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FTSE ends week on a high shareprices.com – 16 hours ago Britain's leading share index finished the final session of the week by breaking through the 6000 barrier and hitting a six week closing high. After finishing down 0.7 per cent in the previous …

TODAY’S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, NOTES April 4th, 2011 Close

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The market was poised for positive trending at open this morning as it continued to ride the momentum created by a better than expected jobs report on Friday. With little news for investors to act on and no major releases due out on the economic calendar the wave of momentum from last week came to a halt by mid morning with the market posting mixed trendlines. The mixed trending continues into the afternoon with all of the indexes posting gains/losses that are remaining in close proximity to the neutral line. Southwest Airlines made headlines on Friday after a hole opened up on top of a Boeing 737-300 in mid flight. The incident sent investors running and approximately 600 flights were cancelled as crews checked planes for other reported cracks after the incident. Southwest is in the midst of acquiring Airtran and had recently received much good publicity over fares as competitors raised ticket prices and fees. Oil prices broke a 30 month high on Monday, reaching $108.78 a barrel. This is the highest oil has traded since September 2008. With 2 hours left before close the major market indexes are posting mixed. The Dow gained23.31 to end the day at 12400.03. The Nasdaq dropped .41 to end the day at 2789.19. The S&P 500 ended by gaining .46 to finished at 1332.87. The U.S. Treasuries 10-year yield decreased by 0.04 to 3.41%. Oil gained 0.36 to $108.30 a barrel. The U.S. dollar gained 0.0009 to the Euro. Author: Pamela Frost

TODAY'S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, NOTES April 4th, 2011 Close

TODAY’S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, NOTES April 4th, 2011 Close

The market was poised for positive trending at open this morning as it
continued to ride the momentum created by a better than expected jobs report on
Friday. With little news for investors to act on and no major releases due out
on the economic calendar the wave of momentum from last week came to a halt by
mid morning with the market posting mixed trendlines. The mixed trending
continues into the afternoon with all of the indexes posting gains/losses that
are remaining in close proximity to the neutral line. Southwest Airlines made
headlines on Friday after a hole opened up on top of a Boeing 737-300 in mid
flight. The incident sent investors running and approximately 600 flights were
cancelled as crews checked planes for other reported cracks after the incident.
Southwest is in the midst of acquiring Airtran and had recently received much
good publicity over fares as competitors raised ticket prices and fees. Oil
prices broke a 30 month high on Monday, reaching $108.78 a barrel. This is the
highest oil has traded since September 2008. With 2 hours left before close the
major market indexes are posting mixed. The Dow gained23.31 to end the day at
12400.03. The Nasdaq dropped .41 to end the day at 2789.19. The S&P 500 ended by
gaining .46 to finished at 1332.87. The U.S. Treasuries 10-year yield decreased
by 0.04 to 3.41%. Oil gained 0.36 to $108.30 a barrel. The U.S. dollar gained
0.0009 to the Euro. Author: Pamela Frost

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Top 10 Best-Rated Solar Stocks: DQ, RSOL, TSL, SOLR, SOL, JKS, FSLR, LDK, HSOL, YGE (Apr 04, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-rated Solar stocks, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET, based on the number of positive ratings by brokerage analysts. Seven Chinese companies (DQ, TSL, SOL, JKS, LDK, HSOL, YGE) are on the list.

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Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) is the 1st best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 4 brokerage analysts covering it. Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSOL) is the 2nd best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 4 brokerage analysts covering it. Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) is the 3rd best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 81% of the 32 brokerage analysts covering it. GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOLR) is the 4th best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 80% of the 15 brokerage analysts covering it. ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL) is the 5th best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 77% of the 13 brokerage analysts covering it.

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) is the 6th best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 75% of the 8 brokerage analysts covering it. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is the 7th best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 51% of the 47 brokerage analysts covering it. LDK Solar Co., Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:LDK) is the 8th best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 48% of the 23 brokerage analysts covering it. Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HSOL) is the 9th best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 47% of the 15 brokerage analysts covering it. Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) is the 10th best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 45% of the 29 brokerage analysts covering it.

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Stock Rally Takes a Timeout

During this recent runup of nearly 6% in equity markets over the past three
weeks, there has been the occasional session where stocks needed a regroup for
what has been, up to now, another inevitable move higher. Monday was another one
of those sessions. While two-thirds of the Big Three stock indices did
technically finish higher, well call this one a draw, with no prejudice
whatsoever to the momentum seen lately. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 23
points to 12,400, and the S&P 500 was up a fraction to 1333, while the Nasdaq
lost less than a point to 2789. This is also one of those days which taxes those
in our business that are charged with reasons for the specific performance of
one solitary market session. While varying theories about Fridays flat session
(meaning, not hugely positive) are legitimate in spirit a move by crude oil to
above $108 a barrel, the absence of end-of-quarter stimulus, the absence of any
huge news in general, really weve already been on record as doubting the value
in divining a reason in a market already so eager to defy expectations built on
fundamental economic and corporate data. We cringe at this usage, but sometimes
Mr. Market just wants to go up. Yes, it does seem logical that oil above $108 a
barrel is going to have clear ramifications for consumer demand and, ultimately,
corporate profits. But the reality is that we were hearing this sort of
hand-wringing about oil crossing $100 at the end of February. And had you gone
all-in at that point (pre-earthquake/tsunami), youd still have made a profit by
today. A momentum-based rally remains the default mode, and nothing in Mondays
trading puts much doubt into the notion particularly not another 0.4% gain in
the Russell 2000 small-cap index, which speaks well of the speculative mood.
Indeed, what didnt perform well on Monday? Try large-cap tech stocks, and one
company you may have heard of, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ), was off 1%. In fact, the
stock has now retreated about 3.6% from an intraday high set March 28 one week
ago. Whats more, a look at a three-month chart shows Apple notching a series of
lower highs, a technically bearish pattern. Is it possible this tech mega-cap is
suggesting the short-term rallys end is near? Its difficult to bet against
current momentum, but betting against Apples mathematical influence on the major
indices may also prove foolish.

Market Close Wrap-Up: December 17th, 2010

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The major US equity indices closed mixed Friday, one day after the indices peaked at two-year highs. The Conference Board reported a 1.1% boost to its leading economic indicators in November, up from a 0.4% increase in October. The Labor Department reported that 15 US states showed a decline in unemployment rates in November, whereas 21 states reported a spike in unemployment rates. Georgia and Idaho had the highest unemployment rate increases, from 9.8% to 10.1% in Georgia, and from 9.1% to 9.4% in Idaho. However, Michigan and Pennsylvania reported the biggest unemployment rate declines last month, from 12.8% to 12.4% in Michigan, and from 8.8% to 8.6% in Pennsylvania. In corporate news, the US Food and Drug Administration asked AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE:AZN) for additional data from the company’s study of a new heart drug, Brilinta. The FDA’s approval of Brilinta could be delayed by at least six months, and will not be approved until further information is handed over by AstraZeneca. Citigroup Inc. hiked its price target for Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ:RIMM) from $55.00 to $56.00, with a Sell rating maintained, following the BlackBerry-maker’s above-expected financial results from Thursday afternoon. Citigroup also lifted RIM’s 2011 EPS estimate from $5.99 to $6.32, and boosted its 2012 EPS estimate from $5.12 to $5.62. General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) announced a recall of 100000 2011 model year Cadillac SRXs, Chevrolet Equinoxes, and GMC Terrains. The recall stems from …