Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Understanding JPM's Blunder That Cost It $2bn & Counting / Companies / Derivatives
By: Submissions
Simit Patel writes:
I feel it is imperative for all market participants to have a general understanding of how JPM's hedge blew up, something that some espouse as a black swan (think LTCM in 1998 & probably the exposing of MFGlobal's corzining of investor capital to cover losses on sour speculative bets). The MSM has been quick to cover this story on JPM's alleged felony with regards to its risk management and how a "hedge turned speculative". Whilst there are bits of true facts and opinions presented, a good chunk of it is quite literally bosom-dung. Zerohedge has put up a meticulously detailed analytical piece on how things went wrong and puts the CIO (chief investment office) decision making tree in soft focus - A must read for folks who want the fresh juice of the entire edifice on a grand scale. I'm merely going to share my analysis which contains alot of the stuff in Zerohedge's piece but also delve deeper into where more explanation is warranted. This isn't child's content, it is deep stuff (think quantitative finance) so take some time to really understand every sentence in this post and in Zerohedge's piece.
Friday, May 18, 2012
A Different Approach to Trading Apple Stock Using Options / Companies / Options & Warrants
By: J_W_Jones
Apple (AAPL) is one of the most actively traded stocks currently. For the trader who trades only stock, there are two major difficulties in executing trades in this stock:
1. It is breathtakingly expensive.
2. It exhibits periods of neck snapping volatility exposing the trader to substantial losses if he gauges the direction wrong and does not act quickly.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Five Best Solar Power Stocks / Companies / Renewable Energy
By: Money_Morning
Solyndra famously imploded, the price of polysilicon dropped 60%, and a glut of natural gas has made it the "new" alternative energy source.
But make no mistake about it: alternative energy stocks are going to be long-term winners-especially for solar power investors.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Why Investors Think Twice About Facebook / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
Ever since the Dutch East India Company became the first to issue stocks and bonds to the public in 1602, investors have seen initial public offerings (IPOs) as the road to riches.
The current hype surrounding the Facebook IPO is just one example.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Why Facebook's IPO Valuation is Insane / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Vitaliy_Katsenelson
I was recently on CNBC discussing the Facebook valuation, which I believe is priced for out-of-this-world perfection. The easiest way to assess the insanity of Facebook’s valuation is by comparing it to Google’s. Facebook is set to go public at a sweet valuation of $100 billion, and it has estimated revenue for 2012 of about $4 billion.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Facebook Friday – Finally Something to get Excited About? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: PhilStockWorld
The World is still going to Hell but LOOK – FACEBOOK!Ah, Facebook will save us. They have magical powers and will turn around the $60,000,000,000,000 Global equities markets with their $16,000,000,000 IPO, right? I mean, who are we to question the power of Social Media – probably the single biggest drainer of productivity in the history of all mankind?
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Friday, May 18, 2012
FaceBook $100 Billion Internet IPO Emperor Has No Clothes, Investors Could Lose 85% / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The Facebook IPO at $38 a share to raise $18.4billon is expected to value the social media company at over $100 billion that reeks of another LastMinute Dot com investors being suckered moment. Now Facebook clearly has value by virtue if its 900 million subscriber base, however valuing the company at X100 earnings is well on par with that of the peak of the last dot com bubble. The IPO itself illustrates that public investors are being sucked in by media hype as the amount to be raised has risen from first $5 billion, to $10 billion and to finally over $18 billion as major private investors including Goldman Sachs and Russian billionaires cash out as they offload stock to the public.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Blue-Chip Dividend Growth Stocks Are Today’s Strong Option For Retirement Portfolios / Companies / Dividends
By: Charles_Carnevale
There is a confluence of factors that are painting a very odd picture of current investor behavior. Common sense and a careful analysis of the market dynamics between equities and bonds today would indicate that investors should be acting in the exact opposite manner than they are. Interest rates are hovering at a 100-year low, which creates two problems for investors. First, there is not enough return from bonds to fund a retiree’s income needs or to fight inflation. Second, investing in bonds with interest rates so low makes it riskier to own bonds today than it has been in over a century.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Apple "Store Within a Store" Bold But Risky Strategy / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Hoping to expand its reach, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is testing a store-within-a-store concept with both Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT).
Although both retailers have already been selling Apple merchandise, the new "micro-stores" will expand the current offerings (with the exception of Mac computers) and create a product experience more akin to an Apple Store.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Facebook IPO Facts - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes:
Face it, you want it. It seems that everyone wants a piece of the Facebook IPO.
But, can you handle the truth? Will the hyped sensationalism be a boon or a boondoggle?
I'm not going to tell you what to do, whether you should buy Facebook sooner rather than later. That's up to you.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Capitalizing on India’s Rapid Rural Growth with HDFC Bank (NYSE: HDB) / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Yiannis_G_Mostrous
India’s HDFC Bank (NYSE: HDB) reported strong first-quarter earnings growth of 30 percent year over year. Fee growth also picked up by 25 percent YoY. Loan growth was a little lower at 21 percent YoY, because of the slowdown and uncertainty in the Indian economy. That said, retail loans increased by 55 percent, indicating stronger than expected consumer demand.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
How to Ride the Surge in Biotech Mergers & Acquisitions / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
Innovations in biotechnology are evolving at the speed of light.
In fact, astonishing advancements in biotech have transformed the way we practice medicine. Leading-edge biotech products and breakthroughs are literally saving thousands of lives every day.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mobile Wallet Technology: The New Barbarians are at the Gate / Companies / Technology
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes:
As I discussed in Part One, the sky is the limit when it comes to mobile wallet technology.
The big brand credit card issuers: American Express, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover Card, along with every other card issuer and wannabe credit extension intermediary are all already into the mobile wallet space.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Money Center Banks and Stricter Financial Oversight / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: BATR
Once again, the practices of the "Too Big to Fail" banksters bring the financial money machine to the brink. The J.P. Morgan derivative losses and trading gambles by their "London Whale" demonstrates business as usual in the murky world of risk distortion. Even the vexing progressive Robert Reich makes an accurate assessment for breaking up the big banks and the resurrecting of Glass-Steagall.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Jamie Dimon: JPMorgan's Chief is the World's Funniest Financier / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Janet_Tavakoli
Sure the economy is still a mess, unemployment is high, civil services and pensions are being slashed, a record number of people are on food stamps, and families are losing homes. But Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, does his best to distract the United States from these unpleasant realities.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
JPMorgan Busted Bet Was No Chance Encounter / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes:
This weekend I was strolling by JPMorgan Chase's (NYSE: JPM) Park Avenue office building in Manhattan.
It was 11:40 am, and I was returning from a long walk from my midtown hotel down to Chelsea (it was definitely "a Chelsea morning" in NYC... thank you Joni Mitchell).
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
New Technology Spots Crime Before it Happens / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes:
Falling statistics aside, crime is still a national epidemic.
The truth is 1.2 million of us will fall victim to a rape, robbery or murder by the end of this year.
That adds up to 3,400 new crime victims each and every day--all year long.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
World Looking to China to Fire Up Its Economy / Companies / China Economy
By: Frank_Holmes
Following on the heels of renewed concern over Europe’s debt situation, China released its monthly economic data. Fixed asset investment, industrial production and retail sales all rose in April, yet growth was not as strong as analysts anticipated. “Weak” is the word to describe China’s April figures, says CLSA’s Andy Rothman in his Sinology Report.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, May 14, 2012
When an Airline Buys an Oil Refinery / Companies / Corporate News
By: EconMatters
The biggest news in the airline sector of late is probably the announcement by Delta Airlines to buy a Phillips 66 refinery in Trainer, PA. Delta will pay $150 million for the 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) facility, spend an additional $100 million to upgrade the plant, and get $30 million in state subsidies for infrastructure and to create jobs.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Investing in Semiconductor Stocks: Three Chipmakers on the Upswing / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Deborah Baratz writes:
Global semiconductor sales have been pretty listless lately, but new data suggests a turnaround is on the horizon for this sector.
In fact, one new forecast by research firm IDC predicts the rate of growth in the semiconductor sector could potentially double in the latter part of this year.
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