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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Serge Berger is the head trader and investment strategist for The Steady Trader . Sign up for his free weekly newsletter . Options expiration Friday ended up being everything it is hyped up to be: volatile, fairly unpredictable, and for most, not worth trading. After all said and done, however, stocks rallied into the close and finished at their highs for the day and week.
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Basketball fans around the globe are feeling foul these days. The National Basketball Association canceled the first two weeks of the regular season, and by the looks of the divide between the two negotiating parties, more cancellations appear to be a certainty. The NBA's lockout has already been in effect for four months. Now, the split between the owners and the players seemingly threatens the entire 2011-12 season. I don't presume to be qualified to pass judgment on which side of the bargaining table has the stronger argument. I do know, however, that the biggest bone of contention is the revenue split of so-called basketball-related income, or BRI. The owners want a higher percentage of BRI, and while the players say they are willing to reduce their share of BRI, an agreement on percentages is still very far away. What I do feel qualified to do is warn investors about the stocks that stand to suffer the most from a protracted NBA lockout, and/or a complete cancellation of the upcoming season. Here are four stocks to pass on due to the NBA lockout. The Madison Square Garden Co. Shares of The Madison Square Garden Co. ( NASDAQ : MSG ) were downgraded to “neutral” by Bank of America Merrill Lynch in August, as analysts from the firm cited the lost income caused by the NBA work stoppage. "Despite our continued belief in MSG's robust long-term story … we think the shares will be unlikely to outperform over the near-term with $90 million of adjusted operating cash flow at risk from a full-season NBA lockout," the analysts wrote in a note. The firm lowered its price target for MSG shares to $28. During the past three months, MSG shares have dropped 8%, and there could be more downside to come if the NBA season is terminated. Nike Athletic footwear and apparel giant Nike (NYSE: NKE ) is one of the world's most popular brands. The company also controls about 90% of the $2.4 billion basketball footwear market. The loss of this high-profile NBA spokesman almost certainly will put a crimp in the company's bottom line. Although Nike has plenty of other revenue streams to keep the bulk of their massive income rolling in, and though it gets massive exposure from a variety of both professional and collegiate sports to help fuel that income, the loss of brand exposure via the NBA is impossible to replace. Walt Disney Co. Media giant Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS ) is another company with massive revenue streams that can shield it from a loss of NBA-generated revenue. However, the revenue from sports broadcasting is quite substantial. Disney owns ESPN and ABC, and it receives about 55% of its revenues from sports television. After the football season is over, basketball assumes the top draw for sports viewership. But without a NBA season, Disney is going to see a revenue drop, perhaps enough to put pressure on earnings per share going forward — and by extension, the price of DIS shares. Footlocker Athletic footwear retailer Footlocker, Inc. (NYSE: FL ) features the latest in basketball shoes, and with an absence of an NBA season, the company is liable to feel the pinch in its sales. Footlocker's traditional customer base is the young male athlete who loyally buys his hero's favorite brand. That all-important brand recognition will be less than robust with no NBA season. As of this writing, Jim Woods did not own a position in any of the aforementioned stocks.
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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 U.S.-listed Chinese stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio (ROA) for the last 12 months. ROA shows a company's efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net profits divided by total assets. Shengkai Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALV) has the 1st highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 82.95% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.83 for the same period. Sino Clean Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:SCEI) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 49.61% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.31 for the same period. Guanwei Recycling Corp. (NASDAQ:GPRC) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 46.67% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 2.25 for the same period. China Century Dragon Media, Inc. (NYSE:CCDM) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 45.82% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 4.50 for the same period. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 44.33% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.95 for the same period. China Natural Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:CHNR) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 41.11% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.09 for the same period. Changyou.com Limited(ADR) (NASDAQ:CYOU) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 35.93% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.68 for the same period. ZST Digital Networks Inc (NASDAQ:ZSTN) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 35.08% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 2.11 for the same period. Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 34.78% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.86 for the same period. Trunkbow International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TBOW) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 33.51% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.51 for the same period.
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace The market is off to the races this month. After testing the lows on the first trading day in October, stocks have been in bull mode. This week, though, the market has leveled off a bit — and investors should use this brief pause to establish positions for what could be a significant end-of-year rally. JPMorgan analyst Tom Lee is of the opinion that the market could gain 20% between now and the end of the year. That could be good news for former high-flying stocks like Netflix ( NASDAQ : NFLX ) and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters ( NASDAQ : GMCR ), both of which have sold off heavily as of late. Investors sure could sure use a rally to top off a long 2011. Owning stocks this year has brought little joy — sure, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but there is something that’s occasionally supposed to come along with taking a little risk: higher returns. While the market still is filled with fear, a path to higher stock prices could be paved by a solution (or positive signs of one) to the European debt crisis, as well as improved domestic economic data. Corporate earnings have been mixed but are mostly holding steady despite slower economic growth, so a boost in economic activity could make stocks jump, too. No one can guarantee that stocks will find the elixir for our current malaise, but I’m an optimist. As such, I would suggest buying. Here are three stocks to consider in anticipation for an end-of-year rally: Pantry Inc. Pantry Inc.
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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 best-performing Small Cap stocks for the past week. One Chinese company (AUTC) is on the list. AutoChina International Limited (NASDAQ:AUTC) was the 1st best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 56.03% for the week. Its price percentage change was -14.96% year-to-date. Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO) was the 2nd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 34.98% for the week. Its price percentage change was 3.79% year-to-date. Select Comfort Corp. (NASDAQ:SCSS) was the 3rd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 32.98% for the week. Its price percentage change was 136.25% year-to-date. TEKELEC (NASDAQ:TKLC) was the 4th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 28.69% for the week. Its price percentage change was -23.17% year-to-date. Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS) was the 5th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 25.82% for the week. Its price percentage change was 59.20% year-to-date. Global Partners LP (NYSE:GLP) was the 6th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 24.90% for the week. Its price percentage change was -30.80% year-to-date. OCZ Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ:OCZ) was the 7th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 23.40% for the week. Its price percentage change was 35.68% year-to-date. Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) was the 8th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 22.60% for the week. Its price percentage change was 5.88% year-to-date. Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (AMEX:KOG) was the 9th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 19.47% for the week. Its price percentage change was -4.24% year-to-date. Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) was the 10th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 17.80% for the week. Its price percentage change was -30.81% year-to-date.
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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 best-performing Mid Cap stocks for the past week. One Chinese company (SNDA) is on the list. Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) was the 1st best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 30.68% for the week. Its price percentage change was 2.59% year-to-date. Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) was the 2nd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 21.03% for the week. Its price percentage change was N/A year-to-date. Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ:BEXP) was the 3rd best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 20.36% for the week. Its price percentage change was 34.14% year-to-date. Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ:HGSI) was the 4th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 20.23% for the week. Its price percentage change was -44.04% year-to-date. Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:SNDA) was the 5th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 17.03% for the week. Its price percentage change was -1.16% year-to-date. Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) was the 6th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 16.59% for the week. Its price percentage change was -10.19% year-to-date. Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL) was the 7th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 15.66% for the week. Its price percentage change was -4.79% year-to-date. Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL) was the 8th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 15.41% for the week. Its price percentage change was -21.12% year-to-date. Harman International Industries Inc./DE/ (NYSE:HAR) was the 9th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 14.76% for the week. Its price percentage change was -7.13% year-to-date. Air Lease Corp (NYSE:AL) was the 10th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. Its weekly performance was 14.58% for the week. Its price percentage change was N/A year-to-date.
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tdp2664 E money daily Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) has been awarded an extension by the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) Gets Contract Extension Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) has announced that it has been awarded an extension of a service deal with the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services. The extended contract, worth $70 million, will be operational for another 27 months. The deal entitles Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) to extend its enterprise services for better management of Department of Human Services Medicaid operations and in due course, health care reform. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is now providing technological support to Department of Human Services connect care managed-care program and ARKids First Program, targeted at reducing the number of uninsured children in Arkansas, as well as the Department of Health's Breast Care Program. Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) shares are currently standing at 24.74. Price History Last Price: 24.74 52 Week Low / High: 21.5 / 49.39 50 Day Moving Average: 25.17 6 Month Price Change %: -38.9% 12 Month Price Change %: -41.7%
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tdp2664 E money daily General Electric (NYSE:GE) and the University of Cincinnati Research Institute have hooked up to work on aviation. General Electric (NYSE:GE) Working On Jets The General Electric (NYSE:GE) Aviation Research Centre, in combination with the University of Cincinnati Research Institute being built in Evansdale, has received a $5 million investment from Ohio’s Third Frontier commission. General Electric (NYSE:GE) is committing more than $45 million for the centre, which will focus on next-generation jet engines, and is expected to support 11 GE researchers, six researchers from UC’s research institute, 19 UC graduate and undergraduate students, and the hiring of 20 new General Electric (NYSE:GE) design engineers. Carlo Montemagno, Dean of University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering, said that, "We will provide a scientific expertise with insight and analysis of jet engines, while our graduate and undergraduate students will be provided the opportunity to learn from the compliance with General Electric (NYSE:GE) and their expertise in jet engines. This project’s mission is to develop technology to build the next generation of aircraft. We are currently in the planning phase and have started segments of the research. Construction of the facility should start sometime early 2012." General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) stocks were at 16.63 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -12.1% change in the stock price over the past 3 months. General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.75 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.83 Zack’s Rank: 5 out of 26 in the industry
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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 I have stumbled upon an interesting article by Paul Krugman, a Nobel laureate in economics; the article offers an explanation for the hike in gold price in the last few years. Krugman, who considers himself a deflationista, i.e. a person who believes the U.S. is currently in a liquidity trap, thinks that the gains in the gold price is another confirmation that we are at a liquidity trap: basically in a liquidity trap people and businesses “sit on their money” and even if the interest rates plunge to zero (and the U.S. interest rate has been at zero for the past couple of years), investors are still reluctant to invest their funds. It’s hard to prove that we are in a liquidity trap because even if the rates are low and economy is slowing down, there is still no evidence of deflation, especially after the recent CPI report showed that the U.S. inflation rate stands at 3.9% in annual terms. But let's not nitpick and accept this analysis. So how this economic situation explains the gains in gold price? According to Krugman, people are holding on to exhaustible resources such as gold and put off the usage of said resources
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dow2664 Stocks gained strength and primary stock index trends in the U.S. moved favorably during the last trading session in the USA. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, as well as the Nasdaq index and the S&P 500 index closed out the last session in better position. Official numbers were green across the board. The DJIA closed out green by 2.31 percent, higher by 267.01 points, to close out at 11,808.79. The Nasdaq was green by 1.49 percent, or higher by 38.48 points, to close out at 2,637.46. The S&P 500 finished green by 1.88 percent, or higher by 22.86 points, at 1,238.25. Investors were spooked for a lengthy period as index trends moved negatively. Starting in July, the stock market took a major downturn and the low trends went static for months. A nice rally was observed on Friday and stocks in the U.S. pushed back to highs not seen in several months. Investor optimism increased during the latter half of the last trading week as talks pertaining to the debt resolution process in the eurozone were perceived as progressive. European leaders have stated that a plan to attack the debt crisis and attain financial stability for the region will be made public very soon. The gains pushed the primary indices in the U.S. closer to a positive monthly closeout. Overall for the last week, the Dow Jones average moved higher by about 1 percent. The Nasdaq dropped lower by just 1 percent and the S&P 500 moved higher for the week by approximately 1 percent. Frank Matto
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gol2664 Negocioenlinea Purchasing Power Of Gold During Cycles Of Inflation And Deflation Seeking Alpha – 10 minutes ago Discussions on gold usually center on its "bubble status." Is it in a bubble? Has the bubble burst? Is it reacting to inflationary pressures? Deflationary pressures? Is it really a trusted …
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dow2664 Gold and silver price rates moved higher during the last trading session. Silver contract price per ounce went green as did gold contract price per ounce rate. Friday was a positive day overall for the marketplace in the USA as investors’ confidence continued to notch higher. The progressive talks in the eurozone pertaining to debt bailout action planning has helped to increase investor optimism. The primary stock indices bumped to relative highs last session and gold and silver futures pushed into the green as well. Contract gold for December delivery finished the last session higher by 20.60 at 1636.10 per troy ounce. Silver contract per ounce closed higher by .912 at 31.19. Although gold contract prices have been negative over the course of the past month, last session’s positive outcomes helped to push gold rates to negative 8 percent over the course of the past one month change. Silver price trends are still negative by about 20 percent according to one month change analysis. Spot gold per gram was higher and recent spot silver per ounce trends were moving in a positive direction as well. Spot gold per gram was higher by .93 at 52.97 and spot silver per ounce was higher by 1.05 at 31.33. After hours numbers for contract gold were positive as well. Investors will look for precious metal gold and silver to maintain the positive trends as the new trading week opens. Others however will look to determine if the corrective price trends continue once again for precious metals gold and silver. Camillo Zucari
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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 IT Services stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio (ROA) for the last 12 months. ROA shows a company's efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net profits divided by total assets. Four Chinese companies (BIDU, CNET, TBOW, NTES) are on the list. Zix Corporation (NASDAQ:ZIXI) has the 1st highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 105.70% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.87 for the same period. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 44.33% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.95 for the same period. Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSI) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 38.52% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 2.69 for the same period. Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 34.78% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.86 for the same period. Trunkbow International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TBOW) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 33.51% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.51 for the same period. Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. (AMEX:PNS) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 27.44% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 2.23 for the same period. MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 24.60% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.96 for the same period. NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 24.06% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.54 for the same period. IncrediMail Ltd. (USA) (NASDAQ:MAIL) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 23.26% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.79 for the same period. Infosys Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:INFY) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 23.12% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.96 for the same period.
