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Today’s 52 Week Highs and Lows

NYSE

New Highs 124 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      HIGH                VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Ace Ltd                       ACE         77.19              314,353 
AT&T                          T           32.75            6,836,475 
Acadia Realty Trust           AKR         23.26               50,763 
Advance Auto Parts            AAP         92.62              183,853 
Airgas Inc                    ARG         91.19               48,133 
Alamo Grp                     ALG         33.43                5,601 
Allergan                      AGN         97.09              200,767 
Alliance Data Sys             ADS         130.43             120,969 
Allied World                  AWH         72.01               30,039 
Amdocs                        DOX         32.32               76,977 
Amer Eagle Outfitters         AEO         18.41              529,914 
American Express              AXP         60.30            1,978,002 
Amer Fincl Grp                AFG         39.51               50,968 
Amer Intl Grp Inc. Wt         AIG/WS      12.64               22,761 
Amer Intl Group               AIG         34.00            3,121,119 
American Tower REIT           AMT         65.00              286,945 
Aspen insurance               AHL         29.18               53,514 
Atlas Energy                  ATLS        39.08               40,101 
AutoZone                      AZO         397.87             145,168 
Avalonbay Communities         AVB         146.18              97,917 
BB&T Corp                     BBT         32.67              784,999 
Bally Technologies            BYI         49.32              189,326 
Blyth                         BTH         89.13               39,298 
Brookfield Infrastructure     BIP         32.21               42,254 
Brown & Brown                 BRO         27.24              407,822 
Brown Forman A                BF/A        85.45                  225 
Brown Forman B                BF/B        87.26               33,733 
Brunswick                     BC          27.35              502,107 
CBS Corp A                    CBS/A       34.97                  900 
CBS Corp B                    CBS         34.45            3,502,509 
CF Ind Hldgs                  CF          196.81             534,629 
CMS Energy Corp               CMS         22.95              358,722 
CVR Energy                    CVI         30.35              444,656 
Calpine                       CPN         18.72            1,522,954 
Canadian Natl Railway         CNI         85.60              205,983 
CapLease Pfd. Series B        LSEpB       24.95               14,200 
Cleco Corp                    CNL         40.66               63,793 
Coca-Cola                     KO          76.95            4,051,660 
Colonial Properties Tr        CLP         22.74               61,036 
DTE Energy                    DTE         56.65              220,207 
Dick's Sporting Goods         DKS         50.98              295,971 
Dillard's                     DDS         64.99               99,058 
Eastman Chem                  EMN         55.53            1,256,542 
Ecolab Inc                    ECL         63.58              249,096 
Enbridge Inc                  ENB         41.36              160,076 
Equity One                    EQY         20.95               41,085 
Estee Lauder                  EL          65.60              317,098 
Everest Re                    RE          100.30             144,478 
Extra Space Storage           EXR         30.41              371,977 
F M C Corp                    FMC         111.97             145,017 
Fidelity Ntl Financial        FNF         19.49              364,895 
Fst Niagara Finl Pfd B        FNFGpB      28.38                  541 
First Pfd Cap Tr IV Secs      FBSpA       19.29                8,490 
FirstEnergy                   FE          47.12              301,528 
GNC Holdings A                GNC         41.20              356,378 
Gap Inc                       GPS         28.55            1,370,335 
General Growth Prop           GGP         17.97              856,371 
Genesco Inc                   GCO         77.68               56,286 
WR Grace                      GRA         59.81              216,666 
Grupo Aero Sureste ads        ASR         79.13                9,528 
InterCont Hotels Grp          IHG         24.10               57,948 
Kansas City Southern          KSU         79.17              304,316 
Kenexa                        KNXA        33.58               96,121 
Kraft Foods                   KFT         39.53            2,477,006 
Limited Brands                LTD         50.69              586,057 
Lumber Liquidators Hldgs      LL          28.47              376,877 
M/I Homes                     MHO         14.05               97,856 
Marsh & McLennan              MMC         33.47              463,392 
Mastercard                    MA          462.34             371,467 
McCormick & Co                MKC         55.92               98,841 
McCormick & Co Vtg            MKC/V       55.61                  509 
Meritage Homes                MTH         29.38              181,361 
Midstates Petroleum           MPO         16.15               65,867 
Movado Group                  MOV         29.14              260,847 
NV Engy                       NVE         16.73              319,533 
NVR Inc                       NVR         793.72               8,007 
PNC Fincl Svcs                PNC         67.47              809,165 
PPG Industries                PPG         105.94             194,473 
Par Pharma                    PRX         42.24               40,891 
PennyMac Mortgage Inv Tr      PMT         20.09               53,308 
Pfizer                        PFE         23.30            8,136,473 
Post Properties               PPS         49.10              200,775 
Praxair                       PX          116.12             297,786 
Primerica                     PRI         26.68               13,806 
Public Storage                PSA         143.49              76,320 
PulteGroup                    PHM         9.90             3,659,500 
Raytheon                      RTN         54.69              748,430 
Regis Corp                    RGS         18.91              179,806 
Rentech Nitrogen Ptrs LP.     RNF         29.91              291,802 
Roper Indus                   ROP         102.72             150,772 
Ryland Group                  RYL         22.25              777,787 
Sally Beauty Hldgs            SBH         26.71              207,638 
SandRidge Miss Tr II          SDR         23.18              214,534 
Sara Lee Corp                 SLE         22.11              683,436 
Scana Corp                    SCG         46.15               71,144 
Schiff Nutrition Intl         WNI         16.22               13,071 
Simon Property Group          SPG         155.25             418,131 
AO Smith                      AOS         48.67              117,419 
SolarWinds                    SWI         47.42              566,537 
Solutia                       SOA         28.48              266,272 
Sovran Self Storage           SSS         52.54               43,770 
Standard Pacific              SPF         5.09               934,979 
Standex Intl                  SXI         44.02                8,473 
Sunoco Inc                    SUN         40.80              203,745 
TAL Intl Grp                  TAL         41.19              123,121 
TJX Cos                       TJX         42.06              723,949 
Taubman Ctrs                  TCO         80.69              181,395 
Teekay LNG Ptnrs un           TGP         41.67              191,595 
Telekom Indonesia             TLK         37.00              230,445 
Telus Corp                    TU          58.85               21,060 
Teradata Cp                   TDC         70.99              233,638 
Thai Fund Inc                 TTF         16.50               28,880 
3D Sys                        DDD         29.47              200,935 
Tim Hortons                   THI         57.48               69,984 
Toll Brothers                 TOL         25.39              811,317 
Total Sys Svcs                TSS         23.85              257,768 
TransDigm Group               TDG         126.96             145,770 
VF Corp                       VFC         155.00             450,238 
VISA  (Cl A)                  V           124.21             733,188 
Weis Markets                  WMK         44.98                7,026 
Wesco International           WCC         67.89               48,947 
Williams Cos                  WMB         34.12              853,225 
Wisconsin Energy              WEC         36.55              282,044 
Wyndham Worldwide             WYN         50.58              647,841 

New Lows 6 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      LOW                 VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Accretive Health              AH          9.46             2,411,934 
Artio Global Invs Inc         ART         3.59                47,574 
Chesapeake Energy             CHK         16.78           17,946,781 
Chesapeake Engy 4.5% pfd.     CHKpD       70.28               56,405 
Pampa Energia ADS             PAM         6.51                 9,700 
Xerium Tech                   XRM         4.71                22,432

NASDAQ

New Highs 79 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      HIGH                VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Abaxis                        ABAX        33.60              141,834 
Access National               ANCX        13.56               10,160 
Actuate                       BIRT        7.09                36,401 
Advisory Board                ABCO        90.98               59,674 
Amgen                         AMGN        71.39              985,006 
Ardea Biosciences             RDEA        31.89              345,948 
Ariba                         ARBA        39.84            1,226,906 
Aware                         AWRE        6.54               370,108 
BSB Bancorp                   BLMT        12.46                6,200 
Biogen Idec                   BIIB        131.94             337,873 
Black Diamond                 BDE         10.09               18,608 
CarolinaBk                    CLBH        4.60                   717 
Cerner                        CERN        79.82            1,139,733 
Chart Industries              GTLS        79.29              165,105 
Cirrus Logic                  CRUS        27.92            1,604,516 
Citizens Republic Bancorp     CRBC        17.10              647,767 
Colonial Finl Svcs            COBK        13.40                  200 
Cray                          CRAY        10.85            1,772,466 
Cynosure  (Cl A)              CYNO        20.95                7,381 
Dentsply Intl                 XRAY        41.18              129,806 
Discovery Comm C              DISCK       49.79               61,267 
Discovery Comm A              DISCA       54.07              173,262 
Dollar Tree                   DLTR        100.75             187,494 
eHealth                       EHTH        17.75              104,115 
Epoch Hldg                    EPHC        27.59                9,895 
Expedia                       EXPE        43.00           11,317,647 
FEI Co                        FEIC        50.31               75,764 
Fidelity Southern             LION        8.48                 5,010 
Grifols ADS                   GRFS        9.57             1,001,965 
HSN Inc                       HSNI        39.29              131,369 
Harleysville Group            HGIC        59.96               18,983 
Heartland Fincl USA           HTLF        18.44                2,461 
Hercules Tech Growth Cap      HTGC        11.52               64,617 
Heska                         HSKA        12.50               23,438 
Hibbett Sports                HIBB        59.37               30,529 
ICU Medical                   ICUI        52.36               15,512 
Incyte                        INCY        22.25              959,548 
Independent Bank Michigan     IBCP        3.64                64,717 
Infinity Pharmaceuticals      INFI        13.25               17,735 
iShrNasdaqBiotch              IBB         125.52             226,835 
Jacksonville Bancorp          JXSB        16.13                  100 
Jazz Pharm Inc                JAZZ        54.50            2,074,281 
LKQ                           LKQX        33.85              331,692 
Lincoln Electric Hldgs        LECO        49.34               51,676 
Liquidity Services            LQDT        54.89               80,585 
M B T Fincl                   MBTF        2.79                55,793 
MHI Hospitality               MDH         3.50                 3,292 
MWI Veterinary Supply         MWIV        94.25                6,661 
Madison Square Garden         MSG         35.97               32,996 
Maxim Intgrtd Prod            MXIM        29.35            1,372,154 
Mayflower Bancorp             MFLR        9.41                 3,671 
Medtox Scientific             MTOX        20.78                6,714 
Methanex                      MEOH        34.60              133,650 
Monarch Fincl Hldgs           MNRK        10.25                4,125 
Monster Beverage              MNST        65.94              163,133 
Myriad Genetics               MYGN        26.46              153,048 
Nathan's Famous               NATH        25.99                5,900 
O'Reilly Automotive           ORLY        106.00             549,867 
OSI Systems                   OSIS        66.71               30,550 
Oritani Fincl                 ORIT        15.08               22,265 
Pacific Mercantile Bncp       PMBC        6.00                 2,500 
Peapack Gladstone             PGC         15.77                2,650 
Points International          PCOM        12.82               19,186 
Progenics Pharmaceuticals     PGNX        10.97               16,636 
Ross Stores                   ROST        61.92              255,150 
SBA Comm                      SBAC        53.79              287,259 
Saia                          SAIA        18.45              208,480 
Spirit Airlines               SAVE        23.82               80,852 
StealthGas                    GASS        6.50                 3,710 
Sucampo Pharm (Cl A)          SCMP        8.50                16,644 
Susquehanna Bancshares        SUSQ        10.38            1,062,935 
Synergy Pharms Wt             SGYPW       2.90                 1,590 
Texas Cap Bancshares Wt       TCBIW       24.49                  500 
Trustmark                     TRMK        26.04              112,997 
UMB Fincl                     UMBF        49.20               57,699 
Universal Forest Products     UFPI        37.75               16,171 
VCA Antech                    WOOF        26.00              916,010 
Verisk Analytics Inc          VRSK        49.66              120,194 
VIVUS                         VVUS        25.23            1,760,361 

New Lows 21 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      LOW                 VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Allscripts Hlthcr Solns       MDRX        8.99            25,439,358 
Anthera Pharmaceuticals       ANTH        1.50               143,960 
Brightpoint                   CELL        6.07               685,859 
CafePress                     PRSS        16.51                7,577 
Carbonite                     CARB        7.79                69,990 
Deckers Outdoor               DECK        51.24            7,447,143 
Digi Intl                     DGII        8.97               963,350 
Dynamics Research             DRCO        7.30                14,240 
Education Management          EDMC        11.80               53,138 
EnerNOC                       ENOC        5.90                35,503 
Euroseas                      ESEA        1.81                26,855 
First Solar                   FSLR        17.81            1,413,395 
InterDigital                  IDCC        26.83              716,218 
InterMune                     ITMN        9.66             4,486,721 
Marshall Edwards              MSHL        0.56                76,429 
Maxwell Techs                 MXWL        9.47             2,234,002 
NII Hldgs                     NIHD        13.75            1,956,992 
Perfumania Holdings           PERF        8.31                12,948 
Proofpoint                    PFPT        13.03               50,331 
Skywest                       SKYW        8.62                80,870 
TeleComm Systems  (Cl A)      TSYS        2.05             1,252,640

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Jim O’Neil Opines on the Best Long Term Equity Strategies

“Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, is the economist behind the BRIC acronym.

Business Insider spoke with O’Neill about the BRICs, which he considers to be the “dominant structural theme of our generation.”

This may be no surprise coming from O’Neill.  However, he shared with us some mind-boggling statistics that made the current issues facing the eurozone seem trivial….”

Full article / Interview

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State of the Union: On Employment

Granted the financial sector is a tough place to work these days, but you would think that this person would have no problem getting back on the horse or at least scoring something other than $SBUX….

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El-Erian Says Low Traction in the Economy Should Result in More Stimulus

“Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Mohamed El-Erian said the U.S. economy is having difficulty gaining traction after a government report showed U.S growth expanded less-than-forecast in the first quarter.

The Federal Reserve is likely to provided additional assistance if the U.S. economy weakens further, though there is “no immediate need” to do so, El-Erian, the chief executive officer of the world’s largest manager of bond funds, said during an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop” with Betty Liu…”

Full article / interview

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Dodd Frank Bill Causes Vampire Squids to Feed Upon the Poor

Big banks are up to their old tricks….and we the tax payer, unfortunately, helped it to happen by giving money without demands or stipulations. It reminds me of no bid contracts and the wild west mentality of the Iraq & Afghan wars.

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Investors Hit the Bid on U.S. Equities Picking Up Bond Funds and Foreign Equities

“(MoneyWatch) In both up markets and down, investors continue to pull money from U.S. stock mutual funds and plow into foreign stocks and bond funds, new data show.

Total money flows to all long-term mutual funds recently jumped to $6.5 billion, but foreign stock and bond funds flourished at the expense of U.S. stock mutual funds, which continue to see cash fly out the door…”

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El-Erian: ‘liquidity injections or austerity measures won’t rid the world of its economic ills’

“Short-sighted reforms like central-bank liquidity injections or austerity measures won’t rid the world of its economic ills and are actually endangering global economic recovery, says Mohamed El-Erian, CEO at Pimco, which runs the world’s largest bond fund.

More sweeping global economic overhaul is needed that includes greater input from emerging-market countries if developed countries want to see better days.

Otherwise, unpleasant surprises will continue, such as the U.K.’s return to recession or disappointing manufacturing data in the U.S….”

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Jim Rogers Still Expects Inflation and is Staying With Commodity Bets

“International investor Jim Rogers thinks a wave of inflation is coming to the United States. As a result, he staying with his investment of choice – commodities.

The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is impotent, Rogers says.

“[Fed Chairman Ben] Bernanke and the Fed have zero credibility,” he tells Marketwatch. “Bernanke has never been right about anything.”

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For Every $2.52 Spent We Receive $1 in GDP

Source

Presented without much commentary, because little is necessary: the only ratio that matters for the US economy, the change in US public debt ($359.1 billion) and US GDP ($142.4) in the first quarter, hit 2.52x and rising.

It takes $2.52 in new debt to increase $1 of GDP.

Source: Debt to the PennyCommerce Dept

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REALLY: Senate probe finds little evidence of effective “torture”

“(Reuters) – A nearly three-year-long investigation by Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats is expected to find there is little evidence the harsh “enhanced interrogation techniques” the CIA used on high-value prisoners produced counter-terrorism breakthroughs.

People familiar with the inquiry said committee investigators, who have been poring over records from the administration of President George W. Bush, believe they do not substantiate claims by some Bush supporters that the harsh interrogations led to counter-terrorism coups….”

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Surprise: Bidding War Home Buyers Resurface

“A new development is catching home buyers off guard as the spring sales season gets under way: Bidding wars are back.

From California to Florida, many buyers are increasingly competing for the same house. Unlike the bidding wars that typified the go-go years and largely reflected surging sales, today’s are a result of supply shortages….”

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