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Following an end-of-week rally last week, the DJIA has picked up where it left off and is up about 100 points just before noon today. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 are also up. And gold, while up a...
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Shares in Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) are up more than 5.5% today following reports that the bank selling some assets to raise cash. There is also some speculation that the bank is considering...
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Updated for the 4PM closing bell…. Do you call it a crash or do you call it a bear market? Technically this is correction territory now that the 10% pullback has been seen in the Dow Jones...
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The media keeps pointing to a double-dip recession. It is such a commonly used term that no one even cares that this is technically just the starting point of the next recession. Terms do not...
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The Japanese Yen took a breather today on some similar news that we saw last week regarding intervention. The Nikkei News reported this afternoon that Japan was about to intervene to keep from...
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August 1 might not sound like the start of a quarter to most, but this is that date of a key report from a unique brokerage and advisory firm. Today marks the adjustment of Gabelli & Company...
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The price of crude oil has responded quickly to the news that an agreement on the US debt ceiling has been reached. Though the deal still needs final votes for approval, the nearly immediate reaction...
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If you have been a reader of 24/7 Wall St. for long, you know that we appreciate companies that pay dividends just about as much the investors who buy companies because of their great dividends. ...
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As the debate continues over raising the US debt ceiling, market reaction has been reasonably muted, most likely because in the entire history of the US no such occasion has ever before arisen. And...
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As an industry, the oil field services sector is doing very well. Its P/E ratio for the trailing twelve months is 36 and its price/book ratio is 6.0. With a few exceptions, including Weatherford...
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George Soros is getting out of the hedge fund business. Oddly enough, the regulatory climate under Dodd-Frank and other new legislation are the major reasons cited more than his age. That seems...
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Gold prices set a record high above $1,624/ounce in foreign trading this morning, and is remaining quite solid, trading above $1,617/ounce at around mid-day. Silver posted a solid gain this morning,...
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Earnings from global leader First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) are due tomorrow, and while EPS estimates for the company have fallen from just over $2/share to $0.92/share in the past three months,...
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Throughout July stock mutual fund capital outflows have continued the pattern established in June, when $18 billion in outflows was logged. Worries over Europe’s debt troubles and the threat of a...
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Since posting a high over $49.50 in late April, silver has been treading water at around $35/ounce. But there are several analysts who believe that the devil’s metal is looking good for another...
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