FirstAlert(tm) Friday Morning Digest

The FirstAlert(tm) Economics Calendar lists International Trade for October (8:30 am ET); Import/Export Prices for November (8:30 am ET); U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for Dec (9:55 am ET); Treasury Budget Statement for November (2 pm ET).

The FirstAlert(tm) Events Calendar showcases Ford Motor Company at the Goldman Sachs Global Automotive Conference; The Mosaic Co. at the JPMorgan Agriculture 1×1 Conference.

The FirstAlert(tm) Earnings Calendar highlights Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc.; MFRI, Inc.; Open Joint Stock Co. VolgaTelecom.

FirstAlert(tm) Investor Website of the Day: http://www.h2fc.com/

FirstAlert(tm) Investor Term of the Day: Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) - The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. Earnings per share serves as an indicator of a company's profitability. EPS is calculated as: net income minus dividends (on preferred stock), divided by average outstanding shares. (Note that when calculating, it is more accurate to use a weighted average number of shares outstanding over the reporting term, because the number of shares outstanding can change over time. However, data sources sometimes simplify the calculation by using the number of shares outstanding at the end of the period.)

FirstAlert(tm) Investor Quote of the Day: “If you go back to the time of J.P. Morgan, the world of high finance was completely wholesale. The prestigious investment banks on Wall Street appealed exclusively to large corporations, governments, and to extremely wealthy individuals.” — Ron Chernow

Today is: Human Rights Day (http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/humanrights/)

Happy Birthday: 1953 – Chris Bury, American journalist

Today in History: 1948 – The UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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