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Can anyone tell me the best source for basic S&P 500 averages info, such as growth rates for 2009 and 2010 estimates?
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Does Wall Street take a siesta every day from 10:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.? Literally sitting in a 10-point range in the Dow for the last two hours.
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Here is my portfolio. I'm just trying to duck the storm here. What do you think? Caterpillar(CAT Quote), GMX Resources(GMXR Quote), Ritchie Bros.(RBA Quote), Key Energy(KEG Quote), Sinobiopharma(SNBP Quote) and Sprint(S Quote).
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So who's going to lead the fight to eradicate the super-leveraged ETFs (such as U.S. Natural Gas(UNG Quote)) that some are saying are causing massive if not rampant speculation in the energy markets and causing unjust increases in vital energy prices?
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Where can I find a chart for last two years for crude prices?
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When is the next quarterly earnings announcement for Biogen Idec(BIIB Quote)?
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Check out the massive surge in Cliffs Natural(CLF Quote). Was it huge short-covering spike or did someone buy a huge chunk?
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