Archive for August, 2012:

Home Builders’ Confidence at Another Five-year High (KBH, LEN, ITB)

Date: Aug 15 2012
Filed under: Real EstatePositive signals continue to issue forth for US home builders. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index rose 2 points in August, to 37, the highest index reading since February 2007. An index reading ...Read More »

Crowd-funding dark side: Sometimes investments go down drain

Date: Aug 15 2012
Crowd funding harnesses the power of the Internet to funnel money from interested individuals to entrepreneurs, but there are risks. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/91H93ujqi1g/1 Read More »

Some federal pensions pay handsome rewards

Date: Aug 15 2012
More than 21,000 retired federal workers get lifetime government pensions of $100,000 or more per year, a USA TODAY/Gannett analysis finds. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/hyVRpnx-44E/1 Read More »

Investors appear to dismiss some market risks

Date: Aug 15 2012
Recent low readings on a Wall Street measure of fear suggest that investors may be pooh-pooing what could go wrong. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/4wCEdRpRHoE/1 Read More »

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — August 14, 2012: Markets Mixed Ahead of Tomorrow’s Inflation Report (GRPN, WEN, MCP, EXPE, VALE, IAG, DKS, HD, KIOR, KORS, SKS, EL, TJX, JDSU, PEIX, PAAS, ANF, A, CSIQ, DE, SPLS, TGT, ASTI)

Date: Aug 15 2012
Filed under: InvestingThe three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following data showing that GDP in several countries grew better than expected (more coverage here). Which indicates that if the bar is set low enough, jumping over it ...Read More »

JDS Uniphase Tops Estimates, Guides Inline (JDSU, OPLK, OCLR, FNSR, EXFO)

Date: Aug 15 2012
Filed under: Technology, Earnings, InfrastructureJDS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ: JDSU) reported adjusted fourth fiscal quarter EPS of $0.15 and $439.3 million in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ago, the fiber optic equipment maker reported ...Read More »

What Do AMC, Huffy, Hoover, and Your Stock Picks Have In Common?

Date: Aug 15 2012
Filed under: Investing, Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions If you were shopping for a bicycle, and if money were no object, would you buy a Trek ... or a Huffy? Now, say you're shopping for a new luxury car. Think fast: BMW ...Read More »

"Back to the Beginning" is Theme of Headline Show at New England Elvis Festival, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, in Manchester, N.H.

Date: Aug 15 2012
1888PressRelease - Labor Day weekend will be filled with activities to celebrate the life of the King and commemorate the 35th anniversary of his death at the fourth annual New England Elvis Festival, August 31-September 2 at the Radisson Hotel ...Read More »

Retail sales jump in July, wholesale prices rise modestly

Date: Aug 14 2012
Despite drought-driven surge in corn prices in July, wholesale prices rise modest 0.3%; retail sales surge 0.8%. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/LT-rBmYwa6Y/1 Read More »

Chinese companies pull out of U.S. stock markets

Date: Aug 14 2012
Withdrawals follow accusations of improper accounting by companies and deadlock between Beijing and Washington. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/0FPLYHOPqHY/1 Read More »