Put Whole Foods on Your Shopping List

Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM ) This operator of the largest chain of
natural food supermarkets in the United States appears headed to new highs.
Sales are expected to increase by 15% in 2012, and earnings are estimated to
increase to $2.27 from $1.93 in 2011 and $1.43 in 2010. The adoption of a new
price strategy, more lower-priced offerings, and the square-footage expansion
should lead to better-than-average industry growth. Furthermore, a share
repurchase and a dividend increase from the current 56 cents per share are
expected.

Put Whole Foods on Your Shopping List

Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM ) This operator of the largest chain of
natural food supermarkets in the United States appears headed to new highs.
Sales are expected to increase by 15% in 2012, and earnings are estimated to
increase to $2.27 from $1.93 in 2011 and $1.43 in 2010. The adoption of a new
price strategy, more lower-priced offerings, and the square-footage expansion
should lead to better-than-average industry growth. Furthermore, a share
repurchase and a dividend increase from the current 56 cents per share are
expected.

Todays Dow Jones Composite Average, Dow Jones Utility Average, Dow Jones Transportation Average, Dow Jones Industrial Average; DJA, DJT, DJU, DJIA...

Dow Jones Industrial Average: So far for 2012, the DJIA continues to reveal
positive trending. The DJIA finished the last trading session of the year on the
positive side of break-even and has opened the 2012 calendar year with positive
strides. The momentum continues into the new year for the DJIA index.
Officially, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the last session in the
green by .17 percent, or positive 21.04, to close out at 12,418.42. A batch of
positively skewed economic reports have veiled the negativity that continues to
fester surrounding the eurozone debt crisis. Leaders in the eurozone will meet
by months end to further discuss the fiscal agreements made to turn the economic
corner and restore positive market outcomes for the area. Dow Jones ended the
last session with more positive marks than negative by days end. Joining the
DJIA in the green were the DJA and the DJT. DJA, DJT, and DJU: The Dow Jones
Composite Average finished the last trading session higher by .08 percent at
4,264.50. The Dow Jones Transportation Average finished green as well by .34
percent at 5,082.97. The DJU, Dow Jones Utility Average, finished lower for the
day. Final close marks for the DJU were negative by .59 percent at 453.02. Frank
Matto

Todays Gold price per ounce Spot gold price per gram; Silver price per ounce spot silver prices Current Today

Market Review: It was a choppy day of trending in the U.S. marketplace last
session. One day after a noteworthy stock rally opened the first trading session
of 2012, indices fell lower again. Stocks clawed back towards break-even and
ultimately finished the day with mixed results. The Dow and S&P finished green
with the Nasdaq closing in the red. The dollar found strength last session
versus a basket of other currencies and precious metal gold notched higher. Gold
and Silver prices: Precious metal gold finished the last session on the positive
side of break-even and silver contract finished with a posting price in the red.
Precious metal gold contract for February delivery closed green by .76 percent
at 1,612.70 per troy ounce. Silver contract for March delivery finished the last
session lower by 1.61 percent at 29.10 per troy ounce. Spot gold price spot
silver price: Price trends for spot silver and spot gold were mixed as well.
After last session close and prior to todays session open, spot gold was posting
higher by .46 at 51.92 per gram. Spot silver price per ounce was red by .26 at
29.31. Camillo Zucari

Todays Stock Market DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average Index DJX DJI; Nasdaq, S&P 500; Economic Investing News Today USA

Todays Stock Market News: The DJIA and S&P 500 found green to finish the day,
but the Nasdaq was kept just lower and closed red. It was a choppy day of trends
for the primary indices in the U.S. last session. Initially, the primary
composites fell off their opening day highs. Primary stock indicators in Europe
closed red across the board last trading session and this weighed heavily on the
U.S. trends during early trading. Anxieties relating to the eurozone debt crisis
are creeping back into focus once again and pressuring investors positions.
Positively skewed home based economic data helped to push the indices back
toward break-even by days end. According to the statistics reported via the
Census Bureau, factor orders rose in November by 1.8 percent. This was positive
news since they had decreased the month prior. DJIA, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Index
Close: The priamry indices in the U.S. ended mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial
Average finished the last session in the green by .17 percent at 12,418.42. The
S&P 500 closed the last session in the green by .02 percent at 1,277.30. The
Nasdaq finished the last session just negative by .01 percent at 2,648.36. The
dollar gained versus a handful of other currencies last session and gold futures
were on the rise again. Frank Matto

Todays Gold price per ounce Spot gold price per gram; Silver price per ounce spot silver prices Current Today

Market Review: It was a choppy day of trending in the U.S. marketplace last
session. One day after a noteworthy stock rally opened the first trading session
of 2012, indices fell lower again. Stocks clawed back towards break-even and
ultimately finished the day with mixed results. The Dow and S&P finished green
with the Nasdaq closing in the red. The dollar found strength last session
versus a basket of other currencies and precious metal gold notched higher. Gold
and Silver prices: Precious metal gold finished the last session on the positive
side of break-even and silver contract finished with a posting price in the red.
Precious metal gold contract for February delivery closed green by .76 percent
at 1,612.70 per troy ounce. Silver contract for March delivery finished the last
session lower by 1.61 percent at 29.10 per troy ounce. Spot gold price spot
silver price: Price trends for spot silver and spot gold were mixed as well.
After last session close and prior to todays session open, spot gold was posting
higher by .46 at 51.92 per gram. Spot silver price per ounce was red by .26 at
29.31. Camillo Zucari

Todays Stock Market DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average Index DJX DJI; Nasdaq, S&P 500; Economic Investing News Today USA

Todays Stock Market News: The DJIA and S&P 500 found green to finish the day,
but the Nasdaq was kept just lower and closed red. It was a choppy day of trends
for the primary indices in the U.S. last session. Initially, the primary
composites fell off their opening day highs. Primary stock indicators in Europe
closed red across the board last trading session and this weighed heavily on the
U.S. trends during early trading. Anxieties relating to the eurozone debt crisis
are creeping back into focus once again and pressuring investors positions.
Positively skewed home based economic data helped to push the indices back
toward break-even by days end. According to the statistics reported via the
Census Bureau, factor orders rose in November by 1.8 percent. This was positive
news since they had decreased the month prior. DJIA, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Index
Close: The priamry indices in the U.S. ended mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial
Average finished the last session in the green by .17 percent at 12,418.42. The
S&P 500 closed the last session in the green by .02 percent at 1,277.30. The
Nasdaq finished the last session just negative by .01 percent at 2,648.36. The
dollar gained versus a handful of other currencies last session and gold futures
were on the rise again. Frank Matto

Todays Dow Jones Composite Average, Dow Jones Utility Average, Dow Jones Transportation Average, Dow Jones Industrial Average; DJA, DJT, DJU, DJIA...

Dow Jones Industrial Average: So far for 2012, the DJIA continues to reveal
positive trending. The DJIA finished the last trading session of the year on the
positive side of break-even and has opened the 2012 calendar year with positive
strides. The momentum continues into the new year for the DJIA index.
Officially, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the last session in the
green by .17 percent, or positive 21.04, to close out at 12,418.42. A batch of
positively skewed economic reports have veiled the negativity that continues to
fester surrounding the eurozone debt crisis. Leaders in the eurozone will meet
by months end to further discuss the fiscal agreements made to turn the economic
corner and restore positive market outcomes for the area. Dow Jones ended the
last session with more positive marks than negative by days end. Joining the
DJIA in the green were the DJA and the DJT. DJA, DJT, and DJU: The Dow Jones
Composite Average finished the last trading session higher by .08 percent at
4,264.50. The Dow Jones Transportation Average finished green as well by .34
percent at 5,082.97. The DJU, Dow Jones Utility Average, finished lower for the
day. Final close marks for the DJU were negative by .59 percent at 453.02. Frank
Matto

Can Scott Thompson Turn Yahoo Around?

If PayPal head Scott Thompson can turn Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO ) around, he will
earn a spot among the greatest CEOs of his era. The challenges facing the
Sunnyvale, Calif., firm are that formidable. Thompson, who is replacing the
fired Carol Bartz , needs to bring a 20th century company into the 21st century
and fast. He did a good job at eBay 's (NASDAQ: EBAY ) payments subsidiary,
boosting users to more than 100 million and helping it generate as much as $13
billion by 2013. Yahoo, a diverse Internet portal, is a much different company,
and Thompson's learning curve will be short. Like AOL (NYSE: AOL ), Yahoo
makes no sense in today's media environment. The days of the portal providing
everything from email to photo sharing to international news to music
programming have come and gone. Yahoo now must decide what services to keep,
which ones to sell and which ones to shut down. The stakes couldn't be higher.
Yahoo lost its ranking as the most visited website to Facebook in 2010 and now
is losing advertising dollars to Mark Zuckerbergs company. Data from Google 's
(NASDAQ: GOOG ) DoubleClick site shows the social network had 880 million unique
visitors, followed by Google's YouTube with 800 million and Yahoo at a distant
third with 590 million. Yahoo, whose shares have plunged more than 37% during
the past five years, continues to struggle. Data from eMarketer shows that
Yahoo's share of display ads was about 13% last year, down from 14% in 2010.
Meanwhile, Google and Facebook's shares have increased. Another big challenge
for Thompson is Yahoo's international business. Some investors such as Third
Point LLC have argued correctly that these assets, such as the 40% stake in
China's Alibaba Group, are undervalued. Yahoo estimated the value of the
investment in the Chinese e-commerce company at $14 billion. That problem might
resolve itself. Alibaba CEO Jack Ma reportedly raised $4 billion to make a deal
happen to extricate himself from Yahoo's control. Given that China is the
world's largest Internet market, Yahoo will try to continue to have a presence
despite the governments heavy hand. Another big decision for Thompson is the
question of original content. For years, the company tried to assure media
companies that it was their friend and that it had no intentions of competing
against them. Eventually, it began to change directions because advertisers will
pay more money to support information not available elsewhere. Yahoo now
publishes lots of original content some of it, in areas such as sports and
finance, is quite good. Like Tim Armstrong, his counterpart at AOL, Thompson
will have to convince his shareholders that the investment is worth it. That
will be difficult. During the third quarter, display advertising revenue
excluding traffic acquisition costs (TAC) was $449 million , little changed from
a year earlier. The overall results were dismal. Net income plunged 26% to $293
million, or 23 cents per share. Revenue excluding TAC the metric used by Wall
Street fell 5% to $1.12 billion. The results surpassed Wall Street's
admittedly already low expectations because Yahoo took market share from
traditional media outlets such as newspapers. That means Thompson will have to
find partners to justify Yahoo's original reporting. Last year, Yahoo formed
an alliance with Walt Disney 's (NYSE: DIS ) ABC News to share original videos
a big thing on the Internet and reporting resources. A good start, but more
needs to be done. Yahoo Sports, which last year scored some impressive scoops
including scandals involving the University of Miami and Ohio State University
football teams shouldn't have trouble finding another media company to share
its costs. The same holds true for Yahoo Finance, its popular business site.
This is the year where Yahoo needs to make itself relevant to today's Internet
users. Otherwise, it will be another wreck moved to the shoulder of the
information superhighway. As of this writing, Jonathan Berr did not hold a
position in any of the aforementioned stocks.

Don’t Let the Recent Surge Give You Amnesia

Its a new year forget the old! After the nerve-wracking year weve just had,
investors seem entitled to a little therapeutic amnesia. In that light,
yesterdays brisk rally in global stock markets (including a 180-point surge for
the Dow) makes perfect sense. As usual, there was some cheery news to justify
the buying. Two purchasing managers surveys overseas, released Monday, showed a
return to growth in Chinas manufacturing sector and a smaller contraction in
Germanys. Then, Tuesday morning, the Institute for Supply Management issued its
monthly report on U.S. manufacturing. According to the purchasing execs polled,
the nations factories revved up a bit in December, with the ISM index climbing
to 53.9 a six-month high. A reading over 50 indicates expansion, so the ISM
report is clearly a favorable near-term omen for the U.S. economy. On the other
hand, as the chart here illustrates, the ISM remains well below the 60-plus
levels it achieved in 2010 and 2011. Thus, its still likely that the next few
months will bring, at best, moderate growth no recession, but no boom either.
Stocks can rise somewhat further in this climate, probably to the 1300 area on
the S&P, or slightly higher. However, I advise you to exercise the utmost
discipline with new purchases. Dont chase stocks that have jumped sharply in
recent days. Take Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX ), for example. Since last Wednesdays
intraday low, the shares have gained 8%. While ABX is still below my official
buy limit of $48, I think investors can catch the stock at $47 or a tad lower
sometime in the next week or so. My strategy is to be patient and then pounce.
Also, Im no longer considering a possible sale of ABX in the mid-$50s. It looks
as if gold has formed an important low in the past few weeks. If so, prices for
gold-related assets, such as mining shares, may be headed substantially higher
in 2012. So, I dont want to sell ABX too soon. If youre looking to put idle cash
to work right now, I suggest bonds, particularly emerging-markets debt. iShares
J.P. Morgan U.S. Dollar Emerging Markets Bond Fund ETF (NYSE: EMB ) invests
exclusively in government debt, which tends to be safer than corporate IOUs.
Moreover, EMB follows an intelligent asset-allocation strategy that
automatically skews the funds portfolio toward better-quality issuers. Current
yield:

Top 10 Fastest-Growing NASDAQ Stocks: MMYT, RENT, BONA, BIDU, RLOC, UTHR, QCOR, CTCT, QLIK, EZCH (Jan 04, 2012)

Below are the top 10 fastest-growing stocks in the NASDAQ Composite index,
based on the average long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street
analysts. Two Chinese companies (BONA, BIDU) are on the list. MakeMyTrip Limited
(NASDAQ:MMYT) is the first fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 83.0%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 4 brokerage analysts. Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT)
is the second fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 62.3%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 3 brokerage analysts. Bona Film Group Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:BONA) is the
third fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 50.4%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 3 brokerage analysts. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the fourth
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 49.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of
15 brokerage analysts. ReachLocal Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOC) is the fifth
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 46.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of
3 brokerage analysts. United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) is the sixth
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 44.8%. This number is based on the average estimate of
6 brokerage analysts. Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOR) is the
seventh fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 42.3%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 4 brokerage analysts. Constant Contact, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTCT) is the
eighth fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 40.6%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 5 brokerage analysts. Qlik Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:QLIK) is the ninth
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 39.4%. This number is based on the average estimate of
4 brokerage analysts. EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:EZCH) is the 10th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 39.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of
3 brokerage analysts.

Top-Performing U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks (Jan 04, 2012)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the latest top-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. E Commerce China Dangdang Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DANG) is the best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 5.9% on the day. DANG's upside potential is 89.8% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $9.83. It is trading at 14.2% of its 52-week high of $36.40, and 26.0% above its 52-week low of $4.11. VanceInfo Technologies Inc.(ADR) (NYSE:VIT) is the second best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 4.6% on the day. VIT's upside potential is 76.1% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $18.24. It is trading at 27.3% of its 52-week high of $37.99, and 67.4% above its 52-week low of $6.19. Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) is the third best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 3.4% on the day. STP's upside potential is 82.4% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $4.43. It is trading at 22.4% of its 52-week high of $10.83, and 42.9% above its 52-week low of $1.70. ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL) is the fourth best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 3.1% on the day. SOL's upside potential is 72.3% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $2.86. It is trading at 12.5% of its 52-week high of $13.25, and 14.5% above its 52-week low of $1.45. Country Syl Ckng Restaurant Chain Co Ltd (NYSE:CCSC) is the fifth best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 2.2% on the day. CCSC's upside potential is 53.5% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $12.12. It is trading at 30.9% of its 52-week high of $25.54, and 19.7% above its 52-week low of $6.60. Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:SPRD) is the sixth best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 1.6% on the day. SPRD's upside potential is 53.5% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $30.58. It is trading at 66.5% of its 52-week high of $29.98, and 132.0% above its 52-week low of $8.59. Perfect World Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:PWRD) is the seventh best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 1.2% on the day. PWRD's upside potential is 108.2% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $24.00. It is trading at 39.6% of its 52-week high of $29.10, and 28.1% above its 52-week low of $9.00. Jiayuan.com International Ltd (NASDAQ:DATE) is the eighth best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 1.2% on the day. DATE's upside potential is 151.9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $15.22. It is trading at 37.5% of its 52-week high of $16.12, and 9.8% above its 52-week low of $5.50. Noah Holdings Limited (ADR) (NYSE:NOAH) is the ninth best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 1.2% on the day. NOAH's upside potential is 228.9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $19.96. It is trading at 31.1% of its 52-week high of $19.50, and 5.9% above its 52-week low of $5.73. Ambow Education Holding Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:AMBO) is the 10th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.9% on the day. AMBO's upside potential is 14.9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $8.00. It is trading at 49.7% of its 52-week high of $14.00, and 52.6% above its 52-week low of $4.56. 21Vianet Group Inc (NASDAQ:VNET) is the 11th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.6% on the day. VNET's upside potential is 90.5% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $17.89. It is trading at 42.1% of its 52-week high of $22.33, and 13.0% above its 52-week low of $8.31. Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (ADR) (NYSE:SCR) is the 12th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.5% on the day. SCR's upside potential is 5.6% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $9.98. It is trading at 68.7% of its 52-week high of $13.75, and 32.7% above its 52-week low of $7.12. TAL Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XRS) is the 13th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.5% on the day. XRS's upside potential is 54.2% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $15.43. It is trading at 61.6% of its 52-week high of $16.24, and 19.0% above its 52-week low of $8.41. PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) is the 14th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.4% on the day. PTR's upside potential is 14.2% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $150.67. It is trading at 83.0% of its 52-week high of $158.83, and 18.5% above its 52-week low of $111.29. ZHONGPIN INC. (NASDAQ:HOGS) is the 15th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.2% on the day. HOGS's upside potential is 80.9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $15.92. It is trading at 43.5% of its 52-week high of $20.25, and 33.3% above its 52-week low of $6.60. WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:WX) is the 16th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.2% on the day. WX's upside potential is 61.9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $18.54. It is trading at 59.9% of its 52-week high of $19.10, and 7.5% above its 52-week low of $10.65. NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES) is the 17th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.1% on the day. NTES's upside potential is 25.4% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $56.66. It is trading at 82.1% of its 52-week high of $55.00, and 26.4% above its 52-week low of $35.74. Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) is the 18th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.1% on the day. SSW's upside potential is 30.0% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $18.00. It is trading at 64.9% of its 52-week high of $21.33, and 35.7% above its 52-week low of $10.21. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) is the 19th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.0% on the day. JASO's upside potential is 129.5% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $3.14. It is trading at 16.0% of its 52-week high of $8.57, and 13.2% above its 52-week low of $1.21. Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:SNDA) is the 20th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was down 0.0% on the day. SNDA's upside potential is -1.0% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $39.66. It is trading at 73.9% of its 52-week high of $54.20, and 40.8% above its 52-week low of $28.44.

Gold Price Has Climbed Above $1,600 Can it Hold?

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold Price Close Today : 1611.90 Change : 12.20 or 0.8% Silver Price Close Today : 2906.30 Change : 47.0 cents or -1.6% Gold Silver Ratio Today : 55.462 Change : 1.296 or 2.4% Silver Gold Ratio Today : 0.01803 Change : -0.000431 or -2.3% Platinum Price Close Today : 1418.00 Change : -17.00 or -1.2% Palladium Price Close Today : 651.15 Change : -16.10 or -2.4% S&P 500 : 1,277.30 Change : 0.24 or 0.0% Dow In GOLD$ : $159.26 Change : $ (0.93) or -0.6% Dow in GOLD oz : 7.704 Change : -0.045 or -0.6% Dow in SILVER oz : 427.29 Change : 7.51 or 1.8% Dow Industrial : 12,418.42 Change : 21.04 or 0.2% US Dollar Index : 80.09 Change : -0.476 or -0.6% Today the GOLD PRICE moved ahead on its way to a meeting with $1,625 resistance. Rose $12.20 to $1,611.90 on Comex. Silver, perversely, fell 47c to 2906.3c. Now that the GOLD PRICE has climbed above $1,600, it must hold on there or crash badly. It has pointed its hood ornament at $1,675/$1,680, lateral resistance and the 150 day moving average (now 1,672.42). Whether GOLD has already bottomed or must be sent back to suffer more indignities makes little difference. It will have turned back up before this first quarter is over. Silver and gold will end 2012 much higher. Overhead the SILVER PRICE is knocking at 2970c. Chart has congested, digesting yesterday’s rise. Tomorrow Silver will break one way or the other, most like upward. Low today came at 2894, so silver must defend that 2900c area. GOLD/SILVER RATIO may have fooled me. May not reach 57.5:1, but over the years I have learned to wait for my target, so I will wait. Most important aspect of investing seems the one principle almost nobody knows, including investment “professionals” and financial planners. It’s simple: ALWAYS ALIGN YOUR INVESTMENTS WITH THE PRIMARY TREND. That’s the trend that runs for 15-20 years, up or down. If it’s up, you buy it and hold it. If it’s down, you sell it and stay out or short it. NEVER buy a bull market position and trade in and out, trying to catch the highs and lows. You ain’t that good. Hardly anybody is, and you’ll only lose your position and your money trying. Bear market (primary down trend) began in stocks and the US dollar in 2000, and it’s still running. Bull market in silver and gold began in 2001, and it’s still running. Best investment strategy is to climb aboard the primary trend and ride it till it ends. Not fancy, no long fake-eyelashes, not flashy, it just makes money. Whenever a sharp bull market correction makes you question yourself, remember: bull market quandaries eventually resolve to the upside. Go look at the silver chart, 2008 – now, if you need an example. But of course, I don’t wear them fancy, pointy shoes like them financial planner and experts, and I don’t have any fancy degrees either. I’m just a natural born fool from Tennessee — who was advising people to get out of stocks back in 2001. But what do I know? Dollar index made a rounding bottom (or upside-down head and shoulders) over the last three trading days. Unless it drops below 80, that pattern will hold and send the dollar higher, to 81.1 at least. Close below 80 negates that outlook. Euro gapped down today, utterly gainsaying yesterday’s pin prick across the downtrend line. Closed down 0.87% at 1.2940. Looking for 1.2000. Yen sidestepped today, flat, but holding on to the break above the trend line. Ended at 130.37c/Y100 (Y76.70/$1). Itching to move higher. Tired out by yesterday’s gains, stocks took a rest today. Dow rose 0.17% (21.04 points) to 12,418.42. S&P500 rose 0.2% (0.24%) to 1,277.30. I don’t get it. Economy’s future remains burdened by massive bad debts and malinvestment from the last boom cycle — shucks, from the booms since 1913. Apparently at midnight a.m., 1 January 2012, some Great Wheel turned that will fix everything. At least, that’s how the stock market is acting, but I reckon somebody forgot to tell me about the Great Wheel’s turning. Add to that what seems to be the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep on inflating, which is the only cure they know and the one cure that won’t help. Oh, and the Bernancubus and Co. have announced that they’re going to be more transparent and announce what course they expect interest rates to follow, which gives them a chance at making even more mistakes in uncharted waters. Whoops — they made that decision to be more open at last month’s meeting, but kept it a secret until today. The Three Stooges weren’t this ridiculous. Curly, Larry, and Moe are in charge of national monetary policy! Argentum et aurum comparenda sunt — – Gold and silver must be bought. – Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger The-MoneyChanger.com © 2012, The Moneychanger. May not be republished in any form, including electronically, without our express permission. To avoid confusion, please remember that the comments above have a very short time horizon. Always invest with the primary trend. Gold’s primary trend is up, targeting at least $3,130.00; silver’s primary is up targeting 16:1 gold/silver ratio or $195.66; stocks’ primary trend is down, targeting Dow under 2,900 and worth only one ounce of gold; US$ or US$-denominated assets, primary trend down; real estate bubble has burst, primary trend down. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER. Be advised and warned: Do NOT use these commentaries to trade futures contracts. I don’t intend them for that or write them with that short term trading outlook. I write them for long-term investors in physical metals. Take them as entertainment, but not as a timing service for futures. NOR do I recommend investing in gold or silver Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs). Those are NOT physical metal and I fear one day one or another may go up in smoke. Unless you can breathe smoke, stay away. Call me paranoid, but the surviving rabbit is wary of traps. NOR do I recommend trading futures options or other leveraged paper gold and silver products. These are not for the inexperienced. NOR do I recommend buying gold and silver on margin or with debt. What DO I recommend? Physical gold and silver coins and bars in your own hands. One final warning: NEVER insert a 747 Jumbo Jet up your nose.

6 New Year’s Resolutions for Investors

With the start of a new year comes a new wave of excitement and action for the
stock market. Investors already have started the year off on a high note, with
the Dow rising almost 180 on the first day of trading in 2012. This positive
momentum is expected to continue, and I want you all to benefit from the push.
More importantly, I want your investments to pay off not just for the first few
weeks of the year, but for all of 2012 and beyond. Thats why Im laying out a few
simple, easy and effective steps you can take now toward making intelligent,
profitable investment choices.

Top-Performing U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks (Jan 04, 2012)

Below are the latest top-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. E Commerce
China Dangdang Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DANG) is the best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese
stock on Jan. 4. It was up 5.9% on the day. DANGs upside potential is 89.8%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $9.83. It is trading at
14.2% of its 52-week high of $36.40, and 26.0% above its 52-week low of $4.11.
VanceInfo Technologies Inc.(ADR) (NYSE:VIT) is the second best-performing
U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 4.6% on the day. VITs upside
potential is 76.1% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $18.24.
It is trading at 27.3% of its 52-week high of $37.99, and 67.4% above its
52-week low of $6.19. Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) is the
third best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 3.4% on the
day. STPs upside potential is 82.4% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $4.43. It is trading at 22.4% of its 52-week high of $10.83, and 42.9%
above its 52-week low of $1.70. ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL) is the fourth
best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 3.1% on the day.
SOLs upside potential is 72.3% based on brokerage analysts average target price
of $2.86. It is trading at 12.5% of its 52-week high of $13.25, and 14.5% above
its 52-week low of $1.45. Country Syl Ckng Restaurant Chain Co Ltd (NYSE:CCSC)
is the fifth best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 2.2%
on the day. CCSCs upside potential is 53.5% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $12.12. It is trading at 30.9% of its 52-week high of $25.54,
and 19.7% above its 52-week low of $6.60. Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (ADR)
(NASDAQ:SPRD) is the sixth best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4.
It was up 1.6% on the day. SPRDs upside potential is 53.5% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $30.58. It is trading at 66.5% of its 52-week
high of $29.98, and 132.0% above its 52-week low of $8.59. Perfect World Co.,
Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:PWRD) is the seventh best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese
stock on Jan. 4. It was up 1.2% on the day. PWRDs upside potential is 108.2%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $24.00. It is trading at
39.6% of its 52-week high of $29.10, and 28.1% above its 52-week low of $9.00.
Jiayuan.com International Ltd (NASDAQ:DATE) is the eighth best-performing
U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 1.2% on the day. DATEs upside
potential is 151.9% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $15.22.
It is trading at 37.5% of its 52-week high of $16.12, and 9.8% above its 52-week
low of $5.50. Noah Holdings Limited (ADR) (NYSE:NOAH) is the ninth
best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 1.2% on the day.
NOAHs upside potential is 228.9% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $19.96. It is trading at 31.1% of its 52-week high of $19.50, and 5.9%
above its 52-week low of $5.73. Ambow Education Holding Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:AMBO) is
the 10th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.9% on
the day. AMBOs upside potential is 14.9% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $8.00. It is trading at 49.7% of its 52-week high of $14.00, and
52.6% above its 52-week low of $4.56. 21Vianet Group Inc (NASDAQ:VNET) is the
11th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.6% on the
day. VNETs upside potential is 90.5% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $17.89. It is trading at 42.1% of its 52-week high of $22.33, and 13.0%
above its 52-week low of $8.31. Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (ADR) (NYSE:SCR) is
the 12th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.5% on
the day. SCRs upside potential is 5.6% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $9.98. It is trading at 68.7% of its 52-week high of $13.75, and
32.7% above its 52-week low of $7.12. TAL Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XRS) is
the 13th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.5% on
the day. XRSs upside potential is 54.2% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $15.43. It is trading at 61.6% of its 52-week high of $16.24,
and 19.0% above its 52-week low of $8.41. PetroChina Company Limited (ADR)
(NYSE:PTR) is the 14th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It
was up 0.4% on the day. PTRs upside potential is 14.2% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $150.67. It is trading at 83.0% of its 52-week
high of $158.83, and 18.5% above its 52-week low of $111.29. ZHONGPIN INC.
(NASDAQ:HOGS) is the 15th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4.
It was up 0.2% on the day. HOGSs upside potential is 80.9% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $15.92. It is trading at 43.5% of its 52-week
high of $20.25, and 33.3% above its 52-week low of $6.60. WuXi PharmaTech
(Cayman) Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:WX) is the 16th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese
stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.2% on the day. WXs upside potential is 61.9% based
on brokerage analysts average target price of $18.54. It is trading at 59.9% of
its 52-week high of $19.10, and 7.5% above its 52-week low of $10.65.
NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES) is the 17th best-performing U.S.-listed
Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.1% on the day. NTESs upside potential is
25.4% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $56.66. It is trading
at 82.1% of its 52-week high of $55.00, and 26.4% above its 52-week low of
$35.74. Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) is the 18th best-performing U.S.-listed
Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.1% on the day. SSWs upside potential is
30.0% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $18.00. It is trading
at 64.9% of its 52-week high of $21.33, and 35.7% above its 52-week low of
$10.21. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) is the 19th
best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4. It was up 0.0% on the day.
JASOs upside potential is 129.5% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $3.14. It is trading at 16.0% of its 52-week high of $8.57, and 13.2%
above its 52-week low of $1.21. Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd ADR
(NASDAQ:SNDA) is the 20th best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 4.
It was down 0.0% on the day. SNDAs upside potential is -1.0% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $39.66. It is trading at 73.9% of its 52-week
high of $54.20, and 40.8% above its 52-week low of $28.44.

Gold Price Has Climbed Above $1,600 Can it Hold?

Gold Price Close Today : 1611.90 Change : 12.20 or 0.8% Silver Price Close
Today : 2906.30 Change : 47.0 cents or -1.6% Gold Silver Ratio Today : 55.462
Change : 1.296 or 2.4% Silver Gold Ratio Today : 0.01803 Change : -0.000431 or
-2.3% Platinum Price Close Today : 1418.00 Change : -17.00 or -1.2% Palladium
Price Close Today : 651.15 Change : -16.10 or -2.4% S&P 500 : 1,277.30 Change :
0.24 or 0.0% Dow In GOLD$ : $159.26 Change : $ (0.93) or -0.6% Dow in GOLD oz :
7.704 Change : -0.045 or -0.6% Dow in SILVER oz : 427.29 Change : 7.51 or 1.8%
Dow Industrial : 12,418.42 Change : 21.04 or 0.2% US Dollar Index : 80.09 Change
: -0.476 or -0.6% Today the GOLD PRICE moved ahead on its way to a meeting with
$1,625 resistance. Rose $12.20 to $1,611.90 on Comex. Silver, perversely, fell
47c to 2906.3c. Now that the GOLD PRICE has climbed above $1,600, it must hold
on there or crash badly. It has pointed its hood ornament at $1,675/$1,680,
lateral resistance and the 150 day moving average (now 1,672.42). Whether GOLD
has already bottomed or must be sent back to suffer more indignities makes
little difference. It will have turned back up before this first quarter is
over. Silver and gold will end 2012 much higher. Overhead the SILVER PRICE is
knocking at 2970c. Chart has congested, digesting yesterday's rise. Tomorrow
Silver will break one way or the other, most like upward. Low today came at
2894, so silver must defend that 2900c area. GOLD/SILVER RATIO may have fooled
me. May not reach 57.5:1, but over the years I have learned to wait for my
target, so I will wait. Most important aspect of investing seems the one
principle almost nobody knows, including investment "professionals" and
financial planners. It's simple: ALWAYS ALIGN YOUR INVESTMENTS WITH THE PRIMARY
TREND. That's the trend that runs for 15-20 years, up or down. If it's up, you
buy it and hold it. If it's down, you sell it and stay out or short it. NEVER
buy a bull market position and trade in and out, trying to catch the highs and
lows. You ain't that good. Hardly anybody is, and you'll only lose your position
and your money trying. Bear market (primary down trend) began in stocks and the
US dollar in 2000, and it's still running. Bull market in silver and gold began
in 2001, and it's still running. Best investment strategy is to climb aboard the
primary trend and ride it till it ends. Not fancy, no long fake-eyelashes, not
flashy, it just makes money. Whenever a sharp bull market correction makes you
question yourself, remember: bull market quandaries eventually resolve to the
upside. Go look at the silver chart, 2008 - now, if you need an example. But of
course, I don't wear them fancy, pointy shoes like them financial planner and
experts, and I don't have any fancy degrees either. I'm just a natural born fool
from Tennessee --- who was advising people to get out of stocks back in 2001.
But what do I know? Dollar index made a rounding bottom (or upside-down head and
shoulders) over the last three trading days. Unless it drops below 80, that
pattern will hold and send the dollar higher, to 81.1 at least. Close below 80
negates that outlook. Euro gapped down today, utterly gainsaying yesterday's pin
prick across the downtrend line. Closed down 0.87% at 1.2940. Looking for
1.2000. Yen sidestepped today, flat, but holding on to the break above the trend
line. Ended at 130.37c/Y100 (Y76.70/$1). Itching to move higher. Tired out by
yesterday's gains, stocks took a rest today. Dow rose 0.17% (21.04 points) to
12,418.42. S&P500 rose 0.2% (0.24%) to 1,277.30. I don't get it. Economy's
future remains burdened by massive bad debts and malinvestment from the last
boom cycle -- shucks, from the booms since 1913. Apparently at midnight a.m., 1
January 2012, some Great Wheel turned that will fix everything. At least, that's
how the stock market is acting, but I reckon somebody forgot to tell me about
the Great Wheel's turning. Add to that what seems to be the Federal Reserve's
resolve to keep on inflating, which is the only cure they know and the one cure
that won't help. Oh, and the Bernancubus and Co. have announced that they're
going to be more transparent and announce what course they expect interest rates
to follow, which gives them a chance at making even more mistakes in uncharted
waters. Whoops -- they made that decision to be more open at last month's
meeting, but kept it a secret until today. The Three Stooges weren't this
ridiculous. Curly, Larry, and Moe are in charge of national monetary policy!
Argentum et aurum comparenda sunt -- -- Gold and silver must be bought. -
Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger The-MoneyChanger.com © 2012, The
Moneychanger. May not be republished in any form, including electronically,
without our express permission. To avoid confusion, please remember that the
comments above have a very short time horizon. Always invest with the primary
trend. Gold's primary trend is up, targeting at least $3,130.00; silver's
primary is up targeting 16:1 gold/silver ratio or $195.66; stocks' primary trend
is down, targeting Dow under 2,900 and worth only one ounce of gold; US$ or
US$-denominated assets, primary trend down; real estate bubble has burst,
primary trend down. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER. Be advised and warned: Do NOT use
these commentaries to trade futures contracts. I don't intend them for that or
write them with that short term trading outlook. I write them for long-term
investors in physical metals. Take them as entertainment, but not as a timing
service for futures. NOR do I recommend investing in gold or silver Exchange
Trade Funds (ETFs). Those are NOT physical metal and I fear one day one or
another may go up in smoke. Unless you can breathe smoke, stay away. Call me
paranoid, but the surviving rabbit is wary of traps. NOR do I recommend trading
futures options or other leveraged paper gold and silver products. These are not
for the inexperienced. NOR do I recommend buying gold and silver on margin or
with debt. What DO I recommend? Physical gold and silver coins and bars in your
own hands. One final warning: NEVER insert a 747 Jumbo Jet up your nose.

Wednesday Apple Rumors: iPhone 4S Finally Hitting Chinese Shelves

Here are your Apple rumors and AAPL stock news items for Wednesday: iPhone 4S
Finally Comes to China in January: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) announced Wednesday
morning that it will release its latest iPhone the Siri voice command-enabled
iPhone 4S on Jan. 13. Though already available in Hong Kong, Chinese consumers
and China Unicom (NYSE: CHU ) shareholders alike have been anxiously awaiting
word that the phone has passed Chinas governmental regulatory processes. While
not confirmed yet, it is rumored that the Chinese iPhone 4S will feature a
version of Siri that recognizes Mandarin. China isnt the only country getting
the iPhone 4S in January. A collection of 21 nations will receive the phone as
well, including the Cayman Islands, Niger, Mali and the Dominican Republic.
Apple Might Enter Textbook Industry : While the Tuesday rumor that Apple will be
holding an event this month to discuss new improvements to its iBookstore came
with the caveat that no major announcements would be forthcoming, Apple
shareholders might want to pay attention all the same. A follow-up report at Mac
Rumors suggests that one possible announcement will be the introduction of
interactive school textbooks to the iBookstore. The reports source claims that
Apple filmed a number of promotional videos with executives in the textbook
industry in December just the sort of videos typically shown in Apples product
or service announcements. Another report from Clayton Morris at Fox News said
the event will focus on Apples education initiatives . Textbooks account for a
significant percentage of overall sales revenue in the publishing industry and
are one of the business fastest growing segments. College textbook sales grew
23% between 2008 and 2011 , coming to $4.5 billion last year. A Knight in
Cupertinos Court: Queen Elizabeth II rang in 2012 the way she always does: by
honoring a plethora of figures in entertainment and business with dame and
knighthood. While its certainly exciting for many people, it was a particularly
pleasant surprise for Apple designer and new knight in her majestys service
Jonathan Ive . Sir Jony Ive has been the design team lead at Apple since 1996
and was one of the principal minds behind the iPod, iPhone, iPad and the modern
era of Mac computers. The late Steve Jobs described Ive as his spiritual partner
in Walter Isaacsons recently published biography of the former CEO. As of this
writing, Anthony John Agnello did not hold a position in any of the
aforementioned stocks. Follow him on Twitter at

Top Oversold U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks (Jan 04, 2012)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the latest oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) is the most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 8.8% on the day. QIHU's upside potential is 143.7% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $34.07. It is trading at 38.6% of its 52-week high of $36.21, and 1.2% above its 52-week low of $13.81. iSoftStone Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:ISS) is the second most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 7.3% on the day. ISS's upside potential is 94.1% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $17.20. It is trading at 39.2% of its 52-week high of $22.63, and 56.5% above its 52-week low of $5.66. Youku.com Inc (ADR) (NYSE:YOKU) is the third most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 5.3% on the day. YOKU's upside potential is 84.3% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $29.14. It is trading at 22.6% of its 52-week high of $69.95, and 14.9% above its 52-week low of $13.76. AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASIA) is the fourth most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 5.1% on the day. ASIA's upside potential is 129.7% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $17.44. It is trading at 33.1% of its 52-week high of $22.91, and 22.2% above its 52-week low of $6.21. New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (ADR) (NYSE:EDU) is the fifth most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 4.5% on the day. EDU's upside potential is 55.5% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $35.30. It is trading at 65.3% of its 52-week high of $34.77, and 10.1% above its 52-week low of $20.61. SINA Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:SINA) is the sixth most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.7% on the day. SINA's upside potential is 96.7% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $105.37. It is trading at 36.4% of its 52-week high of $147.12, and 14.3% above its 52-week low of $46.86. Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HMIN) is the seventh most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.3% on the day. HMIN's upside potential is 81.3% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $47.69. It is trading at 58.6% of its 52-week high of $44.86, and 19.1% above its 52-week low of $22.09. Phoenix New Media Ltd ADR (NYSE:FENG) is the eighth most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.3% on the day. FENG's upside potential is 91.2% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $10.67. It is trading at 37.0% of its 52-week high of $15.09, and 32.9% above its 52-week low of $4.20. AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP) is the ninth most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.3% on the day. AMAP's upside potential is 133.7% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $22.83. It is trading at 48.4% of its 52-week high of $20.20, and 10.1% above its 52-week low of $8.87. LDK Solar Co., Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:LDK) is the 10th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.2% on the day. LDK's upside potential is 5.6% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $4.48. It is trading at 28.3% of its 52-week high of $14.97, and 66.3% above its 52-week low of $2.55. E-House (China) Holdings Limited (ADR) (NYSE:EJ) is the 11th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.1% on the day. EJ's upside potential is 136.5% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $10.97. It is trading at 28.6% of its 52-week high of $16.25, and 15.4% above its 52-week low of $4.02. Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:HOLI) is the 12th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.1% on the day. HOLI's upside potential is 60.3% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $13.13. It is trading at 45.1% of its 52-week high of $18.15, and 80.4% above its 52-week low of $4.54. Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHU) is the 13th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.9% on the day. SOHU's upside potential is 55.1% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $78.38. It is trading at 46.2% of its 52-week high of $109.37, and 11.3% above its 52-week low of $45.40. Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN) is the 14th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.4% on the day. RENN's upside potential is 112.8% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $7.62. It is trading at 14.9% of its 52-week high of $24.00, and 11.5% above its 52-week low of $3.21. 51job, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JOBS) is the 15th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.4% on the day. JOBS's upside potential is 55.5% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $64.50. It is trading at 59.4% of its 52-week high of $69.80, and 13.2% above its 52-week low of $36.62. Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTRP) is the 16th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.1% on the day. CTRP's upside potential is 83.9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $44.30. It is trading at 47.6% of its 52-week high of $50.57, and 7.9% above its 52-week low of $22.33. 7 DAYS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED(ADR) (NYSE:SVN) is the 17th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.0% on the day. SVN's upside potential is 109.0% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $24.03. It is trading at 47.9% of its 52-week high of $24.00, and 5.7% above its 52-week low of $10.88. China Kanghui Holdings (ADR) (NYSE:KH) is the 18th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.0% on the day. KH's upside potential is 66.1% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $24.75. It is trading at 56.2% of its 52-week high of $26.50, and 15.3% above its 52-week low of $12.92. Giant Interactive Group Inc (ADR) (NYSE:GA) is the 19th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.0% on the day. GA's upside potential is 73.6% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $6.98. It is trading at 42.5% of its 52-week high of $9.45, and 33.1% above its 52-week low of $3.02. Changyou.com Limited(ADR) (NASDAQ:CYOU) is the 20th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 1.9% on the day. CYOU's upside potential is 84.3% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $42.88. It is trading at 44.8% of its 52-week high of $52.00, and 12.4% above its 52-week low of $20.71.

Don’t Jump Over Lowe’s Online ‘Expansion’

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW ), the nation’s second-biggest home improvement retailer after Home Depot (NYSE: HD ), made an under-the-radar acquisition in the sleepy days just ahead of the new year. In an effort to boost its e-commerce offerings, Lowe’s bought online home-improvement retailer ATG Stores. But although the acquisition is good news for Lowe’s customers (who now will have more product choices available online) and great news for ATG employees (all of whom will keep their jobs), it doesn’t really mean much to Lowe’s investors — or Home Depot’s. The funny thing is, despite both being retail behemoths, neither Home Depot nor Lowe’s online businesses contribute much to their total revenues. Prior to the ATG acquisition, only about 1% of Lowe’s annual sales came from the online channel, notes Collins Stewart analyst Laura Champine. Lowe’s had revenue of $48.82 billion last fiscal year, meaning the online business did less than $500 million in sales. Terms of the ATG deal weren’t disclosed, including the company’s revenue, so it’s impossible to know how much of a boost it will give to Lowe’s top line. But, heck, even if ATG doubled Lowe’s online sales, that still would represent a barely billion-dollar business. And no one, at least not yet, appears to be expecting that. Prior to the ATG deal, 26 Wall Street analysts, on average, forecast Lowe’s to generate $50.17 billion in revenue in the upcoming fiscal year, according to data from Thomson Reuters. That number hasn’t budged. As for the competition, online sales aren’t much of factor at Home Depot, either. The company generated about $70 billion in revenue last year. Meanwhile, Craig Menear, HD’s merchandising chief, told analysts on a conference call in November that the online business, while growing, still is doing less than $1 billion in sales. That means it account for roughly less than 1.4% of the company’s total revenue, at most. So who are the immediate winners here? Consumers. Home Depot offers about 300,000 items online. Lowe’s was in the process of doubling its online offerings to 260,000 before the ATG acquisition. Since ATG sells more than 3.5 million items through 500 websites, that’s a nice new portal for anyone shopping for home improvement products. But it’s hardly clear that the deal does anything to move the needle on Lowe’s fundamentals or share price, especially in the short term. When it comes to home improvement retailers, it’s still very much a brick-and-mortar kind of business. As of this writing, Dan Burrows did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned stocks.

Gold Futures Extend Gains, Silver Retreats

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold futures extended their gains following yesterday’s rally, with the COMEX February contract settling up $12.20, or 0.8%, at $1,612.70 per ounce.

Netflix, Lululemon Take Off — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Wednesday's trading saw a couple of big-time stock pops and another chapter in the slow death of a giant. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX ), the darling of 2011's first half that became a goat by year-end, rocketed to an 11% gain today as the company offered up an attention-grabbing headline metric: Netflix users took in more than 2 billion hours of streaming video content from October to December. Netflix spent the last half of 2011 in a nosedive caused by the fallout of changes in its subscription plan that even included a baffling drop at the start of December when the markets were in full-on bull mode. However, since then, NFLX shares have been slowly rebounding, clawing back about 9% even before Wednesday's gains. Netflix previously hadn’t released its viewing hours metric. High-end athletic apparel company Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU ) gained almost 9% on Wednesday after getting Goldman Sachs's seal of approval. The stock was added to the firm's "Conviction List" — a group of highly recommended stocks — with an analyst predicting a price target of $64. Lululemon shares opened Tuesday trading under $50. Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK ) continued its march toward zero after shares declined 30% to 47 cents on news of a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The Wall Street Journal reported that EK might have to resort to bankruptcy should it fail in its attempt to sell its nearly 1,100 patents. This comes a couple months after Kodak announced it was trying to sell off one of its more modern businesses , the online Kodak Gallery. EK stock has sold off more than 90% in the past 52 weeks. On Tuesday, the company was given an automatic warning from the New York Stock Exchange — after its 30thconsecutive day trading below $1 per share — that it had six months to improve its stock price or face delisting on the NYSE. Three Up Liz Claiborne (NYSE: LIZ ): Up 9.29% (80 cents) to $9.41. Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG ): Up 7.19% ($5.52) to $82.32. Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU ): Up 3.4% (23 cents) to $6.99. Three Down Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT ): Down 19.21% ($6.11) to $25.70. Amarin (NASDAQ: AMRN ): Down 9.93% (70 cents) to $6.35. MetroPCS Communications (NYSE: PCS ): Down 6.39% (60 cents) to $8.79. As of this writing, Kyle Woodley did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned stocks. Check out our list of previous IP Market Recaps .

6 Beverage Stocks to Quench Your Thirst

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Reaching for an afternoon cold one is about as natural as buttoning your shirt in the morning. In other words, beverage companies are staples that aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Never mind already being in your refrigerator — many of these beverage companies are abroad, quenching the thirst of citizens in emerging markets . This makes them prime candidates for success, so they should be on your buy list when you’re looking for tasty investments. I watch more than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. And this week, I’ve got six beverage stocks to buy. Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these stocks gets an "A" or "B" according to my research, meaning it is a "strong buy" or "buy." Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD ) is a major brewing company based in Belgium. In the last 12 months, BUD has gained nearly 7%, compared with smaller gains by the broader markets. BUD gets a "B" for earnings momentum, a "B" for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street, a "B" for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past month, a "B" for cash flow and a "B" for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of BUD stock . Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS ) is a developer, marketer, seller and distributor of alternative beverages, including numerous energy drinks such as Monster. HANS has jumped an impressive 73% in the last 12 months. HANS gets a "B" for sales growth, a "B" for earnings growth, a "B" for earnings momentum, a "B" for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past month and an "A" for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of HANS stock . Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) is one of the most famous beverage companies in the world, specifically for its namesake soft drink. KO has posted a modest gain 8% in the last year. KO gets an "A" for sales growth, a "B" for operating margin growth, a "B" for cash flow and an "A" for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of KO stock . Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (NYSE: ABV ) is a Brazil-based producer, distributor and seller of beer, soda and other non-alcoholic beverages. Since this time last year, ABV has climbed 14% compared with smaller gains by the broader markets. ABV gets a "B" for operating margin growth, a "B" for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past month and an "A" for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of ABV stock . Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS ) is best known for the non-alcoholic beverages for which it is named. DPS is up over 8% in the last year. DPS gets an "A" for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of DPS stock . PepsiCo. (NYSE: PEP ) is another global name in the beverage business and the main competitor to KO. PEP has posted a modest gain of 1% since this time last year. PEP gets a "B" for earnings momentum and an "A" for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of PEP stock . Get more analysis of these picks and other publicly traded stocks with Louis Navellier's Portfolio Grader tool, a 100% free stock rating tool that measures both quantitative buying pressure and eight fundamental factors.

Gold, Silver Falter Following Tuesday’s Gains

Gold was showing small gains, and silver was giving back some of yesterdays
strong rise Wednesday morning as the Commerce Dept. reported a
less-than-expected increase in new manufacturing orders for November following
two consecutive monthly declines. New orders for manufactured goods increased
$8.2 billion , 1.8% month-to-month, to $459.2 billion overall, the Commerce
Dept. reported, and 0.3% excluding transportation. Shipments rose for the sixth
consecutive month, up $100 million to $455 billion. Unfilled order increased
$11.1 billion, or 1.3%, to $898.3 billion, the 19th increase in the last 20
months. Spot gold was trading 0.16% higher at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, with a bid
price of $1,603 and an ask price of $1,613. Spot gold traded as high as
$1,615.80 and as low as $1,592.50. The London afternoon reference price fix came
in at $1,613, $15 higher than Tuesdays price fix, according to Kitco market data
. Spot silver was down more than 1.5%, bid at $29.25 an ounce with an ask price
of $29.35. The morning high as of time of writing was $29.67, and the low was
$28.84. Wednesday's reference price was set at $29.18 in the London a.m., 40
cents an ounce above Tuesdays price fix. Gold bullion had slipped below the
$1,600-an-ounce level in London morning trading, having earlier reached $1,612,
its highest level since before Christmas, BullionVault reported in its Wednesday
London Gold Market Report . A technical analyst at bullion dealer Scotia Mocatta
sees another potential downward move ahead. Key [gold price ] resistancelies at
the $1,630 level which represents the 200 day moving average. We believe that
while the 200-day moving average holds, the risk remains for another visit to
the $1,523 area, Russel Browne was quoted as saying. On the exchanges, gold
trusts were higher, but the iShares Silver Trust was moving lower.

Netflix, Lululemon Take Off — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

Wednesday's trading saw a couple of big-time stock pops and another chapter
in the slow death of a giant. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX ), the darling of 2011's
first half that became a goat by year-end, rocketed to an 11% gain today as the
company offered up an attention-grabbing headline metric: Netflix users took in
more than 2 billion hours of streaming video content from October to December.
Netflix spent the last half of 2011 in a nosedive caused by the fallout of
changes in its subscription plan that even included a baffling drop at the start
of December when the markets were in full-on bull mode. However, since then,
NFLX shares have been slowly rebounding, clawing back about 9% even before
Wednesday's gains. Netflix previously hadnt released its viewing hours metric.
High-end athletic apparel company Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU ) gained almost 9% on
Wednesday after getting Goldman Sachs's seal of approval. The stock was added
to the firm's "Conviction List" a group of highly recommended stocks
with an analyst predicting a price target of $64. Lululemon shares opened
Tuesday trading under $50. Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK ) continued its march toward
zero after shares declined 30% to 47 cents on news of a possible Chapter 11
bankruptcy filing. The Wall Street Journal reported that EK might have to resort
to bankruptcy should it fail in its attempt to sell its nearly 1,100 patents.
This comes a couple months after Kodak announced it was trying to sell off one
of its more modern businesses , the online Kodak Gallery. EK stock has sold off
more than 90% in the past 52 weeks. On Tuesday, the company was given an
automatic warning from the New York Stock Exchange after its 30thconsecutive
day trading below $1 per share that it had six months to improve its stock
price or face delisting on the NYSE. Three Up Liz Claiborne (NYSE: LIZ ): Up
9.29% (80 cents) to $9.41. Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG ): Up 7.19% ($5.52) to
$82.32. Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU ): Up 3.4% (23 cents) to $6.99. Three Down
Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT ): Down 19.21% ($6.11) to $25.70. Amarin (NASDAQ: AMRN
): Down 9.93% (70 cents) to $6.35. MetroPCS Communications (NYSE: PCS ): Down
6.39% (60 cents) to $8.79. As of this writing, Kyle Woodley did not hold a
position in any of the aforementioned stocks. Check out our list of previous IP
Market Recaps .

Top Oversold U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks (Jan 04, 2012)

Below are the latest oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. Qihoo 360 Technology
Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) is the most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It
was down 8.8% on the day. QIHUs upside potential is 143.7% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $34.07. It is trading at 38.6% of its 52-week
high of $36.21, and 1.2% above its 52-week low of $13.81. iSoftStone Holdings
Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:ISS) is the second most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on
Jan. 04. It was down 7.3% on the day. ISSs upside potential is 94.1% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $17.20. It is trading at 39.2% of its
52-week high of $22.63, and 56.5% above its 52-week low of $5.66. Youku.com Inc
(ADR) (NYSE:YOKU) is the third most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan.
04. It was down 5.3% on the day. YOKUs upside potential is 84.3% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $29.14. It is trading at 22.6% of its
52-week high of $69.95, and 14.9% above its 52-week low of $13.76.
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASIA) is the fourth most oversold U.S.-listed
Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 5.1% on the day. ASIAs upside potential is
129.7% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $17.44. It is trading
at 33.1% of its 52-week high of $22.91, and 22.2% above its 52-week low of
$6.21. New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (ADR) (NYSE:EDU) is the fifth most
oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 4.5% on the day. EDUs
upside potential is 55.5% based on brokerage analysts average target price of
$35.30. It is trading at 65.3% of its 52-week high of $34.77, and 10.1% above
its 52-week low of $20.61. SINA Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:SINA) is the sixth
most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.7% on the day.
SINAs upside potential is 96.7% based on brokerage analysts average target price
of $105.37. It is trading at 36.4% of its 52-week high of $147.12, and 14.3%
above its 52-week low of $46.86. Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (ADR)
(NASDAQ:HMIN) is the seventh most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04.
It was down 3.3% on the day. HMINs upside potential is 81.3% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $47.69. It is trading at 58.6% of its 52-week
high of $44.86, and 19.1% above its 52-week low of $22.09. Phoenix New Media Ltd
ADR (NYSE:FENG) is the eighth most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan.
04. It was down 3.3% on the day. FENGs upside potential is 91.2% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $10.67. It is trading at 37.0% of its
52-week high of $15.09, and 32.9% above its 52-week low of $4.20. AutoNavi
Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP) is the ninth most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese
stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.3% on the day. AMAPs upside potential is 133.7%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $22.83. It is trading at
48.4% of its 52-week high of $20.20, and 10.1% above its 52-week low of $8.87.
LDK Solar Co., Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:LDK) is the 10th most oversold U.S.-listed
Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.2% on the day. LDKs upside potential is
5.6% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $4.48. It is trading at
28.3% of its 52-week high of $14.97, and 66.3% above its 52-week low of $2.55.
E-House (China) Holdings Limited (ADR) (NYSE:EJ) is the 11th most oversold
U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.1% on the day. EJs upside
potential is 136.5% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $10.97.
It is trading at 28.6% of its 52-week high of $16.25, and 15.4% above its
52-week low of $4.02. Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:HOLI) is the
12th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 3.1% on the
day. HOLIs upside potential is 60.3% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $13.13. It is trading at 45.1% of its 52-week high of $18.15, and 80.4%
above its 52-week low of $4.54. Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHU) is the 13th most
oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.9% on the day.
SOHUs upside potential is 55.1% based on brokerage analysts average target price
of $78.38. It is trading at 46.2% of its 52-week high of $109.37, and 11.3%
above its 52-week low of $45.40. Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN) is the 14th most
oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.4% on the day.
RENNs upside potential is 112.8% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $7.62. It is trading at 14.9% of its 52-week high of $24.00, and 11.5%
above its 52-week low of $3.21. 51job, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JOBS) is the 15th most
oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.4% on the day.
JOBSs upside potential is 55.5% based on brokerage analysts average target price
of $64.50. It is trading at 59.4% of its 52-week high of $69.80, and 13.2% above
its 52-week low of $36.62. Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTRP) is
the 16th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It was down 2.1% on
the day. CTRPs upside potential is 83.9% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $44.30. It is trading at 47.6% of its 52-week high of $50.57,
and 7.9% above its 52-week low of $22.33. 7 DAYS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED(ADR)
(NYSE:SVN) is the 17th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04. It
was down 2.0% on the day. SVNs upside potential is 109.0% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $24.03. It is trading at 47.9% of its 52-week
high of $24.00, and 5.7% above its 52-week low of $10.88. China Kanghui Holdings
(ADR) (NYSE:KH) is the 18th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 04.
It was down 2.0% on the day. KHs upside potential is 66.1% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $24.75. It is trading at 56.2% of its 52-week
high of $26.50, and 15.3% above its 52-week low of $12.92. Giant Interactive
Group Inc (ADR) (NYSE:GA) is the 19th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on
Jan. 04. It was down 2.0% on the day. GAs upside potential is 73.6% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $6.98. It is trading at 42.5% of its
52-week high of $9.45, and 33.1% above its 52-week low of $3.02. Changyou.com
Limited(ADR) (NASDAQ:CYOU) is the 20th most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock
on Jan. 04. It was down 1.9% on the day. CYOUs upside potential is 84.3% based
on brokerage analysts average target price of $42.88. It is trading at 44.8% of
its 52-week high of $52.00, and 12.4% above its 52-week low of $20.71.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Gives Internet Explorer 6 Its Last Rites

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has celebrated the demise of IE 6 in the
US. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Gives Internet Explorer 6 Its Last Rites
The tech giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has held a ceremony to
celebrate the extinction of Internet Explorer 6 in the US, a sign that users
have now turned to faster browsers. The company, which started the IE6 Countdown
website last March, said that less than 1 percent of users now use the decade
old browser. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s Internet Explorer marketing
director Roger Capriotti said, "IE6 has been the punch line of browser jokes
for a while, and we've been as eager as anyone to see it go away. Less than a
year later, I'm thrilled to say that the United States has joined the ranks of
Austria, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway in dropping below 1% usage
of IE6". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stocks were at 26.77 at the end of the
last days trading. Theres been a 4.3% change in the stock price over the past 3
months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate
Buy Mean recommendation: 1.95 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.77
Zacks Rank: 72 out of 89 in the industry

Gold and Silver Yearly Video Report for 2011-2012

Gold and silver prices started 2011 with sharp gains that soon shifted to fall:
Silver price ended 2011 with a 9.8% decrease from the beginning of the year,
while gold price ended the year nearly 10.2%. What can we learn from the recent
changes in the bullion market during 2011 in order to estimate the direction of
gold and silver prices in 2012? This video link is a summary of the recent
yearly post I made on the development of gold and silver prices for 2011 and
2012.

Gold Futures Extend Gains, Silver Retreats

Gold futures extended their gains following yesterdays rally, with the COMEX
February contract settling up $12.20, or 0.8%, at $1,612.70 per ounce.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) To Launch New SUV

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tdp2664 E money daily Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has decided to launch a new compact sport-utility vehicle in India. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) To Launch New SUV The new small utility vehicle called the EcoSport will be launched by Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) at the 11th Auto Expo to be held in New Delhi this week. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is planning its largest display at the show. It is stepping up its activities in the country by investing about $1 billion in two new plants and plans to increase its work force there by 50% to 15,000. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) stocks were at 11.13 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 11.3% change in the stock price over the past 3 months. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.64 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.79 Zack’s Rank: 1 out of 5 in the industry

6 Beverage Stocks to Quench Your Thirst

Reaching for an afternoon cold one is about as natural as buttoning your shirt
in the morning. In other words, beverage companies are staples that arent going
anywhere anytime soon. Never mind already being in your refrigerator many of
these beverage companies are abroad, quenching the thirst of citizens in
emerging markets . This makes them prime candidates for success, so they should
be on your buy list when youre looking for tasty investments. I watch more than
5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies
by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. And this week, Ive got six
beverage stocks to buy. Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these
stocks gets an "A" or "B" according to my research, meaning it is a
"strong buy" or "buy." Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD ) is a major
brewing company based in Belgium. In the last 12 months, BUD has gained nearly
7%, compared with smaller gains by the broader markets. BUD gets a "B" for
earnings momentum, a "B" for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings
estimates on Wall Street, a "B" for the magnitude in which earnings
projections have increased over the past month, a "B" for cash flow and a
"B" for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information,
view my complete analysis of BUD stock . Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS ) is a
developer, marketer, seller and distributor of alternative beverages, including
numerous energy drinks such as Monster. HANS has jumped an impressive 73% in the
last 12 months. HANS gets a "B" for sales growth, a "B" for earnings
growth, a "B" for earnings momentum, a "B" for the magnitude in which
earnings projections have increased over the past month and an "A" for
return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my
complete analysis of HANS stock . Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) is one of the most
famous beverage companies in the world, specifically for its namesake soft
drink. KO has posted a modest gain 8% in the last year. KO gets an "A" for
sales growth, a "B" for operating margin growth, a "B" for cash flow and
an "A" for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more
information, view my complete analysis of KO stock . Companhia de Bebidas das
Americas (NYSE: ABV ) is a Brazil-based producer, distributor and seller of
beer, soda and other non-alcoholic beverages. Since this time last year, ABV has
climbed 14% compared with smaller gains by the broader markets. ABV gets a
"B" for operating margin growth, a "B" for the magnitude in which
earnings projections have increased over the past month and an "A" for
return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my
complete analysis of ABV stock . Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS ) is best
known for the non-alcoholic beverages for which it is named. DPS is up over 8%
in the last year. DPS gets an "A" for return on equity in my Portfolio
Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of DPS stock .
PepsiCo. (NYSE: PEP ) is another global name in the beverage business and the
main competitor to KO. PEP has posted a modest gain of 1% since this time last
year. PEP gets a "B" for earnings momentum and an "A" for return on
equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete
analysis of PEP stock . 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.

Top 10 Fastest-Growing NASDAQ-100 Stocks: VMED, BIDU, SHLD, WYNN, GMCR, ALXN, SIRI, PCLN, CELG, AMZN (Jan 04, 2012)

Below are the top 10 fastest-growing stocks in the NASDAQ-100 index, based on
the average long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts.
One Chinese company (BIDU) is on the list. Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED) is
the first fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 71.0%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 1 brokerage analysts. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the
second fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 49.7%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 15 brokerage analysts. Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is the third
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 40.8%. This number is based on the average estimate of
2 brokerage analysts. Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) is the fourth
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 37.9%. This number is based on the average estimate of
5 brokerage analysts. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) is the
fifth fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 37.2%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 6 brokerage analysts. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) is the
sixth fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 34.8%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 13 brokerage analysts. Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) is the seventh
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 30.0%. This number is based on the average estimate of
1 brokerage analysts. priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) is the eighth
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 27.0%. This number is based on the average estimate of
10 brokerage analysts. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) is the ninth
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 24.8%. This number is based on the average estimate of
15 brokerage analysts. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the 10th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 24.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of
16 brokerage analysts.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Wins MagSafe Patent

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tdp2664 E money daily Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has received a Granted Patent for the MagSafe Connector. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Wins MagSafe Patent The new patent granted to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by the US Patent and Trademark Office covers both the MagSafe Connector and MagSafe Power Adapter. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter features a magnetic DC connector that ensures that the power cable will disconnect if it experiences undue strain and helps prevent fraying or weakening of the cables over time. In addition, the magnetic DC helps guide the plug into the system for a quick and secure connection. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are currently standing at 411.23. Price History Last Price: 411.23 52 Week Low / High: 310.5 / 426.7 50 Day Moving Average: 390.79 6 Month Price Change %: 18.0% 12 Month Price Change %: 25.1%

3 Tech Companies Creating the Future

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace With the second year of this millennium’s second decade now under way, the world is starting to lose some of its futuristic flavor. Back in 2000, the year even sounded like herald of tomorrow. The year 2000! Everyone has a computer, and it’s connected to an endless fount of knowledge! There’s something called Napster! Now we carry mobile phones more powerful than yesteryear’s typical PC, capable of documenting every human interaction in real time — and we yawn. Have things really gotten boring? Hardly. Anyone so cynical that they don’t marvel at the reality of modern living hasn’t been paying attention. You can ask an iPhone for the weather, and it will tell you. You can make a reservation for a commercial space flight. You can write a letter, save it to Google Documents and access it from nearly any device connected to the Internet. And 2012 is fat with the promise of more to come in the future. Who out there is blazing the trail? What industrial projects are taking us ever closer to tomorrow and have the potential to fundamentally change how we live? Here are just a few. Google’s Self-Driving Prius Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) is a powerful hand shaping big ideas in technology. The company’s Internet search engine has come to define basic Web usage, and its Android mobile operating system is helping shape communications in the ’10s. Google has an entire research facility devoted to big ideas, Google X , and one of that group’s projects is coming closer to a manufacturing reality each day. Google’s self-driving cars , based on converted Toyota (NYSE: TOY ) Priuses, were first revealed to the public in 2010, but today that the machines are moving beyond the experimental phase. Google was granted a patent for its cars in December , allowing it to now begin unmanned testing. Apple’s Hydrogen Batteries The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent held by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) on Dec. 29 that showed designs for a hydrogen fuel cell . A brand new battery isn’t quite as sexy a toy as a new iPhone, but the impact of an affordable, lasting hydrogen battery could be enormous. Hydrogen batteries convert oxygen and hydrogen into water and then electrical energy. Unlike other batteries such as lithium ion or nickel metal hydride, a hydrogen battery would leave no destructive by-products, just water. A hydrogen battery would mean more than just cleaner power sources for iPads. It could potentially lead to a variety of cleaner machines. Apple is looking to make a true renewable energy source. That’s thinking big. Honda’s Asimo Honda ‘s (NYSE: HMC ) freaky robot Asimo should seem antiquated at this point. The company first had the robotic assistant trot on stage at Honda’s Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in October 2000 and has been incrementally improving him since. Familiar or not, Asimo remains the public face of ambitious robotics, and the most recent round of revisions are impressive to say the least. The latest Asimo debuted in November. It’s lighter, has more joints and can walk a bit faster, but the really impressive stuff is the improved artificial intelligence. Asimo can now recognize different people in a conversation and can perform complex, multipart tasks. The example given in a Tech Crunch report: Cracking open a can of beer and then pouring it into a glass. Robot bartenders — the future is truly here!

Teva’s New CEO Is Battle-Tested. Good Thing

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Investors’ expectations are already running high for Jeremy Levin, who was named new CEO of Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA ) Tuesday. Levin is highly regarded for his series of successful acquisitions at Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY ). But his ability to reenergize Israel-based Teva could be derailed if the company can't fight off generic competition for its leading drug, Copaxone. While Teva is the world's biggest generic-drug maker, it relies heavily on Copaxone, one of only two proprietary drugs it makes. Used to treat multiple sclerosis, Copaxone is estimated to account for 40% of Teva's profits. The company's weak stock performance of late has been attributed to concerns that generics will cut deeply into Teva income when Copaxone loses patent protection in 2014, according to the Israeli news source Haaret z. Generics aren't Copaxone's only potential worries. Teva’s injectable treatment already is being challenged by the first oral MS drug, Gilenya from Novartis (NYSE: NVS ). And Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB ) has a promising medicine in clinical trials that’s reported to be safe and reduces relapses in MS patients. Yet, investors evidently are confident Levin can work his magic quickly. Teva shares are up about 8% since Friday's close, but at $43.65, they still have a way to go before the 52-week high of $57 is within sight. The investment community is certainly high on Levin, too. Analysts are praising his appointment, confident he can duplicate his success at Bristol, where he spearheaded the company's "string of pearls" strategy. This involved Bristol making a number of acquisitions intended to help replace the revenue that will be lost when its blockbuster blood thinner Plavix loses market exclusivity this year. His success led one industry observer to tell Bloomberg that Levin is "the number one person in business development" in the industry. "A lot of companies say they want to acquire and license stuff, but I can’t think of a company that’s done it as successfully as Bristol,” added ISI Group analyst Mark Schoenebaum. Ori Hershkovitz, partner at Sphera Funds Management, also weighed in on the move, telling Bloomberg: “If Jeremy can do one or two good product selections as he has done in the past for Bristol-Myers, that will be very, very good for Teva.” Levin, 58, will take over in May for retiring Teva CEO Shlomo Yanai, a physician who was educated at Cambridge University. Levin served as senior vice president for strategy at Bristol. At a press conference in Tel Aviv Tuesday, he said he’ll work closely with Yanai to achieve an "orderly transition," reported Bloomberg. "There are some parallels between Bristol-Myers from a few years ago and Teva," Les Funtleyder, a New York-based portfolio manager for Miller Tabak & Co., said in an e-mail yesterday, according to Bloomberg. "BMY had to come up with a new strategy to deal with slow sales and looming patents." The performance of Teva's shares in 2011 certainly helped seal Yanai's fate. The company's stock price plunged the most since 2006. During the year, Yanai made a move to broaden Teva's product line by acquiring Cephalon for $6.5 billion. Despite the deal, investors were disappointed to learn last month that Teva was unlikely to reach its long-term target of $31 billion in sales by 2015.

3 Tech Companies Creating the Future

With the second year of this millenniums second decade now under way, the world
is starting to lose some of its futuristic flavor. Back in 2000, the year even
sounded like herald of tomorrow. The year 2000! Everyone has a computer, and its
connected to an endless fount of knowledge! Theres something called Napster! Now
we carry mobile phones more powerful than yesteryears typical PC, capable of
documenting every human interaction in real time and we yawn. Have things
really gotten boring? Hardly. Anyone so cynical that they dont marvel at the
reality of modern living hasnt been paying attention. You can ask an iPhone for
the weather, and it will tell you. You can make a reservation for a commercial
space flight. You can write a letter, save it to Google Documents and access it
from nearly any device connected to the Internet. And 2012 is fat with the
promise of more to come in the future. Who out there is blazing the trail? What
industrial projects are taking us ever closer to tomorrow and have the potential
to fundamentally change how we live? Here are just a few. Googles Self-Driving
Prius Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) is a powerful hand shaping big ideas in technology.
The companys Internet search engine has come to define basic Web usage, and its
Android mobile operating system is helping shape communications in the 10s.
Google has an entire research facility devoted to big ideas, Google X , and one
of that groups projects is coming closer to a manufacturing reality each day.
Googles self-driving cars , based on converted Toyota (NYSE: TOY ) Priuses, were
first revealed to the public in 2010, but today that the machines are moving
beyond the experimental phase. Google was granted a patent for its cars in
December , allowing it to now begin unmanned testing. Apples Hydrogen Batteries
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent held by Apple (NASDAQ:
AAPL ) on Dec. 29 that showed designs for a hydrogen fuel cell . A brand new
battery isnt quite as sexy a toy as a new iPhone, but the impact of an
affordable, lasting hydrogen battery could be enormous. Hydrogen batteries
convert oxygen and hydrogen into water and then electrical energy. Unlike other
batteries such as lithium ion or nickel metal hydride, a hydrogen battery would
leave no destructive by-products, just water. A hydrogen battery would mean more
than just cleaner power sources for iPads. It could potentially lead to a
variety of cleaner machines. Apple is looking to make a true renewable energy
source. Thats thinking big. Hondas Asimo Honda s (NYSE: HMC ) freaky robot Asimo
should seem antiquated at this point. The company first had the robotic
assistant trot on stage at Hondas Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in
October 2000 and has been incrementally improving him since. Familiar or not,
Asimo remains the public face of ambitious robotics, and the most recent round
of revisions are impressive to say the least. The latest Asimo debuted in
November. Its lighter, has more joints and can walk a bit faster, but the really
impressive stuff is the improved artificial intelligence. Asimo can now
recognize different people in a conversation and can perform complex, multipart
tasks. The example given in a Tech Crunch report: Cracking open a can of beer
and then pouring it into a glass. Robot bartenders the future is truly here!

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Wins MagSafe Patent

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has received a Granted Patent for the MagSafe
Connector. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Wins MagSafe Patent The new patent granted
to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by the US Patent and Trademark Office covers both
the MagSafe Connector and MagSafe Power Adapter. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s 60
Watt MagSafe Power Adapter features a magnetic DC connector that ensures that
the power cable will disconnect if it experiences undue strain and helps prevent
fraying or weakening of the cables over time. In addition, the magnetic DC helps
guide the plug into the system for a quick and secure connection. Apple Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are currently standing at 411.23. Price History Last Price:
411.23 52 Week Low / High: 310.5 / 426.7 50 Day Moving Average: 390.79 6 Month
Price Change %: 18.0% 12 Month Price Change %: 25.1%

Teva’s New CEO Is Battle-Tested. Good Thing

Investors expectations are already running high for Jeremy Levin, who was named
new CEO of Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA ) Tuesday. Levin is highly
regarded for his series of successful acquisitions at Bristol-Myers Squibb
(NYSE: BMY ). But his ability to reenergize Israel-based Teva could be derailed
if the company can't fight off generic competition for its leading drug,
Copaxone. While Teva is the world's biggest generic-drug maker, it relies
heavily on Copaxone, one of only two proprietary drugs it makes. Used to treat
multiple sclerosis, Copaxone is estimated to account for 40% of Teva's
profits. The company's weak stock performance of late has been attributed to
concerns that generics will cut deeply into Teva income when Copaxone loses
patent protection in 2014, according to the Israeli news source Haaret z.
Generics aren't Copaxone's only potential worries. Tevas injectable
treatment already is being challenged by the first oral MS drug, Gilenya from
Novartis (NYSE: NVS ). And Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB ) has a promising medicine
in clinical trials thats reported to be safe and reduces relapses in MS
patients. Yet, investors evidently are confident Levin can work his magic
quickly. Teva shares are up about 8% since Friday's close, but at $43.65, they
still have a way to go before the 52-week high of $57 is within sight. The
investment community is certainly high on Levin, too. Analysts are praising his
appointment, confident he can duplicate his success at Bristol, where he
spearheaded the company's "string of pearls" strategy. This involved
Bristol making a number of acquisitions intended to help replace the revenue
that will be lost when its blockbuster blood thinner Plavix loses market
exclusivity this year. His success led one industry observer to tell Bloomberg
that Levin is "the number one person in business development" in the
industry. "A lot of companies say they want to acquire and license stuff, but
I cant think of a company thats done it as successfully as Bristol, added ISI
Group analyst Mark Schoenebaum. Ori Hershkovitz, partner at Sphera Funds
Management, also weighed in on the move, telling Bloomberg: If Jeremy can do one
or two good product selections as he has done in the past for Bristol-Myers,
that will be very, very good for Teva. Levin, 58, will take over in May for
retiring Teva CEO Shlomo Yanai, a physician who was educated at Cambridge
University. Levin served as senior vice president for strategy at Bristol. At a
press conference in Tel Aviv Tuesday, he said hell work closely with Yanai to
achieve an "orderly transition," reported Bloomberg. "There are some
parallels between Bristol-Myers from a few years ago and Teva," Les
Funtleyder, a New York-based portfolio manager for Miller Tabak & Co., said in
an e-mail yesterday, according to Bloomberg. "BMY had to come up with a new
strategy to deal with slow sales and looming patents." The performance of
Teva's shares in 2011 certainly helped seal Yanai's fate. The company's
stock price plunged the most since 2006. During the year, Yanai made a move to
broaden Teva's product line by acquiring Cephalon for $6.5 billion. Despite
the deal, investors were disappointed to learn last month that Teva was unlikely
to reach its long-term target of $31 billion in sales by 2015.