Gold Price Close At 1,755.30 Up 0.5% For The Week

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold Price Close Today : 1,755.30 Gold Price Close 28-Oct : 1,746.20 Change : 9.10 or 0.5% Silver Price Close Today : 3407.00 Silver Price Close 28-Oct : 3527.00 Change : -120.00 or -3.5% Platinum Price Close Today : 1,626.80 Platinum Price Close 28-Oct : 1,641.80 Change : -15.00 or -0.9% Palladium Price Close Today : 655.20 Palladium Price Close 28-Oct : 668.25 Change : -13.05 or -2.0% Gold Silver Ratio Today : 51.52 Gold Silver Ratio 28-Oct : 49.51 Change : 2.01 or 1.04% Dow Industrial : 12,044.47 Dow Industrial 28-Oct: 12,208.55 Change : -164.08 or -1.4% US Dollar Index : 76.71 US Dollar Index 28-Oct : 74.93 Change : 1.78 or 2.3% Franklin Sanders has not published any commentary today, he will be away until 9th November.

5 Businesses Apple’s Siri Will Eat Alive

No one could have predicted how popular Siri would turn out to be . After all,
voice-recognition apps are nothing new. While initial skepticism over the new
iPhone 4Ss technical specifications compared to the previous model had some
wondering if the device would be a dud for the company, the smartphone has been
a runaway success. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) sold 4 million iPhone 4Ses in just
three days , and the device continues to do brisk business thanks to the novelty
of Siri. But now, as more people are figuring out Siris numerous uses, the
program is increasingly proving to be a threat and not just to other
voice-recognition apps. The digital assistant is muscling in on multiple
territories of the technology business. Heres a look at some of the biggest
businesses and products that should be worried about Apples new toy:

14 Companies That Just Increased Their Dividend

The refrain of "wild volatility" is becoming a virtual cliché on Wall
Street these days, as traders continue their mood swings from bull to bear with
seemingly every peep out of Europe. That was the case again this week, as stocks
crumbled on Tuesday after jjjGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou threatened
to hold a referendum on the European bailout package. Stocks surged on Wednesday
and Thursday, as it became clear that the referendum had been shelved. The
political posturing on how to fund the European bailout now has taken center
stage, and that could put the fate of the deal in limbo. Until the issue is
settled, look for more volatility ahead. Amidst this opaque European backdrop,
companies continue to return profits to shareholders. This week, gaming giant
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN ) declared a $5 special dividend. The company, led by
outspoken billionaire CEO Steve Wynn, said the special dividend will be paid
Dec. 21 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 23. Of course, Wynn wasn't the
only high-profile firm pumping up payouts. Here are 13 more companies increasing
dividends this week: Retailer Aaron's (NYSE: AAN ), which specializes in sales
and leasing of electronics, appliances and furniture, rearranged the chairs on
its dividend, boosting its payout to 15.4% to 1.5 cents a share. The new
dividend is payable Jan. 4 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 1. The new
dividend yield, based on the Nov. 1 closing price of $25.73 (the day the
dividend was announced), is 0.23%. Last week, the company trimmed the upper end
of its 2011 earnings per share, citing startup costs from its new HomeStart
business. Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM )
cultivated a boost in its quarterly dividend, growing its payout by 9% to 17.5
cents a share. The new dividend will be paid on Dec. 8 to shareholders of record
as of Nov. 17. The new dividend yield, based on the Nov. 3 closing price of
$29.37, is 2.38%. The company also said its fiscal first-quarter earnings rose
33% from last year, mostly due to an accounting gain. Without the gain, its
adjusted profit fell from a year earlier on weak margins in its oilseeds
business, and higher corn costs. Natural gas transport and storage behemoth
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (NYSE: BWP ) transported a slight increase in its
quarterly distribution to 52.75 cents per unit. The new distribution is payable
Nov. 17 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 10. The new dividend yield, based
on the Oct. 31 closing price of $28.58, is 7.38%. The company also reported
third-quarter earnings that fell 15% as revenue grew more slowly than expected.
Diversified manufacturing giant Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR ) assembled a 15.9%
increase in its quarterly dividend, upping its payout to 40 cents per share from
34.5 cents. The supplier of technology and engineering services, and automation
systems for everything from biopharmaceutical companies to chemical refineries,
will pay the dividend on Dec. 9 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 11. The new
dividend yield, based on the Nov. 1 closing price of $48.31, is 3.31%. The
company managed to beat estimates for its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings;
however, revenue was slightly below expectations. Skin care, makeup and beauty
products manufacturer Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL ) made up its quarterly dividend to
shareholders, applying a 40% surge in its annual dividend payout to $1.05 per
share from 75 cents. The new dividend yield, based on the Nov. 3 closing price
of $118.92, is 0.88%. The company also declared a two-for-one common stock
split. Shares of EL surged 14% to an all-time high on Thursday after the company
reported first-quarter profit that surged 46%. Shopping center owner Kimco
Realty (NYSE: KIM ) raised the rent it pays to shareholders by nearly 6% to 19
cents per share. The new payout will be made on Jan. 17 to shareholders of
record on Jan. 4. The new dividend yield, based on the Nov. 2 closing price of
$17.35, is 4.38%. Separately, the company reported that its net income more than
doubled in the three months ended Sept. 30. Specialized welding products
manufacturer Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ: LECO ) strengthened its weld with
shareholders, boosting its quarterly dividend by 9.7% to 17 cents per share. The
new payout will be made on Jan. 13 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 31. The
new dividend yield, based on the Nov. 3 closing price of $37.57, is 1.81%.
Automobile dealership owner Penske Automotive (NYSE: PAG ) put the pedal to the
metal on its quarterly dividend, accelerating its payout by 12.5% to 9 cents per
share. The new payout will be issued on Dec. 1 to shareholders of record on Nov.
14. The new dividend yield, based on the Nov. 2 closing price of $21.69, is
1.66%. Penske also reported a sharp increase in earnings per share, as the
dealership group sold more cars at higher prices throughout the third quarter.
Natural gas company Questar (NASDAQ: STR ) raised its quarterly payout by a
penny to 16.25 cents per share. The new dividend is payable Dec. 12 to
shareholders of record on Nov. 18. The new dividend yield, based on the Nov. 1
closing price of $18.74, is 3.47%. This is the company's 268th consecutive
dividend and second dividend increase this year. Questar has increased its
dividend 39 times in the last 39 years. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ) brewed up a
new quarterly dividend, filling shareholders' mugs with a 31% bigger payout.
The new dividend of 17 cents per share will be poured on Dec. 2 to shareholders
of record as of Nov. 17. The new dividend yield, based on the closing price of
$41.40, is 1.64%. Starbucks also announced that it plans to repurchase up to 20
million shares of its common stock. The dividend and buyback news came along
with a stellar 29% jump in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit that easily bested
Wall Street estimates. Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT ), operator of well-known
lodging brands such as St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Meridien
and Sheraton, upgraded its annual dividend payout by 67% to 50 cents per share.
The annual dividend will be paid on Dec. 30 to shareholders of record as of Dec.
15. The new dividend yield, based on the Nov. 3 closing price of $51.12, is
0.98%. Natural and organic grocery chain retailer Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:
WFMI ) served up a 40% increase in its quarterly dividend to 14 cents per share.
The new dividend will be paid on Jan. 24 to shareholders of record as of Jan.
13. The new dividend yield, based on the Nov. 2 closing price of $70.56, is
0.79%. Whole Foods said it saw a 31% jump in fiscal fourth-quarter profit in
what was the eighth straight quarter of same-store sales growth. The company
also said it was initiating a $200 million share-repurchase program. Mining firm
Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY ) dug up a 67% increase in its quarterly dividend,
lifting its payout to 20 cents per share. The new dividend is payable Jan. 13 to
shareholders of record as of Dec. 30. The new dividend yield, based on the Nov.
2 closing price of $15.31, is 1.31%. The move was the second dividend increase
this year for Yamana, which cited faster than expected development of its
Mercedes mine in Mexico as a partial reason for the payout boost. At the time of
publication, Jim Woods held no positions in any of the stocks mentioned in this
article.

Gold Price Close At 1,755.30 Up 0.5% For The Week

Gold Price Close Today : 1,755.30 Gold Price Close 28-Oct : 1,746.20 Change :
9.10 or 0.5% Silver Price Close Today : 3407.00 Silver Price Close 28-Oct :
3527.00 Change : -120.00 or -3.5% Platinum Price Close Today : 1,626.80 Platinum
Price Close 28-Oct : 1,641.80 Change : -15.00 or -0.9% Palladium Price Close
Today : 655.20 Palladium Price Close 28-Oct : 668.25 Change : -13.05 or -2.0%
Gold Silver Ratio Today : 51.52 Gold Silver Ratio 28-Oct : 49.51 Change : 2.01
or 1.04% Dow Industrial : 12,044.47 Dow Industrial 28-Oct: 12,208.55 Change :
-164.08 or -1.4% US Dollar Index : 76.71 US Dollar Index 28-Oct : 74.93 Change :
1.78 or 2.3% Franklin Sanders has not published any commentary today, he will be
away until 9th November.

The Starbucks Post-Earnings Valuation Conundrum

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Whether we consciously know it or not, subconsciously we all pretty much understand that “wants” are more powerful than “needs.” Starbucks ( NASDAQ : SBUX ) verified that idea again last quarter. Nobody “needs” a $3 cafe latte — especially in an economic environment as weak as this one. Enough people wanted a $3 cafe latte in the third quarter, however, to pump up the coffee shop's year-over-year earnings by nearly 30%. The 37 cents per share Starbucks earned in its fiscal fourth quarter wasn't a record — that honor belongs to the period ending very early this year, when it pulled in 45 cents. The most recent quarter's income was tied for the best fiscal fourth quarter ever, though, which happened to be last year's Q4. More important, that 37 cents per share in income earned last quarter tops off the company's best year ever — it earned a whopping $1.52 per share in 2011. So much for the notion that consumers are just too timid and cash-strapped in this “new normal” market to frivolously waste cash on gourmet goods. (Odds are good these same “broke” consumers enjoyed their coffee while tapping into their local Starbucks' Wi-Fi via their new iPads, which they also allegedly can't afford.) And yes, the market loved the news. Traders sent the stock higher by 7% on Friday, taking it to new 52-week highs in the process. SBUX now trades at nearly 29 times its trailing earnings, and a frothy 24 times its projected (2012) income. It's a value-oriented analyst nightmare, but this is a case where the market might know better than the pros that Starbucks shares can justify these lofty prices. One Thing's for Sure: Coffee is Hot! Were it just Starbucks doing well, or just its one-day success, the market's bullish interest could understandably be questioned. It's not just Starbucks, though. Close competitor Caribou Coffee Company ( NASDAQ : CBOU ) is on the same roll. Through its 534 coffeehouses spaced out over much of the nation, it's been growing its top and bottom line for two-and-a-half years now after swinging to a profit in late 2008. The prior quarter's $80 million top line was a best-ever result, and the $4.4 million bottom line also was a best-ever, at least in terms of operating profit. Though its typical net profit margin of 4.2% is dwarfed by Starbucks' average 10.1% margins, CBOU shares also are priced more palatably at 8.8 times their trailing earnings.

Gold Investors: 2 Stocks To Buy Big, 3 To Avoid

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gol2664 Negocioenlinea Gold Investors: 2 Stocks To Buy Big, 3 To Avoid Seeking Alpha – 1 hour ago It used to be that companies involved in gold mining and production moved in lockstep with the price of gold . That is not the case in recent years. The disconnect has become so strong that the …

Hedging 9 Nasdaq Stocks That Made New 52-Week Highs Thursday

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gol2664 Negocioenlinea Hedging 9 Nasdaq Stocks That Made New 52-Week Highs Thursday Seeking Alpha – 1 hour ago On Thursday, 29 Nasdaq stocks made new 52-week highs (versus 19 that made new 52-week lows). The table below shows the hedging costs of 9 of the stocks that made new highs against greater than 20 …

3 Reasons Why Alexion Is the Real Deal

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace It has been a good year for Alexion Pharmaceuticals ( NASDAQ : ALXN ) — earnings are up, its star drug Solaris is coming on strong and the company's stock is on a tear. The stock's performance has moved it to the head of the class among its peers in the biopharmaceutical niche. But does ALXN have what it takes to go the distance? Biopharmaceuticals, which are drugs created primarily from antibodies or living organisms like viruses and bacteria, are one of the most promising niches in pharmaceuticals because these drugs can treat rare and difficult conditions. ALXN's peers in the biopharmaceutical space include Amgen ( NASDAQ : AMGN ), Allergan (NYSE: AGN ) and Roche/c (PINK: RHHBY ). All investors dream of being able to predict a stock sector boom — and better yet, picking the next big winner. After all, who wouldn't have liked to say "I bought Amazon ( NASDAQ : AMZN ) back in '97 at $1.50"? Of course, for every Amazon, there were scores of two-year wonders like WebVan

Mine Newmont for Investing Gold

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace The recent recovery in gold prices hasn't been isolated to the commodity itself. Gold mining stocks have also seen an influx of buying, with many breaking above key resistance levels to continue their longer-term uptrends. One of the miners that looks particularly ripe for the picking is Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM ). With implied volatility currently nestled in the middle of the six-month range, and trading right in line with historical volatility, option prices seem neither a steal nor overly expensive. So, how do you play it with options? First, let's look at the typical behavior of gold miners. The price action tends to be a bit more erratic, which increases the odds of shorter-term aggressive traders getting whipsawed out of their trades. The answer in this situation may lie in entering a cheaper spread trade that doesn't require too much micromanaging – the call butterfly spread. (If you aren't able to do butterflies in your account or you're looking for a simpler strategy, I'll give you an alternative in just a moment.) Conventional butterflies are taught as neutral trades, but can be structured with more of a directional tilt by modifying the strike prices involved. The basic structure of a long butterfly is to sell the "body" and buy the "wings." The trade has a structure of 1 x 2 x 1. The body of the fly should be centered at whatever your target price is for the stock. In the case of NEM, let's say we think the stock is likely to reach $75 by December expiration. So we're going to center the fly at $75 by selling two NEM Dec 75 Call options. To complete the position we now need to buy the wings – a call option with a strike below the body and one above the body. Let's buy the NEM Dec 70 Call and the NEM Dec 80 Call. To sum things up, we're "buying to open" one Dec 70 Call (currently trading for $2.70) and one Dec 80 Call (currently trading for 35 cents) – that's a $3.05 debit so far. Meanwhile, we're

3 Reasons Why Alexion Is the Real Deal

It has been a good year for Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN ) earnings
are up, its star drug Solaris is coming on strong and the company's stock is
on a tear. The stock's performance has moved it to the head of the class among
its peers in the biopharmaceutical niche. But does ALXN have what it takes to go
the distance? Biopharmaceuticals, which are drugs created primarily from
antibodies or living organisms like viruses and bacteria, are one of the most
promising niches in pharmaceuticals because these drugs can treat rare and
difficult conditions. ALXN's peers in the biopharmaceutical space include
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ), Allergan (NYSE: AGN ) and Roche/c (PINK: RHHBY ). All
investors dream of being able to predict a stock sector boom and better yet,
picking the next big winner. After all, who wouldn't have liked to say "I
bought Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) back in '97 at $1.50"? Of course, for every
Amazon, there were scores of two-year wonders like WebVan

Apple Inc. To Improve Screen Quality

It has been reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is planning to improve its
OLED displays. Apple Inc. To Improve Screen Quality A recent patent application
filed by the US based smartphone maker giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is
investigating the use of more power-efficient organic light-emitting diode
(OLED) displays for its mobile devices. According to AppleInsider, "Apple Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAPL)s proposed solution to this problem would include a transparent
OLED display panel positioned in front of a solid white background layer, like a
white transflective sheet. The display would also feature an opacity switchable
layer located between the OLED panel and the background layer." The company is
currently dependent on other manufacturers for the huge number of screens which
it needs for its products, including iPhones, iPods and iPads. Apple Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 403.07 at the end of the last days trading. Theres
been a 6.8% change 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

The Starbucks Post-Earnings Valuation Conundrum

Whether we consciously know it or not, subconsciously we all pretty much
understand that wants are more powerful than needs. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX )
verified that idea again last quarter. Nobody needs a $3 cafe latte especially
in an economic environment as weak as this one. Enough people wanted a $3 cafe
latte in the third quarter, however, to pump up the coffee shop's
year-over-year earnings by nearly 30%. The 37 cents per share Starbucks earned
in its fiscal fourth quarter wasn't a record that honor belongs to the period
ending very early this year, when it pulled in 45 cents. The most recent
quarter's income was tied for the best fiscal fourth quarter ever, though,
which happened to be last year's Q4. More important, that 37 cents per share
in income earned last quarter tops off the company's best year ever it earned
a whopping $1.52 per share in 2011. So much for the notion that consumers are
just too timid and cash-strapped in this new normal market to frivolously waste
cash on gourmet goods. (Odds are good these same broke consumers enjoyed their
coffee while tapping into their local Starbucks' Wi-Fi via their new iPads,
which they also allegedly can't afford.) And yes, the market loved the news.
Traders sent the stock higher by 7% on Friday, taking it to new 52-week highs in
the process. SBUX now trades at nearly 29 times its trailing earnings, and a
frothy 24 times its projected (2012) income. It's a value-oriented analyst
nightmare, but this is a case where the market might know better than the pros
that Starbucks shares can justify these lofty prices. One Thing's for Sure:
Coffee is Hot! Were it just Starbucks doing well, or just its one-day success,
the market's bullish interest could understandably be questioned. It's not
just Starbucks, though. Close competitor Caribou Coffee Company (NASDAQ: CBOU )
is on the same roll. Through its 534 coffeehouses spaced out over much of the
nation, it's been growing its top and bottom line for two-and-a-half years now
after swinging to a profit in late 2008. The prior quarter's $80 million top
line was a best-ever result, and the $4.4 million bottom line also was a
best-ever, at least in terms of operating profit. Though its typical net profit
margin of 4.2% is dwarfed by Starbucks' average 10.1% margins, CBOU shares
also are priced more palatably at 8.8 times their trailing earnings.

Top 10 Best-Rated U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks: SPRD, KH, XRS, BONA, CCIH, WX, FMCN, HSFT, AMAP, QIHU (Nov 04, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-rated U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, based on the number
of positive ratings by brokerage analysts. Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (ADR)
(NASDAQ:SPRD) is the first best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is
rated positively by 100% of the 12 brokerage analysts covering it. China Kanghui
Holdings (ADR) (NYSE:KH) is the second best-rated stock in this segment of the
market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 6 brokerage analysts covering it.
TAL Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XRS) is the third best-rated stock in this
segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 6 brokerage
analysts covering it. Bona Film Group Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:BONA) is the fourth
best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100%
of the 5 brokerage analysts covering it. ChinaCache Internatnl Hldgs Ltd (ADR)
(NASDAQ:CCIH) is the fifth best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is
rated positively by 100% of the 5 brokerage analysts covering it. WuXi
PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:WX) is the sixth best-rated stock in this
segment of the market. It is rated positively by 93% of the 14 brokerage
analysts covering it. Focus Media Holding Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:FMCN) is the
seventh best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively
by 92% of the 12 brokerage analysts covering it. HiSoft Technology Internatnl
Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:HSFT) is the eighth best-rated stock in this segment of the
market. It is rated positively by 89% of the 9 brokerage analysts covering it.
AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP) is the ninth best-rated stock in this
segment of the market. It is rated positively by 88% of the 8 brokerage analysts
covering it. Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) is the 10th best-rated
stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 88% of the 8
brokerage analysts covering it.

Hedging 9 Nasdaq Stocks That Made New 52-Week Highs Thursday

Hedging 9 Nasdaq Stocks That Made New 52-Week Highs Thursday Seeking Alpha - 1
hour ago On Thursday, 29 Nasdaq stocks made new 52-week highs (versus 19 that
made new 52-week lows). The table below shows the hedging costs of 9 of the
stocks that made new highs against greater than 20 ...

Friday Apple Rumors — CBS Shot Down Apple

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Here are your Apple rumors and AAPL stock news items for Friday: Apple Streaming TV Service Shot Down by CBS: The much-discussed Netflix competitor from Apple ( NASDAQ : AAPL ) has yet to come to fruition because of the Cupertino, Calif.-based company’s inability to woo content partners, or so the rumors go. Rumor no more. A Giga OM report said that CBS (NYSE: CBS ) CEO Les Moonves confirmed that Apple approached his network about supporting such a service but that CBS declined. Why turn down one of the most valuable companies in the world? The two couldn’t agree on how to split advertising revenue . Apple has a notorious relationship with content partners because of its insistence on substantial revenue splits. The company fought with magazine publishers for months , refusing to host digital editions of magazines on the iPad if they weren’t offered through the App Store so Apple could take a 30% cut of each sale. Android More Fragile Than iPhone: Google ( NASDAQ : GOOG ) Android phones may make up 43% of the entire smartphone market in the United States, far outpacing Apple’s share of 28%, but it turns out that Android’s popularity could cost carriers a significant chunk of change. A Reuters report (via Apple Insider ) said that customer support firm WDS has found that Android devices break more often than handsets made by Apple or Research In Motion ( NASDAQ : RIMM ). The cheap smartphones, with some manufacturers selling Android devices for as little $100, have netted Google’s operating system a majority share, but repairs could end up costing telecoms as much as $2 billion per year . Siri Going Quiet: The iPhone 4S’s popular new personal assistant appears to be overwhelmed by her new workload. MacRumors is among a number of websites that reported a mass Siri outage Thursday , with a number of users receiving an error message when trying to use the service. If activated, Siri responded, “Sorry, I’m having trouble connecting to the network.” Siri officially still is in beta testing , meaning hiccups like these are not unexpected as Apple perfects the service. Considering that Apple has made the service available in 15 countries in just a few weeks, it’s not terribly surprising that Siri is under serious strain. As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter at

COMEX Gold Futures Post 4th Weekly Gain in 5

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold futures fell modestly on Friday, with the COMEX December 2011 contract dipping $9.00, or 0.5%, to $1,756.10 per ounce.

“The driving force in the gold market is the problems in the euro”

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 The most important factor impacting the price of gold currently is the ongoing set of problems with the euro currency, according to long-time commodities investor Dennis Gartman. In a telephone interview with Bloomberg , the author of The Gartman Letter stated that “The driving force in the gold market is the problems in the euro.

Tarnished Greece Won’t Sully Clorox’s Sparkling Dividend

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace The Greeks are going to hold a referendum. Hold that, no they’re not. If this isn’t the closest thing to a madhouse, I don’t know what is. Fortunately, the news from back home has been considerably more upbeat.

The Week in Greek — Friday’s IP Market Recap

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace A week ago, Europe had settled on a debt resolution for Greece, the Dow Jones industrial average was rising past 12,000 and the markets in general had some much-needed confidence pumped through their veins. So much for that. What Europe giveth, Europe taketh away. This week watched the Dow slide back under 12k as investors, euro zone leaders and the rest of the logical free world threw their hands in the air in exasperation and confusion Monday as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced he would throw the debt resolution to a referendum in January, jeopardizing the highly contentious bailout deal. The backlash was thorough and immediate. American markets dropped about 4% in one day, and global exchanges were sent reeling. By Thursday, Papandreou said he was backing off a referendum, but the damage — at least to his political future — was already done. On Friday, Papandreou was facing a confidence vote to his socialist party's rule. The week was especially tough on financials, which got to weather not only general economic uncertainty in Europe, but also the fallout from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of broker MF Global (NYSE: MF ), which had piled up almost $6 billion in debt of struggling countries including Italy, Spain and Portugal. On Friday, MF Global's head was severed as Jon Corzine, a former New Jersey governor and past CEO of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ), stepped down . Those were just a couple big headlines from this week in financial news. Groupon IPO Finally, Friday saw the long-awaited Groupon IPO , and it didn't disappoint. GRPN issued 35 million shares priced at $20, which was above expectations, to raise $700 million in its initial public offering. The stock then proceeded to boom more than 30% throughout the day and finished at $26.11. Groupon's activity, if nothing else, was a much-needed firework in an otherwise lackluster few months for public offerings . Weekly Joe A pair of nation-defining coffee companies made big news this week. Starbucks ( NASDAQ : SBUX ) announced a big earnings beat after the bell Thursday, with EPS of 47 cents for the fourth quarter versus analysts' estimates of 36 cents. The number is 27% higher than the year-ago period and was powered by 6% international growth and 10% domestic growth. SBUX shares took off Friday and ended the day up almost 7% at $44.19 Starbucks' recent deal with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters ( NASDAQ : GMCR ) also helped that company’s consumer products group, which increased revenues 20%. GMCR produces the popular single-portion K-cups under the Keurig brand, and Starbucks began distributing its coffee in K-cups this past quarter. North of the border, Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI ) announced it would be nosing in on Starbucks and Dunkin' Brands ( NASDAQ : DNKN ) by including lattes and other fluffy coffee drinks with its normal assortment of plain Joe and Timbits. The Canadian company is pairing the drink push along with its continuing stretch from Midwestern states outward toward the coasts. The market opportunity for specialty beverages is enormous — 20% per year, and Tim Hortons hopes to grab the attention of some of the 150 million Americans that drink espresso, cappuccino, latte or iced coffees. Angry Mother Nature This past weekend, an unusually major winter storm that targeted the Northeast knocked out power for more than 3 million Americans. Don't expect that to end. Farmers' Almanac includes a gloomy winter forecast with plenty of cold and stormy weather . Of course, while that forecast doesn't bode well on the average person, it also weighs on the American economy. Harsh winter weather can keep people from going to work, suck money from city budgets for seasonal snow removal and knock out valuable shopping days. This week also saw Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC ) take one on the grille, not only because of aftereffects from the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan, but also because of massive flooding in Thailand , which has been persisting since July. The flooding

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“The driving force in the gold market is the problems in the euro”

The most important factor impacting the price of gold currently is the ongoing
set of problems with the euro currency, according to long-time commodities
investor Dennis Gartman. In a telephone interview with Bloomberg , the author of
The Gartman Letter stated that The driving force in the gold market is the
problems in the euro.

The Week in Greek — Friday’s IP Market Recap

A week ago, Europe had settled on a debt resolution for Greece, the Dow Jones
industrial average was rising past 12,000 and the markets in general had some
much-needed confidence pumped through their veins. So much for that. What Europe
giveth, Europe taketh away. This week watched the Dow slide back under 12k as
investors, euro zone leaders and the rest of the logical free world threw their
hands in the air in exasperation and confusion Monday as Greek Prime Minister
George Papandreou announced he would throw the debt resolution to a referendum
in January, jeopardizing the highly contentious bailout deal. The backlash was
thorough and immediate. American markets dropped about 4% in one day, and global
exchanges were sent reeling. By Thursday, Papandreou said he was backing off a
referendum, but the damage at least to his political future was already done.
On Friday, Papandreou was facing a confidence vote to his socialist party's
rule. The week was especially tough on financials, which got to weather not only
general economic uncertainty in Europe, but also the fallout from the Chapter 11
bankruptcy filing of broker MF Global (NYSE: MF ), which had piled up almost $6
billion in debt of struggling countries including Italy, Spain and Portugal. On
Friday, MF Global's head was severed as Jon Corzine, a former New Jersey
governor and past CEO of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ), stepped down . Those were
just a couple big headlines from this week in financial news. Groupon IPO
Finally, Friday saw the long-awaited Groupon IPO , and it didn't disappoint.
GRPN issued 35 million shares priced at $20, which was above expectations, to
raise $700 million in its initial public offering. The stock then proceeded to
boom more than 30% throughout the day and finished at $26.11. Groupon's
activity, if nothing else, was a much-needed firework in an otherwise lackluster
few months for public offerings . Weekly Joe A pair of nation-defining coffee
companies made big news this week. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ) announced a big
earnings beat after the bell Thursday, with EPS of 47 cents for the fourth
quarter versus analysts' estimates of 36 cents. The number is 27% higher than
the year-ago period and was powered by 6% international growth and 10% domestic
growth. SBUX shares took off Friday and ended the day up almost 7% at $44.19
Starbucks' recent deal with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR )
also helped that companys consumer products group, which increased revenues 20%.
GMCR produces the popular single-portion K-cups under the Keurig brand, and
Starbucks began distributing its coffee in K-cups this past quarter. North of
the border, Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI ) announced it would be nosing in on
Starbucks and Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN ) by including lattes and other
fluffy coffee drinks with its normal assortment of plain Joe and Timbits. The
Canadian company is pairing the drink push along with its continuing stretch
from Midwestern states outward toward the coasts. The market opportunity for
specialty beverages is enormous 20% per year, and Tim Hortons hopes to grab the
attention of some of the 150 million Americans that drink espresso, cappuccino,
latte or iced coffees. Angry Mother Nature This past weekend, an unusually major
winter storm that targeted the Northeast knocked out power for more than 3
million Americans. Don't expect that to end. Farmers' Almanac includes a
gloomy winter forecast with plenty of cold and stormy weather . Of course, while
that forecast doesn't bode well on the average person, it also weighs on the
American economy. Harsh winter weather can keep people from going to work, suck
money from city budgets for seasonal snow removal and knock out valuable
shopping days. This week also saw Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC ) take one on the
grille, not only because of aftereffects from the March earthquake and tsunami
in Japan, but also because of massive flooding in Thailand , which has been
persisting since July. The flooding

COMEX Gold Futures Post 4th Weekly Gain in 5

Gold futures fell modestly on Friday, with the COMEX December 2011 contract
dipping $9.00, or 0.5%, to $1,756.10 per ounce.

Top 10 Best-Performing U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks Year-to-Date: ATAI, MPEL, SPRD, BIDU, CHU, CFSG, HRBN, NTES, CIIC, FTLK (Nov 04, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stocks year-to-date.
ATA Inc.(ADR) (NASDAQ:ATAI) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in
this segment of the market. It is up 172.1% year-to-date, and it is up 178.9%
for the last 52 weeks. Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MPEL) is the
2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It is up
84.9% year-to-date, and it is up 77.4% for the last 52 weeks. Spreadtrum
Communications, Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:SPRD) is the 3rd best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It is up 52.6% year-to-date, and it
is up 77.2% for the last 52 weeks. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the
4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It is up
48.7% year-to-date, and it is up 29.7% for the last 52 weeks. China Unicom (Hong
Kong) Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CHU) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in
this segment of the market. It is up 47.9% year-to-date, and it is up 48.9% for
the last 52 weeks. China Fire & Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFSG) is the 6th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It is up 36.4%
year-to-date, and it is up 14.7% for the last 52 weeks. Harbin Electric, Inc.
(NASDAQ:HRBN) is the 7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It is up 34.3% year-to-date, and it is up 9.4% for the last 52
weeks. NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES) is the 8th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It is up 32.3% year-to-date, and it
is up 18.7% for the last 52 weeks. China Infrastructure Investment Corp
(NASDAQ:CIIC) is the 9th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It is up 30.1% year-to-date, and it is up 57.9% for the last 52
weeks. Funtalk China Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTLK) is the 10th best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It is up 26.6% year-to-date,
and it is down 8.9% for the last 52 weeks.

Mine Newmont for Investing Gold

The recent recovery in gold prices hasn't been isolated to the commodity
itself. Gold mining stocks have also seen an influx of buying, with many
breaking above key resistance levels to continue their longer-term uptrends. One
of the miners that looks particularly ripe for the picking is Newmont Mining
Corp. (NYSE: NEM ). With implied volatility currently nestled in the middle of
the six-month range, and trading right in line with historical volatility,
option prices seem neither a steal nor overly expensive. So, how do you play it
with options? First, let's look at the typical behavior of gold miners. The
price action tends to be a bit more erratic, which increases the odds of
shorter-term aggressive traders getting whipsawed out of their trades. The
answer in this situation may lie in entering a cheaper spread trade that
doesn't require too much micromanaging – the call butterfly spread. (If you
aren't able to do butterflies in your account or you're looking for a
simpler strategy, I'll give you an alternative in just a moment.) Conventional
butterflies are taught as neutral trades, but can be structured with more of a
directional tilt by modifying the strike prices involved. The basic structure of
a long butterfly is to sell the "body" and buy the "wings." The trade
has a structure of 1 x 2 x 1. The body of the fly should be centered at whatever
your target price is for the stock. In the case of NEM, let's say we think the
stock is likely to reach $75 by December expiration. So we're going to center
the fly at $75 by selling two NEM Dec 75 Call options. To complete the position
we now need to buy the wings – a call option with a strike below the body and
one above the body. Let's buy the NEM Dec 70 Call and the NEM Dec 80 Call. To
sum things up, we're "buying to open" one Dec 70 Call (currently trading
for $2.70) and one Dec 80 Call (currently trading for 35 cents) – that's a
$3.05 debit so far. Meanwhile, we're

Friday Apple Rumors — CBS Shot Down Apple

Here are your Apple rumors and AAPL stock news items for Friday: Apple
Streaming TV Service Shot Down by CBS: The much-discussed Netflix competitor
from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) has yet to come to fruition because of the Cupertino,
Calif.-based companys inability to woo content partners, or so the rumors go.
Rumor no more. A Giga OM report said that CBS (NYSE: CBS ) CEO Les Moonves
confirmed that Apple approached his network about supporting such a service but
that CBS declined. Why turn down one of the most valuable companies in the
world? The two couldnt agree on how to split advertising revenue . Apple has a
notorious relationship with content partners because of its insistence on
substantial revenue splits. The company fought with magazine publishers for
months , refusing to host digital editions of magazines on the iPad if they
werent offered through the App Store so Apple could take a 30% cut of each sale.
Android More Fragile Than iPhone: Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) Android phones may make
up 43% of the entire smartphone market in the United States, far outpacing
Apples share of 28%, but it turns out that Androids popularity could cost
carriers a significant chunk of change. A Reuters report (via Apple Insider )
said that customer support firm WDS has found that Android devices break more
often than handsets made by Apple or Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM ). The
cheap smartphones, with some manufacturers selling Android devices for as little
$100, have netted Googles operating system a majority share, but repairs could
end up costing telecoms as much as $2 billion per year . Siri Going Quiet: The
iPhone 4Ss popular new personal assistant appears to be overwhelmed by her new
workload. MacRumors is among a number of websites that reported a mass Siri
outage Thursday , with a number of users receiving an error message when trying
to use the service. If activated, Siri responded, Sorry, Im having trouble
connecting to the network. Siri officially still is in beta testing , meaning
hiccups like these are not unexpected as Apple perfects the service. Considering
that Apple has made the service available in 15 countries in just a few weeks,
its not terribly surprising that Siri is under serious strain. As of this
writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named
here. Follow him on Twitter at

Gold Investors: 2 Stocks To Buy Big, 3 To Avoid

Gold Investors: 2 Stocks To Buy Big, 3 To Avoid Seeking Alpha - 1 hour ago It
used to be that companies involved in gold mining and production moved in
lockstep with the price of gold. That is not the case in recent years. The
disconnect has become so strong that the ...

Notable News on Chinese Stocks (Nov 4, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below is the latest notable news on U.S.-listed Chinese stocks: Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) releases 1.3 Beta version of Baidu Browser. The browser represents Baidu's core advantages in the “Cloud” and desktop applications and is supported by Baidu's Box Computing strategy. In addition, today Credit Suisse maintains Neutral rating and $135.60 price target on Baidu.com, Inc. ( NASDAQ :BIDU).

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

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dow2664 Investors felt a wave of optimism as news spread last session that the Greek referendum on austerity measures would not be further pursued Greek Prime Minister has backed away from this idea and as a result, indices in the U.S. last session received a positive bump. In addition to this news, the jobs data that posted was positively skewed. Initial jobless claims dropped by about 9,000 to 397,000. This was significant as the data posted below the 400,000 mark which many economists view as a threshold. Dropping below this threshold is viewed as another positive sign that the Labor Market in the U.S. is improving. The negative trend connected with jobless claims over the last several months is reassuring to investors, and this also helped provide a positive push for stock indices. Prior to opening bell this morning, futures for the primary stock index composites in the U.S. were mixed. Dow Futures were higher but the Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures were red. Global indicators look positive though. The primary composites in Asia closed green across the board. The Nikkei, Shanghai Composite, and the Hang Seng finished the day on positive ground. Stocks dropped weaker in Europe however and the negative sentiment spilled over during the U.S. session. As the session in the U.S. reached the halfway mark, the primary indices were red across the board. The Dow was lower by 1.18 percent at 11,902.64. The Nasdaq was lower by .84 percent at 2,675.37 and the S&P 500 was red by 1.18 percent at 1,246.21. Frank Matto

Gold, Silver, Miners All Headed Lower as Greek Government Faces Confidence Vote

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace The U.S. Labor Department’s October employment report out Friday might have proved somewhat reassuring, but uncertainty over the fate of Greece, its government and the euro zone’s sovereign debt problems continued to cast a shadow over gold , silver and stock markets. The Labor Department reported that 80,000 jobs were created in October and revised upward employment figures for September and August, but the headline unemployment rate dropped just 0.1% to 9%. Market participants awaited the results of a planned confidence vote on Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s governing socialist party. Spot gold was off some 0.8% as of 11 a.m., having hit a high of $1,764.30 per ounce and a low of $1,748.10 Friday morning. Spot gold was bid at $1,750.10 with an ask price of $1,751.10. The morning reference price was fixed at $1,756 an ounce, according to Kitco market data . Spot silver was lower, down 1.45% and trading at $33.98 Bid, $34.08 Ask. The morning high as of time of writing was $34.52 per ounce, and the low was $33.74. Thursday’s reference price was set at $33.95 in the London morning fix. Gold and silver trusts were moving lower Friday morning. The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD ) was around 0.8% lower. The iShares Gold Trust (NYSE: IAU ) also was around 0.8% lower. The iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV ) was down about 1.5%. Gold and silver mining ETFs were down as well. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX ) was around 2% lower. The Market Vector Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDXJ ) was down more than 2.1%. The Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE: SIL ) was around 1.3% lower. Gold miners also were losing ground, with NovaGold Resources (USA) (AMEX: NG ) the exception. Agnico-Eagle Mines (USA) (NYSE: AEM ) was around 2.7% lower. Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX ) was about 2.15% lower. Goldcorp (NYSE: GG ) was down more than 2%. Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM ) was down more than 0.8%. NovaGold Resources was up between 0.2% and more than 0.5%. Silver miners’ shares also were losing value. Coeur D’Alene Mines Corp. (NYSE: CDE ) was some 2% lower. Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL ) was down more around 2.9%. Pan American Silver Corp. (USA) ( NASDAQ : PAAS ) was down nearly 1.4%. Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) (NYSE: SLW ) was between 1.75% and 2% lower. Silver Standard Resources Inc. (USA) ( NASDAQ : SSRI ) was more than 3% lower. As of this writing, Andrew Burger did not own a position in any of the aforementioned stocks.

4 Reasons to Return Sears Shares This Season

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace It's been 125 years since former railroad employee and innovator Richard Warren Sears launched a mail-order catalog that would propel the Sears retail operation into the "World's Largest Store." Its later diversification into financial services included the Dean Witter Reynolds investment firm and Discover Card brands. But when the 1990s dealt the conglomerate a bad hand, Sears changed — first divesting many nonretail businesses and finally agreeing to be acquired by Kmart . Seven years after the merger that created Sears Holdings Corp. ( NASDAQ : SHLD ), the retailer is still changing. Sears' sales have been shrinking every year since the Kmart merger in 2005. In the second quarter of 2011, Kmart sales were flat, and Sears' sales fell 1.2%. At $35.3 billion, SHLD is now ranked 10th in annual retail sales — not necessarily catastrophic in a down economy, but far less than head-to-head competitors Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) at more than $307 billion and Target (NYSE: TGT ) at nearly $66 billion. Now Sears may be banking on a management shift to help reverse its slide. On Thursday, Sears Holdings announced the departure of its president of marketing, Dave Friedman, who’ll be replaced by Imran Jooma, e-commerce president. Sears is also trying to capitalize on some of its most well known names. It has already has licensed the Die Hard battery brand to Meijer Corp.’s 194 stores, and it hopes to make similar deals for the Kenmore appliance and Craftsman tool brands.

Todays Gold Price Per Ounce Rate; Spot gold price per gram; Spot Silver price per ounce Current News Mid-Day

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dow2664 Contract gold price per ounce rate and contract silver price per ounce rate closed on the positive side of break-even once again last session. Gold and silver posted substantial gains last session amid the broad based rally observed on Wall Street. The boost in precious metal gold and silver was supported by the interest rate cut initiated by the European Central Banks. This action, paired with the Greek Prime Minister’s decision to back off the austerity measure referendum, helped to push precious metal commodities and stocks higher last session. Today, prior to opening bell, price trends for precious metal gold and silver were dropping lower. Spot gold and spot silver price trends at this point were posting red. Spot gold per gram was lower by .25 at this time and spot silver per ounce was lower by .14 at this point. After-hours tracking for contract gold price per ounce was negative. Today, as the session reaches the mid-day mark, the primary stock indices had fallen into the red. Precious metal gold and silver price trends were tracking lower as well. Contract gold price per ounce for December delivery was lower by .57 percent at 1755 per troy ounce. Contract silver price per ounce rates for December delivery was lower by .82 percent at 34.22 per troy ounce according to electronic price rates. Spot gold prices and spot silver prices were tracking lower at this point as well. Spot gold price per gram was lower by .34 at 56.41 and spot silver price per ounce was lower by .38 at 34.12. Camillo Zucari

Notable News on Chinese Stocks (Nov 4, 2011)

Below is the latest notable news on U.S.-listed Chinese stocks: Baidu.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:BIDU) releases 1.3 Beta version of Baidu Browser. The browser represents
Baidus core advantages in the "Cloud" and desktop applications and is supported
by Baidus Box Computing strategy. In addition, today Credit Suisse maintains
Neutral rating and $135.60 price target on Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU).

Gold Shares Retreat, Greek Fears Rattle Markets

Shares of most gold mining companies came under pressure Friday amid a
broad-based sell-off on Wall Street. Financial markets headed south as lingering
sovereign debt concerns in Europe overshadowed the better than expected U.S.
non-farm payrolls data. The Associated Press reported that Greek Prime Minister
George Papandreous government faces a vote of confidence later Friday that could
determine whether he stays in office. Papandreou stunned financial markets and
European leaders on Monday with a call for a popular vote on an unpopular
package of austerity measures. The vote was scrapped Thursday, but markets are
still unnerved by the political turmoil in Greece, which threatens to hobble
Europes efforts to control its debt crisis. The AMEX Gold Bugs Index (HUI),
comprised of the worlds largest gold producers, slid 1.8% to 583.95 in late
morning trading.

Gold, Silver, Miners All Headed Lower as Greek Government Faces Confidence Vote

The U.S. Labor Departments October employment report out Friday might have
proved somewhat reassuring, but uncertainty over the fate of Greece, its
government and the euro zones sovereign debt problems continued to cast a shadow
over gold, silver and stock markets. The Labor Department reported that 80,000
jobs were created in October and revised upward employment figures for September
and August, but the headline unemployment rate dropped just 0.1% to 9%. Market
participants awaited the results of a planned confidence vote on Greek Prime
Minister George Papandreous governing socialist party. Spot gold was off some
0.8% as of 11 a.m., having hit a high of $1,764.30 per ounce and a low of
$1,748.10 Friday morning. Spot gold was bid at $1,750.10 with an ask price of
$1,751.10. The morning reference price was fixed at $1,756 an ounce, according
to Kitco market data . Spot silver was lower, down 1.45% and trading at $33.98
Bid, $34.08 Ask. The morning high as of time of writing was $34.52 per ounce,
and the low was $33.74. Thursdays reference price was set at $33.95 in the
London morning fix. Gold and silver trusts were moving lower Friday morning. The
SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD ) was around 0.8% lower. The iShares Gold Trust
(NYSE: IAU ) also was around 0.8% lower. The iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV )
was down about 1.5%. Gold and silver mining ETFs were down as well. The Market
Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX ) was around 2% lower. The Market Vector
Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDXJ ) was down more than 2.1%. The Global X
Silver Miners ETF (NYSE: SIL ) was around 1.3% lower. Gold miners also were
losing ground, with NovaGold Resources (USA) (AMEX: NG ) the exception.
Agnico-Eagle Mines (USA) (NYSE: AEM ) was around 2.7% lower. Barrick Gold Corp.
(NYSE: ABX ) was about 2.15% lower. Goldcorp (NYSE: GG ) was down more than 2%.
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM ) was down more than 0.8%. NovaGold Resources
was up between 0.2% and more than 0.5%. Silver miners shares also were losing
value. Coeur DAlene Mines Corp. (NYSE: CDE ) was some 2% lower. Hecla Mining
(NYSE: HL ) was down more around 2.9%. Pan American Silver Corp. (USA) (NASDAQ:
PAAS ) was down nearly 1.4%. Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) (NYSE: SLW ) was between
1.75% and 2% lower. Silver Standard Resources Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ: SSRI ) was
more than 3% lower. As of this writing, Andrew Burger did not own a position in
any of the aforementioned stocks.

Microsoft Corporation Signs Another Cloud Patent Deal

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has signed a patent licensing agreement
with Openwave. Microsoft Corporation Signs Another Cloud Patent Deal Microsoft
Corporation has agreed to license Openwaves patent portfolio. The company will
become the first to license Openwaves portfolio of approximately 200 patents,
including several foundational patents covering smart device and cloud
technologies, among others. Mike Mulica, chief executive officer of Openwave
Systems, said that, "This agreement with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)
demonstrates the importance of our patent portfolio, as well as ability to
execute on its previously announced patent licensing strategy. Moving forward,
we intend to continue to invest in developing our industry leading technology,
to collaborate with others, to bring new innovations to market, and to protect
our intellectual property". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are currently
standing at 26.53. Price History Last Price: 26.53 52 Week Low / High: 23.65 /
29.46 50 Day Moving Average: 26.26 6 Month Price Change %: 2.9% 12 Month Price
Change %: -1.9%

4 Reasons to Return Sears Shares This Season

It's been 125 years since former railroad employee and innovator Richard
Warren Sears launched a mail-order catalog that would propel the Sears retail
operation into the "World's Largest Store." Its later diversification into
financial services included the Dean Witter Reynolds investment firm and
Discover Card brands. But when the 1990s dealt the conglomerate a bad hand,
Sears changed first divesting many nonretail businesses and finally agreeing to
be acquired by Kmart . Seven years after the merger that created Sears Holdings
Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD ), the retailer is still changing. Sears' sales have been
shrinking every year since the Kmart merger in 2005. In the second quarter of
2011, Kmart sales were flat, and Sears' sales fell 1.2%. At $35.3 billion,
SHLD is now ranked 10th in annual retail sales not necessarily catastrophic in
a down economy, but far less than head-to-head competitors Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT )
at more than $307 billion and Target (NYSE: TGT ) at nearly $66 billion. Now
Sears may be banking on a management shift to help reverse its slide. On
Thursday, Sears Holdings announced the departure of its president of marketing,
Dave Friedman, wholl be replaced by Imran Jooma, e-commerce president. Sears is
also trying to capitalize on some of its most well known names. It has already
has licensed the Die Hard battery brand to Meijer Corp.s 194 stores, and it
hopes to make similar deals for the Kenmore appliance and Craftsman tool
brands.

Google Inc. Revolutionizes Search Results (Again)

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has updated its algorithm to bring up-to-date results
to the top. Google Inc. Revolutionizes Search Results (Again) To compete with
rapidly developing search rivals, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has updated the
basic search ranking algorithm which will bring up-to-date results to the top of
the search results. The company said that this revamp will affect 35% of all
searches. A Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) fellow Amit Singhal said, "Google Search
uses a freshness algorithm, designed to give you the most up-to-date results, so
even when I just type Olympics without specifying 2012, I still find what Im
looking for. This algorithmic improvement is designed to better understand how
to differentiate between these kinds of searches and the level of freshness you
need, and make sure you get the most up-to-the minute answers". Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) stocks were at 597.5 at the end of the last days trading. Theres
been a -2.7% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean
recommendation: 1.19 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.26 Zacks
Rank: 5 out of 31 in the industry

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Todays Gold Price Per Ounce Rate; Spot gold price per gram; Spot Silver price per ounce Current News Mid-Day

Contract gold price per ounce rate and contract silver price per ounce rate
closed on the positive side of break-even once again last session. Gold and
silver posted substantial gains last session amid the broad based rally observed
on Wall Street. The boost in precious metal gold and silver was supported by the
interest rate cut initiated by the European Central Banks. This action, paired
with the Greek Prime Ministers decision to back off the austerity measure
referendum, helped to push precious metal commodities and stocks higher last
session. Today, prior to opening bell, price trends for precious metal gold and
silver were dropping lower. Spot gold and spot silver price trends at this point
were posting red. Spot gold per gram was lower by .25 at this time and spot
silver per ounce was lower by .14 at this point. After-hours tracking for
contract gold price per ounce was negative. Today, as the session reaches the
mid-day mark, the primary stock indices had fallen into the red. Precious metal
gold and silver price trends were tracking lower as well. Contract gold price
per ounce for December delivery was lower by .57 percent at 1755 per troy ounce.
Contract silver price per ounce rates for December delivery was lower by .82
percent at 34.22 per troy ounce according to electronic price rates. Spot gold
prices and spot silver prices were tracking lower at this point as well. Spot
gold price per gram was lower by .34 at 56.41 and spot silver price per ounce
was lower by .38 at 34.12. Camillo Zucari

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

Investors felt a wave of optimism as news spread last session that the Greek
referendum on austerity measures would not be further pursued Greek Prime
Minister has backed away from this idea and as a result, indices in the U.S.
last session received a positive bump. In addition to this news, the jobs data
that posted was positively skewed. Initial jobless claims dropped by about 9,000
to 397,000. This was significant as the data posted below the 400,000 mark which
many economists view as a threshold. Dropping below this threshold is viewed as
another positive sign that the Labor Market in the U.S. is improving. The
negative trend connected with jobless claims over the last several months is
reassuring to investors, and this also helped provide a positive push for stock
indices. Prior to opening bell this morning, futures for the primary stock index
composites in the U.S. were mixed. Dow Futures were higher but the Nasdaq and
S&P 500 futures were red. Global indicators look positive though. The primary
composites in Asia closed green across the board. The Nikkei, Shanghai
Composite, and the Hang Seng finished the day on positive ground. Stocks dropped
weaker in Europe however and the negative sentiment spilled over during the U.S.
session. As the session in the U.S. reached the halfway mark, the primary
indices were red across the board. The Dow was lower by 1.18 percent at
11,902.64. The Nasdaq was lower by .84 percent at 2,675.37 and the S&P 500 was
red by 1.18 percent at 1,246.21. Frank Matto

Google Inc. Improves Offers App

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tdp2664 E money daily Google Inc. ( NASDAQ :GOOG) has released a new Android app for its Google Offers service. Google Inc. Improves Offers App Google Inc. ( NASDAQ :GOOG) has announced that it has released a new free mobile application for its daily deals site Google Offers at the time of the holiday season. The app is available in the Android market and it will help users to purchase directly from their smartphones. Google Inc. ( NASDAQ :GOOG) also has plans to release an app for Apple's iOS. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) said in a statement, "iPhone users, stay tuned because Offers is coming soon to the App store". Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) stocks are currently standing at 597.5. Price History Last Price: 597.5 52 Week Low / High: 473.02 / 642.96 50 Day Moving Average: 546.53 6 Month Price Change %: 9.2% 12 Month Price Change %: -5.0%

Microsoft Corporation To Sponsor University Anniversary

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tdp2664 E money daily Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ :MSFT) is set to co-sponsor the University of Washington’s 150th Anniversary events. Microsoft Corporation To Sponsor University Anniversary It has been reported that Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ :MSFT), along with T-Mobile USA, are co-sponsoring the University of Washington’s 150th Anniversary events. The University of Washington's 150th anniversary will be showcasing a series of events and activities that honor the past and look toward the future. Michael Young, president of the University of Washington, said that, “Today the UW celebrates 150 years of academic excellence, community partnership and innovation. We look forward to serving the citizens of Washington for the next 150 years with the same intensity and purpose that have characterized our first 150 years. We are honored that two of the area’s most prominent companies, T-Mobile USA and Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ :MSFT), have come together to co-sponsor our anniversary, demonstrating strong support from our innovative business community for the work we are doing". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are currently standing at 26.53. Price History Last Price: 26.53 52 Week Low / High: 23.65 / 29.46 50 Day Moving Average: 26.26 6 Month Price Change %: 2.9% 12 Month Price Change %: -1.9%

Latest Analyst Actions on Chinese ADRs: ASIA, BIDU, CCIH, HMIN, HTHT, RDA, SINA, SNP … (Nov 4, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are today's

The Single Trading Variable Always Within Your Control

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Position sizing is a subject that many traders ignore at their own peril, especially when it comes to establishing an options position, given the incredible power of leverage that comes with it. When you are examining your wins and losses, don't forget to take into account the size of the trades in question and, well, leverage them accordingly in your analysis. The views toward position sizing largely fall into two schools of thought. You might risk a fixed percentage or dollar amount in each trade, regardless of circumstance. Or, you might adopt more of a variable approach by adjusting the amount of money at risk based on your conviction levels about a trade's potential success. In the event that market conditions are favorable, if you're in the latter camp you may up the ante and allocate more to a position in hopes of better exploiting the trade setup. When bipolar conditions arise and the difficulty level heightens, you may dial back by risking less per trade. Both methods have their own individual merits, but let’s make the case for the former approach. First, we must acknowledge the random nature of outcomes. Over the course of your next 50 trades, there will be a random distribution between winners and losers. While you may be confident that your trading approach should produce a 60% win rate, you never know beforehand which trades will end up being the winners and which will be the losers. And, if you did, well then you’d have a 100% win rate, wouldn’t you? Generating consistent results, then, necessitates that you risk a similar amount per position … and not make bigger bets than you'd normally be comfortable making. Allowing conviction to enter the equation can threaten the consistency of your results. Upsetting the consistency cart then puts into question the effectiveness of your overall plan. Suppose you normally risk $100 per trade, but you afford yourself the discretion to increase the risk to $200 when conviction levels are high and to decrease your risk to $50 per trade when conviction levels are low. In the event your forecasting skills fall woefully short, you may end up losing on the trades with more risk while winning on the trades with less risk. Thus, though you may still win 60% as expected, your results will be much less profitable than expected. Welcome to the slippery slope of the variable approach! While I don’t discount the fact that there are assuredly some traders who have success with regularly modifying position sizing in correlation with conviction, so far it’s not for me. Though my stealth is usually sufficient to steal one or maybe two cookies from the cookie jar, as soon as greed sets in and I go for five, I undoubtedly get caught. Accept the randomness, trust your edge over time, and don't convince yourself this one’s a sure thing.

KKR, Blackstone Only Good for Insiders

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Private-equity firms

Google Inc. Improves Offers App

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has released a new Android app for its Google Offers
service. Google Inc. Improves Offers App Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced
that it has released a new free mobile application for its daily deals site
Google Offers at the time of the holiday season. The app is available in the
Android market and it will help users to purchase directly from their
smartphones. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) also has plans to release an app for
Apple's iOS. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) said in a statement, "iPhone users,
stay tuned because Offers is coming soon to the App store". Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) stocks are currently standing at 597.5. Price History Last Price:
597.5 52 Week Low / High: 473.02 / 642.96 50 Day Moving Average: 546.53 6 Month
Price Change %: 9.2% 12 Month Price Change %: -5.0%

Microsoft Corporation To Sponsor University Anniversary

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is set to co-sponsor the University of
Washingtons 150th Anniversary events. Microsoft Corporation To Sponsor
University Anniversary It has been reported that Microsoft Corporation
(NASDAQ:MSFT), along with T-Mobile USA, are co-sponsoring the University of
Washingtons 150th Anniversary events. The University of Washington's 150th
anniversary will be showcasing a series of events and activities that honor the
past and look toward the future. Michael Young, president of the University of
Washington, said that, Today the UW celebrates 150 years of academic excellence,
community partnership and innovation. We look forward to serving the citizens of
Washington for the next 150 years with the same intensity and purpose that have
characterized our first 150 years. We are honored that two of the areas most
prominent companies, T-Mobile USA and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), have
come together to co-sponsor our anniversary, demonstrating strong support from
our innovative business community for the work we are doing". Microsoft Corp.
(NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are currently standing at 26.53. Price History Last Price:
26.53 52 Week Low / High: 23.65 / 29.46 50 Day Moving Average: 26.26 6 Month
Price Change %: 2.9% 12 Month Price Change %: -1.9%

Gold Price Steady After In-Line Employment Report

GOLD PRICE NEWS – The gold price traded in a tight range Friday morning after
the release of the U.S. unemployment report.

Stocks On Watch For Friday November 4, 2011

Rumored as a possible buyout by Koreas LG Electronics shares of Suntech Power
Holdings ( NYSE:STP ) soared last week but then retraced fully when LG and
Suntech denied the rumor. Resting just above the 20 Moving Average of $2.44 this
is a potential short term buy for me between there and the 50 Moving average of
$3.16 on any renewed buyout hype. A break below that support level and Ill move
STP to my short list with a range of $2.44 to $1.97. According to the Wall
Street Journal STP is set to announce Q3 earnings on 11/16/11. Local.com (
NASDAQ:LOCM ) is one of my favorite stocks to trade with thousands in verified
profits in the last 6 months. This video details some of those trades. Thursday
shares responded nicely to Wednesdays after hours earnings. With the daily deals
space heating up and Groupons IPO coming up today, Ill watch LOCM for a small
pullback and then trade between $3.00 and $4.00 in the short term. A123 Systems
Inc. ( NASDAQ:AONE ) decreased guidance Friday. With futures pointing down this
morning there is a good chance AONE continues down and possibly tests support at
$2.77. Needless to say AONE is on my short watch this morning from Thursdays
close at $3.53 to $2.77 with the recent low signaling a larger sell off. AONE is
to report Q3 earnings on 11/9/11 according to the Wall Street Journal. Glu
Mobile ( NASDAQ:GLUU ) did not impress Wall Street with their numbers Thursday
in the after hours session. And while Im ultimately bullish long term on Glu,
the stock is near overbought so it would have needed to really impress to
sustain the recent buying it has seen. Support is seen at the 20 and 50 Moving
Averages of $2.95 and $2.93 allowing for a nice trading range to the downside.

Notable News on Chinese Stocks: BIDU, RENN, SINA (Nov 4, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below is the latest notable news on U.S.-listed Chinese stocks: Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) has acquired photo app developer PhotoWonder, according to Chinese media reports. PhotoWonder has developed two photo apps that enable users to decorate photos and share them with social network contacts. Its PhotoWonder app is available on Android and iPhone, and has nearly 10 million users. In April 2011, Baidu CEO Robin Li made optimistic predictions on image apps. He believes there will be a group of good image-related companies emerging in the next two to three years. Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN) executive talks about strategy on browser games. During The 9th China International Digital Content Expo., Chuan He, Senior Vice President of Renren.com, spoke about the company's browser game strategy. The company owns a game publishing platform where it co-operates games with developers. It also develops and publishes its own games. Mr. He believes the current trend is that much of people's time spent on PC will be replaced by time spent on mobile devices. Developers of browser games should consider expanding their business to mobile devices.

Who Is the King of Telecom Stocks — Sprint, AT&T or Verizon?

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Communication. It really does make the world go round. Of course today, staying connected isn’t just about face-to-face interaction. Now, keeping in touch, conducting business, learning the latest news and a thousand other activities are accomplished through telecommunications. The industry has become a linchpin for modern society. From telephones and television to the Internet and wireless mobility, telecommunications is the driving force behind some of our most routine daily tasks, and since several of the industry’s top players have just reported earnings, now is the perfect time to examine and reevaluate how telecommunication companies are performing in the current market environment. Telecom isn’t simply about providing home and business phone service anymore. The ever evolving wireless revolution has turned the telecommunications field into a cutthroat arena. Expanding technology forces companies to stay sharp and makes the battle to be Number 1 all the more ruthless. A Big Three Throwdown It’s nearly impossible to turn on the TV, read the newspaper or listen to the radio without seeing or hearing an advertisement for the latest cell phone or enhanced Internet service. We are all, to some extent, wrapped up in this mobile age. Everything must be wireless, fit in the palm of your hand and be accessible by a few swipes of your fingertip. If nothing else, telecommunication companies know how to market and make consumers want their services. But is that want translating into profits? Which of the top telecommunications providers is really the best buy for investors? Let’s break down the facts: Sprint The No. 3 wireless carrier in the U.S. right now is Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S ). It seems that Sprint is constantly trying to play catch-up and erase the distance between it and the top two carriers in the country. In recent quarters, the company has suffered from minimal sales growth and earnings losses. Last week, the company reported earnings that posited some positive results. For the third quarter, the company reported its smallest quarterly loss in over four years. Sprint’s net loss was $0.10 share, while revenue rose 2.2% to $8.3 billion. This was the best performance by the company since its $64 million profit in the third quarter of 2007. The company also managed to improve its subscriber base by adding 1.3 million subscribers in the quarter. Unfortunately, this bit of news hasn’t down much for raising the stock’s outlook in my book. The stock receives particularly poor grades for sales growth, cash flow and analyst revisions, which does not offer much hope for the stock’s upcoming performance.

9 Insurance Stocks to Sell Now

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Insurance stocks are tricky businesses. For a good insurance stock, you have to find a company without exposure to the worst weather patterns such as hurricanes and snowstorms, and you have to know just how well a company reinvests the premiums from policyholders as a way to grow its funds base instead of just sitting on the cash and waiting to pay for claims. Unfortunately, with a bleak winter outlook and the prospect of a tumultuous market, it's nearly impossible to depend on most insurers to avoid pricey claims or to grow their capital base through wise investing. 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’ve got 9 insurance stocks to sell. Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these stocks gets a "D" or "F" according to my research, meaning it is a "sell" or "strong sell." Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL ) is involved with personal property insurance, casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement and investment products. Like other insurance stocks, ALL stock has slipped 18% in the past 11 months. American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG ) is an insurance company that serves customers in more than 130 countries. Despite owning a global operation, AIG stock is down 58% since the start of 2011. Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO ) is based in Bermuda and provides credit protection products to the United States and other finance markets. AGO stock has slipped nearly 30% year-to-date, similar to many other big insurance companies. China Life Insurance (NYSE: LFC ) is involved with individual life insurance, group life insurance, casualty insurance, financing insurance, children’s insurance, endowment insurance and protection insurance, among others. LFC stock has dropped 31% year-to-date, compared to a gain of 2% for the Dow Jones . Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE: GNW ) provides insurance, wealth management, investment and financial solutions to more than 15 million customers all over the world. A staggering decline of 53% year-to-date ensures GNW a spot on this list. Old Republic International Corp. (NYSE: ORI ) is involved with insurance underwriting. ORI stock has dropped 37% since the start of 2011, while the Dow Jones has posted a gain of 2% in the same time period despite its volatility. PartnerRe (NYSE: PRE ) is an international reinsurance group. A 17% drop year-to-date has left shareholders dismayed over their original purchase. Platinum Underwriters (NYSE: PTP ) is a provider of property and marine, casualty and finite risk reinsurance coverages. Rounding out the list, PTP stock is down 22% since the start of 2011. The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE: THG ) operates in three business segments: commercial lines, personal lines and other property and casualty. During the past year, THG stock has dipped 18%. 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.