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		<title>September 20 Market Week in Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All eyes will be on housing as homebuilders post earnings and housing-related economic reports are released this week. Investors will also be looking for signs of quantitative easing in monetary policy. Market Preview Asian markets are mixed today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is flat. Japan’s Nikkei is closed for Monday and China’s Shanghai Shenzen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=765&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Economic and Earnings Preview: Week of September 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank stocks rise in Europe and Asia on the new Basel III agreement. Investors will be watching economic reports for clues on where stocks are headed this week. Market Preview Asian markets are higher today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 1.9 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 0.9 percent and China’s Shanghai Shenzen rose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=755&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Equity Futures Point to Lower Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Futures point to a lower opening on Wall Street after a long Labor Day weekend. President Obama proposes tax cuts and increased transportation spending to boost the economy. Market Preview Asian markets are mixed today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index edged up 0.2 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.8 percent and China’s Shanghai Shenzen rose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=748&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Market and Earnings Preview for the Week of August 30, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks open marginally lower on Monday as federal government data shows personal income is up 0.4 percent and personal spending rising 0.2 percent in July. Second quarter earnings season is winding down. Meanwhile, Genzyme rejects takeover bid. Market Preview Asian markets are higher today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index edged up 0.7 percent. Japan’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=741&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Earnings Preview for the Week of July 19-23, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stock futures signal positive open as second quarter earnings season kicks into high gear. The financial regulation bill will be signed by the President. Market Preview In overseas equity markets this morning, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index moved lower by 0.8 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled lower 2.9 percent and China’s Shanghai Shenzen jumped [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=707&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July 2010 Economic Release Calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date Event July 1 Initial Unemployment Claims-8:30 Construction Expenditures, May-10:00 ISM’s Purchasing Manager’s Index, June-10:00 Weekly Fed Data-4:30 July 2 Employment Situation, June-8:30 Factory Orders, May-10:00 July 5 Independence Day (observed)—U.S. Financial Markets Closed July 6 13- &#38; 26-Week Treasury Bill Auction July 8 Initial Unemployment Claims-8:30 Consumer Installment Credit, May-3:00 Weekly Fed Data-4:30 July [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=699&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Earnings Preview: The Week Ahead for July 12-16, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global equity markets are mixed on Monday morning. Second quarter earnings season kicks off the week as key economic data are released. Market Preview In overseas equity markets this morning, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index moved higher by 0.4 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged lower 0.4 percent and China’s Shanghai Shenzen jumped up by 1.1 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=688&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Investing 101 &#8211; Six Tips for Success</title>
		<link>http://stockstrategist.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/investing-101-six-tips-for-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Learn the basics and know thyself” There is much to understand to be a successful self directed investor these days. Investing in stocks may seem like a complicated process. However, people with sufficient interest, motivation, and guidance can make informed decisions about which stocks to buy or sell. This article can help you decide if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=639&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Dollar Gains, Fades on Initial Jobs Data, Then Firms</title>
		<link>http://stockstrategist.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/u-s-dollar-gains-fades-on-initial-jobs-data-then-firms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heightened risk aversion and fear of continued global economic weakness in the U.S. and a move toward austerity in Europe helped firm the U.S. dollar on Wednesday. Positive initial job claims released on Thursday morning provided a slight morning reversal. Wednesday&#8217;s plunge in new-home sales and the Federal Reserve&#8217;s gloomy economic report had investors moving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=664&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Week Ahead: China&#8217;s Yuan Statement Rallies Risk Assets</title>
		<link>http://stockstrategist.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/week-ahead-chinas-yuan-statement-rallies-risk-assets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global equity markets surge on news that China will let its currency float gradually over time. The dollar slips as investor appetite for risk rises. Market Preview The risk trade is back in favor after China&#8217;s announcement that it plans to gradually let the yuan float against the U.S. dollar. Global risk assets (stocks and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stockstrategist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9148966&amp;post=656&amp;subd=stockstrategist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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