Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012
BHP Billiton Boost From Resumption of Production in Key Operations Should / Companies / Metals & Mining
By: Yiannis_G_Mostrous
Wild weather and a prolonged strike at its coalmines in Queensland, Australia exacted a toll on the world’s biggest miner, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP). That said, there still was plenty of news to cheer investors.
BHP Billiton reported first-quarter 2012 production numbers, with iron as the brightest spot. Energy coal also was strong and copper remained flat. However, heavy rains and industrial action hit production of metallurgical (met) coal.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
The ABCs of Picking Mining Stocks / Companies / Metals & Mining
By: Roger_Conrad
Stick to physical metals, avoid mining stocks. That’s the conventional wisdom in global stock markets in spring 2012.
Mining companies’ stocks across the board have sunk to their biggest discount ever, to the price of the resources they produce. As many investors worry that slower growth in Asia could reduce demand for key minerals, these stocks could fall further.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Apple Stock Hopes to Turn Liquidmetal Into Gold / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) loves to think of lucrative new uses for other people's bright ideas.
For instance, the original iPod wouldn't have been possible without Toshiba's innovative 1.8-inch hard drive.
And when Steve Jobs learned about Gorilla Glass in 2006, he convinced Corning to revive the largely unused technology so Apple could put it in the iPhone.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
How Exchange-Traded Funds Can Save You Money / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
High commissions and management fees, along with taxes, can really cut into your returns.
That's where exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, come in. In today's investment world, ETFs are cheaper and more tax-friendly than mutual funds.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
How You can Double Your Money in Days Trading Biotech Stocks / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
William Patalon III writes:
At the beginning of May 2011, OXiGENE Inc. (Nasdaq: OXGN) was a relatively unremarkable biotech stock. It was trading at less than $2 a share.
You might even say that OXiGENE was deeply troubled.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
IMF Reports on Spanish Banks / Companies / Eurozone Debt Crisis
By: Ian_R_Campbell
An April 25 article reports that a recent IMF overview of Spain's financial system has said the Spanish banking system "remains vulnerable" and needs:
- a capital infusion; and,
- a strategy to 'quickly clear away' a collapsing property bubble legacy, where bad debts have now reached U.S.$185 billion.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Apple Stock Price Consolidating Gains / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Since it hit its post-earnings peak at a point-and-figure print of 618 (off of 555), let's notice that until a few minutes ago Apple (AAPL) was consolidaing its gains in a high-level area above 607.
However, the triple low at 607 was violated, and sure enough AAPL has followed-through to a print low at 604 so far, but could trade down to 598-596 prior to the conclusion of the corrective period, and my expectation of the emergence of another upleg.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Goldman's Blankfein Discusses the Vampire Squid / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Bloomberg
Bloomberg TV anchor Erik Schatzker spoke with Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein today. Blankfein said "shame on us in a way for not anticipating how important" public sentiment would be for maintaining Goldman's reputation.
Blankfein also said, "I tend to be a little more positive [on the markets] than what I'm hearing from other people...one of the big risks that people have to contemplate is that things go right."
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Technology Stocks With High Growth and High Yield / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Fast_Graphs
In the not too recent past, when people thought of technology stocks they were mainly focused on high growth. However, as technology has evolved and become more mainstream, so to have technology stocks. Today there are many technology stocks that are paying dividends, but best of all, not at the sacrifice of potential growth. This article looks at five technology stocks with yields equivalent to or greater than the 30-year treasury bond, that offer above-average expected future growth while simultaneously available at very attractive valuations.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Don't Be Surprised by Apple Q2 Earnings / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Following its extraordinary beat last quarter, expectations for Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings are even higher than usual.
With Apple having such an outsized influence on the markets, even investors who don't hold the stock will be watching for Apple's Q2 earnings report after the closing bell today (Tuesday).
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Investing in on the Light Source of the Future, Cirrus Logic / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes:
The biggest question facing Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) is: now what?
For Cirrus CEO Jason Rhode the answer is found in what will become a $1 billion industry by the end of this decade. According to Rhode, he's found his next big breakout.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Ride the Boom With These 5 Bakken Oil Shale Stocks / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
The Bakken oil shale boom is the opportunity of a lifetime.
With activity ramping up rapidly - production has soared from 100,000 barrels a day in 2005 to 494,000 barrels a day in February - the Bakken oil shale boom could turn out to be just as big, if not bigger than the California gold rush 1849.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Invest in the Top Telecom in the "New China" Before the Herd Piles In / Companies / China Stocks
By: Money_Morning
G.S. Early writes:
How would you like to get in on the ground floor of the telecom market in a country I've dubbed the "New China"?
It's a country that boasts:
•6% annual GDP growth before, after and during and the global economic meltdown.
•The fourth largest population on the planet. It is also one of the youngest (median age is 28).
•A centuries-long social and economic connection to China and every strategic Southeast Asian economy.
•Foreign Direct Investment that has grown exponentially in the teeth of the global crisis.
•A bigger economy than the Netherlands or Turkey.
I'm talking about Indonesia.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Apple Stock Vulnerable / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
From my technical, point-and-figure chart perspective, it was very disconcerting to see Apple (AAPL) give up its earlier rally gains from 583 to 594, because the ensuing decline wrecked an otherwise promising PF double low at 583.
Since then, the price structure has swooned again to break the double low at 583 with a 582 print. Although AAPL recovered to 585-586 after its marginal new PF low, the fact remains that AAPL has made a new low in a series of lower-PF-lows off of Tuesday's recovery high PF print at 620.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Four Defensive Stocks for a Market Pullback: MCD, MO, CAG, JNJ / Companies / Investing 2012
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
If you looked at just the first-quarter results you could be forgiven for thinking that everything in the stock market is rosy.
The Dow Jones Industrials and the S&P 500 turned in their best performances since 1998, rising 8.14% and 12.0%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Nasdaq was even stronger, riding a tech-stock rally to a gain of nearly 19% - its best yearly start since 1991.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Agricultural Stocks: Fatten Up Your Portfolio on Food Price Inflation / Companies / Agricultural Commodities
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
For most Americans, the cost of food hasn't always been such a big deal.
For the better part of the last 30 years, food supplies were plentiful and the economy provided enough wealth to keep cupboards stocked.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Microsoft Kinect is Virtual Goldmine / Companies / Microsoft
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes:
Not long ago, the future of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was slipping through its grasp.
Then it introduced Kinect.
Today, the tech giant is using Kinect to win big on a breakthrough that will literally touch millions of lives.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Bank of America Stock trend is still full steam ahead / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: readtheticker
It is not hard to find bearish fundamentals for Bank Of America (BAC), yet this stock has doubled in a few short months as it represents the degree of control the central planners have on the stock market. If BAC is up then central planners are in control. It is time to review BAC's trend.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Telkom Indonesia (NYSE: TLK): Going for Growth in Market with Fourth-Largest Population in the World / Companies / Telecoms
By: Yiannis_G_Mostrous
The Asian telecommunications sector is a top performer in terms of dividend yield, earnings per share growth and return on equity ratios. Asian telecoms offer solid growth and sustainable dividends, providing investors refuge from economic worries and market volatility.PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, or Telkom Indonesia (NYSE: TLK) is one of my favorites in this emerging market, for long-term growth.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Is Apple too Big for Nasdaq? Can it Keep Driving Technology ETF Stocks Higher? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
Despite the recent selloff, shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have skyrocketed 48% in the first quarter, dwarfing the 12% gain posted by the S&P 500.
Apple's astonishing rise has also helped to underpin the Nasdaq Composite, which gained nearly 19% in the first quarter -- its strongest showing since 1991.
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