Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
The Best Way to Play the Rebounding U.S. Housing Market / Companies / US Housing
By: Investment_U
Zach Scheidt writes: The U.S. is in the midst of a robust housing recovery.
There’s no denying it… The evidence has been mounting for several quarters now. Home prices are on the rise and the number of distressed houses on the market is dropping steadily. In some key real estate markets, there are even reports of shortages of available homes on the market.
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
iAvoid - Apple Is a Tax Dodger… You Should Be, Too / Companies / Taxes
By: Investment_U
Alexander Green writes: There was a collective gasp in some quarters last week when it was revealed that technology giant Apple avoided taxes on billions of dollars in offshore profits. CEO Tim Cook will almost certainly catch plenty of flak in the weeks ahead.
But shareholders can breathe easy. Apple is unlikely to pay an extra cent in taxes.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
U.S. Economy Getting Better; Should You Jump into Cyclical Stocks? / Companies / Investing 2013
By: DailyGainsLetter
Moe Zulfiqar writes: As the risks in the stock market increase, investors most often run towards defensive stocks. The main reason behind this phenomenon is that companies that are considered defensive provide investors with a stream of dividends, even when the markets, as a whole, crumble. They are generally strong players in their industry, with healthy market shares and stable earnings year-over-year.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Facebook Stock's One Last Chance? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Diane Alter writes: One year ago, Facebook stock (Nasdaq: FB) made its trading debut in one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings ever.
While it's okay to offer a congratulatory happy anniversary, it's been anything but a honeymoon for the company and investors.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
How to Really Make a Fortune on the "Mobile Wave" / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: If you've been riding along with me for any length of time, you know I get really revved up whenever I talk about the "Mobile Wave" in technology.
The truth is, I can't help it: I look at the forecasts, calculate all the money that can be made, and end up feeling as jazzed as can be about the windfall profits we can reap from this transformational trend.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Why Airline Stocks Are Headed Higher / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Profit_Confidential
George Leong writes:
The improved global economy has helped to drive up the spending habits of consumers, and an area that has really benefited from the income creation is the travel sector.
Airlines around the world have reaped the benefits from the improved travel sector.
The airline sector is estimated to earn $10.4 billion in profits this year, up from the previous estimate of $8.4 billion, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). (Source: “Small Boost to Airline Profitability – Industry Profit Margin Improves to 1.6%,” International Air Transit Association web site, March 20, 2013.)
Friday, May 17, 2013
Investing in Hot Macau - China’s Version of Las Vegas / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Profit_Confidential
George Leong writes: Gambling is akin to trading, but with much more risk of failure. Everyone knows Las Vegas as the gambling capital of the United States, but Macau is hot and growing.
Macau is designated a special administrative region of China, which means the area has the backing of the Chinese government for the purpose of casino development.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Walt Disney - A Fairy Tale Growth Stock Story / Companies / Dividends
By: Investment_U
Jason Jenkins writes: Sometimes we can’t avoid running across some of the best investment opportunities. They’re often right in front of our eyes.
Case in point: As I watched ESPN’s SportsCenter for the third time this morning, I saw another trailer for Iron Man 3.
While checking for showtimes, it hit me. This is all Disney… or the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Why Hedge Funds Love Greek Banks / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Tim Melvin writes: Talk about looking for best investments in the most unlikely places...
The bad economic news out of Greece has dominated the headlines for several years now. As the country tries to work its way back to prosperity, a solvent banking system is going to be critical to the process. Banks have seen their capital base shrink from bond haircuts, bad loans and depositors withdrawing money to get it outside the beleaguered nation's banking system.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Is Apple's "Next Big Thing" Vaporware? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: In Silicon Valley, there's a term for products that a company makes bold statements about and always seem on the cusp of launching but never quite materialize - vaporware.
And believe me, over the decades there have been more vaporware companies than real ones.
What's more, it's not uncommon for once-respected names to become vaporware makers over time.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Facebook or LinkedIn Will Win the Online Social Media Market War? / Companies / Internet
By: DailyGainsLetter
John Whitefoot writes: The new millennium taught us two important things. First, the Y2K bug was an urban legend, and second, you can’t trust the pomp and flash of a dot-com company. There’s no silver bullet to investing; you still need to do research.
Who can forget the (presumably) well-intentioned and glittery hype that attracted investors to promising dot-com firms like Webvan.com, Pets.com, Kozmo.com, GeoCities.com, and Flooz.com? Where are they now?
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Follow Africa's Richest Man Into One of the Best Investment Opportunities in the World / Companies / Africa
By: Money_Morning
Greg Madison writes: Aliko Dangote is the richest man you've never heard of.
The 56-year old native of Kano, Nigeria is a self-made business magnate, with a net worth of more than $16 billion.
With boom times ahead for Africa, Dangote is leading the continent's headlong charge into infrastructure building and resource exploration.
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
What Stocks is Warren Buffett Is Buying Now... / Companies / Investing 2013
By: DailyWealth
Brett Eversole writes: "Europe is going to be around," Warren Buffett explained on CNBC earlier this week.
He's right. Europe isn't going anywhere. And it's cheap...
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Massive Coordinated Cyberattack "Hit List" / Companies / Cyber War
By: Money_Morning
Diane Alter writes: A group of mostly Middle East and North Africa based criminal hackers launched a cyber-attack campaign Tuesday that tested the cybersecurity of U.S. government agencies, financial institutions and commercial businesses.
Dubbed OpUSA, the effort is the latest in a string of cyber-attacks on crucial U.S. entities aimed at slowing down or blocking these heavily trafficked sites.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
The Warren Buffett House of Cards / Companies / Corporate News
By: BATR
Now that the financial hype is celebrating a new all time high in the stocks, the time to exit the market may well be at hand. So what will that Oracle of Omaha do with all the insider information available from his compadre network? The business press swoons all over Warren Buffett with every report, while only a few intrepid journalists would dare write about the dark side of Wall Street’s favorite equity cheerleader. The guru of sweet heart deals floats in the rarified air of a political cronyism ongoing honeymoon. So what is likely for his Berkshire Hathaway flagship company now that the ticker is breathing on pure oxygen?
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
How to Profit From America's Rust Belt / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Investment_U
David Fessler writes: I want to introduce you to a company the mainstream media has completely ignored. But don’t let the lack of attention fool you. It’s the largest and best company in its sector.
It’s the perfect Rust Belt Revival pick-and-shovel play.
We’ll get to the company in a moment. First, let’s take a close look at its industry. It’s called logistics.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Financial Scandals That Made JPMorgan Wall Street's Worst Villain / Companies / Banksters
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: Wall Street's Big Banks are hardly known for their good deeds, but JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) may be the worst of the lot.
For a bank that used to be considered a model citizen among Wall Street institutions, the reversal of reputation has been stunning.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
What Could Be the Most Lucrative Time Ever for Biotech Investing / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
Tim Melvin writes: Some of the most exciting developments in the last fifty years have been in the biotechnology industry - which has also meant the emergence of some of the best investments for 2013.
Just look at the progress biotech has made in medicine.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
How to Spot Dangerous High Yield Dividend Stocks / Companies / Dividends
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: When I'm investing, I like to have a good idea of the economic value produced by the companies I invest in.
Not because I'm a great fan of "social investing" -- I'll happily buy tobacco company shares if the yield's good enough and the consumption trend is solid -- but because there are a lot of dangerous stocks out there that are simply tricks of the market.
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Monday, May 06, 2013
Reasons Why Dividend Stocks Have Room to Run / Companies / Dividends
By: DailyGainsLetter
John Whitefoot writes: Thanks to artificially low interest rates, the Federal Reserve has taken the “income” out of “fixed income,” and made saving for retirement that much harder for the average American.
Back in the 1980s, the interest rate on a 10-year Treasury was above 15%. Investors planning for retirement could rely on their fixed incomes providing them with solid, reliable profits; they knew what their annual returns would be, and could budget and spend accordingly.