t change much form their initial price level at the beginning of the week. Here is a short review of the changes in gold and silver prices during the week of September 6th to September 9th 2011:

What in the World Should You Do About Gold?

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace The difficulty of investing in gold these days is there is a palpable and possibly legitimate fear that gold is in a bubble. Nobody wants to be caught in the bubble when it bursts. Unlike many stocks, virtually any type of direct gold investment has a lot of volatility built into it, which makes trading gold securities difficult. So unless you are a very nimble trader, the real question to ask is whether there is a long-term reason to buy or short gold. Long-term investors who climbed into the metal the last time it rose to historic highs have had to wait 30 years for those highs to be eclipsed. The long argument is that monetary and fiscal policies of both domestic and foreign governments is destroying the value of paper currency. Economies are getting worse, not better. Thus, hard assets provide a hedge. Gold is a precious metal with intrinsic value. At every hundred-dollar price barrier, someone calls a top and gets hammered on his short. The short argument is that gold's price of almost $1,900 per ounce vastly overvalues the metal, and the market is being driven by speculation. CNBC has specials on gold, "we buy gold" stores have opened all over the place, pundits call for $2,500 per ounce of gold, and a bevy of direct ETF gold investments have proliferated. This shows sentiment has become outrageously bullish. The Central Gold Trust (AMEX: GTU ) is a closed-end mutual fund that only owns the hard metal itself, and trades at either a premium or discount to its underlying net asset value. This security has been trading at a significant premium for some time. The same goes for the Central Fund of Canada (AMEX: CEF ). That suggests sentiment is forming a bubble. Charts courtesy of DecisionPoint.com So, what's the play? My feeling is that, if you are a long-term investor, you should have a diversified portfolio that includes precious metal exposure. Depending on one's risk tolerance, I suggest anywhere from a 1% to 4% position in precious metal exposure. Given gold’s (and silver's) extraordinary rise, however, I wouldn't buy your position all at once. First, I'd spread your risk among several areas that are both direct precious metal investments, and those that are related. SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD ) is an ETF that invests directly in gold, and ETFS White Metals Basket Trust (NYSE: WITE ) holds physical silver, platinum and palladium (also at historic highs). A related investment is the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX ), which holds a basket of gold miner stocks. Finally, I'd buy DGSE Companies, Inc. (AMEX: DGSE ), a small company that is undergoing a quasi-reverse merger in which privately held NTR Metals is slowly taking over the company, merging its gold buying/selling and market-making business into DGSE. The company seems poised to make significant earnings from buying and selling gold and making the spread, rather than being tied to the metal price itself. The key with all of these investments (except perhaps DGSE), however, is to dollar-cost average into them. That way your investment is smoothed across many months. Lawrence Meyers owns shares of SPDR Gold Trust and DGSE Companies.

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dow2664 Investors fled riskier stock options during the last trading session of the week and positioned with perceived safe havens like precious metal gold . Gold contract price per ounce rates moved up as the trends for the primary stock indices in the U.S. moved lower. It was another down week for the primary index composites in the U.S. The negative trends culminated yesterday as the three primary composites went red across the board. The Nasdaq closed the session lower by over 61 points at 2,467.99. The S&P 500 closed the week lower by over 31 points at 1,154.23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by over 300 points at 10,992.13. The negative trends increased investor interest in safe havens and gold contract ultimately moved higher on the day. Gold contract for December delivery finished higher by .11 percent at 1859.50 per troy ounce. Contract silver for December delivery finished the session red by 2.13 percent at 41.62 per troy ounce. Spot gold and spot silver moved in similar directions after session close. Spot gold price per gram was higher by .02 at 59.64 and spot silver per ounce moved lower by 1.03 at 41.44. Primary indices in Asia and Europe struggled during their respective session as well. Gold appeal moved higher to end the week as major market composites fell below break-even. Camillo Zucari

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dow2664 Stock futures were posting red prior to opening bell of the last trading session. Upon opening, stock indices fell off a cliff. The Dow Jones , along with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 dropped further into the red due to the negatively skewed economic reports that recently posted. Jobs data that posted this week was worse than anticipated as the initial claims for unemployment pushed higher. The unemployment rate remains 9.1 percent in America and the people are feeling the pressure of the stalling U.S. economy. Trends in Europe are worrisome as the debt crisis there grows. Stock indices in the eurozone regions were negatively effected by the crisis and this negative action traveled overseas and pressured trends in the U.S. to end the week. Ultimately, the primary stock composites finished in the red as the last session of the week closed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by 2.69 percent. The Nasdaq closed lower by 2.42 percent at 2,467.99 and the S&P 500 closed lower by 2.67 percent at 1,154.23. The economy needs a boost. President Obama hopes his proposed plan is well received and that it provides the economic boost in the U.S. that is desperately needed. Frank Matto

Gold & silver prices seeking direction | weekly recap 6-9 September

Gold and silver prices changed direction throughout the week with no clear
direction. The sharp appreciation of the US dollar against major currencies
including the Euro throughout most of the week affected gold and silver prices
to trade down, while the decline of the US stock markets may have affected gold
and silver prices to remain high. The ECB rate decision and the revised down
Euro Area economic outlook of the ECB didnt help much in easing the concerns of
traders and only further weakened the Euro. By the end of the week gold and
silver prices didnt change much form their initial price level at the beginning
of the week. Here is a short review of the changes in gold and silver prices
during the week of September 6th to September 9th 2011:

Tiny Amarin Banking on Fish Oil Drug Success

Investors have to be wondering whether Amarin (Nasdaq: AMRN ) can reap the full
benefits of its potential blockbuster drug by going it alone. After all, the
Dublin, Ireland-based biopharmaceutical company has fewer than 20 employees, no
marketing department, no sales force, and no real manufacturing infrastructure.
The company does have about $100 million in cash, but it probably takes at least
three times that much to get a hit drug off the ground these days. Some industry
observers suggest that Amarin needs to sell itself to a member of Big Pharma if
its fish oil drug, AMR101, is to realize its full potential. The two names being
mentioned as perfect partners are cholesterol powerhouses Pfizer (NYSE: PFE )
and GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK ). Given Pfizer's experience with Lipitor, the
company has the expertise and infrastructure to make AMR101 a top seller. Also,
the medication would be a nice replacement for Lipitor, which is on the cusp of
losing patent protection. Glaxo has its own prescription drug fish oil capsule
called Lovaza, which is used to lower very high triglyceride levels. The company
might want to make a run at Amarin because the possibility exists that the
apparently superior AMR 101 could make Lovaza obsolete. If that happens, Glaxo
would take a punch to the gut – the loss of a $1 billion drug. So far, Amarin
management seems content to plow ahead on its own. The company has signed supply
agreements with two active pharmaceutical ingredient makers and two
encapsulators to make the product once it's approved. AMR101 is an
ultra-purified form of the omega-3 fatty acid called EPA, derived from fish oil.
Across two phase III clinical trials, AMR101 has demonstrated the ability to
significantly lower triglyceride levels without raising LDL, or bad cholesterol
levels. If all goes as planned, Amarin plans to file for FDA approval during the
current quarter. The drug application will focus on patients with high levels of
triglycerides tested in the first trial. But the big sales and profits are in
treating the much larger group with medium triglyceride levels. To get the OK to
go after that audience, Amarin is running an outcomes study for AMR101 called
REDUCE-IT, for Reduction of Cardiovascular Events with EPA Intervention Trial.
If all goes well, the six-year trial could prove a bonanza, allowing the company
to market AMR 101 as a treatment to reduce cardiovascular events –such as
heart attacks, strokes rather than just claiming that the drug reduces
triglyceride levels. Investor enthusiasm for Amarin was dampened somewhat
recently when the company said its U.S. patent application for AMR 101 was
rejected, a decision it plans to appeal. That said, the stock is still up 36%
this year. Amarin had filed for multiple method-of-use patents that would grant
additional years of exclusivity to AMR101 as a treatment for patients with very
high levels of triglycerides, or soluble fats in the blood. This additional
patent protection would keep generic competitors out of the market during the
period of peak sales for the drug. Monness Crespi Hardt analyst Avik Roy said
the patent issue is one reason for his neutral rating on the stock. However,
others pooh-poohed the rejection, including several sell-side analysts from
Jefferies, Lazard and Canaccord Genuity, who called the AMR101 patent concerns
overblown or misinterpreted.

What in the World Should You Do About Gold?

The difficulty of investing in gold these days is there is a palpable and
possibly legitimate fear that gold is in a bubble. Nobody wants to be caught in
the bubble when it bursts. Unlike many stocks, virtually any type of direct gold
investment has a lot of volatility built into it, which makes trading gold
securities difficult. So unless you are a very nimble trader, the real question
to ask is whether there is a long-term reason to buy or short gold. Long-term
investors who climbed into the metal the last time it rose to historic highs
have had to wait 30 years for those highs to be eclipsed. The long argument is
that monetary and fiscal policies of both domestic and foreign governments is
destroying the value of paper currency. Economies are getting worse, not better.
Thus, hard assets provide a hedge. Gold is a precious metal with intrinsic
value. At every hundred-dollar price barrier, someone calls a top and gets
hammered on his short. The short argument is that gold's price of almost
$1,900 per ounce vastly overvalues the metal, and the market is being driven by
speculation. CNBC has specials on gold, "we buy gold" stores have opened all
over the place, pundits call for $2,500 per ounce of gold, and a bevy of direct
ETF gold investments have proliferated. This shows sentiment has become
outrageously bullish. The Central Gold Trust (AMEX: GTU ) is a closed-end mutual
fund that only owns the hard metal itself, and trades at either a premium or
discount to its underlying net asset value. This security has been trading at a
significant premium for some time. The same goes for the Central Fund of Canada
(AMEX: CEF ). That suggests sentiment is forming a bubble. Charts courtesy of
DecisionPoint.com So, what's the play? My feeling is that, if you are a
long-term investor, you should have a diversified portfolio that includes
precious metal exposure. Depending on one's risk tolerance, I suggest anywhere
from a 1% to 4% position in precious metal exposure. Given golds (and
silver's) extraordinary rise, however, I wouldn't buy your position all at
once. First, I'd spread your risk among several areas that are both direct
precious metal investments, and those that are related. SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:
GLD ) is an ETF that invests directly in gold, and ETFS White Metals Basket
Trust (NYSE: WITE ) holds physical silver, platinum and palladium (also at
historic highs). A related investment is the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF
(NYSE: GDX ), which holds a basket of gold miner stocks. Finally, I'd buy DGSE
Companies, Inc. (AMEX: DGSE ), a small company that is undergoing a
quasi-reverse merger in which privately held NTR Metals is slowly taking over
the company, merging its gold buying/selling and market-making business into
DGSE. The company seems poised to make significant earnings from buying and
selling gold and making the spread, rather than being tied to the metal price
itself. The key with all of these investments (except perhaps DGSE), however, is
to dollar-cost average into them. That way your investment is smoothed across
many months. Lawrence Meyers owns shares of SPDR Gold Trust and DGSE Companies.

Ulta Can Color Your Portfolio Gold

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (NASDAQ: ULTA ) is on an earnings tear. Its

Make Money on the 21st Century Soup Kitchen: Coffee Shops

The weight of last week's jobs report was simply crushing. We learned that
exactly zero jobs were created in August. Fears of a double-dip recession are
fast becoming a reality. There are three stocks to buy in this environment:
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ), Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ: CBOU ) and Peets Coffee & Tea
(NASDAQ: PEET ). The reasons for these buys might surprise you. First, the big
picture: The U.S. is experiencing a traumatic economic event, characterized by
persistently high unemployment and persistently high uncertainty. What began in
2008 with the collapse of the housing market and financial crisis has yet to
reach its full course. This is not the Great Depression, mind you. There are no
shortages of food or Hoovervilles prompted by a homelessness epidemic. But the
pain of losing jobs, abandoning homes and enduring pay reductions is very real
in its own way. From both a sociological and investing perspective, I am
fascinated by the rise of "the new soup kitchen." Namely, the coffee shop.
The number of unemployed and those now scrounging for work are opting for a new
community hangout. For those that lived during the Great Depression, the soup
kitchen was more than just a place to get food. The coffee shop is serving the
same purpose in the "Great Recession." It is a place to network and it often
has free internet access to search for new opportunities. Instead of eating soup
and trading handbills, the nation's unemployed are sipping lattes and surfing
Monster.com. Perhaps that explains why coffee stocks are doing so well in this
market. My expectation is that they will continue to do well. Here's a look at
three coffee shop stocks to buy: Starbucks The king of the coffee shop movement
is Starbucks. After overly aggressive expansion and a lack of focus that hurt
shares, the company has rebounded nicely in the past 18 months. For the year,
shares are up 21%, including a slight pull-back during this recent correction.
The company is one of the best performers in the market, and that trend is
likely to continue. Analysts expect Starbucks to make a profit of $1.52 per
share this year, growing 20% to $1.82 in the following year. Investors need to
pay a premium of 25 times this year's expected earnings, but the price is well
worth it. Caribou Coffee In comparison to Starbucks, Caribou Coffee is but a
blip on the radar screen in the coffee shop business. That said, the company is
well established in its various markets, and its stores are doing brisk
business. Like Starbucks, shares of Caribou are doing very well in 2011. The
stock is up 41% year to date. That impressive performance has been fueled by
growth in operating profits. The company has beaten analyst estimates in each of
the last 2 quarters and shows no sign of slowing. Wall Street expects profits to
grow by an impressive 24% from the current year to 2012. Shares trade for a
premium valuation of 35 times earnings as investors rush to stocks that are
working in this environment. Caribous future prospects are compelling, so that
P/E ratio might not be a sign of disaster. With its core business stabilized,
look for the company to go frontal in its competition with Starbucks and grow
substantially. Peet's Coffee & Tea In addition to selling its product through
company owned stores, Peet's Coffee & Tea distributes its product via a number
of established channels including grocery stores, home delivery, office accounts
and restaurants. Shares are up 37% so far in 2011. As unemployment rates
remained stubbornly high, Peet's has generated profits over the past two
quarters that have easily exceeded Wall Street estimates. That trend will
continue the longer people stay out of work. For the current year the company is
expected to make a profit of $1.50 per share growing 23% to $1.84 per share in
2012. Shares trade for a hefty premium of 38 times current-year estimates. Like
Caribou that premium is likely based on the growth potential of Peet's to
expand its retail presence. I would buy this stock as more workers tire of
searching for work in the comfort of home and head to the coffee shop instead.

Oil prices ended the week falling | gold prices slightly rose – September 9

Gold price ended the week with light rises, while silver prices ended with
falls. Crude oil prices, much like the US stock markets, sharply fell on Friday.
Natural gas spot price (Henry Hub) changed direction and declined. Here is a
summary of the price movements of precious metals and energy commodities for
September 9th: Precious Metals prices: Gold price slightly inclined yesterday by
0.11% to $1,859; Silver price on the other hand decreased by 2.13% to $41.62.
During September, gold prices increased by 1.5%, while silver price fell by
0.3%. The EURO to US Dollar exchange rate sharply fell again yesterday by 1.63%
to 1.3657 i.e. the USD appreciated against the EURO. During September, the EURO
to US Dollar declined by 4.96%. This drop is after the ECB decided to keep its
interest rates unchanged at 1.5%. Oil and Gas prices: WTI Spot oil price sharply
fell by 2.03%; it settled at $87.24 per barrel; Brent spot price also decreased
by 1.80% to $112.24 per barrel; during September the WTI spot oil price declined
by 1.8% and Brent oil fell by 3.6%. Due to these changes, the difference between
Brent and WTI slipped again to $25.00/bbl. Natural gas Henry

Gold Prices Silver Prices; todays gold price per ounce spot gold per gram; Spot silver price per ounce; DJIA Close Review

Investors fled riskier stock options during the last trading session of the
week and positioned with perceived safe havens like precious metal gold. Gold
contract price per ounce rates moved up as the trends for the primary stock
indices in the U.S. moved lower. It was another down week for the primary index
composites in the U.S. The negative trends culminated yesterday as the three
primary composites went red across the board. The Nasdaq closed the session
lower by over 61 points at 2,467.99. The S&P 500 closed the week lower by over
31 points at 1,154.23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by over 300
points at 10,992.13. The negative trends increased investor interest in safe
havens and gold contract ultimately moved higher on the day. Gold contract for
December delivery finished higher by .11 percent at 1859.50 per troy ounce.
Contract silver for December delivery finished the session red by 2.13 percent
at 41.62 per troy ounce. Spot gold and spot silver moved in similar directions
after session close. Spot gold price per gram was higher by .02 at 59.64 and
spot silver per ounce moved lower by 1.03 at 41.44. Primary indices in Asia and
Europe struggled during their respective session as well. Gold appeal moved
higher to end the week as major market composites fell below break-even. Camillo
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Todays Dow Jones Average DJIA Index DJX DJI, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Stock Market Investing News Close Review

Stock futures were posting red prior to opening bell of the last trading
session. Upon opening, stock indices fell off a cliff. The Dow Jones, along with
the Nasdaq and S&P 500 dropped further into the red due to the negatively skewed
economic reports that recently posted. Jobs data that posted this week was worse
than anticipated as the initial claims for unemployment pushed higher. The
unemployment rate remains 9.1 percent in America and the people are feeling the
pressure of the stalling U.S. economy. Trends in Europe are worrisome as the
debt crisis there grows. Stock indices in the eurozone regions were negatively
effected by the crisis and this negative action traveled overseas and pressured
trends in the U.S. to end the week. Ultimately, the primary stock composites
finished in the red as the last session of the week closed. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average closed lower by 2.69 percent. The Nasdaq closed lower by 2.42
percent at 2,467.99 and the S&P 500 closed lower by 2.67 percent at 1,154.23.
The economy needs a boost. President Obama hopes his proposed plan is well
received and that it provides the economic boost in the U.S. that is desperately
needed. Frank Matto

Can Microsoft, Samsung Crash iPad Party?

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) has made serious strategic miscalculations during the
past five years. The plan to date: Show up to the party fashionably late, then
make a grand entrance while the rest of the technology industry stands and
applauds. That was how the company approached the current smartphone market.
Apple s (NASDAQ: AAPL ) iPhone grew into the market tidal wave it is now from
2008 to 2010 while Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) spread its Android operating system
through an industry of manufacturers ready to release their own Internet-ready,
touchscreen devices. At the same time, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM ) and
Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) started to watch their mobile empires decline. Microsoft,
watching its own Windows Mobile 6 flounder in this smartphone ecosystem, sat
back and waited. Then Windows Phone 7 devices hit the market at the end of 2010
and no one cared. The company wasnt fashionably late just late. The question
for investors now: Is Microsoft repeating history with its tablet plans? A
Thursday report in the Korea Economic Daily cited an industry source that
claimed Microsoft finally is ready to reveal its plans for the tablet market at
the companys BUILD Developers Conference sometime between Sept. 13 and 16.
Windows 8 the next iteration of the companys ever-present operating system
designed to operate smoothly on both home PCs and mobile devices alike will be
the centerpiece of the companys tablet initiative. The manufacturer Microsoft is
bringing as its first date to the tablet party is none other than Samsung (PINK:
SSNLF ), which was, as canny investors might recall, the first company to
release a major Google Android tablet to retail in 2010. Of course, Samsungs
tablet business has been struggling with more than just the popularity of Apples
iPad. Apple has targeted Samsungs entire mobile business with lawsuits around
the world, claiming that both Galaxy smartphones and tablets infringe on patents
held by the Cupertino, Calif.-based company. So far, Apple has moved to block
Samsung from selling its current tablets in not just the United States but
Australia, Japan and most western European countries. Microsoft then represents
a marvelous opportunity for Samsung to realign its prospects in the tablet
market teaming with a $217 billion technology company that controls its own
library of precious technology patents (hopefully enough to hold off more
infringement) should provide a more stable presence in the tablet market. How
does teaming with Samsung help Microsoft, though? When Samsung released the
original Galaxy Tab at the end of 2010, it reportedly sold around 2 million
tablets a fraction of Apples iPad sales, but not a terrible showing. Early this
year, word came out that many of those Galaxy Tabs were being returned , and
retailers couldnt unload purchased stock. Now with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Samsungs
second major entry into the market being blocked from sale in many places, its
hard to gauge what kind of power the brand will give Microsofts tablet efforts.
The burden of pulling consumers away from Apples iPad then falls to Steve
Ballmers International House of Windows. Without knowing just what Windows 8
will be able to do to differentiate itself from other mobile offerings, its
tough to say whether it can find an audience through features alone. Solid apps
and decent technology havent helped Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ), RIM or
Motorola (NYSE: MMI ) find success in the tablet market. In fact, at this point,
low prices seem to be the only way to really find tablet buyers not interested
in an iPad . Unless Microsoft and Samsungs fancy new device can significantly
undercut the iPad while matching or surpassing its feature set, being late to
the party will be the least of Microsofts worries. As of this writing, Anthony
John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him
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