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Rail Traffic: 2010 Is Looking a Lot Like 2009

John Lounsbury submits:The AAR (American Association of Railroads) report through February was released yesterday (see here). So far 2010 is starting the same way that 2009 did.The following graphs have been selected from the report.Complete Story »

There's Always a Bull Market Somewhere...

Trader Mark submits:I've been scratching my head and wondering where all the good action is, because most of the stocks / or sectors I am interested in have done next to nothing for 5-6 weeks. In fact, many fashionable sectors in the spring and summer have seen their stocks hit, while the indexes remain up. Which means, there is a bull market somewhere - just not in areas we typically look at. Aside from the large caps mentioned this morning, we have a very curious group of stocks surging since early to mid November: utilities, healthcare, some retail - I can't find any rhyme or reason to these names other than they are relatively safe havens (at least in defense, utilities, and healthcare). Looks like a massive sector rotation has played out ... or it could just be all the "hot groups" (the anti-dollar trade, or more speculative junk stocks) were run up so much even the egregious bulls thought it was time to give them a break. Complete Story »

Increased Railroad Interest Boosts CP Rail Debt Issue

Streetwise Blog submits:
Warren Buffet isn’t the only investor buying into railroads. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) attracted the fixed income crowd on Thursday with a $400 million 30-year bond issue. It was the railway’s first new issue since May 2008, and the underwriting was led by CIBC World Markets and RBC Dominion Securities.Complete Story »

Canadian Pacific Railway Could See Significant Growth Through 2011 - RBC

FP Trading Desk submits: While the recession has certainly beaten up the volumes of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP), it has also provided a much needed opportunity to strip some costs out of its operations as well.As its volumes start to recover in the coming years, there is potential that Canada's No. 2 railway could to see some significant earnings growth through 2011, according to Walter Spracklin, RBC Capital Markets analyst, who has become considerably more bullish on the stock after a recent investors trip.Complete Story »

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