Day: January 28, 2011

Top Performers Friday: Silver Wheaton and Netflix – Zacks.com

Whether it was protests in Egypt or a GDP report that was disappointing to some, the market tripped and fell down the stairs in Friday’s session. The Dow was off 166 points, or nearly 1.4%. Meanwhile, the NASDAQ and S&P declined 2.48% and 1.79%, respectively.

Gold, oil futures move Canadian market – MarketWatch

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Canadian stocks gained Friday, sidestepping the steep selloff that knocked U.S. markets, as commodities and related stocks jumped on worries Egyptian protests could lead to unrest in the region’s main oil-producing nations.

Lawrence Roulston: It’s Time to Buy Gold Stocks – International Business Times

The value of gold may be plummeting but many gold stocks are clocking double-digit gains, according to Lawrence Roulston, the editor of the Resource Opportunities newsletter and an expert on mining investments.”It’s definitely a buying opportunity. The fundamentals are strong, and we’re seeing weaknesses in the prices on a short-term basis here,” he says. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Roulston explains why he loves the prospect generator model and why now is the perfect time to snub bullion and cozy up to mining equities.

El impulso de Brasil y México – AmericaEconomica.com

El valor de las fusiones y adquisiciones de empresas en América Latina alcanzó los 215.088 millones de dólares (157.658 millones de euros) en el 2010, con México y Brasil a la cabeza. La cifra supone un aumento del 102%. Durante los primeros nueve meses del año, la actividad del sector en América Latina representó un 8% de la actividad global, la cuota más alta que ha tenido Latinoamérica en la historia. El negocio más ‘sobresaliente’ fue la consolidación del grupo Slim en la región, a través de la adquisición del Grupo Carso Global por parte de América Móvil.

La potencia económica de Sonora, una realidad – CanalSonora.com

Impresionante

No encuentro otras palabras para describir el buen momento que vive la economía estatal, luego de que el reporte de su desempeño en el 2010 alcanzara la cifra mágica de 7.7 por ciento y las expectativas se pongan este año que inicia por arriba del 6.4%.

TERNIUM: MAKING A MOVE, DOWN 0.8% (TX) – Zacks.com

Jan 28, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) Market Surveillance via COMTEX) — Ternium (NYSE:TX) is one of today’s notable stocks in decline, down 0.8% to $39.10. The S&P is currently trading 1% lower to 1,287 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading 0.7% lower to 11,909.

10 NYSE Stocks With Consistent Downtrend – Seeking Alpha

The following is a list of securities that were bearish during the past 30 trading days. The NYSE gained 4.48% during this period but these securities significantly underperformed the index. These stocks made lows during most of the trading sessions in this period:

Red Alert: Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL) – Live Trading News

HL options saw interesting call action Thursday. A total of 5,283 Put and 17,001 Call contracts were traded raising a low Put/Call volume alert with at Put/Call ratio of 0.31, meaning that there were 3.22 Calls traded for each Put contract traded.

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