Financial stocks led a market surge Monday after the government explained in greater detail its plans to take bad credit bets off of banks' hands.

Around 1:45 p.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 278 points, climbing above 7500 as all 30 of its components advanced. Bank of America, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Chase saw double-digit percentage gains. General Electric, Caterpillar and Hewlett-Packard each rose roughly 6%.

The Treasury Department said Monday that a new public-private partnership could purchase $1 trillion in soured assets from banks, which would allow them to renew lending.

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Published: 23 March 2009
Written by Editor
Financial   Research  

www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com, a leading global investor and industry portal for the defense and security sector, within Investorideas.com, presents a sector close-up of defense stocks following another up day in the market in general.

 

Defense stocks trading as of close- March 17, 2009:

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL ) closed up at$ 63.16 +1.87 +3.05%

News- L-3 Selected for U.S. Army STOC II Program

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN ) closed up at $35.39 +0.75 +2.17%. Company announced - U.S. Air Force Accepts First Delivery of Raytheon Miniature Air Launched Decoy.

Published: 17 March 2009
Written by sandihop
Read more: Defense Stocks Sector Close-Up

Stem Cell Stocks up following President Barack Obama announcing plans to lift a ban on related embryonic stem cell federal funding

 

POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta, B.C.–March 9, 2009 www.BiotechIndustryStocks.com, a global investor website for the biotechnology sector within Investorideas.com, updates its current content with an expanded stock directory for the sector, as investors watch gains in stem stocks, following President Obama announcing new policies on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

 

Geron Corporation (NGM:GERN) shares traded as high as $5.24 on the news.

Published: 09 March 2009
Written by sandihop
Read more: Biotechnology Investor Research Available; Directory of Biotech Stocks Including Stem Cell Stocks

BMO Survey Shows Canadians Adapting to Chilly Economy But Not Everyone is Adjusting Their Savings and Investments

The troubling economy is causing Canadians to take action with their personal finances, but there is room for more to be done, according to the BMO Savings Monitor, the first of three national surveys released today by BMO Financial Group.

<< - The survey shows that nearly two-thirds of respondents say they will cut back or are adjusting their everyday spending because of the unstable economy - More than 40 per cent state they plan to change their current investment mix to weather the storm >>

Published: 16 January 2009
Written by Editor
TSX   Financial   Research  
Read more: Bank of Montreal ( BMO )

Batteries/Energy Storage Backup Stocks Listings Featured

POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC –January 14, 2009 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading global investor and industry portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com, has updated its directory of publicly traded stocks in the sector for independent investors. Investor Ideas stock directories are one of several tools for independent investors to complete due diligence and research.   

 Renewableenergysstocks.com was one of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy and the public companies in the sector.

Published: 13 January 2009
Written by sandihop
Read more: Investor Ideas Updates Directory of Renewable Energy Stocks and Green Stocks
  1. Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up; First Solar, Inc. (NasdaqNM: FSLR) up $7.18 (4.62%)
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  3. Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
  4. Bank of Montreal ( BMO )
  5. TMX Group ( X )