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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
VIDEO REPORT
Intriguing Bond Finds
Metropolitan West CIO and manager Tad Rivelle says he's finding interesting opportunities in investment-grade bonds.
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Government Policy: Opportunity and Peril
ETF INVESTING
Using ETFs to Snag Equity-Beating Returns in Bonds
A strategy to capture the spread between investment-grade bonds and Treasuries.
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Learn More about ETFInvestor
VIDEO REPORT
How Are Berkshire's Operating Companies Holding Up?
We check in with some of Berkshire's subsidiaries to see how they're handling the tough consumer environment.
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Boat Business Stays Afloat
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Pampered Chef's Recipe for a Downturn
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THE MARKET
Health Care Carries S&P 500 Profits, but Doubts Remain
Although the sector contributed the largest chunk of first-quarter operating earnings, several issues are weighing on sentiment.
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Poor Retail Data Sour Wall Street Mood
DigitalGlobe IPO: Blast-Off Potential?
Shifts in the Wind Industry Uncover Opportunities
Which Countries Make the Grade for Fund Investors?
Newbies: Avoid These Investing Mistakes
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Video
Is Microsoft on the Prowl for an Acquisition?
Asness: Obama Got It Terribly Wrong
De Vaulx: Pockets of Opportunity Overseas
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Woodstock for Capitalists
Paul Larson, Equities Strategist
Unpacking the Oracle's Insights
Pat Dorsey and Paul Larson offer their take on Berkshire's derivatives exposure, real estate outlook, consumer spending pessimism. (Video)
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More on Paul's StockInvestor Newsletter
Blog: Notes from Berkshire's Press Conference
Morningstar's Question for Buffett and Munger
Video: The Berkshire Advantage
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Mutual Funds
Russel Kinnel, Director of Fund Research
Five Great Funds for Your Tax Refund
It's a good time to build up your savings.
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More on Russ' FundInvestor Newsletter
Assessing Manager Changes at Our Fund Analyst Picks
How Schneider Overcame the Devil's Advocate
Five Mutual Funds on the Rebound
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Stocks
Josh Peters, Equities Strategist
Dividend Stocks on Sale
Why dividend-payers have been lagging and how to take advantage of the underperformance. (Video)
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Which Oil Services Firms Will Outperform?
Get Your Portfolio on Track with Burlington Northern
Berkshire's Capital Strength Still Stands Out
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ETFs
Scott Burns, Director of ETF Analysis
The Anatomy of a 5-Star Active ETF
Attribution analysis dissects PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value's relative outperformance.
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Investors Dip Their Toes in Emerging Markets
Seven High-Quality Dividend-Paying ETFs
Five Sector ETFs Ripe for the Picking
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Market Barometer
Lg
Md
Sm
Value—Growth
Day Return
+1.25%
0
-1.25%
1Wk Return
+1.25%
0
-1.25%
1Mo Return
+4%
0
-4%
3Mo Return
+8%
0
-8%
1Yr Return
+20%
0
-20%
3Yr Return
+20%
0
-20%
1Wk
1Mo
3Mo
1Yr
3Yr
Markets End Day Down After Broad Based Sell-Off
U.S. Markets
April Retail Sales Below Expectations
Treasury Plans to Reopen TARP For Small Banks
US Inventories Fall Less than Expected in March
Treasury Supports Fund to Cover Losses of 'Too Big to Fail' Firms
US March Trade Gap Rises Less Than Expected
'Crippled' Auto Suppliers Threaten GM, Chrysler
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Stock News
MGM Seeks to Raise $2.5 Billion
Frontier, Verizon Make a Big Deal
ING Reports a 305 Million Loss for Q1
BofA Raises $7.3 Billion from CCB Stake
Alpha Natural to Merge with Foundation Coal
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Earnings
Econ Reports
WAL-MART STORES
Tomorrow
SONY CORP ADR
Tomorrow
MIZUHO FINL-ADR
Tomorrow
NATL GRID -ADR
Tomorrow
CA INC
Aft Close
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Earnings
Econ Reports
Export Prices ex-ag.
05-13
Market Consensus
NA
Actual
0.3%
Import Prices ex-oil
05-13
Market Consensus
NA
Actual
-0.4%
Retail Sales
05-13
Market Consensus
0.0%
Actual
-0.4%
Retail Sales ex-auto
05-13
Market Consensus
0.2%
Actual
-0.5%
Business Inventories
05-13
Market Consensus
-1.1%
Actual
-1.0%
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Global Markets
Brazil, Mexico Hit by Weak U.S., China Data
FTSE Digests Flood of Earnings
Downbeat Bank Hits Pound
Yen May Remain Range-Bound Despite Recent Gains
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Fund News
If a Hedge Fund Registers with the SEC, Does It Make a Sound?
No Consensus on Fix for Target-date Funds Hit by Stock Declines
401(k) Investors Show Steady Hand, Stay in Stocks
Signs of Green Shoots at ICI Meeting
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Most Popular Articles
Five Mutual Funds on the Rebound
Seven Buffett-Inspired Funds We Believe In
Top-Performing Funds with Low Profiles
Video: Buffett Goes Where Others Fear to Tread
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Most Popular Newswires
'Smart Money' Starts to Bail on Stocks' Rally
Investors Face Long Road Ahead to Break Even
Stocks-Commodities Correlation Hints at Mood Swing
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Most Popular Quotes
Ford Motor Company
Citigroup
Fairholme
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Market Indexes
U.S.
Asian
European
DJIA
8,285
-184.2
-2.2%
5/13/2009 4:02 PM
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S&P 500
884
-24.4
-2.7%
5/13/2009 5:34 PM
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NASDAQ
1,664
-51.7
-3.0%
5/13/2009 5:16 PM
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Russell 2000
472
-23.4
-4.7%
5/13/2009 5:00 PM
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U.S.
Asian
European
Shanghai
2,615
-48.9
-1.8%
5/14/2009 11:30 AM
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Nikkei 225
9,103
-237.9
-2.5%
5/14/2009 11:30 AM
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Hang Seng
16,484
-575.3
-3.4%
5/14/2009 11:35 AM
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Bombay
12,020
-138.4
-1.1%
5/13/2009 3:58 PM
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Australia
3,718
-125.0
-3.3%
5/14/2009 1:30 PM
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U.S.
Asian
European
FTSE 100
4,331
-94.2
-2.1%
5/13/2009 4:35 PM
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Paris CAC
3,153
-78.2
-2.4%
5/13/2009 6:13 PM
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DAX
4,728
-126.5
-2.6%
5/13/2009 6:31 PM
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BEL 20
2,016
-33.1
-1.6%
5/13/2009 6:08 PM
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Zurich Swiss
5,277
-68.7
-1.3%
5/13/2009 5:31 PM
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Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
Gainers
$ Price
% Change
First Bankshares, Inc.
7.75
158.33%
WGNB Corporation
4.98
114.66%
Astrotech Corp
1.38
91.67%
Servidyne, Inc.
2.90
71.59%
Power Medical Interventions, Inc.
0.55
57.14%
Losers
$ Price
% Change
BankUnited Financial Corporation
0.76
-52.50%
Spanish Broadcasting System
0.24
-38.53%
Medicines
7.02
-36.98%
Anthracite Capital, Inc.
0.64
-34.69%
Lee Enterprises
1.10
-31.25%
Most Active
$ Price
% Change
Ford Motor Company
4.96
-1.00%
Citigroup, Inc.
3.41
-6.83%
Bank of America Corporation
11.01
-10.20%
Wells Fargo Company
24.20
-5.84%
American International Group
1.60
-11.60%
Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
Biotech and Pharma Stocks with 5-Star Rating
Name
Morningstar
Rating
Market Cap
Johnson & Johnson
142,162
Pfizer Inc.
89,577
Novartis AG
83,303
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
82,400
Data as of 04-24-09
Back in Black: Stock Funds with Positive 3-Yr Returns
Name
3-Year
Return
( % )
Intrepid Small Cap
8.79
Gabelli ABC
3.81
Pinnacle Value
2.35
Reynolds Blue Chip Growth
2.30
Data as of 05-04-09
Commodity Futures
Gold
$925.50
0.00%
May 27, 09
Light Crude
$57.67
-0.60%
May 19, 09
Natural Gas
$4.23
-2.31%
May 27, 09
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
Maturity
%Yield
6 Month
0.30
2 Year
0.90
5 Year
2.02
10 Year
3.17
30 Year
4.16
1 Yr Ago
Last Close
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
Maturity
%Yield
6 Month
0.30
2 Year
0.90
5 Year
2.02
10 Year
3.17
30 Year
4.16
6 Month Note Yield
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
M* Index
Value
US Gov
178.99
Short US Govt
164.45
Mid US Govt
187.04
Long US Govt
193.47
US Govt Bond
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