bull market and bear market, 2011-04-06

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Greenberg: SEC Goes After Chinese Reverse Mergers The SEC hasn’t formally announced a widespread investigation of Chinese reverse mergers, but Commissioner Luis Aguilar suggested as much in a speech Monday in Washington. ..... Greenberg: Activist Stock Investor Losing Patience with CVS Look for Relational Investors, one of the largest shareholders  of National Semiconductor, to possibly get more aggressive with its stake in CVS Caremark...... Greenberg: Activist Stock Investor Losing Patience with CVS Look for Relational Investors, one of the largest shareholders of National Semiconductor, to possibly get more aggressive with its stake in CVS Caremark. ..... Greenberg: Ouch! Bad Timing for National Semi Investor Whitworth; Sold Just Before Deal Proof that even smart guys can get the timing wrong: Relational Investors is known for its savvy activism and finding companies that are undervalued and possibly takeover meat. At the time of National..... Gabelli: Mergers Are Back—and I'm Buying the Targets The merger train has left the station, and it’s going to go run for another one to three years, Mario Gabelli, chairman and chief investment officer of GAMCO Investors, told CNBC Tuesday...... Greenberg: Is the Silver More Valuable in a Silver Closed-End Fund or a Silver ETF? An increasingly hot topic in some circles as silver prices soar: Whether the Sprott Physical Silver Trust, a silver closed-end fund better known as the PSLV, should be worth more – bar for bar – t..... 'Great' Short and Long-Term Opportunities in the Market: Pro Joe Heider, principal of Rehmann Financial, points to ""Near record corporate earnings, record cash on the cash balance of corporations, low-borrowing costs, favorable tax treatment""—among other fa..... Buy Google While Sentiment Is 'Very Negative'? Sentiment is hard on Google stock right now, but with well-known companies, that’s typically when investors should buy, said Jason Helfstein, executive director and senior analyst at Oppenheimer &am..... Large vs. Small-Cap Picks—Buy These Now: Strategists Quality, great visibility, good returns and phenomenal cash flow are things that investors look for when investing in large-cap consumer staples, said John Faucher, senior analyst at JPMorgan. ..... S&P History Points to Great Year for Stocks: Strategist The market just posted the best results in more than a decade. Could the good times possibly continue? In a word, yes—say those who look at history as a guide......

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.....     Staying In Wait And See Mode As the title implies I am not eager to trade the markets aggressively here. I am still in 'wait and see' mode and I patiently wait for trades with superior odds in order to take action. Otherwise I .....