Worries about Dubai wipe out early gains

U.S. stocks were flat last week as speculation that Dubai will default on its debt unnerved investors, overshadowing an improvement in American jobless claims and home sales and negating gains early in the week.

Morgan Stanley lost 5 percent, Bank of America fell 3.9 percent and Goldman Sachs Group dropped 3.4 percent. Financial institutions had the biggest drop among 10 industries in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index as Dubai World, the state-controlled company with $59 billion of liabilities, said it is seeking to delay debt payments.

Among S&P 500 companies, 273 declined and 224 rose for the week. The S&P 500-stock index added less than 0.1 percent, finishing the week at 1091.49 after climbing to a 13-month high on Nov. 25. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 8.24 points, or 0.1 percent, to 10,309.92. The Nasdaq composite index declined 0.4 percent, to 2138.44.

"Investors are selling into a vacuum," said Jeffrey D. Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, Fla. "The collateral damage that will take place from the Dubai fallout is unknown. You're not going to know until the pros get back next week."

The S&P 500 index fell as much as 2.4 percent on Nov. 27. Dubai may owe more than the $80 billion to $90 billion in liabilities assumed by investors, UBS analysts said. The emirate, which borrowed $80 billion in a four-year construction boom to transform its economy into a regional tourism and financial hub, suffered the world's steepest property slump in the worst global recession since World War II.

The U.S. Treasury will auction $30 billion of three-month bills and $31 billion of six-month bills on Monday. One-month bills will be sold the next day.

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Milton Financials: Big tech vendors optimistic about a better year end.

As the earnings season for the tech sector begins and with some big names such as Intel Corp and Micro Devices Inc. having recently cut their sales outlook, many investors are optimistic for the final months of 2010 believing that with the bad news out of the way sales for the last part of the year will improve as consumers warily spend on holiday shopping. Experts believe that a hefty section of this spend will go toward smartphones and tablets such as the Apple iPad.

"Budgets are tighter now. People have less money to spend so they're going to spend it more carefully, where they think they get the best bang for the buck. And for a lot of them it's portable electronics," one analyst known to Milton Financials said. Companies who have less exposure to the burgeoning wireless device market are not expected to do as well. With encouraging signs of the U.S. consumer returning to shopping, large retailers are predicting their best Christmas in four years despite the high unemployment figures.

The global tablet market has seen unprecedented growth since the April launch of Apple Inc’s iPad, Milton financials research shows, with many competitors, including Dell Inc and Samsung Electronics having recently launched competing devices in the past few months. Milton Financials is a dedicated, independent broker providing the market insight and investment advice that corporate, institutional and private clients trust.

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Economists are concerned about the weak dollar

I am sure you are aware of the recent United States dollar weakness, but just what does it mean for you? If you are planning a trip abroad, think again. Your dollar buys less of the euro and other major currencies, and perhaps it might be worth considering a holiday in the United States.  Now it will see a positive effect on the flow of business at home, and it's certainly not a bad thing.

You can ask just why the dollar is so weak. Since the middle of March decreased by more than 10%, and it is no coincidence that the time, the Federal Government announced its plan for aggressive spending to fight the recession was March 18.  The plan includes measures to stimulate the economy, such as buying up hundreds of millions of dollars of government bonds in order to create a more low mortgage rates. This would contribute to the weakening of the United States dollar as traders sought alternative investments where returns more.

The weak currency will also affect business, as imported goods and resources will cost them more, and these additional costs would inevitably end up being passed on to the consumer. These are just some of the far-reaching implications of our increasing debt levels caused by stimulus packages and a source of concern to economists.

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