Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Five Tech Stocks to Avoid: RIMM, HPQ, YHOO, ORB, GRPN / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael Robinson writes:
After a rocky 2011, tech stocks have gotten a nice bounce so far this year.
The Nasdaq 100 index is up about 7% so far, well above the 4.6% rise in the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
Strong earnings last week from Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) have drawn still more attention to tech stocks.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Pan American to Acquire Minefinders and its Dolores Mine for $1.5B / Companies / Mergers & Acquisitions
By: G_Joel_Chury
Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAA) (NASDAQ:PAAS) has indicated it will buy Vancouver-Based metals miner Minefinders Corp. (TSX:MFL) (AMEX:MFN) for nearly $1.5 billion, a move that will boost the combined company portfolio to 8 operating mines, half of which are located in Mexico. Going by 2011 production numbers, the new entity represents 26 million ounces of silver.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Taking Advantage of Tight Local Government Budgets / Companies / Investing 2012
By: Submissions
Benjamin Shepherd writes: US state and local governments shed about 244,000 jobs in 2011 and 249,000 jobs in 2010, according to government data. Since the height of the global credit crunch in mid-2008, almost 670,000 state and local government jobs have been eliminated.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Only New Dividend Aristocrat Stock You Should Buy Today / Companies / Dividends
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
If you are looking for a steady stream of safe dividends in today's troubled markets, the list of "Dividend Aristocrats" is a good place to start.
Compiled and tracked by Standard & Poor's, Dividend Aristocrats are companies that have consistently increased their dividend payouts for 25 consecutive years.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
A Hundred Billion Reasons to Invest in Robotics Technology / Companies / Technology
By: Money_Morning
Michael Robinson writes:
Here's a 100 billion reasons why space technology should be on your radar screen -especially if you're interested in robotics.
According to the journal Nature, the Milky Way Galaxy alone contains at least 100 billion planets.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Banking Analyst Brad Hintz: 'We Should Tip Our Hat to Morgan Stanley' / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Bloomberg
Bloomberg TV's Margaret Brennan spoke to banking analyst Brad Hintz this morning, who told Bloomberg TV, "We should kind of tip our hat to Morgan Stanley. They pulled one off here in terms of reducing some of their potential exposure to some of the weaker European banks."
Thursday, January 19, 2012
How to Safely Double Your Dividend Income Yield With Covered Call Options / Companies / Dividends
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
As it turns out, despite the summer swoon, income investors were the big winners in 2011.
While the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the year with a gain of just 5.5%, the 100 highest-yielding stocks tracked by the Dow Jones - as measured by the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF (NYSE: DVY) - returned a market beating 11.73%.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Banking Sector Analysis / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Sign up for a free 15-dBelow is a newly created daily sector chart for the big investment & trading banks accompanied by a chart of the cash S&P 500 for comparison and relative strength purposes.
The SPX currently is on a bullish signal. Only a decline that breaks 1277.50 will neutralize the signal.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tech Sector Could Outperform in a More Stable 2012 / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Submissions
Benjamin Shepherd writes: At the start of a new year, I traditionally ponder where to find relative outperformance among the market’s sectors. As such, I believe now is the time for investors to add risk to their portfolios by emphasizing more cyclical corners of the market. While a defensive approach to equities was the best strategy last year, my view is that continued economic improvement in the US, a quieting of the European sovereign-debt crisis and further growth in emerging markets justifies a more offensive stance. For 2012, I am quite optimistic on the technology sector to take advantage of a better economic climateRead full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
How to Win Bernanke's War on Savers with a 19% Interest Rate Yield / Companies / Dividends
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: There is no other way to put this... With his zero interest rate policy (ZIRP), U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has declared a virtual war on the nation's savers.
That's why savings-conscious investors have been forced out into the markets these days in search of higher yields.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
The Four Hottest Trends from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show / Companies / Technology
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV wraps up today (Friday) after setting the stage for this year's hottest tech trends.
The 3,100 companies in attendance have launched about 20,000 new products since the tradeshow opened on Jan. 10. They range from everyday items like new smartphones to crowd-wowing flying cameras.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Why Weak Corporate Earnings Could Turn the Stock Market Bulls Loose / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
Everybody is hoping for a swell earnings season on the assumption that it will help the markets move higher.
However, if history is any guide, weaker earnings may be just what the doctor ordered.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Four Dividend Stocks to Put Money in Your Pocket / Companies / Dividends
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
Anxiety over the European debt crisis and distrust in the markets drove volatility in global stock markets to dizzying heights in 2011. The intense level of chaos, and record low bond yields, sent investors scrambling for stocks that deliver steady returns in the form of dividends.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Profit From the Next Computer Revolution, 3D Chips Yield Exponential Results / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael Robinson writes:
Forget about the "Tablet Wars." That's yesterday's news.
The same thing goes for the long-predicted "Death of the PC."
You see, the mainstream media has unleashed a torrent of technology predictions for 2012. They're all a mile wide and an inch deep.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Time to Take a Bite Out of Apple Stock? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: David_Grandey
And of course here is our AAPL chart for the day because an AAPL a day keeps the doctor away.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Amazon Stock Countertrend Rally / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Yesterday's plunge in Amazon (AMZN) changed my perception of the strength of the rally off of the Dec 29 low at 166.97. As of this moment, my pattern work argues that a complex corrective counter-trend rally is in progress that should propel AMZN to 190-193, but which likely will be followed by another loop to the downside that revisits the Dec 29 low.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
An Options Strategy That Will Save You Some Money / Companies / Options & Warrants
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
Whether you credit a Santa Claus rally, an early January Effect, or some other driving market force, there's no disputing the strong finish posted by stocks in 2011 - or the healthy 2012 opening advance added in the first week of January.
To be specific, stocks - as measured by the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - rose from 1,204.00 at the close on Monday, Dec. 19, to 1,257.60 on Friday, Dec. 30, then jumped to 1,280.15 at midday yesterday (Monday), a gain of 6.32% in just three weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average did almost as well, climbing from 11,751.96 on Dec. 19 to 12,398.29 in Monday trading, a 21-day gain of 5.50%.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Five Stocks to Avoid Like the Plague / Companies / Investing 2012
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
There's no better time to take a good hard look at your portfolio than the beginning of a new year.
I know this may not be your first rodeo and chances are you've already done at least a little thinking about how your investments came through 2011, and what you'd like to achieve in 2012.
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Friday, January 06, 2012
Finding Growth in a Flat Energy Market / Companies / Oil Companies
By: The_Energy_Report
Clean balance sheets, cash flow visibility and trading liquidity in oily stocks are the cornerstones of investment success in junior E&Ps, according to Oil and Gas Analyst Tim Murray of Desjardins Securities. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Murray lays out his risk/reward proposition for his very favorite names.
The Energy Report: Tim, what is your investment thesis right now?
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Friday, January 06, 2012
Bottoming Period for Amazon Stock / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Mike_Paulenoff
My pattern and momentum work argue strongly that Amazon (AMZN) completed a major corrective process at its Dec 29 low at 16.97 off of its Sep 20 high at 244.30.
All of the action off of last week's low at 166.97 represents the initiation of a bottoming period that should morph into a powerful recovery upleg into the 200-210 initial target zone.
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