May 31, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan +2.0% to 9694. Hong Kong +2.2% to 23684. China +1.4% to 2744. India +1.5% to 18503. In Europe, at midday, London +1.0%. Paris +1.5%. Frankfurt +1.9%. Futures at …

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May 27, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Friday’s Economic Calendar (Seeking Alpha) 8:30 Personal Income and Outlays 9:55 Reuters/UofM Consumer Sentiment 10:00 Pending Home Sales 10:30 ECRI Leading Index Notable earnings before Friday’s open:MENT, SDRL Earnings: Last Night Marvell Technology Group (MRVL): …

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May 26, 2011 by CC • Commentary

S&P Futures: 1316.5    -0.10 Last Updated: 08:34:55 AM   Thursday’s Economic Calendar (Seeking Alpha) 8:30 GDP Q1 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims 8:30 Corporate Profits 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory 1:00 PM Results of $29B, 7-Year …

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May 25, 2011 by CC • Commentary

S&P Futures:      1308.8     -4.7999 Last Updated: 09:10:00 AM   Bloomberg (Reuters) – Sales of newly built single-family homes rose for a second straight month in April and supply was the lowest in a year, but …

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May 24, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Bespoke The Russell 3,000 is currently up 5% year to date. The average stock in the index is only up 3.61% year to date, so the larger cap stocks are clearly outperforming. Fifty-seven (57%) percent …

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May 23, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Futures: S&P 500 1,316.70 -11.10 NASDAQ 100 2,321.75 -21.75 DJIA INDEX 12,359.00 -107.00   Business Insider Good morning! Happy Monday! Everything’s getting clobbered right now following a week of turmoil on Wall Street and more …

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May 20, 2011 by CC • Commentary

S&P Futures: 1339.7  -2.00   CNBC Several key economic reports released Thursday showed more weakness in US growth, disappointing investors and cutting into stock gains. Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region grew much more …

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May 19, 2011 by CC • Commentary

S&P Futures: 1344.0  +5.40 Last Updated: 09:04:51 AM CNBC New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, but a rise in the four-week moving average to a six-month high indicated the …

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