12/1 NASD100.com - Daily Stock Rankings

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. NASD100.com - Daily Stock Rankings Ranking Canadian Stocks by Price Momentum November 30, 2009 at 9:08 am Below is the price momentum ranking of Canadian stocks based on the ratio of Current Price divided by 52-Week High. A higher ratio indicates higher price momentum. Ranking  |  Company (Ticker)  |  Current Price as % of 52-Week High 1    Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE:ATD.B)    99.8% 2    Enbridge Inc. (TSE:ENB)    99.7% 3    BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE)    99.5% 4    Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSE:CJR.B)    99.5% 5    Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd (TSE:MDA)    99.4% 6    Intact Financial Corp (TSE:IFC)    99.3% 7    Keyera Facilities Income Fund (TSE:KEY.UN)    99.1% 8    Dundee Corp. (TSE:DC.A)    99.1% 9    National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA)    99.0% 10    Emera Inc. (TSE:EMA)    99.0% 11    Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE:CM)    98.8% 12    Crescent Point Energy Trust (TSE:CPG)    98.6% 13    Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. (TSE:FCE.UN)    98.5% 14    Reitmans (Canada) Limited (TSE:RET.A)    98.4% 15    North West Company Fund (TSE:NWF.UN)    98.4% 16    CML Healthcare Income Fund (TSE:CLC.UN)    98.3% 17    IESI-BFC Ltd. (TSE:BIN)    98.2% 18    Sears Canada Inc. (TSE:SCC)    98.0% 19    Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB)    97.8% 20    Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB)    97.8% 21    NAL Oil & Gas Trust (TSE:NAE.UN)    97.7% 22    ATCO Ltd. (TSE:ACO.X)    97.6% 23    Alamos Gold Inc. (TSE:AGI)    97.3% 24    Pembina Pipeline Income Fund (TSE:PIF.UN)    97.3% 25    Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSE:PRE)    97.2% 26    Aecon Group Inc (TSE:ARE)    97.2% 27    AGF Management Limited (TSE:AGF.B)    97.1% 28    TransCanada Corporation (TSE:TRP)    97.1% 29    Superior Plus Corp. (TSE:SPB)    97.1% 30    Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI)    96.8% 31    Pan American Silver Corp. (TSE:PAA)    96.8% 32    Bell Aliant Regional Communitns Incm Fd (TSE:BA.UN)    96.8% 33    Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO)    96.7% 34    Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY)    96.7% 35    Primaris Retail REIT (TSE:PMZ.UN)    96.7% 36    Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (TSE:CGX.UN)    96.6% 37    The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS)    96.6% 38    Crew Energy Inc. (TSE:CR)    96.4% 39    AltaGas Income Trust (TSE:ALA.UN)    96.4% 40    Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd. (TSE:PBG)    96.3% 41    Niko Resources Ltd. (TSE:NKO)    96.2% 42    Penn West Energy Trust (TSE:PWT.UN)    96.2% 43    Canadian Utilities Limited (TSE:CU)    96.1% 44    Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP)    96.0% 45    CCL Industries Inc. (TSE:CCL.B)    95.9% 46    Boardwalk REIT (TSE:BEI.UN)    95.6% 47    Canadian National Railway Company (TSE:CNR)    95.6% 48    Canadian REIT (TSE:REF.UN)    95.5% 49    Lundin Mining Corporation (TSE:LUN)    95.4% 50    Baytex Energy Trust (TSE:BTE.UN)    95.3% 51    Detour Gold Corporation (TSE:DGC)    95.3% 52    Inter Pipeline Fund (TSE:IPL.UN)    95.3% 53    Davis + Henderson Income Fund (TSE:DHF.UN)    95.2% 54    First Quantum Minerals Limited (TSE:FM)    95.2% 55    Yamana Gold Inc. (TSE:YRI)    95.2% 56    RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:REI.UN)    95.0% 57    Eldorado Gold Corporation (TSE:ELD)    95.0% 58    CGI Group Inc. (TSE:GIB.A)    95.0% 59    Fortis Incorporated (TSE:FTS)    95.0% 60    Silver Wheaton Corp. (TSE:SLW)    95.0% 61    European Goldfields Ltd. (TSE:EGU)    94.9% 62    SXC Health Solutions, Corp. (TSE:SXC)    94.9% 63    Mullen Group Income Fund (TSE:MTL)    94.8% 64    Teck Resources Limited (TSE:TCK.B)    94.6% 65    Brookfield Properties Corporation (TSE:BPO)    94.6% 66    Gammon Gold, Inc. (TSE:GAM)    94.6% 67    Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE:TD)    94.6% 68    SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSE:SNC)    94.5% 69    Agrium Inc. (TSE:AGU)    94.2% 70    Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSE:CCA)    94.2% 71    Sino-Forest Corporation (TSE:TRE)    94.2% 72    Goldcorp Inc. (TSE:G)    94.1% 73    H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:HR.UN)    93.8% 74    Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSE:TIH)    93.7% 75    Home Capital Group Inc. (TSE:HCG)    93.7% 76    Magna International Inc. (TSE:MG.A)    93.5% 77    Westshore Terminals Income Fund (TSE:WTE.UN)    93.3% 78    Daylight Resources Trust (TSE:DAY.UN)    93.2% 79    Suncor Energy Inc. (TSE:SU)    93.1% 80    Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited (TSE:CLM)    93.0% 81    IAMGOLD Corporation (TSE:IMG)    92.9% 82    Astral Media, Inc. (TSE:ACM.A)    92.8% 83    Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund (TSE:LIF.UN)    92.7% 84    Dorel Industries, Inc. (TSE:DII.B)    92.7% 85    Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT (TSE:CSH.UN)    92.5% 86    Provident Energy Trust (TSE:PVE.UN)    92.4% 87    Franco-Nevada Corporation (TSE:FNV)    92.3% 88    RONA Inc. (TSE:RON)    92.2% 89    Equinox Minerals Limited (TSE:EQN)    92.2% 90    Red Back Mining Inc. (TSE:RBI)    92.2% 91    Northland Power Income Fund (TSE:NPI.UN)    92.0% 92    Transcontinental Inc. (TSE:TCL.A)    92.0% 93    Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSE:CP)    91.9% 94    Industrial Alliance Insur. & Fin. Ser. (TSE:IAG)    91.7% 95    FNX Mining Company Inc. (TSE:FNX)    91.6% 96    Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:CWT.UN)    91.4% 97    ShawCor Ltd. (TSE:SCL.A)    91.4% 98    West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFT)    91.4% 99    CAE, Inc. (TSE:CAE)    91.2% 100    Minefinders Corp. Ltd. (TSE:MFL)    91.2% 101    Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation (TSE:GNA)    91.2% 102    Talisman Energy Inc. (TSE:TLM)    91.1% 103    IGM Financial Inc. (TSE:IGM)    91.0% 104    Canadian Tire Corporation Limited (TSE:CTC.A)    90.9% 105    Cameco Corporation (TSE:CCO)    90.8% 106    Barrick Gold Corp. (TSE:ABX)    90.7% 107    Biovail Corporation (TSE:BVF)    90.7% 108    George Weston Limited (TSE:WN)    90.6% 109    Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSE:SVM)    90.5% 110    Inmet Mining Corporation (TSE:IMN)    90.3% 111    ARC Energy Trust (TSE:AET.UN)    90.1% 112    Metro, Inc. (TSE:MRU.A)    90.0% 113    Viterra Inc. (TSE:VT)    90.0% 114    CI Financial Corp. (TSE:CIX)    89.8% 115    Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSE:CNQ)    89.5% 116    Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:CUF.UN)    89.5% 117    Shaw Communications Inc. (TSE:SJR.B)    89.4% 118    Jazz Air Income Fund (TSE:JAZ.UN)    89.2% 119    Freehold Royalty Trust (TSE:FRU.UN)    89.2% 120    Transat A.T. Inc. (TSE:TRZ.B)    88.9% 121    Just Energy Income Fund (TSE:JE.UN)    88.9% 122    Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH)    88.8% 123    Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:EXE.UN)    88.8% 124    Open Text Corporation (TSE:OTC)    88.6% 125    Quebecor, Inc. (TSE:QBR.B)    88.2% 126    Peyto Energy Trust (TSE:PEY.UN)    87.8% 127    Vermilion Energy Trust (TSE:VET.UN)    87.6% 128    Potash Corp./Saskatchewan Inc. (TSE:POT)    87.6% 129    Tim Hortons Inc. (TSE:THI)    87.5% 130    Bonavista Energy Trust (TSE:BNP.UN)    87.5% 131    Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L)    87.5% 132    Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSE:BAM.A)    87.1% 133    TELUS Corporation (TSE:T)    87.1% 134    Methanex Corporation (TSE:MX)    86.8% 135    Major Drilling Group Int'l Inc. (TSE:MDI)    86.7% 136    Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd. (TSE:IVN)    86.6% 137    Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation (TSE:SC)    86.5% 138    Power Financial Corporation (TSE:PWF)    86.4% 139    Groupe Aeroplan Inc. (TSE:AER)    86.4% 140    EnCana Corporation (TSE:ECA)    86.3% 141    Enerflex Systems Income Fund (TSE:EFX.UN)    86.3% 142    Bombardier, Inc. (TSE:BBD.B)    86.2% 143    Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO)    86.1% 144    Nexen Inc. (TSE:NXY)    85.8% 145    Progress Energy Resources Corp. (TSE:PRQ)    85.7% 146    FirstService Corporation (TSE:FSV)    85.6% 147    Trican Well Service Ltd. (TSE:TCW)    85.6% 148    HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSE:HBM)    85.6% 149    Rogers Communications Inc. (TSE:RCI.B)    85.5% 150    Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN)    85.4% 151    Thomson Reuters Corporation (TSE:TRI)    85.3% 152    Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (TSE:AEM)    85.2% 153    Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (TSE:BIR)    85.0% 154    The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (TSE:PJC.A)    84.7% 155    Canfor Corporation (TSE:CFP)    84.4% 156    Power Corporation of Canada (TSE:POW)    84.2% 157    Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL)    83.9% 158    Osisko Mining Corp. (TSE:OSK)    83.8% 159    UTS Energy Corporation (TSE:UTS)    83.8% 160    Canadian Oil Sands Trust (TSE:COS.UN)    83.7% 161    Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSE:ARZ)    83.7% 162    ONEX Corporation (TSE:OCX)    82.8% 163    Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO)    82.7% 164    Pengrowth Energy Trust (TSE:PGF.UN)    82.7% 165    Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSE:SSO)    82.6% 166    Celestica Inc. (TSE:CLS)    82.6% 167    Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSE:RBA)    82.4% 168    Sherritt International Corporation (TSE:S)    82.2% 169    TransAlta Corporation (TSE:TA)    81.6% 170    NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSE:NVA)    81.4% 171    Kinross Gold Corporation (TSE:K)    81.4% 172    MDS Inc. (TSE:MDS)    81.4% 173    Finning International Inc. (TSE:FTT)    80.7% 174    Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSE:CAR.UN)    80.7% 175    Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)    80.6% 176    Trinidad Drilling Ltd. (TSE:TDG)    80.1% 177    Transforce Inc. (TSE:TFI)    79.8% 178    Ensign Energy Services Inc. (TSE:ESI)    79.5% 179    New Gold Inc. (TSE:NGD)    79.2% 180    Paramount Energy Trust (TSE:PMT.UN)    79.1% 181    Manitoba Telecom Services (TSE:MBT)    78.9% 182    Enerplus Resources Fund (TSE:ERF.UN)    78.9% 183    TMX Group, Inc. (TSE:X)    78.5% 184    WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA)    77.2% 185    Husky Energy Inc. (TSE:HSE)    77.2% 186    Pason Systems Inc. (TSE:PSI)    75.4% 187    Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. (TSE:TCM)    75.4% 188    Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSE:SLF)    75.4% 189    Uranium One, Inc. (TSE:UUU)    74.9% 190    The Forzani Group Ltd. (TSE:FGL)    74.9% 191    Russel Metals Incorporated (TSE:RUS)    74.9% 192    Quadra Mining Ltd. (TSE:QUA)    74.7% 193    Advantage Energy Income Fund (TSE:AAV)    73.9% 194    Harvest Energy Trust (TSE:HTE.UN)    73.7% 195    Capital Power Income LP (TSE:CPA.UN)    73.3% 196    Savanna Energy Services Corp. (TSE:SVY)    71.9% 197    Manulife Financial Corp. (TSE:MFC)    69.8% 198    Yellow Pages Income Fund (TSE:YLO.UN)    69.7% 199    Great Basin Gold Ltd. (TSE:GBG)    68.9% 200    Research In Motion Limited (TSE:RIM)    64.7% 201    Cardiome Pharma Corp. (TSE:COM)    62.1% 202    Precision Drilling Trust (TSE:PD.UN)    59.0% Top 100 Best-Performing Small Cap Stocks Year-to-Date November 30, 2009 at 8:53 am Below is a list of 100 best-performing small cap stocks year-to-date. Ranking  |  Company (Ticker)  |  Year-to-Date Performance 1    Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDRX)    9205.6% 2    HeartWare International Inc (NASDAQ:HTWR)    8548.7% 3    Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA)    2012.0% 4    Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTG)    1613.8% 5    Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE:CAR)    1274.3% 6    Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG)    1205.6% 7    Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ:HGSI)    1178.8% 8    Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCI)    1032.6% 9    Boise Inc. (NYSE:BZ)    1027.9% 10    Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR)    989.2% 11    OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OMN)    936.9% 12    OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OGXI)    930.7% 13    Uranium Energy Corp. (AMEX:UEC)    899.7% 14    The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ:PRSC)    858.6% 15    Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE:DAN)    843.2% 16    Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMRT)    841.6% 17    Cardtronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATM)    732.6% 18    Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTIC)    692.9% 19    DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE:DFT)    660.4% 20    NeurogesX, Inc (NASDAQ:NGSX)    588.0% 21    LodgeNet Interactive Corp. (NASDAQ:LNET)    568.6% 22    Quantum Corporation (NYSE:QTM)    550.0% 23    Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE)    549.5% 24    Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU)    505.2% 25    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX)    495.6% 26    ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISTA)    484.7% 27    Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ:KIRK)    473.2% 28    MCG Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:MCGC)    471.8% 29    Entropic Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTR)    468.0% 30    Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc. (AMEX:PLX)    462.0% 31    Clearwater Paper Corp (NYSE:CLW)    461.5% 32    RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD)    451.3% 33    China Green Agriculture, Inc (AMEX:CGA)    414.8% 34    Ampal-American Israel Corporation (NASDAQ:AMPL)    412.1% 35    Tenneco Inc. (NYSE:TEN)    405.1% 36    China Automotive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAAS)    399.4% 37    Medifast, Inc. (NYSE:MED)    384.1% 38    APAC Customer Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:APAC)    346.3% 39    La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE:LZB)    343.3% 40    Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTH)    336.1% 41    Geokinetics Inc. (AMEX:GOK)    331.6% 42    Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO)    330.8% 43    Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE:DDS)    325.4% 44    AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR)    324.2% 45    Venoco, Inc. (NYSE:VQ)    321.8% 46    Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (NYSE:RT)    317.3% 47    Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX)    312.9% 48    Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN)    299.5% 49    Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AHT)    299.1% 50    Universal Travel Group (NYSE:UTA)    289.8% 51    Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX)    288.5% 52    W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)    283.8% 53    Hemispherx BioPharma, Inc (AMEX:HEB)    283.3% 54    Syntroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:SYNM)    281.5% 55    Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE:BGP)    277.5% 56    Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS)    275.3% 57    COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:CITP)    268.3% 58    Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY)    264.4% 59    Openwave Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:OPWV)    263.1% 60    EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENOC)    262.2% 61    Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE)    259.5% 62    Semitool, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMTL)    259.3% 63    Endologix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELGX)    259.2% 64    Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (AMEX:NOG)    258.9% 65    Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM)    258.3% 66    J. Crew Group, Inc. (NYSE:JCG)    253.5% 67    iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPCS)    250.4% 68    ICT Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICTG)    248.3% 69    LIN TV Corp. (NYSE:TVL)    245.9% 70    MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIPS)    243.2% 71    Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. (NASDAQ:HITK)    242.4% 72    CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY)    240.3% 73    Youbet.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBET)    240.0% 74    RAXRackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE:RAX)    238.9% 75    Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS)    238.7% 76    MedQuist Inc. (NASDAQ:MEDQ)    238.5% 77    U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTS)    236.0% 78    LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN)    235.2% 79    Fuqi International, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUQI)    234.2% 80    Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU)    233.3% 81    BioScrip Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOS)    232.9% 82    Trimas Corporation (NASDAQ:TRS)    232.6% 83    Cray Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAY)    231.7% 84    Maxwell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:MXWL)    231.4% 85    Advance America, Cash Advance Centers (NYSE:AEA)    228.6% 86    3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS)    225.4% 87    Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ:BEXP)    223.1% 88    Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GCA)    222.1% 89    Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN)    221.2% 90    Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELA)    220.9% 91    SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCLN)    218.9% 92    Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI)    218.5% 93    MF Global Ltd. (NYSE:MF)    213.2% 94    China Housing & Land Development, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHLN)    210.8% 95    AgFeed Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:FEED)    210.6% 96    NewMarket Corporation (NYSE:NEU)    209.3% 97    U.S. Gold Corporation (AMEX:UXG)    208.8% 98    Power-One, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWER)    208.4% 99    Rex Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:REXX)    206.1% 100    Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (NYSE:SWM)    205.4% Top 100 Best-Performing Large Cap Stocks Year-to-Date November 30, 2009 at 8:46 am Below is a list of 100 best-performing U.S. large cap stocks year-to-date. Ranking  |  Company (Ticker)  |  Year-to-Date Performance 1    XL Capital Ltd. (NYSE:XL)    378.4% 2    Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC)    330.4% 3    Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)    281.2% 4    Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW)    277.4% 5    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX)    244.3% 6    Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC)    227.5% 7    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD)    217.1% 8    Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)    206.0% 9    Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN)    183.4% 10    priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN)    182.7% 11    Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU)    176.5% 12    Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI)    174.4% 13    Massey Energy Company (NYSE:MEE)    172.6% 14    Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)    156.9% 15    Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN)    155.6% 16    Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD)    154.9% 17    CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG)    150.5% 18    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:CTSH)    140.8% 19    MeadWestvaco Corp. (NYSE:MWV)    136.5% 20    Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)    135.0% 21    The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:GT)    129.3% 22    Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)    126.5% 23    FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI)    125.9% 24    Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA)    123.0% 25    NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP)    120.7% 26    Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)    120.6% 27    American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)    120.2% 28    Harman International Industries Inc./DE/ (NYSE:HAR)    116.4% 29    Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE)    114.3% 30    Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP)    110.7% 31    International Paper Company (NYSE:IP)    110.6% 32    AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS)    109.8% 33    Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER)    109.2% 34    Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S)    104.9% 35    SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK)    104.8% 36    JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU)    103.6% 37    Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE:RHT)    102.7% 38    Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE:JBL)    97.6% 39    salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM)    97.6% 40    Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU)    95.9% 41    Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS)    94.6% 42    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS)    94.5% 43    Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC)    94.4% 44    CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI)    93.7% 45    Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)    90.2% 46    Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)    88.5% 47    The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX)    87.8% 48    Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN)    87.6% 49    Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT)    85.1% 50    Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD)    85.1% 51    Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A)    84.6% 52    Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF)    82.9% 53    The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW)    82.6% 54    Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ:MYL)    82.1% 55    Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM)    81.7% 56    Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE:SNI)    81.6% 57    Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN)    81.3% 58    Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR)    80.4% 59    National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV)    77.2% 60    Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE:PCP)    77.0% 61    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (NYSE:HOT)    76.5% 62    AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN)    76.5% 63    Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP)    75.4% 64    Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW)    74.0% 65    Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG)    73.5% 66    Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF)    73.3% 67    Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH)    72.4% 68    Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR)    71.9% 69    Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN)    70.9% 70    CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)    70.8% 71    Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM)    70.7% 72    Coach, Inc. (NYSE:COH)    69.9% 73    Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL)    69.8% 74    Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)    69.6% 75    Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG)    69.1% 76    Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO)    68.8% 77    Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LTD)    68.5% 78    The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE:PBG)    68.5% 79    Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVLS)    67.9% 80    eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY)    66.3% 81    Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE)    66.2% 82    Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG)    65.7% 83    Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:CCE)    65.7% 84    MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)    64.8% 85    LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI)    64.7% 86    The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS)    64.5% 87    Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M)    64.0% 88    Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD)    63.3% 89    International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT)    63.3% 90    Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE:IPG)    63.1% 91    Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN)    62.7% 92    Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR)    62.3% 93    McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK)    62.0% 94    Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE:DPS)    61.7% 95    Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)    61.0% 96    CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS)    60.8% 97    Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS)    60.7% 98    CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX)    60.6% 99    Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL)    60.0% 100    EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)    60.0%   This email was sent to gatdemit001@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.

12/1 The Wikinvest Daily Angle

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. The Wikinvest Daily Angle - Market Insight and Commentary from Wikinvest.com Consumers Moving to Private Label Goods November 30, 2009 at 2:01 am Today's Daily Angle comes from Wikinvest Wire member Michael Panzner of Financial Armageddon. You can read thefull article on Michael's blog. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that humans have a special relationship with food. Food doesn’t just satisfy a physiological need; what we eat is also affected by other factors, including psychological cravings, as well as cultural and social conventions. With this multifaceted framework influencing our choices, it’s not surprising that we end up with favorites that we have a hard time giving up. Yet that only holds true to a point. When economics intrudes, as the following Brandweek report, “Consumers Have Appetite for Unbranded Pizza, Snacks,” seems to make clear, we are forced to be a bit more flexible: In a year when consumers were looking to cut back anywhere they could, private label made inroads in a lot of categories, but took the biggest slices from segments like baby food and frozen pizza. According to a report compiled by the Nielsen Co., unit sales of private label baby foods grew 22.3 percent for the 52 weeks ended Oct. 3. (Data cited is culled from the food, drug and mass merchandiser channels, includingWalmart. Nielsen execs said that since prices have dropped from their year-ago highs, units are a better measure of private label’s growth than dollar sales. Brandweek is owned by Nielsen.) Other categories that were hard hit by private label include salad dressings and mayonnaise, snacks, and candles and incense. Overall, unit sales of private label goods rose 5.3 percent for the same period. That compares to a 2.3 percent drop for branded packaged goods over that time frame. Clearly, consumers are buying private label now more than ever, and retailers like Walmart, Target, 7-Eleven, and even regional chains like the New York drugstore Duane Reade are stepping up marketing of their private label products. This year’s rise comes after private label grew at a calculated annual growth rate of 4.5 percent over the last eight years, per Euromonitor, but the recession set off the sudden spark, said Lynn Dornblaser, director of CPG trend insight at market research firm Mintel. Much of that growth spurt, too, is coming from existing-not new-private label launches. What that indicates is that consumers are “rediscovering or discovering private label that has been on the market that they’ve never noticed before,” she said. Michelle Barry, senior vp at research and consulting firm the Hartman Group, said the food category has been hit especially hard because consumers are staying at home more and are more experimental when it comes to trying different food brands. The consumer packaged-goods industry, for the most part, has responded with marketing that plays up the value, familiarity and longtime appeal of their brands. Many of those companies now claim that private label growth is slowing. (Private label is particularly dominant in highly commoditized categories like dairy and canned vegetables and fruits, but less prevalent in segments driven by image-based marketing, innovation and emotional connect, like gum, deodorants and alcoholic beverages, per Nielsen.) Kraft, for instance, claims that it has fended off private label via value-driven advertising for its Kool-Aid, Macaroni & Cheese and processed cheese brands. “Overall, we view private label as we do any other competitor,” said Kraft rep Joyce Hodel, adding that “recently, we have seen private label growth trends slowing.” Kellogg CEO David Mackay also indicated as much during a July earnings call with analysts. “While it’s a very tough economy, we have started to see the growth of private label moderate in the U.S. and around the world. The initial spurt of growth has begun to level off,” he said. So, is the worst over? Perhaps not. The Hartman Group’s research showed that the majority of the 43 percent of Americans who tried private label products in the last year plan to continue purchasing store brands. (Starkist svp marketing and research Joe Tuza also said 46 percent of shoppers using private label said these products actually exceeded their quality expectations.) The recession, Barry said, has resulted in a long-term shift of consumer buying patterns, and shoppers “aren’t just leaving the general brands; they’re leaving their favorite brands as well.” Penny-pinched consumers, for instance, have prompted Procter & Gamble to roll out a basic version of its premium-priced Tide detergent brand. Indeed, consumers are forgoing even their favorite detergents for cheaper-priced alternatives. But Eric Schwartz, laundry care marketing vp at Henkel, which sells the value detergent brand Purex, said marketers can fight private label’s encroachment through not just marketing, but a clearly defined product positioning. “Well-positioned brands that cover the category well in terms of benefits and expectations will be far less vulnerable to private label, in good times and bad,” he said.   This email was sent to gatdemit001@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.

12/1 DailyFinance

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. DailyFinance We're expanding our Twitter presence -- follow our new daily offerings November 30, 2009 at 8:30 pm Filed under: Technology, Investing, Media, Green With the rise of real-time information, more and more news outlets are turning to Twitter. Naturally, it's hard to ignore a burgeoning service that next year could have 18 million active users, sending out and reading tens of billions of tweets per year. These outlets use Twitter to broadcast new article postings, primarily. That's what DailyFinance has been doing to so far. Other news outlets also use Twitter to provide a broader running commentary on events of the day and to point to trends, articles and conversations they believe are of interest to their audience. In addition, individual journalists and some news organizations use Twitter to communicate directly with readers and to locate sources for stories. At DailyFinance, we're expanding our Twitter use to include regular running commentary with the near-term goal of engaging more readers directly and turning Twitter into a true two-way channel for the site. Continue reading We're expanding our Twitter presence -- follow our new daily offerings We're expanding our Twitter presence -- follow our new daily offerings originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Comcast-NBC deal moves closer after GE to buy Vivendi's NBC stake for $5.8B November 30, 2009 at 8:10 pm Filed under: Media, General Electric , Comcast General Electric (GE), the massive industrial conglomerate that owns 80% of NBC Universal, has finally reached a deal to buy the remaining 20% from French media giant Vivendi for $5.8 billion, according to multiple reports. GE's agreement with Vivendi paves the way for the No. 1 U.S. cable company Comcast (CMSCA) to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from GE, creating a content and distribution powerhouse and remaking the media and entertainment landscape. GE and Comcast, which have been negotiating the deal for weeks, had been waiting for Vivendi to agree on a price for its stake. Comcast, which provides cable and broadband service to one-quarter of American households in 39 states, is now one step closer to its long lusted-after unification of a high-quality content factory with a vast distribution network. Continue reading Comcast-NBC deal moves closer after GE to buy Vivendi's NBC stake for $5.8B Comcast-NBC deal moves closer after GE to buy Vivendi's NBC stake for $5.8B originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Leaked document says EU fears Obama backs 'three strikes' for Net pirates November 30, 2009 at 8:00 pm Filed under: Economy, Media Controversy over the secret global agreement on copyrights and counterfeiting being pushed by the United States erupted Monday after a leaked European Union document emerged suggesting the U.S. is pushing other nations to adopt a draconian global uniform policy. If established, the treaty could involve re-writing the law in many countries -- including the U.S. -- to include a "three strikes" policy similar to one recently passed in France, as well as possibly even jail time -- yes, jail time -- for Internet pirates. President Barack Obama used an executive order last spring to keep the negotiations secret on "national security" grounds, but for the last several weeks, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, as it's called, has elicited growing cries of alarm. Continue reading Leaked document says EU fears Obama backs 'three strikes' for Net pirates Leaked document says EU fears Obama backs 'three strikes' for Net pirates originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Why the loss of big-name advertisers doesn't matter to Glenn Beck November 30, 2009 at 7:00 pm Filed under: Company News, Media, News Corp. If cable news was like high school, Glenn Beck would be voted "Most Polarizing." He's despised by liberals and beloved by conservatives (and anyone who loves weepy men). But like that high school geek who astounded the more popular kids when he went on to make a fortune, Beck has shocked onlookers by managing to cement his role in the Fox News line-up even though he caused many of the show's top advertisers to flee. His offense: describing President Obama as "racist." On a broadcast of Fox & Friends in July, Beck interjected during a discussion of the Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. affair to add this about Obama: "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people, I'm saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist." The result? Major advertisers fled his show, including top-end marketers such as Mercedes-Benz USA and Infiniti, according to Gawker. Continue reading Why the loss of big-name advertisers doesn't matter to Glenn Beck Why the loss of big-name advertisers doesn't matter to Glenn Beck originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Japanese cell-phone giant plans emissions-tracking network November 30, 2009 at 6:00 pm Filed under: Energy, Technology, AT&T, Verizon, Green The largest Japanese cell-phone company, NTT DOCOMO, unveiled plans to piggyback an emissions-tracking network on top of its existing large network of cell-phone towers. This is a very, very smart move. Why? It points the way to both accessing a new economic opportunity for DOCOMO and addressing a key fast-growing market and leveraging existing assets that are hard to replicate -- those tall towers and cell sites, located in dense urban areas and near industrial parks. The network will launch on December 21 with environmental sensors in 300 locations near Tokyo and the bordering Shizuoka Prefecture. Should the trial run succeed, the network will expand to 2,500 locations around Japan by early 2011, with future possibilities for expansion into a 9,000 location ecogrid. The network will initially offer information on pollen levels in the air and will later offer data on carbon dioxide, ultraviolet rays, and other air-quality or atmospheric conditions. Continue reading Japanese cell-phone giant plans emissions-tracking network Japanese cell-phone giant plans emissions-tracking network originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Tiger Woods: As the media storm builds, what will happen to his endorsements? November 30, 2009 at 5:30 pm Filed under: People, Media, Pepsico, General Motors, Procter & Gamble As stories of Tiger Woods' alleged marital discord, alleged infidelity and alleged abuse at the hands of his wife fill the news, an obvious question is how this crisis will affect his lucrative endorsement career. After all, Forbes recently minted him as the first billion dollar athlete, and almost $800 million of his earnings have come from lucrative endorsements with companies that include Nike (NKE), Gillette (PG), and Gatorade (PEP). In response to requests for comment, spokespeople from Gatorade and Nike both reaffirmed their support for Woods. Although representatives from his other companies were unavailable for comment, Accenture (ACN) continues to feature him prominently on its site, while Buick (GRM), whose Rendezvous SUV Woods represented from 2002 to 2009, reported that he is no longer associated with the company. When asked if the carmaker was upset by the fact that the golf player was driving a Cadillac Escalade at the time of his accident, representatives issued a firm "no comment." Continue reading Tiger Woods: As the media storm builds, what will happen to his endorsements? Tiger Woods: As the media storm builds, what will happen to his endorsements? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments As growth surges, should investors bet on India? November 30, 2009 at 5:10 pm Filed under: Economy, Investing, ETF As India's economy picks up steam, investors looking for fast growth but wary of lax government policies should take a close look. India could be poised to make headway for years to come. On Monday, the Indian government reported that the country's GDP expanded at 7.9% year-over-year in the quarter ending in September, a sharp pickup from the 6.1% gain in the prior quarter. The growth easily beat analyst estimates of a 6.3% gain and led to a strong rally on Mumbai's benchmark Sensex index on an otherwise rough day for global markets. Continue reading As growth surges, should investors bet on India? As growth surges, should investors bet on India? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Less smoking helps push cancer deaths down in Europe November 30, 2009 at 4:50 pm Filed under: Healthcare Cancer killed fewer Europeans in the first half of this decade, largely thanks to a decrease in smoking. A new study finds that while death rates from cancer varied between men and women and among countries, they generally improved in all major European nations. The study, published Monday in the Annals of Oncology, found that in the 27 European Union countries, overall cancer mortality declined 9% in men and 8% in women in the period 2000-2004 compared with 1990-1994. That translates to the cancer death rate falling from 185.2 deaths per 100,000 men to 168, and from 104.8 to 96.9 for women. Middle-age people showed the largest drop. Continue reading Less smoking helps push cancer deaths down in Europe Less smoking helps push cancer deaths down in Europe originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Stocks end higher amid reports Dubai is racing to fix its debt problems November 30, 2009 at 4:35 pm Filed under: Investing Investors shook off some their worries about the strength of holiday sales and Dubai's financial problems, and extended the stock market's big November gain. Stocks fluctuated through the day Monday, but traders ultimately were not deterred by reports that retail sales were overall uninspiring during the Thanksgiving weekend. Media reports that Dubai is working to restructure its debt gave stocks a late-day lift, while demand for safe havens like the dollar fell. Stocks are turning in their best monthly performance since July. In late afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 32.58, or 0.3%, to 10,342.50. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.60, or 0.3%, to 1,095.09, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 4.49, or 0.2%, to 2,142.93. Continue reading Stocks end higher amid reports Dubai is racing to fix its debt problems Stocks end higher amid reports Dubai is racing to fix its debt problems originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Is RailAmerica the little engine that could? November 30, 2009 at 4:25 pm Filed under: Stock Picks Investors who felt left at the station after Warren Buffett bought out the part of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) railroad he didn't already own might just have an under-the-radar transportation play of their own. Tiny RailAmerica (RA) not only enjoys the same economic tailwinds at its caboose as Burlington Northern, but it also has potential upside from consolidation in the highly fragmented short-line and regional rail segment of the industry in which it operates. That's part of Citigroup's (C) thesis, anyway, as analyst Matthew Troy started coverage on RailAmerica at buy with a $16 price target last week. Continue reading Is RailAmerica the little engine that could? Is RailAmerica the little engine that could? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Macy's CEO Lundgren says online shopping helps drive in-store sales November 30, 2009 at 3:30 pm Filed under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Economy, People, Investing, Earnings, Macy's Macy's (M) CEO Terry Lundgren says every dollar of online sales influences almost $6 of sales inside the retailer's stores. According to Lundgren, many shoppers first see an item online and want to look at it in person before making a purchase. For example, a customer may see a piece of clothing online but ends up visiting a store to check the fit. The mutually beneficial relationship between online and real world shopping works both ways. Some customers see items in the store and choose to buy them online to take advantage of the shipping options. Whatever the motive, online sales are growing fast. "We're going to do close to a billion dollars in online sales this year and it's growing at 16 percent year-to-date," Lundgren said in an interview with DailyFinance at the company's Herald Square store in New York City on Black Friday. Continue reading Macy's CEO Lundgren says online shopping helps drive in-store sales Macy's CEO Lundgren says online shopping helps drive in-store sales originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Dubai debt crisis is contained -- and hardly a surprise November 30, 2009 at 1:55 pm Filed under: Economy After the world's experience with subprime lending, probably the worst call a prognosticator can make about a debt crisis is that it will remain "contained." So here goes nothing: Chances that the would-be deadbeats in Dubai will set off a series of defaults among emerging market countries seem very, very remote. When Dubai World, the investment arm of the Disney World city-state, said it would miss a $3.5 billion bond payment (a fraction of its $60 billion to $100 billion in liabilities), emerging market stocks swooned and the U.S. dollar soared -- pretty much the opposite of the global reflation trade that has done so much to repair our battered 401(k)s. In other words, things were looking ugly. Continue reading Dubai debt crisis is contained -- and hardly a surprise Dubai debt crisis is contained -- and hardly a surprise originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Ten lords a-leaping? $4,414. Making yourself happy for less? Priceless November 30, 2009 at 1:00 pm Filed under: Economy, Media If you can afford to spend $87,403 to buy the gifts of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" -- that's the Associated Press's calculation for the full tab, from the 12 drummers drumming down to the partridge in a pear tree -- then more power to you. But it might be a lot cheaper to make yourself happy. A variety of spiritual and religious groups will help consumers throw off the shackles of their unhappiness for far less cash than hiring 10 lords a-leaping. My own unscientific survey calculates the cost of being your own best friend as far cheaper than being a true love. Adopting a pet from a shelter for $100 is a great stress-reliever, as is a massage ($80) or a Prozac prescription ($15 with insurance). Continue reading Ten lords a-leaping? $4,414. Making yourself happy for less? Priceless Ten lords a-leaping? $4,414. Making yourself happy for less? Priceless originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Dubai debt disaster makes extra headaches for publishing giant Houghton November 30, 2009 at 12:30 pm Filed under: Company News, Economy, Media Dubai's sudden default last week of $60 billion worth of debt played havoc with the markets, spurred talk of bailouts, and put added stress on an economy just barely showing signs of a turnaround. But it was also another piece of awful news for Education Media & Publishing Group, the troubled, debt-ridden parent company of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the education and trade publisher. EMPG, a private company based in Dublin and run by Barry O'Callaghan, partnered in 2008 with Istithmar World Capital, a subsidiary of investment company DubaiWorld. The resulting $125 million joint venture, EMPG International, was intended "to bring the education publishing group's products to developing markets." Continue reading Dubai debt disaster makes extra headaches for publishing giant Houghton Dubai debt disaster makes extra headaches for publishing giant Houghton originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments People@Work: Enjoy the holiday office party without injuring your career November 30, 2009 at 12:00 pm Filed under: Economy, People With Thanksgiving behind us, the December holidays have become the focus of many people's attention. In the workplace, this is often the month for company-sponsored office parties, a way for bosses to say thanks for a job well-done and to inspire team loyalty among co-workers. Of course, the recession's hangover likely means fewer such get-togethers than in years past -- and some organizations, such as Goldman Sachs Group (GS) have put the kibosh on office holiday parties altogether, even at employees' homes. But if you're fortunate enough to work for a company that's still planning a bash, now would be a good time to revisit some rules about merrymaking with co-workers. Continue reading People@Work: Enjoy the holiday office party without injuring your career People@Work: Enjoy the holiday office party without injuring your career originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Chicago purchasing managers index unexpectedly rises to 15-month high November 30, 2009 at 11:00 am Filed under: Economy The U.S. economy ended November on a positive note, as the Chicago purchasing managers index unexpectedly rose to 56.1 from 54.2 in October, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago announced Monday, according to Bloomberg News. It was the highest reading for the index since August 2008. A Bloomberg News survey had expected the Chicago PMI to fall to 53.0 in November. Readings above 50 indicate an expansion; below 50, a contraction. The Chicago PMI totaled 46.1 in September and 50 in August. Continue reading Chicago purchasing managers index unexpectedly rises to 15-month high Chicago purchasing managers index unexpectedly rises to 15-month high originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments As hedge funds buy Apple and Pfizer, should individual investors follow? November 30, 2009 at 10:15 am Filed under: Goldman Sachs , Pfizer, Apple There are many theories about investing and one of the simplest focuses on the momentum generated by big traders. Some momentum investors simply follow the smart money -- hedge funds and other Wall Street traders -- and hope to earn big returns from the stocks they love, regardless of their fundamentals. If you like the smart money momentum approach, you might want to look at Pfizer (PFE) and Apple (AAPL). According to Bloomberg News, the smart money is plowing cash into stocks right now. Hedge funds added 21% to their stock stakes, totaling $604 billion, in the third quarter. Meanwhile, individual investors (who account for 82% of mutual fund investors) withdrew money from stocks -- pulling $37.3 billion from U.S. mutual funds since August. Continue reading As hedge funds buy Apple and Pfizer, should individual investors follow? As hedge funds buy Apple and Pfizer, should individual investors follow? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments A record number of shoppers shows Cyber Monday is here to stay November 30, 2009 at 9:45 am Filed under: Company News, Technology, Economy As if all the Black Friday hype weren't enough, here comes Cyber Monday. With the day after Thanksgiving now firmly entrenched as a holiday shopping tradition, retailers are shooting to do the same for online buying on the Monday after the holiday. Nine out of 10 retailers plan to have some kind of special offers for online shoppers, according to a survey from Shop.org, the National Retail Federation's Internet arm. The NRF expects a record 96.5 million shoppers will go online looking for Cyber Monday bargains -- everything from cut-rate discounts to free shipping. That's a higher number than the group previously anticipated, says Vice President Ellen Davis. With those numbers, the NRF expects it will be as successful as the Black Friday sales, which racked up 195 million store visits over the weekend, she says. Black Friday Wrap: Good Crowds, Penny-Pinching Shoppers Continue reading A record number of shoppers shows Cyber Monday is here to stay A record number of shoppers shows Cyber Monday is here to stay originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Barnes & Noble's e-reader delay gives Amazon another advantage November 30, 2009 at 9:30 am Filed under: Company News, Sony, Amazon.com Inc. It's looking like Amazon (AMZN) could have a clear field selling e-readers this holiday season. First Sony (SNE) announced that its e-reader may not be available for shipment until after Christmas because the Japanese consumer electronics giant couldn't meet its manufacturing schedule. Now, Barnes & Noble (BKS) says its e-reader, the Nook, will be late in hitting its stores. The Nook won't be available in some of its locations until Dec. 7. The bookseller's target had been to have the e-reader in its outlets on Nov. 30. Barnes & Noble points to high demand from online buyers as the culprit for the short supply. Any stumble by the newer entries makes it more likely that Amazon will dominate a market that's expected to produce 3 million sales this holiday season, according to projections from research group Forrester. Are the Barnes & Noble and Sony problems fatal to their e-reader launches? Probably not. Are they likely to keep each company from getting substantial market share in the market, at least short term? Almost certainly, yes. Amazon is proving that one of the most important retail rules is still in effect: Those without inventory are destined to lose the sales battle. Douglas A. McIntyre is an editor at 24/7 Wall St. Barnes & Noble's e-reader delay gives Amazon another advantage originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Stocks in the news: Apple, Best Buy, Deere, U.S. Steel, American Eagle November 30, 2009 at 9:15 am Filed under: Company News, Investing, Genzyme Corporation , Google , Boeing, Apple, AT&T, Baidu Inc.(ADR), Wal-Mart Stores, United States Steel, United Health, Target Corp., Comcast, Ericsson, Novavax, Walt Disney Black Friday traffic at online retailers was up 11% over last year, according to digital marketing intelligence firm comScore. Amazon (AMZN) was the most visited retail property, growing 28% from the corresponding shopping day a year ago, followed closely by Wal-mart (WMT), which grew 22%. Apple (AAPL) sites were up 39%, Target's (TGT) up only 2% and Best Buy (BBY) sites saw a 24% increase in traffic, rounding out the top five. Best Buy attributed its Black Friday jump in traffic to purchases of smart phones, flat panel televisions, laptops, netbooks and digital cameras. Apple appears to have done well over the Thanksgiving weekend even without steep discounting and despite the release of Windows 7. Continue reading Stocks in the news: Apple, Best Buy, Deere, U.S. Steel, American Eagle Stocks in the news: Apple, Best Buy, Deere, U.S. Steel, American Eagle originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments The Obama administration plans to ride herd on mortgage modifications November 30, 2009 at 9:10 am Filed under: Economy, Real Estate Now that it's finally obvious to the Obama administration that the banks are dragging their feet on loan modifications, the White House is appointing officials to monitor the actions of the largest mortgage servicing companies on a daily basis. The administration also announced that it's requiring mortgage companies to develop and report plans to increase the number of completed modifications, and that it wouldn't make incentive payments to mortgage servicers that don't convert trial modifications into permanent ones. Even though more than 650,000 borrowers have applied under Obama's Homes Affordable Modification Program and obtained trial modifications, few have actually received completed, permanent modifications. No one knows how many modifications have been completed because the administration refuses to release any data until December. But some mortgage executives expect only about 25% to 35% of those who apply to get them. Continue reading The Obama administration plans to ride herd on mortgage modifications The Obama administration plans to ride herd on mortgage modifications originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Stocks to start slightly higher as investors eye Dubai's debt situation, retail November 30, 2009 at 8:10 am Filed under: Economy, Investing U.S. stocks are ready to retreat again Monday morning as Wall Street focuses on Dubai's debt problems and on retail, with early results from the holiday shopping season beginning to emerge. [UPDATE: Futures turned direction and are now pointing to a higher start on Wall Street as investors were somewhat encouraged by the United Arab Emirate's central bank saying it would guarantee Dubai World's debt, and by the modest increase seen in holiday sales this season.] While U.S. shoppers were busy shopping on Black Friday -- though keeping their purchases to highly discounted items -- U.S. markets fell sharply, managing to erase earlier gains and finish the week in the red. In a shortened session on Friday, Wall Street joined declines in world markets, reacting to fears that Dubai's largest conglomerate could default on $60 billion in debt as it asked for a stay of six weeks. Global investors feared this could be a symptom of broader financial instability elsewhere in a still fragile world economy. More here: Before the bell: Futures slightly higher with Dubai debt woes, retail in focus Stocks to start slightly higher as investors eye Dubai's debt situation, retail originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Daily Blogwatch: What is Jay-Z doing at Goldman? Why Dubai is overblown November 30, 2009 at 8:00 am Filed under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Economy, Earnings Most important: This Dubai thing is overblown. ____________ What if Steve Jobs had not returned to Apple in 1997? ____________ Uber hedge fund manager and former Morgan Stanley chief strategist, Barton Biggs, sees the market moving higher next year. ____________ Continue reading Daily Blogwatch: What is Jay-Z doing at Goldman? Why Dubai is overblown Daily Blogwatch: What is Jay-Z doing at Goldman? Why Dubai is overblown originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Asian Banks soar in Dubai aftermath, Buffett's BYD and other Chinese car companies post massive gains November 30, 2009 at 7:00 am Filed under: Economy, Investing Shares in Asia soared Monday, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surging 3.3% to close at 21,822. China's Shanghai Composite Index climbed 3.2% to 3,195 and in Japan, the Nikkei Index gained 2.9%, ending the day at 9,346. Even as shares in Dubai and Abu Dhabi suffered their steepest drop in more than a year, Asian banks recouped some of Friday's massive losses after assessing their actual exposure to floundering Dubai World. In Hong Kong, HSBC (HBC), the most heavily weighted stock on the exchange, rallied 4.3% and Standard Chartered (SCBFF) gained 4.2%. A pledge by the Chinese authorities to continue financial stimulus measures sent shares in China- based banks upwards. Hong Kong-listed shares of Bank of China (BACHY) added 5.8% and shares in Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (IDCBY) rose 4.6%. Continue reading Asian Banks soar in Dubai aftermath, Buffett's BYD and other Chinese car companies post massive gains Asian Banks soar in Dubai aftermath, Buffett's BYD and other Chinese car companies post massive gains originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments FAA will allow Boeing 777 aircraft with suspect parts to stay aloft November 30, 2009 at 5:10 am Filed under: Company News, Boeing Boeing (BA) 777 aircraft engines can ice up and stop working. The engines in question are made by Rolls-Royce, and although the problem is very rare, it is dangerous. The 777 is used for very long trips, often over oceans. According to The Wall Street Journal, "The FAA rejected recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board to order affected Boeing 777 operators to swiftly replace parts on at least one of the two engines on each aircraft." The decision is an example of how commercial issues often trump safety. At least 130 777s would be affected by the part replacement program, and right now there are not enough parts to go around to fix all the engines. The FAA is allowing airlines to fly the 777 long distances until January 2011. Continue reading FAA will allow Boeing 777 aircraft with suspect parts to stay aloft FAA will allow Boeing 777 aircraft with suspect parts to stay aloft originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Black Friday weekend drew good crowds -- of penny-pinching shoppers November 29, 2009 at 10:00 pm Filed under: Company News, Economy, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp. The holiday shopping season got off to a good start over the Thanksgiving holiday, with large crowds on Black Friday that continued through the weekend. But that doesn't mean retailers are out of the woods yet. By most measures, the weekend's sales were a success: $41.2 billion in merchandise went out the door, compared to $41 billion last year, according to the National Retail Federation. Stores were full, and registers rang, but the heavy traffic was offset by more penny-pinching shoppers, who are seeking discounts more than ever. Continue reading Black Friday weekend drew good crowds -- of penny-pinching shoppers Black Friday weekend drew good crowds -- of penny-pinching shoppers originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Dubai gets backing from United Arab Emirates. Just a 'first step'? November 29, 2009 at 9:15 pm Filed under: Company News, Economy, Real Estate The United Arab Emirates has pledged to stand behind foreign and domestic banks in Dubai, offering additional money while extolling the strength of the Gulf nation's financial sector as world markets brace for a potential day of reckoning Monday over Dubai's crushing debt. The UAE's immediate priority was arguably to avert any run, however unlikely, on banks by panicked depositors. But the promise of cheap funds also signaled to global investors that the country's federal government -- backed by oil money -- will do what it can to limit the fallout from its indebted emirate's woes. In a statement Sunday, the UAE's central bank said it had sent notice to Emirati banks and foreign banks with branches in the country making clear they would have access to "a special additional liquidity facility." Continue reading Dubai gets backing from United Arab Emirates. Just a 'first step'? Dubai gets backing from United Arab Emirates. Just a 'first step'? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments   This email was sent to gatdemit001@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.