In my past month based in Seoul, these and other amenities – the well-maintained restrooms in those stations; the Wi-Fi-equipped coffee shops where none need worry about the safety of their laptop; the other 24-hour businesses of every imaginable kind – have at times made me believe that South Korea has attained a new high watermark of urban civilisation.
In addition, when a stock mania comes to an end (in 1929 in the U.S., 1989 in Japan, 1994 in emerging markets), the market affected usually fails to attain a new high for a decade or two.
But attaining a new consensus will be much harder than describing it.
In Australia, Glee attained a new ratings high, winning its timeslot in all key demographics.
In Australia, Glee again attained a new ratings high, watched by 1.27 million viewers, making "Hell-O" the 17th most-viewed program of the week.
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate : Shares of the IYR, an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index, are trading 0.80% higher Wednesday to attain a new 52-week high of $50.58.
VeriSign : Shares of the provider of Internet infrastructure services rallied 1% during the session to attain a new 52-week high of $26.52.
EMC : One bullish options investor expecting EMC Corp.s shares to attain a new 52-week high by August expiration initiated a buy-write strategy on the stock in the first half of the trading session.
Bullish players expecting Altera's shares to continue to appreciate and attain a new 52-week high by August expiration scooped up roughly 7,500 calls at the August $28 strike for an average premium of $0.85 per contract.
Saks : Shares of the operator of luxury fashion retailer Saks Fifth Avenue attained a new 52-week high of $9.57 Tuesday after Saks was raised to overweight from neutral and given a nine-month target share price of $11 at JPMorgan.
EI DuPont de Nemours & Co.: The chemical maker's shares rallied 1.45% during the session to attain a new 52-week high of $37.02 after stating it anticipates earnings per share will increase 20% per year from 2009 to 2012.
