http://www.2oversold.com Stocks Worth A Look Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:32:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of U.S. banks considered troubled jumped to more than 700 last quarter even as the industry squeezed out a small profit in a recovering economy. And bank lending last year posted the steepest drop since World War II. The snapshot for October-December 2009 issued Tuesday by the ... http://www.2oversold.com/more-banks-on-trouble-list NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks buckled Thursday under the growing belief that the global economy is weaker than many investors expected and likely to stop companies from hiring. The Dow Jones industrials briefly traded below 10,000 for the first time in three months. A flood of bad news, including rising debt ... http://www.2oversold.com/dow-falls-268-points-breaks-below-10000 The markets are holding to the plus side in early trading on this 1st day of Feb 2010 on news that personal spending was up: Personal incomes rose more than expected in December and consumer spending increased for the third straight month, helping the economy slowly recover from the worst recession ... http://www.2oversold.com/dow-starts-feb-in-green The DOW appears to be heading to 11,000 so everyone must be sure the economy is back on track and all is right in the economic world. Well maybe everyone but me. I do realize that news about company layoffs appear to have abated and seems to have put some ... http://www.2oversold.com/is-the-economy-back-on-track 2oversold has followed the markets both up and down and we continue to find what we believe are value plays in all sectors of the markets. Several of the sectors we blogged about 1 year ago continue to show strength as the markets continue to rise. We continue to believe ... http://www.2oversold.com/movecom-nasdaq-move WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates at a record low this week, aiming to induce consumers and businesses to borrow and spend and bolster the economic recovery. The big question is whether Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues will give hints about when they will ... http://www.2oversold.com/fed-expected-to-leave-rates-unchanged Many seasoned investors are asking the question, "Where is the year end sell off?" . And to be honest I can't say. I fully expected the markets to close the year with the DOW around the 9000 level and then struggle throughout 2010 until we get a better read on ... http://www.2oversold.com/where-is-the-year-end-sell-off Black Friday kicks off today and the futures are not indicating a good start to the trading session. How much of this is in anticipation of weak retail sales remains to be seen. U.S. stock index futures pointed to a sharp drop when Wall Street reopens on Friday for half a ... http://www.2oversold.com/stock-futures-signal-sharp-drop-on-dubai-jitters The DOW was down on Tuesday but manged to close above 10,000 . Today there appears to be some early selling pressure but the bulls have continue to defy any reason to push the markets higher. Stock futures pointed to a lower opening Wednesday on Wall Street as third-quarter earnings reports ... http://www.2oversold.com/dow-10000 Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. job losses unexpectedly accelerated last month and the unemployment rate reached the highest level since 1983, signaling any recovery in consumer spending and economic growth will be slow to develop. The Labor Department figures prompted President Barack Obama to say he’s working to “explore any and ... http://www.2oversold.com/sept-unemployement-accelerated-beyond-expectations