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EU Attempts to Create a Cashless Society

Central Banks are Attempting to Outlaw Cash Transactions.

This is the translation of a german article that states the objectives of the EU.

There is a,link at the foot of this article for those who read german and another link to the english translation.

“German cash transactions to be limited by august 2012

“There are several such EU directives. Fasst man sie zusammen, dann wird das Bild klar: Schritt für Schritt wird Bargeld in der EU abgeschafft oder das Bezahlen mit Bargeld sogar verboten. Summarizing them, the picture becomes clear:

step by step is abolished in the EU cash or paying with cash even prohibited”

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Employees Want a Bigger Piece of the Bloomberg Terminal Pie

Bloomberg LP employees are riled that the financial data giant is doling out lower-than-expected pay for 2011 despite a 10.5 percent jump in overall revenue, sources said.

The company, founded by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, said revenue rose $720 million, or 10.5 percent, to $7.59 billion during a tough year for its biggest Wall Street clients, according to an internal memo obtained by The Post.

The company, known for its ubiquitous financial terminals on trading floors, said it fell short of its own internal sales targets, to which employee pay is tied.

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Money Flows, Heat Map, and the S&P A/D Line

Money Flows

ISSUE GAINERS                 SYMBOL   EXCH   LAST PRICE   MONEY FLOW    RATIO 
                                                          (in millions) 
Google                         GOOG    NASD      574.33       +39.3       1.44 
iShrs MSCI Pacific ex-Jpn      EPP     ARCA       43.18       +38.9     116.60 
iShrs Russell Top 200          IWL     ARCA       30.42       +24.8     117.50 
Juniper Networks               JNPR    NYSE       20.60       +14.2       1.42 
General Electric               GE      NYSE       19.04       +13.1       3.16 
Halliburton                    HAL     NYSE       37.51       +12.7       1.37 
Eastman Chem                   EMN     NYSE       51.21       +11.7       1.45 
Johnson & Johnson              JNJ     NYSE       65.73       +10.6       2.31 
Starbucks                      SBUX    NASD       47.34       +10.5       1.43 
Oracle                         ORCL    NASD       28.49       +10.2       2.19 
Mkt Vectors Russia Tr SBI      RSX     ARCA       30.32        +9.9      12.56 
Verizon Communications         VZ      NYSE       37.59        +9.0       1.92 
Pfizer                         PFE     NYSE       21.54        +8.8       2.95 
Cypress Sharpridge Invs        CYS     NYSE       13.40        +8.7       2.33 
United Parcel Service B        UPS     NYSE       76.17        +8.2       2.13 
Frontier Communications        FTR     NASD        4.16        +8.0       1.72 
Doubleline Oppor Credit        DBL     NYSE       25.12        +7.9      38.04 
IDEXX Laboratories             IDXX    NASD       83.15        +7.6       2.93 
F5 Networks                    FFIV    NASD      119.11        +7.6       1.46 
ConocoPhillips                 COP     NYSE       69.01        +7.2       1.57 

ISSUE DECLINERS               SYMBOL   EXCH   LAST PRICE   MONEY FLOW    RATIO 
                                                          (in millions) 
Apple                          AAPL    NASD      446.65       -46.4       0.83 
Chevron                        CVX     NYSE      103.83       -23.9       0.58 
SPDR S&P BRIC 40               BIK     ARCA       24.99       -22.4       0.00 
51job ADS                      JOBS    NASD       45.62       -19.1       0.00 
Caterpillar                    CAT     NYSE      111.94       -19.0       0.62 
Illumina                       ILMN    NASD       52.56       -18.8       0.12 
Cliffs Ntrl Res                CLF     NYSE       72.24       -17.9       0.66 
ExxonMobil                     XOM     NYSE       86.38       -17.5       0.47 
Riverbed Tech                  RVBD    NASD       23.65       -16.8       0.64 
Dunkin' Brands Group           DNKN    NASD       27.63       -16.8       0.02 
Transocean                     RIG     NYSE       48.98       -15.7       0.71 
Baxter Intl                    BAX     NYSE       55.74       -14.7       0.24 
Select Sector SPDR-Util        XLU     ARCA       34.83       -14.6       0.25 
Intel                          INTC    NASD       26.82       -13.6       0.39 
McDonald's                     MCD     NYSE       98.42       -13.3       0.50 
Procter & Gamble               PG      NYSE       64.60       -13.1       0.66 
Cisco Systems                  CSCO    NASD       19.55       -12.8       0.52 
IBM                            IBM     NYSE      191.45       -12.2       0.57 
AT&T                           T       NYSE       29.40       -11.5       0.54 
JC Penney                      JCP     NYSE       40.48       -11.3       0.74

Heat Map

A/D Line 

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52 Week Highs and Lows

NYSE

New Highs 83 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      HIGH                VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Alliance CA Municipal         AKP         15.36                3,253 
AllianceBrnstn IncoFd         ACG         8.28                61,625 
AllianceBrnstn NtlMun         AFB         15.49               21,077 
BlRk Cr Alloc Inco Tr IV      BTZ         12.84               17,536 
BlkRk IncoTr                  BNA         10.51                8,763 
BlackRock Long-Term Muni      BTA         12.28                7,271 
BlkRk Muni Inter Dur          MUI         16.23                8,511 
BlackRockMuni 2020            BKK         16.09                3,405 
BlackRock  Muni Bnd           BIE         16.24                  272 
BlackRock Muni                BBK         16.73                1,594 
BlackRock Mun Inco            BBF         14.99               12,625 
BlackRockMuni Tr              BYM         15.36               19,833 
BlkRk Munienhanced            MEN         11.91               10,043 
BlkRk MuniHldgs II            MUH         16.30                5,534 
BlkRk MuniHldgs               MHD         17.76               10,293 
BlRk MuHldg NY Qlty           MHN         15.46               20,906 
BlkRk MuniYld Inv             MYF         15.67                8,646 
BlkRd MuniYld Michigan II     MYM         15.16               20,455 
BlkRk MuniYld NJ Fd           MYJ         15.80               11,296 
BlRk Muyld NJ Qlty            MJI         15.89                4,273 
BlkRk MuniYld Ins Qlty        MFT         14.72                2,134 
BlkrckNYMuni Qlty             BSE         15.95                2,635 
BlkRk Cr Alloc Tr I           PSW         9.60                 9,115 
Blackrock Strategic Muni      BSD         14.22                4,693 
CompanhiaSBEDP                SBS         65.29               74,370 
Crown Castle Intl             CCI         47.44              322,601 
Cutwater Select Incm Fd       CSI         19.26                3,611 
Delphi Automotive             DLPH        27.36              469,901 
EV National Municipal Opp     EOT         21.61                5,788 
Federated Premier             FMN         15.42                2,293 
First Tr Strat High Fd II     FHY         16.22                8,684 
Franklin Universal            FT          6.90                91,644 
HBFuller                      FUL         28.53               40,273 
Gabelli Utility Tr            GUT         8.40                16,113 
WR Grace                      GRA         53.30              151,451 
Healthspring                  HS          54.95              287,070 
DR Horton                     DHI         14.72            1,745,009 
Invesco CA Qty Tr             IQC         14.42                1,390 
Invesco Mun Incm Opps Tr      OIA         7.05                 2,395 
Invesco Value Mun Secs        IMS         15.44               11,594 
Invesco VnKmCAInc             VCV         13.69                7,361 
Invesco Van Kampen Mun Tr     VKQ         14.73               15,847 
Inv Vn Km Inv Grd             VGM         15.45               27,052 
Inv Vn Km NJ                  VTJ         18.28                3,390 
MFS Intermarket Inc Tr I      CMK         8.48                16,932 
Mangd Durtn InvGr Mun Fd      MZF         15.19                6,323 
Navigant Consulting           NCI         12.87                7,940 
Neenah Paper                  NP          24.51                5,076 
NewMarket Corp                NEU         219.34               8,054 
Nuveen AZ Premium Income      NAZ         14.67                  300 
Nuveen CA Div Fnd             NAC         14.74                7,184 
Nuveen CA Investment          NQC         15.51               14,263 
Nuveen CA Muni Mkt            NCO         15.27                2,246 
Nuveen CA Performance         NCP         15.36                4,103 
Nuveen California Select      NVC         15.81                8,406 
Nuveen Div Fnd                NAD         15.12               31,295 
Nuveen Mich Premium Inc       NMP         14.61                3,327 
Nuveen MI Quality Income      NUM         15.42               55,063 
Nuveen Muni High Income       NMD         12.03               10,082 
Nuveen Muni Value Fund        NUV         10.05               47,570 
Nuveen NJ Investment Qual     NQJ         14.97                7,441 
Nuveen NJ Premium Income      NNJ         15.69                3,668 
Nuveen NY Select Quality      NVN         15.91                9,206 
Nuveen Pa Premium Inc 2       NPY         14.38               17,233 
Nuveen Performance Plus       NPP         15.78               43,080 
Nuveen Prem Inco Muni 2       NPM         15.24               19,890 
Nuveen Prem Inco Muni 4       NPT         13.83               11,993 
Nuveen Quality Income         NQU         15.19               23,826 
JC Penney                     JCP         41.27            4,383,691 
PIMCO NY Fd                   PNF         12.01                1,121 
PimcoNY Fd                    PYN         10.22                1,215 
Putnam Muni Opportunities     PMO         12.53               32,666 
Realty Income                 O           36.67               39,203 
RenaissanceRe Hldgs 6.08%     RNRpC       25.26                3,415 
Six Flags Entertainment       SIX         44.17               22,265 
Solutia                       SOA         27.89           11,914,394 
Stewart Info Svcs             STC         13.86               15,055 
SummitHotelPropInc.9.25%      INNpA       25.58                1,150 
Sun Communities               SUI         40.54               19,368 
Systemax                      SYX         18.26                  800 
Targa Resources               TRGP        42.54               37,822 
Wstrn Asset Infltn Mgmt       IMF         18.00                3,941 
Wstrn Asset Muni Ptnrs Fd     MNP         15.85                4,326 

New Lows 5 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      LOW                 VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Comstock Resources            CRK         12.02              190,580 
Dynegy                        DYN         1.93               129,187 
GMX Res 9.25% Cum pfd B       GMXRp       10.62                6,301 
Inergy LP                     NRGY        19.25            1,273,648 
Solutia WT                    SOA/WS      0.15                83,128

NASDAQ

New Highs 26 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      HIGH                VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
AEP Industries                AEPI        32.49                3,580 
Altisource Ptfl Sol SA        ASPS        54.36               26,278 
Cass Info Systems             CASS        38.44                  720 
Curis                         CRIS        5.18                96,344 
Datawatch Corp                DWCH        7.92                25,679 
eHealth                       EHTH        15.89                3,519 
FARO Techs                    FARO        57.78                3,218 
First California Finl Grp     FCAL        4.50                15,375 
Franklin Financial            FRNK        12.55                  800 
Gilead Sciences               GILD        48.79              714,242 
Golar LNG Partners LP         GMLP        34.64                3,440 
JB Hunt Transport             JBHT        51.90              530,375 
InnerWorkings                 INWK        11.06               10,104 
KLA-Tencor                    KLAC        52.17            1,845,304 
Lincoln Electric Hldgs        LECO        43.01               33,350 
Pharmacyclics                 PCYC        19.04              268,956 
QLogic                        QLGC        19.00              684,535 
RBC Bearings                  ROLL        45.16                2,351 
Retalix                       RTLX        18.00                4,400 
Rockville Fincl               RCKB        11.08                9,913 
Rush Enterprises A            RUSHA       22.50               23,416 
Ryanair Hldgs PLC (ADS)       RYAAY       33.37              211,539 
SeagateTech                   STX         21.00            4,437,024 
Select Comfort                SCSS        25.50               71,976 
Smith & Wesson Hldg           SWHC        5.19                98,659 
Synaptics                     SYNA        35.71              411,155 

New Lows 4 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      LOW                 VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Enterprise Fincl Services     EFSC        11.87                9,174 
Frontier Communications       FTR         3.81            17,011,486 
Mission NewEnergy             MNEL        1.75                22,338 
Uroplasty                     UPI         3.33               179,273

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Most Active Options Trades

-CALLS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
CSCO       2/18/12          19.0000        3852            1.0000      dn 0.2000 
F          2/18/12          13.0000        3411            0.1000      dn 0.2200 
NOV        2/18/12          80.0000        2256            1.0600      up 0.0900 
C          2/18/12          29.0000        2156            2.0500      up 0.0800 
C          2/18/12          28.0000        2140            2.8000      up 0.0300 
BAC        1/19/13          10.0000        2053            0.5000      up 0.0300 
FCX        5/19/12          50.0000        2050            2.6500      up 0.3700 
FCX        5/19/12          43.0000        2023            6.4600      up 0.5100 
FTR        3/17/12           4.0000        1630            0.3500      dn 0.2000 
F          1/19/13          15.0000        1626            0.6600      dn 0.1500 

 -PUTS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
STX        2/18/12          19.0000       13749            0.4700      dn 0.3300 
JNPR       1/19/13          17.5000        1563            2.0100      up 0.2800 
F          1/27/12          12.0000        1307            0.0300      dn 0.0200 
JNPR       2/18/12          21.0000        1211            1.2000      up 0.5100 
F          2/18/12          12.0000        1041            0.2800      up 0.0900 
PFE        1/19/13          17.5000        1009            0.7800      dn 0.0600 
MSFT       7/21/12          27.0000         993            0.9800      up 0.0400 
UAL        3/17/12          20.0000         978            0.5400      dn 0.0200 
TOL        3/17/12          19.0000         900            0.3000      up 0.0000 
AAPL       1/27/12         445.0000         810            0.5300      dn 1.5400 

 -VOLUME- 
   CALLS      PUTS           TOTAL 
  255532     221401         476933
 -CALLS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
CVX        2/18/12         110.0000         265            0.1700      dn 0.4800 
AAPL       1/27/12         450.0000         192            0.1900      dn 0.2400 
GLD        1/27/12         170.0000         181            0.0400      dn 0.0400 
NBR        2/18/12          19.0000         180            0.4300      dn 0.1200 
FSLR       1/27/12          46.0000         150            0.1500      up 0.1300 
PG         4/21/12          67.5000         143            0.3600      dn 0.2300 
PG         2/18/12          67.5000         143            0.1000      dn 0.0800 
F          2/18/12          13.0000         101            0.0600      dn 0.2700 
MOS        1/27/12          57.5000         100            0.0800      up 0.0200 
S          5/19/12           2.0000         100            0.4000      up 0.0200 

 -PUTS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
GLD        2/18/12         160.0000         241            0.5700      dn 0.1700 
F          1/27/12          12.0000         131            0.0900      up 0.0400 
BAC        2/18/12           6.0000         105            0.0400      up 0.0000 
JCP        8/18/12          42.0000         104            5.6500      dn 0.2000 
GLD        1/27/12         168.0000         100            0.4900      dn 0.5600 
FSLR       2/18/12          44.0000          99            3.0500      dn 1.6000 
CVX        1/27/12         105.0000          98            1.0000      up 0.7500 
F          3/17/12          12.0000          84            0.4600      up 0.1700 
GOOG       1/27/12         570.0000          80            0.7000      dn 3.1000 
GLD        2/18/12         168.0000          75            2.8800      dn 0.5200 

 -VOLUME- 
   CALLS      PUTS           TOTAL 
   13836     15706           29542

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FLASH: SOLAR STOCKS ARE RIPPING TO THE UPSIDE

No. Ticker % Change Industry
1 SOL 8.92 Solar
2 DQ 7.35 Solar
3 FSLR 7.13 Solar
4 CSIQ 6.41 Solar
5 LDK 5.81 Solar
6 JASO 5.14 Solar
7 HSOL 4.79 Solar
8 STP 4.32 Solar
9 TSL 4.08 Solar
10 JKS 3.89 Solar
11 SPWR 3.06 Solar
12 WFR 2.81 Solar
13 YGE 2.61 Solar
14 EMKR 2.44 Solar

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