Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Microsoft Is Not as Boring as it Appears / Companies / Microsoft
By: Vitaliy_Katsenelson
I am bored and exhausted. I am on my third cup of coffee, but my lack of excitement has not changed, as I am about to explain why the sleepiest, most boring stock in the universe—Microsoft Corp.—offers a very compelling reward with very reasonable risk.
Microsoft was the bright light in the tech firmament in the 1980s and ’90s. Then it got too successful, overconfident, lazy and uncreative, and started making bad products and wasteful acquisitions. Worthy competition eventually emerged from the likes of Apple and Google, and Microsoft had to fight for its existence and relevance.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Corporate Cash Myth, What About Debt? / Companies / US Debt
By: Neeraj_Chaudhary
A central theme that has absolutely permeated the coverage of the Great Recession is that over the past few years US corporations have cautiously hoarded cash and have stubbornly refused to invest in corporate expansion. Some have described this as a nearly irrational timidity on the part of the private sector and has for many justified the currently robust intervention from the public sector in the form of deficit spending, fiscal stimulus and monetary accommodation. The saying goes that if companies won't spend, government must pick up the slack to restart the economy. The story has been repeated so frequently and so often, that its veracity is rarely questioned.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Apple Approaching Support / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Mike_Paulenoff
After failing to climb out of its December "bullish" coil pattern above 395.00 yesterday, Apple (AAPL) has plunged in sympathy with the overall market. The stock is quickly approaching a test of its 50% retracement support plateau of the entire prior up-leg from 363.32 to 396.41.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
When Fund Managers Sell Stocks, It's Time to Go Bargain Hunting / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
You may not realize it, but the annual practice of "window dressing" - a process through which fund managers dump their worst-performing stocks and replace them with high flyers - can create some real bargains for retail investors.
The sleight-of-hand does actually little to improve the fund's performance, but it does keep a fund manager's biggest mistakes of the year out of the annual reports sent to investors. For that reason, most fund managers do some window dressing every December. And in years that the overall stock market has struggled - as it has this year - they're busier than usual.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Uranium Miners: A Once In A Lifetime Contrarian Investment Opportunity / Companies / Uranium
By: Jeb_Handwerger
It has long been a guiding principle of Gold Stock Trades that requires constant reiteration. “To know how to wait is the great secret of success.” At one time in the history of the United States there were great Americans who had little education, but they were endowed with a native intelligence. Will Rogers was one of them. One side of his family was pure Cherokee, the other side was plain hard scrabble Cowboy. When asked from where he got his material, he would look you in the eye and say, “Shucks, I just read the newspapers.” Speaking about investing he would say, “Invest in inflation its the only thing that’s going up.” These words were written in a time very similar to that of today. Political dishonesty, crony capitalism and downright immorality were features of the everyday landscape of his time.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Cyber Crime, The "New" Biggest Threat to the Energy Industry / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
The energy industry has a dangerous enemy that is getting stronger and more motivated to damage companies' operations and wreak havoc on global oil prices.
This new threat comes from the growing trend of cybercrime, and the criminals have become more focused on disrupting large industrial systems, like those operating in the energy industry.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
No Debt and High Yield Make Automatic Data Processing Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP) a "Buy" / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes:
Most people aren't incredibly familiar with Automatic Data Processing Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP), but it's a company every investor should know.
You see, ADP, which provides payroll and human resources services to businesses, has two important traits that investors need in their portfolios right now.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
Why the Economics of the Airline Industry are Hopeless / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Nov. 28, and the move reinforced once again what many have learned the hard way: The airline industry is an incredibly disappointing investment.
Previous airline flops like this prompted an old saying - possibly untrue - remarking that the airline industry has lost money since the Wright Brothers first flew.
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Get Ahead of Semiconductor Industry Growth with These Seven Investments / Companies / Investing 2012
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
The semiconductor industry struggled to maintain growth in 2011 - but that's starting to change.
The industry this year was stunted by slow global economic growth, reduced consumer demand, and supply-chain disruptions due to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Industry revenue was down 2.5 percentage points in the second quarter, mostly due to Japanese semiconductor companies that suffered facility damage.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
How Safe Are America's Biggest Banks? / Companies / Credit Crisis 2011
By: EWI
Lost in the clamor over the central banks' "let there be liquidity" pronouncement, Standard & Poor's just downgraded fifteen major U.S. and European banks.
The downgrade doesn't mean Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Barclays, UBS, Wells Fargo and others will close shop tomorrow. But the long-term credit downgrade does raise questions about their stability.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Cheap Natural Gas Makes Old Technology Profitable / Companies / Natural Gas
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Although natural gas has become plentiful and cheap in the United States, using it in ways that would make it a practical alternative to petroleum, such as vehicle fuel, has proven challenging.
It's not that it can't be done. German scientists figured out how to convert natural gas to liquid petroleum products back in the mid-1920s.
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Monday, December 05, 2011
Anadarko Petroleum is a "King" in the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes:
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) has been a big player in U.S. onshore oil and gas production, and it's about to get significantly bigger, unlocking incredible profits for investors.
Anadarko has stakes in some of the most prolific U.S. oil fields in Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Pennsylvania. It's also an international leader in unconventional production, employing methods like horizontal drilling to increase productivity rates from deep wells.
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Friday, December 02, 2011
Credit Crisis Bailout Bandits: The Biggest Borrowers From the U.S. Federal Reserve / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Money_Morning
Money Morning staff reports writes:
The Eurozone debt crisis has replaced the U.S. financial crisis as the disaster du jour. But make no mistake: U.S. taxpayers will be paying the tab for the U.S. crisis for years.
That's evidently not true of the banking sector, however, whose massive financial-crisis windfall is just now coming to light.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Leading Stocks Showing Bullish Action / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: David_Grandey
At All About Trends we have a saying:
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Growth of Online Retailers Makes Internet the New Shopping Battleground / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
While online retailers have celebrated the growth of online shopping, conventional retailers determined not to lose customers have been ramping up their Internet efforts.
Forrester Research Inc. (NYSE: FORR) estimates that online shopping will increase by 15% to $59.5 billion this holiday season. And more Americans said they were planning to shop online yesterday, "Cyber Monday," this year - 122.9 million, according to a survey conducted by BIGresearch for Shop.org, up from 106.9 million in 2010.
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Netflix: When It Rains, It Pours / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: EconMatters
Talk about bad things leading up to other bad things. Netflix stocks plunged yet another 8% to $68.50 on Nov. 23, two days after the company announced concurrent common equity and convertible notes financings totaling $400 million.
The company said it raised $200 million through the sale of about 2.86 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $70 per share, for gross proceeds of $200 million, and raised $200 million through the private placement of convertible notes to funds affiliated with TCV, a private equity firm.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Pigs 'R' Us - The Wall Street Groupon IPO / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Jesse
And it is...
When I play cards with the little girls, they make up new rules on the fly and sometimes cheat outrageously, palming cards and sneaking money from my pile of coins, so that we all laugh about it. They know that I know, and that I am being tolerant. They enjoy sneaking up on me, and jumping out of cupboards and behind doors. And I always act surprised, but never am.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Don't Let the Active IPO Stock Market Fool You / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Although last week was the most active for the initial public offering (IPO) market since 2010, don't expect it to be the start of a sustained wave of IPOs and a rally among volatile U.S. stocks.
Encouraged by Groupon Inc.'s (NYSE: GRPN) successful IPO Nov. 5 as well as the October rebound in the stock markets, eight stocks went public last week. They include such well-known names as Angie's List Inc. (Nasdaq: ANGI) and Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH).
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Buyback Fervor: Are CEOs Sending a Message to Investors? / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
American businesses appear to be more confident than ever that their future is brighter than the market suggests. Now that stocks are on fire-sale, according to some investors, companies are buying at an adjusted valuation 15% lower than the start of the credit crisis.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
U.S. Defense Stocks Under Fire From Super Committee Budget Cuts / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Defense stocks have become collateral damage in the battle raging in Congress over how to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion over the next decade.
Any mix of cuts and tax increases will certainly include significant reductions in defense spending. And if the Congressional "super committee" fails to come up with a plan, an automatic "sequestration" will kick in, which calls for half of the money -- $600 billion - to come out of defense.
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