The region's three riverboat casinos have cut back 1 of 8 slot machines since Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati opened in March in the heart of the metro area of more than 2.1 million people, according to Indiana Gaming Commission data.
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Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg about 25 miles west of Cincinnati; Belterra Casino Resort about 50 miles southwest in Florence, Ind.; and Rising Star Casino Resort about 40 miles southwest in Rising Sun, Ind., collectively cut more than 600 slot machines since February and are down to 4,800. Slot machines are down 14.4% since October 2012 when the riverboats had almost 5,700 machines.
Best Construction Companies To Buy Right Now: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA)
Diamonds Trust, Series 1 (the Trust) is a unit investment trust. The Trust was created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase units of beneficial interest in the Trust representing proportionate undivided interests in the portfolio of securities consisting of substantially all of the component common stocks, which comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the DJIA). The Trust�� objective is to provide investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the DJIA.
The Trust's holdings consist of the 30 stocks in the DJIA, which is designed to capture the price performance of 30 United States blue-chip stocks. The Trust ended its fiscal year on October 31, 2007, with a 12-month return of 17.72% on net asset value as compared to the DJIA return of 17.94%. As of October 31, 2007, some of the Trust�� investments included 3M Co., Alcoa, Inc., Altria Group, Inc., American Express Co., American International Group, Inc., AT&T, Inc., Boeing Co., Caterpillar, Inc., Citigroup, Inc. and Coca-Cola Co.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Tom Aspray]
With the recent decline in many of the high-flying biotechnology stocks, the PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQ) is up 3.8%. Those who have been in either the Select Sector SPDR Energy (XLE) or the SPDR Dow Industrials (DIA) are pretty much flat for the year. This illustrates the importance of sector selection, and I have found relative performance to be the best tool. Using this approach to diversify your 401k in different sectors has shown to work quite well. (Learn to Drive Your Own 401k).
- [By The Oxen Group]
Additionally, the positive news from the Bank of Japan to introduce a new monetary policy similar to the Fed's QE helped markets rally Thursday. That news should help balance weakness in employment as well. Therefore, we would look for a hushed move lower on any weakness in NFP and a very positive reaction if NFP surprises and comes close to expectations or beats them. Look for a 20-40 point drop on the Dow Jones (DIA) if NFP comes in lower than 160K. Anything above 180K could lead to a small rise.
- [By Ben Levisohn]
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gained 2.3% in May, while the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) rose 1.2%, and even the beaten-down iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) finished up 0.8% last month. Last but not least, the PowerShares QQQ (QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq 100, rose a whopping 4.5%.
- [By Wallace Witkowski]
Exchange-traded funds following the S&P 500 and the Dow also saw a big jump with the number of shorts in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) �and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) both growing more than 8% over the past two weeks to 29% and 19% of outstanding shares, respectively.
Best Heal Care Companies To Invest In Right Now: Bumi Resources Tbk PT (BUMI)
PT Bumi Resources Tbk is an Indonesia-based company engaged in exploration and exploitation of coal deposits, including coal mining, and oil exploration. It also owns gold, iron, ore, zinc, lead and copper mines thorugh its subsidiaries. The Company and its subsidiaries classify their products and services into four core business segments: coal mining, services, oil and gas, and gold. The coal mining activities comprise exploration and exploitation of coal deposits, including mining and selling coal. The activity of services represents marketing and management services. The activity of gold, oil and gas are still under exploration stage. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Inyoung Hwang]
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) was the biggest drag on the benchmark measure after an executive said some employees may have broken the law in China. Bumi (BUMI) Plc tumbled 8.6 percent after the coal producer at the center of an ownership dispute ended a three-month halt in London trading. Fresnillo Plc and Randgold Resources Ltd. each added at least 3 percent as gold and silver rallied for a third day.
Best Heal Care Companies To Invest In Right Now: Interactive Intelligence Inc.(ININ)
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. provides software application suites for voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) business communications to enterprises in the United States and internationally. The company offers software products and services for contact center, enterprise IP telephony, multichannel contact management, and business process automation. Its solutions include Interactive Intelligence Customer Interaction Center that provides contact centers and enterprises a single platform and a pre-integrated all-in-one application solution for IP telephony, including phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and Web interactions; Interactive Intelligence Customer Interaction Center for the Enterprise, an IP PBX phone and communications system for SIP-supported VoIP for mid-sized and larger enterprises, as well as offers real-time presence management and remote access with unified messaging, IVR and interaction client integrations for Microsoft applications; Interaction Process Automation t hat allows an organization to capture, prioritize, route, escalate, and track each step in a work process; and Interaction Content Management solution. The company also provides professional, managed, education, and support services. Its solutions are used by businesses and organizations that employ remote and mobile workers in teleservices, financial services, insurance, higher education, utilities, healthcare, retail, technology, government, and business services industries. The company distributes its products through partners and direct arrangements with end-user customers. Interactive Intelligence, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By James Oberweis]
Indianapolis-based Interactive Intelligence Group (ININ) develops software for contact center infrastructure and unified communications software.
Across verticals like banking, insurance, government, utilities, and retail, Interactive Intelligence's software helps companies manage their call centers and associated client interactions, irrespective of whether by phone, email, web, or fax. The firm is benefitting from three drivers.
Best Heal Care Companies To Invest In Right Now: Baxter International Inc. (BAX)
Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets products for people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. It operates in three segments: BioScience, Medication Delivery, and Renal. The BioScience segment processes recombinant and plasma-based proteins to treat hemophilia and other bleeding disorders; plasma-based therapies to treat immune deficiencies, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, burns and shock, and other chronic and acute blood-related conditions; products for regenerative medicine, such as biosurgery products; and vaccines. The Medication Delivery segment manufactures intravenous solutions and administration sets; premixed drugs and drug-reconstitution systems; pre-filled vials and syringes for injectable drugs; intravenous nutrition products; infusion pumps; and inhalation anesthetics. It also offers products and services related to pha rmacy compounding, drug formulation, and packaging technologies. The Renal segment provides products to treat end-stage renal disease or irreversible kidney failure. It manufactures solutions and other products for peritoneal dialysis, a home-based therapy; and distributes product for hemodialysis, which is conducted in a hospital or clinic. It markets its products to hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors? offices, clinical and medical research laboratories, and patients at home under physician supervision. The company was founded in 1931 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ben Levisohn]
Baxter International (BAX) has dropped 1.5% to 64.11 after it was cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Resources Connection (RECN) has plunged 8.2% to $12.56 after it reported a profit of 9 cents a share, below forecasts for 11 cents.
- [By Maxx Chatsko]
There is plenty of good news to support the 30% move made by�Baxter (NYSE: BAX ) shares in the past year. The company's dividend has risen 44% in that time frame. Sales, earnings, and cash flow notched record highs in 2012, which enabled the company to make $1.2 billion in capital investments and spend $2.3 billion on dividends and share repurchases. Last year also marked at least five straight years of growing dividend payments and revenue. Not too bad. �
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