Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Friday, March 15, 2013
How Stock Market Investors Can Ride the Nanotech Revolution / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
G.S. Early writes: I know that for more than a few of you, as soon as you hear the word "nanotech" your eyes glaze over and you fumble for the mouse.
But don't touch that mouse. Nanotech has come a long way and is becoming one of the most incredible technology stories of the decade, if not the century.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Join the Dividend Payout Party With These Stocks / Companies / Dividends
By: Money_Morning
Ben Gersten writes: It's been a great year for anyone interested in dividend stocks - and it looks like it'll get even better.
Corporations in the S&P 500 are expected to pay at least $300 billion in dividends in 2013, up from last year's $282 billion, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
How Twitter Social Media Stock Scams Could Put Your Money at Risk / Companies / Scams
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: Social media stock scams - the use of tools like Twitter to spread misinformation to manipulate equities - is one more thing for retail investors to worry about.
A series of incidents over the past several months have put social media stock scams on the radar screens of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Why We're So Bullish on Agricultural Stocks Right Now / Companies / Agricultural Commodities
By: Money_Morning
Tony Daltorio writes: Farm incomes are expected to climb to an all-time high this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts.
The expected increase - to a net farm income total of $128.3 billion, up from $112.8 billion in 2012 -
is good news not only for farmers but also for the fertilizer companies, making a few of them good stocks to buy now.
That's because the higher incomes will mean farmers invest more in their farms by expanding production to take advantage of higher prices they receive for grains.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
What You Need to Know About Investing in Graphene / Companies / Graphene
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: In my note on Wednesday, I remarked how many of you have lots of questions about investing in exotics, particularly the "miracle material" graphene.
Turns out you aren't the only ones who want to know more about this exciting new field. My good friend and colleague, William Patalon III, decided to interview me for his excellent advisory service, Private Briefing.
Since this is becoming such a popular topic for investors these days, I thought I would share the full interview with you today. It's a comprehensive look at the forces driving this sector.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Three Safe Stocks to Buy in a High-Flying Market / Companies / Investing 2013
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: Even though the Dow Jones Industrial Average has reached record highs, investing hasn't got any easier. When the markets make a major move higher, investors always run the risk of buying at the top.
It's called chasing momentum and it can be damaging to your portfolio.
That's what happened to Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shareholders who jumped in at $700 only to watch as the price later dropped to less than $420/share. With little change in the company's outlook, Apple investors who bought near the peak managed to lose 40% in a bull market.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Future Looks Bright For The Undervalued Uranium Mining Stocks / Companies / Uranium
By: Jeb_Handwerger
I have recently returned from the PDAC convention as an invited speaker. This is the largest mining conference in the entire world. One of the areas which is seeing increased investment interest is the overlooked junior uranium miners (URA) and explorers. The uranium miners have been basing for two years following Fukushima, shaking out plenty of the weak retail investors.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
No Kodak Moment for Hewlett-Packard, Why We Still Own it. / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Vitaliy_Katsenelson
Investment mistakes usually fall into one of three categories: analysis, behavior or bad luck. In October 2011, after the shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. had been halved from about $48 earlier that year, I made a case for the stock. That was a mistake. There was no bad luck. I made several errors in my analysis. In this column I want to drill down into my mistakes and provide a new analysis of what is still an attractive investment.
In 2011 I got three things wrong about HP: printers, services and culture. To better understand the company, it’s helpful to use an analytical framework based on two companies in different time periods: computer maker IBM Corp. circa 1993 and film giant Eastman Kodak Co. since 2006.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Greatest Investment Opportunity Since 1984 / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Investment_U
Andrew Snyder writes: There are three reasons investors absolutely must have their eye on the world’s booming unmanned aircraft market. Not one of them involves a 13-hour rant by Rand Paul or Obama’s ability to kill American citizens on American soil.
But the recent political brouhaha is proof that you need to move.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Two Energy Stocks to Buy Now Before Prices Rebound / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
Tim Melvin writes: If you're looking for energy stocks to buy, now's a good time to snag some deals.
Energy stocks have seriously lagged the overall stock market for some time now as the weak economy has reduced demand.
The Energy Information Agency released a report Feb. 27 stating that oil demand in 2012 was the lowest since 1996, and gasoline demand was the lowest since 2001.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Google Could Be the First $1,000 Stock / Companies / Google
By: Profit_Confidential
The top player in the Internet space is Google Inc. (NASDAQ/GOOG), based on my stock analysis. The company is innovative and has grand plans to rule the Internet space. Google believes it can and so does the market, as the stock traded at a record $844.00 last Wednesday.
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Stock Market Indices v Individual Stocks - Hold/Sell? / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Michael_Noonan
Few actually invest in an index, like the Dow, S&P, NASDAQ, etc. Most have individual stocks that may or may not be a component, yet what everyone hears about are how the various indices performed. "The Dow was up/down 80 points, today." "The S&P is near all-time highs." The more pertinent question is, where is/are your stock[s] relative to the market? If the indices are up but your stocks are down or not up by much, what does that say about your portfolio?
Where the Dow and S&P are at/nearing historic highs, does that mean you should be long the stocks in your portfolio? Because charts do not lie, we decided to look at individual stocks to determine if one should buy/hold/sell them. Which stocks? Warren Buffett is purported to be a market "oracle," before he joined the Dark Side. Six of his stocks were in the news last week, so we looked at three of the best performers. Then, we randomly selected several more for an unscientfic grouping.
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Monday, March 11, 2013
How to Profit from The Next Technological Revolutions / Companies / Technology
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The quantum leap in technological development in computing, molecular biology and material sciences is converging towards sparking the next series of technological revolutions the name to which will only be given many decades from now with the benefit of hindsight but all things considered I suspect that we come to call it the Graphene Age, as this wonder material becomes the building blocks for everything we use today including computers, nano machines and ultimately even new life forms.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Apple's Slump, Google's Surge, and the Curse of 'Forced Innovation' / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Submissions
Cetin Hakimoglu writes: After a brief reprieve in late January, Apple is back to affirming Newton's observation that apples do indeed fall. I remember in December 2012 reading about how it was 'tax related' selling or funds booking profits after a large run. Or that Apple was cheap and undervalued. Apparently the tax selling went into overtime as Apple began 2013 with a rotten quarter and by the end of January became the worst performing stock on the S&P 500, having under-performed the index by a staggering 40% since peaking at $700. And a PE ratio of 10 apparently isn't 'cheap enough' to placate Wall St.
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Friday, March 08, 2013
Bank Stress Tests Could Lead to Higher Dividends for Investors / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Jeff Uscher writes: The U.S. Federal Reserve will announce results of its annual bank stress tests Thursday - which means higher dividend payouts could be on the way from a handful of U.S. banks.
The bank stress tests are designed to assess if big U.S. financial institutions can weather a major economic storm.
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Friday, March 08, 2013
Investors Dumping Apple Stock for Google Could Get Burned / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: Talk about two stocks going in the opposite direction: Apple stock (Nasdaq: AAPL) is trading near its 52-week lows, while Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) recently hit an all-time high.
The trend has some wondering if investors are consciously moving their money from one tech giant to the other.
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Friday, March 08, 2013
10 Biotech Stocks Poised to Run / Companies / BioTech
By: TLSReport
For the first time in ages, conditions for biotech investment are just right. The capital markets have loosened up, and institutional investors are ready to bid up share prices on stories that have both merit and looming catalysts. Sure, there's risk. . .but without it, there's no upside. In this Life Sciences Report interview, Senior Analyst and Managing Director George Zavoico of MLV & Co. identifies a group of biotech companies with market-moving events on their calendars. Sharpen your pencils: From cancer to coronary artery disease to vaccine technology, Zavoico names potential winners.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Two Emerging Markets Invstors Should Look At / Companies / Emerging Markets
By: Investment_U
Carl Delfeld writes: I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this comment.
“Carl, it doesn’t really matter where in the world I invest, because markets always move together.”
Really?
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Why Internet Sector Stocks Have Lots More Upside Left / Companies / Internet
By: InvestmentContrarian
George Leong writes: Google Inc. (NASDAQ/GOOG) is up seven-fold from its initial price and could be well on its way to being the first $1,000 stock. Another heavy-hitter is priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ/PCLN), at over $700.00 a share and sizzling on the charts. At a new 52-week high, eBay Inc. (NASDAQ/EBAY) continues to dominate the Internet retail space. The commonality between all three of these companies is that they are all leaders in their respective Internet space, based on my stock analysis. There are pundits suggesting the best years for the Internet stocks are now behind us. I don’t believe that.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Shell's Huge New LNG Win and What It Means for Investors / Companies / Natural Gas
By: Money_Morning
Diane Alter writes: Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) last week inked a $6.7 billion deal to buy Spanish energy company Repsol SA's (RPYY) liquefied natural gas (LNG) business.
Shell will buy a portion of Repsol's LNG assets for $4.4 billion in cash and $2.3 billion in financial leases and assumed debt - more than double pre-sale estimates, according to Bernstein Research.
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