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Tweet Maybe the initial “stress tests” of America’s 19 largest banks were flawed. Or, perhaps taking a single snapshot is not an adequate way to measure the ever-changing financial system. The Congressional Oversight Panel which … Read entire article »
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2012 Good Stocks: Crude Oil to Drop 10%?
Tweet U.S. equity markets, currencies and commodities alike, have been trading very wildly, most bearish, during Thursday trading session. Some of the market swings came from the 25 basis point rate cut by the European Central Bank to 1 percent, in-line with estimates. However, most of the volatility came during ECB’s President Mario Draghi press conference afterwards. Draghi stated that he did not foresee further bond purchases. He went on to say that comments he had made last week might have been misinterpreted. Draghi explained that current treaties made debt monetization illegal, and the ECB was forced to respect the legality of these agreements. These comments in-turn caused equity markets and commodities like gold, crude, RBOB, and copper to all fall on heavy volume. Since the end of September, crude oil has been trading in a fairly tight channel. The commodity gained 37% from the October low of $74.95 to the November ... … Read entire article »
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2012 Good Stocks: It’s Lights Out For Utilities Investors
Tweet While 2011 had most investors muttering to themselves over debt standoffs here and in Europe, shareholders of utility stocks were riding a bolt of lightning to supercharged returns. The industry, known for stability and high dividends, was the best-performing of the Dow sector indexes. The Dow Jones Utility Average returned 14%, not including dividends, and some of the biggest players in the industry performed even better. Source: YCharts. Source: YCharts. As you can see from the chart above, when the market tanked in August, utilities hardly flinched. And since then their outperformance has only increased. Equity returns of 20% plus dividend yields near 5% had shareholders’ hair standing on their heads in an otherwise flat year. Lights outThose investors still holding electric companies may want to keep a couple of candles and a book of matches handy. Utility stocks are looking more and more overpriced, driven by investors seeking shelter in high-yielding dividends away from ... … Read entire article »
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2012 Good Stocks: House Financial Services Releases List of Democrats to Fill Six Subcommittees
Tweet Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, has announced the Committee’s six subcommittee Ranking Members along with the Democratic members of those committees. These recommendations, the committee notes, will be forwarded to the Democratic Caucus for final approval. The Subcommittees’ make-up is as follows: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises: Maxine Waters of California, Ranking Member Gary Ackerman (NY) Brad Sherman (CA) Ruben Hinojosa (TX) Stephen Lynch (MA) Brad Miller (NC) Carolyn Maloney (NY) Gwen Moore (WI) Ed Perlmutter (CO) Joe Donnelly (IN) Andre Carson (IN) Jim Himes (CT) Gary Peters (MI) Al Green (TX) Keith Ellison (MN) Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology: William Lacy Clay of Missouri, Ranking Member Carolyn Maloney (NY) Gregory Meeks (NY) Al Green (TX) Emanuel Cleaver (MO) Gary Peters (MI) Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Carolyn Maloney of New York, Ranking Member Luis ... … Read entire article »
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2012 Good Stocks: NanoViricides Inc. (NNVC) Jumps more than 15%
Tweet Shares of NanoViricides Inc. (OTC: NNVC) climbed more than 15% in today’s trading. The OTC stock reached a high of $2.01 in trading and last check it was up 15.79% to $1.98. Volume stood at 993,648, above the daily average of 786,000. Connecticut-based NanoViricides works in the general field of Nanomedecine. The company describes this as a very diverse field, which uses a wide range of materials and applications. The company is involved in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics for life-threatening viral infections. Earlier this week, the company announced the signing of a Research Agreement with the University of California, San Francisco to test its anti-HIV drug candidates. The principal investigator for the test will be Cheryl Stoddart, PhD, who is an assistant professor at the University Of California San Francisco Division Of Experimental Medicine. The testing by Dr. Stoddart will complement the company’s previously reported in-vitro anti-HIV testing, ... … Read entire article »
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