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2010 S&P poised for record low
June 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday, with the S&P 500 Index poised for its lowest finish this year, as U.S. consumer confidence fell more than anticipated in June, adding to worries about a global slowdown. This is all part of the global economy we’re worried about, there just isn’t enough growth around to generate steady job growth and after falling nearly 300 points, the Dow Jones was down 248.04 points, or 2.4%, to 9,890.48, with all 30 of its components in the red. The Dow last fell below 10,000 on June 10,... [Read the full story]
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US Economy | Confidence takes hit
June 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
U.S. consumers are increasingly worried about jobs and the economy, the Conference Board said Tuesday, as it reported that its consumer confidence index plummeted to 52.9 in June — the lowest level since March — from a downwardly revised 62.7 in May. Increasing uncertainty and apprehension about the future state of the economy and labor market, no doubt a result of the recent slowdown in job growth, are the primary reasons for the sharp reversal in confidence and until the pace of job growth picks up, consumer... [Read the full story]
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Are small banks good investments
July 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Are small banks stocks good investments? Smart money is saying many small banks are good value picks right now. Every Friday afternoon for the past year, it’s been the small-bank death watch: Which U.S. bank would federal regulators seize next? In 2009, it was 140 banks stretching from Florida to Washington state. The number is 85 and counting so far this year, including two failures announced late Friday. Yet with federal banking reform moving ahead this week, shares of the smallest community banks are a good bet... [Read the full story]
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American Tower (AMT) – Hot Stock Pick
June 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
American Tower (AMT) operates wireless communications towers, broadcast communications towers and distributed antenna system networks; the company is involved in with 20,000 towers in the U.S. and 7,000 towers in Mexico, Brazil and India. Technically, the stock has broken out from a three-month, cup-and-handle base and is now within range to make a 10-year. Its portfolio also includes approximately 200 in-building DAS networks that it operate in malls, casinos and other in-building applications in the United States and Mexico.... [Read the full story]
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Are stocks safer investments than bonds?
June 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Stocks are still safer than bonds. Period. The investment move that has made consumers most comfortable since the market crisis of 2008 is about to become the investment folly of the 2010s. This from StockNod’s founder who also said recently that bonds are an emerging bubble, destined for a fall over the next decade. Jason believes investors have been throwing virtually all of their available cash into bonds so that they could sidestep the pain in the stock market. It’s just a long term losing proposition. Thus,... [Read the full story]
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