Russian Equities Advance as Country Mulls Debt Issues

Bloomberg, Russia is looking to settle its trade debt this year. Bloomberg, quoting a Finance Ministry official. With plans for the first bond issue since the 1998 Ruble Crisis, the government is looking to settle its obligations.Bloomberg, "The market would welcome some sovereign debt" if the pricing is right. However others stressed the importance of clearing up current obligations. Stefan de Brabanter, a sovereign debt officer at the Belgian Export Credit Agency, hopes Russia will "end this never-ending story" before attempting to begin a new borrowing program, according to the report.As Russia unwinds its trade debt, and attempts its first bond issue in over a decade, equity investors will be tracking the Russia Stocks and ADRs Index. The government's stability has been a major issue for investors of Russian ADRs, and the success of a bond issue could signify just how much faith investors have in the country's economy.Over the last month the Russia Stocks and ADRs Index has outperformed the S&P 500 by 16%. Steel giant Mechel (NYSE: MTL - News) was the top performer, up by 63% for the period. Meanwhile, tech firms Vimpel-Communications (NYSE: ...
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Your First Move For Monday October 19th

Here’s our Fast Money Final Trade. Our gang gives you tomorrow’s best trades, right now.Tim Seymour suggests long Rostelecom  [ROS  Loading...      ()   ]. “To play consolidation in the sector this is your vehicle.”Joe Terranova recommends long Apple ...
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Rostelecom, iPCS: Biggest Price Gainers (ROS, IPCS)

By MARKET DATA STAFF Rostelecom ADS topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Gainers among common stocks on the New York Stock Exchange at midday on Monday. See the full list . iPCS Inc. topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Gainers among common stocks on the Nasdaq Stock Market. See the full list . Go to Markets Data Center (WSJMarkets.com) for complete coverage. ...
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A Jump On The Dump: 3 Stock Primed for a Pullback

The DJIA moved above the 200-day and 50-day Simple Moving Averages in mid July 2009 and has never looked back. Price came down and tested the 50-day Average at the start of October but it acted as support sending the DJIA ever higher. The Dow is now near 1400 points above the critical 200-day Simple Moving Average and over 200 points above the 50-day Average. Government infused support combined with less worse than expected earnings have fueled stocks past even the most optimistic analysts' expectations. Looking at the DJIA chart during the Great Depression era, one sees a similar retracement of price prior to a dramatic correction. Does this mean that we are setting up for a mirror image correction? I am aware of several money managers who are betting that this will be the case, however no one really knows for sure. It may happen in a similar fashion or the market may keep pushing toward all time highs. One thing is for certain though, markets never go straight up. There are always ebbs and flows as the bulls and bears fight for ultimate supremacy across all time frames. It is the very nature of the market to move in this manner.Regardless of what happens in the macro market sense, there are always stocks that are over extended in the short term. These stocks make for good short term short candidates for the savvy trader. How does one go about locating these shares ready to flame out? Our Stock PowerRatings have proven to be an excellent tool for finding companies on the verge of a short term pullback or worse. These stocks can be shorted for downside profits or the same methodology can be applied to your portfolio to take profits from your long holdings. Our Stock PowerRatings are a simple tool to locate these stocks that are temporally ready to pull back over the short term. The Stock PowerRatings are based on extensive, statisti...
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H1 2009 Rostelecom Earnings Release (IFRS) - Time Not Supplied

Earnings Announcements for Thursday, November 5CompanySymbolTimeConferenceCall21st Century HoldingTCHC2:00 pm ET3I INFRASTRUCTURE3IN.LBefore Market OpenAbiomed, Inc.ABMDBefore Market OpenListenABOVENET INCABVTAfter Market CloseListenAbraxis BioScience, Inc.ABIIBefore Market OpenListenAccelrys Inc.ACCLAfter Market CloseListenACI Worldwide, Inc.ACIWBefore Market OpenACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR CO LTDACTSAfter Market CloseActive Biotech ABACTI.STTime Not SuppliedActivision Blizzard, Inc.ATVIAfter Market CloseAdecco SAAHEXF.PK01:00 am ETAinsworth Lumber Company Ltd.ANS.TOAfter Market CloseAir MethodsAIRMAfter Market CloseAker ASAAKERTime Not SuppliedALAMOS GOLD INCAGI.TOBefore Market OpenAlaska Communications Systems GroupALSKAfter Market CloseAlexandria Real Estate...
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H1 2009 Rostelecom Earnings Release (IFRS) - 05:30 am ET

Earnings Announcements for Monday, November 9CompanySymbolTimeConferenceCall4Kids EntertainmentKDEBefore Market OpenAbatixABIX.PKAfter Market CloseAbraxas PetroleumAXASAfter Market CloseListenACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INCACADAfter Market CloseADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOG INCABATAfter Market CloseAdvanced PhotonixAPIAfter Market CloseListenAdvanta CorporationADVNATime Not SuppliedAdvocatAVCAAfter Market CloseListenAlbany Molecular ResearchAMRIBefore Market OpenAlesco Financial Inc.AFNAfter Market CloseAlexza Pharmaceuticals Inc.ALXAAfter Market CloseListenAlliance One International, Inc.AOIAfter Market CloseAllianz SEAZSEY.PK01:30 am ETListenALLION HEALTHCARE INCALLITime Not SuppliedALPHATEC HOLDINGS INCATECTime Not SuppliedAmerican CareSource Holdings, Inc.ANCIAfter Market CloseA...
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H1 2009 Rostelecom Earnings Call scheduled for 9:30 am ET today

Call DetailsH1 2009 Rostelecom Earnings Conference Call (IFRS)Mon, Nov 9, 2009, 9:30 am EasternAbout Rostelecom (NYSE:ROS)OAO Rostelecom, together with its subsidiaries, provides domestic and international long-distance telecommunications services to the government, businesses, and individuals in the Russian Federation. It provides switching and transmission infrastructure that connects the Russian domestic telecommunications trunk network with foreign networks and, in coordination with foreign telecommunications operators, facilitate the transmission of telecommunications traffic in the Russian Federation; and domestic long distance traffic. The company also offers voice traffic interconnection and transmission, signaling traffic transit interconnection and transmission, integrated services digital network traffic transmission, connection to its synchronization network, telegraph traffic transmission, local telephone, backbone Internet access, Internet protocol traffic interconnection and transmission, virtual private network, data center, domestic long-distance and international rent of channels, videoconferencing, audio conferencing, and intelligent network services. It offers its services through ground and submarine cables, digital radio-relay lines, and satellites. The company has international fiber optic links (FOLs) accessing Finland, Denmark, Turkey, Italy, Bulgaria, Japan, Korea, China, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus. As of December 31, 2008, its digital network comprised 49,987 kilometers, including 35,291 kilometers of FOLs and 14,696 kilometers of digital radio-relay lines. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Moscow, the Russian Federation. OAO Rostelecom is a subsidiary of OAO Svyazinvest.More Info:Quote |...
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