http://www.inveslogic.com/latest/date Latest Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1382029?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Word on the street is that the spending trend is once again resuming, but don t necessarily believe everything you hear. Consumer discretionary spending is still at low levels, even among the high-income set, leaving targeted exchange traded funds ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1382029?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1381983?rsstype=latest&cid=0 After an early morning sell-off, we've consolidated just below overnight lows, near the 3/10 highs that had been resistance. As a rule, markets spend more time making tops than bottoms. That generally leads me to look for rising markets turning int... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1381983?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:42:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1381952?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Last night, we wrote about a CauseWorld teaming up with TechCrunch to provide double karma points during the SXSW festival starting today in Austin, Texas. These points, obtained through checking-in at various locations, can be used to donate to char... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1381952?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:30:58 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381988?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Forbes has declared Mexico's telecom billionaire Carlos Slim the world's richest man, beating out Bill Gates by a nose. What's good for Slim should be good for the little investor, right? Not so fast. I would rather go for the land of Lula instead - ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381988?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:29:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381989?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT)F3Q10 (Qtr End 01/31/10) Earnings CallMarch 12, 2010 10:00 am ET... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381989?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:29:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1381964?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Cbeyond (CBEY) shares are trading higher today on a pair of upgrades.Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Michael Funk this morning raised his rating to Neutral from Underperform, with a new target of $13, up from $12. Expectations have recalibra... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1381964?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:28:10 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/goldseek/1381840?rsstype=latest&cid=0 We are hearing from some sources that the gold price will tackle previous highs then fall to $850. We did hear this before gold rose to $1,100, with many believing that then there would be a correction to $850, but it didn t happen then either. ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/goldseek/1381840?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:21:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381990?rsstype=latest&cid=0 There is an intense debate raging surrounding the future direction of crude oil prices. The bulls say the upcoming driving season will spur demand once again to give crude a push higher. They also argue that demand from China and other countries wi... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381990?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:42 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381991?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Shoppers braved record snowfall to turn out in force and buy stuff. The end result was a hike in retail sales and a lot of shocked economists, who thought sales would decline last month. Despite the surprise, the markets and exchange traded funds sta... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381991?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:19:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381992?rsstype=latest&cid=0 BP (BP) climbed $0.41 to $56.60 after news of its deal to acquire $7 billion in assets from Devon Energy (DVN).This all-cash deal is quite a contrast to Exxon Mobil s (XOM) pending $40 billion all-stock acquisition of XTO Energy (XTO). Also, BP is... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381992?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:19:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381994?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Diana Shipping (DSX) is a shipping company of Greek origin quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. It is a global provider of shipping transportation services, specializing in transporting dry bulk cargo such as iron ore, coal, grain and other materia... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381994?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:14:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381995?rsstype=latest&cid=0 After more than a year of bidding Terra Industries (TRA) has finally agreed to combine with CF Industries (CF). The long, drawn out bidding process involved another potential suitor, but on Thursday Yara International (YARIY.PK) announced it would d... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381995?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:05:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381798?rsstype=latest&cid=0 The Commerce Department just released reports on February retail sales and January inventories and business sales. As usual, the mainstream media republished the rosy view of the reports contained in government press releases. Even a cursory examinat... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381798?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1381857?rsstype=latest&cid=0 The Commerce Department just released reports on February retail sales and January inventories and business sales. As usual, the mainstream media republished the rosy view of the reports contained in government press releases. Even a cursory examinat... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1381857?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381996?rsstype=latest&cid=0 The Commerce Department just released reports on February retail sales and January inventories and business sales. As usual, the mainstream media republished the rosy view of the reports contained in government press releases. Even a cursory examinat... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381996?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1382030?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Shoppers braved record snowfall to turn out in force and buy stuff. The end result was a hike in retail sales and a lot of shocked economists, who thought sales would decline last month. Despite the surprise, the markets and exchange traded funds (ET... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1382030?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1381953?rsstype=latest&cid=0 We ve written about FunMobility s nifty picture messaging app for the iPhone and Android, called FunMail, that allows users to blasts their text into the application, which then breaks down whatever the user typed for context and places fun graph... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1381953?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:58:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1381889?rsstype=latest&cid=0 It would be an understatement to say that data management is a hot topic today. Master data management, data quality management, metadata management, data integration and data governance have all emerged as high priorities for many global IT org... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1381889?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:57:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1381829?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Most European equities markets were higher Friday, although the CAC-40 was 0.04 percent lower to 3,927.4 in Paris.The FTSE 100 added 0.15 percent to 5,625.65 in London, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.88 percent to 9,941.56.British Sky Broadcasting Group... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1381829?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:57:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1381785?rsstype=latest&cid=0 I spent most of the day in Richmond yesterday attending the first Summit on Virginia's Energy Future. I'll write more about the main topic of the session next week, but a statistic from one of the panelists stuck in my mind for the entire drive home.... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1381785?rsstype=latest&cid=0 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:56:00 -0500