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Japan Freefall Continues - Bank Stocks Hit Bear Market
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Tyler Durden
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Friday, April 11, 2014 3:44 AM EDT
The Nikkei 225 is down over 700 points from the post-FOMC minutes exuberance with major volume hitting the open in Japan.
SPX Losing Support
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Gary Tanashian
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Friday, April 11, 2014 3:37 AM EDT
Well, say goodbye to daily support for the S&P 500; at least in-day. This is obviously not good because it is coming after a failed stock market bounce on some Fed minutes b/s.
In this article: SPX
Renewed Pressure On The ECB
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Sober Look
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:34 PM EDT
Pressure continues to build on the ECB to act. As discussed earlier, the central bank may remain on the sidelines for some time, but the latest developments (listed below) make this inaction increasingly difficult.
Who's The Shopaholic? Google Or Facebook?
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Annalisa Christina Kraft
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:29 PM EDT
Bridezillas stampeding for wedding dresses is nothing compared to the shopping frenzy going on in Silicon Valley. Shopaholics Google (GOOG) and Facebook (FB) have been loading up on start-ups.
Obamacare Claims Its Latest Victim: Kathleen Sebelius Resigns As US Health Secretary
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Tyler Durden
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:27 PM EDT
Obamacare has been such a smashing success that the US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius just couldn't wait until days after its "successful" roll out to get the hell out of dodge.
Atmos Energy - Barchart's Chart Of The Day
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Jim Van Meerten
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:12 PM EDT
The Chart of the Day is Atmos Energy (ATO). There is not a lot to be happy about today. Only 4 stocks on the All Time High list had a Barchart technical indicator score of 100%.
In this article: ATO
Oklahoma Seeing Huge Increase In Earthquakes Near Drilling
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OilPrice
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:56 PM EDT
Oklahoma is dealing with a significant increase in earthquakes near drilling sites, suggesting a link between hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity. Oklahoma has already experienced as many earthquakes this year to date than all of last year combined.
Ten Lessons We Must Learn From Charles Keating
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Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:42 PM EDT
Charles Keating's fraud schemes and the manner in which they targeted our system’s vulnerabilities in an era before Citizens United made the corruption of politicians by fraudulent CEOs child’s play remain the play book for the world’s most destructive financial frauds.
Large Cap All-Star Stocks
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E.B. Capital Markets
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:55 PM EDT
The following screen shows those companies that have the highest average weekly score across our large cap universe since 2010. These companies have been consistently among our best scoring since the end of the financial crisis.
As U.S. Shale Plateaus, Drillers Look Abroad
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OilPrice
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:38 PM EDT
It is possible that many shale producers in the U.S. will see their production plateau over the next few years. The phenomenal expansion experienced in America’s oil patch will likely come down from their stratospheric growth rates. A few analysts see production from many independent producers reaching a plateau by 2016.
Financials Sector
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David Trainer
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:07 PM EDT
The Financials sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating.
Most Active Stocks On Twitter
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 4:42 PM EDT
Below are the intensity scores for the most active stocks on Twitter for the week and month ended 4/8/14.
In this article: C, DDD, GM, GS, LNKD, P, MNKD, PLUG, AAPL, AMZN, GILD, GOOG, MSFT, MU, NFLX, PCLN, TSLA, YELP, GCOR, SPLK, META, SCTY
A Pessimist Warns While Stocks Go Up
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 4:26 PM EDT
The misuse of fiscal policy over the post-war era is little short of a tragedy... governments were happy to embrace fiscal expansion in even the mildest downturns, but then found excuses not to unwind stimulus in the subsequent upswing.
In this article: BAVA.CO, KUBTY, PLND, RDY, SHG, VALE, AEMMF, DGRLY, HADSY, HKMPY, ISCHF, TCTZF, TEVA, YNDX, EPOL
It's On: Gazprom Prepares "Symbolic" Bond Issue In Chinese Yuan
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:54 PM EDT
Curious what the fate of the petrodollar is? Look no farther than this Interfax update blasted moments ago by Bloomberg: "Gazprom Considers 'Symbolic' Yuan Bond Issue, Interfax Says."
In this article: OGZPY
Market Commentary: Markets Open Down, But Flat And Directionless
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Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 1:30 PM EDT
Premarkets were down -0.10% and opened the same way. The first few minutes after the opening bell were quiet, but slightly negative on low volume. By the 15 minute mark the markets made a run for the green, but were blocked by the bears.