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From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 16, 2008 at 9:17 pm ET
How quickly value can evaporate these days. Bear Stearns (BSC) closed on Friday at $30, down from $57 the night before. I spent the weekend working up an article on why investors should still avoid ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 16, 2008 at 11:32 am ET
Starbucks launches chocolate line:
Starbucks Coffee Co. (SBUX) has launched a line of chocolates laced with the flavors of its coffees and teas, such as Milk Chocolate Caramel Macchiato Truffles, and milk and dark chocolate ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 13, 2008 at 3:59 pm ET
My latest column is up at RealMoney. It is about Websense (WBSN), which provides companies with Internet security tools. In brief, I like the company, but I’d like it more at a different price.
The $48 ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 12, 2008 at 12:16 pm ET
Last September I was bearish on Delta Airlines (DAL), saying “How quickly we get from something that looks enticing to something that looks like it came out of bankruptcy five months ago. Which, of course, ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 12, 2008 at 11:55 am ET
When I said it was too early to buy NBTY (NTY), unfortunately I didn’t mean a day or two early. The stock was up nicely this morning after an analyst upgrade.
Analyst Upgrades NBTY, Stock Surges: ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 12, 2008 at 7:34 am ET
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This article is a reprint of my March 5, 2008 RealMoney column
Although MGM Mirage operates casinos across the United States and recently expanded to Asia with its MGM Grand Macau joint venture, ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 11, 2008 at 7:33 am ET
This article is a reprint of my March 4, 2008 RealMoney column
When I started looking at NBTY (NTY) when it showed up on one of my screens recently, I realized a good chunk of my ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 5, 2008 at 12:34 pm ET
When I first became an analyst, my boss was fond of saying he’d rather have luck than brains. There are so many times, as an investor, when I have considered the understated wisdom of those ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 5, 2008 at 6:52 am ET
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The following article is a reprint of my February 27, 2008 RealMoney column.
A long UPS/short FDX paired trade could work, but I’d wait for a pullback to $65 before UPS would tempt me ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 4, 2008 at 9:53 am ET
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The Housing Nightmare: Will Uncle Sam help distressed homeowners—and a hard-hit economy?
I don’t know if this article will ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 3, 2008 at 11:32 am ET
The Semiconductor Industry Association released the January semiconductor sales report today.
Worldwide sales of semiconductors in January were $21.5 billion, a nominal increase of 0.03 percent from January 2007, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 3, 2008 at 11:08 am ET
I should probably learn to take the money and run more quickly. Back in December I wrote about Diebold (DBD) at about $33 per share and said investors should probably look elsewhere due to earnings ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 3, 2008 at 10:25 am ET
Bankrate has asked a group of investment professionals and investment journalists to weigh in on how an investor should prepare for or invest in hard times. I was one of those who weighed in, and ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 3, 2008 at 6:02 am ET
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This article is a reprint of my February 25, 2008 RealMoney column
What is wrong with Dean Foods (DF)? After all with everyone from Starbucks (SBUX) to Hershey’s (HSY) getting hurt by rising milk ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 29, 2008 at 11:04 am ET
Hansen Natural (HANS) is giving back the last month’s gains today after reporting higher than expected sales and lower than expected margins. Both were explained by customers stocking up ahead of a price increase. Count ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 29, 2008 at 10:39 am ET
Dean Foods (DF) announced this morning they would sell 18.7 million shares in a secondary offering. The 13% dilution is expected to be “significantly offset” by a $20 million reduction in interest expense. At current ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 29, 2008 at 6:16 am ET
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This article is a reprint of my February 22, 2008 RealMoney column
Forget the debate over whether telecom is a buy or sell. Make money being indifferent.
The decisions by Verizon (VZ - Annual Report) ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 28, 2008 at 6:39 am ET
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This article is a reprint of my February 21, 2008 RealMoney column
The last year hasn’t been a good time to own a newspaper. The best performing stock was Washington Post (WPO), which managed ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 27, 2008 at 12:22 pm ET
New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods fell by 5.3 percent in January, the biggest drop in five months and more than analysts expected, and a key gauge of business spending also declined, a Commerce ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 27, 2008 at 9:42 am ET
Clearly Autodesk (ADSK) wasn’t as safe as I thought. The question of what to do with it now would be easier if the miss made more sense. Company claims $0.05 reduction in full year EPS ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 27, 2008 at 6:39 am ET
This article is a reprint of my February 19, 2008 RealMoney column
Apollo Group (APOL) is one of the largest private providers of higher education services. Through the University of Phoenix and other subsidiaries, Apollo serves ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 26, 2008 at 6:54 pm ET
Last month I wrote about IBM (IBM - Annual Report) and said:
IBM is now trading at a P/E of 12.7x 2008 earnings, compared to a five-year average P/E of nearly 18x. It offers a ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 26, 2008 at 6:31 am ET
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This article is a reprint of my February 19, 2008 RealMoney column
After peaking above $49 per share last year, refiner Frontier Oil (FTO) sunk to intraday lows in the $20’s last month before ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 25, 2008 at 6:02 am ET
According to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI):
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.12 billion in orders in January 2008 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.89 according to the January ... ( more)
From Stock Market Beat - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 23, 2008 at 6:46 am ET
This article is a guest post by Steve Selengut, author of The Brainwashing of the American Investor: The book that Wall Street does not want you to read!. The opinions expressed within are those of ... ( more)
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