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Cyber Monday proves to be weakest since 2002
2007-11-27 17:01:00 With the online holiday shopping season officially kicking off Monday , online retailers will have to work harder this year for their share of the holiday gift list. This holiday season is expected to be the weakest since 2002, due to the number of new online customers leveling off, more Web retailers have been pushing special offers and promotions to draw consumers. The online holiday shopping season officially kicks off Monday as many of the US shoppers return to work. And it is perfect timing as the number of retailers hosting online d More About: Consumer Goods , Cyber , Cyber Monday , Prove
Wynn Resorts Declares $6 Dividend
2007-11-27 17:01:00 Casino operator Wynn Resorts declared a special cash dividend of $6 per share on Tuesday, sending its share price sharply higher. The company, which is expanding rapidly under the guidance of casino mogul Steve Wynn, paid a similar $6-per-share special dividend to shareholders around the same time last year. Jefferies & Co. analyst Lawrence A. Klatzkin upgraded the company to "Buy" from "Hold" and kept his $152 price target. Shares have fallen 62 percent since Oct. 2. "Recent declines in the price of Wynn stock reflect investor c More About: Services , Dividend , Ares , Clar
IAAPA, Cygnus and the iPhone of Ticketing
2007-11-27 17:00:00 My visit to the IAAPA Expo, the attractions industry annual conference and an overview of Cygnus eTransactions Group's (CYGT) new ticketing platform More About: Technology , Iphone , Tick
E-Trade shares spike on takeover talk
2007-11-27 16:53:00 E-Trade shares spiked 19% Friday on continued speculation the struggling online brokerage might negotiate a takeover by chief rivals TD Ameritrade or Charles Schwab. There's no doubt the companies have been interested in exploring a potential deal for the past few years. And, recent comments made by Ameritrade Chief Executive Joe Moglia about his interest in buying at least part of E-Trade has sparked expectations that more serious talks might have evolved. There's no doubt the companies have been interested in exploring a potential d More About: Takeover , Financial , Talk , Spike
Ben Graham disciple, Francis Chou, explains his investing in this video
2007-11-27 16:53:00 Francis Chou, a value investor explains his investing in this video....talks about net net working capital. His chou funds averaged 14.4% over 15 yrs! More About: Video , Investment Ideas , Disciple , Investing , Graham
Bonus Trade: Fearful Santa Iron Condor
2007-11-26 22:26:00 Plenty of selling today, sure, and the foreign markets don't look ready to provide any help any day soon. So this could turn into an ugly holiday season. But there's always a bright side, and its name is volatility. Consider the following facts... More About: Investment Ideas , Santa , Trade , Bonus , Fearful
Repegging of GCC currencies a bullish event
2007-11-26 22:25:00 The recent talk by the UAE of possibly repegging their currency to a basket rather than the dollar makes me bullish on the GCC region and GCC stocks. I am staying away from financial and real estate stocks in general but there are stocks with significant value in the GCC region. The fact that the possibility is being spoken in public is very significant and cannot be ignored. More About: Event , Investment Ideas , Bullish , Currencies
The Real Wall Streeters: Howard Lindzon
2007-11-26 20:16:00 This is the first of many interviews I'll be posting with the real people who work on Wall Street (if you guys like it!). Meet Howard Lindzon, creator of WallStrip, hedge fund manager, venture capitalist, stock blogger and all-around finance bad-ass More About: Real
Abby Joseph Cohen predicts year-end rally
2007-11-26 16:35:00 Goldman Sachs strategists say the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will climb 9.7 percent from its Nov. 16 close to 1,600 in the final six weeks of 2007, the steepest gain since 1971. More About: Financial , Rally , Joseph , Abby , Year
Buy Retails and Financials on Fear, Sell on Greed
2007-11-26 03:10:00 A great post listing the latest trade ideas of a hedge fund manager from Charles Schwab. More About: Financial , Fear , Sell , Greed
Blue Coat Expects Strong 3Q Profit
2007-11-25 21:33:00 Internet monitoring equipment maker Blue Coat Systems said Tuesday it expects fiscal third-quarter earnings to beat market expectations because of greater market penetration of its wide area network products. Excluding stock-based compensation, amortization and depreciation, it expects earnings per share between 31 cents and 35 cents per share on revenue of $78 million to $81 million. Analysts, on average, are expecting earnings of 26 cents a share on revenue of $74.2 million. Chief Executive Brian NeSmith said the profit increase sho More About: Technology , Profit , Strong
You Know You're Onto Something When Your Investment Strategy Offends People
2007-11-24 20:40:00 Long-term investing and diversification--these are the pillars of the investment community. Short selling and Penny Stocks are the ugly ducklings. My core trading strategy is short selling penny stocks and it elicits reactions like this. We need democracy in finance--be open to all strategies, especially if they've proven successful, no matter how strange they may seem. More About: People , Strategy , Investment , Investment Ideas , Investment strategy
Catching The Falling Knife That Is Ceradyne
2007-11-24 19:25:00 Ceradyne (crdn) has been in free fall since reporting earnings on October 30, 2007. It has fell from it's peak of $84.41 and is trading today at only $42.42! Wall street was not impressed when Ceradyne guided to the low end of guidance and has been punishing this stock ever since. This company is trading at only a 7.99 P/E ratio which is basically saying that this company can't continue to grow it's bottom line. More About: Investment Ideas , Knife
Too Early Too Celebrate Strong GDP
2007-11-24 02:47:00 The market celebrated the strong growth numbers for the 3rd Quarter, sending the market up over 71 points in afternoon trading. The Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points today. A second Commerce Department report showed construction spending rose 0.3 percent in September, the best showing in four months. For the entire July-to-September quarter, individuals ratcheted up their spending. U.S. businesses sold more goods abroad and boosted some investment at home. The White House was pleased that problems in housing More About: Celebrate , Early , Strong
Googles Stock Tops $600 for First Time
2007-11-24 02:47:00 Google Inc.'s stock price sailed past $600 for the first time Monday before slipping back to $597.13 in morning trading, extending a rally that has elevated the Internet search leader's market value by about $25 billion in the past month. Google shares have increased more than sevenfold from their initial public offering price of $85, leaving the 9-year-old company with a market value of $187 billion. Some analysts already are advising investors that Google's stock will hit $700 within the next year. The average target price for the More About: Technology , Tops , Time , Stock , First Time
Mastercard Decline is a Buying Opportunity
2007-11-24 02:47:00 On October 16th TraderMark saw the decline in Mastercard as a great buying opportunity. The shares continued to declined until the 22nd, where they are starting to move back up, but still well below the $163.21 price tag on October 12th. Why is it a buy, other than the fact that it has dropped in the last few weeks? half of its revenue is overseas and TraderMark expects that to continue to grow as the middle class of Brazil, China, India, et al gets up and running. As TraderMark points out, the stock is not cheap, but the reality is ther More About: Buying , Financial , Opportunity , Unit
Cash Still Flowing in Industrial Value Stocks
2007-11-24 02:47:00 Investors can generate investment ideas by using the Producer Price Index (PPI) report prepared monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; one industry where the price increases have been flowing is industrials. More About: Stocks , Industrial , Cash
Dress Barn cuts 2008 Outlook, Shares Drop
2007-11-24 02:45:00 Dress Barn 's first-quarter earnings fell below analysts' expectations due to unseasonably warm weather during September and October, and lowered its fiscal 2008 earnings outlook. The shares fell more than 7.5% after the news was released. For the first quarter, the company sees earnings of 30 cents to 32 cents a share due to comparable store sales decline in the low single digits. Analysts were expecting earnings of 35 cents a share, before items, according to Reuters Estimates. The weaker-than-anticipated comparable store sales and More About: Outlook , Consumer Goods , Dress , Shares
Kraft Shedding Post Cereals Business
2007-11-24 02:41:00 I am really impressed with Kraft. This is a story more about Private-Label Cereal Maker Ralcorp but what I see is a great job by Kraft's CEO Irene Rosenfeld. She has done what many big conglomerates fail to do, focus on their core competency. Irene Rosenfeld has launched a massive turnaround effort aimed at revitalizing sales of the company's brands and is shedding slow-growing divisions to better focus the portfolio of the world's second-largest food company. Kraft said if the deal is conducted through a spin off, it expects shares More About: Business , Post , Consumer Goods , Cereals , Sine
Chrysler looking to return to profitability by 2009
2007-11-24 02:40:00 Chrysler is looking to return to profitability by 2009 and is considering massive branding changes that would further simplify its product portfolio while helping cut as many as 1,000 dealers. A plan now being discussed calls for Chrysler dealers to sell all of the auto maker's passenger cars under the Chrysler name. Dodge dealers would exclusively offer pickup and commercial trucks, while Jeep dealers would sell Jeep and sport-utility vehicles, according to three dealers familiar with the discussions. Such a scenario would allow Chrysl More About: Chrysler , Consumer Goods , Return
Warren Buffett Buying Financials
2007-11-24 02:40:00 Todd Sullivan at ValuePlays wrote this article a few days ago, about Warren Buffett buying into the financial sector. He feels that it shows there is short term weakness in the financial sector, but not to be afraid as their is long term value there (as evidenced by Warren Buffett buying into Bank of America (BAC)). Todd wantes to remind is to not confuse "cheap" with "value". "A cheap stock is one that will not cost you much money to purchase. A value stocks costs what it costs to buy but it is worth much more, a significant diff More About: Buying , Financial
Dogs of the Dow - 2008 Preview
2007-11-24 02:40:00 The Dogs of the Dow is a fairly simple investment strategy, you pick the 10 highest yield shares in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and put an equal amount of money into each of them. Adjust the portfolio once a year so that it once again has equal amounts in the top ten shares by yield. This investment strategy has a decent track record. According to DogsoftheDow.com, the strategy has had a 17.7% average annual return since 1973 with the Dow Jones Industrial Average returning only 11.9% during that same period. Anyways, The Discipline More About: Preview , Investment Ideas , 2008
Teeny-Bopper Retailer, Tween Brands, Takes a Dive
2007-11-24 02:40:00 Shares of Tween Brands plummeted on Monday after the retailer released its third-quarter earnings report. "While our early November sales are encouraging, we believe it is prudent to moderate our earnings expectations for the holiday season based on what appears to be a challenging retail environment, " said Mike Rayden, the company's chief executive. "The competition for customer attention is already resulting in an increased level of promotion, exerting more pressure on operating margins." Tween Brands reduced its forecast fo More About: Consumer Goods , Dive , Retailer
EchoStar Surges on Takeover Talk
2007-11-24 02:40:00 EchoStar surged $10.35, or 26%, to $50.18 on renewed buyout rumors. Citigroup upgraded the company to "buy" from "hold" Monday based on valuation as well as "ongoing conviction" about a deal with the telecommunications provider. "We assign a 65% probability that AT&T acquires Echostar over the next 12 months," analyst Jason Bazinet said in a research note. "While we also think sub-prime mortgage issues are influencing Echostar's churn rate, which was 1.9% in 3Q07, we think churn is more than priced in to the stock at current le More About: Technology , Takeover , Talk , Urge
Hewlett Packards Profit Rises 28 Pct
2007-11-24 02:40:00 Hewlett-Packard's quarterly profit rose 28%, boosted by strong shipments of personal computers, especially in China and emerging markets. Overall revenue rose 15% for the quarter to $28.3 billion from $24.6 billion last year. About two-thirds of H-P's business came from outside the U.S. Adjusting for foreign exchange rates, H-P said sales rose 11% from a year ago. "While we still have more work to do, H-P is well positioned to make further progress in the marketplace," said CEO Mark Hurd in a press release. Looking ahead, H-P esti More About: Technology , Profit
Global currency imbalances
2007-11-21 19:33:00 Although I believe a revaluation of China's currency is important to unwind global imbalances, I don't think it is in our best interest to continue complaining about a lack of fairness or competitive disadvantage. More About: Currency , Global
19 Principles of The Intelligent Investor
2007-11-21 19:33:00 David Merkel put together a list of 19 lessons from the famed book, "The Intelligent Investor ", by Benjamin Graham. If you are new to the investing world, or are a long time stock traded, these lessons will help everyone. I won't list them all, but here are a few of my favorites: 6. Purchase bargain issues on a net asset value basis when you can find them, but be careful of quality issues. 7. Volatility of stock prices can be your friend if you understand the underlying value of a well-financed corporation. 12. Pay attention to the bal More About: Investment Ideas , Principles , Gent
Why I Am Adding Sandisk & Ceragon To My Portfolio
2007-11-21 19:33:00 Shlomi Cohen believes now is the time to get into SanDisk and Ceragon. He doesn't believe that we will witness a global recession hitting the thriving computer, and handset markets, and in effect anything related to the "industrial revolution" of the current century, i.e. the Internet industry. He is bullish on SanDisk for a few reasons: director Michael Marks bought $2 million worth of shares at around $40 each on the open market at the end of October, Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Buy" rating for SanDisk with a target price of $65, a More About: Technology , Portfolio , Sandisk
ArvinMeritor Narrows Loss
2007-11-21 19:33:00 ArvinMeritor, which makes axles, brakes, emissions systems, and door and roof systems for cars and heavy trucks, managed to narrow its quarterly loss to $62 million, or 86 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $274 million, or $3.89 a share, in the year-earlier period. ArvinMeritor is in the middle of a restructuring plan that affects 13 plants and 2,800 employees in North America and Europe and is expected to cost $325 million through 2012. The company expects to save $150 million in 2009 from the changes. "We are encouraged by ou More About: Consumer Goods , Loss
Stocks Losses Quickly Accelerating
More articles from this author:2007-11-21 19:33:00 Stock losses accelerated Monday morning as worries about the banking sector and another spike in oil prices gave investors a reason to bail out of equities. The Dow Jones industrial average lost over 1% over an hour into the session. The S&P 500 index lost 1.2%. The Nasdaq composite declined 1%. Small cap stocks were hit harder with the Russell 2000 falling 2.1%. Market breadth was negative. On the New York Stock Exchange, losers topped winners five to one on volume of 390 million shares. On the Nasdaq, decliners topped advancers by m More About: Stocks , Accelerating , Losses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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