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S&P Downgrades US Debt

August 7, 2011 · Comments Off 

Late Friday, S&P, one of the three major credit rating agencies, downgraded the US debt rating. The other two agencies have continued to assign the highest rating to US debt. S&P cited the deficit reduction in the debt ceiling agreement as too little. Since this is uncharted territory, it’s not clear what will happen when markets open on Monday. Interest rates may rise, but most analysts expect the impact to be small. A volatile session will be likely.  Read More →

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S&P Downgrades US Debt

August 7, 2011 · Comments Off 

Late Friday, S&P, one of the three major credit rating agencies, downgraded the US debt rating. The other two agencies have continued to assign the highest rating to US debt. S&P cited the deficit reduction in the debt ceiling agreement as too little. Since this is uncharted territory, it’s not clear what will happen when markets open on Monday. Interest rates may rise, but most analysts expect the impact to be small. A volatile session will be likely.  Read More →

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Technical Analysis Training Video

April 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Here is a good video on technical analysis explained in easy terms. It includes an overview of MACD (moving average convergence/divergence and stochastics)  Read More →

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Stocks to watch: TI, Halliburton, Citi et al

April 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday’s session are Texas Instruments Inc., Halliburton Co. and Citigroup Inc. Texas Instruments Inc. TXN +0.81%  is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 58 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. Halliburton Co. HAL +1.47%  is forecast to post earnings of 59 cents a share in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. C -0.23%  is estimated to report a profit of 9 cents a share in the first quarter. Eli Lilly & Co. LLY... [Read the full story]

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What to do with Gold

April 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Gold has been in a volatile trading environment, to say the least, with prices repeatedly climbing to new heights since 2008, only to lose big chunks of those gains in a single day. Deciding what to do with gold and how to do it has been a challenge even for seasoned investors. After all, gold investment choices come in many different forms: bars, coins, jewelry, futures and options contracts, exchange-traded funds and gold mining shares. “The good news for gold and silver is the ‘mother’ of all bull markets has further... [Read the full story]

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Technical Analysis Training Video

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S&P Downgrades US Debt

Late Friday, S&P, one of the three major credit rating agencies, downgraded the US debt rating. The other two agencies have continued to assign the highest rating to US debt.... [Read more]


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