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10 Feb 2010 22:46:10 GMTSEC Said to Examine Airgas Options Trading Before Takeover Bid (BusinessWeek)
. regulators are examining bullish trading of Airgas Inc. stock options before Air Products & Chemicals Inc. announced a $ billion offer for the distributor of industrial gases, a person familiar with the matter said.
8 Feb 2010 13:26:40 GMTJobs data, stock moves drive crisis-level trading at CME (Market Watch)
(This article was originally published Sunday.) Derivatives exchange operator CME Group Inc. CME on Friday saw trading activity on its markets jump to levels last seen at the onset of the financial crisis, amid a drop in the unemployment rate and stock market turbulence driven by Greece's debt woes.
9 Feb 2010 18:33:23 GMT. stock exchange heads take aim at "Volcker rule" ( via Yahoo! News)
The heads of the top . stock exchanges have poured cold water on the Obama administration's plan to bar banks from proprietary trading.
8 Feb 2010 13:09:00 GMTFidelity cuts online stock trading commission to flat $ fee (Reno Gazette-Journal)
BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments last week undercut its brokerage rivals, reducing its online stock trading commission to a flat fee of $, four weeks after Charles Schwab cut its price to $.
7 Feb 2010 18:56:35 GMTJobs data, stock moves drive crisis-level trading at CME group (Market Watch)
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Derivatives exchange operator CME Group Inc. (CME) on Friday saw trading activity on its markets jump to levels last seen at the onset of the financial crisis, amid a drop in the unemployment rate and stock market turbulence driven by Greece's debt woes.
9 Feb 2010 19:31:06 GMTVishay Forecast Propels Stock Forward
Semiconductor company Vishay Intertechnology's strong fourth quarter earnings report and revenue forecast has propelled the stock forward in Tuesday afternoon trading.
10 Feb 2010 14:06:45 GMTStock futures in narrow range ahead of opening ( via Yahoo! News)
Stock futures rose but were down from their highs Wednesday while investors waited for details about a potential rescue package for Greece.
9 Feb 2010 16:46:34 GMTReal-World Trading: Credit Yourself Using a Bull Put Spread, Part VI ( via Yahoo! Finance)
We are in week six of our "Real-World Trading" series on a bull put spread. This particular strategy brings in a credit that is kept as long as the underlying stays above support at expiration. The strategy is set up by selling a higher strike call at support and buying a lower strike call as protection against a large decline in the stock. In our mock trade, we chose Green Mountain Coffee ...
10 Feb 2010 12:46:45 GMTStock futures higher on Greece bailout hopes ( via Yahoo! News)
Stock futures rose modestly Wednesday, pointing to a second straight day of gains, as hopes grew that the European Union will provide a rescue package for Greece.
10 Feb 2010 07:09:59 GMTNikkei falls below 10,000 at outset of trading (People's Daily)
Japan's key Nikkei index opened lower Monday, dropping below the 10,000 line for the first time in nearly two months, as the uncertainty about global economy clouded investors' sentiment. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down points, or percent, from Friday to 9,, falling below the psychologically important 10, 000 threshold ...

Economic Calendar


Date(GMT)Name CountryPeriodFactForecastLast
8 Feb 06:45Unemployment Rate Adj.SwitzerlandJan4.1 4.304.20
8 Feb 09:30Sentix IndexEuroFeb-8.2 -3.20-3.70
9 Feb 00:01BRC retail sales yyGreat BritainJan-0.7 -4.20
9 Feb 07:00HICP final mmGermanyJan-0.6 -0.70.9
9 Feb 07:00CPI final mmGermanyJan-0.6 -0.60.8
9 Feb 07:00Imports mm saGermanyDec4.5 3.0-5.9
9 Feb 07:00Exports mm saGermanyDec3.0 0.71.6
9 Feb 07:00Trade balance, EUR, saGermanyDec16.7 15.017.2
9 Feb 07:00CPI final yyGermanyJan0.8 0.80.9
9 Feb 07:00HICP final yyGermanyJan0.8 0.70.8
9 Feb 09:30Trade Balance GBPGreat BritainDec-7.278 -6.63-6.78
9 Feb 09:30Trade Balance, Non-EUGreat BritainDec-3.553 -3.15-3.03
10 Feb 03:23Trade balanceChinaJan14.2 19.5018.40
10 Feb 09:30Industrial output yyGreat BritainDec-3.6 -4.10-6.00
10 Feb 09:30Manufacturing output yyGreat BritainDec-1.9 -3.00-5.40
10 Feb 09:30Manufacturing output mmGreat BritainDec0.9 0.300.00
10 Feb 09:30Industrial output mmGreat BritainDec0.5 0.200.40
10 Feb 13:30Volume of ExportsRussia4 quarter95.807 -82.539
10 Feb 13:30Volume of ImportsRussia4 quarter60.264 -49.283
10 Feb 13:30Volume of ExportsRussiaDec34.377 -31.057
10 Feb 13:30Volume of ImportsRussiaDec21.632 -19.408
10 Feb 13:30Volume of ImportsRussiaYear191.9 -291.9
10 Feb 13:30International trade mm $USADec-40.18 -36.00-36.40
10 Feb 13:30Trade BalanceRussiaDec12.745 -11.649
11 FebMrkt HolidayJapan-- --
11 Feb 02:00Consumer Price Index yyChinaJan- 2.01.9
11 Feb 07:00Wholesale price index yyGermanyJan- -0.2
11 Feb 07:00Wholesale price index mmGermanyJan- -0.2
11 Feb 08:15CPI mmSwitzerlandJan- -0.50-0.20
11 Feb 13:30Initial ClaimsUSA05/02/10- 461480
11 Feb 13:30Retail sales mmUSAJan- 0.30-0.30
11 Feb 15:00Business Inventories mmUSADec- 0.200.40
12 FebMrkt HolidayIndia-- --
12 Feb 23:50Foreign invest JP stockJapan05/02/10- --32.9
12 Feb 07:00GDP flash qqGermany4 quarter- 0.200.70
12 Feb 07:00GDP flash yyGermany4 quarter- -2.20-4.70
12 Feb 10:00GDP flash estimate yyEuro4 quarter- -1.90-4.00
12 Feb 10:00Industrial production yyEuroDec- -1.5-7.1
12 Feb 10:00Industrial production mmEuroDec- 0.21.0
12 Feb 10:00GDP flash estimate qqEuro4 quarter- 0.300.40
12 Feb 11:30FX Reserves, USDIndia05/02/10- -280.95
12 Feb 13:30Retail sales mmUSAJan- 0.30-0.30
12 Feb 14:55U.Mich sentiment prelUSAFeb- 75.074.4
12 Feb 15:00Business Inventories mmUSADec- 0.200.40
12 Feb 16:00EIA weekly crude stocksUSA05/02/10- -2.3
12 Feb 16:00EIA total crude stocksUSA05/02/10- -329.0
 
 

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