Blue Index CFD Research Reports, Contracts for difference, CFDS, trade online http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports Copyright Blue Index 2009 http://www.blueindex.co.uk/images/blue-index-logo-small.gif http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports 144 47 US stocks ended a rollercoaster day lower as investors closed down positions ahead of the long holiday weekend. Dow Jones fell 14 to 8,277. Nasdaq shed 3 at 1,692 while the S&P 500 lost 1 at 887. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/dow-continues-lowers http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/dow-continues-lowers Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Shares in credit checking firm Experian have bounced back from above their 50-day moving average at 452p following the latest Morgan Stanley price target hike http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/buy-experian http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/buy-experian Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Korean Missile crisis is the latest event to derail the post March equity rally http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/korean-missile-crisis-uncertainty-ahead-of-the-open http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/korean-missile-crisis-uncertainty-ahead-of-the-open Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Nasdaq gave up 32 at 1,695 while the S&P 500 was 15 lower at 888. The Federal Reserve predicted higher unemployment and a steeper drop in economic activity that in its previous assessments, surprising some economists who had hoped for a more upbeat read from the central bank. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/another-down-day-for-wall-st http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/another-down-day-for-wall-st Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Moodys Triple A rating for the US goes some way to cancelling out S&P's negative rating for the UK http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/moodys-affirms-us-triple-a-rating http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/moodys-affirms-us-triple-a-rating Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 A running portfolio of current long and short recommendations. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/longs-and-shorts/recommendations-portfolio-459 http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/longs-and-shorts/recommendations-portfolio-459 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Bank of America said late Tuesday it has already raised $13.47bn from the sale of 1.25bn shares in less than two weeks. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/early-gains-wiped-out http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/early-gains-wiped-out Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Shares in real estate group British Land have gapped down this morning after the latest results announcement and shock 64% slump in NAV http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/sell-british-land http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/sell-british-land Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Fed Minutes and S&P UK downgrade weighs on the markets pre-open http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/fed-minutes-and-sandp-uk-downgrade-weighs-on-the-markets http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/fed-minutes-and-sandp-uk-downgrade-weighs-on-the-markets Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 The figures beat expectations despite sales being lower. Credit card giant American Express is axing about 4,000 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, to save $800m (£522m) in 2009. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/construction-data-halts-rally http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/construction-data-halts-rally Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 The Dollar's safe haven attractions are ditched in favour of stocks and high risk plays such as Crude Oil, which are better geared to economic recovery http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/fx-and-commodities/dollar-ditched-as-traders-opt-for-high-risk-plays http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/fx-and-commodities/dollar-ditched-as-traders-opt-for-high-risk-plays Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Shares in pubs operator Enterprise Inns are performing strongly after a positive sector update by Credit Suisse. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/buy-enterprise-inns http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/buy-enterprise-inns Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Hewlett Packard number show big ticket items sales have taken a hit http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/hewlett-packard-profits-slump-weighs-on-the-markets-pre-open http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/hewlett-packard-profits-slump-weighs-on-the-markets-pre-open Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 A running portfolio of current long and short recommendations. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/longs-and-shorts/recommendations-portfolio-458 http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/longs-and-shorts/recommendations-portfolio-458 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Dow Jones closed up 235 points at 8,504. Nasdaq added 52 at 1,732, while the S&P 500 added 26 to 909. Banks led the rally as Goldman Sachs upped its earnings estimates and share price target for Bank of America and upgraded the stock from “neutral” to “buy” http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/dow-powers-forward http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/dow-powers-forward Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Shares in Rolls Royce have this morning eased back against a rising market following a broker downgrade. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/sell-rolls-royce http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/sell-rolls-royce Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 A decent housing starts number might just mark the end of any immediate term worries of a return to the bear market http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/traders-await-housing-starts-data http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/traders-await-housing-starts-data Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 The Labor Department said consumer prices in April were flat as predicted. But the core CPI, which excludes energy and food prices, rose 0.3%, a bit more than the 0.1% expected. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/low-key-end-to-week http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/morning-rundown/low-key-end-to-week Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Shares in financial information group Thomson Reuters have bounced higher following the latest broker upgrade. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/buy-thomson-reuters http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/daily-charts/buy-thomson-reuters Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 The focus is back on the US housing market, with two days of data due http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/us-housing-data-could-be-a-setback-for-the-markets http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-reports/us-report/us-housing-data-could-be-a-setback-for-the-markets Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100