Stock Picks and News for 2010-10-27

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Northern Trust Calls Jump on Rumors Northern Trust saw upside option activity yesterday after the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported that the asset management and banking firm might be a takeover target. ..... Best Auto Stocks to Buy Now: Analysts What's the state of the auto industry and should investors be looking to auto stocks? Investing in the auto sector was the topic Tuesday on CNBC for David Silver, equity research analyst at Wall Stree..... Three Potential Consequences of ‘Currency War’ Fears of a ""currency war,"" in which countries devalue their currencies to gain a trade advantage, dominated headlines last week ahead of the weekend meetings in South Korea of the finance ministers ..... New ETFs to Feed Metals Frenzy The metals industry continues to be a wildly attractive region of the market for ETF sponsors. Gold, silver and other precious metals, in particular, are drawing huge crowds as investors seek out ways..... Should You Invest Like the 'New' Warren Buffett? Investor Warren Buffett has hired a relatively unknown hedge fund manager, Todd Combs, to help oversee Berkshire Hathaway’s overall portfolio. It's come as a a surprise to many. Combs is a 39-year-o..... Where to Invest Right Now: Fund Exec The fact that companies are issuing more positive guidance is a sign that companies are increasingly confident about the economy, Paul Hickey, co-founder of Bespoke Investment Group, told CNBC Monday...... 5 Dividend Picks Ahead of Rising Interest Rates: Strategist Stocks advanced Monday as the dollar slid in the wake of a weekend meeting of finance ministers of the Group of 20 nations. How should investors be positioned? Dan Genter, president, CEO and CIO of RN..... Bank Stock Malaise Will Continue Throw your valuation formulas out the window - the next quarter will likely continue the bumpy ride for big bank stocks...... Netflix, eBay, Amazon: Are They a Buy? Internet stocks fared well in the third quarter, and the fourth-quarter is poised to be strong for the three major players. ..... S&P, Nasdaq Hit 'Golden Cross' Here's another bright sign for the stock markets: both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 hit a golden cross this week for the first time in four years. .....

Chart of the Day : KBLB Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. Successfully Creates Mutant Spider-Moths With Gene Splicing Technology LANSING, MI, Sep 13, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.....     HUI Gold Bugs Index Fighting With Resistance Area Here's an update of my thoughts on the monthly HUI versus the price of Gold comparison chart. The divergence is still obvious when you look at the chart. The big cap gold miners are still not breaking..... Uranium Renaissance Stocks Displaying Incredible Buying Pressure The more I watch how the Uranium stocks trade during the day the more I am starting to think this could indeed be the start of something really big. My reasoning is as follows: Before I entered DNN / ..... Weekend Reading Time to introduce a new feature on my website. In the past so many great traders have linked to my website. Now the time has come to give back. On weekends I will share some of the stuff I enjoyed rea..... Fake Breakout Moves Often Occur On Low Volume Going through my public list I noticed the recent up-move in ANDE : Andersons wasn't confirmed by volume. As stated in my chart annotations, this increases the odds for a false breakout to the upside......