Short Term Investing News
- Grower body flags imported fruit, vegetable threat Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:55PMAUSTRALIAN farmers are well known for the high input, high return efficient farming techniques that are required to feed the world, and this is something that must continue to improve if we are to protect our food security, according to AusVeg National Marketing Manager, Simon Coburn.
- Local teens learn how to spend within their means, invest Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:34PMPhotos by Keri Wood - Teenagers at the Elk Grove Teen Center are learning this summer about personal finance and identity theft with the help of local banker Mark Lepp.
- Altera Announces Second Quarter Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:18PMSAN JOSE, Calif., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced second quarter sales of $548.4 million, up 2 percent from the first quarter of 2011 and up 17 percent from the second quarter of 2010. Second quarter net income was $214.6 million, $0.65 per diluted share, compared with net income of $224.1 million, $0.68 per diluted share, in the first quarter of ...
- Cash Clinic: How to ensure your next of kin pay as little tax as possible Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:03PMQuestion: I have been told that one of the best ways to mitigate a potential inheritance tax (IHT) bill is to have a life assurance policy. I have estimated that my wi
- Telefonica Layoff Costs 2.7 Billion Euro Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:00PMTelefonica plans to dismiss 6,500 employees in Spain during 2011-2013 that would cost 2.7 billion euro in the current year.
- East Africa: U.S. Officials Outline Response to Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:09PMON-THE-RECORD BRIEFING: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Dr. Reuben Brigety; Deputy Administrator of USAID Donald Steinberg; and Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance of USAID Nancy Lindborg - on the Current Situation in the Horn of Africa
- P&Z votes against temporary family housing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:57PMThe Williams County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend denial of a proposed temporary housing project in Missouri Ridge Township.
- More women investing online Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:28AMA growing number of Canadian women want control of their investments, and this is driving them to embrace online investing, according to a recent survey by TD Waterhouse.
- Vulnerable to U.S. Debt, and Left Waiting Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:25AMDespite direct exposure to a U.S. debt downgrade or default, there is little Asia can do but watch and hope that Washington finds a solution.
- PetMed Express d/b/a 1-800-PetMeds Announces Its First Quarter Financial Results Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:00AMPOMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- PetMed Express, Inc. today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $73.6 million, compared to $74.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of 1.1%.
- Foreign investors snapping up choice Silicon Valley property Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:30AMMany foreign investors benefitting from red-hot economies around the world are looking to buy Silicon Valley real estate.
- The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Nexen, Suncor Energy, The Goldman Sachs Group, Ocwen Financial and Morgan Stanley Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:47AMThe Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Nexen, Suncor Energy, The Goldman Sachs Group, Ocwen Financial and Morgan Stanley
- Investment tips for the accident-prone Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:23PMAuthor LouAnn Lofton says investors need to do research, be realistic and think long term and learn from mistakes.
- Investors toast Google results, shares surge Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:06PMBANGALORE/LOS ANGELES, Jul 15 (Reuters) Shares of Google Inc surged as much as 13.5 percent on Friday, a day after blockbuster results and signs of success in mobile and social networking revived hopes the Internet titan was getting back on a growth track.
- Two Harbors Makes Public Offering Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:20PMTwo Harbors Investment Corp. recently issued a public offering of 35 million shares of its common stock.
- Equity Research on IMAX Corporation and Eastman Kodak Co. - Photo Equipment Industry Trends Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:56AMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 07/15/11) - www.shinesrooms.com has a handpicked team of market professionals with over 100 years of combined investing experience. Today they are providing members comprehensive research on the Photographic Equipment & Supplies industry and are offering free analytical research on IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX - News ) and Eastman Kodak Co ...
- Farms’ stench still an issue in Pampanga Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:42AMBy HOMER TEODORO and RYAN ELBERT GAN ANGELES, Pampanga—The province of Pampanga is known for good cooks, gourmet delights and a thriving meat processing industry. But residents of Porac town and Angeles City pay a price for this culinary pleasure: They live with the stench of dozens of piggeries that neither the local government nor the environment department could quell.
- Underinvestment erodes UK knowledge economy and blunts competitive edge Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:03AMIt is somewhat ironic - particularly to non-British observers - that the country that shaped the industrial revolution and the process of globalisation through its outward expansion of empire should have such difficulty in sustaining a competitive knowledge-based society in a global world.
- RIM leaders acknowledge woes but sound defiant note at annual meeting Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:43PMWATERLOO, Ont. - Research In Motion co-chief executives Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis sounded a somewhat apologetic note in front of shareholders Tuesday, acknowledging a number of recent troubles that have attracted criticism and depressed its stock value.
- A short-term bet for Canadian blue-chip bears Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:25PMFor those who can handle the risk, there’s the option of a short-term position in further retreat
