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Financial stocks are leading the decline, with shares of Citigroup (down 5 percent), Bank of America (down 5 percent), Wells Fargo (down 3 percent), Goldman Sachs (down 4 percent) and J. When traders see a volatile market — a 5 percent jump one day, a 3 percent drop the next — the price of options rises and the VIX climbs. Today, it has spiked 22 percent to rise above 30, as traders evidently see stock price volatility ahead. The banks caused this depression, Obama gave them free tax payers money & they invested in Wall Street, the stock market showed a phony profit, stocks went up, now the banks are selling & making a killing on the inflated value of their stocks. The GDP numbers sent the market up, tight consumer wallets sent it down, even as Asian markets rallied overnight Eastern Time driven by the rise in the U. No jobs, no decent wages, no pensions, no return on 401Ks, but PLENTY of bonuses for the s o b s on Wall Street and in Greenwich. read more

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With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at Ambassadors ‘ business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now. These bulls include All-Stars SlowThought and TSIF , both of whom are ranked in the top 15% of our community. Make your voice heard on Motley Fool CAPS today. Apollo Group is a Motley Fool Inside Value pick, Johnson & Johnson is a choice of Income Investor , and Ambassadors is a Motley Fool Hidden Gems recommendation. If you believe a comment is abusive or otherwise violates our Fool’s Rules , please report it via the Report this Comment icon found on every comment. Legal Information © 1995 – 2009 The Motley Fool. read more

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NEW YORK — Stocks gave up early gains Monday as a rising dollar stalled a rally in commodities. Oil and other commodities had risen in early trading, pushing up shares of energy and materials companies, but by midmorning those gains were gone as the dollar turned higher against other currencies. Changes in the dollar frequently push commodity prices up or down, since a higher dollar makes oil and other basic materials, which are priced in dollars, more expensive to non-U. The Dow Jones industrial average swung in a 200-point range, surrendering an early advance for a loss of as much as 100 points. Richard Ross, global technical strategist at Auerbach Grayson in New York, said the direction of the dollar as well as volatility continues to drive trading. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 1 percent, Germany’s DAX index and France’s CAC-40 each fell 1. read more

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Wal-Mart ( WMT – news – people ), which said Thursday that its sales will likely grow 4%-6% next year, a significant increase from this year’s anemic growth of 1%-2%. SPDR S&P Retail ( XRT – news – people ) ETF gaining 2. McDonald ’s ( MCD – news – people ). Apple ( AAPL – news – people )’s iPhone, which helped it add to its base of wireless subscribers. PNC Financial Services Group ( PNC – news – people ) saw bad loans decelerate, sending shares up 6. Philip Morris International ( PM – news – people ) had a higher profit than Wall Street expected but sold fewer cigarettes in the third quarter thanks to a weak economy and higher taxes. read more

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NEW YORK — Stocks retreated Friday after cautious forecasts from railroads stirred unease about the economy and a slide in oil hit energy stocks. Investors looked past a sharp rise in home sales and strong profits at key technology companies as traders found little reason to buy into the market after a strong rally on Thursday. Among companies posting earnings, Union Pacific said its profit was off 26 percent, while revenue fell 24 percent. Burlington reported a 30 percent drop in third-quarter earnings, while revenue fell 27 percent. Microsoft’s earnings fell 18 percent largely because it deferred revenue when it let buyers of PC’s over the summer get free upgrades to Windows 7, which the company released this week. read more

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