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Eagle Eye Opener: Try Profiting Every Day the Sun Rises; Lunch is Not Free but Restaurant Stocks Can Bring You Profits
Investors should take note of today’s midday playoff baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the defending World Champion St. Louis Cardinals that likely will feature a number of players from both teams donning eyewear from Luxottica (LUX), whose brands include Ray Bans, Oakley, LensCrafters and Sunglass Hut.
Eagle Eye Opener: Investors Should Consider Potential of Wal-Mart, Amex Alliance; Trade Tiff Targets Chinese Telecom Companies; Rising Oil Prices Fuel Investor Returns
Investors in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT) and American Express Co (AXP) should be encouraged by a new alliance that the companies formed to offer a prepaid debit card called Bluebird to lower-income shoppers — giving both companies entry into a highly desired new market — and a whole new line of profitability.
Eagle Eye Opener: World Bank Cuts Growth Forecasts for East Asia; Markets in Asia Fall; Internet Game Stocks Slide
The World Bank announced today that it reduced its growth forecasts for developing countries in East Asia to 7.2% for the year (excluding Japan and India) — its lowest growth rate in 11 years and down from 8.3% in 2011 and 7.6% in May. Part of the slowdown is due to manufacturing, which contracted in September from Europe to China as the euro area’s fiscal crisis hurt investor confidence and dimmed global growth prospects.