ATLANTA, Dec. 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Market Pulse is pleased to introduce our featured stock, The X-Change Corporation (OTCBB:XCHC), to the investment community! X- Change is new to Market Pulse and is a company that was organized to seek merger or acquisition candidates in the oil and gas industry! XCHC just had excellent news out before today's opening bell! Investors should be watching this one closely! Other notable stocks that look great lately from a fundamental and technical perspective include:
Supergen Inc. (Nasdaq:SUPG) : Bullish
Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq:ORCL) : Attractive
Merck & Co Inc. (NYSE:MRK) : Bearish
Recommendation Meanings
These recommendations are investment opinions of Market-Pulse.com and reflect the stock's potential to move over the next one to four weeks of trading. This analysis is done from a technical and fundamental perspective.
After Friday's Bell Market Commentary
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that a mere 112,000 new jobs were created in November, the smallest increase in five months. Economists had expected 200,000 new jobs. The markets posted modest gains as crude oil retreated to $42.54 a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 7.09 points to 10,592.21, the highest close for the Dow since March 5. The Nasdaq closed 4.39 points higher at 2147.96. The S&P 500 was up 0.84 points to 1191.17, a new 40-month high. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 have gained in six of the past seven weeks. The Russell 2000 Index held steady at 642.
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