Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Is the United States on Sale? / Companies / Investing 2009
By: Money_Morning
William Patalon III writes:
When more than $14 billion in merger-and-acquisition deals were announced in a single day last week, U.S. stock prices zoomed as investors embraced a suddenly more-bullish outlook.
As last Monday demonstrated, any increase in dealmaking activity tends to move markets higher: With the chance of windfall profits from a surprise buyout, investors tend to bid up shares of companies that might be buyout candidates. It was the explosion of M&A deals two years ago that helped propel the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its Oct. 12, 2007 record high of 14,093.08.
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Friday, October 09, 2009
Investing in the Next Google, P2P More than Just Sharing Songs / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Alex_Daley
You know that house down the street that’s for sale? The gigantic castle of a house, with an uncut lawn, a few weeks away from foreclosure? That’s your fault. After all, it was you who loaned the former owners the money for the house they could never afford.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
U.S. Automaker Ford Upside Potential / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
I am keeping a close eye on Ford (F) because it has become the darling of what remains of the American auto business, and appears to have the grit and determination to succeed in a new mean global environment. My medium-term chart work argues that we need to be long Ford soon, ahead of an explosive new upleg that projects to 12.00-15.00 in the upcoming months. My near-term work suggests that I want to be long F as long as the October 2 low at 6.61 remains intact and before the stock hurdles 7.55-.60 resistance – if I do not want to chase it towards 9.00.
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Are Bank Stocks A Bad Bet? / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: Billionaire investor George Soros said yesterday (Monday) that the U.S. recovery would be a slow one because of all the “basically bankrupt” financial companies impeding it.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Good Investment Indicator for Uncovering Bargain Stocks / Companies / Investing 2009
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: For investors who fear that the markets have soared too far too fast, the thought that some stocks may still be cheap is hard to imagine - especially when it comes to China.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Could Goldman Sachs Share GM's Bankruptcy Fate? / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: Investment banks have gotten fat off the land since 1982, when the great U.S. bull market got its start. Their business has multiplied many-fold, and their earnings have soared into the stratosphere, to a level far higher than any other sector.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Is a Divergence Building in Apple? / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: INO
Yesterday I produced a video on how to trade divergences in the S&P 500. Today, I'm following up that video with a divergence I see developing in one of the biggest tech stocks in the world, Apple (NASDAQ_AAPL).
Thursday, October 01, 2009
The Biggest Banking Heist in World History: Washington Mutual / Companies / Market Manipulation
By: Mike_Stathis
This September 25th 2009 marked the one-year anniversary of Washington Mutual’s seizure, by the Office of Thrift Supervision (supposedly) as a result of insolvency (supposedly).
Last year, on October 7th, I sent the SEC a (rushed) formal complaint highlighting my concerns regarding insider trading and other illegal activities associated with WaMu.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Wall Street Is About To Make A Fortune From Rigging the Market and So Can You / Companies / Renewable Energy
By: Q1_Publishing
Stock stories just don’t get better than this.
What if I told you I’ve found a relatively small company shaping up to be one of the future leaders in the lithium/hybrid car battery industry?
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Russian Oil and Gas Industry Surprises Analysts / Companies / Oil Companies
By: The_Energy_Report
Renaissance Capital oil and gas analyst Alex Burgansky, who ranks at the top of the list of sector analysts in Russia, shares his insights on the industry and its issues in this exclusive Energy Report interview. Russia's 2009 oil production is up a bit—contrary to the collapse many commentators had predicted—but issues remain. Alex expresses some worries that Russia's oil production will decline, for instance, unless its tax regime stops discouraging investment that taps into the strong reserve base in core producing areas. He also talks how Europe's infrastructure affects the gas it imports from Russia and other parts of the world.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
U.S. Automaker Ford (F) Poised to Run Higher / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
For the past seven weeks, Ford (NYSE: F) has been correcting its prior upmove from the July pivot low at 5.24 to the August high at 8.86. On Monday the stock traded down to 6.75 prior to recovering to the 7.00/10 area. In pre-open action today, F was trading up at 7.21/22, largely due to a very favorable article in today’s WSJ entitled, “Ford Makes Push to Boost Asian Presence.”
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
U.S. Trade Spat with China Unlikely to Escalates Into Trade War / Companies / Global Economy
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes: Shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama announced hefty import duties on Chinese-made tires, China's Ministry of Commerce over the weekend said it would explore possible sanctions against U.S. automobile and chicken imports.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Investors Connecting With China's Profit Pathway / Companies / China Economy
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: XIAN, People’s Republic of China – During the politically charged period in the late 1980s and early 1990s – when China believed it really needed friends – a small number of Western companies ignored the controversies and refused to abandon the market.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
How to Profit from Three Desperate Companies / Companies / Investing 2009
By: DailyWealth
I heard an interesting story last week from the CFO of an insurance company I follow...
This company had insured a restaurant in Miami last year. It's a modest restaurant with a property value of $1.5 million. It's located six miles from the coast, which makes it "zone one" in terms of hurricane risk.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Russian Oligarchs Escape from Russia Leaving Ruined Companies Behind / Companies / Russia
By: Pravda
As soon as air castles built on oil money start crumbling, Russian businessmen run to escape behind the thick walls of their oversea mansions. There they are unreachable for their creditors and police authorities. Unfortunately, debunking of mediocre management only results in the redistribution of property and does not lead to punishment.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Amazon, Breakout Stock Treasure Hunt / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Jay_DeVincentis
Trading Approach: Identifying fundamentally stellar stocks poised technically to breakout for big profits.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Banking Stocks Index BKX Going Down, Shorting Opportunity XLF ? / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Marty_Chenard
On September 4th, Wilbur Ross said that he expected 500 more banks to fail between then and the end of 2010.
This morning, economist Nouriel Roubini told CNBC that he was predicting that "more than 1,000 financial institutions could fail before all is said and done".
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) Is Poised to Top Earnings Estimates Over the Next Two Quarters / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Money_Morning
Horacio Marquez writes: Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) is a cyclical company. That is, its stock does extremely well when the economy is ready to accelerate, and does poorly when the economy decelerates. So it's no wonder that last year the stock fell more than 50% from the record-high of $27.78 a share it reached December 2007. However, the company has rallied more than 50% from its Feb. 23 low of $12.08 a share. It closed Friday at $19.64.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Google Granted Patent for Home Page / Companies / Corporate News
By: Nadeem_Walayat
Google the arch sharer of everyone else's intellectual property is not so keen to share its own ideas as a patent of its home page was approved on 1st of September.
The patent filed 5 years ago specifically covers the 2004 home page layout.
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Sunday, September 06, 2009
One Sixth Of All Construction Loans In Trouble / Companies / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Mike_Shedlock
The New York Times has an interesting article about construction loans that Inquiring minds will want to read. Please consider Construction Loans Falter, a Bad Omen for Banks.