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19 Stocks Wall Street Wants to Own
To determine which stocks the smart money on Wall Street is buying, I use a stock screen that looks at a number of variables, including:1. An increased amount of coverage by brokerage firms and anal.....
Sell Into a Rally
Yesterday, stocks rose on what the Wall Street Journal said was a 'growing faith that the economy is slowing, but not headed for a recession.” And on Wednesday, when stocks fell, the Wall Stre.....
An ETF to Profit in This Tired Market
ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value (NYSE: SJH) — This fund seeks daily results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 .....
5 Sleazy Gold Coin Scams
With gold prices rising thanks to the economic and market chaos, the shiny yellow metal's profit potential is drawing some unscrupulous gold scam artists out of the woodwork.Here are five of the mos.....
Why the Gold Rush?
Gold prices just hit new all-time highs, and the yellow metal’s surge now is the talk of Wall Street trading floors and Main Street barber shops. So, why the gold rush? What’s causing the pr.....
US Gasoline Imports Fall, Refiners May Benefit
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Yahoo! CEO Dismisses iAds, Will Keep Alibaba Stake
Five years ago, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) invested its China business and $1 billion in cash for a 39% stake in Alibaba.com, China's largest e-commerce company. Reuters quotes Carol Bartz, Yahoo!'s CEO,.....
12 Bubble Stocks About to Burst
The market now teeters on the brink of a breakout or breakdown as the S&P 500 has spent the week trading around the top of the trading range that has kept the market at bay since May. The millio.....
Where Have All the Gun Sales Gone?
With the rise of the tea party one might expect gun sales to rise in parallel.You would be wrong with that assessment and guilty of what some pundits claim is a gross simplification and stereotype o.....
7 Investments Beating Stocks Right Now
Finding Opportunity Outside EquitiesOnly the most bearish market analysts really expect us to get back to the March 2009 lows anytime soon. In the fourth quarter of 2008, U.S. GDP contracted by 6.3.....
Time is Running Out for the Bulls
A late rally yesterday salvaged the markets from what appeared to be a failure to hold at the important support line represented by the 200-day moving average of the major indices. The early weakne.....
Make a Rush for This Gold ETF
SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) — This exchange-traded fund (ETF) seeks to mirror the price of gold bullion. As early as April 2009, when the fund was trading at $113, I targeted it for a move a.....
Smartphone Survey Shows Communication is Secondary on Gadgets
Advertising research group Nielsen Company has just published the results of their Mobile Apps Playbook survey, the data paints an intriguing portrait of what trends are fueling the skyrocketing sal.....
Rio Tinto (RTP) Adds to Stake in Ivanhoe Mines
One of the Rothschild barons is credited with saying that the time to buy is when there is blood in the streets. That may not have been literally true in 2007 when Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) provided.....
Cable TV Stocks Prepare for Assault from Apple, Google and Game Consoles
Cable providers like Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) are already preparing themselves for a siege. Internet television, whether through enabled televisions or set top boxes, isn'.....
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AT&T (T) Wasting $19B On Network Upgrades?
Battling back criticism about slow or faulty networks, AT&T (NYSE: T) is on a PR blitz of late, struggling to tout the expensive updates made to its services. But for all the billions being pour.....
Wendy’s Offers Healthy, Half-Sized Premium Salads
In a move that doubles as a healthy menu addition and a gain for thrifty consumers, Wendy’s (NYSE: WEN) is adding half-sized versions of its new premium salads, luring customers looking to spend l.....
9 Top Australia Investment Options
When investors were looking for emerging markets that were still enjoying growth during the massive financial crisis and recession of the west, many overlooked the gem down under that is Australia. .....
State Street Global Launches Natural Resources ETF
A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) targeting the natural resources sector has been brought to market by State Street Global Advisors.The SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (NYSE: GNR) tracks en.....
Apple Inc. (AAPL) News – iPad Production Surges
Here is your daily Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock news and rumors for September 15, 2010. AAPL may have started to meet demand for the iPad but with the holiday season coming up, they may need to r.....
Goldman and Morgan Stanley are Never Long-Term Options
When asked my opinion of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) in the summer of 2008 when financial stocks and banks were dropping like flies, I always said GS is the best house in a bad neighborhood. It was tru.....
Chart of the Day : How to Play Steel in this Market
Today's Chart of the Day discusses United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) and the recent warnings from the Industrial Goods sector. A continuation rising wedge chart outlines the possibility of m.....
Euro Freefall Ahead
The euro zone crisis is far from over, and investors can take advantage by shorting the euro with options on a currency ETF. But before we get to the specific trade, let's take a look at the trouble.....
7 Top MLPs For 2010
Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, were once beyond the scope of individual investors and used only by the wealthiest individuals and the big hedge funds. But that's not the case any longer. To.....
JetBlue and Southwest Top Major Airlines in Quality
Discount carriers JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU), Southwest (NYSE: LUV) and Frontier – a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET) rank among the top airlines in terms of quality and service,.....
10 Long-Paying Dividend Aristocrats
Picks Offer Centuries of DividendsDividend investing has always been a very popular way for shareholders to see a strong return on their investments. And high-yield dividend stocks that consistentl.....
5 Stocks to Sell Before Earnings Roll In
Earnings play a huge role in the success of stocks. That is because analysts and investors bid up stocks in anticipation of a good report and then watch them pop as they beat the estimates. There's .....
15 Highest Paying Dividend Plays
You'll find that the stocks below are sporting some pretty nice dividends, but don't just dive into one of the stocks listed below without doing first the necessary due diligence required. Some .....
7 Reasons Not to Fear a Quadruple Witching
Options Expiration is a Witch!Options expiration is upon us, but it's not just any old expiration day, it's a quadruple witching. Now those words might be enough to strike fear in the feint of heart.....
Beazer (BZH) Earnings Prompt Homebuilder to Cut FY2010 Guidance
Just two weeks before the end of its 2010 fiscal year, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) has warned that the company's target for new home orders for the full fiscal year is in jeopardy. Beazer had.....
Why Today is Crucial for the Bulls
Stocks closed mixed yesterday, as a key economic report failed to inspire buyers. But gold jumped to a new high as pressures mounted on the Federal Reserve to take further measures to avoid a double.....
Another Way to Short This Market
ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors ETF (NYSE: SSG) — This ETF seeks daily investment results that are twice the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index. Af.....
VIX Sending Mixed Signals
Despite all of the gloom and doom you hear about lately, the VIX is actually telling us that things are a bit too complacent. And since many traders seem stymied by the recent VIX action, I want to .....
AOL Takes on Facebook, Google, Yahoo With Ad Format
Fifteen years ago, AOL (NYSE: AOL) controlled the display ad market with an iron fist. How times change. Even with online ad purchases on the rise for the first time in two years, AOL's search and c.....
5 Stocks Enjoying Upgrades Before Earnings
Stocks are in between earnings seasons, and analyst upgrades and new price targets are rolling out. With earnings reports for the third quarter of 2010 on the horizon, here’s a look at five stocks.....
Yahoo!'s Future Tenuous Despite Growing Earnings
With earnings growing for the first time in years during 2010, and for share prices with nowhere to go but up, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is in a uniquely tenuous position, both as a corporate entity and.....
Bing Now #2 in Search, Though Way Behind Google
When Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) launched its Bing search engine in 2009, there were a host of naysayers. Microsoft has been partially vindicated this week as the latest numbers show that Bing is now t.....
China Sucking Profits Out of Big-Name Retailers
I've been in or around trading, traders, brokers and analysts since 1985, and I have never seen the people inside the industry so tired, frustrated and gloomy.Phone call after phone call, visit afte.....
A Bond Bubble and Risk in Bonds – What Investors Need to Know
The global economic cycle has long been hostage to boom and bust, and inevitably valuation bubbles inflate and then burst. In 2000, it was Internet and tech stocks. In 2005 to 2008 it was a housin.....
Auto-Parts Stocks Rev Up with Used-Car Demand
With more people hanging on to their older vehicles in the recession, the price of used cars is going up. The trend is providing a boost to some auto companies and their stocks.The reason? More moto.....
Nintendo Struggling as Super Mario Turns 25
Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY) video game icon Super Mario turned 25 this week. And while the famous plumber is still wildly popular, he should worry about his employer’s future. Nintendo is used to sales.....
GoDaddy for Sale, But Which Stocks Are Buying?
GoDaddy.com, the Internet domain register site well known by the Superbowl-watching public for its racy ads, is on the sales block for $1 billion – and companies are surely plotting their bid stra.....
Apple Inc. (AAPL) News – Survey Shows 40M Apple Gamers
Here is your daily Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock news and rumors for September 14, 2010. A new survey shows that Apple may be on its way to dominating the portable video game market. Also, Apple.c.....
At Least Microsoft Thinks MSFT Stock is Cheap
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced that it’s going to sell debt this year in order to buy back its stock and pay dividends. This is a fascinating move and it shows just how unusual the current.....
Best Buy (BBY) Beats Estimates, Raises Guidance
Shares in Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) have jumped about 6% this morning following the company's better-than-expected second quarter earnings report. Best Buy reported EPS of $0.60 on revenue of $.....
Green Mountain (GMCR) Acquires Canadian Coffee Company
Coffee prices have been rising for the past five years, hitting a 13-year peak of nearly $2/lb for arabica beans on September 8. The rising cost of beans has put pressure on coffee company profits, .....
4 Hot Biotech Stocks to Buy
More than a year ago, I recommended a basket of unknown and poorly covered biotech stocks I called the 'four Cs”: Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD), Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS), Compugen Ltd. (NASD.....
The Best Way to Predict the Market's Next Move
Stocks rose yesterday for the seventh session in the past eight, as bank regulators in Basel, Switzerland, agreed to new restraints on lenders. The new agreement, known as Basel III, will be phased .....
After Calif. McDonald's Closes, “McFarthest” Drive to Golden Arches Now 115 Mi.
If you’ve even had the feeling that you can’t go anywhere without a nearby McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), we’ve got some good news for you: The farthest away you can get from a Mickey D’s just go.....
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