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<title><![CDATA[SEC Documents See Explosion of 'Fiscal Cliff' Mentions]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/editors-pick/articles/Exploding-Mentions-of-2527Fiscal-Cliff2527-in/12/7/2012/id/46493</link>
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			Fri, 7 Dec 2012 14:52:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The number of documents filed by companies with the SEC which include the phrase "fiscal cliff" and mention that it has had or could have some adverse impact business has been growing on average 125% a month. Over the first three business days of December, 39 separate filings cited the cliff, more than the 37 for the months of May, June, and July combined.



It all started in May with four separate mentions of the cliff for the first time in four years (the length of time the SEC provides online filings), according to Minyanville research. Three mentions ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The number of documents filed by companies with the SEC which include the phrase "fiscal cliff" and mention that it has had or could have some adverse impact business has been growing on average 125% a month. Over the first three business days of December, 39 separate filings cited the cliff, more than the 37 for the months of May, June, and July combined.



It all started in May with four separate mentions of the cliff for the first time in four years (the length of time the SEC provides online filings), according to Minyanville research. Three mentions ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[ETF Wrap: Investments for Those Who Do Not Want to Be in the Market]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/etfs/articles/ETF-Wrap-etf-s2526p-south-korea/12/5/2012/id/46402</link>
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			Wed, 5 Dec 2012 15:55:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The following are the most read articles on ETFs that have appeared on Minyanville so far this week.

An Investment for Those Who Do Not Want to Be in the Market
How to participate in an investment that, by some measures, has produced zero net return over 12 years. Plus, some important historical notes.

As judged by the S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX), over that time the market produced zero net return while being scarily cut in half twice along the way, which is enough to drive investors away for a generation or so. Investors have become ready customers ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The following are the most read articles on ETFs that have appeared on Minyanville so far this week.

An Investment for Those Who Do Not Want to Be in the Market
How to participate in an investment that, by some measures, has produced zero net return over 12 years. Plus, some important historical notes.

As judged by the S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX), over that time the market produced zero net return while being scarily cut in half twice along the way, which is enough to drive investors away for a generation or so. Investors have become ready customers ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold Today: Prices Retreat but Is This the Bottom?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/precious-metals/articles/gold-precious-platinum-hui-pplt-gold/12/5/2012/id/46403</link>
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			Wed, 5 Dec 2012 15:48:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The following are the most read articles on gold that appeared on Minyanville today.

Gold Prices Retreat to Lowest Levels Since Election

Gold prices continued to retreat Wednesday below psychological resistance a day after the yellow metal settled at its lowest level in more than a month.

Gold for February delivery was shedding $6.30 to $1,689.50 per ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The gold price traded as high as $1,708.30 and as low as $1,686 per ounce, while the spot price was losing $10.20, according to Kitco&#39;s gold index. Read more...

There&#39;s ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The following are the most read articles on gold that appeared on Minyanville today.

Gold Prices Retreat to Lowest Levels Since Election

Gold prices continued to retreat Wednesday below psychological resistance a day after the yellow metal settled at its lowest level in more than a month.

Gold for February delivery was shedding $6.30 to $1,689.50 per ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The gold price traded as high as $1,708.30 and as low as $1,686 per ounce, while the spot price was losing $10.20, according to Kitco&#39;s gold index. Read more...

There&#39;s ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Options Wrap: A Look at Patterson and Qihoo]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/options/articles/options-patterson-qihoo-ak-steel-us/12/5/2012/id/46404</link>
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			Wed, 5 Dec 2012 15:35:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The following are the most read articles on options that have appeared on Minyanville so far this week.

An Options Play in the Face of Earnings Decay for Patterson

As the cost of health care rises -- and dental insurance is usually an add-on people are ready to forego -- the company&#39;s revenues and earnings are in decay.

While I'm sure there will always be more businesses to be bearish on, Patterson (NASDAQ:PDCO) is the third of my three little bears. It joins Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) (see Use January Options to Play Lackluster Tiffany Ahead of Earnings) and Accenture ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The following are the most read articles on options that have appeared on Minyanville so far this week.

An Options Play in the Face of Earnings Decay for Patterson

As the cost of health care rises -- and dental insurance is usually an add-on people are ready to forego -- the company&#39;s revenues and earnings are in decay.

While I'm sure there will always be more businesses to be bearish on, Patterson (NASDAQ:PDCO) is the third of my three little bears. It joins Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) (see Use January Options to Play Lackluster Tiffany Ahead of Earnings) and Accenture ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Visa Details Vastly Increased Risk Factors and Threats to Its Business]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/visa-v-sec-visa-europe-risk/12/3/2012/id/46278</link>
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			Mon, 3 Dec 2012 08:40:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Visa (NYSE:V) filed its latest 10-K with the Securities Exchange Commission late Friday, November 30. Comparing the language in the "Risk Factors" section (1A) year-over-year (compared to the 10-K filed in October 2011) shows that the company has expanded the verbiage in the section by 60%. Over 6,000 new words of warning have been added to the section (by comparison, 184 words were deleted and about 200-some changed or changed within changes).

So, what's in Visa&#39;s wallet of woe? The expansive list includes regulations, litigation, market volatility, technology, which spawns non-traditional competition, global challenges, and upcoming executive changes, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Visa (NYSE:V) filed its latest 10-K with the Securities Exchange Commission late Friday, November 30. Comparing the language in the "Risk Factors" section (1A) year-over-year (compared to the 10-K filed in October 2011) shows that the company has expanded the verbiage in the section by 60%. Over 6,000 new words of warning have been added to the section (by comparison, 184 words were deleted and about 200-some changed or changed within changes).

So, what's in Visa&#39;s wallet of woe? The expansive list includes regulations, litigation, market volatility, technology, which spawns non-traditional competition, global challenges, and upcoming executive changes, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Precious Deals: Old Jewelers and New Mines Hook Up]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/precious-metals/articles/diamonds-precious-gemfields-faberge-unilever-pallinghurst/11/21/2012/id/46043</link>
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			Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:23:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Gemfields (LON:GEM) (PINK:GFLD) announced it will buy FabergĂ© for $142 million from the Pallinghurst Group. Pallinghurst had purchased the jeweled egg and perfume maker, which traces its roots back to the era of the Russian czars, for $38 million from Unilever (LON:ULVR) (NYSE:UN) in 2006.  Brian Gilbertson owns 100% of Pallinghurst, a mining investment group listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and up to 63% of Gemfields, including shares of investors associated with him, Rox Limited. In 2007 Gemfields acquired a Zambian emerald mine for Rox Limited.

The deal will put Gilbertson's share of Gemfields, which bills itself ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Gemfields (LON:GEM) (PINK:GFLD) announced it will buy Fabergé for $142 million from the Pallinghurst Group. Pallinghurst had purchased the jeweled egg and perfume maker, which traces its roots back to the era of the Russian czars, for $38 million from Unilever (LON:ULVR) (NYSE:UN) in 2006.  Brian Gilbertson owns 100% of Pallinghurst, a mining investment group listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and up to 63% of Gemfields, including shares of investors associated with him, Rox Limited. In 2007 Gemfields acquired a Zambian emerald mine for Rox Limited.

The deal will put Gilbertson's share of Gemfields, which bills itself ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting to the Core Issues With Apple]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/aaple-steve-jobs-aapl-goog-msft/11/19/2012/id/45970</link>
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			Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:48:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Apple&#39;s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently trading in the $554 range, up 5% on the day, but down 27% from its 52-week high of $705.07. While some in the market say that Apple has reached a tipping point, others are more sanguine and essentially argue to "Keep Calm and Trade On."

Here's what Minyanville has heard recently from traders on both sides of the argument.

CON

"How long can Apple dominate without a visionary? Steve Jobs built Apple [into] what it is today and it appears most of its current successes have been the result of carrying through his ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Apple&#39;s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is currently trading in the $554 range, up 5% on the day, but down 27% from its 52-week high of $705.07. While some in the market say that Apple has reached a tipping point, others are more sanguine and essentially argue to "Keep Calm and Trade On."

Here's what Minyanville has heard recently from traders on both sides of the argument.

CON

"How long can Apple dominate without a visionary? Steve Jobs built Apple [into] what it is today and it appears most of its current successes have been the result of carrying through his ]]>
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<title><![CDATA['Hostess Twinkie' Investors Involved in Other Iconic American Brands]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/editors-pick/articles/Silver-Point-ripplewood-hostess-twinkie-whirlpool/11/16/2012/id/45942</link>
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			Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:39:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The Hostess Brands demise will be analyzed quite a bit in the coming days, but what's also interesting is what the former Interstate Bakeries Corp has in common with some other household names including Maytag, Whirlpoool (NYSE:WHR) Readers Digest, Lillian Vernon, Shaklee, Krispy Creme (NYSE:KKD), and Moneygram (NYSE:MGI).

At one time or another, they have all been handed a lifeline by Ripplewood Holdings and/or Silver Point Capital. Of course, many times that lifeline does not include continuing as publicly-traded stand-alone businesses, but such are the tradeoffs. Maytag continues now as part of Whirlpool.

Ripplewood, founded in 1995 by ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The Hostess Brands demise will be analyzed quite a bit in the coming days, but what's also interesting is what the former Interstate Bakeries Corp has in common with some other household names including Maytag, Whirlpoool (NYSE:WHR) Readers Digest, Lillian Vernon, Shaklee, Krispy Creme (NYSE:KKD), and Moneygram (NYSE:MGI).

At one time or another, they have all been handed a lifeline by Ripplewood Holdings and/or Silver Point Capital. Of course, many times that lifeline does not include continuing as publicly-traded stand-alone businesses, but such are the tradeoffs. Maytag continues now as part of Whirlpool.

Ripplewood, founded in 1995 by ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Odds in Favor of S&P 500 Rising During Q4: Canaccord]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/markets/articles/S2526P-500-SPX-canaccord-election-year/11/7/2012/id/45637</link>
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			Wed, 7 Nov 2012 10:40:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL In the "if history is any guide" department, Canaccord Genuity equity strategist Tony Dwyer says to expect the market to be up in the fourth quarter.


	"Since 1950, the fourth quarter of an election year has historically been very strong for the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX). Of the past 15 elections, the fourth quarter of the election year was up 13 times. The only two negative occurrences were in the recessions of 2000 and 2008, so unless you believe we are in a recession with money availability shut down, it stands to [reason] the SPX should see a meaningful ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL In the "if history is any guide" department, Canaccord Genuity equity strategist Tony Dwyer says to expect the market to be up in the fourth quarter.


	"Since 1950, the fourth quarter of an election year has historically been very strong for the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX). Of the past 15 elections, the fourth quarter of the election year was up 13 times. The only two negative occurrences were in the recessions of 2000 and 2008, so unless you believe we are in a recession with money availability shut down, it stands to [reason] the SPX should see a meaningful ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[On This Date, $1.4 Trillion in US Assets Will Lose Their 'Risk-Free' Status]]></title>
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			Tue, 6 Nov 2012 14:40:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL In 54 days, at midnight on December 31, $1.4 trillion in US risk-free assets will lose their protected status when one of the emergency actions taken during the credit meltdown of 2008 expires. As the FDIC&#39;s unlimited insurance coverage on demand deposits runs out (first provided by the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, which later became the Dodd-Frank Deposit Insurance Provision), monies in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts will only be insured up to $250,000, potentially throwing the short-term markets into negative interest territory.

"Come January, what was once a virtually &#39;risk-free&#39; asset for investors will instantaneously become risky," said PIMCO&#39;s ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL In 54 days, at midnight on December 31, $1.4 trillion in US risk-free assets will lose their protected status when one of the emergency actions taken during the credit meltdown of 2008 expires. As the FDIC&#39;s unlimited insurance coverage on demand deposits runs out (first provided by the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, which later became the Dodd-Frank Deposit Insurance Provision), monies in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts will only be insured up to $250,000, potentially throwing the short-term markets into negative interest territory.

"Come January, what was once a virtually &#39;risk-free&#39; asset for investors will instantaneously become risky," said PIMCO&#39;s ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Will 'Die and Disappear' in Next Few Years: Futurist]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/microsoft-die-operating-system-os-windows/11/6/2012/id/45571</link>
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			Tue, 6 Nov 2012 10:20:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL With the Windows Surface RT selling out of its available stock -- and winning an endorsement from Oprah Winfrey, no less -- it may seem like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is riding on a high.

Despite the short-term good news, the long-term fate fate of the company is not so rosy, at least according to futurist Peter Cochrane, ex-chief technology officer of British Telecom, which trades as BT Group (NYSE:BT). Microsoft will "die and disappear" within the next few years, Cochrane told  Computing.

"There is no convergence in IT -- what we see is divergence...apps are appearing individually to achieve ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL With the Windows Surface RT selling out of its available stock -- and winning an endorsement from Oprah Winfrey, no less -- it may seem like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is riding on a high.

Despite the short-term good news, the long-term fate fate of the company is not so rosy, at least according to futurist Peter Cochrane, ex-chief technology officer of British Telecom, which trades as BT Group (NYSE:BT). Microsoft will "die and disappear" within the next few years, Cochrane told  Computing.

"There is no convergence in IT -- what we see is divergence...apps are appearing individually to achieve ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Stock Buyback Blitz Continues]]></title>
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			Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:45:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The 2012 buyback blitz continues.  In October, dozens of companies announced or extended buyback plans, including IBM (NYSE:IBM), which said on October 30 it would increase its stock repurchase fund by 75% to 11.7 billion. The company has spent $3 billion on share repurchases so far this year. The increase represents an additional $5 billion in stock, or about 2% of the company&#39;s market value. Joining IBM at the billion-dollar level is TRW Auto (NYSE:TRW) which pledged to spend $1 billion to buy back stock (18% market value) over the next two years.

In July we wrote about ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The 2012 buyback blitz continues.  In October, dozens of companies announced or extended buyback plans, including IBM (NYSE:IBM), which said on October 30 it would increase its stock repurchase fund by 75% to 11.7 billion. The company has spent $3 billion on share repurchases so far this year. The increase represents an additional $5 billion in stock, or about 2% of the company&#39;s market value. Joining IBM at the billion-dollar level is TRW Auto (NYSE:TRW) which pledged to spend $1 billion to buy back stock (18% market value) over the next two years.

In July we wrote about ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Hurricane Sandy's Winners and Losers List]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/stocks/articles/radio-hurricane-Sandy-rail-Liberty-Mutual/11/1/2012/id/45491</link>
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			Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:55:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL As if things weren't uncertain enough after a long, drawn-out recovery/recession -- and while we are coming up on a pivotal presidential election and looming fiscal cliff -- leave it to Mother Nature to hit the giant "reset" button to shake things up. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, virtually the entire population of the US Northeast and the upper Atlantic Coast has had to shift course to at least some degree from the pre-storm days, and many consumers are now focused on big issues that didn't exist before, such as how to survive or where to live, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL As if things weren't uncertain enough after a long, drawn-out recovery/recession -- and while we are coming up on a pivotal presidential election and looming fiscal cliff -- leave it to Mother Nature to hit the giant "reset" button to shake things up. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, virtually the entire population of the US Northeast and the upper Atlantic Coast has had to shift course to at least some degree from the pre-storm days, and many consumers are now focused on big issues that didn't exist before, such as how to survive or where to live, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Essentials, Online Set to Gain When US Equity Trading Resumes: Source]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/markets/articles/win-lose-stocks-sandy-fund-WMT/10/30/2012/id/45424</link>
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			Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:30:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL After being closed for two days, the US equity market should prove fairly busy when it reopens on Wednesday, October 31. "In addition to pent up demand, tomorrow is not only the month&#39;s end but the close of the fiscal year for many mutual funds," said an East Coast-based hedge fund manager whose residence, in New Jersey, is incidentally without power.
	
	"Right off the bat you can say that essentials will gain, batteries, generators, flashlights, food, home repair," said the source who had relocated to a relative&#39;s home. "So, Home Depot (NYSE:HD), Lowe&#39;s (NYSE:LOW), and Procter & Gamble ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL After being closed for two days, the US equity market should prove fairly busy when it reopens on Wednesday, October 31. "In addition to pent up demand, tomorrow is not only the month&#39;s end but the close of the fiscal year for many mutual funds," said an East Coast-based hedge fund manager whose residence, in New Jersey, is incidentally without power.
	
	"Right off the bat you can say that essentials will gain, batteries, generators, flashlights, food, home repair," said the source who had relocated to a relative&#39;s home. "So, Home Depot (NYSE:HD), Lowe&#39;s (NYSE:LOW), and Procter & Gamble ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Futures Lead the Way in Market Re-Opening Post Sandy]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/options/articles/trading-sandycme-nymex-gond-dtcc-equity/10/30/2012/id/45423</link>
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			Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:20:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) will reopen its US equity index futures and options trading today at 5:00 p.m. CT (6:00 p.m. ET), for the overnight session, it said in a statement. Floor trading for futures and options, as well as CME Globex venues, will reopen as normal tomorrow, Wednesday, October 31. Index futures stopped trading electronically on Tuesday. CME&#39;s interest rate complex already reopened for electronic trading on Monday, October 29, and has since resumed floor trading.

CME Group&#39;s NYMEX World Headquarters and the New York trading floor will resume normal hours tomorrow as well. All floor-traded products remained ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) will reopen its US equity index futures and options trading today at 5:00 p.m. CT (6:00 p.m. ET), for the overnight session, it said in a statement. Floor trading for futures and options, as well as CME Globex venues, will reopen as normal tomorrow, Wednesday, October 31. Index futures stopped trading electronically on Tuesday. CME&#39;s interest rate complex already reopened for electronic trading on Monday, October 29, and has since resumed floor trading.

CME Group&#39;s NYMEX World Headquarters and the New York trading floor will resume normal hours tomorrow as well. All floor-traded products remained ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial Advisors Leveraging ETFs in Clients' Portfolios]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/etfs/articles/etf-etfs-guggenheim-investments-max-isaacman/10/25/2012/id/45355</link>
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			Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:45:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The majority of financial advisors, 78%, plan to increase their use of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in retail investors' portfolios over the next year, according to a survey by investment management firm Guggenheim Investments. The data was derived from polling attendees of a Morningstar Conference in Chicago. Another 20% were undecided about using the financial vehicles, which provide access to virtually every market segment.

Just 1% would not add more ETFs to clients' investment mix, which is probably to be expected given the title of the conference they were attending: "ETF Invest."

Nearly three-quarters (71%) of the advisors ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The majority of financial advisors, 78%, plan to increase their use of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in retail investors' portfolios over the next year, according to a survey by investment management firm Guggenheim Investments. The data was derived from polling attendees of a Morningstar Conference in Chicago. Another 20% were undecided about using the financial vehicles, which provide access to virtually every market segment.

Just 1% would not add more ETFs to clients' investment mix, which is probably to be expected given the title of the conference they were attending: "ETF Invest."

Nearly three-quarters (71%) of the advisors ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Energy Company Rankings: Exxon Keeps Top Spot, BP Makes Huge Comeback]]></title>
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			Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:35:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) reigned supreme in the number one spot of the "2012 Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings," by Platts, a division of McGraw-Hill (NYSE:MHP). These rankings were released today. The energy industry news provider ranked the companies based on their fiscal 2011 performance in four key areas: Asset value, revenues, profits, and return on invested capital.

Exxon has been at the top of the 11-year-old list for eight years. Anglo-Dutch energy major Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSA) moved up from sixth position to second, displacing US energy major Chevron (NYSE:CVX) to third place. Gazprom (MCX:GAZP) dropped to ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) reigned supreme in the number one spot of the "2012 Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings," by Platts, a division of McGraw-Hill (NYSE:MHP). These rankings were released today. The energy industry news provider ranked the companies based on their fiscal 2011 performance in four key areas: Asset value, revenues, profits, and return on invested capital.

Exxon has been at the top of the 11-year-old list for eight years. Anglo-Dutch energy major Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSA) moved up from sixth position to second, displacing US energy major Chevron (NYSE:CVX) to third place. Gazprom (MCX:GAZP) dropped to ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple, Intuit, and Google Are in the Rising Stars' Long Portfolio]]></title>
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			Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:50:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL High school and college students gathered for a fundraising event known as Trading Day for Kids and made stock choices after a monitored debate about the merits of the various equities. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) were in the kids&#39; final long portfolio -- known as the Rising Stars&#39; Long Portfolio -- while Sony (NYSE:SNE), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), and Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) showed up in the short portfolio.

The group of low-income New York area youths were hosted by Youth I.N.C. ("Improving Nonprofits for Children") as part of an effort to raise awareness and money for ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL High school and college students gathered for a fundraising event known as Trading Day for Kids and made stock choices after a monitored debate about the merits of the various equities. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) were in the kids&#39; final long portfolio -- known as the Rising Stars&#39; Long Portfolio -- while Sony (NYSE:SNE), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), and Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) showed up in the short portfolio.

The group of low-income New York area youths were hosted by Youth I.N.C. ("Improving Nonprofits for Children") as part of an effort to raise awareness and money for ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Pulling the Curtain Back on Window Dressing]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/stocks/articles/stocks-price-change-marvell-diamond-six/10/22/2012/id/45220</link>
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			Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:30:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Some mutual fund managers routinely clean up their portfolio holdings before the end of their fiscal year, selling stocks with large losses and exchanging them for those with large gains, in order to present a fund with more winners than losers. This can, and does, happen on a quarterly basis -- but when the end of the quarter and the end of the fiscal year coincide, as it does this year on October 31, the stocks held are published in the all-important annual report to shareholders.

This so-called "window dressing" is done not just to reassure current fund ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Some mutual fund managers routinely clean up their portfolio holdings before the end of their fiscal year, selling stocks with large losses and exchanging them for those with large gains, in order to present a fund with more winners than losers. This can, and does, happen on a quarterly basis -- but when the end of the quarter and the end of the fiscal year coincide, as it does this year on October 31, the stocks held are published in the all-important annual report to shareholders.

This so-called "window dressing" is done not just to reassure current fund ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Le Freak, C'est Chic: 13 Stocks Eerily Perfect for Halloween]]></title>
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			Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:25:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Halloween is Christmas for those that love the macabre. In that spirit, we present 13 potential stock picks that seem right for the Day of the Dead. They are ranked in each category by market capitalization. Not on the list, but in the neat-to-know category, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been quietly muscling in on the casket business via its partnership with Bestpricecaskets.com. At press time, it was offering about 50 different models at significant discounts -- close to 75% --- from the list price.

The Physical Remains

Services Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) is a major player in the so-called "death ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Halloween is Christmas for those that love the macabre. In that spirit, we present 13 potential stock picks that seem right for the Day of the Dead. They are ranked in each category by market capitalization. Not on the list, but in the neat-to-know category, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been quietly muscling in on the casket business via its partnership with Bestpricecaskets.com. At press time, it was offering about 50 different models at significant discounts -- close to 75% --- from the list price.

The Physical Remains

Services Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) is a major player in the so-called "death ]]>
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