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Gold$1,111.50 $6.40
Nasdaq 2,211.69 31.64
Crude Oil $73.36      $0.66
Market Update

Techs Lead U.S. Gainers; Weak World Markets
Dec 18, 4:52 PM ET 
U.S. stocks closed higher after Research in Motion and Oracle reported better than expected earnings. Banks closed lower on the worries that commercial real estate sector weakness will drag earnings. Unemployment rate decreased in 36 U.S. states but Florida and South Carolina registered record rates.
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U.S. Stocks Gain; ECB Raise Loan Loss Estimate
Dec 18, 10:08 AM ET 
U.S. stocks advanced in the early trading as the dollar trades near its recent peak against the euro. The European Central Bank revised its bank loan losses by 13% as commercial property market conditions remain weak.
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STOCK MOVERS

RiM, Interstate Hotels Rise; Carnival, Palm Drop
Dec 18, 11:40 AM ET 
Interstate Hotels & Resorts surges 73% after it agrees to be acquired by a joint venture that has a stake from China based ho...
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Citigroup Raises $20.5 Billion; Conseco Offering
Dec 17, 11:49 AM ET 
Citigroup Inc led the decliners in the S&P 500 index with a loss of 7.2% after it completed the largest public offering of $2...
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Nvidia, AMD, Schwab, Chiquita Rise
Dec 16, 1:12 PM ET 
Nvidia Corporation led gainers in the S&P 500 index after the Federal Trade Commission sued Intel for monopolistic behavior. ...
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Best Buy, Fact Set Fall; Starlim, JA Solar Rise
Dec 15, 2:29 PM ET 
Best Buy dropped 7% after quarterly results. FactSet Research Systems dropped as much as 10% after it estimated earnings that...
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Visa, XTO Energy Rise; Oshkosh Falls
Retailers Saks, JC Penney Rise; IMS Plunges
AOL Opens Lower; Pall, Costco Rise
Kroger, Movado and Men's Wearhouse Plunge
Kroger, Toro Fall; FedEx, RELM Wireless Rise
Nvidia, AMD, AsiaInfo Rise; Zale Plunges
DAILY EARNINGS

CarMax Sales Up; Stewart Enterprises Sales Fall
Dec 18, 9:26 AM ET 
CarMax, Inc third quarter sales rose 18.5% to $1.73 billion and net income was $74.6 million or 33 cents a share. Stewart Enterprises, Inc fourth quarter revenues fell 5% to $124.1 million and net income was $5.9 million or 6 cents a share.

Oracle, Research In Motion Net Rises
FedEx Net Falls 30%; General Mills Net Up
Paychex Net Falls 10%; Nordson Corp Net Loss
Joy Global Net Rises 5%

EARNINGS CALLS TRANSCRIPTS

Zale Corp. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Dec 07, 11:57 PM ET
Revenues fell 9.6% to $329 million. Comparable store sales fell 6.8%. Due to the impact of the credit environment on our vend...
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Brocade Comm. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Dec 07, 12:16 AM ET
Revenues rose 31% to $521.8 million. Customers are looking for value and choice and company to be in business for a very long...
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Mutual funds Q&A

Stability of Income and Dividends
Rochdale Dividend & Income Fund
David Abella
“The Fund seeks to provide investors primarily with attractive and recurring income through dividends, with an aim towards pr...

Multi-Manager Bond Fund
Russell Short Duration Bond Fund
Albert Jalso
“We look for active money managers that are highly engaged, very knowledgeable and make well thought out decisions. They shou...

Values with Catalysts
Catalyst Value Fund
David Miller
“A portfolio of excellent companies trading at a significant discount to their underlying business values should offer downsi...
MANAGEMENT TALK Q&A

Portfolio of ETFs
The Walker Group, UBS Financial Services
Ira Walker
“My practice is based on the core belief that investing in ETFs is a better way to allocate a client’s portfolio and generate...

Advance and Protect
Carson Wealth Management Group
Ronald Carson
“We have a four-step investment process that focuses on identifying and leveraging long-term trends and tracking and profitin...

Investing in Earnings and Dividend Growth
Timberline Dividend & Growth Strategy
Gregg Giboney
“A dividend is often a sign that management is interested in the shareholder and that management is not overly occupied in un...
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INvestment community news

  • Second Layoff at Putnam Investments
  • Dec 10, 7:40 AM ET 
    Putman Investments carried out second staff reduction in the year. The current layoff focused on operational and technology a...









ECONOMIC CALENDAR

INDUSTRY DAY TIME
Jobless Claims 2009-12-17 8:30 AM
Consumer Price Index 2009-12-16 8:30 AM
Housing Starts 2009-12-16 8:30 AM
EIA Petroleum Status Report 2009-12-16 10:30 AM
FOMC Meeting Announcement 2009-12-16 2:00 PM
Producer Price Index 2009-12-15 8:30 AM
Sources: Data collected by 123jump.com and Ticker.com from company press releases, filings and corporate websites. Market data: BATS Exchange. Inc