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Financial Sector ETFs

by investing on March 10, 2010

Financial Sector ETFs
What ETFs are available for tracking the banking and insurance sectors?

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CPO futures: Bullish commodity prospects

by investing on March 10, 2010

CPO futures: Bullish commodity prospects
OBSERVATIONS: The rush to cover short (sell) positions, quite hectic at times, ahead of two major events this week. – the Bursa Malaysia Palm Oil and Laurics Conference and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) report on February trade data and end-February 2010 stock position. – lifted the Kuala Lumpur CPO futures market to an eight-week high last week.

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Lessons from poker

by investing on March 9, 2010

Lessons from poker
Investing is serious business, not a game. Still, oddly enough, there are useful lessons we can draw from poker.

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Buffett’s Secrets

March 9, 2010 Stock investing

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Sasol’s First-Half Profit Falls 52% as Oil Declines (Correct)

March 9, 2010 Stock investing

Sasol’s First-Half Profit Falls 52% as Oil Declines (Correct)
(Corrects third paragraph to show Sasol may build a plant in Uzbekistan rather than Kazakhstan.) March 8 (Bloomberg) — Sasol Ltd.
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Essar Buys Overseas Coal Mine Amid Tighter Supply (Update1)

March 9, 2010 Stock investing

Essar Buys Overseas Coal Mine Amid Tighter Supply (Update1)
March 8 (Bloomberg) — Essar Group said its purchase of Trinity Coal Corp. , the Indian company’s first overseas coal mine acquisition, will help lock in raw materials with coal and iron ore prices poised to rise as the global economy recovers.
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Risks and rewards of Ginnie Mae bonds

March 9, 2010 Stock investing

Risks and rewards of Ginnie Mae bonds
Whether you’re a newbie or a veteran with years in the stock market, investing choices can be confusing. Michael Tate, a Sacramento, Calif., investment adviser, offers advice.
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Land of Rising Sun watches as Greek star wanes

March 9, 2010 Stock investing

Land of Rising Sun watches as Greek star wanes
With a deficit rising yearly, many Japanese believe that the heralded budget apocalypse has arrived.
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Precious Metals Will Be This Decades Best Investment Too

March 9, 2010 Stock investing

Precious Metals Will Be This Decades Best Investment Too
The UK ’s big newspaper, which has generally been gold friendly this past decade, says new research shows gold to have been the decade’s best performing asset . Didn’t take too much research to figure that one out. That fact has been bandied about for a while [...]

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Agri stock market weakens

March 8, 2010 Stock investing

Agri stock market weakens
AGRIBUSINESS stocks have fallen victim to the weakness surrounding several key agricultural sectors, such as the grains industry, with the Commonwealth Bank’s Agribusiness Index reporting a decline of 3.3 per cent in the prices in the past month of the 14 agricultural stocks it monitors.
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Myers Industries Boosts Dividend

March 8, 2010 Stock investing

Myers Industries Boosts Dividend
Myers Industries said Friday that it plans to hike its dividend to 6.5 cents a share.
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Some Toyota Fixes Not Working

March 8, 2010 Stock investing

Some Toyota Fixes Not Working
The company received verifiable information that some of the accelerators fixed during the massive recall are still malfunctioning.
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Tribune Co. Creditors Suing Banks Over Buyout

March 8, 2010 Stock investing

Tribune Co. Creditors Suing Banks Over Buyout
Bondholders left holding the bag after the bankruptcy filing by the Tribune Co. last year are suing the banks that financed the $8 billion deal, saying the loans they provided made the company insolv…
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Why can’t the Senate do anything?

March 8, 2010 Stock investing

Why can’t the Senate do anything?
Why, at the moment, does Washington, and the Senate in particular, seem so gridlocked?
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Pro Investors Finding Favorites Among Small Caps

March 8, 2010 Stock investing

Pro Investors Finding Favorites Among Small Caps
The Pros do dabble in small caps, and with small caps typically being a riskier segment of the market some investors find it useful to know which small caps have the Pro “stamp of approval.”
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Let the index provider be your guide

March 7, 2010 Stock investing

Let the index provider be your guide
When it comes to portfolio construction, what’s hot and what’s not in stocks can generally be decided by watching the index.
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Picking Like the Pros in Gold Miners, Barrick a Favorite

March 7, 2010 Stock investing

Picking Like the Pros in Gold Miners, Barrick a Favorite
Some of Wall Street’s top professional investors were placing big bets on gold in Q4, and while some went the ETF route, holdings data points to some obvious favorites among miners.
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Withdrawal Strategies That Break the Rules

March 7, 2010 Stock investing

Withdrawal Strategies That Break the Rules
In some cases, it might be better to tap your tax-advantaged accounts first to help your money last longer.
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UBS, Ernst & Young Win Bid to Nullify Madoff Lawsuits (Update1)

March 7, 2010 Stock investing

UBS, Ernst & Young Win Bid to Nullify Madoff Lawsuits (Update1)
March 4 (Bloomberg) — UBS AG and Ernst & Young LLP won a Luxembourg court ruling potentially nullifying hundreds of claims by investors who lost money in funds tied to Bernard Madoff’s fraud.
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Location, Location, Location! Saugatuck Dreams Come True. Family Fun and Finance Go Back to the Basics at Kingfisher …

March 7, 2010 Stock investing

Location, Location, Location! Saugatuck Dreams Come True. Family Fun and Finance Go Back to the Basics at Kingfisher …
The economy is making a comeback and Kingfisher cabins in Saugatuck, Michigan offer affordable, rustic luxury near the shores of Lake Michigan.
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China Mobile Falls on Pudong Bank Investment Concern (Update3)

March 7, 2010 Stock investing

China Mobile Falls on Pudong Bank Investment Concern (Update3)
March 4 (Bloomberg) — China Mobile Ltd. fell in Hong Kong trading on concern the world’s biggest phone company by value is deviating from its main business by considering an investment in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co.
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LTX-Credence Offering 14 Million Shares

March 6, 2010 Stock investing

LTX-Credence Offering 14 Million Shares
LTX-Credence publicly offering 14 million shares of common stock. Investing – Business – Stocks and Bonds – Equities – Research and Analysis
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SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund Announces Declaration of Dividend Distribution

March 6, 2010 Stock investing

SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund Announces Declaration of Dividend Distribution
JERSEY CITY, N.J.—-SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc. , a closed-end fund , today announced that its Board of Directors approved the declaration of a quarterly dividend distribution in accordance with the Fund’s level dividend distribution policy and approved the dividend distribution of $0.05 per share [...]

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A nest egg of bricks and mortar

March 6, 2010 Stock investing

A nest egg of bricks and mortar
John is a successful 45-year-old executive with a major real estate management company. His experience in real estate management and intimate knowledge of the South Florida marketplace has convinced him that he has found a $300,000 condo that may be the bargain of a lifetime.
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Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and the Year Ended December 31, 2009

March 6, 2010 Stock investing

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and the Year Ended December 31, 2009
ATHENS, GREECE–(Marketwire – March 4, 2010) – Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) ( NASDAQ : SHIP ) ( NASDAQ : SHIPW ) announced today its operating results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, [...]

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