Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The Beating Coming for Austrailian Banking Stocks, Time to Short / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: readtheticker
The banks that escaped balance sheet damage from the 2008 financial crisis are those down under in Australia.
The Aussie banks and economy was saved by the 18% of GDP stimulus China started on the eve of the crisis. This allowed Aussie exports to flow to China without a any major hick up, this also allowed the Aussie property market to avoid any serious down swing.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
War on the Horizon as Defense Stocks Outperform / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Clif_Droke
After two years of winding down the U.S. military's presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the rumblings of war are being felt in Syria. Calls for American intervention in Syria's civil war have been increasing lately, especially after reports indicate that Syria's government used chemical weapons on civilians.
According to a Reuters /Ipsos poll, 60 percent of Americans surveyed said they don't favor the U.S. intervening in Syria, even if it's confirmed that chemical warfare is being used in that country. Only 9 percent believe President Obama should act now.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Time for Income-Starved Investors to Reconsider REITs? / Companies / Housing Stocks
By: DailyGainsLetter
John Paul Whitefoot writes: After a serious pullback in May, is it time for income-starved investors to reconsider real estate investment trusts (REITs)? Or will America’s favorite sugar daddy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, tease investors with ongoing threats of tapering?
The North American REIT bull market was stopped dead in its tracks on May 22, after Bernanke hinted the central bank might begin tapering its massive $85.0-billion-per-month government bond-buying program.
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Investing in Australian Stocks for Faster, Asset-Backed Growth / Companies / Austrailia
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: I like Australia's stock market right now. I think it provides you with a ton of upside potential.
Virtually every analyst on Wall Street disagrees, of course. They hate Australia. But they didn't like Chile, either, where we're up 46%. And they weren't crazy about Indonesia - another market that's making us good money.
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Utility Stocks - Today’s Best Bond Alternative / Companies / US Utilities
By: Charles_Carnevale
To refer to any stock or equity as an alternative to bonds or fixed income is sure to stir up the ire and consternation of many professional and individual investors alike who deem themselves prudent. Frankly, under normal circumstances I would tend to agree. But the nature of bonds and other fixed income instruments are not normal today. With today’s extreme, and in the minds of many, contrived low level of interest rates, the risk profile of bonds and fixed income are far from typical. More simply stated, the currently extreme low level of interest offered by bonds and other fixed income instruments have dramatically altered, and I contend, increased their risk profile.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Big Data - How the New "New Money" Will Be Made / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Tara Clarke writes: If you're an investor, there's a term you need to know: Big Data.
Data - just the word itself - is the most boring abstraction in the world. The meaning of the word "data" itself is, well, meaninglessness. That's the point.
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Saturday, August 17, 2013
The Truth About Stocks Today / Companies / Stock Market Valuations
By: DailyWealth
Steve Sjuggerud writes: "Stocks are up over 100% since 2009. They're way too expensive now... You shouldn't buy."
I hear this all the time. Frankly, I've heard it so much, I'm tired of hearing it... It's just so plain wrong!
It's true that stocks are up over 100% since 2009. But that doesn't mean stocks are too expensive...
Friday, August 16, 2013
Still Time to Catch Big Growth in Biotech Stocks / Companies / BioTech
By: TLSReport
Biotech has had a scorching run for more than a year and a half, but as broader markets approach more realistic valuations with less potential upside, it becomes even more important to be invested in the right companies with truly meaningful catalysts on the horizon. George Zavoico of MLV & Co. knows how to pick winners from the field, and offers up solid ideas with visible growth drivers in this interview with The Life Sciences Report. Your inner gambler should take note: A beaten-down micro- or small-cap company might, with a bit of luck, bring home the gold.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Apple Stock Hits $500 Thanks to Carl Icahn / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Diane Alter writes: Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock hit about $500 a share today (Wednesday) - a level not seen since January - and some option traders might want to send Carl Icahn a fruit basket...
You see, Tuesday afternoon, in a single tweet, the legendary 77-year-old activist investor added more than $17.26 billion to Apple's market cap. At 2:21 p.m., pre-tweet, AAPL stock was trading at $475. Following the tweet, shares shot up to $494, before settling the day at $489.57.
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
How JPMorgan and the London Whale Can Sink Your Stocks Portfolio / Companies / Banksters
By: Money_Morning
Greg Madison writes: In the spring of 2012, JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s (NYSE: JPM) not-so-rogue trader, Bruno Iksil, better known as the London Whale, made a series of derivatives trades on credit default swaps that only appeared to be unauthorized.
In reality, those trades were just one side of JPMorgan betting against the other in a doom struck hedging strategy.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
How to Invest in India's $10 Billion Defense Sector, New Regional Arms Race / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Greg Madison writes:
Here's how the other emerging Asian power can make money for investors
China's desire to dominate the seas of Asia is being challenged by an emerging regional rival - India.
With this shift in the balance of power in Asia, those who know how to invest in India's military and economic rise stand to profit handsomely from a real "ground floor" opportunity.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Obama Wades In on the Apple-Samsung Patent War / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Greg Madison writes: President Barack Obama added an unexpected twist to the patent wars when he took the extraordinarily rare step of vetoing the International Trade Commission's own trade sanctions against Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) last week.
The trade commission had ruled that Apple violated some of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd's patents, and the commission was set to ban outright several key Apple products, such as the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and the iPad 2 and 3G models - all sold by AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), among others.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Bank of America and JPMorgan - How Illegal Activity Pays / Companies / Banksters
By: Money_Morning
Greg Madison writes: What a surprise. The big banks are not playing by the rules -- the rule of law, that is.
News last week revealed that Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) are dirty, dirty, dirty.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
The Technological Evolution of Nonlethal Weapons / Companies / Technology
By: Casey_Research
By Doug Hornig, Senior Editor
The rise of humans from fearful creatures huddled around cave fires to the dominant species on the planet largely parallels the evolution of weaponry. Different subgroups rose and fell, spreading their culture or declining in influence as they either came up with the new best thing with which to slaughter their neighbors or fell behind in the innovation game.
Club, axe, spear, atlatl, sword, longbow, crossbow, catapult, gun, bomb, artillery, really big bomb—all have had their day.
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Friday, August 09, 2013
Improve The Productivity Of Your Dividend Growth Portfolio With Technology Stocks / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Charles_Carnevale
Introduction and General Observations of the Information Technology Sector
Dividend growth investors seeking quality dividend growth stocks to fund their retirement portfolios have not historically looked to the Information Technology sector. Traditionally, the Information Technology sector has been associated with higher growth and higher risk. However, in addition to higher growth, many technology companies are also very cyclical in nature. Another common attribute for tech companies is how they have traditionally utilized their capital. In order to finance their high-growth needs, the majority of Information Technology companies have traditionally not paid dividends. Instead, they used their capital to fund future growth. However, another contributing factor to the no dividend policy of Information Technology companies was the nascent nature of this industry.
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Wednesday, August 07, 2013
Facebook Stock Price is On Fire – But Don't Get Burned / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Diane Alter writes: Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) stock closed over $39 for the first time ever Monday, but the gains were short-lived. In mid-morning trading Tuesday, FB shares slipped more than 2% to $37.94.
Nonetheless, Monday's milestone, which took a long 14 months to achieve, left many investors giddy - and confused.
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Tuesday, August 06, 2013
When Does It Make Sense to Pay High Mutual Fund Fees? / Companies / Investment Funds
By: Don_Miller
We’ve recently written a couple articles on ETFs—exchange traded funds—to help investors understand the difference between them and mutual funds and to show how for nearly every mutual fund you can find an nearly identical ETF that charges much less in fees. And each time we come out with a new article we get even more questions from readers.
Monday, August 05, 2013
The Worry-Free Way of Investing in Biotech Stocks / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
Greg Madison writes: If there's one sector that's primed for explosive growth right now, it's biotechnology.
Its position as a new market leader in the tech sector cannot be overstated. Clearly, investing in biotech is an idea few can afford to ignore.
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Saturday, August 03, 2013
Is The Financial Crisis Over For Financial, Banking Stocks? / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Charles_Carnevale
The cause of the financial crisis of 2007 -2008, also known as the Great Recession of 2008, is attributed to many different theories. However, one of the most common theories is an easy money regulatory environment that led to an abundance of subprime loans, which in turn inflated real estate prices to bubble levels. Additionally, many blame the Financial sector, predominantly the money center banks, for exploiting the lax lending requirements with reckless and greedy behavior. They did this through the creation of and proliferation of high risk bundled subprime mortgages (CMO’s, etc.) and the creation of other high risk and complex financial products that were being pawned off as safe investments.
Additionally, many attribute the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 as a major contributor to the financial crisis, which effectively removed the separation between investment banks and depository banks in the United States. There was plenty of blame to go around, which included avarice, greed and excesses on Wall Street, and the failure of regulators to include many of the most prominent credit rating agencies.
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Friday, August 02, 2013
Amazon.com Creates 5,000 Jobs, Destroys 25,000 in the Process? / Companies / Employment
By: Alex_Daley
The Technology Jobs Conundrum
The past few weeks have seen the tech and business media abuzz about a not-so-little warehouse in Tennessee. That's because this distribution center, opening its doors with a burst of fanfare and even a few visits from nearby politicians, isn't a jumping-off point for Macy's or Target. Instead, the warehouse is the latest in a series of new locations being opened by retail technology giant Amazon.com.
The jobs this new mega-warehouse is purported to create: 5,000.
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