The major U.S. equity indices closed mixed Monday, as the Census Bureau released data on the retail sector. The Census Bureau reported that net sales and profits have edged higher for major retailers year-over-year; sales increased 5.5% from the year-ago period and profits received a 7.5% boost year-over-year. However, the report pointed out that though 80,000 jobs were added to the retail sector this year, hiring in the sector only rose by 0.6%. In corporate news, eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) will acquire Germany's largest e-commerce shopping club, brands4friends, for $200 million in a bid to boost its European presence. The deal is slated to close during Q1 2011. Best Buy Co. (NYSE:BBY) is offering a MiFi bundle for the holidays with the purchase of a data plan until January 2nd. Taking a look at where the markets closed, The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed 0.12% lower at 11,478.13, the S&P500 (INX) closed 0.25% higher at 1,247.08, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) closed 0.25% higher at 2,649.56.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Gold to Buckaroo in the New Year - CNBC Chartist Analysis
CNBC chartist gives his opinion on where gold is going.I got the impression he was saying short term volatility to the downside and then a breakout. Gold has been buggering around doing not a lot for a while now. I think it'll do something decisive in the next month or two and I can't see a reason to sell it yet
He is as good as the average meteorologist, 50% chance of partly sunny on Monday then 50% chance of partly cloudy on Tuesday, followed by a 50% chance of rain on Wednesday.
He is as good as the average meteorologist, 50% chance of partly sunny on Monday then 50% chance of partly cloudy on Tuesday, followed by a 50% chance of rain on Wednesday.
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