Monthly Archives: June 2011

Stocks Rebound –

Posted on 27. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Stocks rebounded in trading on Monday and finished up almost 110 points on the day.  Microsoft and Bank of America were two of the market movers that helped to drive the rebound.  Microsoft increased 90 cents on the possibility that Windows 8 … Continue reading →

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Mergers & Acquisitions Decline –

Posted on 24. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Mergers and acquisitions declined in the second quarter and marked the first time in over a year that deal volume dropped in two straight quarters.  Two reasons for the drop in M & A activity are weak global economies and … Continue reading →

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Economic Growth Forecast Lowered –

Posted on 22. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Crude oil fell to $94 a barrel after the Federal Reserve lowered the economic growth forecast.  Crude oil inventories also fell 1.71 million barrels which was slightly less than analysts had expected.  The Energy Department also released figures that showed … Continue reading →

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Stocks Move Higher –

Posted on 21. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Stocks moved higher on Tuesday with investors showing confidence that Greece will support their Prime Minister.  The Dow topped 12,200 for part of the trading day but still finished up over 100 points.  Also, the Dollar fell against major currencies like the … Continue reading →

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Dow Industrials Rise –

Posted on 17. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose almost fifty points and finished slightly above 12,000.  This was the first weekly gain for the Dow after having six losing weeks.  Investors were optimistic that Greece would receive a bailout and that sent the Dow … Continue reading →

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Pandora IPO Raises $234.9 Million –

Posted on 14. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Pandora Media raised $234.9 million in an initial public offering and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol P.  Investor demand led Pandora to increase the size of the offering by 43% last week.  Pandora sold 14.7 … Continue reading →

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MarketWatch Conference –

Posted on 11. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

A recent MarketWatch article on investing tips for alternative assets discussed viewpoints of money managers.  Money managers at a MarketWatch conference stated that emerging markets will lead to further growth in commodities.  The market demand for products will cause the demand … Continue reading →

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Municipal Bond Tax Exempt Proposals –

Posted on 6. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Municipal bonds are facing proposals that would eliminate their tax exempt status.  Republican Paul Ryan submitted a budget proposal that was aimed at lowering the deficit but also would end municpal bond tax exemption.  It is not likely that municipal bonds will lose … Continue reading →

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Chrysler IPO Delayed –

Posted on 3. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

According to CEO Sergio Marchionne, an initial public offering for Chrysler will most likely happen in 2012.  Marchionne stated that Chrysler would need a longer track record of success and that equity markets needed to improve for an IPO.  Sergio Marchionne is … Continue reading →

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Stocks Slide On Economic Data –

Posted on 1. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 300 points after a weak jobs report.  The jobs report was followed by the Institute for Supply Management factory index that indicated a slow pace of expansion for U.S. manufacturing.  Yields for ten year Treasury … Continue reading →

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