The Market Direction…

Here is a list of selected readings that I think will add value to our readers’ knowledge base.

Reading List for Nov-06-2009

Investment Ideas & Strategies
Friday - Is the Dollar Going UUP? (Related Securities: UUP)
Nomura, Barclays Lure Bankers as Rivals Cut Jobs, Cap Bonuses (Related Securities: BCS, NMR)
India’s Sensex May Fall 10% on Profit, Principal Says (Related Securities: IFN)
Turkey Gets $1.2 Billion From Three Power Grid Sales (Related Securities: TUR, TKF)

Healthcare
The Future of Medical Technology (Related Securities: DELL, IBM, HPQ)

Technology
Applied Materials picks up Advent Solar assets (Related Securities: AMAT)
Amdocs Rallies, Fills SDP Hole (Related Securities: DOX)

Real Estate*
$8,000 homebuyers tax credit extended (Related Securities: XHB, ITB)

Regulatory Issues
Senator Seeks to Break Up Banks ‘Too Big to Fail’ (Related Securities: XLF)
Reed Says ‘I’m Sorry’ for Role in Creating Citigroup (Related Securities: XLF)
Wall St’s unlikely saviours - community banks (Related Securities: XLF)
Chinese Demand Drives Growth For Water Equipment Makers (Related Securities: DGW)

Bonds
Moody’s Sees Debt Sales at Crisis Levels for Decade (Related Securities: N/A)
A Detailed Look At Goldman’s CDS Holdings And How CDS Trading Has Become The Squid’s Multi-Billion Cash Cow (Related Securities: N/A)

Economy
US Employment: Skills and Policy Issues—Beyond Stimulus (Related Securities: N/A)
October Jobless Rate Tops 10% (Related Securities: N/A)
How to fill the gaps left by dollar decline (Related Securities: N/A)
The Dark Side of the Productivity Surge (Related Securities: N/A)
September 2009 Consumer Credit Report Shows Sharp Contraction (Related Securities: N/A)
German Factory Orders Increase, Lifted by Exports (Related Securities: EWG)

Commodities, Futures, & Forex
Obama’s Big Power Play (Related Securities: N/A)
Copper Inventories in Shanghai Expand to Biggest in Five Years (Related Securities: JJC)
Iraq Signs Contract to Develop Oil Field (Related Securities: N/A)
EIA (Oct-06-2009): Short‐Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook (Related Securities: USO, UNG, UGA)

Geopolitics
A-Power’s Texas Windfarm Doesn’t Involve U.S. Funds (Related Securities: N/A)

Getting Serious or Just Kidding…
Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back
Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk
Shanghai Farmers Lose Fields as Disney Builds Magic Kingdom

*Disclosures: Hillbent does not provide individualized market advice. The information we publish regards companies in which we believe our readers may be interested and our reports reflect our sincere opinions. Nevertheless, they are not intended to be personalized recommendations to buy, hold, or sell securities. Investments in the securities markets, and especially in options, are speculative and involve substantial risk. Each individual investor should determine their respective appropriate level of risk. It is recommended that you seek personal advice from your professional investment advisor and conduct further independent due diligence research before acting on information published in any of our reports. Most of our information is derived directly from information published by the companies on which we report and/or from other sources we deem to be reliable, without our independent verification.

Therefore, we cannot assure the completeness or accuracy of information contained within these reports and we do not in any way warrant or guarantee the success of any action which you take in reliance on our statements.

Hillbent.com, Inc. or its affiliates may own positions in the equities mentioned in our reports. We do not receive any compensation from any of the companies covered in our reports.

Due to a busy schedule, I have not been able to share my daily reading with readers on a regular basis. As the old adage goes, If first you do not succeed, then try and try again.

It is in this spirit that I bring back the Investor’s Library reading list. Below is a list of articles and reports that I found most useful for clues on the market direction.

Reading List for Nov-05-2009

Investment Ideas & Strategies
-Zack’s Equity Research: Oil & Gas Industry OUtlook (Related Securities: SNP, CAM)

-Winners and Losers in Financial Crisis Emerging in Europe (Related Securities: SNP, CAM)

Healthcare

N/A

Technology
-Nvidia sees Q4 revenue above Street estimates (Related Securities: NVDA)

-Cisco Systems Conference Call for Qtr Ending 10/24/2009 (Related Securities: CSCO)

Real Estate
-Fannie Mae asks for $15 billion in US aid after posting $19.8 billion third-quarter loss (Related Securities: N/A)

Regulatory Issues
-Feds: 14 charged in widening $53M Wall Street insider trading case (Related Securities: N/A)

-Wall Street bonuses likely to bounce back sharply in 2009 as markets recover, new study shows (Related Securities: N/A)

Bonds
-ECB takes first step towards exit, more due in Dec (Related Securities: N/A)

-A Detailed Look At Goldman’s CDS Holdings And How CDS Trading Has Become The Squid’s Multi-Billion Cash Cow (Related Securities: N/A)

Economy
-Congress extends jobless benefits up to 20 weeks, reaching record levels (Related Securities: N/A)

-The wildly optimistic view of Treasury’s handling of the crisis (Related Securities: N/A)

-Productivity surges, job growth should follow (Related Securities: N/A)

-Global manufacturing (Related Securities: N/A)

Commodities, Futures, & Forex

-Tudor Pickering Holt forecasts dramatic rise in gas prices (Related Securities: XLE, OIH)

Geopolitics

-Captured Iranian arms ship tip of the iceberg of vast weapons sealift to Hizballah (Related Securities: N/A)

Getting Serious or Just Kidding…
-Medical marijuana shops abound in California
-Goldman, Fed, Citi Getting Preferential Allotments of H1N1 Vaccine

*Disclosures: Hillbent does not provide individualized market advice. The information we publish regards companies in which we believe our readers may be interested and our reports reflect our sincere opinions. Nevertheless, they are not intended to be personalized recommendations to buy, hold, or sell securities. Investments in the securities markets, and especially in options, are speculative and involve substantial risk. Each individual investor should determine their respective appropriate level of risk. It is recommended that you seek personal advice from your professional investment advisor and conduct further independent due diligence research before acting on information published in any of our reports. Most of our information is derived directly from information published by the companies on which we report and/or from other sources we deem to be reliable, without our independent verification.

Therefore, we cannot assure the completeness or accuracy of information contained within these reports and we do not in any way warrant or guarantee the success of any action which you take in reliance on our statements.

Hillbent.com, Inc. or its affiliates may own positions in the equities mentioned in our reports. We do not receive any compensation from any of the companies covered in our reports.

I acknowledge that there has been a laspe in the periodic publication of Hillbent’s reading list. Back by popular demand is the latest update on insightful news articles and reports from the internet. Happy Reading…

Reading List for Octboer-19-2009

Investment Ideas & Strategies

Australia Well Placed to Benefit From Asia, RBA Says (Related Securities: EWA, FXA)

 

Healthcare
CEOs Tally Health-Bill Score (Related Securities: HUM, MHS, WLP)

 

Technology

Gartner: Tech spending will rebound in 2010 (Related Securities: XLK)

Apple gets big boost from Mac and iPhone sales (Related Securities: AAPL)

TI profit, revenue beat Wall St forecasts (Related Securities: TXN)

 

Real Estate
Homebuilder Confidence in U.S. Unexpectedly Decreases (Related Securities: XHB, ITB)

 

Regulatory Issues
The Goldman Bonuses: I’m Shocked, Shocked (Related Securities: GS)

U.S. Said to Target Wave of Insider-Trading Networks (Related Securities: N/A)

 

Bonds
Bank of Korea Says Rate Increases Can Be More Than ‘Baby Step’ (Related Securities: N/A)

Pimco looks to Asian bonds (Related Securities: N/A)

Yield Hogs Out-Stampede Stock Bulls (Related Securities: N/A)

 

Economy

Higher jobless rates could be new normal (Related Securities: UUP)

 

Commodities, Futures, & Forex

China May Stumble in Race With Rivals for African Oil (Related Securities: XLE, OIH)

Won Crushes Yen as Dollar Substitute in Asian Rally (Related Securities: FXY)

Japanese Yen Relinquishes its Top Safe Haven Status to the Dollar (Related Securities: FXY)

 

Geopolitics
Russia’s unsustainable energy model (Related Securities: RSX)

 

Getting Serious or Just Kidding…
Feds issue new medical marijuana policy

German police investigate kebab sauce after attack

*Disclosures: Hillbent does not provide individualized market advice. The information we publish regards companies in which we believe our readers may be interested and our reports reflect our sincere opinions. Nevertheless, they are not intended to be personalized recommendations to buy, hold, or sell securities. Investments in the securities markets, and especially in options, are speculative and involve substantial risk. Each individual investor should determine their respective appropriate level of risk. It is recommended that you seek personal advice from your professional investment advisor and conduct further independent due diligence research before acting on information published in any of our reports. Most of our information is derived directly from information published by the companies on which we report and/or from other sources we deem to be reliable, without our independent verification.

Therefore, we cannot assure the completeness or accuracy of information contained within these reports and we do not in any way warrant or guarantee the success of any action which you take in reliance on our statements.

Hillbent.com, Inc. or its affiliates may own positions in the equities mentioned in our reports. We do not receive any compensation from any of the companies covered in our reports.

The following are news articles and reports from my daily internet readings that I think will be practical and insightful for Hillbent’s readers. Enjoy…

Reading List for September-29-2009

Investment Ideas & Strategies
Vietnam’s 9-month GDP up 4.59 pct yr/yr-govt (Related Securities: VNM)

Return of the Old Ways of Thinking Threatens Recovery (Related Securities: N/A)

Russell Survey: Managers Press Pause (Related Securities: SPY)

Healthcare
Why Would We Let Them Rig the Game? (Related Securities: N/A)

Technology

iPhone accessories can prompt automatic App Store downloads (Related Securities: AAPL)

Inventories Set on a Glide Path to Equilibrium in Q3 2009 (Related Securities: SMH)

Real Estate
Home prices in Case-Shiller index up for 3rd straight month (Related Securities: UNM, XHB, ITB, WIRE, LOW, HD)

Regulatory Issues
FDIC: bank failures to cost deposit fund $100 billion, seeks prepayment of $45 billion in fees (Related Securities: RKH)

Fed moves ahead on Congress’ plan to better protect Americans from credit card abuses (Related Securities: N/A)

Bonds
Pimco’s Gross Buys Treasuries Amid Deflation Concern (Related Securities: TLT, MBB)

Moody’s, McGraw-Hill Rally After Piper Says Debt Sales Rebound (Related Securities: MCO, MHP)

Economy

Vietnam’s 9-month GDP up 4.59 pct yr/yr-govt (Related Securities: VNM)

U.S. consumer woes overshadow housing cheer (Related Securities: XLY)

Survey shows US CEOs see sales growing, but many still cutting jobs, holding off on spending (Related Securities: N/A)

Commodities, Futures, & Forex
Report: China moves in on Nigeria oil reserves (Related Securities: CEO)

Japan finmin hints at intervention to limit yen damage (Related Securities: FXY; UUP)

Carbon Trading May Dwarf That of Crude Oil (Related Securities: GRN)

Weather gloom sends tea and sugar high (Related Securities: SGG)

Natural Gas Feint Means Prices Poised to Plummet 19% (Related Securities: UNG)

Geopolitics
After the Crisis? (Related Securities: N/A)

Getting Serious or Just Kidding…
N/A

*Disclosures: Hillbent does not provide individualized market advice. The information we publish regards companies in which we believe our readers may be interested and our reports reflect our sincere opinions. Nevertheless, they are not intended to be personalized recommendations to buy, hold, or sell securities. Investments in the securities markets, and especially in options, are speculative and involve substantial risk. Each individual investor should determine their respective appropriate level of risk. It is recommended that you seek personal advice from your professional investment advisor and conduct further independent due diligence research before acting on information published in any of our reports. Most of our information is derived directly from information published by the companies on which we report and/or from other sources we deem to be reliable, without our independent verification.

Therefore, we cannot assure the completeness or accuracy of information contained within these reports and we do not in any way warrant or guarantee the success of any action which you take in reliance on our statements.

Hillbent.com, Inc. or its affiliates may own positions in the equities mentioned in our reports. We do not receive any compensation from any of the companies covered in our reports.

Here is Thursday’s list of selected reading topics. Happy reading…

Reading List for September-17-2009

Investment Ideas & Strategies

China Fire & Security Group (CFSG): Zacks Rank Buy (Related Securities: CFSG)

Citi Upgrades Nucor (NUE) to Buy (Related Securities: NUE)

Goldman Sachs Added Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) to its Conviction Buy List (Related Securities: SPR)

Bancolumbia SA (CIB): Zacks Rank Buy (Related Securities: CIB)

Bad News for World Acceptance Corp.: The State-by-State Loophole Business is Now Going Out of Business (Related Securities: WRLD)

Healthcare

N/A

Technology

Oracle Falls After Database Revenue Misses Estimates (Related Securities: ORCL)

Real Estate

N/A

Regulatory Issues

Alan Grayson - AUDIT The FED (HR 1207) (Related Securities: N/A)

SEC Meeting on Flash-Order Ban, Rules for Credit-Rating Firms (Related Securities: N/A)

Bonds

N/A

Economy

The Lehman Anniversary: What’s different? What’s still the same? (Related Securities: N/A)

Housing, jobless data point to a fragile recovery (Related Securities: N/A)

Philly Fed Survey for Septemer 2009 (pdf) (Related Securities: N/A)

Late in, first out: Brazil is the first Latin American country to emerge from recession (Related Securities: EWZ)

Household Net Worth in U.S. Increases by $2 Trillion (Related Securities: N/A)

FedEx Overseas Demand Has Smallest Decline in a Year (Related Securities: FDX)

Commodities, Futures, & Forex

China may ban export of gold, silver (Related Securities: GLD, SLV)

Central banks set to be net gold buyers (Related Securities: GLD)

Brazil proposes banning sugarcane in Amazon (Related Securities: SGG)

Zacks Outlook for Coal Industry (Related Securities: KOL)

Geopolitics

Brazil proposes banning sugarcane in Amazon (Related Securities: N/A)

Rising Debt May Cause Sun to Set on U.S. Economy: Chart of Day (Related Securities: N/A)

Getting Serious or Just Kidding…

Following Trash and Recyclables on Their Journey

*Disclosures: Hillbent does not provide individualized market advice. The information we publish regards companies in which we believe our readers may be interested and our reports reflect our sincere opinions. Nevertheless, they are not intended to be personalized recommendations to buy, hold, or sell securities. Investments in the securities markets, and especially in options, are speculative and involve substantial risk. Each individual investor should determine their respective appropriate level of risk. It is recommended that you seek personal advice from your professional investment advisor and conduct further independent due diligence research before acting on information published in any of our reports. Most of our information is derived directly from information published by the companies on which we report and/or from other sources we deem to be reliable, without our independent verification.

Therefore, we cannot assure the completeness or accuracy of information contained within these reports and we do not in any way warrant or guarantee the success of any action which you take in reliance on our statements.

Hillbent.com, Inc. or its affiliates may own positions in the equities mentioned in our reports. We do not receive any compensation from any of the companies covered in our reports.