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»	GE Catches Renewed Investor Attention As U.S. Economy Picks Up More Steam
	Almost suddenly, General Electric (GE) has caught renewed investor attention as the latest stream of fresh government data emitted signals that the economy is finally turning the corner towards a strong recovery.
»	The Week Ahead: Late Buyers Should Be Cautious
	This market has shown impressive resilience, but with skeptics now jumping in, this is a high-risk time for new buying.
»	Beware The Long (Global) Arm Of The IRS
	By Robert A. Green, CPA of GreenTraderTax.com
»	Contrarian Retail Plays For An Expanding Economy

»	Giants And Patriots Trip Up Super Bowl Stock Indicator
	It's one of those things that's too much fun not to pay attention to this time of year. I'm talking about the Super Bowl Stock Market Indicator.
»	NY Times Is Wrong About Maximizing College Aid Chances
	Today's article on the New York Times website, "Expert Advice on the Best Ways to Secure Financial Aid," is a glaring example of more bad college advice. To say that parents should, "Embrace the fact that there is no 'secret,' no magic way to increase your aid chances," is misleading at best.
»	GE Capital Goes From Problem Child To Productive Adult

»	Daily Wrap: 2/3/2012
	A big rally is underway after a surprisingly good jobs report. According to the government unemployment fell to 8.3% last month, the lowest in 3 years. That news sent the Dow to it's highest level since 2008. At around 1 this afternoon the Dow was up almost 1.2%, the Nasdaq was up 1.6% and the S&P 500 is up nearly 1.4%.
»	Weekly Market Wrap: 2/3/2012
	This fifth trading week of 2012 comes to a close with investors sending stocks higher on strong employment data.
»	With 28% Of All Display Ads, Facebook Faces Off Against Google
	As investors await Facebook’s IPO with bated breath, the social networking giant has crossed another milestone in the U.S. display advertising market, reaching a 27.9% market share in 2011 compared to the 21% in 2010, as reported by ComScore.
»	Las Vegas Sands Eyeing India As Adelson Thirsts For Expansion
	Las Vegas Sands is interested in establishing a presence in India, the world’s second most populous nation.
»	No Fabrication: Apple Transforming Chip Market With iPad, iPhone

»	Economy Becomes Stock Investor's Friend
	I’ve been writing some quite optimistic and positive columns since October, quite a contrast to the negativism I was exuding last April in explaining why I expected a significant market correction during the summer months.
»	Weekly Market Wrap: February 3, 2012
	This fifth trading week of 2012 comes to a close with investors sending stocks higher on strong
»	Busy Day In The Mortgage Morass: Judge Allows Class Action Against Goldman
	Super Bowl fever may be sweeping the nation, but in the financial industry Friday was all about mortgages.
»	Amazon Stock Still Good For $205 With Kindle Firing Up
	While Amazon.com’s Q4 and full-year 2011 earnings results proved disappointing to investors leading to a 11% drop after the announcement, we continue to believe that Kindle Fire volumes would push both e-commerce and e-content sales higher.
»	Daily Market Wrap: February 3, 2012
	A big rally is underway after a surprisingly good jobs report. According to the government unemployment
»	Analyst Moves: APA, NOV
	Apache (APA) was assigned a new outperform rating today by Credit Suisse (CS) with a $120 price
»	Analyst Moves: RIMM, ANF
	Research in Motion (RIMM) was downgraded today by Jefferies (JEF) to underperform from hold with
»	Options Players Jump Into Gilead After Hep C Data, Ford And GM Burn Rubber On Jobs Report
	Today’s tickers: F, GM, MAS & GILD
»	Raymond James CEO Reilly Justifies Billion-Dollar Deal (VIDEO)
	A year ago, in a meeting at Raymond James Financial’s St. Petersburg, Fla. headquarters, Chief Executive Paul Reilly told me the firm was content to grow organically and make small acquisitions to fill out product lines or geographic gaps. In further conversations he used the term “bite-size” to describe the kinds of deals he would consider.
»	Daily Dividend Report: SPG, PEP, ADM, WYNN, PRE
	Simon Property Group (SPG) announced its quarterly dividend of 95 cents per share, an increase of
»	For Brazil Equities, Possibly A Case Of Too Hot, Too Fast
	Brazilian equities are on a tear lately, slowly recovering from the doldrums of 2011. Anyone who bought in at the end of the year can tap themselves on the back for impeccable timing. For those who think it's time to jump in, a word of caution. "The kind of jump we've seen in Brazilian stocks raises concern," says Heiner Skaliks, portfolio manager at the Strategic Latin America Fund (SLATX). "The government is nervous and we've seen them come in and intervene in the market today for the first time since the summer. It makes me think that if the inflows push their currency too strong, they will reinstate the foreign transaction taxes that they removed last year," he says. Skaliks has "maybe 1%" of his fund in Brazilian equity. He prefers high yield dollar denominated Brazilian corporate debt. Brazil's Central Bank stepped in and swept up dollars out of the market on Friday after watching the real go from BRL1.77 to BRL1.72 in a matter of days. It was the first time the Central Bank intervened in five months. Inflow momentum is growing. In the year to date, the MSCI Emerging Markets index has risen more than 20% in dollar terms. Brazil's booked $1.2 billion in equity inflow from foreign investors since the start of the year, second only to China's equity inflow of $1.3 billion. Audrey Kaplan, a fund manager at Federated InterContinental (RIMAX) went from a zero percent weighting on Brazil to 6.3% as of Jan. 31. Her benchmark, meanwhile, has a Brazil weighting of just 3.7%. She's nearly doubling down. Brazil is back! "We're expecting average corporate earnings per share to be 20% over the next 12 months in Brazil compared to an emerging markets average of 15%," she says. "The Brazil story is very much in place following last year's beating it took in the stock market." What's the story? Domestic consumption driving the economy, that's what. Household consumption in Brazil is expected to be 3.8% in 2012, going to 4.9% in 2013, according to Kaplan. She's been buying Brazil slowly since the fourth quarter. Petrobras was one of her buys around November. It's up over 25% YTD. Skaliks' concerns are not far fetched. This is a very new regime running things at the Central Bank. They are more coordinated with the Finance Minister Guido Mantega. That was never the case with former Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles. Mantega gets nervous when the real strengthens below 1.70. Last year, investors were wondering what the magic number was for the real before Mantega slapped foreign investors with taxes in an effort to curb portfolio investments. Was it 1.60? Was it 1.65? This year, it might be 1.70. Nobody knows. But any tax would likely put a pin hole in this balloon, if one can call it that. But if emerging markets manage to decouple from Europe, and if the U.S. economy keeps reporting decent data as it did on Friday with its jobs numbers, then Brazil should do well. The Central Bank also signaled that it intends to lower interest rates, currently at 10.5%. Market estimates have the rates going below 10%. Nomura Securities in New York is looking for a 9.5% base rate in Brazil this year, it's lowest since the Lehman Brothers crisis took rates down to 8.75% in early 2009. Of course, all this bodes well for equities.
»	S&P/LSTA Index Loan Index Hits All-Time High With A 2.18% Gain In Jan.
	Buoyed by robust technical conditions and improving investor sentiment across the capital markets, the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index returned 2.18% in January. That’s the best monthly performance since October, and, before that, March 2010. The larger names that comprise the S&P/LSTA 100 Index fared even better in January, posting a 2.88% return. And with the bulls running, the search for yield intensified, sending lower-priced, lower-rated loans higher. Defaulted loans in particular ripped the cover off the ball, with an 8.42% gain.
»	Forbes Earnings Preview: News Corp.
	Wall Street is expecting higher profit for News Corp. (NWSA) when the company reports its second quarter results on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 34 cents a share, a rise from 29 cents per share a year ago.
»	Forbes Earnings Preview: Kimco Realty
	Kimco Realty (KIM) reports its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
»	Forbes Earnings Preview: Whole Foods Market
	Analysts expect higher profit for Whole Foods Market (WFM) when the company reports its first quarter results on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 60 cents a share, reflecting a rise from 51 cents per share a year ago.
»	Forbes Earnings Preview: Sprint Nextel
	Sprint Nextel (S) is expected to book a wider loss than a year ago when it reports fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 with analysts expecting a loss of 38 cents per share, down from a loss of 29 cents per share a year ago.
»	Forbes Earnings Preview: O'Reilly Automotive
	Optimism surrounds O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), as it gets ready to report its fourth quarter results on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 85 cents a share, up from 69 cents a year ago.