shorting stock, 2011-09-23

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8 Financial Stocks Rated ‘Strong Sell’ ‎ Financial stocks have been beaten to a pulp in 2011. Along with the rest of the financial sector, the eight biggest losers aren't instilling confidence in investors...... China Slowdown Less Crash, More Cool Calculation Metrics definitely signal a slowing Chinese economy -- but that and plunging stock values don't tell the whole story...... Oil Plays: Why Drill When You Can Integrate? Chevron is up while offshore drillers like Transocean and Diamond Offshore are down -- it all comes down to how they make their money...... Should Apple Pull a Netflix and Kill the iPod? Apple's recent business moves -- in response to clearly dwindling sales numbers -- hint toward the death of the iconic iPod...... Duke Realty Is a Cluttered REIT House DRE isn't stinking it up, but other REITs are more appealing...... After Solyndra, Sun May Set on All Solar Stocks The whole industry has been facing headwinds for a while and now even more dark clouds are rolling in. Here's why United States solar companies can't keep up with China. ..... 5 Great Long-Term Growth Stocks These "Long Hauler" stocks might not always be exciting, but they'll truck along to the tune of solid gains...... Mattel vs. Hasbro: Who’s the Star of This Season’s Toy Story? Slumping economy or not, parents tend to open up the wallet during the holidays to buy toys. So, which toy giant is poised to fare better?..... Should You Buy the Dow — Walt Disney Investors can get on board with the mighty Mickey Mouse and his pile of cash for a song...... Tech’s Outperformance Driven by the Big Boys Might as well stick with what's working -- for now, large-cap, cash-rich giants like Apple, Google and Amazon are as good as gold...... 8 Reasons Europe’s Crisis is Spreading The financial problems in Europe are not contained regionally, nor are they contained globally. They're spreading -- and here are eight reasons why...... Blackstone Trades in Poisoned Waters Blackstone Group has a history of cynical deals and poor fiscal management -- if you want to own an asset manager, seek higher ground...... How to Survive This Market There’s almost no hope for the bulls, but overconfident bears often die young...... Express Scripts-Medco Merger Still Looks Like a Go Consumer groups and Big Pharma don’t like it, but the FTC still is likely to OK the Medco-Express Scripts merger...... Bail on This Weak Semi Stock Now Teradyne is due for another massive decline. Get the downside target...... The Market is Headed Even Lower — But When? The S&P 500’s bear flag finally broke to the downside...... Glam Media: The Next Social Network IPO? This company could beat Facebook and Twitter to the public markets...... Thursday Apple Rumors: iPad’s Rule of Tabletdom Looks Secure Tablet PC market report says the Apple iPad is expected to be king through at least 2014 -- and Google's Android tablets will drop off...... 5 Stocks to Boom on iPhone 5 Release Obviously U.S. telecoms and retailers will benefit, but there are five other companies poised to jump once Apple's iPhone 5 touches consumers' hands...... Regeneron Shares Get a Spark A decision by the VA has lifted prospects for the company's key drug -- and its stock...... Gold, Silver, Miners Tank a Day Removed from ‘Operation Twist’ Announcement Gold trading in the $1,720s, silver around $37 and miner stocks are being gutted during early Thursday trading...... Play Accenture’s Earnings Pop With Call Options Here's a low-risk way to gain from a company that makes a habit of beating profit estimates...... Oracle Shares — 3 Pros, 3 Cons Oracle's got a strong base of products and is expanding into hardware, but it's in danger of falling behind in a packed sector...... MasterCard Options Could Charge Up Profit This low-risk strategy could capture the stock's bounce to a new high...... More Bad News for The New York Times NYT's CEO made a speech Wednesday that sent shares reeling. Find out what Janet Robinson told analysts that had shareholders jumping ship......

Market Slammed More By Emotion Than ‘New’ News But ... if you need to blame something for this morning's sharp sell-off, here are three big news items to note......     Facebook’s Biggest Threat? Itself Facebook's latest redesign has caused a user uproar -- and a continued slew of alterations might eventually dilute the social network's service...... Thursday’s Stocks to Watch: Bed Bath & Beyond, Red Hat BBBY's earnings beat meets an early broad market selloff...... Emerging Markets ETFs: You Can’t Run From Economic Turmoil Woes of the developed world still can follow you to these ETFs...... Microsoft Trumps Software Stocks Oracle, Salesforce.com Oracle and Salesgrowth.com are a pair of differing feel-good stories, but despite slower growth, Microsoft still is the market leader -- and its stock is cheap...... Cablevision: The Company We Love to Hate Despite competitive pressures, bad press and management dramas, Cablevision's stock is a buy for many investors...... 9 Oil and Energy Stocks to Power Your Portfolio Although the energy sector hasn’t been booming, this still is a good buying opportunity for investors looking for oil & energy stocks...... Boston Scientific CEO Takes a Seat on the Bench The struggling biotech company decides to wait a year for its new CEO...... Why We All Overreacted To Netflix Netflix may have alienated U.S. customers, but international growth is the key...... SEC Rule Would Prevent Banks From Profiting While Clients Lose New rule would stop banks from betting against their own products, but a closer look reveals it has little teeth and a short time span...... How to Avoid Major Dividend Investing Risks While there are risks to MLPs, a reasonable allocation to the sector could boost current portfolio yields and also deliver distributions growth over time. ..... PepsiCo Should Split Up With its food businesses picking up the slack from its sluggish beverage division, it might be time for PepsiCo to split up...... Retail Stocks in a Down Economy: 3 Winners, 3 Losers Mid-price stores are struggling, but high-end chains are shrugging off a bearish market. Check out three retail winners and three losers in a down market...... Should You Buy the Dow — Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is a solid behemoth of a company -- unfortunately, everyone else already knows it, so is there much value in buying now?..... KB Home — How to Play Friday’s Earnings Report Homebuilding might be finding its bottom, but considering the sector still is a mess, it wouldn't take much from KB Home to impress Wall Street...... 6 Big-Name Blue Chips Rated ‘Strong Buy’ In this volatile market, blue-chip stocks are some of the only places investors can turn to. The following seven big large-cap stocks still are standing tall...... How Low Will the Dow Go? If stocks cannot hold at current levels, the index may slip back to last summer’s lows...... Leveraged ETF to Play the Fed Sell-off If stocks continue to fall, this fund could rise to new highs...... The Charts Have Spoken… And It Doesn’t Sound Good The S&P 500 is hanging on by a thread, and it won’t take much to break support...... Carnival Shares — 3 Pros, 3 Cons Carnival Cruise Lines has shown it knows how to navigate challenges...... 5 Reasons Meg Whitman Can’t Fix Hewlett-Packard Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is ill-equipped for the job that needs to be done at Hewlett-Packard. Here's why...... 5 Things Every Investor Needs to Know About This Market From the Greek debt crisis to weak U.S. economic reports, here are five important points for investors trying to navigate the current market...... Obama’s Fuzzy Math — Millionaires Already Pay a Fair Share Obama's cry for the most fortunate to pay their fair share "like everyone else" brings up questions about who, exactly, "everyone else" is...... Fixed Income ETFs: Finer With Age These bond funds offer varying levels of maturities for the investor who wants to mix up his bond holdings...... Making the Case for a Millionaires Tax Is the millionaires tax pitched by Obama and opposed by the GOP really class warfare, or just simple math?.....