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U.S. sells 3-year debt at lowest yield ever
Marketwatch ^ | 8.9.11 | Deborah Levine

Posted on 08/09/2011 10:44:36 AM PDT by Free Vulcan

The Treasury Department sold $32 billion in 3-year notes Tuesday at a yield of 0.5%, the lowest yield ever for the maturity. Bidders offered to buy 3.29 times the amount of debt sold...

(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: auction; debt; securities; treasury
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To: Why So Serious
Intel stock price is still higher than it was in April. It hasn't suffered like many others because business is strong.

Price may still go down with the overall market which is why I wouldn't pull the trigger quite yet, but they are sitting on over $30 B in cash.

This company will weather the storm.

21 posted on 08/09/2011 11:11:40 AM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: KarlInOhio
The downgrade just said publicly what everyone already knew.

The market has spoken and is shrugging off the downgrade and lack of debt deal.

22 posted on 08/09/2011 11:17:11 AM PDT by cicero2k
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To: InterceptPoint

I’m wondering if investors look upon the S&P downgrade of the U.S. government as a symbolic breath of fresh air. If U.S. government securities are rated at AA+, then what does this say about those allegedly AAA-rated countries like Germany and France whose currency is dragged down by anchors like Spain, Italy and Greece?


23 posted on 08/09/2011 11:22:58 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
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To: Why So Serious

Some P/E as of this moring:

Proctor & Gamble: 15
Kraft Foods: 19
Weyerhouser: 5.9
Microsoft: 9.2
Raytheon: 7.4
Ford: 6.1
Wal*Mart: 10.9

The implied ROI:

Proctor & Gamble 6.7%
Kraft Foods 5.3%
Weyerhouser 16.9%
Microsoft 10.9%
Raytheon 13.5%
Ford 16.4%
Wal*Mart 9.2%

It I had invested a dollar in gold on December 31, 1983, today it would be worth $4.25. The same dollar in my 401k would worth $8.17 without the company match. In a savings account at 5% it would be worth $3.84. If I had invested it in residential real estate locally, it would be worth about $2.98. I am ignoring taxes in all cases. However, only in a 401k, can I avoid taxes.


24 posted on 08/09/2011 12:34:46 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing its idiot)
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To: faucetman

Still up, I see.

I’ve had posts deleted that were MUCH less obviously profane.

Puzzling.


25 posted on 08/09/2011 12:39:18 PM PDT by EyeGuy (2012: When the Levee Breaks)
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To: Why So Serious

Where are u getting 4.6% in stocks?

Try CENEX. A preferred stock with no common stock.


26 posted on 08/09/2011 12:51:39 PM PDT by chainsaw (I'd hate to be a democrat running against Sarah Palin.)
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To: EyeGuy
Yeah, I knew I was being bad - it's just so much fun to say!

Sorry Mr. Moderator!

27 posted on 08/09/2011 3:17:10 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Thanks to the Change there is no Hope!)
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To: InterceptPoint

There will be one thing or another to cause a flight to “quality” as long a Barry is president. I have been noticing the same thing as you for over a year.


28 posted on 08/09/2011 3:22:39 PM PDT by jdsteel (I like the way the words "Palin for President" make progressives apoplectic.)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

Oh, I wasn’t advocating your post’s deletion, I was just puzzled.

I enjoyed it and saved it!


29 posted on 08/09/2011 5:05:35 PM PDT by EyeGuy (2012: When the Levee Breaks)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

What if you invested in December 1973, 1993, 2003 ... I guess it depends on when you get in. i was looking at a ten year investment due to the fact that most often we use a 10 year look at performance


30 posted on 08/10/2011 7:36:33 AM PDT by Why So Serious (There is no cure for stupidity!!!)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Just to pick a different date .. Decemebr 31, 1971.
If you put $1 into Gold it is worth $50, and if you put $1 into stocks it is worth $12 [without your company match, I guess!]


31 posted on 08/10/2011 7:59:50 AM PDT by Why So Serious (There is no cure for stupidity!!!)
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