http://www.financebanter.com/ The Business Banter Work en-ca feed@financebanter.com Copyright 2012 options Xpress http://www.financebanter.com/article/mid-day-options-market-commentary-for-february-3-2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/mid-day-options-market-commentary-for-february-3-2012 A deeper look at today's markets - Pressure Rally

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:24:11 -0500 options Xpress http://www.financebanter.com/article/unusual-options-volume-for-february-3-2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/unusual-options-volume-for-february-3-2012 Some names showing unusual volume for the day.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:57 -0500 options Xpress http://www.financebanter.com/article/futures-market-commentary-for-february-3rd-2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/futures-market-commentary-for-february-3rd-2012 What's brewing in the Futures - Bond Futures Remain Subdued Ahead of Non-Farm Payrolls Report

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:35:11 -0500 Jeff Miller http://www.financebanter.com/article/bernanke-to-savers-we-dont-owe-you-a-living http://www.financebanter.com/article/bernanke-to-savers-we-dont-owe-you-a-living While we wait for tomorrow's employment report, there was another big story today --- the Fed treatment of savers. 

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:29:14 -0500 Notable Calls http://www.financebanter.com/article/research-in-motion-downgrade-to-underperform-we-want-to-believe...-but-just-cant-yet-rimm http://www.financebanter.com/article/research-in-motion-downgrade-to-underperform-we-want-to-believe...-but-just-cant-yet-rimm Jefferies & Co analyst Peter Misek is downgrading his rating on Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) to Underperform from Hold with a $15 target (prev. $17) this morning.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:22:37 -0500 Team Banter http://www.financebanter.com/article/key-earnings-releases-for-feb-3rd-2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/key-earnings-releases-for-feb-3rd-2012 Source: Earnings Whispers

]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:23:32 -0500 Jeff Miller http://www.financebanter.com/article/investors-de-mystifying-the-central-bank-balance-sheets http://www.financebanter.com/article/investors-de-mystifying-the-central-bank-balance-sheets One of the many reasons that individual investors are scared witless (TM euphemism by OldProf) is a complete misunderstanding of the role of central banks and a distortion of current policies.

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:21:16 -0500 options Xpress http://www.financebanter.com/article/futures-market-commentary-for-february-2nd-2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/futures-market-commentary-for-february-2nd-2012 What's brewing in the Futures  - Sour Crude?

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:23:29 -0500 Jeff Miller http://www.financebanter.com/article/january-employment-report-preview http://www.financebanter.com/article/january-employment-report-preview Friday's employment situation report is the big statistical release of the week. Billions in market cap will swing on speculative conclusions about preliminary survey data.

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:18:32 -0500 Duncan Davidson http://www.financebanter.com/article/the-facebook-ipo-is-no-netscape-moment-and-shows-the-need-for-a-small-ipo-market http://www.financebanter.com/article/the-facebook-ipo-is-no-netscape-moment-and-shows-the-need-for-a-small-ipo-market The digerati are obsessively focused on the imminent filing of the Facebook IPO. The hope is that it becomes the next Netscape Moment. They also thought LinkedIn might be...

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