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Salesforce.com CRM Daily Chart Technical Analysis Trend - 2/4/2012 

Options Market Commentary: S&P 500 Extends Best…

We have Flat futures amid mixed overseas trade & earnings; GDP data due at 8:30 ET

Futures are flat this morning amid mixed overseas trade and earnings. S&P futures are +1 vs. fair value while DJ future are +14. In overseas trade, European markets are mixed (DAX +0.1%, CAC -0.4%, FTSE -0.4%), pulling back from intraday highs. European markets found a bid earlier on commentary from the EU's Rehn, who…

LIVE AFTER HOURS: Google Earnings Miss Street, Shares TANK!

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ISRG Blow Out Earnings Shares Drop in After Hours…

January 11, 2012

Summary

Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and based on information collected on or before December 30, 2011. This document summarizes comments received from business and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve System and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials.…

 that will extend the current 28-day sales-only window to 56 days for Theatrical New Release and made-for-video titles on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (95.54 -2.64)

 "Since we implemented a 28-day window for subscription and kiosk, we have seen very positive results with regard to our sell-through business," said Mark Horak, president, Warner Home Video North America. "One of the key initiatives for Warner Bros.…

How to Trade Index Options Part 1

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How to Trade Index Options Part 2…

Earnings reports (confirmed releases, sorted by mkt cap): MOS-Mosaic (BEST earnings consensus $1.30).

Global Financial Calendar

Wednesday 1/4/12

United States

0700 ET Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -2.6% with purchase mortgage sub-index -4.9% and…

•Global stocks this morning are mostly lower with the Euro Stoxx 50 down -0.25% and Mar S&Ps down -2.00 points. The dollar and Treasuries strengthened as European bank stocks fell after UniCredit slumped to its lowest level in nearly 3 years when it said it will sell new shares in a 7.5 billion euro offer, fueling concern other banks will need to raise more capital. The euro declined against the dollar on mounting sovereign debt concerns after Euro-Zone…

Stocks started 2012 on a strong note by scoring its best single-session percentage move in two weeks. The effort took the stock market to a two-month closing high... A lack of corporate news and domestic data ahead of the open left many market participants to take their cues from foreign averages. Buying abroad was backed by a manufacturing reading from China that suggested activity began to expand after it had contracted in the prior month. India also reported…

HOUSTON , Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) said today that its subsidiary Apache North Sea Limited has completed its previously announced acquisition of Exxon Mobil Corporation's Mobil North Sea Limited assets including the Beryl field and related properties.

Apache has assumed operations of the Beryl, Nevis , Ness, Nevis South, Skene and Buckland fields, the Beryl/Brae gas…

StockMarketFunding Top Stock Market Predictions 2011

James Williams of Matagorda County, Texas recounts a touching true story. Living in a still prejudiced Texas In 1972, his wife had a complication with her pregnancy. No doctors would care for her or deliver their bi-racial child. In fact one of the hospital nurses called the police on James.

Dr. Ron Paul was notified and took her in, delivering their stillborn baby. Because of…

Friday 12/23/11

United States

0830 ET Nov durable goods orders expected +2.2% and +0.4% ex transportation, Oct -0.5% and +1.1% ex transportation.

0830 ET Nov personal spending expected +0.3%, Oct +0.1%. Nov personal income expected +0.2%, Oct +0.4%. Nov PCE deflator expected +2.7% y/y, Oct +2.7% y/y. Nov PCE core expected…

•March 10-year T-notes this morning are down -3 ticks. T-note prices yesterday settled higher after Q3 U.S. GDP was unexpectedly revised lower along with dealer short covering after the Treasury sold $177 billion of government debt over the past 2 weeks: TYH2 +1.0, FVH2 -0.7, EDM2 -1.0. Bullish factors included (1) the unexpected downward revision to Q3 U.S. GDP (+1.8% annualized versus expectations of no change at 2.0% as Q3 personal consumption was revised…

•Global stocks this morning are mostly higher with the Euro Stoxx 50 up +1.00% and Mar S&Ps up +6.60 points at a 2-week high. The dollar and Treasuries are lower on reduced safe-haven demand and commodities gained with crude oil and copper at 1-week highs. U.S. stocks received a boost after House Speaker Boehner said Republicans agreed to a 2-month extension of the U.S. payroll-tax cut. The euro rose against the dollar after the Markit iTraxx SovX Western…

SMF Notes Market Internals 

The Dow increased +4.16 (or +0.03%) closing at 12107.74, the Nasdaq was down 25.76 points (or +3.19%) to finish at 2603.73 and the S&P was up 35.95 (or +2.98%) to finish at 1241.30. Today's movement came from mixed avg. volume (NYSE 824 mln, vs. 965 mln avg; Nasdaq 1810 mln, vs. 1805 mln avg), with advancers outpacing decliners on the NYSE and decliners outpacing advancers on the…

Stocks had looked like they would come rallying back from three straight losses, but the broad market's inability to overcome resistance in the early going prompted many participants to exit their positions. Stocks chopped along for the rest of the session and eventually settled with modest gains.

After watching the stock market descend more than 3% during the course of the past three sessions, buyers were finally…

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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year after Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil.

The shrinking trade gap boosted growth over the summer and may do so again in the final three months of the year. But economists worry the trend could reverse next year, especially if Europe's debt crisis worsens.

The Commerce…

-1.5%; Shanghai -0.6%; Hang Seng -2.7%; Sensex -1.7%

The major Asian markets were lower. China closed down (at a 33 month low) but had better than expected inflation figures, as the closely watched CPI figure mostly came in below expectations at +4.2%. Industrial production was weaker than expected. The Bank of Korea revised its 2011 growth outlook downward to 3.8% vs 4.3% prior and 2012 to +3.7 vs +4.6%. Japan…