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Composite Portfolio Midday Report (5/30/13)

May 30, 2013 12:58 PM ETGOLD, PRTA, DHCP, SKM, AMAT, FRO, ETV, VZ, IVR
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Indexes
NASDAQ Composite +0.72%
S&P 500 +0.51%
Russell 2000 +0.50%
Dow Jones Industrial Average +0.41%
Portfolios
Widows and Orphans +0.71%
Climbers and Dogs +0.16%
Pretty Girls and Railroads +0.14%
Cumulative +0.34%
  • Chip stocks help lift European indices
    May 30 2013 13:45 BST
    European semiconductor stocks were boosted on Thursday after a positive outlook on the sector from analysts at JPMorgan. "Semiconductor stocks are up strongly in the second half and inventory data looks supportive of a continuing up-cycle," the broker said in a note to clients. Shares in STMicroelectronics, the Franco-Italian group,...
  • Retail sector losses crimp FTSE rally
    May 30 2013 09:19 BST
    Retailers were weaker on the FTSE 100, but London's main index stayed calm as appetite for miners and financial stocks helped keep the focus off sliding shares in Tokyo. News of weaker sales and falling profit at Kingfisher, the home improvement retailer, sent its shares to the bottom of the...
  • Google challenges Apple with new phone
    May 30 2013 01:35 BST
    Google is preparing an attack on Apple's iPhone with a device that is more aware of its surroundings and smart enough to anticipate how it will be used next, according to the head of the internet company's Motorola subsidiary. The gadget, called the MotoX, will also be made in the...
  • Apple has much to prove as spotlight falls on services
    May 29 2013 23:21 BST
    In any discussion of Apple these days, talk turns inevitably to hardware and software: specifically, how can Apple prevent an inexorable erosion of profit margins on the iPhone? And can design supremo Sir Jonathan Ive work his magic on iOS software to make it as much a joy to use...
  • Total agrees penalty to settle US bribes charge in Iran deal
    May 29 2013 22:39 BST
    Total SA, the French oil group, has agreed to pay $245m to settle US criminal charges alleging it paid bribes to secure oil and gas contracts in Iran, in a case that was jointly pursued by US and French law enforcement agencies. Under the deal announced on Wednesday, the US...

Portfolio Movers


Gainers Today's Market Change
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD:NSQ
3.40USD+4.48%
Prothena Corporation PLC
PRTA:NMQ
0.44USD+4.25%
Walter Investment Management Corp
WAC:NYQ
1.36USD+3.84%
SK Telecom Co Ltd
SKM:NYQ
0.71USD+3.58%
Applied Materials Inc
AMAT:NSQ
0.51USD+3.48%
Losers Today's Market Change
Frontline Ltd
FRO:NYQ
-0.12USD-5.58%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond and Option Strategies Fund
EXD:NYQ
-0.26USD-1.53%
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC
OZM:NYQ
-0.02USD-0.17%
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ:NYQ
-0.06USD-0.12%
Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc
IVR:NYQ
-0.02USD-0.08%

Disclosure: I am long GOLD, PRTA, WAC, SKM, AMAT, FRO, EXD, OZM, VZ, IVR.

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