Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Peasgood Preaches Patience on Geothermal Stock Sector Investments / Companies / Renewable Energy
By: The_Energy_Report
Wellington West Analyst Sean Peasgood covers the geothermal, plasma gasification and "Smart Grid" subsectors of the alternative energy (AE) market. He believes there's room to make some dough in each of them but believes investors may need to be patient as these growing markets gain traction. "As these (geothermal) projects come online and are proven out, the reward to investors is going to be large," Sean says. He even reveals some names to help you earn your reward in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Welcome To the (Tech) Jungle: Cisco’s Reaching Up to Skype? / Companies / Mergers & Acquisitions
By: Dian_L_Chu
Merger mania is definitely back in the Tech sector. HP (HPQ) and Dell (DELL) are still seriously locking horns over 3PAR (as of this writing.) Intel’s (INTC) acquiring Infineon’s wireless business for about $1.4 billion in cash, less than two weeks after saying it would buy McAfee. However, the more intriguing story (or rumor) is when TechCrunch broke the news Sunday night that Cisco (CSCO) has made an offer to acquire Skype before they complete their IPO.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Slim Pickins for Liquid, Growing, Yielding, Stocks in Up Trend / Companies / Dividends
By: Richard_Shaw
The US stock market is in a general down trend at the moment. What securities are doing well? Slim pickins for sure, but here are 24 names out of the 7,195 NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX universe that we find to explore further based on these selection criteria:
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Technology, America’s Greatest Wealth Creation Engine / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: John_Mauldin
Those who know me well know that I am in incurable optimist. I think the world is going to be better in ten years than it is today. I thought that 20 years ago and 10 years ago and expect to think that 10 years from now. Part of that reasoning comes from the accelerating pace of change in the technology world. The next 10 years will see more change than the last 20-30 years combined!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Tech Sector Watch: Is Mega Merger the Inevitable Solution? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Dian_L_Chu
While the fierce 3PAR bidding war is becoming even more exciting than a live Sotheby auction, the most active market sector in terms of consolidation is undeniably Technology, and there is a reason for this wave of M&As.
At the forefront of any analysis it is always important to follow the money. This is the real driver of this trend that has been going on for the past year, and will only intensify over the next four months.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Park and Fly with Greenscape / Companies / Metals & Mining
By: Richard_Mills
Money might be made when one finds a company, soon to be a cash generator, that is trading well below its net asset value as the market is giving the company a discount to project completion.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, August 27, 2010
Look for Sustainable Energy Models in Clean Tech Sector / Companies / Energy Resources
By: The_Energy_Report
"Ubika" is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning growth. Ubika Research Cofounder and Managing Director Vikas Ranjan knows investors covet growth, so Ubika covers companies in sectors with tremendous growth potential. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Vikas offers some strategies on how to play the cleantech sector and discusses in detail several clean-technology companies ready to flourish.
Friday, August 27, 2010
XLF Financial Sector ETF Bearish Price Action / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Guy_Lerner
Figure 1 is a weekly chart of the S&P Select SPDR Financial Fund (symbol: XLF). The red and black dots are on the price chart are key pivot points, which represent areas of buying (support) and selling (resistance).
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Constructive Chart Pattern for Qualcomm / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Let's notice that during the August corrective period, Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has carved out a contractionary, coil-type consolidation pattern in the aftermath and atop its prior explosive upmove from the July low at 31.51 to the Aug high at 40. At its deepest corrective price of 37.45 at the 8/16 low, QCOM had retraced only 30% of the entire prior upleg.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Investing Innovative Technology Companies Serving the Resource Sector / Companies / Metals & Mining
By: The_Gold_Report
Taylor MacDonald, vice president of investments with Pathfinder Ventures Corporation in Vancouver, has a knack for discovering the undiscovered. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Taylor drills down in the niche of innovative technology companies serving the resource sector and shares some names that most mainstream banks have never even heard of.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Market Vectors Vietnam (VNM), Good Morning, Vietnam! / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Tony_Sagami
Most investors don’t pay much attention to where the U.S. dollar is headed … but they should.
Before I get into the U.S. dollar and what you should do about it, let me tell you what the Vietnamese government did to their dollar last week.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Barron's Is Wrong On Medtronic / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Vitaliy_Katsenelson
I love Barron’s. I really do. I read it from cover to cover, and I truly believe it is one of the few business publications that knows the difference between a good company and a good stock. Now that I’ve sugared it up, let me tell you this: its article on Medtronic is wrong! Here are some arguments the Barron’s article made that require my rebuttal:Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
MacMurray Whale: Find Energy Catalysts, Find Growth / Companies / Online Gambling
By: The_Energy_Report
If there were an alternative energy sector exam, Cormark Securities Analyst MacMurray Whale would ace that test. He knows the micro and macro forces at play in a truly global sector and how those forces are affecting companies seeking growth in largely uncharted waters. It's altogether uncommon knowledge but in this exclusive with The Energy Report, Whale provides a heady glimpse at some prospective alternative energy plays with tangible catalysts for growth. MacMurray likes some big-cap energy developers paying dividends and some much smaller solar plays with big upside. It's an alternative energy cheat sheet you don't need to feel guilty about.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Stock Market Investors’ Hopes Riding on Surge in M&A Activity / Companies / Mergers & Acquisitions
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is at its highest level since late 2009, providing a glimmer of hope to investors struggling to decipher stock and bond markets roiled by a weakening U.S. economy.
Global takeovers announced so far this year have totaled $1.29 trillion, up 23% from the same time last year, according to Bloomberg News.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Expected Upside for Trina Solar TSL / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
All of the action in Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) off of the July high at 22.45 through today's trading has the right look of a mature (read: nearly complete) bullish coil pattern, which if accurate means that the next significant directional move should be to the upside in a thrust out of the coil towards a target zone of 25.00/50.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
This Tiny Group of Stocks Beat the Stock Market Every Year Since 1972 / Companies / Dividends
By: DailyWealth
Tom Dyson writes: Every day, when I sit down at work, my job is to find the world's best income opportunities.
I've analyzed all the best dividend-paying investments in the stock market... from utilities to REITs. I've even analyzed income investments outside the stock market, like tax-lien certificates, bonds, private companies, and covered-call strategies.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Who Actually Owns BP? / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Global_Research
Most relevant sources agree that 40% of the shares of BP are held in the United Kingdom, 39% of the shares are held in the United States, while the remaining 21% are held throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The largest single holder of shares is getting harder to track down. Generally an Internet search will lead to the other 9 leaders, roughly 23%:
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Will Barnes & Noble Lose the E-Book War? / Companies / Technology
By: Investment_U
Alexander Moschina writes: Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) – the largest bookstore chain in the United States – is in trouble. So much trouble that it’s decided to put itself up for sale.
The bookseller, whose stock recently dropped to a 10-year low, is hoping for a takeover bid as it tries to gain a foothold in the growing e-reader market.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Traffic Jam on the Internet Superhighway / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Frank_Holmes
There’s growing congestion on one of America’s highways and reports say the problem will only get worse. In just the past few years, America’s technological network—our information superhighway—has gone from hare to tortoise. Dropped calls, Internet outages and surfing at a snail’s pace now seem to be commonplace.
Friday, August 20, 2010
“Dark Pool” Stock Market Manipulation Continues / Companies / Market Manipulation
By: Christopher_Quigley
Traders and investors please be aware that the “Flash Crash” of May 6th. was not an isolated incident. I attach two recent examples of similar “events”. The forces that worked in May last are still alive and functioning, however, rather than directing their forces market-wise, they are now targeting specific stocks with very profitable consequences.
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