Of course, historically this is a very positive sign for stock prices and, for many months, I have been looking for prices to move higher into the end of the year.
The largest bloc is looking for prices to keep trending higher as traders and investors continue to seek a safe haven amid worries about the global economy and debt levels in the U.S. and Europe.
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The possibility of the fiscal cliff being resolved is a positive sign for those looking for higher prices.
Several of those looking for higher prices next week cited technical chart factors.
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The sharp rally to consecutive all-time nominal highs for gold prices on the back of concerns over problems in the European Union banks and dismal economic data this week in the U.S. has participants in the weekly Kitco News Gold Survey generally looking for higher prices.
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At that time, Spain was looking at subsidized prices for solar coming in at 9X traditional fossil plants.
Curiously, those looking for both higher and lower prices cited technical-chart considerations for their expectations.
Traders said many investors are looking for any pullbacks in stock prices to move money out of cash.
They are checking share prices, looking for business leads and doing much of their browsing on Chinese-language software and accessing Chinese rather than foreign websites.
If UAL files for Chapter 11, as everyone expects, another 110 or so planes, a fifth of the United fleet, will be looking for new users, further depressing prices.
Private equity, in particular, is a potent competitor capable of pushing up prices for a company looking for a strategic merger.
Looking ahead, gasoline prices have fallen for six straight weeks and should prove supportive for discretionary spending as households express relief and keep investors moderately happy about the U.S. this week providing existing housing sales falls in line with consensus estimates.
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Obama, searching for a culprit for high oil prices, is looking at you, Wall Street.
Granted, Sony has been known to bicker over the plummeting flat-panel prices, but could be looking for a way to effectively (and profitably) add to those record setting sales even more.
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Besides wondering what to expect in the way of future prices, participants will be looking for guidance on what this might mean for physical demand, as well as the outlook for industrial demand, especially for the more industrial precious metals such as silver, platinum and palladium.
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Unconcerned, Tan says he is actually pleased prices have come down and is looking for bargains.
Both DealPilot.com, a German company, and RuSure.com, based in Israel, equip users with a piece of software that automatically informs them of the best available prices on the products they are looking for.
Traders and investors are looking for some fresh fundamental inputs to drive precious metals market prices.
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Looking at the different stages of production, core prices for intermediate goods slid 0.5% while the core crude measure was flat.
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After such a strong rally, a few participants said they were looking for gold to retrace these gains, so they expected prices to be down next week.
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These traders, who may be long in their core gold position, could be looking for a chance to profit on a temporary dip in prices if a debt ceiling agreement is passed.
Rather, they are looking longer term and anticipating what the future holds for ferrous scrap prices in the U.S. In their view, the trend is almost certainly up.
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But it has raised a another whole set of issues, with Chinese real estate prices skyrocketing and the whole world looking to Beijing for leadership on a wide range of issues.
While the solar sector is anxious about reduced incentives in the European market, making for gloomy stock prices, Suntech Power Holdings is looking on the bright side after inking a new deal with retailer The North Face.
As for the product side, Whirlpool is not merely looking to raise prices and margins without justification.
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After plugging in millions of dollars into third generation (3G) mobile services, cellular chief executives like Vodafone's Arun Sarin have been looking for revenue sources outside of phone calls, which have themselves seen prices driven down by competition.
Looking ahead, the recovery in iron ore spot prices brings some comfort for Vale investors.
In South Florida, buyers from Europe, South America and Russia looking for pied-a-terres have fueled a robust resurgence in condo prices.
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But some are looking for an alternative one that can come with the same high prices and limited spaces as the city's top private schools.
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