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Secure Infrastructure Stimulus Spending Would Be Investment, Not Dice Roll

by Kolk Abuk

Civil infrastructure construction and reconstruction was a hot topic after an I35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing and injuring over 150 people in 2008. However, the financial sector meltdown that September stole the drama.Media hype doesn't last with something... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009 •civil construction, highway infrastructure, economic development
Tavakoli Retracts Her Apology to Goldman

by John Lounsbury

In case you missed it on Market Currents (Sunday evening), Janet Tavakoli has retracted (here) her apology to Goldman Sachs (GS) of two weeks ago. She apologized for accusing Goldman of lying when they said that the AIG bailout was immaterial to their financial well being. ... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009 •AIG, GS, bailout
Advanced Trader S/R Notes for $ES_F, $NQ_F, $YM_F,$EURUSD $USDJPY $GBPUSD Nov 23rd 2009

by Pivotfarm

Sun, Nov 22, 2009 •SPY, SPX QQQQ SPY eurusd, gbpusd
Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, GLD, XME, OIH

by MyHappyTrading

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote,"For the new week, a strong move to open the week should push the market above SPX 1100. If the market does close above SPX 1100, we should see a new bullish formation on SPX's daily chart. We should see new buyers rush into the... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009 •XLF, GLD, XME
The Beginning of the End

by Richard Fox

Well, the Democrats have finally done it. The Republicans started this round, but the Democrats have finished us off as a nation. I know the final health care bill has not been passed and signed into legislation, but this is a fait accompli. And as far as the economy is concerned the particulars... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009
Low Risk yet Reasonable Return Strategies Using Long Term Stock Market Timing Indicators

by MyPlanIQ

What? Are you Madoff? These days, anything related to 'low risk' or 'steady' returns generates skepticism. It is very understandable and perfectly reasonable for investors to have such a feeling, given what have happened in the financial industries. However, if an investor does follow sound and... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009 •CIU, CSJ, DBA
India week ahead - 23rd - 28th Nov 2009

by Jose Koshy

The past week the markets exhibited a sideways move with a +ve bias and moved up 1 %. The markets continue to defy gravity with the loose $ regime, despite the $ strengthening a bit, markets continue its march, looks like there are too many hedged positions in the stock & commodity markets.... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009 •IFN, EEM, India
EZPW Price Target at $16.91 with some upside

by Elias Tsepouridis

As I continue to hold EZPW in my portfolio with positive alpha, I want to set a price target for the stock to help me identify when the position should be closed. Using the value scorecard as a start, I use a discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis with sensitivity charts to help set my price... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009
MHH, CBR and VOL comparison

by Value Scouter

Some nice write up are already available on MHH, VOL and CBR, see link below for further... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009 •MHH, CBR, VOL
Pullback Expected, Will It Have Legs? | Weekly Stock Market Outlook for 11-23-2009

by Shane E. Drozdowski

Stock Market OutlookLooking into the new week I see a pullback to 1070 as the most probable price point to be hit for Monday. Everything is lining up for a pullback here. Although my bias is to the short side beyond that, I strongly respect the fact that for every pullback we have had... More »

Sun, Nov 22, 2009 •FAS, FAZ, SPY