August 1, 2012

WHAT AT&T STAFF REALLY SAYS ABOUT IPHONE

BGR reports that AT&T has ordered retail staff to sell “anything but” Apple‘s iPhone. BGR backs up the report by claiming that it has confirmed the directive by three independent sources. According to BGR, regional managers have been telling store managers to steer consumers away from iPhones.

I have attempted but not been able to confirm the report. Multiple checks after BGR’s report show that there may be some truth to the report. However, it appears that AT&T retail staff is doing a commendable job correctly pointing out the pros and cons of various devices. AT&T is pushing Google‘s Android based Motorola Atrix HD phone. … Please click here or the title below to read more.

August 1, 2012

CHANGE IN BIAS ON GOLD AND SILVER

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert

Our rating on gold and silver has been neutral with positive bias. Now gold and silver are being downgraded to neutral with no bias. Our models are driven by a large number of factors. There are two triggers for the downgrade. First, FOMC will announce its statement at 2:15 pm EDT. Expectations of bulls appear to be more optimistic than what the statement is likely to say.

Second, the ADP employment change came at 163k vs consensus of 125k. This is the first important positive data on the U.S. economy in recent weeks.… Please click here or the title below to read more.

August 1, 2012