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E*Trade: Expect a Takeover Any Day Now

Well if Goldman says so it must be true, ; )

Forbes Likes TriQuint Semiconductor - Should I Be Nervous?

Forbes is the best contrarian indicator around.

Sell Off Ahead? 25 Ways to Profit and Protect from a Stock Market Correction

wow- the consensus is BUY BUY BUY !! How often is the consensus right for an extended period?

Direxion Offers Long, Short 3x REITs ETFs

If they follow the pattern of their other 3X funds they make a great short.

Market Gives Clues to Major Fallout of Regional Banks ETF (KRE) in the Near Term

nice find but people read too much into options activity. they could close those puts today for a 1 day gain of 28%. all the incentive one needs isn't it?

Chesapeake Energy Explains, But Ignorant Shareholders Just Don't Get It

McClendon has been abusing his shareholders, responsibilities and close friends for years. Anyone who invests in CHK gets what they deserve.

Just How Powerful Is Visa? A Look at Google Trends

<<for every 100 searches for the word credit card, Visa was searched 186 times,>>

neat trick. wish I could save $186 for every $100 I put in the bank.

The Truth About 3x ETFs and Long Term Investing

what's 'buy and hold'?

Why This Rally Is Unsustainable

six wrote:
"Don't forget that a large amount of IRA money is added in April. That comes in mostly through mutual funds. Fund managers HAVE to put that money to work so it goes into the market and with a rising trend in place it serves to drive a weak market ahead. Why is it that the mechanics of the market are so rarely discussed in the mainstream media???? "

I agree completely. It's a very basic fundamental that is overlooked.

As far as the article: The market bottomed March 5. Pick just about any chart to verify. If you don't cover now you will be covering the penny stocks by July.

How the Gold Game Could End

the basic premise of your article is wrong.

there's not enough gold in GLD to crown a tooth.

Gold is for the apocalypse. Problem is your neighbor won't be selling his cow when you want it anyway.

Goldman Analyst Expecting 'Swift and Violent Rebound' in Crude Oil Prices

NEWSFLASH--- Oil analyst puts Goldmans price target at $5 a share!
Cites complete lack of credibility and lack of other peoples money to play with.

Citigroup Report Further Fuels Debate About the Future of Gold

I think gold is manipulated and wont really pop until it can't be manipulated anymore. I do hold AUY as its beat up and I figure its will recover short term.

I wouldn't put any stock in what Citigroup says. They are up against a wall and staring at the firing squad. They will say anything, anything at all.

20 Guidelines for the Individual Investor

wacg- your response was laughably predictable.
a relative? LOLOL
I suspect you bought V at $89
if you didn't NEED his advice why did you even click the page?
(see how easy that was?)

20 Guidelines for the Individual Investor

tough crowd. did you get just 1 thing from it? If you did you have more than you had before.

people looking to strangers to know whats best for them shouldn't be in the market in the first place.

what I find bothersome is how quick faceless internet users are to take shots at people they don't even know. times are tough but there is no excuse for bad manners.

National-Oilwell Varco's Grant Prideco Purchase: Investor/Customer Dissonance?

NOV has an $8B backlog. Customers have to know that going in and apparently are willing to stand in line. GRP will give NOV a valuable piece to their services catalog. I think shareholders will be nicely rewarded as the aquisition helps turn that backlog into profits.