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Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on February 9, 2010
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
Under […]
Market Scan for Small Cap Stocks on February 5,
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Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on February 5, 2010
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
Under […]
2-8-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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Stocks are lower on continued worries about the economy and concerns about European debt issues
The market’s major indexes have traded erratically lately as investors try to determine whether a global economic recovery is sustainable. Traders are still grappling with concerns that some European countries, such as Greece, Portugal and […]
General Automotive Company Announces the Opening of OE Source Los Angeles Office
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — General Automotive Company (OTCBB:GNAU), a North American provider of aftermarket parts and advanced technology for the automotive industry, today announces the opening of a Los Angeles office of OE Source. OE Source, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Automotive, opened the […]
ENTER THE EXIT STRATEGY
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will be chatting up the central bank’s exit strategy later this week when he testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on February 10. To say that there are political and economic risks hovering over the subject is to understate the potential hazards.
There […]
Historical Statistics for Minerals and Commodities
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Here is a great database for statistics on Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States, annually from 1900 and through 2008, for about 90 commodities and minerals including data for supply, demand, exports, imports, nominal prices, real prices, etc.
The chart above shows the real price of […]
10th Monthly Increase in Miami Home Sales
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“In December, 8,259 new and resale houses and condos closed escrow in the metro area encompassing Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties. That was up 19.1% from November and up 41.3% from 5,846 in December 2008, according to MDA DataQuick (see chart above). December marked the tenth consecutive […]
The Value of a Business Consultant
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My best example of the value of consulting is actually a sailing story. I was the guest skipper of a 37-foot sailboat racing off Berkeley, California on a calm winter day. The racing area is shallow, really just an extension of the mud flats. That […]
Canada 25 cents 2009 - Cindy Klassen
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New circulating commemorative:
“Cindy Klassen”
Both normal and coloured versions are available.
(information by Pabitra Saha and Alex Zlotin)
LINK: Royal Canadian Mint
Imminent Bounce
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Imminent Bounce
Friday’s late day save is hinting towards a short term bounce. It may be powerful enough to keep the uptrend going, but it is unknown for how long. The last few weeks did their part […]
New Trades
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New Trades
New Buys: APPA (in at 1.58)
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Market Scan for Small Cap Stocks on February 4, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Ducimus Plinius
Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on February 4, 2009
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
Under $5.00
Over […]
2-5-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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Stocks are lower on mixed signals from jobs report
Stocks fell Friday following mixed news from the Labor Department’s monthly employment report. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped below the 10,000 mark.
The unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in December to 9.7 percent from 10 percent, even though analysts expected a slight […]
VitaminSpice Makes It to the Big Leagues With CWC Sports Marketing
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WAYNE, Pa. — VitaminSpice (OTC Bulletin Board: VTMS) (German WKN: A0YCND) (www.VitaminSpice.net) has partnered with CWC Sports, a full-service sports marketing company based in Los Angeles, California.
This strategic alliance will generate millions of dollars worth of media partnering for VitaminSpice — with every major team in Major League Baseball, […]
General Automotive Company Signs Agreement to Acquire S.P.E.C., Inc. in Stock and Cash Transaction
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — General Automotive Company (OTCBB:GNAU), a North American provider of aftermarket parts and advanced technology for the automotive industry, today announced it has an agreement to acquire privately held S.P.E.C., Inc. The transaction is expected to further position the Company as an […]
2-4-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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Stocks sink as unexpected rise in jobless claims raise and amid concerns about the economic recovery
Stocks are down sharply as concerns about unemployment are overshadowing a jump in factory orders.
The Labor Department’s report Thursday of an unexpected increase in first-time claims for unemployment is reminding investors that the economic […]
“Adopt a Recovery Mindset” for Business Planning
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The Eugene Register-Guard quotes me giving that advice:
Executives and business owners charged with strategic planning for 2010, here’s a bit of advice from Economist Bill Conerly: “Stop thinking like it’s a recession, and start thinking like it’s a recovery.”
Conerly, who advises businesses on economic and strategic planning, said […]
Economic Forecast 2010-2011: Looking Better
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I just updated my economic forecast, taking into account the new GDP data released by the government last week. Fourth quarter growth came in stronger than I had expected–and everyone has been telling me I’m an optimist!
Here’s how the new forecast looks:
The dark blue columns are actual […]
First publication!!!
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I just found out that my paper (with co-authors E. Hurst, A. Lusardi, and A. Kennickell) got published!!
Abstract—Not properly accounting for differences between business owners and nonbusiness owners in studies of household wealth can lead to erroneous conclusions about the significance of different saving motives. Using data from the […]
Reactions to last week’s economic data
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Here I offer some thoughts on last week’s numbers for employment, auto sales, and commodity prices.
On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 20,000 fewer Americans were working in January compared with December on a seasonally adjusted basis but that the unemployment rate nevertheless fell from 10.0% in […]
Federal Debt: More Time Series
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Augmenting my previous post, here are two additional graphs, motivated respectively by comments by Econbrowser readers Eric Swanson (for Figure 1) and Cedric Regula and tim kemper (for Figure 2).
Figure 1: Federal debt held by the public as a share of GDP (blue) and as a share of potential […]
The January Employment Situation: Four Pictures
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Downward revision in the level of nonfarm payroll (NFP) employment; stabilization in employment measures (establishment, household, research series); aggregate weekly hours trend up.
Figure 1: Nonfarm payroll employment, in thousands, seasonally adjusted, from January release (blue), December 2009 release (red) and December 2008 release (green). NBER defined recession dates shaded […]
Doubling Exports
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The Administration has committed itself to doubling exports in five years, via the National Export Initiative. Much of the journalistic coverage has focused on the regulatory, trade-credit financing, and export promotion measures being considered [0]. I wanted to take a macro oriented approach to the viewing the plausibility of […]
THE PUNDITS & THE LABOR MARKET
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Today’s employment report was, well, discouraging. Or was it? The range of opinion was unusually wide, or so it seems.
The reported facts, at least, are clear. Quoting from the Labor Department’s press release, “The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7% in January, and nonfarm payroll employment […]
CFA INSTITUTE REVIEWS MY BOOK
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Martin Fridson of Fridson Investment Advisors reviews my new book, Dynamic Asset Allocation: Modern Portfolio Theory Updated for the Smart Investor, via the CFA Institute.
