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Meltdown is Possible, According to Technical Indicators

By ETFguide
With the death cross still intact, the S&P dropped below its 200-day moving average, which is bad news .

Macy’s Earnings Raised the Bar for Nordstrom (M, JWN)

By Jon Ogg
Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE: M) is seeing a gain after its earnings report this morning. The news was a bit of a surprise after poor retail sales figures started coming in from large retail operations, despite what should have been easily comparable sales. More importantly, Macy's has raised its fiscal year profit targets.

Gold Miner Earnings Don’t Shine (IAG, ABX, GG, AUY, GLD, GDX, KGC)

By Paul Ausick
In the past year, gold prices have risen from about $950 per ounce to around $1,200 per ounce, a boost of 26%. That increase has kept gold miners' stocks moving too. But not all the moves have been positive.

Chrysler Headed for the Scrapheap

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
This former top automaker's days are numbered. Here's why.

Asset Manager KKR & Co. Pulls Stock Offering

By Paul Ausick
Citing an unfriendly market for stock offerings, KKR & Co. (NYSE: KKR) has pulled its planned $500 million secondary offering just one month after moving its listing from Euronext to the New York Stock Exchange. Other than a statement referring to "unfavorable market conditions" in its registration documents filed with the SEC, KKR has made no other comment about the withdrawn offering.

Wal-Mart Ranks as Most Generous Company

By InvestorPlace Staff
In its yearly report, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported the most generous companies of 2009, and the previous three headline the list.

Price Targets for 9 Major Airlines

By InvestorPlace Staff
Overall, airline stock is rising modestly, with notable declines year-to-date from AMR Corp. and AirTran.

Skype Files for IPO

By Jon Ogg
Skype S.A., the real-time Internet communications outfit now based in Luxembourg, filed for an IPO this morning.

Subscribers Fall at DISH Sending Stock Down (DISH, SATS, DTV, CTL, Q)

By Paul Ausick
Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) today reported second quarter earnings that were quadruple earnings from the same period a year ago. Net income attributable to common shareholders totaled $257 million, compared with $63 million in the same period a year ago.

Same-Store Sales Jump for McDonald’s (MCD, BKC, WEN, YUM)

By Paul Ausick
July sales at McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) jumped 7% globally and were up sharply in each of the company's three regions.

How to Cash In With Defense Stocks

By Neil George
One key area getting a good look over is the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), one of the largest portions of the non-welfare (entitlements) portion of the budget. For the current year, the official line-by-line operating budget for the Pentagon is running at over $517 billion -- and with the expanded war in Afghanistan, actual expenditures are running at an estimated $670 billion or so.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Stock News – Wi-Fi iPhone Hits China

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
The MacBook Air line of laptop computers looks set to join the ranks of Apple products receiving redesigns this fall. Meanwhile, AAPL is making waves on the international stage, opening its largest retail store yet in London, England and launching a Wi-Fi enabled iPhone 3GS in China.

Health Care Stocks Are on the Move

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
With stocks struggling this week after pushing into overbought territory -- and moving lower on Friday in reaction to the weak July employment report --…

Higher Prices Are Still Ahead For Stocks

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Equities were hit hard in early trading on Friday after the July employment report came in well below expectations: The economy lost another 131,000 jobs, worse than the consensus estimate of a 70,000 loss. The bulls decided it was time to pull in their horns and shares plunged.

5 Reasons Why the Bear Market Isn’t Over

By ETFguide
To many, the market’s performance seems random. There are, however, many patterns and indicators (such as sentiment) that can help investors to significantly increase their odds of profiting.

Complete Genomics Plans 2010 IPO to Raise $86M

By Wayne Faulkner
Complete Genomics Inc. plans to raise up to $86.2 million in an initial public offering to help fund improvements and expansion of its DNA sequencing technology.

AIG Earnings Show Firm Back in Black

By Paul Ausick
For the second quarter, AIG reported diluted EPS of $1.99, excluding items, on revenue of $19.19 billion. Adjusted net income totaled $1.34 billion. In the second quarter of 2009, the company reported adjusted net EPS of $1.71 on adjusted net income of $1.14 billion. Analysts were expecting EPS of $0.99 on revenue of $19.18 billion.

Video Games Boost Time Warner, Among Other Media Stocks

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
The games divisions for a number of major media corporations have been bringing more than a few smiles to shareholders as second quarter earnings reports continue to roll out. One of the biggest winners was Time Warner (NYSE: TWX).

A Starbucks Drink That Doesn’t Taste ‘burnt’

By InvestorPlace Staff
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has added yet another specialty drink to its already long list of menu offerings this week. This time, they were really thinking outside the box when they brewed up the idea of a fruit and coffee-based hybrid drink designed to quench your thirst on a hot summer day.
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