Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Next Profit Breakthrough: Synthetic Biology / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: Drug, chemical, and biofuel firms are relying more than ever on artificial fragments of DNA to invent new products. It's called synthetic biology.
For example, teams all over the world are now in their labs looking to create novel biotech compounds or drugs by inserting synthetic DNA into cells, either living or artificial. They're also growing new microorganisms that yield biofuels to be used in lieu of oil.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Why Iconic Japanese Brand Names Are On My Short Stocks List / Companies / Japanese Stock Market
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
[Kyoto, Japan] - Many investors have piled into Japan lately reasoning that somehow this will be "the year" Japan turns around and there will be lots of money to be made.
I don't disagree - only the big profits are on the short side, especially when it comes to these three iconic Japanese tech brands.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Green Energy Stocks 90% Price Collapse / Companies / Renewable Energy
By: Andrew_McKillop
TIME WAS
In late 2007 the RENIXX index of 30 leading clean energy stocks reached its peak: since then it has almost constantly fallen, and to early December 2012 has lost more than 90% against the peak.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Has Apple Stock Peaked? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Submissions
Timothy Lutts writes: Has Apple (AAPL) Stock Peaked?
In the Footsteps of Coca-Cola
The Next Apple?
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
What's the Best Use of Corporate Profit (cash)? / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Charles_Carnevale
I have recently authored two articles showing that, all other things being equal, a stock that pays its shareholders a dividend generates a higher total return than a stock with similar growth characteristics that doesn’t. This is based on the reality that stock prices follow earnings in the long run, and it is this relationship that generates the capital gain component of total return. Therefore, if there is a dividend it will provide the shareholder the additional return from the income component (dividends). Links to the articles can be found here and here.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Cancer, Breaking Down a Biotech Winner / Companies / BioTech
By: Alex_Daley
Traditional cancer treatment options are little more than a crude mix of "slash, burn, and poison" â �that is surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. There are radical new treatments in labs and trials all over the world that promise to throw out this trifecta; no other disease has received more of the research interest and funding that have defined modern biotechnology over the past three decades.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Intel's $6 Billion Stock Buyback Is a Warning Sign, Not a Buy Signal / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes:
With the world going through so much fast-paced change, high-tech execs need to keep their eyes clearly focused on the future.
Sadly, some are still looking in the rearview mirror.
Take the case of Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC). The world leader in PC chips has just announced it's borrowing another $6 billion.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
How Big Investors Are Playing the "New World Order" in Oil and Gas / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
Peter Krauth writes:
Thanks to the fracking boom of the last few years North America is now on a path toward energy self-sufficiency.
In fact, the International Energy Agency (IEA) now believes that, thanks to astonishing growth in oil and natural gas output, the U.S. could even become a net exporter of natural gas by 2020, and even net-energy self-sufficient by 2035.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Trouble Knocking On Stock Bull’s Door, An AAPL A Day? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Michael_Noonan
Trouble appears to be brewing for a weakening bull trend in stocks. Starting with
the higher times frames, which are more controlling over daily and intra day, those
charts followed by most traders, we see a rising wedge that is indicating a trend
running out of demand effort. [A similar "wedge" situation was covered in our post
on "10 Year Note and Wheat - How To Find Trades, 2 December 2012, see Commentaries].
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Energy Sector Storm Brewing – Oil & Gas Stocks / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Chris_Vermeulen
Oil and gas along with their equities have been underperforming for the most part of 2012 and they are still under heavy selling pressure. I watch the oil futures chart very closely for price and volume action. And the one thing that is clear for oil is that big sellers are still unloading copious amounts of contracts which is keeping the price from moving higher. Oil is trading in a very large range and is trending its way back down the lower reversal zone currently. Once price reverses back up and starts heading towards the $100 and $105 levels it will trigger strong buying across the entire energy sector.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Tech Stocks Forecast 2013 - Ride the Mobile Wave, Bet on Cloud Computing / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes:
The best way to score tech stock gains in 2013 is simple: tap into the areas where there is "constant buzz."
But before we get to the three areas that are the most buzz-worthy, let's start by clearing up one big myth. There really is no such thing as one tech industry.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012
How Dividend Paying Companies Are Helping Ahead of the Fiscal Cliff / Companies / Dividends
By: InvestmentContrarian
George Leong writes: The fiscal cliff is currently dictating the trading action in the equities market as we near December and the year-end. With 28 days left until the Bush-era tax cuts are allowed to dissipate, there is widespread fear and concern of a significant jump in taxes, including those on dividends, especially for those who invest heavily in dividend paying stocks.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Augmented Reality: Do Smart Glasses Herald the End of the Smart Phone Era? / Companies / Technology
By: DK_Matai
Computerised glasses are, at this moment, the wearable computing technology that is most likely to herald the beginning of the end of the Smartphone era. Although they are each taking slightly different approaches to these technologies, Apple, Google and Microsoft are all striving to define the market for wearable computers of which computerised glasses are an integral part. The US military, especially the Special Forces units, already use wearable computers for communications and satellite navigation tasks. That technology hasn't yet reached consumer or business users, but it soon will. Smart glasses are due to be launched selectively in the New Year.
Monday, December 03, 2012
Goldman Sachs Spreads Its Wings / Companies / Banksters
By: Andrew_McKillop
VULTURE'S CAN FLY
The newly named head of Britain's central bank, Mark Carney spent 13 years at Goldman Sachs, joining it right after he graduated from Harvard. Talk in the City has previously identified Jim O’Neill, a Goldman executive, as a likely successor to Mervyn King but many persons felt that was unlikely because of O'Neill's connection to GS. Carney worked for the broking, banking and asset management firm in London, Toronto, New York and Tokyo.
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Ten Stocks Driving 88% of SP500 Corporate Earnings Growth / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Jesse
Look at the concentration of financially related stocks in that top ten.
That speaks volumes about the nature of this Fed generated 'recovery.'
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Playing the Long-term Trends in Stocks / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: David_Banister
How many times have you bought a stock and then a few weeks perhaps have gone by and you get frustrated with lack of real net movement? You see all kinds of other stocks moving every day and finally you give up, sell your stock and go chase another one. Inevitably what happens in many cases is you find out later that your instincts were right and your research was correct, as the stock you gave up on finally takes off leaving you frustrated.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Giving Up on Betting Against China Government Backed Corporate Frauds / Companies / China Stocks
By: Bloomberg
Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Research, spoke with Bloomberg Television's Stephanie Ruhle and Tom Keene on "Market Makers" today about his report on Olam International and said that he's lost interest in betting against Chinese stocks.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The Unbridled Truth About Dividends Contribution to Shareholder Profitability / Companies / Dividends
By: Charles_Carnevale
The Two Components of Total Return
There have been many recent published articles and discussions that indicate that dividends have become the Rodney Dangerfield of the investing world. In short, dividends get no respect, as many believe that dividends do not add to a shareholder’s profitability. We believe that dividends represent a return bonus. This article is written to provide evidence of our thesis.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
It’s the Season to Own Utility Stocks / Companies / Seasonal Trends
By: Chris_Vermeulen
Over the past week I have been keeping my eye on several key sectors and stocks for potentially large end of year rallies to lock in more gains before 2013.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Dividend Stocks Forecast 2013: The Road to True Wealth Starts Here / Companies / Dividends
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
If you listen to the press, Taxmageddon is going to be a "nightmare" for dividend stocks.
There's only one problem with this scary story: It isn't true.
Of course, I'll be the first one to tell you I'm not in favor of higher taxes on dividends.
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