Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Whiskey and Cigarettes: The Best Way to Profit From Sin Stocks / Companies / Investing 2012
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes:
The common misconception is that so-called "sin stocks" only perform well when the economy tanks.
But the truth is that purveyors of alcohol and tobacco take their lumps during a recession just like everybody else.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Three Glencore Xstrata Metals and Mining Takeover Targets: TCK, AAL, FCX / Companies / Mergers & Acquisitions
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
The proposed mega-merger of Glencore International PLC and Xstrata PLC will create a global powerhouse with the potential to shake up the mining industry overnight.
If completed, the $90 billion deal will form a mining behemoth with control over one-third of the global market for thermal coal, and make it the world's largest producer of integrated zinc production. It will also rank as the world's third-largest copper producer and fourth-largest nickel producer.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
The Investment Lesson Behind the Kodak Bankruptcy / Companies / Learning to Invest
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
The recent bankruptcy of Eastman Kodak reminds investors they don't make companies like they used to.
Founded in 1892, Kodak shows that very few of these 19th century giants exist anymore.
Companies, like washing machines, just don't have the staying power they used to. Even the largest companies these days are unlikely to outlast a 40-year investing career.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Fuzzy Math, Greater Fools and the Facebook IPO / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
I have several friends who think the Facebook IPO is the next Microsoft.
I think it's more likely the next Research in Motion.
Or perhaps the next Sony, Kodak, or Eastern Airlines--all of which were once world-class brands that got sideswiped by hungry new competitors.
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
Apple Due for Profit-Taking / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Apple (AAPL) has rocketed into a French Curve upside vertical assault right to its upper channel zone between 480.00 and 488.00, which should put a lid on the current up-leg from the Jan 24 low at 419.00.
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
Apple Stock Heading Over $600 on iTV and iPad3 / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Even with its share price at a lofty $470, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) still has startling upside potential, thanks to the iTV and iPad 3.
These younger iSiblings will provide the fuel to sustain Apple's amazing growth rates, which until now have been almost single-handedly driven by the iPhone.
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Big-Cap Tech Stocks to Watch / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings after today's close. With that in mind, let's have a look at the comparative patterns (and my intermediate-term analytics) on some big-cap technology names.
Intel (INTC) is on a technical buy signal (since Jan 4) and will remain so unless it breaks 26.30 (1st warning), but must break 24.97 to damage the chart structure. My next upside target is 27.50/80 and then 28.50.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
When Investors Should Buy FaceBook Shares / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes: You might have heard....
Facebook Inc. (NYSE: FB) is the most awaited initial public offering (IPO) since Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG).
The recent registration of the company's IPO documents means it won't be long until Facebook shares begin trading freely.
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Monday, February 06, 2012
New Spy Technology Could Be Worth Billions / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes:
Using GPS to track a risky teenage driver or a cheating spouse is about to become old hat.
You see, we are actually on the verge of a revolution that will allow us to locate and track every physical object made in the world.
Not to mention literally every person on planet Earth.
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
Carnival After the Costa Concordia Disaster, Buy, Sell or Hold? / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barne writes:
Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) is the world's largest provider of vacation cruises operating under the names Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America; and AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, and P&O Cruises in Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Liquid Natural Gas Stocks Are Set to Take Off / Companies / Natural Gas
By: Money_Morning
Dr. Kent Moors writes:
As I have discussed over the last two years, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is going to be a complete game-changer.
And along the way, a small group of LNG stocks will become the main focus for investors.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
What Really Happened To The Oldest Bank in Switzerland? / Companies / Credit Crisis 2012
By: DK_Matai
Oldest Swiss Bank Goes Down
Wegelin and Co, the oldest private bank in Switzerland, agreed to a fire sale to Raiffeisen Group in the middle of its death throes last week. Wegelin bank -- established 270 years ago in 1741 -- managed to survive every threat across three centuries: revolution, financial disaster, and war including being invaded by Napoleon, the Sonderbund civil war and then Hitler. Every threat except for one: the relentless assault on Swiss banking secrecy by the United States government to reclaim the funds lost through tax evasion schemes sold to its citizens. Wegelin is now finished, courtesy of Uncle Sam. How long before other Swiss private banks follow Wegelin's shocking demise?
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Buy Timber Stocks and Watch Your Money Grow on Trees / Companies / Investing 2012
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
Chances are you've never considered timber stocks in your investing strategy.
But if that's the case, then you've been missing out.
Timber is a long-term investment that can reward your portfolio in good times, and protect it in bad.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The Most Powerful Investment Strategy of All-Time / Companies / Dividends
By: Money_Morning
Steve Christ writes:
It has been called the "royal road to riches."
Starting with just $10,000 and a small monthly contribution, any investor can use this method to create their own golden parachute - a million-dollar retirement portfolio.
All you need is time.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Facebook IPO: Where's the Love, Mark Zuckerberg? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
The long-awaited Facebook IPO is finally arriving - and it's time for Mark Zuckerberg to share the love.
But most of Facebook's 800 million users won't get a chance to grab a piece of the multibillion-dollar deal.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
How Online Gamers Can Give Biotech Investors Big Gains / Companies / Investing 2012
By: Money_Morning
Michael Robinson writes:
A group of online gamers are onto something big. Very big.
So please don't think these "hobbies" are a complete waste of time and energy.
An online game called Foldit has actually helped to deliver a medical breakthrough that could change the future of biotech research.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Powerful Consolidation Coming in Banking as a Consequence of Overcapacity / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Bloomberg
Bloomberg TV's Erik Schatzker spoke to Deutsche Bank incoming co-CEO Anshu Jain, who said that he foresees "powerful consolidation" in the industry and those banks who survive will '"actually wind up with a margin expansion over time."
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Four Natural Gas Companies Investors Can Buy Right Now / Companies / Natural Gas
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes:
Natural gas companies are hurting - there's no doubt about it. But that doesn't mean natural gas companies are bad investments.
In fact, some of these companies are currently on the bargain rack. You just have to know where to look.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Kodak's Former Moment, A Lesson for You, Me and America / Companies / Technology
By: Gary_North
Kodak declared bankruptcy last week. For years, this company was visibly a dinosaur. It had no visionary leadership. The senior managers had the wrong vision. The company had lots and lots of debt, which indicates how blind its creditors were. This brief report was published by the New York Times in 2003.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Toyota Innovates Way Out of Rare Earth Handcuffs / Companies / Metals & Mining
By: G_Joel_Chury
According a report from Reuters today, Toyota Motor Corp. has developed a way to manufacture hybrid and electric vehicles without the use of rare earth metals. The announcement comes in response to China’s export quotas that have made the metals less economic.
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