Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Will Barnes & Noble Lose the E-Book War? / Companies / Technology
By: Investment_U
Alexander Moschina writes: Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) – the largest bookstore chain in the United States – is in trouble. So much trouble that it’s decided to put itself up for sale.
The bookseller, whose stock recently dropped to a 10-year low, is hoping for a takeover bid as it tries to gain a foothold in the growing e-reader market.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Traffic Jam on the Internet Superhighway / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Frank_Holmes
There’s growing congestion on one of America’s highways and reports say the problem will only get worse. In just the past few years, America’s technological network—our information superhighway—has gone from hare to tortoise. Dropped calls, Internet outages and surfing at a snail’s pace now seem to be commonplace.
Friday, August 20, 2010
“Dark Pool” Stock Market Manipulation Continues / Companies / Market Manipulation
By: Christopher_Quigley
Traders and investors please be aware that the “Flash Crash” of May 6th. was not an isolated incident. I attach two recent examples of similar “events”. The forces that worked in May last are still alive and functioning, however, rather than directing their forces market-wise, they are now targeting specific stocks with very profitable consequences.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Double Dip Recession Proof Stocks / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes:
Today (Friday) we conclude our series on bracing for a double-dip recession.
In Part I of this investment series, "Three Ways to Brace for a Double-Dip Recession: Going for the Gold," we discussed ways investors could safeguard against the imminent decline of the U.S. dollar by buying gold.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
My Favourite Junior Oil Stocks Exposed – the David Pescod Interview / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Keith_Schaefer
This article is a transcript of an interview I did with Canaccord stockbroker David Pescod, one of the best stockpickers in the junior oilpatch I know. I started doing business with Dave in 1998, the middle of the “nuclear winter” of junior mining stocks, because I saw he was making good money in a bad market. I read his daily (and free) Late Edition newsletter every single day to hear what other analysts and executives are saying. He originally sent this article out in early August. By David Pescod
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
AK Steel Corp Strong Relative Performance / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Barring a global exodus from equities on a rotating timezone basis, I want to stay with AK Steel Corp (NYSE: AKS) for a number of reasons. Purely on a technical basis, so far today, the weakness has NOT violated the prior pullback low. Secondly, while the emini S&P 500 has come within two-tenths of 1% of its prior August 16 low, AKS remains $0.90, or 6.5%, above its 8/16 low.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Three Ways to Invest In South America with ETFs / Companies / Emerging Markets
By: Ron_Rowland
In last week’s column we looked at some ETFs focused on the booming countries of Southeast Asia. Today we’re turning our spyglass in a different direction. We’re looking at the southern portion of the western hemisphere — South America.
If you participated in the Weiss Global Forum earlier this week, you heard us talking about Brazil as the hub of its continent. The parallels with China are very interesting …
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
How to Profit From China's Secret Energy Plan / Companies / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
Kent Moors writes:
Like everything else, the balance of power in the global energy market is shifting toward China, where a little-known province is perfectly situated to become a global oil-and-gas market powerhouse.
Nestled in the far northwest of China, Xinjiang is the country's largest province and the primary domestic source for oil and gas. It is sparsely populated and as big as Western Europe. The name, Xinjiang, literally means "New Frontier." And recent decisions in Beijing are going to give that translation even more meaning - transforming this province into a "new frontier" for the global energy sector.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Kinross Gold Corporation: A Takeover Too Far? / Companies / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Bob_Kirtley
The acquisitive nature of Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) has taken it to the door step of Red Back Mining Incorporated (RBI) which appears to be a very good acquisition in terms of providing a pipeline of mining opportunities for Kinross. As usual with the predator in these situations the stock price of Kinross reflects a fair amount of trepidation in the mood of the investor, than both management teams would have liked to see.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Microsoft and IBM Potential Takeover Suitors for Hewlett Packard / Companies / Mergers & Acquisitions
By: Dian_L_Chu
The longer HP languishes at the $41 a share level, the more likely the company will become a takeover target. Well, the fact that HP currently doesn`t have a CEO, and the fact that they are dirt cheap with regards to stock price to book value makes them vulnerable.
After all, when HP is trading at $55 a share, and any takeover requires a hefty premium of at least 20% to actually get a non-hostile bid to be accepted by the board and shareholders, this becomes a huge roadblock to a M&A deal being completed successfully.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
In Defense of the Hewlett Packard Board to Vote Out Mark Hurd / Companies / Corporate News
By: Static_Chaos
The HP board has taken a lot of heat for their decision to vote out CEO and Chairman Mark Hurd. But the HP board had no other choice in the matter. Some of the confusion surrounding the Mark Hurd saga is the fact that the media is looking for some bigger story than there actually is, after all, controversy sells in their business. Moreover, Mark Hurd who is trying to conduct spin and damage control to save his future corporate career is making a pretty clear cut, necessary, and deserved firing look more mysterious than it actually is. This is a no-brainer, and every board, including Larry Ellison`s would have come to the same conclusion: namely, Mark Hurd had to go.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are Strong Investment Vehicles in Uncertain Economic Circumstances / Companies / Investing 2010
By: The_Energy_Report
Credit Suisse Analyst Yves Siegel believes master limited partnerships (MLPs) are strong investment vehicles, particularly in uncertain economic circumstances. "I don't think there are many other places where investors can put their dollars and get a nice return with very moderate risk," he explains. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Yves talks about the "Big Kahuna" and a handful of other well-managed MLP names with impressive yields and sector-leading growth prospects.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Near-term Low in Research in Motion, RIMM / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Today's point-and-figure low print at 49.40 in Research in Motion (RIMM) satisfies a downside swing objective created by the prior decline from 58.60 to 51.70 and has the right look of a completed correction - or a corrective leg that is carving out a near-term low in the vicinity of 49.40.
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
Potash Sector Heating Up…Again / Companies / Agricultural Commodities
By: Richard_Mills
Potash producer Agrium (AGU-TSX) just announced earnings of US$506-million in Q2, or US$3.20 a share - a healthy 37% increase over Q2, 2009. AGU’s revenue rose 7% to US$4.37 billion as sales volumes soared 860% year over year (yoy). The company’s share price rose 3.6% after its second quarter earnings sailed past expectations.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
10 WAYS TO SAVE TAX WITH YOUR COMPANY / Companies / Business
By: DANBRO
If you’re not taking advantage of these 10 ways of improving your company’s tax efficiency your missing a trick or two...or ten.
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
Hewlett Packard's Hurd Crisis Creates A Value Investment Play / Companies / Corporate News
By: Dian_L_Chu
Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) has had a bad week since the announcement that Mark Hurd was resigning. HPQ stock is currently sitting at $40.40, just off the 52 week low of $39.95 established on Thursday after Cisco`s CEO John Chambers gave tempered guidance for the tech bellwether. (See chart)
Friday, August 13, 2010
The Supply Chain Strain Is Changing the Way Manufacturers Do Business / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes: As growing demand boosts production in the second half of 2010, some companies will fail to meet output due to struggles in the supply chain.
Earnings season has shown industrial companies' surging profits in the first half of the year and increased optimism for the months to come. Emerging market strength and stable raw material prices have helped the manufacturing boost.
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Junior Resources Companies, A Few of Stan Bharti Favorite's / Companies / Metals & Mining
By: The_Energy_Report
Forbes & Manhattan Founder and CEO Stan Bharti, whose genius has guided dozens of junior resource companies to the pinnacle, discusses his approach in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report—and a few of his favorites. Among them is a company using a molecular-tagging technology to foil a practice that fuels terrorist activities and deprives governments of more than $100 billion in tax revenues annually.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Price and Moving Average Stacking For Category Representative ETFs / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Richard_Shaw
The table image uses color coding to help visualize which key ETF categories are in the strongest and weakest price patterns as indicated by the stacking of the price and various moving averages to each other.
An ideal stacking would be for the price to be above the 20-day average, which would be above the 50-day average, which would be above the 100-day average, which would be above the 200-day average. The worst case would have the opposite stacking.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
BP’s Return To Libya Decades After Gaddafi’s Revolution / Companies / Oil Companies
By: OilPrice_Com
After nearly 40 years, BP is returning to Libya amid widespread controversy about an alleged link to the Lockerbie bomber’s release and fears about a potential oil disaster in the Mediterranean Sea.
Yet despite the oil giant’s enthusiasm, its future in Libya – a country boasting the largest crude oil reserves on the continent -- may end up as murky as competitors that have ventured there.
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