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Klein: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
2007-12-05 23:29:00 In The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Naomi Klein explains forcefully and convincingly how neoliberal orthodox economics wreaks havoc on so many countries around the world... More About: Aster
Rate-Cut Hints Lead to Market Surge
2007-12-05 23:29:00 What a wild change of event in just a week. At the beginning of the week we saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average below 12,800. Today, the DJIA is trading well above 13,400. And all of the rally has happened with an increase hope that the Fed will lower rates at the December 11th meeting. In fact, the markets are even putting the odds of a half-point cut at 50%, over just a quarter point reduction. Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, helped this speculation a bit last night. In a prepared speach last night he said, "These developments More About: Market , Surge , Hints , Rate , Lead
American Public Educations Amazing Growth
2007-12-05 23:28:00 I am a huge fan of Zach Scheidt and have been following his blog for awhile. I read a great post today, so I thought I would share some of his thoughts. American Public Education (APEI) offers online postsecondary education directed towards the needs of military and public service communities. This stock has more than doubled from its IPO price due to an incredible amount of growth. Revenue growth has averaged roughly 40% per year since 2002 and the majority of this growth has come as a result of personal referrals. In fact, they have g More About: Services , Growth , Amazing
CMGI: A Decent Proposal
2007-12-05 20:46:00 CMGI has been a dog for the past few motnhs and years--last quarter's earnings report, followed up by some strong price action might indicate a turnaround is here...or maybe just near. More About: Proposal , Investment Ideas , Prop
The End of Pay Phones
2007-12-05 18:26:00 It looks like the cell phone revolution has finally taken its "toll" on pay phones. AT&T said on Monday it plans to end its dwindling pay phone business by the end of 2008, as more consumers use mobile phones.rnrnThe move affects AT&T pay phones in the company's previous 13-state service area, including California and Texas. BellSouth Corp, which AT&T acquired late last year, has already exited the pay phone business in its nine-state service area.rnrnPay phones in the United States have declined across the industry from about 2.6 m More About: Technology , Phones
VeriFone to Restate Past Results
2007-12-05 16:55:00 VeriFone, maker of credit card readers and point-of-sale systems used by retailers, took a huge hit today (down 45%), and rightfully so, as they said they will have to restate results for its fiscal first, second and third quarters, due to errors in accounting related to in-transit inventory. And these weren't little errors, we are talking about reducing the pretax income by $8.9 million in the first quarter, $7 million in the second quarter and $13.8 million in the third quarter. The only thing bright for this company is if they don't More About: Results , Consumer Goods , Past
Weekend Volatility Review
2007-12-05 16:33:00 Sure, there was some rallying this week. But the more important news (to us) is the volatility crush... More About: Review , Weekend
Level II Quotes
2007-12-05 16:33:00 Learn everything about the NASDAQ Level II Quotes now! More About: Investment Ideas
Activision and Vivendi Games to Combine
2007-12-04 21:30:00 Vivendi said Sunday that it plans to acquire a controlling stake in Activision and combine the video game publisher with Vivendi Games in a deal the companies valued at $18.9 billion. Activision, whose titles include "Guitar Hero," "Call of Duty" and the "Tony Hawk" series, and Vivendi Games , which publishes "Crash Bandicoot" and owns the online role-playing franchise "World of Warcraft," would create the world's largest pure-play online and console game publisher. Under the agreement, shares of Vivendi Games will be converted More About: Technology , Vivendi
Car Wreck Coming?
2007-12-04 19:05:00 Auto Zone could be in for a rough ride. Earnings on Tuesday. More About: Investment Ideas , Wreck
What makes Warren Buffett successful?
2007-12-04 16:32:00 Wow, what a great article. Clearly I am a Warren Buffett fan, but I don't think that I have ever read such an intelligent take on what makes Warren Buffett successful. You hear the normal talk about him being able to accurately forecast the market, buy low, etc...But, I bet you have never heard these reasons. Andy Kern, doctoral student of finance at the University of Missouri - Columbia, concedes that Warren Buffett is so successful because of his luck. Ok, I know what you are thinking, that isn't so intelligent. Well, read on. Ther More About: Investment Ideas
Monsanto Correction Offers Buying Opportunity
2007-12-04 16:31:00 On Nov. 8, Monsanto issued a very optimistic forecast for the next four years. The news release said MON "expects to double the gross profit potential of its business from the end of 2007 through 2012," adding that "the company's growth is expected to result in an ongoing earnings per share [EPS] growth rate in the mid-to-high teens over the next five years." On Nov. 8, Monsanto issued a very optimistic forecast for the next four years. The news release said MON "expects to double the gross profit potential of its business from the More About: Buying , Basic Materials , Opportunity , Offers
Cyber Monday Online Sales Jump 21 Pct
2007-12-04 16:31:00 Well, the analysts were right and wrong (see my post earlier this week) about Cyber Monday , the first big sales surge after Thanksgiving for etailers. ComScore Inc. reported on Tuesday that consumers spent $733 million online on Monday, a 21% gain from the same day a year ago. ComScore also reported that the number of online buyers rose 38% from a year ago. And finally, comScore said that more than $10.7 billion has been spent online from Nov. 1 through Nov. 26, marking a 17% gain from the corresponding days last year. But, where were More About: Sales , Consumer Goods , Online
American consumer confidence sinks to two-year low
2007-12-04 16:31:00 The further losses in the housing market are being fuelled by a glut of unsold properties, despite sharp drops in building activity, that is being swollen by repossessions of homes from overstretched sub-prime borrowers. More About: Consumer , American , Confidence , Sinks , Year
The week ahead in the financial markets
2007-12-03 21:50:00 Let's see if the pattern of the last few weeks holds true for the coming week. A big selloff in the US markets on Monday followed by a rally on Tuesday. Friday was a great day even though the averages may tell you differently. The market breadth indicators I have been talking about (Advance/Decline lines and Highs-Lows) put in a stellar day. For the first time in a month the new highs on the NYSE exceeded the new lows. This needs to continue next week if this rally is to have legs and get a firm footing. Right now is not about how vari More About: Investment Ideas , Markets , Financial , Week , Ahead
Why Real Men Cant Make Money in the Market
2007-12-03 20:55:00 Seth Jayson points out an interesting study that may just explain why the market is so manic. "I've always been interested to notice that a huge portion -- oh, 100% or so -- of this seemingly irrational, irate subgroup of poor financial decision-makers is, in my experience, male." According to a study found in "The Economist," the reason is too much testosterone. In the experiment, subjects played a simple game in which pairs of players divided and received money from a central pot. One player would propose how to split the pot -- and More About: Money , Market , Make Money , Investment Ideas , Real Men
Lululemon Tanks Despite Forecast
2007-12-03 18:48:00 What a crazy day today for Lululemon Athletica. The stock has dropped more than 11% today. Why? This comes after they just raised guidance and announced that their third-quarter profit more than tripled. They reported a third-quarter profit of $7.6 million, compared with $1.7 million in the prior-year quarter!!! Analysts even upgraded the stock and their price targets. RBC Capital Markets analyst Howard Tubin raised his 2007 earnings estimate to 44 cents per share from 40 cents per share, and his price target to $47 from $41. "We conti More About: Consumer Goods , Forecast
Investing guru, Eddie Lampert fires back.
2007-12-03 18:48:00 Yesterday, Sears Holdings announced our results for the third quarter of 2007. While we were not pleased with these results, much of the commentary in the media and on Wall Street following the results ignores the strength of our company and the progress that we have made. In fact, over the past several years, we are one of the few retail companies that have actually reduced our overall debt levels, while at the same time investing over $1 billion on capital expenditures, making investments in inventory for our customers, contributing signific More About: Investment Ideas , Investing , Back , Fires , Eddie
I Like Short Selling Struggling Retailers
2007-12-03 17:16:00 Why I really enjoy short selling struggling retailers, one of which is Ashworth (Nasdaq: ASHW), an apparel maker. This company has decreasing revenues and margins and increasing losses and debt. Not a good combo going into tax loss selling season and an economy that looks to roll over. More About: Selling , Basic Materials , Short Selling , Short , Retailers
SIV Problem looming behind Citigroup-ADIA deal
2007-12-03 17:10:00 For ADIA, the $7.5 billion deal represents a value investment. For Citi and other banks affected by the housing crisis, it is a temporary respite from the bad news. What remains hidden from public view is the off-the-books $83 billion liability from SIVs that Citi may have to deal with soon.. More About: Financial , Citigroup , Deal , Problem , Adia
Staples Barely Beats Estimates
2007-12-03 16:57:00 It is astounding, Staples ' third-quarter profit declined 5.3% on a litigation charge and a weak retail environment in North America and the company still anticipates flat to slightly negative same-store sales in North American retail, yet the stock soared 11%, to $22. Why? Because they beat analysts estimates by $0.02.Excluding a $24 million charge from the settlement of a class-action lawsuit, earnings per share rose 17% to 42 cents. Analysts, on average, expected earnings of 40 cents a share on this basis, according to Thomson Financial. More About: Consumer Goods , Beats , Barely , Estimates
ARM Resets to Hit the Fan in 2008
2007-12-02 22:48:00 I hate to say it, but I have been talking about this for almost a year now. According to the Wall Street Journal, in 2008 $362 billion worth of adjustable-rate subprime mortgages [ARMs] will be reset, "a scenario that could significantly worsen the already serious subprime crisis", according to a report in Saturday's Wall Street Journal. The "real crest of the reset wave" has yet to take place, which "promises more pain for borrowers, lenders and Wall Street." "The initial wave was largely driven by a higher frequency of fraudulent
A Few Ways to Invest in Pepsi
2007-12-02 22:48:00 I just found an interesting article over on StockerBlog.com. He wrote an article earlier about seven different Coca Cola stocks and has followed up with 3 different Pepsi Cola stocks, all of which pay a dividend. There is Pepsico, Inc. (PEP), Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG), and PepsiAmericas Inc. (PAS). They have a dividend yield of 2%, 1.4%, and 1.6%, respectively. More About: Consumer Goods , Invest
Eddie Lampert lastest investing portfolio
2007-12-02 22:47:00 Eddie Lampert's lastest investing portfolio. He bought some C and AN stock. More About: Portfolio , Investment Ideas , Investing , Eddie , Pert
Citi Secures $7.5B in Capital
2007-12-02 05:10:00 Wall Street rebounded modestly Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said it will invest $7.5 billion in Citi group Inc. -- a vote of confidence for the nation's largest bank, which has suffered severe losses amid the ongoing crisis in the mortgage market. Major financial institutions, including Citi and its competitors, have had to book some $80 billion of writedowns on those holdings -- a trend that has left the markets nervous about the full extent of the damage. Investors were relieved that Citi was able to secure an injec More About: Financial , Capital
Hopes that Fed will cut rates lead to world stock market surge
2007-12-02 05:09:00 Shares leapt on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday after market hopes that the Federal Reserve will try to calm credit conditions with further interest rate cuts were boosted by soothing comments from the US central bank's vice-chairman. More About: Hopes , World , Stock Market , Market , Stock
Wolseley: More jobs cuts
2007-11-30 21:50:00 Wolseley, the building materials supplier, said today that it is poised to cut a further 1,300 jobs after revealing that the US sub-prime crisis helped wipe 30 per cent from its American profits. More About: Services , Jobs , Cuts
Steeling Ideas from Steel Inventories
2007-11-30 17:07:00 The U.S. manufacturing industries seem to be bracing for a significant slowdown or recession by the looks of their steel inventories: "End-users have no excess inventories and service center inventories were cut to only 2.6 months supply at the start of November." ~Purchasing.com, Analysts see sheet steel prices inflating 13% in 2008 11/20/07 However, if whatever the Fed does between now and February does stabilize the economy, keeping it swimming above a recession, the steel stocks might be a good place to run to. With steel inv More About: Ideas , Basic Materials , Steel
Why I Learned More From Losing $700k Than I Did From Making $2 Million
2007-11-30 17:07:00 I think the title says it all--people are too focused on their gains and they ignore their losses, which is ironic considering Ii've learned more from my losses than my gains! More About: Investment Ideas , Million , Learned
Bidz.com, Citron Research Soap Opera Continues
More articles from this author:2007-11-29 22:54:00 Citron Research issues a scathing report on Bidz.com (BIDZ) and the stock drops more than 50%. The battle has just begun. More About: Technology , Opera , Soap , Citron 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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