Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Here's What Really Happened in the Botched Facebook IPO / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: What really happened on May 18, 2012, with the botched IPO of Facebook Inc. (NasdaqGS: FB)?
Well, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just released its version of events under the guise of Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-15339.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Water Resources Drying Up, Investor Opportunities Arise / Companies / Water Sector
By: Money_Morning
Peter Krauth writes:
In a recent conversation about resources I had with Rick Rule, founder of Sprott Global Resource Investments, our talk kept coming back to water.
Let's just say, Rick likes water. Or rather, the prospects for water investments.
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
This Is What Real Stock Market Bubbles Look Like / Companies / Liquidity Bubble
By: Charles_Carnevale
With the stock market currently doing so well, numerous articles are popping up playing the bubble card. Personally, I don’t believe we are anywhere near bubble levels for equities, at least in the general sense. I do think there are certain stocks that are currently overvalued, but very few that I would describe as dangerously so. To me, the true definition of a bubble is when prices have become so ludicrously high, that the dangers of a catastrophic loss large enough to be considered almost permanent become imminent or at least quite obvious.
Starting in calendar year 1999 and then peaking in calendar year 2000, we saw a true bubble emerge and inevitably burst in technology stocks. The following F.A.S.T. Graphs™ on three prominent technology stalwarts, Oracle Corp (ORCL), Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) and finally EMC Corp (EMC) provide quintessential examples of a true bubble. To clarify what they are depicting, we see the stock price closely correlate and track earnings both before and after the bubbles. However, during the bubble periods we see clear and undeniable insane valuation that fundamentals do not justify.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Google Glass Is a Terrifying Dud / Companies / Google
By: Money_Morning
Garrett Baldwin writes: You never really know what you might get into sitting on the corner stool of a bar in Manhattan.
Last week, I came across a man with a strange little contraption spanning his face at a nearby table. It turns out he was wearing a Google Glass prototype. It was 1 of the 150 prototypes that have been released on the East Coast.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Water Stocks About to Get $1 Trillion Boost / Companies / Water Sector
By: Money_Morning
Greg Madison writes: The American Society of Civil Engineers has just released its annual Report Card for America's Infrastructure, which grades several critical areas: water and environment, transportation, public facilities, and energy.
And that report card is nothing we'd like to take home to Mom and Dad, moving as it has from a D to a D+ over the last four years. In short, there remains a lot of room for improvement.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Why Investors Should Buy This Sector's Stocks Now / Companies / Investing 2013
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: In a market that has been heading toward the stratosphere all year, it gets tough continually unearthing undervalued sectors.
But an ever-changing market means new opportunities are always presenting themselves if you know where to look.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
What Stock Investors Should Do Now as the End of QE Nears / Companies / Investing 2013
By: Money_Morning
Diane Alter writes: If investors needed a reminder that global stock market rallies have been goosed by the Fed's lose monetary measures, they got it.
On Wednesday, U.S. equities went on roller-coaster ride.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, up 155 points before FOMC Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed could soon begin to tap the brakes, ended the day down 80.41, or off by 0.5%,.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Mining Stocks Appear Cheap Versus Gold Bullion: Is Now the Time to Buy? / Companies / Gold and Silver 2013
By: InvestmentContrarian
Sasha Cekerevac writes: The drop in the price of gold bullion has surprised many investors. With the level of monetary stimulus provided by the Federal Reserve and other central banks, many had believed that gold bullion would continue rising. The drop has not only impacted investors in gold bullion, but those in the associated mining stocks as well.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Big Dividends From Euro-zone Stocks / Companies / Dividends
By: Investment_U
Steve McDonald writes: Barron’s ran an article last week about three of the grandfathers of the tech industry: Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). Investors are making big bets that these old timers will evolve into effective data and services companies.
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?