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gol2664 Negocioenlinea Gold Prices Rise Sharply Fyxnews – 1 hour ago Gold prices rose sharply on Tuesday as the euro-zone members agreed on a second round of bailout package for debt laden Greece. Gold for April delivery ended the day at $1758.50 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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dow2664 The last trading session was a positive one for the market in the U.S. The primary indices finished on the positive side of break-even and the DJIA climbed above the 13,000 mark once again. The Dow Jones finished the day in the green by 15.82 at 12,965.69. Trends were buoyed by the posted economic reports which have been better than expected, paired with the progressive action taken by European leaders relevant to the debt resolution bailout plan for Greece. Stocks started the day strong and positive trends held throughout. Many retailers posted better than expected earnings reports last session and Home Depot was in the mix. Home Depot Reported fourth quarter earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations. Fourth quarter sales grew by almost 6 percent to $16 billion. The news was well received. Home Deport attributes some of the gains to a milder winter. Economists also hope that progressive action in the housing sector across the U.S. will push sales higher. Both Home Depot and Lowes finished the last trading session in the green. Stock Quote Close Review: Home Depot HD closed out the last session in the green by .45 percent at 46.92 according to Google finance stock quote. Lowe’s LOW finished the last session green by .29 percent to close out at 27.76 according to google finance stock quotes. Frank Matto
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dow2664 Wal-Mart Sales Trending News Today: Although signs reveal that the U.S. economy is moving in the right direction as of late, one retailer ( Walmart ) posted quarterly results this week which were surprisingly weaker than expected. Wal-Mart posted quarterly results this week which fell below expectations and caused shares of the mega-retailer to plummet during the last trading session. According to the data analysis, Wal-Mart’s year over year net income fell by approximately 12 percent. With the price of gas pushing higher and higher as we move through the current quarter, rebound estimates are muted for Wal-Mart . Although the mega retailer was a bit disappointed with its recent net earnings data, it is still head and shoulders above other competitors. Sears Holding is dealing with challenges in the current market environment. Sears data reveals a significant drop in sales and as a result, the retailer is considering shutting down more stores. Kmart stores are at risk as well. Wal-Mart may have had a hiccup in the data report, but it is still outpacing the competition. Share value close Last Session: Wal-Mart (WMT) Stores Inc. finished the last session in the red lower by 3.86 percent at 60.07 according to MSN Stock Quotes. Sears Holding Corp. finished the last session in the red by 6.58 percent to close the day at 50.94 according to MSN Stock Quotes. Genny Germano
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Investors failed to buy stocks despite another Greek bailout.
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dow2664 Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends’. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend . This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful, and may need to avoid the technique during those times. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the market capitalization, the ex-dividend date and the yield. Bank of Hawaii Corporation (BOH) market cap: $2.1B ex div date: 2/27/2012 yield: 3.8% DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (DNP) market cap: $2.7B ex div date: 2/27/2012 yield: 6.9% MGE Energy, Inc. (MGEE) market cap: $1.1B ex div date: 2/28/2012 yield: 3.4% NBT Bancorp Inc. (NBTB) market cap: $755.8M ex div date: 2/28/2012 yield: 3.5% Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. (AGL) market cap: $251.7M ex div date: 2/28/2012 yield: 3.3% SUPERVALU INC. (SVU) market cap: $1.5B ex div date: 2/28/2012 yield: 5.0% Trustmark Corp (TRMK) market cap: $1.5B ex div date: 2/28/2012 yield: 3.7% FutureFuel Corp. (FF) market cap: $505.9M ex div date: 2/28/2012 yield: 3.3% Arrow Financial Corporation (AROW) market cap: $298.4M ex div date: 2/29/2012 yield: 3.9% Dominion Resources, Inc. (D) market cap: $29.0B ex div date: 2/29/2012 yield: 4.1% The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Dividend definitions: Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend. Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend. Monthly Dividend Stock List Record date : the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date. Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date. Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique. Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written. By Stockerblog.com
