Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Dell Compellent Deal Shows the Sky is the Limit for Cloud-Computing M&A / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
In an indication of how far cloud computing has come - and more importantly where it's headed - tech companies have committed some $5 billion to cloud-related mergers and acquisitions (M&A) since mid-April.
Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) on Monday made the latest move - snatching up data storage company Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CML) for $960 million in cash. The acquisition will help Dell expand its offerings of data-center products - cloud computing.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
U.S. Retailers Canary in the Coal Mine / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: James_Quinn
Some people have contested my statement that there are thousands more retail stores in the US today than there were in 2007. Yes, many mom and pop stores have gone out of business, but the big boys continued to expand in the face of reality. The mall based mega-retailers dominate the retail landscape in this country. Here is a partial list of the biggest retailers in the US and their store counts.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Buy these 8 Junior Gold Miners on Dips / Companies / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Submissions
Michael Campbell writes: Michael Campbell: David could we just start and give the broad brush first of all where you see sort of that precious metals a complex. I’m talking now the bullion itself and then we’ll move to the stocks.
David Coffin: Basically I think right now the factors are consolidating after a long run. I try not to fix a date on that, but with January approaching it is profit taking time for a lot of people and institutions. We think you have to assume the consolidation for the metals continues into January.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Eurozone Forecast 2011, How to Profit From the Hidden "Good News" in Europe / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
If you wanted to describe how most of the European nations fared in 2010, you would do so quite easily by citing the old adage: "If it wasn't for bad luck, they'd have no luck at all."
Truth be told, Europe was in the news for most of 2010 - but for all the wrong reasons. A series of financial panics hit the weaker Eurozone countries hard, forcing draconian austerity measures in many countries and igniting concerns that the euro may not survive as a currency.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A Bitter Coffee Divorce: Kraft v. Starbucks / Companies / Corporate News
By: Dian_L_Chu
When a corporate partnership deal turns sour, it has every bit of the drama as a high profile Hollywood celebrity divorce. The verbal clashes between Starbucks (SBUX) and Kraft (KFT) have been escalating over the past month or so. Then, after a failed private resolution (Starbucks offered Kraft $750 million in August), on Monday Dec. 6, Kraft took the fight to court seeking an injunction to stop Starbucks from unwinding a 12-year partnership.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Africa Is The Final Frontier for Consumer Goods Companies / Companies / Africa
By: Investment_U
Tony D’Altorio writes: Investors are finally beginning to notice Africa…
•They like its richness in much-needed commodities.
•They appreciate its improving currency, political and economic stability.
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
In The Face Of Fear Trades Strike Again, It’s all about NETFLIX — NFLX / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: David_Grandey
The “In the Face Of Fear” Trades strike again!
It’s no secret who the star attraction is so far today. It’s all about NETFLIX — NFLX
So let’s talk about it for a moment.
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Safe, Easy 7.4% Dividend Income from Decrepit Crude Oil Fields / Companies / Dividends
By: DailyWealth
By Matt Badiali writes: Owning an old, beat-up, decrepit oil field is lucrative. Fortunately, you don't have to be an oilman or industry insider to do it.
In addition, the way these ownerships are set up means shareholders make money regardless of whether the oil price goes up or down.
Friday, December 10, 2010
AIG to Borrow from Treasury as Part of Exit Plan / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
The U.S. government and American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) on Wednesday announced a deal to accelerate repayment of taxpayer dollars and clear the road for the company to reclaim its independence.
Terms of the arrangement, which were outlined in September, call for the company to borrow funds from the Treasury Department to repay the remainder of its debt owed to the Federal Reserve, leaving the Treasury holding the bulk of the beleaguered company's common stock.
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Banking Sector Financial Crisis 2011, The Real Reason Why the Fed May Go For QE3 / Companies / Credit Crisis 2011
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes:
Ben Bernanke has a secret. And it's a secret that very likely terrifies him and his policymaking brethren at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
That secret has to do with his latest round of "quantitative easing," a liquidity-push known as "QE2."
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
The Hidden Gem of Asia’s Android Smartphone Boom / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Tony_Sagami
It’s true. You have to be smart to use a smartphone. It is also true that my smartphone is a lot smarter than I am because I’ve yet to figure out how to use all of its bells and whistles.
Smartphones are the newest generation of mobile phones that can do a lot more than simply make phone calls and send/receive text messages. Besides offering advanced computing ability and connectivity, smartphones play music, take pictures, surf the internet, send/receive email, voice dial, have GPS services, synchronize with your PC, and have word processing and video game applications.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Follow the Trend with Small-Cap Growth ETFs / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Ron_Rowland
With exchange traded funds (ETFs), global stock markets can be sliced and diced in hundreds of different ways. You can invest by country, by geographic region, by industry sector, and by various combinations of all these.
Another way to look at the picture is by company style. Some stocks are more tilted toward growth and others toward value.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Asia's Surging Economic Growth Pushes Global IPO Market to Record High and Continue in 2011 / Companies / Emerging Markets
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
Despite market volatility and a shaky economic recovery, the global initial public offering (IPO) market for 2010 is on track to hit a record high – and 2011 is poised to continue the hot streak.
A study by accounting group Ernst & Young yesterday (Wednesday) showed that funds raised through global IPOs are expected to surpass $300 billion in 2010, topping the 2007 record of $295 billion. IPOs in the first 11 months of the year collected $255.3 billion in 1,199 deals.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Russian Oil and Gas Sector Headed for Major Shakeup / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
Kent Moors, Ph.D. writes:
SURGUT CITY, Central Russia – Welcome to Surgut City, about 1,325 miles east of Moscow in the Surgut district, which in turn is the primary area of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region (KMAR).
I am here at the request of the Russian Ministry of Energy, to sit as an outside member on a task force reviewing production options for the next five years.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
High Dividend Yield and Investor Shield Demand Underpinning MLPs / Companies / Dividends
By: The_Energy_Report
Master limited partnership (MLP) yields are down due to unprecedented investment demand in the space and the bullish distribution growth outlook, according to Raymond James Analyst Kevin Smith. Focusing on upstream MLPs, he says "consolidation is sure to continue." In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Kevin talks about one MLP he rates a strong buy, as well as some others with positive outlooks.
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Recovery Upleg for Cisco Tech Stock / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
The most salient feature of the enclosed 4-hour chart of Cisco (CSCO) is the series of lower-lows from mid-November at 19.34 into last Friday at 19.00, which were not confirmed by my 4-hour RSI (momentum) gauge.
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Sunday, December 05, 2010
How You Can Profit From the Return of the American Consumer / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Investment_U
David Fessler writes: It didn’t take a genius to see how the situation would unfold…
Towards the end of 2009, with the U.S. economy mired in a deep recession, hundreds of thousands of people losing their jobs, and many consumers counting the cost of excessive spending, the shift began.
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Sunday, December 05, 2010
The Best ETF for Your Portfolio / Companies / Renewable Energy
By: Jared_Levy
As a kid, some of my fondest winter memories were driving through the different neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia where I grew up admiring all of the ornate holiday light displays. Of course, being a geek at an early age, I always wondered what their electric bills looked like and how rich someone had to be to essentially fire up 10,000 small lamps every night for six to 12 hours.
Saturday, December 04, 2010
Start of New Upleg for AMAT / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
My intermediate-term work on Applied Materials (AMAT) indicates that the Aug 31 low at 10.27 ended the correction of the upleg from the Nov 21, 2008 low at 7.80 to the Jan 11, 2010 high at 14.94. At that time, a new upleg commenced that hit its first high on Nov 9 at 13.08.
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Friday, December 03, 2010
ETF Stock Market Sectors Investing for 2011 / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Chris_Ciovacco
In a recent Bloomberg article, S&P 500 to Defy ‘New Normal’ and Rally, money manager Brian Barish of Cambiar Investors made a few important comments relative to asset allocation: