Filed under: Major Movement , Competitive Strategy , Barrick Gold (ABX) , Commodities , Federal Reserve Back in the late 1970s, the Hunt brothers from Texas tried to corner the silver market . That drove prices to $48 an ounce. Now, 31 years later, silver is shooting higher again. The March silver futures contract closed at $32.296 per ounce , up 72 cents. Since gold is expensive, investors are turning to silver to hedge against inflation. Many fear that the Federal Reserve will not be able to control the spike in commodity prices. The Fed is buying $600 billion of treasuries and keeping interest rates near zero. Continue reading Silver Near a 31-Year High Silver Near a 31-Year High originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
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TD Ameritrade (AMTD) Joins GE (GE), Coke (KO), McDonalds (MCD), Visa (V), AT&T (T) As USOC Sponsor
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:AMTD) has reportedly signed on to be a sponsor for the U.S. Olympic Committee, the first in the online broker segment to do so.They will join others like Acer, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Visa (NYSE:V), Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD), AT&T (NYSE:T), Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), Atos Origin, BMW Group NA, BP (NYSE:BP), General Electric (NYSE:GE), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Procter
General Electric (NYSE:GE) Secures 30-year Repair, Overhaul Deal with HAL in India
General Electric Co.’s (NYSE:GE) GE Aviation announced they’ve signed a 30-year deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to overhaul and repair aircraft systems for the Hawk MK132, an advanced jet trainer for the Indian Air Force.GE Aviation will “develop, supply and commission” test equipment under the terms of the licensing agreement. They’ll also provide training and technical data for
General Electric Upgraded to “Buy” at Argus Research on Strong Industrial Business (GE)
Multinational conglomerate General Electric Company ( GE ) on Friday caught a big upgrade from analysts at Argus Research. The firm said it boosted its rating on GE from “Hold” to “Buy” with a $26 price target. That target implies a 28% upside to the stock’s Thursday closing price of $20.28. An Argus analyst noted that GE’s strengthening industrial business is driving growth within the company. General Electric shares rose 12 cents, or +0.6%, in premarket trading Friday. The Bottom Line We have been recommending shares of General Electric ( GE ) since July 23, 2010, when the stock was trading at $15.21. The company has a 2.76% dividend yield, based on last night’s closing stock price of $20.28. General Electric Company ( GE ) is a “Recommended” dividend stock, holding a Dividend.com DARS™ Rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars. Be sure to visit our complete recommended list of the Best Dividend Stocks , as well as a detailed explanation of our ratings system here .
Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSA) Wins FCC Approval to Acquire NBC Universal (NYSE:GE)
Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq:CMCSA) announced today they’ve cleared one more hurdle in their quest to acquire majority interest in NBC Universal from General Electric (NYSE:GE). Two unidentified agency officials said the FCC voted 4-1 for the deal to be allowed to go forward. The deal still has to be cleared with the Justice Department in order to win final approval to go ahead. Along with the NBC