ETF Providers Move to Educate Financial Advisors etftrends.com - Nov 07, 2009   about  ETF After a year of unwanted regulatory and media scrutiny, exchange traded fund (ETF) providers will be putting more energy into getting investors and financial advisors to better understand the handy ETF investment tool. Over the next year, ETF providers will be spending more time ensuring financial..... add a comment   |

Red Robin Fails to Lure Diners – Analyst Blog straightstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  BPS Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. (RRGB), the casual dining restaurant operator, recently reported dismal third-quarter 2009 results. The quarterly earnings of 37 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny and fell 17.8% from 45 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. Total revenue... add a comment   |

Buffett & Berkshire Earn Dough (BRK-A, BRK-B, BNI, MCO) 247wallst.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  MCO, BNI Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has just reported its Q3-2009 earnings ahead of the formal expectations.  This will be perhaps one of the last similar earnings reports with a relative comparisons because of its recent acquisition of Burlington Norther Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI).  Th... add a comment   |

Vanguard ETFs: How It Gained a Foothold In a Competitive Market etftrends.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  ETF Vanguard was a relative latecomer to the exchange traded fund (ETF) industry, launching its first fund in 2001. But the firm has since become the third-largest ETF provider, thanks in part to low fees. Vanguard Group Inc. is already the largest U.S. stock and bond mutual fund manager, and now the..... add a comment   |

Sentiment Overview: Week Of November 6th, 2009 tradersnarrative.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  STT This week the sentiment data brings a very intriguing turn of events so let’s get started: Sentiment Surveys The star this week is the ever so humble and common AAII weekly survey of US retail investors. This sentiment indicator sends extreme signals every once in a blue moon. So I guess you better... add a comment   |

ABMD Loss Narrower than Expected – Analyst Blog straightstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  BPS Abiomed, Inc. (ABMD) reported fiscal second-quarter loss of 14 cents per share, considerably better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 21 cents. However, loss per share in the year-ago quarter was 8 cents.   Total revenues in the reported quarter were roughly flat year over year at $20... add a comment   |

3 ETF Investing Strategies etftrends.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  ETF The expansion of the exchange traded fund (ETF) industry has not only given investors more choices in what they choose to invest, but more options and flexibility in their overall portfolio approach. The number of ETFs available in the market may be confusing, but there are so many choices that...... add a comment   |

Closing Bell: Unemployment must not be relevant (GE, ACOM, FNM, ZIOP, MOT, NVDA) pheedcontent.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  FNM, MOT, GE Filed under: General Electric (GE), Motorola (MOT), Federal Natl Mtge (FNM)Today was a surprise considering the news. There was not great economic news to hang on, particularly considering that the 10.2% unemployment was the worst reading since 1983. As the market did not crater and as it went posit... add a comment   |

Scripps Networks Beats In Q3 – Analyst Blog straightstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  GAC Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (SNI) reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2009 financial results. Quarterly consolidated revenue of $364.5 million was flat relative to the prior-year quarter and was also in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. On a GAAP basis, quarterly net income fro... add a comment   |

Symmetry Disappoints, Lowers Outlook – Analyst Blog straightstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  BPS Symmetry Medical, Inc. (SMA) reported third-quarter earnings per share of 15 cents that came in a penny shy of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, earnings came ahead of last year’s figure of 7 cents.   Sales   Total sales in the reported quarter declined 22% year over year to $87.2 million. The... add a comment   |

WU Renews Agreement with PSBC – Analyst Blog straightstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  PSBC The Western Union Co. (WU) said on Thursday that it renewed its agreement with the Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) to provide Western Union Money Transfer services in China.   The renewal will help Western Union to continue its Money Transfer services through more than 20,000 locations of Posta... add a comment   |

Goldman: Commodities Will Soar On Chinese Construction Acceleration businessinsider.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  ASP In their latest China Metals & Mining note, Goldman Sach's says that Chinese construction activity could be accelerating. Despite general fears that things could be slowing down. If indeed the case, this would likely be supportive of commodity prices through 2010. Their latest piece comes after... add a comment   |

John Reed: I'm Sorry I Created Citigroup And Killed Glass-Steagall businessinsider.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  C, JPM John Reed, who originally helped merge Traveller's Group with Citibank with Sandy Weill, is performing a mea culpa for creating megazombie Citigroup (C): Bloomberg: “I’m sorry,” Reed, 70, said in an interview yesterday. “These are people I love and care about. You could imagine emotionally it’s not... add a comment   |

Blackstone Group (BX) Continues its Recovery; Beats Estimates by 10 Cents fundmymutualfund.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  ENI, BX As mentioned this morning, we added back to our Blackstone Group (BX) exposure as the stock jumped back over a key moving average on the back of a solid earnings report.  After 7 sessions of purgatory, the stock is in a better position today. Unlike a "widget maker" type of company I will give a... add a comment   |

The Ghosts of Periods Passed minyanville.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  FNM With worse than expected unemployment numbers and more bad news coming out of CIT and Fannie Mae (FNM) it’s been a tough end to the week.So what’s ahead?Join Todd for his weekly wrap up. add a comment   |

Happy Days Again -- For Blackstone, Anyway minyanville.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  BX A strong IPO market is good news for private equity and the new issues market will remain strong into next year the president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Group (BX) believes.“We believe the IPO window will be open at least through the early part of next year ” Tony James said Friday on... add a comment   |

VIASPACE, Inc. (VSPC.OB) Subsidiary Ionfinity Captivates Mass Spectrometry Market straightstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  MS Ionfinity is an expert in commercializing emergent technologies via strong partnerships with the U.S. Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Air Force (USAF). A subsidiary of the VIASPACE family, Ionfinity is a pioneer in bleeding-edge Mass Spectrometry (MS), a technology which... add a comment   |

Tower Group Falls in Line zacks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  TWGP Tower Group's (TWGP) third-quarter earnings of 74 cents were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. add a comment   |

Wells Fargo (WFC) Kicks the Can by Transofrming Option ARM Mortgages into Interest Only fundmymutualfund.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  WFC If you are not familiar with what an option ARM mortgage is, read this piece [Aug 13, 2008: Option ARMs- Who Thought Up these Time Bombs?]].  I too was unfamiliar with it, despite following markets closely, until I read a BusinessWeek article in October 2006.  Interest only mortgages? Yep I knew abo... add a comment   |

Blackstone Sees Improving Trends zachstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  BX While major equity markets gyrate in mixed trading after the payroll report, investors in The Blackstone Group LP (BX) are pushing the stock decidedly higher.  Blackstone reported earnings this morning and while the official numbers showed a loss for the quarter, it appears that trends are turning... add a comment   |

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