February 1, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 2/1/12:  All is right in the world again this morning, the DAX is trading up nearly 2% this morning, marking new 2012 highs, and placing the index up almost 12% ytd, equaling close to 80% of last …

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January 31, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 1/31/12: Yesterday’s opening blip, down ~1% was just that, a blip as the SPX spent most of the rest of the day drifting back towards unchanged.  Investors fears of the Euro Summit not producing …

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January 30, 2012 by CC • Education

It’s a slow day so I thought I’d post some Q&A. I’ll leave the comments open on this post for any further questions that may have been bugging you. We’ll do our best to answer. …

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January 30, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 1/30/12: As I write at 9am, the S&P futures are down about 90bps, marking one of the lowest pre-market readings of the year and also signaling what will likely be the first print for …

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January 27, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 1/27/12: I am gonna go out on a limb and suggest that Mr. Bernanke had a sneak peak at this morning’s Q4 GDP reading that came in weaker than expected (forecast for 3%, actual 2.8%) prior …

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January 26, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 1/26/12: If the Fed’s intention by signalling that interest rates would remain low until late 2014 (previous target was sometime 2013) was to encourage investors to buy riskier assets, then they certainly got things going in the right …

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January 25, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

Last night YHOO reported slightly disappointing revenues for Q4 and guided below the street consensus for Q1.  This didn’t really come as surprise to most as YHOO continues to face a strain on time spent on its …

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January 25, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 1/25/12:  If I could barely contain myself in anticipation of AAPL‘s fiscal Q1 report yesterday morning then I must be popping out of my seat following the absolutely killer results.  By all accounts, things …

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