bear market bull market, 2011-09-16

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The Next Great Trades You Didn’t See Coming Stay ahead of the curve and buy into the next great hit -- utilities -- before the mainstream hype hits and cuts into your potential gains...... Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) – How to Trade Monday’s Earnings Investors are watching Darden NYSE:DRI stock before Monday's earnings. Traders can expect a pop in the stock after a decent Darden earnings surprise...... 3 Frontrunners in Bidding War for Yahoo A look at three potential suitors who might bite -- and what could happen to Yahoo as a result...... You Can Clean Up on a DaVita Buy Warren Buffett protégé’s hedge fund was a big investor in this low-PEG kidney dialysis company...... Another European Bailout? Markets enjoy a fourth straight day of gains on news of dollar loans to European banks -- but rather than chase stock prices higher, let's take a look at values in the bond market...... 5 Food Stocks To Avoid Increasing corn prices have helped weigh down these stocks, and there's little hope of a respite...... Swiss Stocks Look as Sweet as Chocolate Thanks to Franc Move Swiss exporters, companies that do business abroad stand to benefit from favorable currency exchange rates after tying the franc to the euro...... 6 Under-the-Radar Charts to Watch Keep an eye on these six charts -- and look for signs of a breakdown. Their paths could foreshadow what's ahead for the broader markets...... Should You Buy the Dow — Bank of America Bank of America's stock is as toxic as its mortgages -- all but the most speculative of investors should turn tail...... Can McDonald’s Maintain Its High-Wire Act? While dividend investors in McDonald's have little to fear, the stock is more vulnerable than ever to negative news. Here are some key points about MCD stock growth you need to consider...... Charts Say It’s Time to Sell It would be prudent for traders to close all long positions this morning...... Top Gold Stock to Buy on a Pullback Junior gold miner New Gold Inc. could experience some profit-taking. Get the target on NGD...... Sell Into the Long-in-the-Tooth Rally Some upside potential remains, but the longer-term trend is down...... 3 Golden Funds for Precious Metals An easier way to play gold is through ETFs. These three funds range from tame to tumultuous. ..... Thursday Apple Rumors: China Mobile Says 4G iPhone is Coming Rumors of the iPhone going 4G have been universally shot down -- until now. See what China Mobile says Apple approved...... Xbox TV: Microsoft Has the Numbers to Win the Internet Television Market Video game console's market penetration gives Microsoft's streaming video effort a foot in the door that Apple, Google never had...... Verizon Unlimited Plans Won’t Kill Competitors Just Yet Verizon's $50-per-month prepaid deal threatens smaller telecoms, but its exclusion of smartphones limits the damage it can do...... Groupon Gets Its IPO Back On Timing is key as question marks dot its performance. Here's a look at the company's new timeline and the pressures it faces...... Gold Miner Stocks Look Cheap It's time for mining stocks to catch up to the surge in the metal itself...... Central Banks Step In; Gold, Silver Step Down NovaGold Resources, Coeur D'Alene Mines among miners taking a beating during early Thursday trading...... Munch On a Buffalo Wild Wings Options Play A covered call could lower risk and maximize profit...... Let Broadcom Chip in With Building Your Portfolio Here are three reasons why the future bodes well for Broadcom...... Bed Bath & Beyond Set for Usual Earnings Pop A call option could bring a tidy profit by next week...... Facebook: IPO Just a Distraction? Financial Times report says the social networking site is delaying IPO until the fourth quarter of 2012...... Netflix Stock Slammed on Subscription Slide Netflix's pricing plan didn't go over well, especially on the DVD-only side -- and now the company's competitors smell blood in the water......

4 Shipping Stocks to Buy for the Adrenaline Rush — or the Dividends Glut of competition in the dry bulk shipping industry means high risk for numerous stocks, but there's plenty of upside -- including wild dividend yields......     Newmont Mining: It’s No Golden Play Despite growing quickly, Newmont Mining isn't achieving economies of scale -- and its earnings reports should give you pause, too...... Only on Wall Street Does Losing $2B Make You an “Expert” A $2 billion trading loss at UBS is just the latest proof that Wall Street "experts" are no smarter than the rest of us...... Your Signal That It’s Time to Bail If buyers fail to conquer this simple trendline today, it may be best to go short...... McDonald’s Could Break $100 Soon A break through McDonald’s 50-day moving average would confirm a move higher. Get the target...... Happy Anniversary, Lehman Brothers In the three years since Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, some of the world's top investment managers have been hard at work beating the market...... Should You Buy the Dow — AT&T No. 2 U.S. telecom not the best fit for short-term investors, but a healthy dividend means it still has a place in retirement accounts...... Signs of Weakness at Bed Bath & Beyond Overheated stock price, buybacks and lagging e-commerce weigh on Bed Bath & Beyond. ..... A Trans-Atlantic Trip for ETF Investors Europe's markets are a mess right now, but these three ETFs try to dredge profits from the continent...... Another Sharp Rally May Precede a Retest Longer-term charts are broken, but a rally could take the S&P 500 to 1,240...... Dollar Thrifty Looking to Drive Higher Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (NYSE:DTG) is wedged between two significant moving averages...... 5 Save-Haven Stocks for a Market Crash Want to limit your losses, but still share in the recovery? Consider these five blue chip stocks. They survived one market crash -- and can weather another. ..... 3 Years After Lehman, We’ve Learned Nothing It's time to stop focusing on bad debt and jobs; we need banks to start loaning again...... After Strong Debut, Microsoft Must Find a Way to Distinguish Windows 8 Tablet Microsoft should avoid a head-on competition with Apple's iPad -- a better tactic might be aggressively marketing to specific age groups...... 6 Big-Name Stocks Perfect for Put Selling Want to get AAPL, MSFT and other big-name stocks on sale? Here are six put option trades to consider...... Roll the Dice on Las Vegas Sands Here's an options strategy to profit from a stock set to break out...... Could Tumblr Be the Next Facebook? Tumblr, one of social networking's newer sites, is posting big numbers that dwarf other big-timers. ..... 5 Fresh Picks for Autumn This lineup of blue chip, emerging, and global stocks will add fresh flavor to your portfolio. Take a good look at these five picks to pluck...... Wednesday Apple Rumors: 1 PlayBook for Every 19 iPads Sold Also, Apple and Starbucks evolve 'Pick of the Week' program to include free iTunes, App Store and iBookstore downloads...... DIY Mobile: RadioShack’s Potential for Finding an Untapped Market RadioShack could play the down economy by catering to thriftier consumers through DIY, repair retail...... Metals, Miners Mired Early Wednesday Spot gold trading in the mid-$1,820s and silver nearing $41 during early Wednesday trading; Goldcorp, Coeur D'Alene Mines hit hard...... Greece: The Questions Investors Should Be Asking Stop thinking about what Greece will do and start thinking about how your portfolio will do regardless of the outcome...... Don’t Gamble on Wynn Resorts Wynn appears to be in the upswing of a turnaround -- but unless its growth lasts through 2012, the stock price is too high...... Microsoft’s Dividend Dallying Investors want more than the modest dividend hike coming out of MSFT -- especially because the company has the cash hoard to provide it...... The Liberty Tax Service IPO Cometh The country's No. 3 retail provider of tax returns has strong financials and aggressive expansion plans......