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Friday, 18 May 2012

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SOURCE: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
07:50 | 18/5/12

Marketwire
The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of Claims of Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. in Connection With the Sale of the Company to Golf Town NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - May 17, ... more»
While you were sleeping: Flight to quality intensifies
07:43 | 18/5/12

Scoop
May 18 (BusinessDesk) - Investors are running for the hills by opting for the relative safety of the fixed-income securities deemed safest as the turmoil in Europe continues, fanning the fire of concern over the risk of a euro break-up. more»
Gold Prices And Miners ETFs Defy Global Sell-Off
07:35 | 18/5/12

Investor's Business Daily
By TRANG HO, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 03:28 PM ET Gold prices rebounded from a five-month low Thursday amid an intensifying global sell-off in stocks and a weakening dollar. more»

Major Indices

Major Currencies

More Forex prices...

07:53	USD	EUR	GBP	JPY	AUD	NZD	CHF
USD		0.7874	0.6328	79.3030	1.0094	1.3080	0.9457
EUR	1.2704		0.8036	100.73	1.2814	1.6608	1.2011
GBP	1.5804	1.2443		125.32	1.5943	2.0650	1.4944
JPY	0.0126	0.0099	0.0080		0.0127	0.0165	0.0119
AUD	0.9913	0.7810	0.6276	78.6555		1.2972	0.9380
NZD	0.7647	0.6020	0.4839	60.6636	0.7719		0.7230
CHF	1.0573	0.8327	0.6690	83.8215	1.0665	1.3827

NZX Top 5 by Value

Market Analysis...

Code	Name	Last	Volume	Change
WBC	Westpac Banking Corp	27.50	298,280	0.64	2.27%
WKSHA	HYBRID	75.50	73,000	1.50	1.95%
TEL	Telecom Corp	2.545	9,766,579	0.010	0.39%
FBU	Fletcher Building	6.320	1,005,264	0.090	1.44%
SKC	Sky City	3.560	2,402,008	0.030	0.84%

Recent News

More news...

As Cubs' Tom Ricketts woos Emanuel, dad to blast Obama
07:31 | 18/5/12

USA TODAY
By Mike Dodd, USA TODAY Warning: we're about to mix politics and baseball, something many fans welcome as much as a three-hour rain delay. more»
Apple (AAPL): Time To Buy On The Big Dip?
07:28 | 18/5/12

ValueWalk
By Matt Rego According to Andy Zaky of Bullish Cross right now may be the best time to buy Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock. Zaky says that his firm, Bullish Cross, only has recommended buying Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) four times before once the price has ... more»
With clue Chips, Bridgeway likes to drive 35
07:16 | 18/5/12

MarketWatch
By Chris Dieterich The Bridgeway Blue Chip 35 Index (MFD:BRLIX) mutual fund creates its own benchmark of stocks constructed to provide a lower-risk and low-fee alternative to core holdings like the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index. more»
Tom Coughlin, Giants close to contract extension
07:13 | 18/5/12

Washington Post (blog)
By Cindy Boren The New York Giants expect to soon have a contract extension in place with Coach Tom Coughlin, who has won two Super Bowls with the team in the last four years. more»
W2O Group Names Tom Pierce Chief Operating Officer
07:13 | 18/5/12

MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- W2O Group, an independent network of complementary marketing, communications, content, analytics, and developmental firms, announced today that it has hired Tom Pierce in the newly created role ... more»
Lithium Demand Will Rise Significantly: Mansur Khan
07:10 | 18/5/12

Business Insider
The Energy Report: EVs don't burn gas, but power must come from some source of fuel, such as nuclear, coal, hydro, gas, solar, geo or wind. more»
Billionaire Julian Robertson's Q1 Stock Picks
07:06 | 18/5/12

Seeking Alpha
By Guan Wang Julian Robertson is a legend in the hedge fund industry. He was the founder of Tiger Management Corp, one of the earliest hedge funds in the world. more»
Facebook set to price initial public offering
07:04 | 18/5/12

3News
Facebook's initial public offering is shaping up to be one of the largest in history. more»
USD Remains Overbought, JPY At Risk As Intervention Threats Resurface
06:59 | 18/5/12

TheStreet.com
By DailyFX 05/17/12 - 02:55 PM EDT By David Song, Currency Analyst Although the Dow Jones-FXCM US Dollar Index (Ticker: USDollar ) remains 0.24 percent lower from the open, we're maintaining our bullish outlook for the greenback as it maintains the ... more»
S&P set to sink for 5th day on data, Europe
06:55 | 18/5/12

Reuters India
By Chuck Mikolajczak | NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks fell on Thursday, with the S&P 500 poised for a fifth straight day of declines as already nervous investors were greeted by a round of weak domestic economic data while the euro zone remained ... more»
Pipeline Reversal from Cushing to Gulf Coast is Complete
06:54 | 18/5/12

24/7 Wall St.
The first US pipeline to carry crude oil from the hub at Cushing, Oklahoma, to the US Gulf Coast will begin to be filled this weekend. more»
Corvus Gold closes $5.5 mln private placement financing
06:53 | 18/5/12

Proactive Investors USA & Canada
Corvus Gold (TSE:KOR) (OTCQX:CORVF) Thursday announced the closing of its non-brokered private placement financing for over $5.5 million, which will fund work at its North Bullfrog project in Nevada. more»
BARCLAYS PLC : Barclays Global Research Head : Greek Euro Exit Likely
06:51 | 18/5/12

4-traders
By Ian Talley Greece is likely to leave the euro zone by the new year after Europe crafts a plan for an orderly exit, Barclays PLC's (BCS) global head of research predicted Thursday. more»
Mining Stocks News: Nemaska Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: NMX) PEA COMMISSIONED FOR ...
06:41 | 18/5/12

InvestorIdeas.com (subscription)
May 17, 2012 (Investorideas.com Mining stocks newswire) Nemaska Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: NMX) has commissioned a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the development of a lithium hydroxide/carbonate complex in the Province of Quebec, where spodumene ... more»
US FERC looks to WECC to take lead in wake of September outage
06:41 | 18/5/12

Platts
US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff expects the Western Electricity Coordinating Council to lead information-sharing among transmission operators in hopes of preventing a repeat of the type of power outage that struck customers from Arizona ... more»

Exchange List

Market Analysis...

Name	Advances	Declines
American Stock Exchange	382	947
Chicago Board of Trade	151	101
Chicago Merchantile Exchange	144	166
Foreign Exchange (Interbank)	374	436
Global Indices	4	32
Hong Kong Stock Exchange	444	335
Kansas City Board of Trade	7	1
London Futures Exchange	45	25
London Stock Exchange	622	1,576
Minneapolis Grain Exchange	4	0
NASDAQ Stock Exchange	744	1,527
New York Board of Trade	36	59
New York Commodity Exchange	1	67
New York Merchantile Exchange	405	244
New York Stock Exchange	870	1,914
New Zealand Stock Exchange	64	79
OTC Bulletin Board	1,019	1,911
Singapore Stock Exchange	166	211
Toronto Stock Exchange	469	741
Vancouver Stock Exchange	289	526
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange	1	3

Global Indices

Code	Last	Change
NZ50	3,522	7	0.20%
COMP	2,874	20	0.68%
DJI	12,599	33	0.26%
SP500	1,307	17	1.32%
DAX	7,079	0	0.00%
FTSE	5,405	32	0.60%
NI225	10,255	237	2.36%
TWI	69.29	0.08	0.12%

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12:51	Rakon Slumps Most in 3 1/2 Years After Loss: Wellington Mover
22:33	Exchange rate forecasters say a return to strength for the Australian dollar ...

Code	Last	Change
EURUSD	1.270	0.003	0.20%
NZDUSD	0.7647	0.0010	0.13%
AUDUSD	0.9913	0.0008	0.08%
NZDAUD	0.7719	0.0005	0.06%


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