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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Monday, August 09, 2010
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BONDS:The drop in yields on U.S. Treasuries suggests the economy south of the border is in for five to 10 years of slow growth, said Douglas Porter, deputy chief economist with BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
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Allan Robinson
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Saturday, August 07, 2010
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UP 3.09%HONG KONGThe Hang Seng index rose 3.09 per cent this week, its largest weekly gain in four months. Billionaire Li Ka-shing's company, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., a diversified conglomerate, rose 13.45 per cent. The index's property index rose 3.65 per cent and the commerce and industry index was up 3.57 per cent.
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| Outlook subdued for jobs market
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Friday, August 06, 2010
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Investors eyeing Friday's U.S. payroll data will be looking for signs, even small ones, that the modest economic recovery remains intact.There likely needs to be a significantly improved jobs outlook to propel the stock market markedly higher and that is thought to be still some time away. Currently, the weak jobs market is holding back the housing, retail, banking and automotive sectors.
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
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Royal Bank of Canada(RY-TSX)Tuesday's close $53.83, up 11 centsRoyal Bank of Canada is our ''key call'' given its dominance in all business segments, its ability to gain market share, its surplus capital and an 18- to 20-per-cent return on equity, said Peter Rozenberg, an analyst with UBS Securities Canada. It replaces Bank of Nova Scotia.
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| U.S. services sector needs housing recovery
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
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A pickup in the services sector, which accounts for about two-thirds of the U.S. economy and 80 per cent of the private sector jobs, is critical for the economic recovery.
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Monday, August 02, 2010
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CURRENCIESThe U.S. dollar has lost much of its safe-haven status during the past month, but choppy markets lie ahead as investors swing into and out of the greenback, said Avery Shenfeld and Krishen Rangasamy, economists with CIBC World Markets Inc.
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Allan Robinson
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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CHINAUp 2.7%The CSI 300 index rose 2.7 per cent during the past five days, reducing the loss on a year-to-date basis to 19.77 per cent. Industrials, information technology, health care and materials led the way, rising between 3.09 per cent and 5.23 per cent. China's central bank said it would keep a ''moderately loose'' monetary policy, according to Bloomberg News.
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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NVIDIA CORP.(NVDA-NASDAQ)Thursday's close$9.13, down $1Nvidia Corp., a maker of graphic chips for high-performance video games and for industrial and communication applications, has released a worse-than-expected sales preannouncement, said Citigroup Global Markets analyst Glen Yeung.
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| Finding stocks to avoid among big U.S. equities
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?Today we end a week-long series with a look at stocks on the SandP 100 that Ron Meisels, the technical analyst for Phases and Cycles Inc., thinks it's best to avoid - critical for overall portfolio performance.
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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George Weston Ltd. (WN - TSX)Wednesday's close $78.73, down 27centsProfitability for George Weston Ltd. has been boosted by last year's productivity enhancements, but the next catalyst for a higher share price could be acquisitions as it deploys some of its $4.6-billion cash balance, said Jim Durran, an analyst with National Bank Financial.
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| Seeking big winners among leading U.S. stocks
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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arobinson@globeandmail.comWHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?In the past two days, we have looked at Ron Meisels' bets on what are likely to be the best and worst performers among the Canadian blue-chip stocks. Today, we'll look at who he thinks will be the big winners among the SandP 100, the leading stocks within the more widely followed SandP 500.
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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Talisman Energy Inc. (TLM - TSX)Tuesday's close $17.49, up 40centsTalisman Energy Inc. has completed the sale of $1.5-billion on non-core assets in North America, reducing its net debt at the end of the second quarter to $1.3-billion, down from $2.1-billion at the end of 2009, said UBS Securities Canada analysts.
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| Weighing performance: Sectors to trim back on
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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arobinson@globeandmail.comWhat we are looking forYesterday, we looked at the top picks for the ''TOP60'' portfolio of Ron Meisels, the technical analyst for Phases and Cycles Inc. Today we'll look at what stocks to avoid.
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| Defensive sectors rise to the fore
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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arobinson@globeandmail.comWhat are we looking for?Picking the right sector in which to invest is critical for stock portfolio performance.Today we take a look at the picks of Ron Meisels, president and technical analyst for Phases and Cycles Inc. Mr. Meisels has recently been hired as a consultant to the Caldwell Canada Fund, which has changed its name to Caldwell Meisels Canada Fund. Mr. Meisels and his team will provide research to the fund to help determine both its sector weightings and the individual stock picks.
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| Soft job growth rattling consumer confidence
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Consumer confidence in the U.S. continues to be shaky and that indicates more belt-tightening ahead, which could be bad news for an economy that is being weaned off government stimulus and looking for consumers to step in to fill the gap.
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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BONDSInvestors in U.S. Treasuries are betting that any economic recovery will be oh so slow.The yield curve - the difference between 10-year and two-year U.S. Treasuries - is flattening or narrowing, which is a sign of uncertainty over the outlook for the global economy, said George Davis, chief technical analyst for RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
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Allan Robinson
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
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JAPANDOWN 2.63%The Nikkei 225 index rose 2.28 per cent on Friday, reducing the decline for the week to 2.63 per cent. The index is down 10.6 per cent on a year-to-date basis. The yen declined 1 per cent this week. Among companies climbing on Friday were Canon Inc., construction equipment maker Komatsu, conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp., Sony Corp. and Inpex Corp., an oil and gas company.
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Friday, July 23, 2010
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DOMTAR CORP. / (UFS-NYSE)Thursday's close$52.06 U.S., up $3.56Domtar Corp., a producer of uncoated freesheet paper and paper-grade market pulp, is generating strong cash flow and paying off debt in a business backstopped by a resilient white-paper market, said Daryl Swetlishoff, an analyst with Raymond James.
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ALLAN ROBINSON
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
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Air Canada ( AC.B - TSX)Wednesday's close $2.32, up 17centsAir Canada should see an improvement in traffic and capacity levels to go along with its successful cost-reduction efforts, said Walter Spracklin, an analyst with RBC Dominion Securities. Fuel costs are down and international traffic is up, he said.
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