Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Weakest Holiday Retail Sales Growth Since 2008 Means Time to Short Retailers / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
Initial U.S. retail sales figures released on Wednesday showed sales growth for the holiday season was the worst since 2008.
According to MasterCard SpendingPulse, holiday sales posted a paltry 0.7% increase against expectations of a 3-4% gain. That's below the same period last year when sales grew at a 2 % pace.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
HSBC Too Big To Jail: Dark Day For the Rule of Law / Companies / Banksters
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: The opening line of a December 11, 2012 New York Times editorial on federal and state authorities choosing not to indict HSBC for money laundering reads: "It is a dark day for the rule of law."
It may be a dark day for the rule of law, but it's business as usual for the banks.
America's heralded and frighteningly powerful Department of Justice, along with all of the not so heralded or frightening banking regulators, simply refused to prosecute Britain's biggest bank out of fear of "collateral consequences."
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
One of Wall Street's Worst "Dirty Secrets" / Companies / Mergers & Acquisitions
By: DailyWealth
Porter Stansberry writes: What I'm going to show you today, you'll rarely see from mainstream financial analysts.
This secret is worth too much. It generates hundreds of millions of dollars every year for the insiders on Wall Street. This secret is why investment banking is such a lucrative trade.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Using a Put Butterfly to Options Trade Cummins Inc. / Companies / Options & Warrants
By: J_W_Jones
Entomologists tell us that a group of butterflies can, at the choice of the writer, be termed a lek, a rabble, or a swarm. I was first struck today by the bearish Fibonacci based pattern initially described by Larry Pesavento termed a bearish butterfly which had completed in heavy engine manufacturer Cummins Incorporated (symbol CMI). Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Kurzweil Could Jump-Start Google Stock Price / Companies / Google
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes:
Futurist Ray Kurzweil is one of the world's busiest people.
And that's no surprise. A best-selling author and subject of a major documentary, Kurzweil has an unmatched talent for explaining how cutting-edge technology is going to change our lives.
That means this "A-list" speaker is always on the go, traveling the globe as he spreads his futurist technology gospel.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Five On Fire High-Tech IPOs / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes:
Who says high-tech stocks have hit the skids?
In a move that bodes well for 2013 stock market, high-tech IPOs have been absolutely on fire in the closing weeks of 2012.
In fact, judging by their gains, high-tech IPOs have soundly beaten the rest of the market's new issues over the last three months. At least five soared by more than 40%.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Long History of HSBC Bank Money Laundering / Companies / Banksters
By: BATR
If there was any lingering doubt about the supremacy of the internationalist banker over the canons of law, the latest HSBC exemption from criminal charges proves that the real masters of the planet are the criminal banksters. If this settlement was an abnormality and not the rule, one might argue the expediency for pragmatism, while deployable, is necessary. Unfortunately, for the financial elites, the facts tell a very different story.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Apple, America's "Most Loved" Company Is Breaking Down / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: DailyWealth
Apple investors are learning an important lesson on the value of being a contrarian.
Apple remains one of the most popular brands in America this holiday shopping season. The company will sell tens of millions of iPads and iPhones during the current quarter.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Now Is The Time to Buy These Oil Refiners and Coal Stocks / Companies / Resources Investing
By: Money_Morning
Dr. Kent Moors writes:
Without fail, every year there are January surprises.
They occur when investors receive a pop in selected stocks because of the way fund managers readjust their holdings to dress up their fourth quarter performance.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Will Apple Stock Rebound in 2013? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Investment_U
David Eller writes: On September 10 we warned that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) investors may be wise to take profits. We received our share of angry phone calls and emails, but stuck with our opinion. Now that Apple is down 23% from its close on September 10, it’s time to revisit the story. The chart is scary, but the fundamentals are good…
Monday, December 17, 2012
Urgent Fiscal Cliff Investor Actions to Take Now / Companies / Investing 2012
By: Money_Morning
William Patalon III
writes:The prospects of a "Fiscal Cliff" impasse are causing more nightmares in middle class America than Freddy Krueger did on Elm Street.But Permanent Wealth Investor Editor Martin Hutchinson has a surprisingly contrarian take on the escalating tempest.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Getting Coal in Your Christmas Investing Stocking / Companies / Coal
By: Chris_Vermeulen
We all want new and exciting electronic gizmos and gadgets for the holiday season. Unfortunately they have the tendency to lose almost all their value within weeks because of newer versions etc… but what if you just got a lump of dirty old coal in your stocking, how would you feel?
The only individuals who would appreciate a dirty gift like that would be those forward looking investors who see major opportunities before they become the next big movers and headline news.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Can Investors Really Trust Chinese Stocks? / Companies / China Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
At first glance, Chinese stocks that trade on U.S. exchanges are dirt cheap. But the truth is you need to take a long hard look before you leap.
Behind the curtain you could find that they've cooked the books.
In fact, last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused the Chinese affiliates of "the Big Four" auditing companies of breaking securities laws after they refused to produce the "work papers" related to accounting fraud investigations at nine Chinese companies.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Look at Your Bank Fees to Know How the Big Banks Are Upto / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: InvestmentContrarian
George Leong writes: The major bank stocks are all near their respective 52-week highs and an upside break appears to be in the works, as the banking industry continues to assume less risky businesses while shoring up their balance sheets.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Next Profit Breakthrough: Synthetic Biology / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: Drug, chemical, and biofuel firms are relying more than ever on artificial fragments of DNA to invent new products. It's called synthetic biology.
For example, teams all over the world are now in their labs looking to create novel biotech compounds or drugs by inserting synthetic DNA into cells, either living or artificial. They're also growing new microorganisms that yield biofuels to be used in lieu of oil.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Why Iconic Japanese Brand Names Are On My Short Stocks List / Companies / Japanese Stock Market
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
[Kyoto, Japan] - Many investors have piled into Japan lately reasoning that somehow this will be "the year" Japan turns around and there will be lots of money to be made.
I don't disagree - only the big profits are on the short side, especially when it comes to these three iconic Japanese tech brands.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Green Energy Stocks 90% Price Collapse / Companies / Renewable Energy
By: Andrew_McKillop
TIME WAS
In late 2007 the RENIXX index of 30 leading clean energy stocks reached its peak: since then it has almost constantly fallen, and to early December 2012 has lost more than 90% against the peak.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Has Apple Stock Peaked? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Submissions
Timothy Lutts writes: Has Apple (AAPL) Stock Peaked?
In the Footsteps of Coca-Cola
The Next Apple?
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
What's the Best Use of Corporate Profit (cash)? / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Charles_Carnevale
I have recently authored two articles showing that, all other things being equal, a stock that pays its shareholders a dividend generates a higher total return than a stock with similar growth characteristics that doesn’t. This is based on the reality that stock prices follow earnings in the long run, and it is this relationship that generates the capital gain component of total return. Therefore, if there is a dividend it will provide the shareholder the additional return from the income component (dividends). Links to the articles can be found here and here.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Cancer, Breaking Down a Biotech Winner / Companies / BioTech
By: Alex_Daley
Traditional cancer treatment options are little more than a crude mix of "slash, burn, and poison" â �that is surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. There are radical new treatments in labs and trials all over the world that promise to throw out this trifecta; no other disease has received more of the research interest and funding that have defined modern biotechnology over the past three decades.