Stocks on Wall Street rose after Libya Crisis

Stocks on Wall Street rose on weekend trade after the crisis in Libya subsided, followed by softening oil prices. Although U.S. economic growth data is lower than market expectations.
Dow Jones stock index trade on Friday (02/25/2011) rose 61.95 points (0.51%) to 12130.45 lecel. The Nasdaq index also rose 43.15 points (1.58%) to a level of 2781.05. Then the S & P 500 index also gained 13.78 points (1.06%) to a level of 1319.88.
The investors dare to buy back after seeing the market fall more than two percent during the previous session.

Analysts said, though the news about social and political crisis in the Middle East and North Africa continue, but the news did little to disturb investors. Oil prices are softening the appearance of sentiment will help economic recovery.

Oil prices in London who was close to U.S. $ 120 per barrel and U.S. $ 103 per barrel in New York, closed yesterday respectively U.S. $ 112 and U.S. $ 97 per barrel.

Capital market players also showed that no excessive reaction in the presence of downward revisions about economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2010 from 3.2% to 2.8%.

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Why do Wallstreet ignore the negative data?

Stock indices on Wall Street continue strengthening again. Investors would take advantage of negative economic data to buy stocks featured.
In trading Thursday (17/02/2011), the Dow Jones industrial average (DJIA) closed rose 29.97 points (0.24%) to the level 12318.14. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index also gained 4.11 points (0.31%) to a level of 1340.43 and the Nasdaq rose 6.02 points (0.21%) to a level of 2831.58.
Technology stocks moved higher, with shares of Nvidia Corp. jumped to 9.8% to U.S. $ 25.68, a day after announcing the projected revenue increases thanks to increased sales of the processor.
Semiconductor stock index rose 1.4% was recorded and registered has gone up to 21.3% since early December.
S & P energy index also rose to 0.8% responding to world crude oil price hikes up to 1.7% due to overheating in another state in the Middle East.
In early trading, the shares could move lower after data showed consumer price index increase and a new unemployment benefit claims. But it was not long-lasting slowdown.
People have focused on positive things like the outlook of corporate and financial reporting good season
Investors also do not respond to the negative situation in the Middle East that is related to a warming again the relationship between Iran and Israel. The issue of geopolitics has been abandoned, perhaps premature.

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Thin Samsung Notebook VS Macbook

Samsung launches ultra-thin notebook on Thursday local time, the presence of this laptop is trying to increase its presence in high-end segment of mobile computers is dominated by Apple Inc.
Samsung, emerged as one strong rival to Apple’s strong challenge in the market of smartphones and tablet computers, are now beginning to glance at the notebook market. Apple tried to replicate the success of the iPhone and iPad with its MacBook series.
Samsung launches nine lightweight notebooks that are not claimed narrowly defeated by Apple MacBook Air, introduced in October. Samsung said the new laptop will be rewarded 2.5 million won in Korea and will launch globally next month in America and Europe.
Apple successfully ousted Hewlett-Packard in the last quarter as a maker of portable computers in the world, this result was driven by strong sales despite the iPad tablet. According to DisplaySearch data Apple has sent more than 10 million notebook and tablet computers in the last quarter which they control 17 percent market share, or nearly one million more than the HP, which has 15.6 percent.
Samsung said on Thursday that he wants to be No. 6 player in the global mobile PC market this year from seventh place last year.

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