Friday, October 10, 2008

Compania Min Buen

Power pick of the day: Compania Min Buen (BVN) trading at USD 19.58.

  • 52-wk range: USD 15.87 - 42.89
  • EPS: 1.095
  • P/E Ratio: 18.72
  • Market Cap: 4.982B
  • Average Daily Volume: 1,500,660

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cafebabel.com Six Spanish titles compete in Valladolid cafebabel.com, France - Sep 29, 2008 Nicolás Muñoz's Animales de compañía is the story of a man about to retire, with a cast that includes María Botto, Nancho Novo and Miguel Rellán. [via cafebabel.com on 2008-09-29T11:15:27Z]

Portafolio, Colombia - Oct 8, 2008 Estos barrios fueron creados y diseñados por encargo del magnate Pepe Sierra -propietario de los terrenos- a Ospinas & Cía., firma desarrolladora de [via Portafolio on 2008-10-09T02:17:46Z]

Toshiba crece a pesar de la crisis PC Actual all 29 news articles [via Vnunet.es on 2008-10-10T08:01:47Z]

Exito de convocatoria en Consortium Lanacion.com (Argentina), Argentina - 9 hours ago Aunque hoy la gran diferencia la hace un buen manejo del idioma inglés. En el marco de un ciclo de conferencias llamado Mano a mano con los CEO, [via Lanacion.com (Argentina) on 2008-10-10T04:46:51Z]

El Semanal Digital Las "tetas" suben de talla y Susanna le mete un buen repaso a Ana Rosa El Semanal Digital, Spain - 4 hours ago No obstante, Patricia Conde y compañía lograron un buen 8,7% de cuota. En cualquier caso, en la misma franja horaria, el ¿Por qué no te callas? de Carolina [via El Semanal Digital on 2008-10-10T09:31:41Z]

"Maridos por horas" para las mujeres de Buenos Aires La Voz de Asturias, Spain - 5 hours ago En su opinión, la posibilidad de acumular varias reparaciones es uno de los secretos de su éxito ya que resulta un "buen negocio" para ambas partes. [via La Voz de Asturias on 2008-10-10T08:16:02Z]

buena nueva"; Chus Gutierrez's North African immigration story "Retorno a Hansala," a Toronto screener; and Nicolas Munoz's comedy "Animales de compania [via Variety on 2008-09-17T14:12:02Z]

El terremoto del huso horario argentino, v 2.0 Lanacion.com (Argentina), Argentina - 8 hours ago Parece que hacemos un buen equipo. Con unos 85 programas sugeridos por los lectores, la colección que armamos en la última columna resultó una excelente [via Lanacion.com (Argentina) on 2008-10-10T05:46:50Z]

acceso.com (Comunicado de prensa), Spain - 4 hours ago No sólo nos ayudan a mantenernos en buena forma ya garantizar un buen tono muscular y mantenimiento de los huesos, sino que además una excelente forma de [via acceso.com (Comunicado de prensa) on 2008-10-10T10:13:47Z]

Business Wire (press release), CA - 16 hours ago The Foundry Company, independiente y con un buen capital de base, comienza su primer día con clientes de vanguardia reconocidos, un mapa de ruta para la [via Business Wire (press release) on 2008-10-09T22:13:10Z]

You're dead, Jim. -- McCoy, "Amok Time", stardate 3372.7

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Syngenta Ag Ads

Power pick of the day: Syngenta Ag Ads (SYT) trading at USD 34.88.

  • 52-wk range: USD 31.98 - 66.78
  • EPS: 2.94
  • P/E Ratio: 12.25
  • Market Cap: 16.476B
  • Average Daily Volume: 844,571

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Recent News

Delta cotton can flourish, say college students Delta Farm Press, NE - Sep 17, 2008 The essay contest, sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection and Delta Farm Press awarded over $11000 in prize money to winning students from the four [via Delta Farm Press on 2008-09-17T15:49:43Z]

SMI startet nach guten Vorgaben Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany - Sep 12, 2008 (12.09.2008/ac/n/m) Sie lesen Finanznachrichten und Wirtschaftsmeldungen auf ad-hoc-news.de, ein Presseportal der trading-house.net AG. [via Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) on 2008-09-12T09:55:36Z]

Europäische Aktienmärkte mit neuem Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany - Sep 12, 2008 (12.09.2008/ac/a/m) Sie lesen Finanznachrichten und Wirtschaftsmeldungen auf ad-hoc-news.de, ein Presseportal der trading-house.net AG. [via Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) on 2008-09-12T10:55:56Z]

SMI: Im Minus, Finanzwerte schwach Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany - Sep 11, 2008 (11.09.2008/ac/n/m) Sie lesen Finanznachrichten und Wirtschaftsmeldungen auf ad-hoc-news.de, ein Presseportal der trading-house.net AG. [via Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) on 2008-09-11T09:08:26Z]

Aktien Zürich Schluss: Uneinheitlich Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany - Sep 9, 2008 Die rote Laterne hielten im SMI/SLI dagegen Syngenta (-7,4 Prozent auf 251,75 Franken). Marktteilnehmer verwiesen zur Begründung auf ein Interview des [via Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) on 2008-09-09T16:26:03Z]

You can only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Powershares Etf D

Power pick of the day: Powershares Etf D (PJG) trading at USD 17.19.

  • 52-wk range: USD 17.10 - 29.04
  • EPS: 0.00
  • P/E Ratio:
  • Market Cap:
  • Average Daily Volume: 12,156

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Recent News

Seeking Alpha, NY - 17 hours ago Enter the PowerShares Dynamic Energy and Exploration Fund (PXE). On the surface, it may seem counter-intuitive to link a traditional energy exploration ETF [via Seeking Alpha on 2008-10-07T20:37:55Z]

Lehman CEO Punched In The Face, Bombs In Testimony, VIX Breaks 50 IndexUniverse.com, NY - Oct 7, 2008 Doing a double take, I went to proof it on the PowerShares site, which oddly doesn't seem to show YTD, but it DOES show the DB Commodity index return at a [via IndexUniverse.com on 2008-10-07T14:09:42Z]

‘Quant’ methods may see Japan fund rise Financial Times, UK - Sep 12, 2008 But you’d be wrong – Perpetual is closing the fund and replacing it with a fundamentals-based Japan exchange-traded fund (ETF) called Powershares Dynamic [via Financial Times on 2008-09-12T17:35:53Z]

ETF Update: Solar On the Rise, ETF Transparency, New Vietnam Index Seeking Alpha, NY - Sep 29, 2008 For example if it is PowerShares Aerospace and Defense Portfolio (PPA) that you want to research further, you can go to PowerShares’ own site to get [via Seeking Alpha on 2008-09-29T09:14:08Z]

Doubling down on the dollar MSN Money - Oct 6, 2008 Buy $5000 worth of PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (UUP, news, msgs) at the open. Remember that line from Francis Coppola's 1979 classic Vietnam War [via MSN Money on 2008-10-07T00:30:59Z]

What does your ETF own? It's easy to find out USA Today - Sep 22, 2008 Just enter the ticker symbols of the ETFs, PPA for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio and ITA for iShares DJ US Aerospace & Defense index. [via USA Today on 2008-09-22T07:18:49Z]

Is the AIG Deal Death Blow to the ETF Industry? Seeking Alpha, NY - Sep 17, 2008 Of the seven US sector based approaches, those that can make reasonable sense include Powershares Dynamic sector series, Rydex equal-weighted S&P sector [via Seeking Alpha on 2008-09-17T13:47:15Z]

NASDAQ OMX to Host Briefing On Exchange Traded Funds MarketWatch - Sep 24, 2008 Worldwide, there are currently more than 1400 ETFs with assets of approximately $785 billion. Hundreds of new ETFs are in the pipeline and are expected to [via MarketWatch on 2008-09-24T15:33:34Z]

Index Battle Financial-Planning.com, NY - Sep 25, 2008 In that case, Power Shares QQQ was only 2 bps lower than Vanguard Growth Index in tax efficiency-a difference too close to determine a clear winner. [via Financial-Planning.com on 2008-09-25T22:13:35Z]

Orange County Business Journal Investment Strategy Orange County Business Journal, CA - Sep 20, 2008 Pimco’s uncertain of pricing for its active ETFs, Arnold said. Most ETFs have come from companies such as Invesco Powershares Capital Management LLC in [via Orange County Business Journal on 2008-09-21T01:57:22Z]

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. -- Kin Hubbard

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Citigroup Inc

Power pick of the day: Citigroup Inc (C) trading at USD 16.95.

  • 52-wk range: USD 12.85 - 48.95
  • EPS: -3.101
  • P/E Ratio:
  • Market Cap: 92.299B
  • Average Daily Volume: 122,983,000

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Recent News

between Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup Inc over which of the banks will buy Wachovia Corp's assets, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. [via sources - Reuters India on 2008-10-06T05:21:51Z]

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Dow Ends Off Lows After Tumbling 800 Points CNNMoney.com Market Recap: Dow Loses 806 Points, Battles Back - Still Loses 370 [via Akron Beacon Journal on 2008-10-07T05:50:00Z]

StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI - Oct 6, 2008 Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) 7% LOWER; Battles Wells Fargo for Wachovia Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) 6% LOWER; sees Q3 GAAP EPS in the range of $0.26-$0.35 and [via StreetInsider.com (subscription) on 2008-10-06T13:36:04Z]

MARKET SNAPSHOT: US Stocks Climb To Session Highs As House Votes CNNMoney.com US Stocks Drop as Recession Concern Outweighs Bailout Passage Bloomberg US Stocks Drop as Recession Concern Outweighs Bailout Passage Bloomberg Bloomberg - Bloombergall 272 news articles [via Bloomberg on 2008-10-04T14:53:39Z]

Citigroup sues Wachovia, Wells Fargo for $60B The Associated Press - 20 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup Inc. said Monday it has filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court against Wachovia, Wells Fargo and the directors of both [via The Associated Press on 2008-10-06T18:11:23Z]

Fuld Targeted by Lawmakers as Surrogate for Wall Street Excess Bloomberg - 13 hours ago The only companies to donate more to presidential candidates so far this election cycle were Goldman, Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley, according to the [via Bloomberg on 2008-10-07T00:22:40Z]

Bizjournals.com, NC - 51 minutes ago Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) are fighting over buying the troubled bank (NYSE: WB). BofA, considered to be one of the nation’s [via Bizjournals.com on 2008-10-07T13:22:38Z]

World sharemarkets plunge Stuff.co.nz Dow Jones Index Drops 782 Points, Biggest Single-Day Drop in TransWorldNews (press release) AMD to Spin Off Plants, Gets $8.4 Billion Investment (Update3) Bloomberg all 102 news articles [via Bloomberg on 2008-10-06T22:22:49Z]

UBS Helps Lilly Buy ImClone, Says Price Too High (Update2) Bloomberg - 17 hours ago Bristol-Myers used Leon Kalvaria, Stephen Volk, Vikram Bhardwaj, and Christiana Stamoulis of Citigroup Inc. and Clint Gartin, Peter Crnkovich and Todd [via Bloomberg on 2008-10-06T20:37:56Z]

Money-Market Rates Climb to Records, BOE Relaxes Funding Rules Bloomberg all 152 news articles [via Bloomberg on 2008-10-07T03:50:09Z]

"My opponent seems to think that Social Security is a federal program. I believe that money is yours and you should be able to invest it yourself." George W. Bush October 17, 2000 Third Presidential Debate --- St. Louis, Missouri (Note: Social Security _is_ a federal program.)

Monday, October 6, 2008

Kellogg Co

Power pick of the day: Kellogg Co (K) trading at USD 56.33.

  • 52-wk range: USD 46.25 - 58.51
  • EPS: 2.823
  • P/E Ratio: 20.27
  • Market Cap: 21.372B
  • Average Daily Volume: 2,262,870

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Recent News

Kellogg Acquires Specialty Cereals Pty Limited, a Leading Natural [via Chicago Tribune on 2008-09-18T16:12:56Z]

Grant encourages healthy habits at local schools Idaho Press-Tribune, ID - 7 hours ago CANYON COUNTY — Caldwell and Wilder schools just got a little healthier thanks to a “grrrrrrreat” grant from Kellogg Co. To help schools comply with a [via Idaho Press-Tribune on 2008-10-06T06:34:52Z]

Brown-Forman elects John D. Cook to board Forbes Brown-Forman makes changes to board Bizjournals.com all 16 news articles [via MarketWatch on 2008-09-25T13:00:17Z]

Food manufacturers take measures in response to rising costs Toledo Blade, OH - Oct 5, 2008 In June, Kellogg Co. slimmed down several boxes of its more popular cereals that use field corn, the main source of ethanol in the United States. [via Toledo Blade on 2008-10-05T10:36:29Z]

Kellogg's email slammed Manchester Online, UK - Oct 5, 2008 A spokesman for the rival pro-campaign said: "It is astonishing that a major multi national company like Kellogg's should tell their staff that the [via Manchester Online on 2008-10-05T13:44:37Z]

Food 4 Less/Foods Co to Invest $170000 for Breast Cancer Awareness MarketWatch - Oct 3, 2008 Participating manufacturers include Kellogg's, Kraft, Pepsi, Campbell's, General Mills products under the Betty Crocker and Pillsbury labels, [via MarketWatch on 2008-10-03T16:25:58Z]

Telegraph.co.uk Pizza Hut to become Pasta Hut Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 19 minutes ago In 1998, Kellogg's briefly changed the name of Coco Pops to Choco Krispies in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and South Africa so that they could [via Telegraph.co.uk on 2008-10-06T13:54:30Z]

Boston Globe Markets crimp plans of would-be investment bankers Boston Globe, United States - Oct 4, 2008 Prospective investment bankers at another top-rated business school across the city, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, [via Boston Globe on 2008-10-05T04:32:14Z]

International Business Times, NY - 1 hour ago The company'sinnovative fluid energy, combustion control, electrical energy, and motioncontrol systems help customers offer cleaner, more reliable [via International Business Times on 2008-10-06T13:00:00Z]

vice president of federal affairs for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, a trade group that includes Kellogg Co., Kraft Foods Inc. and Kroger Co. [via Deseret News on 2008-10-06T06:44:02Z]

DIDI ... is that a MARTIAN name, or, are we in ISRAEL?