Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Why Stock Exchanges Are Such Hot Properties / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
Stock exchange mergers are all the rage these days.
The NYSE Euronext Group (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse AG are attempting to merge and the London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc. are also getting together.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Japan Disaster Means Investors Should Beware of Insurance Stocks / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
The catastrophe-modeling company AIR Worldwide Corp. has estimated that insurance company losses from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami could reach $35 billion.
That has insurance analysts feeling bullish about insurance stocks: In their view, losses are good because it enables the insurers to ratchet up their premiums.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Corporate Tax Holiday Could Put $1.2 Trillion in Shareholders' Pockets / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Lawmakers in Washington are mulling a one-time corporate tax holiday on foreign earnings that could provide a bonanza to many U.S. multinational corporations.
If enacted, the holiday would allow U.S. corporations to bring home $1.2 trillion in profits they have stashed overseas at a much lower rate - about 5% as compared to the usual 35%.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Is it time to Buy Google? / Companies / Google
By: readtheticker
Some time ago I caught Reggie Middleton of BoomBustBlog.com on TV saying he was very bullish on Google (GOOG). The prime reason behind this was Google dominant positioning within the mobile advertising market via it acquisition of Admob (Androids mobile OS). Ok we believe him, but we required GOOG to sell off to let us in at a decent price. We have a sell off, but should we buy.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
The Japanese Earthquake and Insurance Companies / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
With estimates for insured losses from Japan's March 11 earthquake ranging from $12 billion to $35 billion, many investors have lost faith in reinsurance companies that have exposure to the stricken island nation.
But despite having to make some significant payouts, reinsurers ultimately may prosper from the disaster.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Excellent Investment Opportunities In Nuclear And Uranium Stocks / Companies / Uranium
By: Jeb_Handwerger
There's an old saying in investing: Buy a winter coat in the summer. Uranium stocks are certainly out of season and deeply discounted. Media coverage has shifted from the destruction of the earthquake to the negative aspects of nuclear energy. Nothing puts fear into the public more than green men in radiation outfits. The media has taken this opportunity to capitalize on the fear of the masses. This has resulted in devastating sell-offs in the uranium mining sector such as in uranium (Global X Uranium ETF (URA)) and nuclear energy ETFs (Market Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF (NLR)), which has seen its most severe decline in its short history.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Japan Quake Stock Market Crash, Is it Time to Buy? / Companies / Japanese Stock Market
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
With a magnitude of 9.0, the March 11 earthquake in Japan was the worst in that country's 300-year history and was the fifth-worst the world has ever seen.
That trembler, coupled with the devastating tsunami that followed, ignited a flurry of fears and caused a two-day sell-off that sent Japanese stocks down 17%. The sell-off wiped out more than $650 billion in shareholder wealth.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Healthcare Stocks Taking Off as Tech Companies Tumble / Companies / Healthcare Sector
By: Money_Morning
Jon D. Markman wrtes:
Technology and commodities companies have been among the hardest hit over the past few weeks, as major players move from cyclical stocks to more defensive areas like healthcare stocks.
In the technology sector, the worst of the sell-off has been in the optical stocks. That's a shame because many of these stocks finally looked like they were on the verge of emerging from long bear markets. But the optical stocks - so popular during the tech bubble - were kicked in the head whenFinisar Corp.(Nasdaq: FNSR) issued a very weak outlook for its April quarter.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Always a Bull Market Somewhere - Today it is Solar / Companies / Renewable Energy
By: Trader_Mark
Except for the darkest of days, the speculator class can find a theme and run up stocks in that sector. Today the theme is "away with nucelar, and into solar!" Shaw Group (SHAW) which is the infrastructure company most affiliated with nuclear is being bludgeoned to the tune of a 20% loss (higher earlier today), and Cameco (CCJ) which is a uranium play is down 16%. Meanwhile, hile solars of all stripes are running to the moon as a wave of solar projects surely will begin in earnest in weeks. ;) Boo yah hot money....
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Facebook Valued More than Russia's Largest Oil Company / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Pravda
Investment firm General Atlantic is going to purchase 0.1 percent of world's largest social network Facebook. The deal may push the price of the network up to $65 billion, but the transaction requires approval from Facebook at first. The company has been showing an impressive growth during the recent years. In the middle of 2009, the deals with its shares were concluded on the base of the company cost of $10 billion.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Bank of America (BAC) Coil Price Pattern May Resolve to Upside / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
The most salient feature of the big picture pattern in Bank of America (BAC) is the triangle or coil pattern that has been developing since the Jan 14 high at 15.31, which has the right look of completion now.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Amazon Threatened by Sales Tax Dilemma / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: If state legislatures across the country get their way, Amazon.com Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AMZN) 16-year holiday from collecting sales tax will come to an end - with unpleasant consequences for the online retailer.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 1992 established that only retailers with a physical presence (called "nexus") in a given state are required to collect a sales tax from their patrons. But with state budgets being squeezed, more and more legislatures are trying to rope in online retailers - especially Amazon, a company that was specifically engineered to profit from the Supreme Court's ruling.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Stock Charts, First Thrust Down, Snapback Rally, Bombs Away / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: David_Grandey
One of the best change in trend patterns is the First Thrust Down short-sell pattern. The saying goes:
“First Thrust Down, Snapback Rally, Bombs Away”
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Amazon Stock Basing Pattern / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
My near-term technical work in Amazon (AMZN) argues that all of the recent action is carving out a base-like formation that represents the ending phase of a downleg off of the 191.40 high established on Feb 14.
If such a scenario is unfolding, then AMZN will have to hurdle key resistance between 168.00 and 169.75 to trigger near-term buy signals that will project target zones of 172-173 and then 176-177.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Petrobras (PBR) Destined to Pass ExxonMobil as Global Oil Colossus / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Trader_Mark
I have not written about Brazilian oil giant Petrobras (PBR) because frankly the stock has been a quite poor performer due to its pseudo government-private stature. Sort of the Fannie Mae of oil production. With the recent spike in oil, the stock has perked up, but some horrid terms on a share sale put immense pressure on the name through most of 2010.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Someone is Finally Making Money Shorting Netflix (NFLX) / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Trader_Mark
After torching short sellers for seemingly years on end, it might be ironic that Netflix (NFLX) topped within days of the date (Feb 10th) famed fund manager Whitney Tilson finally threw in the towel on his unsuccesful short. The stock peaked 4 days later.
Monday, March 07, 2011
BP Poised to Test Rally Peak / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Mike_Paulenoff
BP plc (NYSE: BP) gapped up this morning and has made a new recovery high at 49.10 so far, on the way to testing its prior significant rally peak at 49.50 from Jan 14.
My near-term work argues in favor of a test and hurdle of 49.50 into the 49.70/90 area prior to the "need" for a correction of the larger upmove off the Feb 11 pivot low at 45.55.
Friday, March 04, 2011
Tech Stocks Set to Fuel Resurgent U.S. IPO Market / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes:
After falling off the radar for three years, the U.S. IPO market is off to its best start since before the financial crisis. And with several high profile technology companies set to go public this year, it's likely to carry that momentum forward.
Companies around the globe have raised more than $26 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, a 20% increase over last year and the best start on record, according to Dealogic. Globally, 15 IPOs were crammed into the first two weeks of February - a month that last year had seen a total of just four IPOs.
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Thursday, March 03, 2011
Warren Buffett Taking Berkshire Hathaway on the Hunt for Takeover Targets / Companies / Mergers & Acquisitions
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
Iconic investor and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) Warren Buffett announced on Feb. 26 in his annual shareholder letter that his company was eyeing acquisition targets in 2011, sending many "follow the guru" investors on a search for the next big takeover.
Thursday, March 03, 2011
How Investors Can Clean Up with Waste Management Stocks / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
Money Morning on Feb. 9 described the profit potential of companies that are dealing with the world's water crisis, noting that 1.15 billion people around the globe currently lack access to clean water supplies.
However, even more people - 2.6 billion, according to the World Water Council - live in areas without adequate sanitation, making waste management an equally pressing global concern.
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