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Before the Bell: Futures Higher on Earnings, Deals

Posted Apr 26th 2010 8:25AM by Melly Alazraki (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, International Markets, Deals, Market Matters, Caterpillar (CAT), Citigroup Inc. (C), Economic Data, Emerson Electric (EMR)

U.S. stock futures advanced Monday morning, as investors seemingly ready to continue to drive stocks higher after reaching a 19-month high Friday. Strong earnings season, made stronger with this morning's Caterpillar report have been a key driver in the past couple of weeks. In addition, as the Greece bailout moves forward and economic indications continue to point to recovery, investors gain confidence.

There are no major economic reports due Monday, but the week is full of key readings such as GDP, consumer confidence and jobless claims. Also, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee is meeting to discuss monetary policy, including interest rates. The two-day meeting will conclude on Wednesday.

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Chasing Value: General Cable -- Can Something Be Too Cheap?

Posted Feb 9th 2010 5:20PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: General Electric (GE), Eaton Corp (ETN), Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value™, Emerson Electric (EMR), General Cable Corp. (BGC)

This morning one of my colleagues, Joseph Lazzaro, who heavily uses technical analysis, posted an article titled General Cable Corp.: Stopped-Out.

I have never used technical analysis to make investment decisions, but I have used charts for general long-term trends examining a stock from a historical perspective. I think in the case of General Cable Corp. (BGC), it may prove untimely to bail out now based on just technical analysis.

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