6.11.13

Most Active Stocks - Less Than $10 - Tuesday Nov 5, 2013

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NYSE MOST ACTIVE 

S      ALU      ODP

AA      RAD      JCP

MDR      NOK

NASDAQ  MOST ACTIVE

 SIRI      OXBT      DRYS

BBRY     VELT      ZNGA

CYTX      WEN      ARIA

FLEX      AMRN











Dow Jones
15,618.22-20.90(-0.13%)
1,762.97-4.96(-0.28%)
3,939.86+3.27(0.08%)








Click to read - The Time To Bet On Electric Vehicles Is Now - As the long-term trend towards higher energy and transportation fuel costs continues to rise exponentially, many consumers and businesses have begun to look towards alternatives as a way to power their vehicles. Everything from fuel cells to natural gas is getting the nod.

Click to read - Stocks Rise on Earnings as Commodities Rally; Euro Gains - Global stocks rose, with Europe’s benchmark stock index climbing to a five-year high, as companies including ING Groep NV reported better-than-estimated earnings and Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) raised its forecast. Oil led a rebound in commodities from a four-month low and the euro strengthened.

Click to read - 
Microsoft narrows CEO shortlist; Mulally, Elop make the cut - Microsoft has narrowed its list of external candidates to replace Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to about five people, including Ford Motor chief Alan Mulally and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Click to read  U.S. planned layoffs rise in October: Challenger - The figures come two days ahead of the key U.S. non-farm payrolls report, which is forecast to show the economy added 125,000 jobs in October with the unemployment rate edging to 7.3 percent from its current 7.2 percent.

5.11.13

Most Active Stocks - Less Than $10 - Monday Nov 4, 2013

From: Google Finance

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NYSE MOST ACTIVE 

AA      JCP      ALU

ANR      NOK      AKS

RAD      S

NASDAQ  MOST ACTIVE

 BBRY      SIRI      DRYS

OXBT     ZNGA      ARIA

VELT      WEN      FREE

OCZ











Dow Jones
15,639.12+23.57(0.15%)
1,767.93+6.29(0.36%)
3,936.59+14.55(0.37%)








Click to read - Money Mistakes You Can't Make In Your 40s - Stay on track with – or get ahead of – your retirement goals, and take time to reevaluate your targets. Is the annual amount you originally planned to live on during retirement realistic? Don’t assume you will be able to afford to live on less than you spend now. According to Forbes, by 45 years of age, about three times your annual salary should be socked away in savings. Are you on track?

Click to read - Apple Opening Arizona Plant With 2,000 Workers - Apple Inc. (AAPL) said it’s opening a new plant in Mesa, Arizona, that will create 2,000 jobs to make components for its products, part of a push by the world’s most valuable company to boost manufacturing in the U.S.

Click to read - 
Canadian oil rides south even without Keystone pipeline - The equivalent of hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil a day will soon be moving from western Canada into the U.S.—even if the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline is never built.

Click to read  Why Warren Buffett won't buy Twitter - It's widely assumed that Warren Buffett doesn't invest in technology stocks, but in recent years, this belief has contrasted with reality. After accounting for 0% of his equity portfolio at the end of 2010, the tech sector now makes up one sixth of Buffett's stock holdings. At Insider Monkey, we believe that hedge funds and other prominent investors' best stock picks exhibit market-beating potential, so it's worth paying attention to these developments.

4.11.13

Most Active Stocks - Less Than $10 - Friday Nov 1, 2013

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NYSE MOST ACTIVE 

JCP      ALU      RAD

NOK      ANR      AA

NASDAQ  MOST ACTIVE

 SIRI      BBRY      GRPN

ARIA     DRYS      ONNN

ZNGA      HBAN      ARNA

WEN











Dow Jones
15,615.55+69.80(0.45%)
1,761.64+5.10(0.29%)
3,922.040.00(0.00%)








Click to read - The best plays for November - There are a lot of people expecting a correction in November or December, including one of my own partners. You can hear the forecasts on CNBC, Bloomberg television, in major publications and on the street. Experts say that the market is overvalued, that sentiment is too bullish, that consumers are tapped out, that Obamacare will ruin everything, and whatever is left will be wiped out by bird flu, Congress, the White House or the Chinese.

Click to read - Best Stock Market Since 1997 Seen With S&P 500 Momentum - The broadest equity rally on record will pick up speed through year end and lift the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the biggest annual increase in 16 years, if history is any guide. Shares have climbed in the final two months 82 percent of the time since 1928 when the benchmark gauge advanced at least 10 percent through October, data compiled by S&P and Bloomberg show. The mean November and December increase of 6 percent would boost the index to 1,862.79, an all-time high that is about 20 percent above the record 1,565.65 set in 2007.

Click to read - 
Twitter IPO not worth all the hype: CNBC-AP poll - Twitter executives have spent weeks on Wall Street and in major U.S. cities touting the company's highly anticipated initial public offering, set to take place this week. But despite their best efforts to pitch the site's profit prospects in mobile, international growth and TV integration, investors are still skeptical, results from a new AP-CNBC poll show.

Click to read  U.S. factory growth hits fastest pace in 2-1/2 years - The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years in October, according to an industry report, signaling a strong start to fourth-quarter factory activity despite a government shutdown during the first half of the month.

1.11.13

Most Active Stocks - Less Than $10 - Thursday Oct 31, 2013

From: Google Finance

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NYSE MOST ACTIVE 

ALU      RF      NOK

ANR      AA      RAD

S

NASDAQ  MOST ACTIVE

 ARIA      SIRI      ZNGA

GRPN     TLAB      NIHD

OXBT      ATML      SQNM

AMRN











Dow Jones
15,545.75-73.01(-0.47%)
1,756.54-6.77(-0.38%)
3,919.71-10.91(-0.28%)








Click to read - The world according to Janet Yellen - In two weeks, Janet Yellen will face confirmation hearings before the Senate Banking Committee on her appointment as the new chairwoman of the Federal Reserve. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has vowed to hold up her nomination, but she will almost certainly be confirmed.

Click to read - Sriracha hot sauce lawsuit heads to LA court - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge was expected to decide Thursday whether to grant the city of Irwindale's request to cease operations at the Huy Fong Foods factory until the company can reduce the pungent smell of pepper and garlic fumes emanating from the plant.

Click to read - What You Need To Know About The Employment Report - While the Employment Report might be volatile and subject to major revisions well after the fact, it remains a widely watched indicator of economic well-being. And the numbers it provides on employment influence the financial markets directly. The number of new jobs being created provides clues about the economy and corporate earnings, and indirectly provides insight on interest rates and currency prices.

Click to read  AT&T Said to Explore Vodafone Takeover as Soon as Next Year - While the companies haven’t entered formal negotiations, the largest U.S. phone company is intensifying work on which Vodafone assets it would retain after a deal and who could buy others, the people said, declining to be identified discussing private deliberations. AT&T, which remains interested in U.K. carrier EE as an alternative target, is also formulating a strategy for Vodafone’s operations in Europe, where mobile broadband adoption has lagged the U.S., the people said.

31.10.13

Most Active Stocks - Less Than $10 - Wednesday Oct 30, 2013

From: Google Finance

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NYSE MOST ACTIVE 

S      NOK      JCP 

RAD      ALU      AA

NASDAQ  MOST ACTIVE

 SIRI      ZNGA      FLEX

AMRN     OXBT      GRPN

CETV      ARIA











Dow Jones
15,618.76-61.59(-0.39%)
1,763.31-8.64(-0.49%)
3,930.62-21.72(-0.55%)








Click to read - Fed maintains strong stimulus as U.S. growth stumbles - The Federal Reserve extended its support for a soft U.S. economy on Wednesday, sounding a bit less optimistic about growth as it announced plans to keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month. The central bank noted that the recovery in the housing market had lost some steam and suggested some frustration at how slowly the labor market was healing.

Click to read - US runs budget surplus in Sept, lowest deficit in 5 yrs - Rising tax receipts led the United States to run a budget surplus in September, leaving the federal deficit for the full fiscal year at its lowest level since 2008, Treasury Department data showed on Wednesday.

Click to read - Stocks Remain The Best Long-Term Bet - Whenever a different asset class outperforms stocks over several years, there’s a tendency to look at equities with suspicion. When evaluating securities from a historical standpoint, however, it becomes evident that stocks truly are the best way to maximize the upside potential of one’s portfolio. The key is to hold an appropriate amount and to diversify your holdings through mutual funds, index funds and ETFs.

Click to read  Facebook Status: Big Gains, but Worries Ahead - Facebook Inc. spooked investors with warnings that it may be nearing the limits of one of its most important areas of revenue growth. After reporting strong third-quarter financial results, Facebook executives told analysts that they may not be able to cram any more ads into users' news feeds, and that U.S. teens are spending less time on the site.

30.10.13

Most Active Stocks - Less Than $10 - Tuesday Oct 29, 2013

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Dow Jones
15,680.35+111.42(0.72%)
1,771.95+9.84(0.56%)
3,952.34+12.21(0.31%)












NYSE MOST ACTIVE 

NOK      JCP      AA    

S      RAD      ACI

ALU   

NASDAQ  MOST ACTIVE

 SIRI      ZNGA      GRPN

BBRY     ARIA      TLAB
Click to read - Putin’s $48 Billion Olympic Legacy Faces 100-Day Sprint to Open - Construction continues on the main stadium, hotels and athlete housing for the Feb. 7-23 Winter Games, which will cost about seven times more than any previous edition. Still, Dmitry Kozak, the deputy prime minister overseeing preparation, said in an Oct. 21 interview that 95 percent of the facilities are complete in Sochi. Organizers originally pledged to have all work done two years ahead of time, later saying they underestimated the task they faced.

Click to read - Holy cow! Milk price may skyrocket if farm bill isn't renewed - The fight over renewing the nation's farm bill has centered on cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. But there could be unintended consequences if no agreement is reached: higher milk prices./span>

Click to read - Investment Strategies For Volatile Markets - Most investors are aware that the market undergoes times of strong trends and times of lateral ranging. Many investors employ a different trading system for each environment. But what happens in a period of extreme volatility? Any system a trader might use is susceptible to the increased market swings, which could wipe out previous gains and more. By using either a non-directional or a probability-based trading method, investors may be able to more fully protect their assets.

Click to read  Fed to maintain aggressive policy stimulus amid soft data - The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its massive bond-buying campaign when it concludes a two-day meeting on Wednesday and may point to softer readings on the U.S. economy to signal that the policy will be extended into 2014.