Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Sunday, May 18, 2014
Tech Stock Digital Utilities Investing, Amazon Bubble Danger / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: DailyWealth
Dr. David Eifrig writes: Thousands of investors just learned a painful lesson...
They learned the word "exciting" comes right before big investment losses.
But there's one word that often comes right before investment gains, which I'll tell you about in a moment. But first, let's talk about Twitter...
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Friday, May 16, 2014
You Can Make Money in Stocks No Matter What Rates Do / Companies / Investing 2014
By: Money_Morning
It's commonly held wisdom that stock markets go to heck in a hand basket when interest rates rise. So, the thinking goes, you'd be better off selling ahead of time before that happens.
No doubt it's tempting to head for the hills with rates at historical lows, but it pays to do your research before you hit the "sell" button.
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
This Energy Play Has Warren Buffett Playing Catch-Up / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
William Patalon III writes: It's absolute gospel in the world of investing to study and understand the moves that Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) are making - and then to follow them for profit.
And with good reason: Buffett's track record speaks for itself - and he augments his capital-markets genius with the homespun, down-to-earth personality that's cemented his spot as a hero to the masses.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
What to Do When Stocks Hit the Bargain Rack / Companies / Stock Markets 2014
By: Money_Morning
Dr. Kent Moors writes: Over the past week, oil and gas stocks have been quite volatile. But that’s not bad news – not by a long shot.
In fact, this is always the time when energy investors should be on the hunt for bargains.
And don’t worry. None of this volatility indicates the markets are on the cusp of a significant dive, even though the doomsday forecasters are out in full force.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
America Will Go Dark... Unless These Companies Come to the Rescue / Companies / Electricity
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: Over the next two decades in the United States, it’s going to cost $2 trillion to keep the lights on.
We’re talking about repairs and upgrades to the nation’s electrical grid, which means some of the best stocks to buy now are the companies that do that sort of work.
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Friday, May 09, 2014
Time to Turn High-Tech "Rust" into Gold / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: As a tech analyst I spent my early years in Detroit, and I know a lot about the Rust Belt.
In fact, when I moved to the West Coast in the mid-1980s, I drove a Honda that had already started rusting. Every once in a while, some wag would come up and ask if I was from the Midwest.
No doubt, rust like that was obvious. But in my more than three decades of working with Silicon Valley companies, I've found high-tech "rust" may be a lot less obvious and much more insidious.
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Friday, May 09, 2014
Why America’s Big Banks Don’t Scare Me… Yet / Companies / Banksters
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: Ahhh… the warm breeze I’m feeling. I can’t figure out where it’s coming from.
Oh, there it is. It’s the air of confidence wafting over me knowing everything’s as it should be with our too-big-to-fail banks, and that they’re not going anywhere.
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Wednesday, May 07, 2014
These Companies May Decide the Fate of Ukraine / Companies / Investing 2014
By: Money_Morning
William Patalon III writes: If you've been watching the developments between Russia and Ukraine in recent days, then I'm sure you've seen reports of the sobering military buildups taking place on both sides of the border.
Today I want to spend a little time updating you on these escalations.
But then I plan to tell you about the real skirmish there - one that's not being reported on by the mainstream media. In fact, it may have already ended the battle in Moscow's favor.
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Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Split Personality: Why You Need to Be Bullish on Google and Apple / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: Apple Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: AAPL) just announced a historic 7-for-1 stock split that will drop the price of Apple shares from about $600 all the way down to about $86.
Just weeks before, search giant Google Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: GOOGL) unveiled a split of its own – a 2-for-1 reapportionment that halved the price of this “Thousand-Dollar Club” stock, meaning you can now snap up shares at a more-affordable $530 each.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Future of Microsoft Stock Hinges on the Cloud / Companies / Microsoft
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: In his first “report card” since taking the reins of Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) in February, CEO Satya Nadella showed why he was exactly the right choice to get MSFT stock moving again.
Microsoft beat expectations when it reported earnings yesterday (Thursday) after the market close mostly on the strength of its cloud computing products – Nadella’s area of expertise, and the single most promising business segment for the Redmond-Wash.-based tech giant.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Biotech - New Melanoma Therapies Are Ready for Primetime / Companies / BioTech
By: TLSReport
Melanoma confronts patients and their physicians with unique barriers to treatment and successful outcomes. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Dr. Sanjiv Agarwala, chief of medical oncology and hematology at St. Luke's University Hospital, illuminates some of the new paradigms being developed in the treatment of this deadly skin cancer. Along the way, he spotlights interesting work in the field.
The Life Sciences Report: You have been a principal investigator in several different clinical trials exploring skin cancers and their metastatic manifestations. Because of your position at a major teaching institution, do you see mostly advanced-stage or late-stage patients? Are you ever able to see early-stage or treatment-naďve patients?
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
No Matter Who Loses This Silicon Valley Tech Battle... You'll Win / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Beta versus VHS.
Apple versus IBM PC.
Android versus iPhone.
In the tech sector and in consumer circles alike, there’s nothing like a “standards” war to get folks talking. In fact, I’m betting that you’ve been involved in one or two of these friendly fracases yourself.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Can Apple Stock Avoid the Microsoft Syndrome? / Companies / Apple
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: Although Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock is up about 8% today on the strength of an earnings beat and several shareholder-friendly announcements, the real question is whether the tech giant can keep the stock moving higher.
Veteran Apple enthusiasts and many AAPL shareholders would be loath to admit it, but Apple today is in just about the same position where Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) was in 2000.
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
I’d Like You to Meet “Cortana” My Artificial Intelligence / Companies / Technology
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: I’d like to introduce you to Cortana.
And let me tell you: She’s awesome.
Cortana can search the Internet, set up reminders, shift calendar appointments, manage your mishmash of meetings, find restaurants, send text messages, and place phone calls. And, as good as she is right now, Cortana only seems to get better the more that I deal with her. The longer we work together, the more she seems to understand my habits and anticipate my needs.
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Electronic Cigarettes Shake Up the Tobaco Industry / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Richard_Cox
In the last few years, we have seen relatively few examples of true market innovation. Progress in cell phone, computer, and automobile technology has stalled and this makes it difficult to identify companies that are poised for real growth over the next 5-10 years. But it looks as though an exception can be made here in the electronic cigarette industry, which has made some major advances in recent years when compared to the traditional cigarette products that have seemingly been around forever. These innovations will have a major impact not only on the health of cigarette smokers but on the broader trajectory in many areas of the marketplace, as well. Here, we will look at some of the ways electronic cigarettes will alter the landscape -- both from a health perspective and from a market perspective.
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Biotech Long-Term Profit Machines Stock Prices on Sale / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: Market volatility has suddenly created some great opportunities, including those in the biotech sector.
Supporting the inevitable ascent of the industry is the release of a steady stream of compounds that have helped them rack up billions in new revenue.
Consider that since it began trading in early 2001, the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (Nasdaq: IBB) is up 130%. That's more than triple the S&P 500's 13-year return of 43%.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Why Mohamed El-Erian Left Pimco / Companies / Corporate News
By: Bloomberg
In his first interview since leaving PIMCO, Dr. Mohammed Aly El-Erian told Bloomberg's Betty Liu this morning that he is very surprised by the media attention he received around his departure and the reason he left was "to interact with others," to "step back", "to do something different," spend more time with his daughter and travel less.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The Corporate Earnings Beat That's Perfect for This Market / Companies / Investing 2014
By: Money_Morning
Last Wednesday, the Milpitas, Calif.-based SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq: SNDK) reported first-quarter results that smashed analyst expectations, and the company's shares shot up 6% in after-hours trading.
But our Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald saw that beat coming and put readers out in front of it.
He talked to me about its recent stellar performance...
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Monday, April 21, 2014
Fast Rising Pump Prices Counterattack / Companies / Gas - Petrol
By: Money_Morning
Peter Krauth writes: Since the early 1970s, most major oil deals have been transacted in "petrodollars."
But that system has become increasingly challenged in recent years.
The conflict in Ukraine right now has only served to exacerbate things.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Build Biotech Wealth on Solid Platforms / Companies / BioTech
By: TLSReport
Potential. That's what every investor is looking for in a biotech investment. Grant Zeng of Zacks Small-Cap Research zeroes in on three primary factors when he looks at whether a particular company has the potential to succeed in the fast-moving life sciences industry. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Zeng dissects his process and names 10 companies that have survived his exacting examination.
The Life Sciences Report: As an analyst you focus on promising junior biotechs. What primary qualities do you look for in a company that you rate hold or outperform? And what do you think makes a junior biotech attractive to someone who might want to acquire it?
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