bear market and bull market, 2011-08-05

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Bargain Hunters, Rejoice — It’s Time to Go Shopping Now that stocks have taken a tumble, some attractive stocks have gotten much cheaper relative to their earnings growth. Here are three companies to add to your shopping list...... Strong Q2 Earnings Don’t Convey ATVI’s Vulnerability Activision Blizzard showed great numbers and a knack for navigating the digital market, but mainstays World of Warcraft, Call of Duty becoming a concern...... Friday’s Stocks to Watch: Priceline, LinkedIn From Priceline to LinkedIn, here are five stocks to keep an eye on today...... Sort Through the Wreckage of a 500-point Down Day Thursday's Dow plunge included a major overselling, providing investors with a prime opportunity to cash in on a trading bounce...... 4 Biotech Penny Stocks to Buy The biotech field is ruthless, but these penny-stock companies have real prospects of making it big time...... Stock Smackdown: Priceline vs. Expedia Online travel agencies have revolutionized the industry, but they are not as similar as they appear -- which you can see when you put them head-to-head. Which is the better stock buy?..... Amazon vs. Netflix – Which Online Growth Stock is Better? Netflix has put many video retailing contenders out of business with a one-two punch, but can it knock out leading Internet retailer Amazon?..... Dumpster Dive for These 6 Solid (But Oversold) Stocks The markets have sold off big time, but stock investors still have reason to be optimistic. Namely, bargain pricing in these six solid stocks...... The Mood in Europe Is Even Gloomier Than in the U.S. While the U.S. has put a Band-Aid on the debt crisis for now, there is still a lot of concern in Europe about the European debt crisis...... Transocean (RIG) – A Stock Getting Drilled Here's why you should bail out -- or short -- the stock of Transocean, an international provider of offshore contract drilling services...... It’s Simple: No Rally Until We See More Jobs Whether you believe in the charts or the fundamentals of the job market, the reality is that the market won't improve significantly until unemployment does...... Today’s Two Market Choices: Bad or Worse Heads, shoulders and necklines -- oh my! Charts show things are going to get ugly, with a possible bottom as low as 15% down from the market's current level...... PS Vita Delay Gives Sony Time to Strategize Against Apple Vita's delay hurts Sony's chances for a much-needed late-2011 push, but it gives the company time to figure out how to keep from bombing like Nintendo's 3DS...... You’re Dunkin’ Into Perilous IPO Territory What's not to love about Dunkin' Brands? Other than its ridiculous valuation, slow growth and massive debt, that is...... Thursday’s Apple Rumors: Google’s Had it With That Meddling Apple Google senior vice president claims Apple, Microsoft and others are snatching up patents in an "organized campaign against Android."..... 5 Reasons Why Gold Needs a Reality Check The gold market can be played smartly, but the rampant rise in gold prices has bred these foolish and cost-inefficient "investments."..... Use Options to Trade the Coming Double Dip It's time to follow the market sentiment and use options to trade the coming double dip...... S&P 500 Keeps Digging New Bottoms Grim economic outlook spells another lousy day for S&P 500. Commiserating are MetroPCS, MEMC Electronic and Alpha Natural Resources...... Polo’s Earnings Pop Could Bring a Quick Profit Here's a way to profit from a stock that usually jumps after earnings...... Dow Back to Losing, Bank of America at New Year Low Dow Jones returns to its losing ways, as does Bank of America, which fell about 3% in morning trading and hit a new low for 2011...... Metals Higher, Miners Lower Before July Employment Report Gold trusts make gains, but miners NovaGold, Coeur D'Alene and Pan American hit hard early Thursday...... Facebook on ‘Lockdown’ to Solve Google+ Google social network's bevy of powerful toys is putting front-running Facebook on the defensive...... Is Sprint Doomed? Sprint Nextel has struggled to gain ground, but the odds against its survival keep growing...... Pitney Bowes Might Beat a Bank Account PBI's 7.17% dividend yield might be sustainable, and it sure beats earning 0.05% in a checking account -- if the stock price doesn’t plunge...... New Gap Ads Seek Sales Through Subtlety Gap's new low-flash, smartphone-geared ads featuring simple, helpful clothes advice might have more grab than today's norm of pomp and pizzazz......

Lessons to Be Learned From George Soros The money managing maven is making his exit from the business, but he leaves behind 42 years of innovative, sound and occasionally aggressive investing strategy......     InterDigital Could Be a Supercharged Stock If a bidding war among Samsung, Apple and Google results in a deal, telecom patent holder InterDigital could ignite...... Thursday’s Stocks to Watch: Kraft, Zipcar Kraft gets a lift from a strong earnings report and spinoff plans...... Kraft Spins Off Snacks, Wisely Bucking 2011 Buyout Boom While the buyout frenzy still has legs, some companies, like Kraft, appear to be bucking the trend. Here's why it's not a bad move...... 3 Bulletproof Blue-Chip Stocks In a turbulent economy, shareholders need security. Find that -- and some profits -- with these "A"-rated blue-chip stocks...... Check Out the Hottest Asia and Latin America Stocks To avoid being disappointed by a declining U.S. dollar, investors should look to Latin America and Asia for companies expanding their international presence...... Tobacco Stocks Hang Tough The products may be stigmatized, but tobacco stocks still perform well...... The ‘Secret Moustache’ Forex Trade It's not the newest "can't-miss" indicator. Get the truth here...... 3 Emerging Industrials Sector Opportunities Stocks with a mixture of sharp declines and reasonable valuations are the way to navigate the industrials sector...... Why I Sold Bank of America — And 3 Lessons From My 30% Loss Bank of America was off 30% from my December buy-in, so I pulled the trigger. But hopefully my loss is your gain with these three lessons on when to sell stocks...... Market Should Keep Going Up Until … After seven days down, the rebound may last till Friday’s jobs numbers are released..... POT Is a Smokin’ Deal Current profit-taking offers an excellent opportunity to buy Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan...... The Ugliest Charts in 2 1/2 Years A near-term rally is possible, but the charts are more broken now than they have been in years...... Defense Stock Dropping Like a Dud Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE:OSK) is down almost 30% since July, and likely headed lower. ..... 5 Ugly Truths About Life After the Debt Deal Yes, the U.S. reached a debt deal, but our woes haven't ended. America can expect these certain troubles to continue...... The Sequel to Borders: 3 Other Publicly Traded Stocks Risking Bankruptcy As I discuss on Fox Business in a live broadcast that aired August 2, 2011, the three stocks that could face bankruptcy in the next year or so are Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD), Pulte Homes (NYSE:PHM) and Zale ..... Wednesday’s Apple Rumors: One OS to Rule Them All Jeffries & Co. analyst says he thinks MacBooks, iPads and iPhones will all use a new operating system blending iOS, OS X features...... A Gold Price Target You May Not Believe An overdue correction may not happen until gold achieves yet another stunning new high. How high could prices go?..... Wednesday’s OptionsPlace: Ford Calls Drive Interest Traders are betting Goldman's bearish view is wrong...... Campaign to Kill Medco-Express Scripts Deal Likely Futile It's not very likely that major pharmaceuticals will be able to prevent Express Scripts from acquiring Medco. But they do have good reason to try...... RIM Remedy: New 4G Torch No Cure for What Ails BlackBerry BlackBerry stamping "4G" onto Torch, but without something that sets its brand apart, RIM will continue to trail the field...... Best Buy Still Looks Like a Viable Short The company's market share and margins face long-term challenges...... SM Energy Can Put Pep in Your Portfolio SM Energy's rapid growth and low valuation are positives, but riskier balance sheet could hurt if economy declines...... iTunes Replay Won’t Help Apple Fell Netflix Just Yet Apple hopes to make a move in downloadable video sales and rentals, but seemingly limited iTunes Replay doesn't quite bridge the gap to Netflix...... OpenTable Shows Danger of Chasing Growth Stocks Investors always seem to be looking for more revenue......