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| | September 05, 2008 | | Spread betting and contracts for differences on individual equities | Spread bets and CFDs on individual U.S. stocks should consider Dell right now. Dell is looking to sell its U.S. factories in an effort to streamline its computer business to work better with its market of individual consumers for laptops.
However, despite Dell's success in the computer world in general, it is likely to have a hard time making the deals. The Wall Street Journal reports on the challenges facing Dell:
Dell could face several obstacles to selling its plants. Contract
manufacturers may be hesitant to buy factories in places with high
labor costs, like the U.S., said one person with knowledge of the
talks. And some facilities could be encumbered by agreements with local
governments. | | |
| | September 03, 2008 | | South Korean bank to buy stake in Lehman Brothers | Lehman Brothers Holdings has been one of the many investment banks on the verge of collapse this year. The company has been desperately trying to raise capital, and now there may be some hope.
A South Korean bank, Korea Development Bank, is offering to buy a stake in Lehman Brothers, reports Fortune:
Just a week after early enthusiasm over the reported talks dissipated,
South Korea's largest newspaper reported Wednesday that Korea
Development Bank has proposed to buy a 25% stake in Lehman for as much
as $5.3 billion.
Other parties interested in buying a stake in Lehman include Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank.
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| | September 02, 2008 | | Spread betting and contracts for differences on Japanese stocks | Spread bets and CFDs on individual equities should consider that they are dropping right now. Between losses for commodity stocks as oil prices plunge and the resignation of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the Japanese stock market is in chaos.
Bloomberg reports on Japanese stocks:
``New policies from the last Cabinet reshuffle in August
have failed, and we can't emerge from this policy stagnation
under the current political split,'' said Hiroshi Arano, who
helps oversee $26 billion at Mizuho Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.
``It's clear that investors have been frustrated.'' | | |
| | August 28, 2008 | | Spread betting and contracts for differences on individual equities | Spread bets and CFDs on European stocks should consider that some individual equities are moving higher. Bank stocks are actually making a fairly strong recovery on the European stock market right now, mainly due to bargain hunters.
Bloomberg reports on the sentiment toward bank stocks in Europe right now:
``We would naturally be buying selectively into the
financials as they have been beaten up,'' said Stephen Docherty,
Glasgow-based head of global equities at Aberdeen Asset
Management, which has $194 billion. ``There are still plenty of
issues ahead of us but a lot of this is priced in.'' | | |
| | August 26, 2008 | | Spread betting and contracts for differences on individual equities | Spread bets and CFDs should consider what the latest move by Credit Suisse might do for that stock. Credit Suisse just bought AMF fro $384 million.
The Street reports on what Credit Suisse thinks of the deal:
Brian Finn, chairman of Credit Suisse's Alternative Investments
business, said the deal fits with Credit Suisse's strategy of adding
"leading investment businesses" to its fold. Credit Suisse bought its
80% stake in AMF from National Bank Financial of Canada. | | |
| | August 22, 2008 | | Spread betting and contracts for differences on individual equities | Spread bets and CFDs on individual stocks should consider the news that affects them. Right now, there is a great deal of excitement around the rumours that Lehman Brothers Holdings may see a takeover by a South Korean company.
This news, far from causing a fall in Lehman stock, has instead helped the stock surge to higher levels than it has seen in weeks.
Bloomberg reports on Lehman Brothers Holdings:
``Lehman Brothers was the next firm likely to fail,'' said
Jeffrey Kleintop, who helps oversee $273 billion as chief market
strategist at LPL Financial in Boston. ``The market looks at this
as a positive in that there have been expectations Lehman would
survive in some form, the question was where was the money going
to come from.'' | | |
| | August 20, 2008 | | Spread betting and contracts for differences on individual equities | For the last little while, energy sector stocks have been performing rather disappointingly on the stock market. However, spread bets and CFDs on energy sector stocks should consider that it might be time for a turnaround.
Individual equities in the energy sector are currently considered oversold, and they could turn around. Businessweek reports on where energy sector stocks may be headed:
We think the sector has experienced a sharp contraction within the
confines of a long-term bull market. While weekly momentum is still in
a downtrend, the index has cycled into oversold territory, and we think
this is a good spot to upgrade one of the leading sectors in the
marketplace. | | |
| | August 18, 2008 | | Spread bets and CFDs on the British stock market | Spread betting and contracts for differences on the FTSE 100 Index should consider that things are looking positive today. Thanks to improving metals prices, miners are having a better day. Individual equities are helping the FTSE 100 Index. Bloomberg reports on some individual equities that are doing pretty well:
BHP jumped 1.1 percent to 1,545 pence. The world's largest
mining company booked a 30 percent gain in second-half profit to
$9.4 billion after boosting production to benefit from rising
prices driven by demand from China. That matched analysts'
estimates.
Rio Tinto Group, the third-biggest mining company, increased
1.6 percent to 4,680 pence as copper, aluminum and lead gained on
the London Metal Exchange. Anglo American Plc, the second-
largest, advanced 2.4 percent to 2,800 pence. Antofagasta Plc,
the copper producer controlled by Chile's Luksic family,
increased 0.9 percent to 540 pence.
Friends Provident, the 176 year-old British insurer,
increased 3.7 percent to 92.1 pence. Tullow Oil, the U.K.
explorer with the most drilling licenses in Africa, added 3.2
percent to 698.5 pence. | | |
| | August 15, 2008 | | Spread betting and contracts for differences on individual equities | Spread bets and CFDs on European stocks should consider that Lufthansa is doing quite well right now -- for an airline stock. While all airlines are being hurt by higher oil prices, Lufthansa appears to still be in fairly good shape, relatively speaking.
Bloomberg reports on Lufthansa:
``Lufthansa is very well positioned compared to other
European airlines,'' said Jan Ehrhardt, a fund manager at Dr Jens
Ehrhardt Kapital AG in Pullach, Germany, who oversees 1.2 billion
euros ($1.77 billion), including 2.07 million Lufthansa shares.
``The stock is clearly cheap in relative terms. It's the oil
price that's hurting all airlines.'' | | |
| | August 14, 2008 | | Spread bets and CFDs on individual equities | Spread betting and contracts for differences on Wal-Mart performance on the stock market should consider that the company is doing quite well right now.
Worries over a recession have American consumers spending less in many ways, and looking for deals. With Wal-Mart pushing its low-cost options, there are a lot of people that are starting to shop there.
The Street reports on the expectations for Wal-Mart in Quarter 3 of 2008:
Looking ahead, Wal-Mart predicted third-quarter U.S. same-store sales
growth of 1% to 2%. The company expects to earn 73 cents to 76 cents a
share. For the year, earnings from continuing operations will likely be
$3.43 to $3.50 a share. | | |
| | August 12, 2008 | | An end to offensive against Georgia helps Russian stock market | Russian individual equities are making some gains today, thanks to a pull back of Russian troops from neighboring Georgia.
Worries about Russia's stock market were worsened as countries, especially the United States, criticized Russia's incursion into Georgia. As Russian troops withdraw, Bloomberg reports that some of the individual equities are doing better:
OAO Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank, rose 5.4 percent to
67.68 rubles on the Micex Stock Exchange. Gazprom advanced 4.8
percent to 270.02 rubles. | | |
| | August 08, 2008 | | Spread betting and contracts for differences on indvidual equities | Spread bets and CFDs on Fannie Mae should consider shorting, as the company is following the lead of Freddie Mac in posting large losses for Quarter 2.
Fannie Mae, along with Freddie Mac, holds the majority of mortgage loans in the United States -- and a large percentage of the loans in foreclosure.
Fannie Mae is also slashing its dividend, and it trying to offset credit market losses by cutting operating costs and increasing guaranty fees.
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| | August 06, 2008 | | Spread bets and CFDs on individual equities | Spread betting and contracts for differences on stocks like Freddie Mac should consider that earnings reports can say a lot about how a company is doing.
Right now, Freddie Mac is posting a loss of $821 million for the second quarter of 2008, continuing losses from the last three quarters. Additionally, Freddie Mac said that it would reduce its dividend due to the large losses -- by about 80 per cent.
It appears that recent efforts to help Freddie Mac, and its fellow government sponsored enterprise, Fannie Mae, aren't causing a great deal of change.
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| | August 04, 2008 | | Spread bets and CFDs on Royal Bank of Scotland | Spread betting and contracts for differences on individual equities should consider that some banking stocks are still struggling. One of the stocks that is in the biggest trouble right now is the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to weigh in with a pre-tax loss of more than one billion pounds, and possibly as much as 1.7 billion pounds. This represents the largest loss in British banking history.
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