Large Cap Stocks Winners and Losers

67 WALL STREET, New York - November 16, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has recently published its TWST Large Cap Growth Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 38 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The Wall Street Transcript Online. Topics covered: Recovering Economy -- Domestic and Global Recovery -- Increasing Dividend -- Relative Opportunity & Opportunity Cost -- Downside Protection -- Bullish on Growth -- Valuations -- Effects of Healthcare Reform -- Development of New Products -- Innovation -- Growing Earnings -- Acquisitions -- Technologies -- Quality Control -- Equity Research Capabilities -- Sustainability and Predictability of Earnings Growth -- Source of Earnings -- Canadian Banking -- Dividend Cuts -- Discretionary Stocks -- High Volatility -- Concentrated Portfolios -- Undervalued Stocks -- Demand for Steel -- Increasing Production -- Growth -- Coal Mining Operations -- Surge in Consumer Spending -- Increase in Viewership -- Unit Volume -- Foreign Income -- Tax Rate Companies include: Abbott (ABT); Amazon (AMZN); Amgen (AMGN); Apple  (AAPL); AutoZone (AZO); BHP Billiton (BHP); Bank of Montreal (BMO); Baxter (BAX); Broadcom (BRCM); CVS Caremark (CVS); Cameron International (CAM); Changyou (CYOU); China Telecom (CHA); China Unicom (CHU); Colgate-Palmolive (CL); ConocoPhillips (COP); Dell (DELL); Discovery Communications (DISCA); Emerson Electric (EMR); Express Scr...
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[$$] Diamond Miners Band Together

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CF Industries: What to Do When the Fertilizer Hits the Fan

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Financial Shares Lead Declines

By ROSALIND MATHIESON AND WEI-ZHE TAN IN SINGAPORE AND PHANI KUMAR IN HONG KONG Most Asian share markets ended slightly lower Tuesday, despite a strong performance on Wall Street, as financial stocks lost ground and fatigue set in after recent gains. Concern that Japanese banks's efforts to raise capital could dilute the holdings of existing shareholders pulled Japanese banks lower, while Chinese financial stocks dragged on the Hong Kong market. The continuing decline in the U.S. dollar and resultant strength in Asian currencies hurt exporters' stocks. "Most exporters may underperform the market," said Yukio Takahashi, a market analyst at Mizuho Securities in Tokyo. But "as long as U.S. interest rates remain at current low levels, liquidity and dollar selling will continue to support commodity markets." Japan's Nikkei Stock Average of 225 companies finished 0.6% lower at 9729.93, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.5%, South Korea's Kospi lost 0.4%, New Zealand's NZX 50 declined 1.3% and Taiwan's Taiex closed 0.8% lower. Singapore's Straits Times Index dropped 0.7% and India's Sensex ended 0.1% higher. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index touched the psychologically important 23000-point level in the session's opening minutes, but proved unable to break through, closing 0.1% lower. China's Shanghai Composite edged 0.2% higher. In Tokyo, shares of Mizuho Financial Group gave up 1.2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shed 0.7% and Shinsei Bank lost 2.6%,...
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Fast Retailing Leads Nikkei Up

By COLIN NG SINGAPORE -- Asian share markets were mixed Wednesday, with markets in Japan reversing an early rise amid weakness in real estate and financial stocks. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.5% while China's Shanghai Composite was 0.3% higher and Taiwan's main index was up 0.3%. Japan's Nikkei-225 share average was down 0.6%, South Korea's Kospi Composite was 0.8% higher while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.4% and New Zealand's NZX-50 slipped 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 13 points higher in screen trade. The Nikkei erased an early rise as equity financing concerns weighed on real estate and financial stocks after Tokyo Tatemono said it issue new shares. Tokyo Tatemono was down 19% with Mitsubishi Estate down 4.8% and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group down 2.3%. "The market just doesn't have enough participants to regain any momentum," said Takero Inaizumi, head of equities at Mizuho Investors Securities. Inaizumi said uncertainty over additional economic stimulus plans had traders worrying about the economic outlook. "Without additional economic boost plans from the government, Japanese stocks will continue to lag the markets of other major developed countries, let alone those of more attractive newly emerging markets." The Hong Kong market was being supported by China Mobile, with that single stock making up roughly one-third of the Hang Seng index's points gain. China Mobile rose 3.8% as it played catch up after its recent underperformance. More broadly, Taifook Securities said that there appears to be increased confident that the Hong Kong market would move higher. "Funds inflow to the local market may prevail as interest in IPOs revives, with news that prominent hedge funds are keen on the H-share offering of China Minsheng Banking." In Taiwan, solar energy stocks were rallying on hopes that an ...
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