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• Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Sony unveils PlayStation Move motion controller
Sony lifts the wraps on its new motion-control video game system called PlayStation Move, which is expected to hit the market later this year.


Our Supercomputer Loves These Stocks
Revising the lessons of Garry Kasparov’s historic loss to an IBM computer.


BofA to scrap overdraft fees for card users
Bank of America said it would eliminate overdraft fees for debit card customers in a move designed to quell consumer frustration and keep the bank a step ahead of egulations that restrict such charges

Economic Report: Australia unemployment rate matches forecast
Australia’s unemployment rate climbs in February, with the result matching market forecasts, although a disappointment in the number of jobs created sends the Australian dollar lower.


Books Are Dead. Long Live Books!
New technology could keep paper books alive, despite digital disruption.


Verizon Puts the NFL Right in Your Pocket
You don’t have a Verizon phone? Two-hundred tons of muscle and shoulder pads wants you to buy one.


You Paid How Much for That?
Abbott steps up where Biogen Idec wouldn’t.


2-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Tiffany?
Market-lagging returns could be written in these two stars.


Are You Ready For the Next Leg of the Bull Market?
This market expert thinks more gains are on the menu.


Are Annuities Ever Not Stupid?
Only in one rare instance.


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• Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Economic Report: China’s consumer prices rise more than expected
China’s consumer price index accelerate to a pace of 2.7% in February from the year-earlier month, driven by a surge in food prices.


Chances missed at GMAC to protect taxpayers: panel
The Treasury Department missed valuable opportunities to protect taxpayers as part of its $17.2 billion bailout of auto-lending company GMAC, a congressional watchdog group says in its latest report.


CME faces serious threat to its ascendancy
Market-based and legal assaults to the group may change the terrain of the futures industry

Simon Constable: Buy-and-hold dead in stop-and-go economy
Those pesky 1970s with their financial troubles just won’t seem to go away, writes Simon Constable.


Peter Brimelow: Turnaround letter is on a tear
A top-performing letter refuses to big-think about the stock market. But, hey, it’s sounding optimistic, anyway, writes Peter Brimelow.


Asia Markets: Indian sugar stocks turn bitter on rise in output
A swift, painful correction in Indian sugar stocks over the last few weeks may still have some way to go, as the freefall in sugar prices continues amid an increase in global production.


Financial jobs abound in Hong Kong amid upturn
While financial-services workers in the West are still reeling from the aftermath of the global economic crisis, Hong Kong’s finance sector is desperately looking for personnel at all levels.


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• Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Economic Report: China’s consumer prices rise more than expected
China’s consumer price index accelerate to a pace of 2.7% in February from the year-earlier month, driven by a surge in food prices.


Economic Report: Japan growth revised down, as deflation deepens
The Japanese government revises fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth down due to slightly weaker corporate capital expenditures and private inventories, and also tweaks downward a gauge measuring prices to show record-deep deflation.


Economic Report: Australia unemployment rate matches forecast
Australia’s unemployment rate climbs in February, with the result matching market forecasts, although a disappointment in the number of jobs created sends the Australian dollar lower.


Newsletters & Research: Stymied timers and gathering gold bugs
While most investors feel like geniuses during bull markets, the devastation caused by bear markets tends to rekindle investor interest in market timing. But is market timing ever successful at calling the critical junctures between bull and bear markets? Given the volatility over the past decade, market timers have certainly had ample opportunity to demonstrate their supposed prowess.


How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday (AP)
AP – Scant buying lifted stocks for a second day Wednesday after the government reported a drop in companies’ inventories. The Dow Jones industrials rose only 3 points as the market remained in a lull that began on Monday. Many investors stayed on the sidelines amid an absence of news that could influence trading.

New York governor rejects reimposing stock transfer tax (Reuters)
Reuters – New York state should not reimpose a stock transfer tax as this would make Wall Street firms move to other cities such as New Jersey’s Newark, or other states like Connecticut, Governor David Paterson said on Monday.

A decade later, lessons in the Nasdaq collapse (Reuters)
Reuters – Ten years ago today, before the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq composite index hit a record 5,132.52 points — a peak that the technology-heavy market shows no sign of scaling again any time soon.

Personal Finance Daily: Banks will find ways to replace overdraft fees
Bank of America said it will soon prohibit most debit-card transactions if the account owner doesn’t have money in his or her account, and other banks are expected to follow suit ahead of new rules that will require banks to alert customers before covering an overdraft.


Asian stocks ease after China data, yen struggles
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors fretted over tighter monetary policy in China on the back of strong loan growth and quickening inflation, while the yen struggled amid signs that Japan’s economy may need more support.


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• Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

BOX Moves to Equinix NY4 Data Center in Secaucus, New Jersey
BOX will migrate matching engine to Equinix facility where ISE and c2 are located, taking advantage of cross-connects of market participants there.

Bank Group Warns on Fiscal, Regulatory Uncertainty
Uncertainty over regulatory reform and government finances could unsettle financial markets and undermine the global economic recovery, a private sector financial group.

Eaton Vance Overcomes Document Management’s User-Interface Shortcomings
During its enterprise content management deployment, Eaton Vance discovered the devil was in the user-interface details.

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• Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Dream Stocks for Internet Investors
Make finding the best Internet stocks a reality.


1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Vistaprint?
Market-lagging returns could be written in this one star.


7 Stocks That Could Cause Permanent Losses
And the anatomy of capital destruction.


Senators to Seek Wider ‘Volcker Rule’
Two Senate Democrats said they will propose placing new limits on proprietary trading by banks and nonbank financial firms, widening the ‘Volcker rule’ backed by the White House.

Madoff Victims May Appeal Directly to 2nd Circuit
The judge overseeing the liquidation of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff’s investment firm has allowed victims unhappy with his ruling on how to calculate their losses to appeal directly to a federal appeals court.

How to Spot an Overpriced Stock
These simple steps can help you avoid overpaying for an investment.


Agiliance Releases RiskVision 5.0
Solution for organizations to link security operations with enterprise risk management in cloud, mobile and on-premise environments.

Anova Technologies Unveils OptiWave Low Latency NJ/NY Trading Solution
The company uses passive fiber wavelengths, with microsecond speeds demanded by high frequency traders, market making and buy-side customers.

Let’s All Sue Netflix
Netflix is a class action target after delaying DVD releases.   


One Small Cap for the Coming Rally
Underpriced quality small caps that should soon catch the attention of institutions and individual investors alike.


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• Tuesday, March 09th, 2010

Was This Huge Threat a False Alarm?
401(k) matching problems seem to have been short-lived.


When Should You Sell?
The Fool’s newest advisor, Tom Jacobs, takes on his former mentor, Fool co-founder David Gardner, on how to sell smart.


TiVo Wears a Mullet
TiVo shrinks, even as its share price grows.   


Jon Friedman’s Media Web: A Pulitzer for the Enquirer? Why not?
Should the National Enquirer be considered for a Pulitzer Prize? Jon Friedman says yes, let the best reporting win.


Are Billions of Dollars in Revenue at Risk?
Vaccine makers’ lawsuit protection is called into question.


5 Stocks Breaking Out
Sorting a real growth story from a flash in the pan.


Semiconductors Stay in High Gear
The weather report for the industry is in from Texas: sunny with a chance of  limits on the supply.


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• Tuesday, March 09th, 2010

Asian stocks near 6-week highs, cool to China data (Reuters)

The share price indicator for Macquarie Group is seen in red on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) board in central Sydney February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Daniel MunozReuters – Asian stocks hovered near six-week highs on Wednesday as Chinese data showed exports and imports in February were better than expected, while the euro and the pound suffered on renewed concerns about Europe’s fiscal problems.


Agiliance Releases RiskVision 5.0
Solution for organizations to link security operations with enterprise risk management in cloud, mobile and on-premise environments.

Bailed-out U.S. financial stocks surge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The shares of companies bailed out by the U.S. government during the financial crisis surged on Tuesday, fueled by speculation about money-making asset sales, cheap valuations and a recovery.


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• Tuesday, March 09th, 2010

Summary Box: Stocks end day of quiet trading mixed (AP)
AP – MODEST MOVES: Stocks ended mixed after insurer American International Group Inc. reached a deal to sell one of its major foreign divisions to MetLife Inc. for $15.5 billion. Investors see buyouts as a sign of confidence in the economy.

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• Tuesday, March 09th, 2010

Pfizer Still Dealing With Antitrust Issues
The pharma giant sells off some more animal health assets.


4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: sanofi-aventis
Market-trouncing returns could be written in this 4-Star.


4 Dividend Stocks Showing You the Money
Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. 


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• Tuesday, March 09th, 2010

Don’t Neglect This Retirement Wealth-Maker
An IRA could be your golden years’ best friend.


Bank Group Warns on Fiscal, Regulatory Uncertainty
Uncertainty over regulatory reform and government finances could unsettle financial markets and undermine the global economic recovery, a private sector financial group.

5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Imperial Sugar
Market-trouncing returns could be written in these five stars.


EMI’s Bittersweet Symphony
Industry consolidation may lie ahead.


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