bull market and bear market, 2011-10-14

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The Gap Is Making the Right Travel Plans The Gap is making the right growth move by contracting in the U.S. and expanding to China -- but rather than buy GPS stock, try this Emerging Markets Lite play instead...... Zynga Making Progress on Its IPO Checklist Zynga's latest amended filing includes a ticker symbol and exchange, as well as additional news for IPO investors...... Your Road to Riches Isn’t Down Safeway, Whole Foods’ Aisles Safeway beat expectations, but it's still being outperformed by Whole Foods -- and neither stock is a particularly good value...... Should You Buy the Dow — Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is protected by a diverse product line and sitting on a heap of cash. But JNJ stock already is on the high side of valuation, making this a tough pick...... Google Shows Off Rock-Hard Reliability Google crushes earnings estimates and shows growth across its numerous businesses -- its stock should boom in the short term, and GOOG is a sturdy long-term play...... Is This Market Running Out of Steam? With tech stocks and financials canceling each other out, the likelihood of a sideways move is increasing...... FDA Process, Taxes Spurring Exodus of Medical Device Firms Tax incentives for R&D, quicker FDA approvals needed to stem exodus of U.S. medical device firms, industry studies show...... Ford — Not GM — the King of Detroit Ford's fleet sales, as well as its growing market share, are among its business-side strengths over General Motors...... 6 Companies You’ll See Less Thanks to the NBA Lockout The NBA season has dropped two weeks and is danger of being cancelled -- and if that happens, you'll be seeing a lot less advertising from these six major companies...... Is Now the Time to Bet on Gold ETFs? If you want to play with gold (but don't feel safe putting bullion under your bed), consider these three ETFs to profit off an uptrend in the precious metal...... 3 Industries Where It’s Impossible to Get a Job While things are improving in the health care and technology sectors, finding a job in these three industries remains a dogfight...... 7 Oil Companies Running on Fumes There has been a lot of volatility in the crude oil and energy sectors recently. These seven oil companies are among the losers...... Your Next Bank Stock to Sell Citigroup reversed into a bear channel and is likely to test support. Get the downside target...... Will the Q4 Rally Continue? The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are showing strong support...... JPMorgan Earnings Chase Banks Down — Thursday’s IP Market Recap Despite JPMorgan's earnings actually beating expectations, its Q3 report had too much bad news, sending financial stocks downward Thursday...... 8 Superb Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Semiconductor components are crucial to the technology we use every day. While some stocks continue to face headwinds, these 10 are thriving...... 7 Pharma Stocks to Sell, STAT Pharmaceutical stocks are theoretically recession-proof. Still, not all pharma companies are equal. Here are seven clear losers to toss...... Hiring Gains Momentum, But Recovery Is Slow September hiring was stronger than anticipated; however, the economy has only recovered about 2.1 million of the 8.6 million jobs lost since the recession began...... Thursday Apple Rumors: Apple Streaming Movies from the Cloud by 2012 Apple's cloud-based streaming video service should be open in months. Also, Grand Theft Auto III will celebrate its 10th anniversary on the iPhone, iPad...... Diageo — A Growth Adventure Into the Wilds of Africa Johnnie Walker is increasingly being seen as a status symbol in Africa, boding well for Diageo's growth prospects in the continent...... 3 Smoking-Hot Options Plays Go big on Big Tobacco with these three short-term call option plays...... Companies That Will Fix the Flagging TV Market By 2013 Apple, Google, Sony and others all working on pairing tablet technologies with television sets, which could be the eventual spark TV sales need...... Research In Motion’s Crummy Streak Continues BlackBerry's three-day outage was just the latest in a line of black eyes suffered by Research In Motion, mostly self-inflicted...... A123 Inks GM Battery Deal But Still Is a Powerless Stock AONE got a temporary boost on news of the contract, but electric cars are no sure thing, and the company's financials make it a questionable long-term play...... Google+ Blasted From Within Oops! A Google software engineer's frank appraisal (read: rant) of Google+ gets out into the open. Here's a highlight of the unkind things he had to say......

Yahoo Can’t Save AOL … From Tim Armstrong Tim Armstrong's pursuit of an AOL merger with Yahoo isn't a business move -- it's a desperate grab at saving face after his incompetent management......     5 Characteristics of a Successful Dividend Stock Looking at the history of the most successful dividend stocks, there are five major traits that have been strong predictors of performance...... 10 Semiconductor Stocks Not Living Up to Expectations Some semiconductor stocks are thriving, but some continue to face headwinds. These ten are not living up to expectations...... Heed the Red Flags at Amedisys Congressional scrutiny of home health care specialist Amedisys, along with lowered guidance, are sure-fire signs that investors should proceed with care...... Take JPMorgan Chase to the Bank, But Skip Goldman Sachs Both stocks are cheap on expected 2012 EPS growth, but should you buy JPMorgan Chase and avoid Goldman Sachs? Yes. Here's why...... A Short-Term Options Play for a RIMM Resurrection RIMM's global service outage is another black eye for the BlackBerry maker. But the charts say the stock is preparing for a potential breakout. ..... Should You Buy the Dow — Intel Intel's nice price-to-earnings ratio, projected growth and backyard money vault make INTC attractive to short- and long-term investors alike...... Dividends from China’s Apple Tree Sure, Apple notoriously doesn't pay out dividends -- but if you climb your way down the Apple tree, you'll find one Chinese stock that could bolster your income...... IBM Call Options a Buy in Front of Monday’s Earnings Big Blue doesn’t often miss an estimate, and beating this time around shouldn't be an issue...... 6 ETFs to Get Even With Commodity Inflation From oil to platinum, some commodities have rolled back significantly in price. Here are the six you may want to buy into now, along with the ETFs to do so...... 8 Charts to Watch Now Are we destined for a late-year rally or just more churning within the S&P 500 range of 1,100 to 1,200? These developing indicators may reveal the market's next move...... 5 Market-Beating ETF Strategies for Your Portfolio Here are the sectors and related ETFs that are performing the best right now in this volatile stock market...... 5 Reasons for Investors to Be Worried Here are five examples of damning data and nagging negatives that have staying power...... The Only Stock That Really Matters Today The indices could rise into the upper range of resistance or be in for a big pullback...... Overbought Biotech Still a Good Buy Celgene Corp.’s breakout is so strong that it could remain overbought for some time. Get the target...... Market Likely to Hinge on the Financials A less-than-stellar earnings report from JPM could cause a sell-off...... 5 Option Trades to Keep You ‘Covered’ If you want to make income from stocks you own (or want to own), there’s an option strategy that works well in any market: the covered call...... Brand-Nameless Fashion — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap Struggling fashion retailer Liz Claiborne Inc. selling off its namesake brand to focus on high-end lines Juicy Couture, Lucky Brands and kate spade...... Here’s a Bearish Trade to Get a Perk from a Slumping Coffee Maker Caffeinated stock Green Mountain has formed a bear flag over the last week, meaning that it might soon commence another sell-off...... Why You Should Hang Up on AT&T and Dump Coke Be wary of AT&T (NYSE:T) and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) as dividend stocks. They appear to have higher earnings per share due to one-time earning events...... Wednesday Apple Rumors — Apple Fighting Fire With iPad Mini? Analyst says Apple could release a cheaper version of the iPad next year to compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire...... A Pair of Potential Earnings Casualties Even though there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about this earnings season, JPMorgan (JPM) and Hasbro (HAS) are heading for trouble...... Rally Is a Breath of Fresh Air, But the Prudent Want Proof The recent rally is refreshing, but investors should stay cautious and buy stocks and mutual funds on significant pullbacks only. The European debt crisis still looms...... Dr. Doom Gets Optimistic With His Own Shop When a company wants to sell out, it will often hire an investment bank like Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) or Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). They will put together a pitch book that hopefully will engender stron..... 5 Stocks Seeking Growth Through India Watch out, Café Coffee Day. Starbucks is finalizing a deal to open shops all across India. In fact, SBUX is not the only company that sees growth potential there. .....