Below are the top 10 most profitable Healthcare Facilities stocks for the last
12 months. Two Chinese companies (CCM, CO) are on the list. National Health
Investors Inc (NYSE:NHI) is the 1st most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 88.95% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 71.86% for the same period. LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC) is
the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 60.06% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 60.06%
for the same period. Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) is the 3rd
most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was
56.35% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 45.76% for the
same period. HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS) is the 4th most profitable stock in
this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 46.19% for the last 12
months. Its operating profit margin was 16.38% for the same period. Senior
Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH) is the 5th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 38.44% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 55.64% for the same period. Concord Medical
Services Hldg Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:CCM) is the 6th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 32.32% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 44.91% for the same period. HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP)
is the 7th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 29.92% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 27.66%
for the same period. China Cord Blood Corp (NYSE:CO) is the 8th most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 28.93% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 36.47% for the same period.
AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) is the 9th most profitable stock in this segment of
the market. Its net profit margin was 25.21% for the last 12 months. Its
operating profit margin was 32.02% for the same period. Medical Properties
Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) is the 10th most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 22.88% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 52.52% for the same period.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
USAA Google Finance Stock Quote; DJIA Index DJX DJI Stock Market Review; Investment Analysis Mutual Fund Data Today
The major market index composites in the U.S. ended mixed last session. The Dow
Jones closed out the session green by .04 percent at 11,410.21. The Nasdaq
finished out in the red by .47 percent at 2511.48 and the S&P 500 closed out
green by .09 percent at 1,193. Positive earnings reports helped to give stocks a
boost early in yesterdays session but mixed economic reports here and abroad
applied negative pressure to index trend lines throughout the remainder of the
trading session. Investors are still concerned with slow economic growth in
America and anxieties continue to plague investors on Wall Street relevant to
the eurozone debt problems. Stock sessions overseas provided little direction as
both Asian and European stocks ended with mixed results. It was a choppy trading
session yesterday and trends this week so far lend themselves to no particular
direction. Monday, stocks opened stronger in the U.S. only to see losses come
Tuesday, and mixed results post Wednesday. Individual companies and funds are
attempting to sail through the choppy waters but are posting mixed results as
well. USAA Aggressive Growth mutual fund ended yesterdays choppy session on the
negative side of break-even on the day. According to google finance stock
quotes, USAUX closed out the day lower by .54 percent at 31.34. Growth potential
for USAUX did not match growth outcomes yesterday. Frank Matto
Jones closed out the session green by .04 percent at 11,410.21. The Nasdaq
finished out in the red by .47 percent at 2511.48 and the S&P 500 closed out
green by .09 percent at 1,193. Positive earnings reports helped to give stocks a
boost early in yesterdays session but mixed economic reports here and abroad
applied negative pressure to index trend lines throughout the remainder of the
trading session. Investors are still concerned with slow economic growth in
America and anxieties continue to plague investors on Wall Street relevant to
the eurozone debt problems. Stock sessions overseas provided little direction as
both Asian and European stocks ended with mixed results. It was a choppy trading
session yesterday and trends this week so far lend themselves to no particular
direction. Monday, stocks opened stronger in the U.S. only to see losses come
Tuesday, and mixed results post Wednesday. Individual companies and funds are
attempting to sail through the choppy waters but are posting mixed results as
well. USAA Aggressive Growth mutual fund ended yesterdays choppy session on the
negative side of break-even on the day. According to google finance stock
quotes, USAUX closed out the day lower by .54 percent at 31.34. Growth potential
for USAUX did not match growth outcomes yesterday. Frank Matto
4 Favorite Stocks of Billionaire Investors
Looking for investment ideas? One approach is to mimic the decisions of the
world's best money managers. This is made possible because of changes in
regulations, which require quarterly portfolio disclosures with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. And yes, this week we got the latest reports. Now, keep
in mind that they are as of June 30. In other words, they do not reflect the
recent market carnage. But this should not be a big deal that is, if you have a
long-term focus. Let's take a look at some interesting positions: Microsoft
David Einhorn, who operates Greenlight Capital, purchased 5.75 million shares of
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ). This takes his equity stake to 14.8 million. Even
though Microsoft is more than 30 years old, it continues to dominate key markets
like server software, operating systems and productivity applications. Of
course, these all generate substantial cash flows. This means strong share
buybacks and growing dividends. In fact, Microsoft is now yielding 2.5%. While
the company has lagged in the mobile market, there are signs of hope. Windows
Phone 7 is gaining momentum, and the companys relationship with Nokia (NYSE: NOK
) should provide a much wider distribution. Interestingly enough, Google's
(NASDAQ: GOOG ) proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI ) could be
a nice boost for Microsoft. Android licensees might now be motivated to move
over to alternative operating systems. El Paso Corp. Speaking of Motorola, Carl
Icahn is the company's largest shareholder. And on the Google deal, he made
more than $470 million. But of course, Icahn always is looking for more ways to
make money. To this end, he has taken 7.6% stake in El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP ).
Icahn certainly lives by the motto of "go big or go home." El Paso operates
the largest interstate gas pipeline in the United States. It's certainly a
source of juicy cash flows. El Paso also has a strong oil and gas exploration
business, which has operations in the U.S. and Brazil. Keep in mind that the
company plans to have a spin-off of this segment to shareholders. It's the
kind of financial engineering that usually attracts an investor like Icahn.
Dollar General Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A ) Warren Buffett recently
bought 1.5 million shares of Dollar General (NYSE: DG ). Granted, this is a
small position, but it easily could turn into a larger play. Dollar General
operates about 9,500 discount stores across the U.S. Basically, the company has
been streamlining its operations and lowering its cost structure. However, the
main growth driver still will be the weak economy, which is likely to remain the
situation for some time. General Electric Bridgewater's Ray Dalio, who manages
$85 billion, actually was able to generate positive returns during the recent
market correction. A key was buying gold and Treasuries. But Dalio also is a
savvy stock picker. In the latest quarter, he increased his stake in General
Electric (NYSE: GE ) by 26%, making it Bridgewater's No. 6 holding. The
company looks like a great value, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 12, and it
also has a dividend yield of 3.8%. More importantly, GE has the scale to benefit
from some of the biggest global growth trends, such as health care,
infrastructure development, energy and transportation. Tom Taulli is the author
of various books, including "All About Commodities" and "All About Short
Selling." You can find him at Twitter account @ttaulli . He does not own a
position in any of the stocks named here.
world's best money managers. This is made possible because of changes in
regulations, which require quarterly portfolio disclosures with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. And yes, this week we got the latest reports. Now, keep
in mind that they are as of June 30. In other words, they do not reflect the
recent market carnage. But this should not be a big deal that is, if you have a
long-term focus. Let's take a look at some interesting positions: Microsoft
David Einhorn, who operates Greenlight Capital, purchased 5.75 million shares of
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ). This takes his equity stake to 14.8 million. Even
though Microsoft is more than 30 years old, it continues to dominate key markets
like server software, operating systems and productivity applications. Of
course, these all generate substantial cash flows. This means strong share
buybacks and growing dividends. In fact, Microsoft is now yielding 2.5%. While
the company has lagged in the mobile market, there are signs of hope. Windows
Phone 7 is gaining momentum, and the companys relationship with Nokia (NYSE: NOK
) should provide a much wider distribution. Interestingly enough, Google's
(NASDAQ: GOOG ) proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI ) could be
a nice boost for Microsoft. Android licensees might now be motivated to move
over to alternative operating systems. El Paso Corp. Speaking of Motorola, Carl
Icahn is the company's largest shareholder. And on the Google deal, he made
more than $470 million. But of course, Icahn always is looking for more ways to
make money. To this end, he has taken 7.6% stake in El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP ).
Icahn certainly lives by the motto of "go big or go home." El Paso operates
the largest interstate gas pipeline in the United States. It's certainly a
source of juicy cash flows. El Paso also has a strong oil and gas exploration
business, which has operations in the U.S. and Brazil. Keep in mind that the
company plans to have a spin-off of this segment to shareholders. It's the
kind of financial engineering that usually attracts an investor like Icahn.
Dollar General Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A ) Warren Buffett recently
bought 1.5 million shares of Dollar General (NYSE: DG ). Granted, this is a
small position, but it easily could turn into a larger play. Dollar General
operates about 9,500 discount stores across the U.S. Basically, the company has
been streamlining its operations and lowering its cost structure. However, the
main growth driver still will be the weak economy, which is likely to remain the
situation for some time. General Electric Bridgewater's Ray Dalio, who manages
$85 billion, actually was able to generate positive returns during the recent
market correction. A key was buying gold and Treasuries. But Dalio also is a
savvy stock picker. In the latest quarter, he increased his stake in General
Electric (NYSE: GE ) by 26%, making it Bridgewater's No. 6 holding. The
company looks like a great value, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 12, and it
also has a dividend yield of 3.8%. More importantly, GE has the scale to benefit
from some of the biggest global growth trends, such as health care,
infrastructure development, energy and transportation. Tom Taulli is the author
of various books, including "All About Commodities" and "All About Short
Selling." You can find him at Twitter account @ttaulli . He does not own a
position in any of the stocks named here.
Top 10 Most Profitable Environmental Stocks: CREG, DGW, NTIC, TRIT, SRCL, ECOL, WCN, DCI, WM, MPR (Aug 17, 2011)
Below are the top 10 most profitable Environmental stocks for the last 12
months. Three Chinese companies (CREG, DGW, TRIT) are on the list. China
Recycling Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:CREG) is the 1st most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 26.44% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 38.66% for the same period. Duoyuan Global Water
Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DGW) is the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 23.68% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 32.21% for the same period. Northern Technologies
International Corp (NASDAQ:NTIC) is the 3rd most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 19.41% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 11.36% for the same period. Tri-Tech Holding,
Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIT) is the 4th most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 15.49% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 18.32% for the same period. Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRCL) is
the 5th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 14.09% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 25.20%
for the same period. US Ecology Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) is the 6th most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 11.80% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 18.66% for the same period.
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) is the 7th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 11.34% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 21.15% for the same period. Donaldson Company,
Inc. (NYSE:DCI) is the 8th most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 9.65% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 13.73% for the same period. Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) is the
9th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin
was 7.75% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 15.93% for the
same period. Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE:MPR) is the 10th most profitable stock in
this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 6.82% for the last 12
months. Its operating profit margin was 9.94% for the same period.
months. Three Chinese companies (CREG, DGW, TRIT) are on the list. China
Recycling Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:CREG) is the 1st most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 26.44% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 38.66% for the same period. Duoyuan Global Water
Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DGW) is the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 23.68% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 32.21% for the same period. Northern Technologies
International Corp (NASDAQ:NTIC) is the 3rd most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 19.41% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 11.36% for the same period. Tri-Tech Holding,
Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIT) is the 4th most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 15.49% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 18.32% for the same period. Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRCL) is
the 5th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 14.09% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 25.20%
for the same period. US Ecology Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) is the 6th most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 11.80% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 18.66% for the same period.
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) is the 7th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 11.34% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 21.15% for the same period. Donaldson Company,
Inc. (NYSE:DCI) is the 8th most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 9.65% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 13.73% for the same period. Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) is the
9th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin
was 7.75% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 15.93% for the
same period. Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE:MPR) is the 10th most profitable stock in
this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 6.82% for the last 12
months. Its operating profit margin was 9.94% for the same period.
Silver and Gold Prices Headed Higher – Closes Below $1,720 and $39 Would Gainsay That
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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold Price Close Today : 1791.20 Change : 8.80 or 0.5% Silver Price Close Today : 40.350 Change : 0.529 or 1.3% Gold Silver Ratio Today : 44.39 Change : -0.369 or -0.8% Silver Gold Ratio Today : 0.02253 Change : 0.000186 or 0.8% Platinum Price Close Today : 1847.00 Change : 26.00 or 1.4% Palladium Price Close Today : 776.00 Change : 16.00 or 2.1% S&P 500 : 1,191.82 Change : -0.94 or -0.1% Dow In GOLD$ : $131.46 Change : $ (0.81) or -0.6% Dow in GOLD oz : 6.359 Change : -0.039 or -0.6% Dow in SILVER oz : 282.29 Change : -4.14 or -1.4% Dow Industrial : 11,390.57 Change : -15.36 or -0.1% US Dollar Index : 73.75 Change : -0.257 or -0.3% Let us delve first into PLATINUM and PALLADIUM before we come to the adult precious metals. The PLATINUM PRICE today reached its July peak ($1,823), which MIGHT be the first warning of a new rally. MIGHT because in June it peaked at $1,849.40 and at end-April $1,889.50. Contradicting higher prices is the 50 dma crossing under the 200 dma four days ago. Not hopeful, but since they are cruising along flatly together, maybe not fatal. Palladium’s chart looks a lot the NASDAQ or the Dow. Hit a new high for the move at 850.20 on 1 August, then waterfalled like Niagara with ne’er a pause to 706. Today at 776, only $11 below the 200 dma (764.63). This market has more obstacles to overcome than a one-legged pole-vaulter. Bottom line is that as a harbinger of higher GOLD and Silver Price S , palladium is terrifying and platinum is ambiguous. Confused? Don’t feel lonely. The Gold Price made a second close above its previous close, and a 2-day close at a new high is a fairly safe signal of a breakout. I’d like to see it close above $1,800 tomorrow to confirm that, however. The Gold Price has now done everything needful to breaking out in a new rally, EXCEPT posting a new intraday high. Today’s intraday high was $1,794.55 while Comex closed nearly that high, up $8.80 to $1,791.20. Mercy! GOLD looks overextended, the MACD is high enough to give Arnold the Giant a haircut, and the RSI is way overbought. Still, as recent history has shown us, the Gold Price can remain overbought for a long time. I covered some little shorts (against inventory) in SILVER today. Just couldn’t stand a breakout over 4000c, and Comex closed up 52.9c to 4035c. Ratio dropped a tee-tiny bit from 44.750 to 44.391. Really big hurdle for the Silver Price is 4100c, then 4200c. SILVER now stands above its 200 dma (3428c), 50 dma (3765c), and even its 20 dma (3970c). Momentum plainly points up, and other indicators are nothing near overbought. Plenty of room for the Silver Price to jump for the ceiling. Only caution is a little rising wedge building on the chart since 8 August, which might break out downside. However, in BULL markets these rising wedges sometimes break out upside, as the stock market painfully taught me in the last 1990s. BOTTOM LINE: SILVER and Gold Price S headed higher. Closes below $1,720 and 3900c would gainsay that. You wonder how people can go on believing in myths like “the efficiency of markets” when so many people stay on the wrong side of the market by clinging to their own myths and misconceptions. Still, they do. But that’s no surprise. There are also lots of people who believe you can get justice in US courts. Stock investors are being punished soundly for their faith. Dow today dropped 15.36 (0.13%) to 11,390.57 and the S&P500 dropped 0.94 (0.08%) to 1,191.82. People stay in stocks although that chart is the worst since 1987′s crash. No, it’s worse, topped by a huge head and shoulders or Megaphone of Death, but whichever you choose will kill both optimism and hope. Fiddling around this 11,450 – 11,400 level harkens back to resistance from November 2011. The Death Cross where the 50 dma (now 12,074.83) drops below the 200 dma (11,996.38) is fast approaching. That will point momentum down beyond all quibble. STOCKS — the Fokker Tri-plane of Investing Aeronautic Design. US Dollar index dropped to the lower limit before it breaks down, 73.753, down 25.7 basis points or 0.33%. Previous low was 72.82. If so, low before that was 73.42, and that probably would stop it. With all the fear scourging the world, hard to believe the US dollar is dropping. Whoa! What’s that sulfur smell in the air? Could that be the Nice Government Men at work, holding down the dollar to help their beleaguered fellow-crooks in Europe? Good bet. The euro, beset by traitors, speculators, and the justly-distrustful, managed to gain 0.12% today and close at top of its range, 1.4427. As Queen Victoria, that noted wit, might quip, “We are not enthused.” All of it reeks of sulfur. Euro needs to cross 1.4700 to get my attention, and best 1.4900 to engage my belief. This is all a show, staged by the mushroom farmers for us mushrooms. That buoyant Yen just can’t be kept down. Today closed at what looks like a new all time high, 130.61c/Y100 (Y76.56 buys one US$). Funny thing is, nobody official wants it higher, but there it floats. Argentum et aurum comparenda sunt — – Gold and silver must be bought. – Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger The-MoneyChanger.com © 2011, The Moneychanger. May not be republished in any form, including electronically, without our express permission. To avoid confusion, please remember that the comments above have a very short time horizon. Always invest with the primary trend. Gold’s primary trend is up, targeting at least $3,130.00; silver’s primary is up targeting 16:1 gold/silver ratio or $195.66; stocks’ primary trend is down, targeting Dow under 2,900 and worth only one ounce of gold; US$ or US$-denominated assets, primary trend down; real estate in a bubble, primary trend way down. Whenever I write “Stay out of stocks” readers inevitably ask, “Do you mean precious metals mining stocks, too?” No, I don’t. Be advised and warned: Do NOT use these commentaries to trade futures contracts. I don’t intend them for that or write them with that outlook. I write them for long-term investors in physical metals. Take them as entertainment, but not as a timing service for futures.
Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Launches Solar Competition
Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) has launched the Dow Solar Design to Zero Competition.
Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Launches Solar Competition Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), the
leading global chemical company, has announced the launch of the Dow Chemical
(NYSE:DOW) Solar Design to Zero Competition. The competition is an international
challenge open to architecture, design and engineering students and
professionals to bring out innovative solutions to some of the world's most
pressing challenges. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Solar Design to Zero Competition
challenges students to develop innovative projects incorporating active and
passive solar technologies, among other sustainable construction-related
solutions, to develop the next generation of Near-Zero Dwellings. Pat Nugent,
director of new business development, Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Solar, said that,
"Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), so
this competition is a great way to learn from today's students about the type
of sustainable design solutions we need to foster for the future. Having this
type of global collaboration and input is also a wonderful way to find creative
approaches to incorporating energy efficiency and solar capabilities into a
home. The aesthetics are becoming more important for consumers who want to live
more sustainably, but don't want their lifestyle or home to be compromised, so
it will be especially exciting to see the blend of art and science in these near
zero designs". Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) shares are currently standing at 29.32.
Price History Last Price: 29.32 52 Week Low / High: 22.55 / 42.23 50 Day Moving
Average: 34.29 6 Month Price Change %: -21.9% 12 Month Price Change %: 19.6%
Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Launches Solar Competition Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), the
leading global chemical company, has announced the launch of the Dow Chemical
(NYSE:DOW) Solar Design to Zero Competition. The competition is an international
challenge open to architecture, design and engineering students and
professionals to bring out innovative solutions to some of the world's most
pressing challenges. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Solar Design to Zero Competition
challenges students to develop innovative projects incorporating active and
passive solar technologies, among other sustainable construction-related
solutions, to develop the next generation of Near-Zero Dwellings. Pat Nugent,
director of new business development, Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Solar, said that,
"Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), so
this competition is a great way to learn from today's students about the type
of sustainable design solutions we need to foster for the future. Having this
type of global collaboration and input is also a wonderful way to find creative
approaches to incorporating energy efficiency and solar capabilities into a
home. The aesthetics are becoming more important for consumers who want to live
more sustainably, but don't want their lifestyle or home to be compromised, so
it will be especially exciting to see the blend of art and science in these near
zero designs". Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) shares are currently standing at 29.32.
Price History Last Price: 29.32 52 Week Low / High: 22.55 / 42.23 50 Day Moving
Average: 34.29 6 Month Price Change %: -21.9% 12 Month Price Change %: 19.6%
Blue Chips Now Yield More Than Treasuries
Last week, the market fell less than 1% on the Nasdaq, 1.5% on the Dow and 1.7%
on the S&P 500, but we saw four straight days of alternating gains and losses of
400 or more points on the Dow. In retrospect, this volatility looks a lot like
Shakespeares line about sound and fury, signifying nothing. The market bottom
came early last week, on high volume, in a panicky Monday capitulation, when the
S&P 500 closed at 1,119. Then we saw a successful retest last Wednesday with the
S&P closing a notch higher, at 1,120, followed by an impressive rally Thursday
and a solid high-volume gain Friday. The S&P 500 now yields 2.24%, which is more
than most Treasury securities. With earnings rising so sharply, the S&P sports a
14.5 trailing P/E, down from 17.7 a year ago. This tells me that last weeks
panic was exciting but relatively meaningless in the long term. This latest dip
makes high-quality big-cap stocks look especially attractive. We may retest our
recent lows, but I expect most Blue Chips to hold up well, even though some
small-cap stocks might feel more like hot potatoes during the next few weeks.
Computerized trading programs ran wild last week, especially during the last
hour of trading. Speculation in financial derivatives also hit a record high
last week. Gold shot up to $1,819 per ounce Wednesday before the CME Group
(parent of the COMEX commodity exchange) raised the collateral requirements for
gold, effective at Thursdays market close. That helped to prick the gold bubble
a bit. The Swiss franc also settled down in the last two days of last week as
investors turned to higher-yielding big-cap stocks. In the meantime, Ben
Bernanke emerged as a market savior last Tuesday when the Federal Open Market
Committee boldly proclaimed the Fed would hold key interest rates at ultra-low
levels through at least mid-2013. The FOMC essentially told investors they need
to look elsewhere (i.e., to blue-chip stocks) for higher yields than Treasury
securities. The bad news was the FOMC statement said the downside risks to the
economic outlook have increased. This new language might have contributed
somewhat to greater market uncertainty, fueling last Wednesdays retest of
Mondays lows. The Fed also indicated it had discussed a wide range of policy
tools available to promote a strong economic outlook recovery. Translated from
Fedspeak, that means the Fed discussed the possibility of buying more bonds. The
Feds balance sheet is now nearly $4 trillion (up from less than $1 trillion
before the financial crisis of 2008). The Fed gave no signal that it wanted to
start another round of quantitative easing (QE3), so Fed watchers now will focus
on Bernankes speech at the Feds upcoming retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Aug.
26 and on the release of last Tuesdays FOMC minutes Aug. 30. Not surprisingly,
the U.S. dollar tumbled after the Fed said that its zero-interest-rate-policy
will last until 2013. (A weak dollar has helped fuel rising profits among many
multinational companies.) Interestingly, of the 447 S&P 500 stocks that have
announced their second-quarter results so far, sales are up 15.3% (excluding the
troubled financials), while earnings are up a very healthy 22% and the average
earnings surprise was +5.5%. The second quarter is shaping up to be the 10th
quarter in a row in which earnings have exceeded analysts expectations. It might
come as a surprise to many investors (since the financial press ignores these
facts), but corporate profits are at a record high and P/E ratios are shrinking!
Whats next? First, we need so see the VIX subside in the upcoming weeks, and
then we need to see some serious trading volume pick up after Labor Day, when
institutional managers return from their summer hiatus. Then, I expect to see
domestic stocks firm up no later than Sept. 30, in time for quarter-ending
window dressing and corporate stock buybacks. I expect well see another
late-September rally, much like the sudden rally that we saw in late June, at
the end of the second quarter.
on the S&P 500, but we saw four straight days of alternating gains and losses of
400 or more points on the Dow. In retrospect, this volatility looks a lot like
Shakespeares line about sound and fury, signifying nothing. The market bottom
came early last week, on high volume, in a panicky Monday capitulation, when the
S&P 500 closed at 1,119. Then we saw a successful retest last Wednesday with the
S&P closing a notch higher, at 1,120, followed by an impressive rally Thursday
and a solid high-volume gain Friday. The S&P 500 now yields 2.24%, which is more
than most Treasury securities. With earnings rising so sharply, the S&P sports a
14.5 trailing P/E, down from 17.7 a year ago. This tells me that last weeks
panic was exciting but relatively meaningless in the long term. This latest dip
makes high-quality big-cap stocks look especially attractive. We may retest our
recent lows, but I expect most Blue Chips to hold up well, even though some
small-cap stocks might feel more like hot potatoes during the next few weeks.
Computerized trading programs ran wild last week, especially during the last
hour of trading. Speculation in financial derivatives also hit a record high
last week. Gold shot up to $1,819 per ounce Wednesday before the CME Group
(parent of the COMEX commodity exchange) raised the collateral requirements for
gold, effective at Thursdays market close. That helped to prick the gold bubble
a bit. The Swiss franc also settled down in the last two days of last week as
investors turned to higher-yielding big-cap stocks. In the meantime, Ben
Bernanke emerged as a market savior last Tuesday when the Federal Open Market
Committee boldly proclaimed the Fed would hold key interest rates at ultra-low
levels through at least mid-2013. The FOMC essentially told investors they need
to look elsewhere (i.e., to blue-chip stocks) for higher yields than Treasury
securities. The bad news was the FOMC statement said the downside risks to the
economic outlook have increased. This new language might have contributed
somewhat to greater market uncertainty, fueling last Wednesdays retest of
Mondays lows. The Fed also indicated it had discussed a wide range of policy
tools available to promote a strong economic outlook recovery. Translated from
Fedspeak, that means the Fed discussed the possibility of buying more bonds. The
Feds balance sheet is now nearly $4 trillion (up from less than $1 trillion
before the financial crisis of 2008). The Fed gave no signal that it wanted to
start another round of quantitative easing (QE3), so Fed watchers now will focus
on Bernankes speech at the Feds upcoming retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Aug.
26 and on the release of last Tuesdays FOMC minutes Aug. 30. Not surprisingly,
the U.S. dollar tumbled after the Fed said that its zero-interest-rate-policy
will last until 2013. (A weak dollar has helped fuel rising profits among many
multinational companies.) Interestingly, of the 447 S&P 500 stocks that have
announced their second-quarter results so far, sales are up 15.3% (excluding the
troubled financials), while earnings are up a very healthy 22% and the average
earnings surprise was +5.5%. The second quarter is shaping up to be the 10th
quarter in a row in which earnings have exceeded analysts expectations. It might
come as a surprise to many investors (since the financial press ignores these
facts), but corporate profits are at a record high and P/E ratios are shrinking!
Whats next? First, we need so see the VIX subside in the upcoming weeks, and
then we need to see some serious trading volume pick up after Labor Day, when
institutional managers return from their summer hiatus. Then, I expect to see
domestic stocks firm up no later than Sept. 30, in time for quarter-ending
window dressing and corporate stock buybacks. I expect well see another
late-September rally, much like the sudden rally that we saw in late June, at
the end of the second quarter.
Video Gaming Blitz: What Launches Are in Store for the Holidays?
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Retail video game sales in the United States totaled just above $707 million in July, the industry’s single-worst month of sales since October 2006. That’s a 26% year-on-year fall. Investors keen on the games industry should do some soul searching going into the back half of 2011. The business is in transition. Much like the movie industry, digital distribution and evolving technology are changing the games business, and old figureheads like game machine makers Microsoft ( NASDAQ : MSFT ), Sony (NYSE: SNE ) and Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY ) are jostling uncomfortably with new darlings in the social and mobile game space like Farmville creators Rovio. Those aforementioned industry veterans aren’t quite ready to introduce the next generation of major machines to compete with Facebook and Apple ‘s ( NASDAQ : AAPL ) iPad; There’s no PlayStation 4, Xbox 720, or even the announced WiiU ready to release in time for Christmas. So what are those companies preparing for the holiday season? And will they fare better during a prime-spending season than they have during the summer? Here’s what they’re offering: Microsoft The Xbox 360 continues to outperform its competitors in the U.S., thanks in no small part to the popularity of the Kinect — the hands-free, camera-based motion controller Microsoft released last fall. Of the 6 million Xbox 360 consoles the company sold between November 2010 and July 2011, 3 million were in the $399 and $299 packages bundled with Kinect. Outside a few promising titles due in September and beyond — Disney Kinect Adventures , Kinect Star Wars , Gears of War 3 and the Halo Anniversary remake — Microsoft doesn’t have a real attention-grabbing product lined up for the holiday. What it does have is a promising strategy to grow the Xbox brand beyond the living room. In a Tuesday post on the official Windows Phone blog, Microsoft announced the array of Xbox Live games and services coming to Windows Phones this fall. If anything can bolster Microsoft and Nokia ‘s (NYSE: NOK ) new smartphone business, it's a robust Xbox experience on the platform. It announced 14 new games for the service — not exactly an App Store-killing number, but a promising start and a reassurance to investors that Microsoft’s profitable entertainment division is evolving.
Frank Holmes: Gold Is for Fighting Deflation, Not Inflation
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gol2664 Negocioenlinea Frank Holmes: Gold Is for Fighting Deflation, Not Inflation NASDAQ – 16 minutes ago Whether out of fear or love, everyone is running to gold , says Frank Holmes, head of investment firm US Global Investors. The lengthy Congressional battle to raise the debt ceiling left many …
American Express Google Finance Stock Quote; DJIA Index DJX DJI Todays Stock Market Review; American Express Green Versus Visa and Capital One Today
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dow2664 The choppy trends in the stock market continue this week. The primary indices closed out Monday up, then fell lower Tuesday. Final close for the primary indices ended this day mixed. Investors are feeling mixed right now. Cue from the global marketplace are mixed right now. It is difficult for investors on Wall Street to process the information and decipher any lucid direction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day in the green as did the S&P 500. The Nasdaq ended red. Specifically, the DJIA finished out today on the positive side of breakeven by .04 percent at 11,410.21. The Nasdaq was red by .47 percent at 2,511.48 and the S&P 500 was green by .09 percent at 1,193.89. Quarterly earning results posted better than expected this morning from Target, and other companies also posted better than expected earnings data. Some noteworthy names with positive earnings results stemmed from Abercrombie & Fitch, American Express and Coca Cola. Companies in the tech sector posted weaker than expected reports. The mixed messages resulted in mixed trends today. In addition to the mixed reports on the earnings front, cues from overseas were mixed as well. European stocks and Asian markets posted mixed results earlier today and this action had a hand in directing trends in the U.S. marketplace. American Express was one company able to overcome the uncertainty this day. According to google finance stock quotes, American Express ended the day in the green. AXP finished the day higher by 2.16 percent at 45.86. The global service provide was able to rise above competitor stock performance, such as Visa Inc. and Capital One, today. Frank Matto
Amazon Publishing Continues to Boom With New Exclusives
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Amazon ( NASDAQ : AMZN ) frightens book publishers. Not because electronic books are going to replace print by September. Far from it . Print is thriving, and while e-book sales have grown 1,300% in the past three years, they still represent only a fraction of overall revenue in the publishing industry. Amazon’s business makes publishers nervous because it’s finally allowing the online retailer to cut publishers out of the loop entirely. Amazon is making more of its own books, and it’s got the authors to sell them. A Tuesday report in The New York Times said Amazon has made its latest promising acquisition in an ever-growing stable of authors producing original books for the company. Timothy Ferriss, the self-help author behind the bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich , will release his new book The 4-Hour Chef exclusively through Amazon Publishing imprint. 4-Hour Workweek has spent 84 weeks on the Times ‘ Advice bestseller list. That book was published by Crown, an imprint under the Bertelsmann-owned Random House. Ferris never entertained a counteroffer from his previous publisher after talking with Amazon because they would not have been able to match what Amazon was offering as “a technology company embracing new technology.” This is just the latest major publishing effort from Amazon since editor Laurence Kirshbaum came on as head of Amazon Publishing in May. Imprint Montlake Romance, an all-romance branch of Amazon Publishing, opened for business in May. Connie Brockway’s The Other Guy’s Bride will be the imprint’s first book out this fall. Brockway’s previous books were distributed under the Dell Publishing mass-market imprint, another house under the Random House banner. Then there’s Amazon Crossing, an imprint translating popular novels from abroad into English, the first two of which will be Oliver Potzsch’s German-language The Hangman’s Daughter and Tierno Monenembo’s French-language The King of Kahel . The Amazon Encore imprint will publish books that previously were released independently or in small quantities, the potential bestsellers that older publishing houses never had a shot at. That’s an impressive arsenal, well suited for capturing the average reader and even more dangerous because Amazon’s Kindle is such a high-profile presence in the e-book business. Amazon controls the format, the distribution and now the publishing rights for a rapidly growing business. As chief executive of News Corp. ‘s ( NASDAQ : NWS ) Harper Collins UK publisher Victoria Barnsley said, Amazon Publishing is “obviously a concern” since it means the retailer is “getting close to being in a monopolistic situation.” Even as Amazon’s power grows, its competitors are coming under fire. A class action lawsuit against Harper Collins, Random House, CBS ‘ (NYSE: CBS ) Simon & Schuster, Pearson ‘s (NYSE: PSO ) Penguin Group, Macmillan Publishing, Hachette and Apple ( NASDAQ : AAPL ) was filed in California claiming that the those companies used the “agency model” for pricing e-books in Apple’s iBookstore to conspire to “force e-book rival Amazon to abandon its pro-consumer discount pricing.” It would appear that everything’s coming up Amazon. Investors already pleased with how Amazon has performed for them will only have more to celebrate as Amazon’s publishing, Kindle and traditional retail business continue to work in concert. As to whether Amazon will attract attention for monopolizing an industry, time will tell. As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter at
4 Fad Stocks to Avoid
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace In both good and bad times, there is never a shortage of fads. Some of the classic ones include Einstein Bagels, Planet Hollywood, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD ) and Atari. True, a fad can make lots of money for investors, but when consumers lose interest, the results can be horrendous. In fact, we may be seeing this play out with SodaStream ( Nasdaq : SODA ), which sells a way for consumers to make their own carbonated soft drinks. It's definitely cool, but might it be easier – and cheaper – to just drink Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) or Pepsi (NYSE: PEP )? Since the start of August, the shares have plunged from $77.68 to $38.90 — now that's a real buzz kill. What are some other stocks that may be vulnerable to the perils of a fad? Here's a look at four candidates: LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD ): New IPO stocks can be a great source of fads, and this may be the case with one of this year's hottest offerings. The company operates a popular social networking site for professionals, and there's no doubt has benefited from the halo effect of Facebook. Yet LinkedIn is trading at nosebleed levels. In fact, two of its lead underwriters, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, have issued negative reports. In addition, a big portion of LinkedIn's revenue comes from employer recruiting services. Might there be some pressures as the economy weakens? Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG ): There's little doubt that this company has developed a compelling concept in the fast-casual Mexican food segment. But there are some danger signs: The valuation is at a pricey 52 times earnings, and there is likely to be deterioration of margins because of rising commodities prices. In fact, the company has been increasing prices, which will probably reduce foot traffic. It will also get tougher to keep up the top-line momentum. Interestingly enough, Chipotle is already moving beyond its core to find growth, such as by offering breakfast meals as well as launching its new concept, ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen. Lululemon ( NASDAQ : LULU ): The company is a fast-growing yoga retailer, but its shares are selling at 57 times earnings. What's more, competition is becoming an issue, with rivals like Nike (NYSE: NKE ), Adidas, Gap (NYSE: GPS ) and Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD ). It also seems inevitable that the economy will become a big problem. It is definitely easy to hold off on some purchases of high-priced apparel, right? Skullcandy ( NASDAQ : SKUL ): The company develops high-priced headphones for devices like Apple's (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone. The brand has been powerful – but how long can it last? After all, the "millennial" crowd can be fickle. And there may also be saturation — you can find Skullcandy's products at mainstream retailers like Best Buy (NYSE: BBY ) and Target (NYSE: TGT ). The company continues to grow at a rapid pace as shown by its second-quarter revenue spiking 46% to $52.4 million. Yet this performance was not enough to get much attention from investors. So far in Wednesday's trading, the shares are unchanged. Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including " All About Commodities " and " All About Short Selling ." You can find him at Twitter account @ttaulli . He does not own a position in any of the stocks named here.
Top 10 Best-Performing Mid-Cap Stocks Year-to-Date: VRUS, VHI, GLNG, MPEL, LVLT, COG, IPGP, ELN, REGN, AH (Aug 17, 2011)
Below are the top 10 best-performing Mid-Cap stocks year-to-date. One Chinese
company (MPEL) is on the list. Pharmasset, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRUS) is the 1st
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
195.78% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
412.49% for the last 52 weeks. Valhi, Inc. (NYSE:VHI) is the 2nd best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 128.72% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 246.61% for the last 52
weeks. Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG) is the 3rd best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 115.26% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 214.93% for the last 52
weeks. Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MPEL) is the 4th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
111.01% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
257.87% for the last 52 weeks. Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVLT) is the
5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has
risen 93.88% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
69.64% for the last 52 weeks. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) is the 6th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
89.93% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 138.20%
for the last 52 weeks. IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) is the 7th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
84.57% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 176.46%
for the last 52 weeks. Elan Corporation, plc (ADR) (NYSE:ELN) is the 8th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
79.23% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 108.74%
for the last 52 weeks. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) is the 9th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
74.90% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 142.69%
for the last 52 weeks. Accretive Health, Inc. (NYSE:AH) is the 10th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
74.52% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 165.05%
for the last 52 weeks.
company (MPEL) is on the list. Pharmasset, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRUS) is the 1st
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
195.78% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
412.49% for the last 52 weeks. Valhi, Inc. (NYSE:VHI) is the 2nd best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 128.72% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 246.61% for the last 52
weeks. Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG) is the 3rd best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 115.26% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 214.93% for the last 52
weeks. Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MPEL) is the 4th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
111.01% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
257.87% for the last 52 weeks. Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVLT) is the
5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has
risen 93.88% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
69.64% for the last 52 weeks. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) is the 6th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
89.93% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 138.20%
for the last 52 weeks. IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) is the 7th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
84.57% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 176.46%
for the last 52 weeks. Elan Corporation, plc (ADR) (NYSE:ELN) is the 8th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
79.23% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 108.74%
for the last 52 weeks. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) is the 9th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
74.90% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 142.69%
for the last 52 weeks. Accretive Health, Inc. (NYSE:AH) is the 10th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
74.52% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 165.05%
for the last 52 weeks.
4 Fad Stocks to Avoid
In both good and bad times, there is never a shortage of fads. Some of the
classic ones include Einstein Bagels, Planet Hollywood, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
(NYSE: KKD ) and Atari. True, a fad can make lots of money for investors, but
when consumers lose interest, the results can be horrendous. In fact, we may be
seeing this play out with SodaStream (Nasdaq: SODA ), which sells a way for
consumers to make their own carbonated soft drinks. It's definitely cool, but
might it be easier – and cheaper – to just drink Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) or
Pepsi (NYSE: PEP )? Since the start of August, the shares have plunged from
$77.68 to $38.90 now that's a real buzz kill. What are some other stocks that
may be vulnerable to the perils of a fad? Here's a look at four candidates:
LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD ): New IPO stocks can be a great source of fads, and this
may be the case with one of this year's hottest offerings. The company
operates a popular social networking site for professionals, and there's no
doubt has benefited from the halo effect of Facebook. Yet LinkedIn is trading at
nosebleed levels. In fact, two of its lead underwriters, JPMorgan and Morgan
Stanley, have issued negative reports. In addition, a big portion of
LinkedIn's revenue comes from employer recruiting services. Might there be
some pressures as the economy weakens? Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG ):
There's little doubt that this company has developed a compelling concept in
the fast-casual Mexican food segment. But there are some danger signs: The
valuation is at a pricey 52 times earnings, and there is likely to be
deterioration of margins because of rising commodities prices. In fact, the
company has been increasing prices, which will probably reduce foot traffic. It
will also get tougher to keep up the top-line momentum. Interestingly enough,
Chipotle is already moving beyond its core to find growth, such as by offering
breakfast meals as well as launching its new concept, ShopHouse Southeast Asian
Kitchen. Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU ): The company is a fast-growing yoga retailer,
but its shares are selling at 57 times earnings. What's more, competition is
becoming an issue, with rivals like Nike (NYSE: NKE ), Adidas, Gap (NYSE: GPS )
and Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD ). It also seems inevitable that the economy will
become a big problem. It is definitely easy to hold off on some purchases of
high-priced apparel, right? Skullcandy (NASDAQ: SKUL ): The company develops
high-priced headphones for devices like Apple's (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone. The
brand has been powerful – but how long can it last? After all, the
"millennial" crowd can be fickle. And there may also be saturation you can
find Skullcandy's products at mainstream retailers like Best Buy (NYSE: BBY )
and Target (NYSE: TGT ). The company continues to grow at a rapid pace as shown
by its second-quarter revenue spiking 46% to $52.4 million. Yet this performance
was not enough to get much attention from investors. So far in Wednesday's
trading, the shares are unchanged. Tom Taulli is the author of various books,
including " All About Commodities " and " All About Short Selling ." You
can find him at Twitter account @ttaulli . He does not own a position in any of
the stocks named here.
classic ones include Einstein Bagels, Planet Hollywood, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
(NYSE: KKD ) and Atari. True, a fad can make lots of money for investors, but
when consumers lose interest, the results can be horrendous. In fact, we may be
seeing this play out with SodaStream (Nasdaq: SODA ), which sells a way for
consumers to make their own carbonated soft drinks. It's definitely cool, but
might it be easier – and cheaper – to just drink Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) or
Pepsi (NYSE: PEP )? Since the start of August, the shares have plunged from
$77.68 to $38.90 now that's a real buzz kill. What are some other stocks that
may be vulnerable to the perils of a fad? Here's a look at four candidates:
LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD ): New IPO stocks can be a great source of fads, and this
may be the case with one of this year's hottest offerings. The company
operates a popular social networking site for professionals, and there's no
doubt has benefited from the halo effect of Facebook. Yet LinkedIn is trading at
nosebleed levels. In fact, two of its lead underwriters, JPMorgan and Morgan
Stanley, have issued negative reports. In addition, a big portion of
LinkedIn's revenue comes from employer recruiting services. Might there be
some pressures as the economy weakens? Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG ):
There's little doubt that this company has developed a compelling concept in
the fast-casual Mexican food segment. But there are some danger signs: The
valuation is at a pricey 52 times earnings, and there is likely to be
deterioration of margins because of rising commodities prices. In fact, the
company has been increasing prices, which will probably reduce foot traffic. It
will also get tougher to keep up the top-line momentum. Interestingly enough,
Chipotle is already moving beyond its core to find growth, such as by offering
breakfast meals as well as launching its new concept, ShopHouse Southeast Asian
Kitchen. Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU ): The company is a fast-growing yoga retailer,
but its shares are selling at 57 times earnings. What's more, competition is
becoming an issue, with rivals like Nike (NYSE: NKE ), Adidas, Gap (NYSE: GPS )
and Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD ). It also seems inevitable that the economy will
become a big problem. It is definitely easy to hold off on some purchases of
high-priced apparel, right? Skullcandy (NASDAQ: SKUL ): The company develops
high-priced headphones for devices like Apple's (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone. The
brand has been powerful – but how long can it last? After all, the
"millennial" crowd can be fickle. And there may also be saturation you can
find Skullcandy's products at mainstream retailers like Best Buy (NYSE: BBY )
and Target (NYSE: TGT ). The company continues to grow at a rapid pace as shown
by its second-quarter revenue spiking 46% to $52.4 million. Yet this performance
was not enough to get much attention from investors. So far in Wednesday's
trading, the shares are unchanged. Tom Taulli is the author of various books,
including " All About Commodities " and " All About Short Selling ." You
can find him at Twitter account @ttaulli . He does not own a position in any of
the stocks named here.
Amazon Publishing Continues to Boom With New Exclusives
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) frightens book publishers. Not because electronic books
are going to replace print by September. Far from it . Print is thriving, and
while e-book sales have grown 1,300% in the past three years, they still
represent only a fraction of overall revenue in the publishing industry. Amazons
business makes publishers nervous because its finally allowing the online
retailer to cut publishers out of the loop entirely. Amazon is making more of
its own books, and its got the authors to sell them. A Tuesday report in The New
York Times said Amazon has made its latest promising acquisition in an
ever-growing stable of authors producing original books for the company. Timothy
Ferriss, the self-help author behind the bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape
9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich , will release his new book The 4-Hour
Chef exclusively through Amazon Publishing imprint. 4-Hour Workweek has spent 84
weeks on the Times Advice bestseller list. That book was published by Crown, an
imprint under the Bertelsmann-owned Random House. Ferris never entertained a
counteroffer from his previous publisher after talking with Amazon because they
would not have been able to match what Amazon was offering as a technology
company embracing new technology. This is just the latest major publishing
effort from Amazon since editor Laurence Kirshbaum came on as head of Amazon
Publishing in May. Imprint Montlake Romance, an all-romance branch of Amazon
Publishing, opened for business in May. Connie Brockways The Other Guys Bride
will be the imprints first book out this fall. Brockways previous books were
distributed under the Dell Publishing mass-market imprint, another house under
the Random House banner. Then theres Amazon Crossing, an imprint translating
popular novels from abroad into English, the first two of which will be Oliver
Potzschs German-language The Hangmans Daughter and Tierno Monenembos
French-language The King of Kahel . The Amazon Encore imprint will publish books
that previously were released independently or in small quantities, the
potential bestsellers that older publishing houses never had a shot at. Thats an
impressive arsenal, well suited for capturing the average reader and even more
dangerous because Amazons Kindle is such a high-profile presence in the e-book
business. Amazon controls the format, the distribution and now the publishing
rights for a rapidly growing business. As chief executive of News Corp. s
(NASDAQ: NWS ) Harper Collins UK publisher Victoria Barnsley said, Amazon
Publishing is obviously a concern since it means the retailer is getting close
to being in a monopolistic situation. Even as Amazons power grows, its
competitors are coming under fire. A class action lawsuit against Harper
Collins, Random House, CBS (NYSE: CBS ) Simon & Schuster, Pearson s (NYSE: PSO
) Penguin Group, Macmillan Publishing, Hachette and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) was
filed in California claiming that the those companies used the agency model for
pricing e-books in Apples iBookstore to conspire to force e-book rival Amazon to
abandon its pro-consumer discount pricing. It would appear that everythings
coming up Amazon. Investors already pleased with how Amazon has performed for
them will only have more to celebrate as Amazons publishing, Kindle and
traditional retail business continue to work in concert. As to whether Amazon
will attract attention for monopolizing an industry, time will tell. As of this
writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named
here. Follow him on Twitter at
are going to replace print by September. Far from it . Print is thriving, and
while e-book sales have grown 1,300% in the past three years, they still
represent only a fraction of overall revenue in the publishing industry. Amazons
business makes publishers nervous because its finally allowing the online
retailer to cut publishers out of the loop entirely. Amazon is making more of
its own books, and its got the authors to sell them. A Tuesday report in The New
York Times said Amazon has made its latest promising acquisition in an
ever-growing stable of authors producing original books for the company. Timothy
Ferriss, the self-help author behind the bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape
9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich , will release his new book The 4-Hour
Chef exclusively through Amazon Publishing imprint. 4-Hour Workweek has spent 84
weeks on the Times Advice bestseller list. That book was published by Crown, an
imprint under the Bertelsmann-owned Random House. Ferris never entertained a
counteroffer from his previous publisher after talking with Amazon because they
would not have been able to match what Amazon was offering as a technology
company embracing new technology. This is just the latest major publishing
effort from Amazon since editor Laurence Kirshbaum came on as head of Amazon
Publishing in May. Imprint Montlake Romance, an all-romance branch of Amazon
Publishing, opened for business in May. Connie Brockways The Other Guys Bride
will be the imprints first book out this fall. Brockways previous books were
distributed under the Dell Publishing mass-market imprint, another house under
the Random House banner. Then theres Amazon Crossing, an imprint translating
popular novels from abroad into English, the first two of which will be Oliver
Potzschs German-language The Hangmans Daughter and Tierno Monenembos
French-language The King of Kahel . The Amazon Encore imprint will publish books
that previously were released independently or in small quantities, the
potential bestsellers that older publishing houses never had a shot at. Thats an
impressive arsenal, well suited for capturing the average reader and even more
dangerous because Amazons Kindle is such a high-profile presence in the e-book
business. Amazon controls the format, the distribution and now the publishing
rights for a rapidly growing business. As chief executive of News Corp. s
(NASDAQ: NWS ) Harper Collins UK publisher Victoria Barnsley said, Amazon
Publishing is obviously a concern since it means the retailer is getting close
to being in a monopolistic situation. Even as Amazons power grows, its
competitors are coming under fire. A class action lawsuit against Harper
Collins, Random House, CBS (NYSE: CBS ) Simon & Schuster, Pearson s (NYSE: PSO
) Penguin Group, Macmillan Publishing, Hachette and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) was
filed in California claiming that the those companies used the agency model for
pricing e-books in Apples iBookstore to conspire to force e-book rival Amazon to
abandon its pro-consumer discount pricing. It would appear that everythings
coming up Amazon. Investors already pleased with how Amazon has performed for
them will only have more to celebrate as Amazons publishing, Kindle and
traditional retail business continue to work in concert. As to whether Amazon
will attract attention for monopolizing an industry, time will tell. As of this
writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named
here. Follow him on Twitter at
American Express Google Finance Stock Quote; DJIA Index DJX DJI Todays Stock Market Review; American Express Green Versus Visa and Capital One Today
The choppy trends in the stock market continue this week. The primary indices
closed out Monday up, then fell lower Tuesday. Final close for the primary
indices ended this day mixed. Investors are feeling mixed right now. Cue from
the global marketplace are mixed right now. It is difficult for investors on
Wall Street to process the information and decipher any lucid direction. The Dow
Jones Industrial Average ended the day in the green as did the S&P 500. The
Nasdaq ended red. Specifically, the DJIA finished out today on the positive side
of breakeven by .04 percent at 11,410.21. The Nasdaq was red by .47 percent at
2,511.48 and the S&P 500 was green by .09 percent at 1,193.89. Quarterly earning
results posted better than expected this morning from Target, and other
companies also posted better than expected earnings data. Some noteworthy names
with positive earnings results stemmed from Abercrombie & Fitch, American
Express and Coca Cola. Companies in the tech sector posted weaker than expected
reports. The mixed messages resulted in mixed trends today. In addition to the
mixed reports on the earnings front, cues from overseas were mixed as well.
European stocks and Asian markets posted mixed results earlier today and this
action had a hand in directing trends in the U.S. marketplace. American Express
was one company able to overcome the uncertainty this day. According to google
finance stock quotes, American Express ended the day in the green. AXP finished
the day higher by 2.16 percent at 45.86. The global service provide was able to
rise above competitor stock performance, such as Visa Inc. and Capital One,
today. Frank Matto
closed out Monday up, then fell lower Tuesday. Final close for the primary
indices ended this day mixed. Investors are feeling mixed right now. Cue from
the global marketplace are mixed right now. It is difficult for investors on
Wall Street to process the information and decipher any lucid direction. The Dow
Jones Industrial Average ended the day in the green as did the S&P 500. The
Nasdaq ended red. Specifically, the DJIA finished out today on the positive side
of breakeven by .04 percent at 11,410.21. The Nasdaq was red by .47 percent at
2,511.48 and the S&P 500 was green by .09 percent at 1,193.89. Quarterly earning
results posted better than expected this morning from Target, and other
companies also posted better than expected earnings data. Some noteworthy names
with positive earnings results stemmed from Abercrombie & Fitch, American
Express and Coca Cola. Companies in the tech sector posted weaker than expected
reports. The mixed messages resulted in mixed trends today. In addition to the
mixed reports on the earnings front, cues from overseas were mixed as well.
European stocks and Asian markets posted mixed results earlier today and this
action had a hand in directing trends in the U.S. marketplace. American Express
was one company able to overcome the uncertainty this day. According to google
finance stock quotes, American Express ended the day in the green. AXP finished
the day higher by 2.16 percent at 45.86. The global service provide was able to
rise above competitor stock performance, such as Visa Inc. and Capital One,
today. Frank Matto
Frank Holmes: Gold Is for Fighting Deflation, Not Inflation
Frank Holmes: Gold Is for Fighting Deflation, Not Inflation NASDAQ - 16 minutes
ago Whether out of fear or love, everyone is running to gold, says Frank Holmes,
head of investment firm US Global Investors. The lengthy Congressional battle to
raise the debt ceiling left many ...
ago Whether out of fear or love, everyone is running to gold, says Frank Holmes,
head of investment firm US Global Investors. The lengthy Congressional battle to
raise the debt ceiling left many ...
Wednesday Apple Rumors: Head of iAd Heads for the Hills
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Here are your daily Apple news items and rumors for Wednesday: iAd Head Out: Apple ‘s ( NASDAQ : AAPL ) mobile advertising platform for the iPhone and iPad — iAd — hasn’t been quite the success it was predicted to be since opening for business in 2010. Business Week expected Apple to control 21% of the mobile advertising business by the beginning of 2011. In February, Apple had to halve the minimum iAd purchase to $500,000 because no one was buying the space. Now iAd is losing executives in addition to business. A Wednesday report at All Things Digital said Apple vice president of mobile advertising Andy Miller is leaving the company for venture group Highland Capital. Miller’s mobile advertising company, Quattro, originally funded by Highland Capital, was acquired by Apple for $275 million then shut down ahead of iAd’s debut. Apple and Miller have yet to comment on his departure. Koreans Bring Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple: The people of South Korea have had it up to here with Apple attacking their hometown hero Samsung (PINK: SSNLF ) with patent infringement lawsuits and have decided to do some suing of their own. OK, that's not entirely true — however, 27,000 South Korean citizens are indeed suing Apple in a class action lawsuit, claiming their privacy was violated by Apple’s location tracking services on the iPhone. A Tuesday report at Yahoo! Finance said each person is seeking approximately $932 in damages — the same amount awarded to attorney Kim Hyung-Souk earlier this year after suing Apple over an iOS bug that stored a database of user locations. This is the largest lawsuit brought against Apple over the bug yet, according to Apple Insider . David Byrne Creates Fake iPhone Apps: David Byrne is a funny guy, even when he’s being serious. The man made his name by singing hilarious songs about being frightened of people and by wearing a giant suit on stage while dancing with a living room lamp. The musician’s latest work is perhaps less ambitious than making a building that also is an instrument , but it’s pretty funny all the same — not least because its target is Apple and its sometimes haughty customers. Byrne created a number of pieces for a social media-themed exhibit at the Pace Gallery in New York, and they all are fake iPhone apps, including features and user reviews. The apps include “Childster,” which turns your iPhone into a babysitter with a setting to monitor “aging parents.” Another is “Invisible Me,” a program that automatically responds to text messages and emails in three modes: agitated, distracted and sexy. Funny guy, that Byrne. Thing is, these probably would sell. As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter at
Wednesday’s OptionsPlace: ARO Calls Jump Ahead of Profit Report
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace With stocks slipping below the break-even level on Wednesday following the winning streak in stocks being stopped at three on Tuesday, the recent slide in options volatility has slowed has crept back into the picture. The CBOE Market Volatility Index , the VIX, was recently down 0.9% to 32.55 – still well-above the rapidly rising 50-day moving average of 22.98. The CBOE put/call ratio was at 1.45. Here are a few of Wednesday's notable options movers: Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO ): Its Aug 13 calls are catching attention ahead of the company's earnings report on Thursday. Implied volume has moved up to 138%. The stock was recently up a few pennies to $12.53. Alacatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU ) The company's Sep 4 calls have traded 26,000 contracts vs. open interest of 22,500. Implied volume has moved up to 89% from 78% on Tuesday. The stock was recently off 7 cents to $3.71. Finish Line ( NASDAQ : FINL ) Its Nov 22.5 calls and Nov 25 calls have caught a bid with the stock off 5% on Wednesday to $18.20. Implied volatility has jumped to about 68% from 58% on Tuesday. Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLU ): Aug 33 puts in the exchange-traded fund have 7,710 contracts traded vs. open interest of 5,010. Implied volatility has moved up to 22% from 18%.
Analyst Actions on Chinese Stocks: AMAP, BIDU, CCM, CCSC, CHU, CMED, CTC, CTRP … (Aug 17, 2011)
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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are today's
Todays gold price per ounce Spot silver price per ounce Spot gold per gram; DJIA Index DJX DJI Review Gold Silver Green
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dow2664 Stocks are giving back gains again today and as the trading session was moving closer to official close in the U.S., the primary index composites were red. Gold prices are moving higher again. Silver prices are following as well. Precious metals gold and silver take position while stocks give back this day. Overseas market trends are still uncertain as European stocks ended their respective session mixed and Asian markets closed out mixed as well. The cues are not supporting investor confidence on Wall Street just as the economic news posting in the U.S. is not boosting optimism. Momentum was negative as stocks closed out yesterday and many continue to hold worries associated with the Eurozone debt crisis. In addition today, the Producer Price index posted a .2 percent rise in inflation. This action weighed negatively on investor positioning today and pushed money away from riskier stock options. The safe haven appeal of precious metals gold and silver held strong through the majority of the trading session today. A weaker dollar also helped gold and silver purchasing this day. As official close approached in the U.S. marketplace, gold and silver continued to move in the green. Contract gold for December delivery was posting higher by .39 percent at 1792 per troy ounce. Spot gold and spot silver were moving higher as well at this point. Spot gold price per gram was higher by .34 at 57.64 and spot silver price per ounce was higher by .47 at 40.29. Camillo Zucari
A Small-Cap Stock for Every Emotion
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace With investors wondering if the volatility is behind us and wanting to take action with their holdings, I’ve come up with eight stocks that will help you take action with your portfolio. I have stocks to buy if you’re feeling bullish, stocks to sell if you’re bearish, safety stocks if you’re not sure what you’re feeling and some in between. And each of these recommendations is a small-cap stock. Why go small-cap in this market? Well, the end of summer and autumn are great times to buy small-cap stocks. With Wall Street coming back from vacation and pension funds loading up on stocks for year end, small caps are the biggest beneficiaries of increased market volume. And this year will be no different. Each of these stock recommendations are sound and will serve you well in the months ahead. For Those Feeling Bullish No matter what happens in the market, there will be those investors that relish a good buying opportunity — you can count me among them. I do want to say that 500-plus-point declines for the market don’t make anyone “happy,” but when you can swoop in and scoop up stocks for a bargain, happy is exactly the emotion the bulls are feeling. I have two small-cap stocks that I see as excellent buys in this market. Not only have they survived the volatility valiantly, they should be among the first to pick up steam as volume returns to Wall Street. IPG Photonics ( NASDAQ : IPGP ) is the world’s leading provider of high-power fiber lasers. These lasers are used in a variety of different devices and applications ranging from materials processing to broadband Internet to medical pumps. Fiber lasers are the next generation of laser technology and offer many advantages over traditional lasers. They are more energy-efficient, they are easier to maintain and they last longer. Given the strong business investment cycle we are in right now, companies are chomping at the bit to upgrade current technologies, and businesses with fiber-laser applications are no exception. Approach Resources ( NASDAQ : AREX ) is redefining the American oil industry in the very place where it got its start: Texas. Thanks to companies like Approach Resources, we finally are becoming able to explore our “unconventional” gas and oil reserves. Approach’s largest and most developed drilling property is located in West Texas, where many of the untapped oil and gas reserves are locked in sands and shale formations. Extracting hydrocarbons from these types of rock requires significantly more sophisticated drilling and fracturing technologies than are used in traditional oil well operations. Approach is on the cutting edge of this industry and, thanks to innovations and new research, it is helping to bring down the cost of exploring and developing these oil and gas deposits each year. The company’s success lies in identifying low-risk properties, then implementing its advanced technologies at the lowest possible cost. For Those Feeling Bearish If you see the markets’ recent volatility as a sign it’s time to dump stocks, I’m not going to talk you out of selling. There are plenty of stinkers in this market, and while I wouldn’t recommend getting out of this market entirely, I do have a few stocks that you should sell if you’re currently holding onto them. AK Steel (NYSE: AKS ) is the first stock you should sell if you’ve got the itch to dump stocks. This one-time metals and mining powerhouse commanded $70 per share back in 2008, but after a terrible fall that year, it hasn’t crossed the $30 mark since. Earnings have been erratic to say the least, and analysts have decreased their earnings estimates 86% for the upcoming quarter. Sell! TiVo ( NASDAQ : TIVO ) is another stock you can sell with confidence. Earnings are expected to be down over last year, and in this market you can’t afford to own companies that aren’t growing sales and earnings. This stock has traded in a narrow range for a year now, and I don’t expect it to break out anytime soon. Get rid of this one if you own it.
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) Introduces First Touch Screen Phone
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) has introduced its first full touch
screen smartphone. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) Introduces First
Touch Screen Phone The BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM)
has finally unveiled its first full touch screen smartphone, BlackBerry Torch
9850, without a physical keyboard. The new device, which uses BlackBerry 7OS,
will be available from Sprint on Sunday for $150 with a two year contract. The
Torch 9850 resembles the older BlackBerry models with keyboards. Research In
Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) claims that this device has the largest display,
with a 3.7 inch high resolution touch screen. The company will introduce two
BlackBerry models, Bold 9930 and Torch 9810, with physical keyboards and touch
screen on Sunday. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) shares were at 26.93
at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a -36.8% movement in the stock
price over the past 3 months. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) Analyst
Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Sell Mean recommendation: 3.05 (1=Strong Buy,
5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 2.79 Zacks Rank: 24 out of 24 in the industry
screen smartphone. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) Introduces First
Touch Screen Phone The BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM)
has finally unveiled its first full touch screen smartphone, BlackBerry Torch
9850, without a physical keyboard. The new device, which uses BlackBerry 7OS,
will be available from Sprint on Sunday for $150 with a two year contract. The
Torch 9850 resembles the older BlackBerry models with keyboards. Research In
Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) claims that this device has the largest display,
with a 3.7 inch high resolution touch screen. The company will introduce two
BlackBerry models, Bold 9930 and Torch 9810, with physical keyboards and touch
screen on Sunday. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) shares were at 26.93
at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a -36.8% movement in the stock
price over the past 3 months. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) Analyst
Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Sell Mean recommendation: 3.05 (1=Strong Buy,
5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 2.79 Zacks Rank: 24 out of 24 in the industry
Wednesday’s OptionsPlace: ARO Calls Jump Ahead of Profit Report
With stocks slipping below the break-even level on Wednesday following the
winning streak in stocks being stopped at three on Tuesday, the recent slide in
options volatility has slowed has crept back into the picture. The CBOE Market
Volatility Index, the VIX, was recently down 0.9% to 32.55 – still well-above
the rapidly rising 50-day moving average of 22.98. The CBOE put/call ratio was
at 1.45. Here are a few of Wednesday's notable options movers: Aeropostale
(NYSE: ARO ): Its Aug 13 calls are catching attention ahead of the company's
earnings report on Thursday. Implied volume has moved up to 138%. The stock was
recently up a few pennies to $12.53. Alacatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU ) The
company's Sep 4 calls have traded 26,000 contracts vs. open interest of
22,500. Implied volume has moved up to 89% from 78% on Tuesday. The stock was
recently off 7 cents to $3.71. Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL ) Its Nov 22.5 calls
and Nov 25 calls have caught a bid with the stock off 5% on Wednesday to $18.20.
Implied volatility has jumped to about 68% from 58% on Tuesday. Utilities Select
Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLU ): Aug 33 puts in the exchange-traded fund have 7,710
contracts traded vs. open interest of 5,010. Implied volatility has moved up to
22% from 18%.
winning streak in stocks being stopped at three on Tuesday, the recent slide in
options volatility has slowed has crept back into the picture. The CBOE Market
Volatility Index, the VIX, was recently down 0.9% to 32.55 – still well-above
the rapidly rising 50-day moving average of 22.98. The CBOE put/call ratio was
at 1.45. Here are a few of Wednesday's notable options movers: Aeropostale
(NYSE: ARO ): Its Aug 13 calls are catching attention ahead of the company's
earnings report on Thursday. Implied volume has moved up to 138%. The stock was
recently up a few pennies to $12.53. Alacatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU ) The
company's Sep 4 calls have traded 26,000 contracts vs. open interest of
22,500. Implied volume has moved up to 89% from 78% on Tuesday. The stock was
recently off 7 cents to $3.71. Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL ) Its Nov 22.5 calls
and Nov 25 calls have caught a bid with the stock off 5% on Wednesday to $18.20.
Implied volatility has jumped to about 68% from 58% on Tuesday. Utilities Select
Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLU ): Aug 33 puts in the exchange-traded fund have 7,710
contracts traded vs. open interest of 5,010. Implied volatility has moved up to
22% from 18%.
Todays gold price per ounce Spot silver price per ounce Spot gold per gram; DJIA Index DJX DJI Review Gold Silver Green
Stocks are giving back gains again today and as the trading session was moving
closer to official close in the U.S., the primary index composites were red.
Gold prices are moving higher again. Silver prices are following as well.
Precious metals gold and silver take position while stocks give back this day.
Overseas market trends are still uncertain as European stocks ended their
respective session mixed and Asian markets closed out mixed as well. The cues
are not supporting investor confidence on Wall Street just as the economic news
posting in the U.S. is not boosting optimism. Momentum was negative as stocks
closed out yesterday and many continue to hold worries associated with the
Eurozone debt crisis. In addition today, the Producer Price index posted a .2
percent rise in inflation. This action weighed negatively on investor
positioning today and pushed money away from riskier stock options. The safe
haven appeal of precious metals gold and silver held strong through the majority
of the trading session today. A weaker dollar also helped gold and silver
purchasing this day. As official close approached in the U.S. marketplace, gold
and silver continued to move in the green. Contract gold for December delivery
was posting higher by .39 percent at 1792 per troy ounce. Spot gold and spot
silver were moving higher as well at this point. Spot gold price per gram was
higher by .34 at 57.64 and spot silver price per ounce was higher by .47 at
40.29. Camillo Zucari
closer to official close in the U.S., the primary index composites were red.
Gold prices are moving higher again. Silver prices are following as well.
Precious metals gold and silver take position while stocks give back this day.
Overseas market trends are still uncertain as European stocks ended their
respective session mixed and Asian markets closed out mixed as well. The cues
are not supporting investor confidence on Wall Street just as the economic news
posting in the U.S. is not boosting optimism. Momentum was negative as stocks
closed out yesterday and many continue to hold worries associated with the
Eurozone debt crisis. In addition today, the Producer Price index posted a .2
percent rise in inflation. This action weighed negatively on investor
positioning today and pushed money away from riskier stock options. The safe
haven appeal of precious metals gold and silver held strong through the majority
of the trading session today. A weaker dollar also helped gold and silver
purchasing this day. As official close approached in the U.S. marketplace, gold
and silver continued to move in the green. Contract gold for December delivery
was posting higher by .39 percent at 1792 per troy ounce. Spot gold and spot
silver were moving higher as well at this point. Spot gold price per gram was
higher by .34 at 57.64 and spot silver price per ounce was higher by .47 at
40.29. Camillo Zucari
A Small-Cap Stock for Every Emotion
With investors wondering if the volatility is behind us and wanting to take
action with their holdings, Ive come up with eight stocks that will help you
take action with your portfolio. I have stocks to buy if youre feeling bullish,
stocks to sell if youre bearish, safety stocks if youre not sure what youre
feeling and some in between. And each of these recommendations is a small-cap
stock. Why go small-cap in this market? Well, the end of summer and autumn are
great times to buy small-cap stocks. With Wall Street coming back from vacation
and pension funds loading up on stocks for year end, small caps are the biggest
beneficiaries of increased market volume. And this year will be no different.
Each of these stock recommendations are sound and will serve you well in the
months ahead. For Those Feeling Bullish No matter what happens in the market,
there will be those investors that relish a good buying opportunity you can
count me among them. I do want to say that 500-plus-point declines for the
market dont make anyone happy, but when you can swoop in and scoop up stocks for
a bargain, happy is exactly the emotion the bulls are feeling. I have two
small-cap stocks that I see as excellent buys in this market. Not only have they
survived the volatility valiantly, they should be among the first to pick up
steam as volume returns to Wall Street. IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP ) is the
worlds leading provider of high-power fiber lasers. These lasers are used in a
variety of different devices and applications ranging from materials processing
to broadband Internet to medical pumps. Fiber lasers are the next generation of
laser technology and offer many advantages over traditional lasers. They are
more energy-efficient, they are easier to maintain and they last longer. Given
the strong business investment cycle we are in right now, companies are chomping
at the bit to upgrade current technologies, and businesses with fiber-laser
applications are no exception. Approach Resources (NASDAQ: AREX ) is redefining
the American oil industry in the very place where it got its start: Texas.
Thanks to companies like Approach Resources, we finally are becoming able to
explore our unconventional gas and oil reserves. Approachs largest and most
developed drilling property is located in West Texas, where many of the untapped
oil and gas reserves are locked in sands and shale formations. Extracting
hydrocarbons from these types of rock requires significantly more sophisticated
drilling and fracturing technologies than are used in traditional oil well
operations. Approach is on the cutting edge of this industry and, thanks to
innovations and new research, it is helping to bring down the cost of exploring
and developing these oil and gas deposits each year. The companys success lies
in identifying low-risk properties, then implementing its advanced technologies
at the lowest possible cost. For Those Feeling Bearish If you see the markets
recent volatility as a sign its time to dump stocks, Im not going to talk you
out of selling. There are plenty of stinkers in this market, and while I wouldnt
recommend getting out of this market entirely, I do have a few stocks that you
should sell if youre currently holding onto them. AK Steel (NYSE: AKS ) is the
first stock you should sell if youve got the itch to dump stocks. This one-time
metals and mining powerhouse commanded $70 per share back in 2008, but after a
terrible fall that year, it hasnt crossed the $30 mark since. Earnings have been
erratic to say the least, and analysts have decreased their earnings estimates
86% for the upcoming quarter. Sell! TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO ) is another stock you
can sell with confidence. Earnings are expected to be down over last year, and
in this market you cant afford to own companies that arent growing sales and
earnings. This stock has traded in a narrow range for a year now, and I dont
expect it to break out anytime soon. Get rid of this one if you own it.
action with their holdings, Ive come up with eight stocks that will help you
take action with your portfolio. I have stocks to buy if youre feeling bullish,
stocks to sell if youre bearish, safety stocks if youre not sure what youre
feeling and some in between. And each of these recommendations is a small-cap
stock. Why go small-cap in this market? Well, the end of summer and autumn are
great times to buy small-cap stocks. With Wall Street coming back from vacation
and pension funds loading up on stocks for year end, small caps are the biggest
beneficiaries of increased market volume. And this year will be no different.
Each of these stock recommendations are sound and will serve you well in the
months ahead. For Those Feeling Bullish No matter what happens in the market,
there will be those investors that relish a good buying opportunity you can
count me among them. I do want to say that 500-plus-point declines for the
market dont make anyone happy, but when you can swoop in and scoop up stocks for
a bargain, happy is exactly the emotion the bulls are feeling. I have two
small-cap stocks that I see as excellent buys in this market. Not only have they
survived the volatility valiantly, they should be among the first to pick up
steam as volume returns to Wall Street. IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP ) is the
worlds leading provider of high-power fiber lasers. These lasers are used in a
variety of different devices and applications ranging from materials processing
to broadband Internet to medical pumps. Fiber lasers are the next generation of
laser technology and offer many advantages over traditional lasers. They are
more energy-efficient, they are easier to maintain and they last longer. Given
the strong business investment cycle we are in right now, companies are chomping
at the bit to upgrade current technologies, and businesses with fiber-laser
applications are no exception. Approach Resources (NASDAQ: AREX ) is redefining
the American oil industry in the very place where it got its start: Texas.
Thanks to companies like Approach Resources, we finally are becoming able to
explore our unconventional gas and oil reserves. Approachs largest and most
developed drilling property is located in West Texas, where many of the untapped
oil and gas reserves are locked in sands and shale formations. Extracting
hydrocarbons from these types of rock requires significantly more sophisticated
drilling and fracturing technologies than are used in traditional oil well
operations. Approach is on the cutting edge of this industry and, thanks to
innovations and new research, it is helping to bring down the cost of exploring
and developing these oil and gas deposits each year. The companys success lies
in identifying low-risk properties, then implementing its advanced technologies
at the lowest possible cost. For Those Feeling Bearish If you see the markets
recent volatility as a sign its time to dump stocks, Im not going to talk you
out of selling. There are plenty of stinkers in this market, and while I wouldnt
recommend getting out of this market entirely, I do have a few stocks that you
should sell if youre currently holding onto them. AK Steel (NYSE: AKS ) is the
first stock you should sell if youve got the itch to dump stocks. This one-time
metals and mining powerhouse commanded $70 per share back in 2008, but after a
terrible fall that year, it hasnt crossed the $30 mark since. Earnings have been
erratic to say the least, and analysts have decreased their earnings estimates
86% for the upcoming quarter. Sell! TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO ) is another stock you
can sell with confidence. Earnings are expected to be down over last year, and
in this market you cant afford to own companies that arent growing sales and
earnings. This stock has traded in a narrow range for a year now, and I dont
expect it to break out anytime soon. Get rid of this one if you own it.
Top 10 Best-Performing Large Cap Stocks Year-to-Date: GMCR, HK, MA, BIDU, VRX, WYNN, RRC, EP, TSU, HUM (Aug 17, 2011)
Below are the top 10 best-performing Large Cap stocks year-to-date. One Chinese
company (BIDU) is on the list. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR)
is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It
has risen 206.57% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change
was 212.08% for the last 52 weeks. Petrohawk Energy Corporation (NYSE:HK) is the
2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has
risen 111.12% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
141.26% for the last 52 weeks. MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is the 3rd
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
49.48% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 59.19%
for the last 52 weeks. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the 4th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
41.84% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 62.32%
for the last 52 weeks. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int (USA) (NYSE:VRX) is the 5th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
41.57% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 78.71%
for the last 52 weeks. Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) is the 6th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
41.45% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 68.27%
for the last 52 weeks. Range Resources Corp. (NYSE:RRC) is the 7th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
38.68% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 77.97%
for the last 52 weeks. El Paso Corporation (NYSE:EP) is the 8th best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 38.66% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 64.20% for the last 52
weeks. TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) is the 9th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 38.28% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 66.11% for the last 52
weeks. Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) is the 10th best-performing stock year-to-date in
this segment of the market. It has risen 36.15% since the beginning of this
year. Its price percentage change was 52.10% for the last 52 weeks.
company (BIDU) is on the list. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR)
is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It
has risen 206.57% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change
was 212.08% for the last 52 weeks. Petrohawk Energy Corporation (NYSE:HK) is the
2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has
risen 111.12% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
141.26% for the last 52 weeks. MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is the 3rd
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
49.48% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 59.19%
for the last 52 weeks. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the 4th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
41.84% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 62.32%
for the last 52 weeks. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int (USA) (NYSE:VRX) is the 5th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
41.57% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 78.71%
for the last 52 weeks. Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) is the 6th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
41.45% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 68.27%
for the last 52 weeks. Range Resources Corp. (NYSE:RRC) is the 7th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
38.68% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 77.97%
for the last 52 weeks. El Paso Corporation (NYSE:EP) is the 8th best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 38.66% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 64.20% for the last 52
weeks. TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) is the 9th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 38.28% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 66.11% for the last 52
weeks. Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) is the 10th best-performing stock year-to-date in
this segment of the market. It has risen 36.15% since the beginning of this
year. Its price percentage change was 52.10% for the last 52 weeks.
Video Gaming Blitz: What Launches Are in Store for the Holidays?
Retail video game sales in the United States totaled just above $707 million in
July, the industrys single-worst month of sales since October 2006. Thats a 26%
year-on-year fall. Investors keen on the games industry should do some soul
searching going into the back half of 2011. The business is in transition. Much
like the movie industry, digital distribution and evolving technology are
changing the games business, and old figureheads like game machine makers
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ), Sony (NYSE: SNE ) and Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY ) are
jostling uncomfortably with new darlings in the social and mobile game space
like Farmville creators Rovio. Those aforementioned industry veterans arent
quite ready to introduce the next generation of major machines to compete with
Facebook and Apple s (NASDAQ: AAPL ) iPad; Theres no PlayStation 4, Xbox 720, or
even the announced WiiU ready to release in time for Christmas. So what are
those companies preparing for the holiday season? And will they fare better
during a prime-spending season than they have during the summer? Heres what
theyre offering: Microsoft The Xbox 360 continues to outperform its competitors
in the U.S., thanks in no small part to the popularity of the Kinect the
hands-free, camera-based motion controller Microsoft released last fall. Of the
6 million Xbox 360 consoles the company sold between November 2010 and July
2011, 3 million were in the $399 and $299 packages bundled with Kinect. Outside
a few promising titles due in September and beyond Disney Kinect Adventures ,
Kinect Star Wars , Gears of War 3 and the Halo Anniversary remake Microsoft
doesnt have a real attention-grabbing product lined up for the holiday. What it
does have is a promising strategy to grow the Xbox brand beyond the living room.
In a Tuesday post on the official Windows Phone blog, Microsoft announced the
array of Xbox Live games and services coming to Windows Phones this fall. If
anything can bolster Microsoft and Nokia s (NYSE: NOK ) new smartphone business,
it's a robust Xbox experience on the platform. It announced 14 new games for
the service not exactly an App Store-killing number, but a promising start and
a reassurance to investors that Microsofts profitable entertainment division is
evolving.
July, the industrys single-worst month of sales since October 2006. Thats a 26%
year-on-year fall. Investors keen on the games industry should do some soul
searching going into the back half of 2011. The business is in transition. Much
like the movie industry, digital distribution and evolving technology are
changing the games business, and old figureheads like game machine makers
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ), Sony (NYSE: SNE ) and Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY ) are
jostling uncomfortably with new darlings in the social and mobile game space
like Farmville creators Rovio. Those aforementioned industry veterans arent
quite ready to introduce the next generation of major machines to compete with
Facebook and Apple s (NASDAQ: AAPL ) iPad; Theres no PlayStation 4, Xbox 720, or
even the announced WiiU ready to release in time for Christmas. So what are
those companies preparing for the holiday season? And will they fare better
during a prime-spending season than they have during the summer? Heres what
theyre offering: Microsoft The Xbox 360 continues to outperform its competitors
in the U.S., thanks in no small part to the popularity of the Kinect the
hands-free, camera-based motion controller Microsoft released last fall. Of the
6 million Xbox 360 consoles the company sold between November 2010 and July
2011, 3 million were in the $399 and $299 packages bundled with Kinect. Outside
a few promising titles due in September and beyond Disney Kinect Adventures ,
Kinect Star Wars , Gears of War 3 and the Halo Anniversary remake Microsoft
doesnt have a real attention-grabbing product lined up for the holiday. What it
does have is a promising strategy to grow the Xbox brand beyond the living room.
In a Tuesday post on the official Windows Phone blog, Microsoft announced the
array of Xbox Live games and services coming to Windows Phones this fall. If
anything can bolster Microsoft and Nokia s (NYSE: NOK ) new smartphone business,
it's a robust Xbox experience on the platform. It announced 14 new games for
the service not exactly an App Store-killing number, but a promising start and
a reassurance to investors that Microsofts profitable entertainment division is
evolving.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) To make $1 Billion Investment
It has been reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will invest $1 billion in
Sharp for mobile displays. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) To make $1 Billion
Investment According to a report that appeared in zdnetasia.com, the Mac Maker
is likely to invest $1 billion in Sharp for the production of mobile displays.
Although no official confirmation from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been
revealed yet, analysts predict the possibility of such a move as the shipment of
many Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices have faced delays due to the
unavailability of display panels. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 380.48
at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a 15.0% change in the stock
price over the past 3 months. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice Consensus
Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.22 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3
Months Ago: 1.22 Zacks Rank: 1 out of 2 in the industry
Sharp for mobile displays. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) To make $1 Billion
Investment According to a report that appeared in zdnetasia.com, the Mac Maker
is likely to invest $1 billion in Sharp for the production of mobile displays.
Although no official confirmation from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been
revealed yet, analysts predict the possibility of such a move as the shipment of
many Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices have faced delays due to the
unavailability of display panels. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 380.48
at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a 15.0% change in the stock
price over the past 3 months. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice Consensus
Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.22 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3
Months Ago: 1.22 Zacks Rank: 1 out of 2 in the industry
Wednesday Apple Rumors: Head of iAd Heads for the Hills
Here are your daily Apple news items and rumors for Wednesday: iAd Head Out:
Apple s (NASDAQ: AAPL ) mobile advertising platform for the iPhone and iPad iAd
hasnt been quite the success it was predicted to be since opening for business
in 2010. Business Week expected Apple to control 21% of the mobile advertising
business by the beginning of 2011. In February, Apple had to halve the minimum
iAd purchase to $500,000 because no one was buying the space. Now iAd is losing
executives in addition to business. A Wednesday report at All Things Digital
said Apple vice president of mobile advertising Andy Miller is leaving the
company for venture group Highland Capital. Millers mobile advertising company,
Quattro, originally funded by Highland Capital, was acquired by Apple for $275
million then shut down ahead of iAds debut. Apple and Miller have yet to comment
on his departure. Koreans Bring Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple: The people
of South Korea have had it up to here with Apple attacking their hometown hero
Samsung (PINK: SSNLF ) with patent infringement lawsuits and have decided to do
some suing of their own. OK, that's not entirely true however, 27,000 South
Korean citizens are indeed suing Apple in a class action lawsuit, claiming their
privacy was violated by Apples location tracking services on the iPhone. A
Tuesday report at Yahoo! Finance said each person is seeking approximately $932
in damages the same amount awarded to attorney Kim Hyung-Souk earlier this year
after suing Apple over an iOS bug that stored a database of user locations. This
is the largest lawsuit brought against Apple over the bug yet, according to
Apple Insider . David Byrne Creates Fake iPhone Apps: David Byrne is a funny
guy, even when hes being serious. The man made his name by singing hilarious
songs about being frightened of people and by wearing a giant suit on stage
while dancing with a living room lamp. The musicians latest work is perhaps less
ambitious than making a building that also is an instrument , but its pretty
funny all the same not least because its target is Apple and its sometimes
haughty customers. Byrne created a number of pieces for a social media-themed
exhibit at the Pace Gallery in New York, and they all are fake iPhone apps,
including features and user reviews. The apps include Childster, which turns
your iPhone into a babysitter with a setting to monitor aging parents. Another
is Invisible Me, a program that automatically responds to text messages and
emails in three modes: agitated, distracted and sexy. Funny guy, that Byrne.
Thing is, these probably would sell. As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello
did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter
at
Apple s (NASDAQ: AAPL ) mobile advertising platform for the iPhone and iPad iAd
hasnt been quite the success it was predicted to be since opening for business
in 2010. Business Week expected Apple to control 21% of the mobile advertising
business by the beginning of 2011. In February, Apple had to halve the minimum
iAd purchase to $500,000 because no one was buying the space. Now iAd is losing
executives in addition to business. A Wednesday report at All Things Digital
said Apple vice president of mobile advertising Andy Miller is leaving the
company for venture group Highland Capital. Millers mobile advertising company,
Quattro, originally funded by Highland Capital, was acquired by Apple for $275
million then shut down ahead of iAds debut. Apple and Miller have yet to comment
on his departure. Koreans Bring Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple: The people
of South Korea have had it up to here with Apple attacking their hometown hero
Samsung (PINK: SSNLF ) with patent infringement lawsuits and have decided to do
some suing of their own. OK, that's not entirely true however, 27,000 South
Korean citizens are indeed suing Apple in a class action lawsuit, claiming their
privacy was violated by Apples location tracking services on the iPhone. A
Tuesday report at Yahoo! Finance said each person is seeking approximately $932
in damages the same amount awarded to attorney Kim Hyung-Souk earlier this year
after suing Apple over an iOS bug that stored a database of user locations. This
is the largest lawsuit brought against Apple over the bug yet, according to
Apple Insider . David Byrne Creates Fake iPhone Apps: David Byrne is a funny
guy, even when hes being serious. The man made his name by singing hilarious
songs about being frightened of people and by wearing a giant suit on stage
while dancing with a living room lamp. The musicians latest work is perhaps less
ambitious than making a building that also is an instrument , but its pretty
funny all the same not least because its target is Apple and its sometimes
haughty customers. Byrne created a number of pieces for a social media-themed
exhibit at the Pace Gallery in New York, and they all are fake iPhone apps,
including features and user reviews. The apps include Childster, which turns
your iPhone into a babysitter with a setting to monitor aging parents. Another
is Invisible Me, a program that automatically responds to text messages and
emails in three modes: agitated, distracted and sexy. Funny guy, that Byrne.
Thing is, these probably would sell. As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello
did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter
at
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Makes Search Links Change
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has improved its website links return. Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) Makes Search Links Change Making a tweak to its search results,
the search engine major has changed the way its website links are returned.
Daniel Rocha, software engineer on the Sitelinks team in the Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) blog, wrote that, Sitelinks will now be full-size links with a URL
and one line of snippet text-similar to regular results making it even easier
to find the section of the site you want. Were also increasing the maximum
number of sitelinks per query from eight to 12. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares
were at 539 at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a 7.5% change in
the stock price over the past 3 months. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.25 (1=Strong Buy,
5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.26 Zacks Rank: 5 out of 31 in the industry
(NASDAQ:GOOG) Makes Search Links Change Making a tweak to its search results,
the search engine major has changed the way its website links are returned.
Daniel Rocha, software engineer on the Sitelinks team in the Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) blog, wrote that, Sitelinks will now be full-size links with a URL
and one line of snippet text-similar to regular results making it even easier
to find the section of the site you want. Were also increasing the maximum
number of sitelinks per query from eight to 12. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares
were at 539 at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a 7.5% change in
the stock price over the past 3 months. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.25 (1=Strong Buy,
5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.26 Zacks Rank: 5 out of 31 in the industry
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) To Shut Down Software
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that its e-reader will be
shutting down next year. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) To Shut Down
Software The free e-reader app from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which
has been outdated for a while, will be shutting down by the end of August in
2012. The e-reader software from the software giant that was released in 2001,
and has faced strong competition from rivals, with users often opting to use
outside applications when reading e-books. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares
were at 25.35 at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a 3.8% change in
the stock price over the past 3 months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst
Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.84 (1=Strong Buy,
5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.78 Zacks Rank: 26 out of 90 in the industry
shutting down next year. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) To Shut Down
Software The free e-reader app from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which
has been outdated for a while, will be shutting down by the end of August in
2012. The e-reader software from the software giant that was released in 2001,
and has faced strong competition from rivals, with users often opting to use
outside applications when reading e-books. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares
were at 25.35 at the end of the last days trading. Theres been a 3.8% change in
the stock price over the past 3 months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst
Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.84 (1=Strong Buy,
5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.78 Zacks Rank: 26 out of 90 in the industry
Randgold Stock Hits New 52-Week High (GOLD)
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Top 10 Most Profitable Electrical Stocks: GLW, ABAT, IPGP, UCAP, MLAB, LGL, THTI, IIVI, HOLI, NEWN (Aug 17, 2011)
Below are the top 10 most profitable Electrical stocks for the last 12 months.
Four Chinese companies (ABAT, THTI, HOLI, NEWN) are on the list. Corning
Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) is the 1st most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 45.65% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 24.96% for the same period. Advanced Battery Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ABAT) is the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 38.29% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 37.17% for the same period. IPG Photonics Corporation
(NASDAQ:IPGP) is the 3rd most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 23.71% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 34.66% for the same period. United Capital Corp. (AMEX:UCAP) is the
4th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin
was 22.64% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 14.72% for
the same period. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the 5th most
profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 19.10%
for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 30.19% for the same
period. The LGL Group, Inc. (AMEX:LGL) is the 6th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 19.10% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 13.20% for the same period. THT Heat Transfer
Technology Inc (NASDAQ:THTI) is the 7th most profitable stock in this segment of
the market. Its net profit margin was 17.78% for the last 12 months. Its
operating profit margin was 20.43% for the same period. II-VI, Inc.
(NASDAQ:IIVI) is the 8th most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 16.51% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 20.24% for the same period. Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd
(NASDAQ:HOLI) is the 9th most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 16.46% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 18.60% for the same period. New Energy Systems Group. (NYSE:NEWN) is
the 10th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 16.11% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 21.54%
for the same period.
Four Chinese companies (ABAT, THTI, HOLI, NEWN) are on the list. Corning
Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) is the 1st most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 45.65% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 24.96% for the same period. Advanced Battery Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ABAT) is the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 38.29% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 37.17% for the same period. IPG Photonics Corporation
(NASDAQ:IPGP) is the 3rd most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 23.71% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 34.66% for the same period. United Capital Corp. (AMEX:UCAP) is the
4th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin
was 22.64% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 14.72% for
the same period. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the 5th most
profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 19.10%
for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 30.19% for the same
period. The LGL Group, Inc. (AMEX:LGL) is the 6th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 19.10% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 13.20% for the same period. THT Heat Transfer
Technology Inc (NASDAQ:THTI) is the 7th most profitable stock in this segment of
the market. Its net profit margin was 17.78% for the last 12 months. Its
operating profit margin was 20.43% for the same period. II-VI, Inc.
(NASDAQ:IIVI) is the 8th most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 16.51% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 20.24% for the same period. Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd
(NASDAQ:HOLI) is the 9th most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 16.46% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 18.60% for the same period. New Energy Systems Group. (NYSE:NEWN) is
the 10th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 16.11% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 21.54%
for the same period.
Does Dell Stock Selloff Mean the Beginning of the End?
Dude, whos getting a Dell (NASDAQ: DELL ) these days? From recent financial
reports, it looks like only a precious few consumers. Founder and CEO Michael
Dell announced yesterday a meager growth projection of just 1% to 5% on the
year, and Dell shares took a tumble. Shares are off about 8% as of the opening
bell and early-morning trading. As a result, the question on everyones mind is
What happened to the iconic laptop provider and corporate darling to put it in
such dire straits and can Dell stop its free fall before it becomes a tech
dinosaur? First, lets talk big picture: Consumer spending is down dramatically
from the go-go days of tech. Corporate spending also remains stagnant, as
companies hobble along with older computers and Windows XP instead of upgrading.
And lets not forget that the entire landscape of consumer technology has changed
dramatically in the scope of a few years, as smartphones get smarter and the
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) iPad is upending media, hardware and software paradigms
all at the same time. Now lets talk just about Dell. As my colleague Tom Taulli
writes in an article with the pithy title Dell: Death by iPad , there is
nothing fundamentally wrong with the corporation. DELL stocks P/E ratio is now a
mere 9, cheap compared to other major tech companies. And interestingly enough,
the bad news about Dells forecast came as the company actually posted a solid
quarterly report. Cash flows hit a record of $2.4 billion, and Dell is sitting
on a nice $16.2 billion in the bank. Whats more, Dell has remained true to its
longtime mission of efficiencies and a strong footprint in the corporate and
government markets. Unfortunately, this doesnt change the fact that Dell is
losing its grip hence the lowered guidance from its namesake CEO and the big
sell-off on Wall Street. Yes, Dell is suffering from the overall slowdown in the
global economy. But its also worth noting that despite moving into software and
storage companies the so-called cloud computing arena the company has shown a
lack of innovation. It has relied on the old idea that folks will have to buy a
laptop to go back to school or have to upgrade their office PC and give them a
ring. But the world has changed. The iPad continues to gain tremendous momentum,
and you can bet Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) tablets will be right on Apples heels
thanks to this weeks massive buyout of Motorola Mobility and patents for its
mobile devices. Related: Can Google and Motorola topple Apple? The blessing and
the curse of technology is that it changes so fast. Just as Dell was in the
right place at the right time with its business model in the early 90s and rode
its success to meteoric heights, it might be ill-equipped for todays corporate
and consumer tech marketplace. Maybe todays selloff and the disappointing
forecast arent the beginning of the end, and Dell can turn it around. But the
tech sector isnt going to give the company a decade or two to sort things out.
Dell has to turn things around in a hurry if it wants to prevent todays decline
from becoming part of an unfortunate long-term trend. Jeff Reeves is the editor
of InvestorPlace.com. Follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP and become a fan
of InvestorPlace on Facebook .
reports, it looks like only a precious few consumers. Founder and CEO Michael
Dell announced yesterday a meager growth projection of just 1% to 5% on the
year, and Dell shares took a tumble. Shares are off about 8% as of the opening
bell and early-morning trading. As a result, the question on everyones mind is
What happened to the iconic laptop provider and corporate darling to put it in
such dire straits and can Dell stop its free fall before it becomes a tech
dinosaur? First, lets talk big picture: Consumer spending is down dramatically
from the go-go days of tech. Corporate spending also remains stagnant, as
companies hobble along with older computers and Windows XP instead of upgrading.
And lets not forget that the entire landscape of consumer technology has changed
dramatically in the scope of a few years, as smartphones get smarter and the
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) iPad is upending media, hardware and software paradigms
all at the same time. Now lets talk just about Dell. As my colleague Tom Taulli
writes in an article with the pithy title Dell: Death by iPad , there is
nothing fundamentally wrong with the corporation. DELL stocks P/E ratio is now a
mere 9, cheap compared to other major tech companies. And interestingly enough,
the bad news about Dells forecast came as the company actually posted a solid
quarterly report. Cash flows hit a record of $2.4 billion, and Dell is sitting
on a nice $16.2 billion in the bank. Whats more, Dell has remained true to its
longtime mission of efficiencies and a strong footprint in the corporate and
government markets. Unfortunately, this doesnt change the fact that Dell is
losing its grip hence the lowered guidance from its namesake CEO and the big
sell-off on Wall Street. Yes, Dell is suffering from the overall slowdown in the
global economy. But its also worth noting that despite moving into software and
storage companies the so-called cloud computing arena the company has shown a
lack of innovation. It has relied on the old idea that folks will have to buy a
laptop to go back to school or have to upgrade their office PC and give them a
ring. But the world has changed. The iPad continues to gain tremendous momentum,
and you can bet Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) tablets will be right on Apples heels
thanks to this weeks massive buyout of Motorola Mobility and patents for its
mobile devices. Related: Can Google and Motorola topple Apple? The blessing and
the curse of technology is that it changes so fast. Just as Dell was in the
right place at the right time with its business model in the early 90s and rode
its success to meteoric heights, it might be ill-equipped for todays corporate
and consumer tech marketplace. Maybe todays selloff and the disappointing
forecast arent the beginning of the end, and Dell can turn it around. But the
tech sector isnt going to give the company a decade or two to sort things out.
Dell has to turn things around in a hurry if it wants to prevent todays decline
from becoming part of an unfortunate long-term trend. Jeff Reeves is the editor
of InvestorPlace.com. Follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP and become a fan
of InvestorPlace on Facebook .
Bank of America, GE Prod Dow Jones Forward
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded from the opening, up almost 103
points to over 11,508, a gain of about 0.9%. Strong earnings, inflation data and
news that Germany would work closely to assist Greece had traders willing to buy
riskier assets. Fitch also reaffirmed its AAA credit rating for the United
States. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 7.3%. It
has also regained its losses for the year, down only about 0.5% now for 2011.
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) was up again on news of an asset sale, rising about
12 cents to over $7.50, a jump of more than 1.6%. Bank of America is in
negotiations to sell real estate assets from its Merrill Lynch unit to
Blackstone for a reported $1 billion. Earlier this month, Bank of America sold
its Canadian credit card unit to TD Dominion. It also was released this morning
that Bank of America is moving to reach agreements with the state attorney
general from New York and others in its continuing effort to settle mortgage
probes. General Electric (NYSE: GE ) was turning on the power with a nearly 2%
early rise, around 30 cents, to over $16.50. Down more than 11% for the month,
General Electric is up more than 1% for the week and almost 7% for the year.
Strong revenues had Home Depot (NYSE: HD ) continuing to rise, up about 2.2% per
share to over $33.90, gaining more than 80 cents. Wall Street is favoring Home
Depots direction over Lowes, which has share prices for HD up almost 10% for the
week. Home Depot reported higher second-quarter earnings of 14%. Investors can
hear Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) better now that it announced expansion of its 4G
network, ringing in early-action gains of more than 60 cents, better than 1.75%,
to about $35.50 a share. Verizon also announced it was taking a harder line with
its striking workers. Although good numbers have it up almost 3% for the week,
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) was down about 0.33% in morning trade to under $51.60, a
drop of more than 20 cents. Investors still have concerns about flagging
same-store sales for Wal-Mart in the United States, as well as low consumer
confidence. For the year, Wal-Mart is up almost 5%. Down more than 2.3% was
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ) to under $31.90 a share, a loss of about 75 cents.
BMO downgraded Hewlett-Packard this morning, citing lower growth expected for
the personal computer market. Dell released poor numbers this morning, which has
the entire tech sector down, confirming the lower sales projections. For the
week, Hewlett Packard is up more than 3.4%. Jonathan Yates does not own any of
the stocks mentioned in this article.
points to over 11,508, a gain of about 0.9%. Strong earnings, inflation data and
news that Germany would work closely to assist Greece had traders willing to buy
riskier assets. Fitch also reaffirmed its AAA credit rating for the United
States. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 7.3%. It
has also regained its losses for the year, down only about 0.5% now for 2011.
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) was up again on news of an asset sale, rising about
12 cents to over $7.50, a jump of more than 1.6%. Bank of America is in
negotiations to sell real estate assets from its Merrill Lynch unit to
Blackstone for a reported $1 billion. Earlier this month, Bank of America sold
its Canadian credit card unit to TD Dominion. It also was released this morning
that Bank of America is moving to reach agreements with the state attorney
general from New York and others in its continuing effort to settle mortgage
probes. General Electric (NYSE: GE ) was turning on the power with a nearly 2%
early rise, around 30 cents, to over $16.50. Down more than 11% for the month,
General Electric is up more than 1% for the week and almost 7% for the year.
Strong revenues had Home Depot (NYSE: HD ) continuing to rise, up about 2.2% per
share to over $33.90, gaining more than 80 cents. Wall Street is favoring Home
Depots direction over Lowes, which has share prices for HD up almost 10% for the
week. Home Depot reported higher second-quarter earnings of 14%. Investors can
hear Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) better now that it announced expansion of its 4G
network, ringing in early-action gains of more than 60 cents, better than 1.75%,
to about $35.50 a share. Verizon also announced it was taking a harder line with
its striking workers. Although good numbers have it up almost 3% for the week,
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) was down about 0.33% in morning trade to under $51.60, a
drop of more than 20 cents. Investors still have concerns about flagging
same-store sales for Wal-Mart in the United States, as well as low consumer
confidence. For the year, Wal-Mart is up almost 5%. Down more than 2.3% was
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ) to under $31.90 a share, a loss of about 75 cents.
BMO downgraded Hewlett-Packard this morning, citing lower growth expected for
the personal computer market. Dell released poor numbers this morning, which has
the entire tech sector down, confirming the lower sales projections. For the
week, Hewlett Packard is up more than 3.4%. Jonathan Yates does not own any of
the stocks mentioned in this article.
Gold Miner Randgold Sales and Shares Climb
Gold Miner Randgold Sales and Shares Climb Cabot Wealth Advisory - 1 hour ago
Shares of gold miner Randgold Resources (GOLD) rose 2% Tuesday in volume
one-third faster than usual. The stock has been consolidating since October and
is now about 1% off a 52-week high ...
Shares of gold miner Randgold Resources (GOLD) rose 2% Tuesday in volume
one-third faster than usual. The stock has been consolidating since October and
is now about 1% off a 52-week high ...
Target MSN Money Stock Quotes; DJIA Dow Jones Index DJX DJI Mid-Day Investing Review Todays Stock Market TGT Analysis
Trends last week in the stock market were up and down. Trends this week in the
stock market appear to be riding a similar roller coaster as well. Currently,
the DJIA, Nasdaq and S&P 500 are moving in positive territory. The Dow Jones
started the week out with positive movement, but then dropped back below
break-even yesterday due to negatively skewed economic data stemming from the
Eurozone markets and housing starts in the U.S. Today, trends are in the green
once again. Stocks are moving higher on stronger earnings reports this day. At
the mid-day mark of the trading session, the Dow was higher by .62 percent at
11,476.51. The Nasdaq was higher by .28 percent at 2,530.43 and the S&P 500 was
green by .80 percent at 1,202.26. Noteworthy earning headlines are posting via
Staples and Target. Staples reported that second quarter earnings were above
expectations and stock soared as a result. Target reported that expectations
were surpassed as well. Target reported that second quarter earnings posted
higher per share results. Stock for TGT surged higher today as well. According
to MSN Money stock quotes, Target stock is currently posting higher by 2.75
percent at 50.73. Previous close for Target stock was 49.37. The 52 week higher
for TGT is 60.97 and the 52 week low is 45.28. Frank Matto
stock market appear to be riding a similar roller coaster as well. Currently,
the DJIA, Nasdaq and S&P 500 are moving in positive territory. The Dow Jones
started the week out with positive movement, but then dropped back below
break-even yesterday due to negatively skewed economic data stemming from the
Eurozone markets and housing starts in the U.S. Today, trends are in the green
once again. Stocks are moving higher on stronger earnings reports this day. At
the mid-day mark of the trading session, the Dow was higher by .62 percent at
11,476.51. The Nasdaq was higher by .28 percent at 2,530.43 and the S&P 500 was
green by .80 percent at 1,202.26. Noteworthy earning headlines are posting via
Staples and Target. Staples reported that second quarter earnings were above
expectations and stock soared as a result. Target reported that expectations
were surpassed as well. Target reported that second quarter earnings posted
higher per share results. Stock for TGT surged higher today as well. According
to MSN Money stock quotes, Target stock is currently posting higher by 2.75
percent at 50.73. Previous close for Target stock was 49.37. The 52 week higher
for TGT is 60.97 and the 52 week low is 45.28. Frank Matto
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Hails Revolutionary Windows 8
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has said that Windows 8 is as revolutionary
as Windows 95. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Hails Revolutionary Windows 8
A report from the software giant says that the next version of the iconic
operating system will herald the same revolution as Windows 95 did for PC users
16 years ago. As the software giant has launched the official blog of Windows 8,
where the company interacts with both users and developers, it is expected that
the features on the upcoming operating systems will be released soon, and could
surprise many. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) company shares are currently
standing at 25.35. Price History Last Price: 25.35 52 Week Low / High: 23.32 /
29.46 50 Day Moving Average: 25.75 6 Month Price Change %: -6.3% 12 Month Price
Change %: 4.6%
as Windows 95. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Hails Revolutionary Windows 8
A report from the software giant says that the next version of the iconic
operating system will herald the same revolution as Windows 95 did for PC users
16 years ago. As the software giant has launched the official blog of Windows 8,
where the company interacts with both users and developers, it is expected that
the features on the upcoming operating systems will be released soon, and could
surprise many. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) company shares are currently
standing at 25.35. Price History Last Price: 25.35 52 Week Low / High: 23.32 /
29.46 50 Day Moving Average: 25.75 6 Month Price Change %: -6.3% 12 Month Price
Change %: 4.6%
Wednesday’s Stocks to Watch: Dell, Analog Devices
Here are a few stocks to keep on your radar: Dell (NASDAQ: DELL ) shares fell
Gold, Crude Oil Correlation of Returns Is Collapsing
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ago By Howard Simons Aug 17, 2011 7:30 am Expect the relative returns of gold to
exceed those of crude oil if global economic growth remains tepid and the
propensity to keep the printing presses ...
ago By Howard Simons Aug 17, 2011 7:30 am Expect the relative returns of gold to
exceed those of crude oil if global economic growth remains tepid and the
propensity to keep the printing presses ...
Price Advances: KOF, GOLD, VSEC
Price Advances: KOF, GOLD, VSEC Rapid News Network - 54 minutes ago Coca-Cola
FEMSA, SAB de CV (ADR) (Public, NYSE:KOF). Last Market Price: 96.69, Change:
+4.11, % Change: (4.44%). Shares trade in the range of 91.69 – 96.96 dollars.
It has a market capitalization ...
FEMSA, SAB de CV (ADR) (Public, NYSE:KOF). Last Market Price: 96.69, Change:
+4.11, % Change: (4.44%). Shares trade in the range of 91.69 – 96.96 dollars.
It has a market capitalization ...
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) TV Boost After New Deal
Analysts have predicted that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s Motorola deal will
help Google TV. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) TV Boost After New Deal The
acquisition of Motorola Mobility is aimed at defending the Android ecosystem of
the search engine giant, but now analysts predicted that the deal will also help
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) TV. Youssef Squali, an analyst at Jefferies, said
that, Despite a hefty price tag of $12.5 billion, we view the deal positively
for Google, given Androids success-to-date and the growth opportunity in mobile
ads and commerce". Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) company shares are currently
standing at 539. Price History Last Price: 539 52 Week Low / High: 447.65 /
642.96 50 Day Moving Average: 545.41 6 Month Price Change %: -11.3% 12 Month
Price Change %: 14.6%
help Google TV. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) TV Boost After New Deal The
acquisition of Motorola Mobility is aimed at defending the Android ecosystem of
the search engine giant, but now analysts predicted that the deal will also help
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) TV. Youssef Squali, an analyst at Jefferies, said
that, Despite a hefty price tag of $12.5 billion, we view the deal positively
for Google, given Androids success-to-date and the growth opportunity in mobile
ads and commerce". Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) company shares are currently
standing at 539. Price History Last Price: 539 52 Week Low / High: 447.65 /
642.96 50 Day Moving Average: 545.41 6 Month Price Change %: -11.3% 12 Month
Price Change %: 14.6%
Top 10 Fastest-Growing Micro Cap Stocks: BONA, CKSW, ASYS, CVVT, ELLI, MERU, EPOC, SMBL, SUMR, MOVE (Aug 16, 2011)
Below are the top 10 fastest-growing Micro Cap stocks, based on the average
long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts. Two Chinese
companies (BONA, CVVT) are on the list. Bona Film Group Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:BONA)
is the 1st fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 49.5%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.
(NASDAQ:CKSW) is the 2nd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 37.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Amtech Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ASYS) is the 3rd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 31.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). China Valves Technology, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CVVT) is the 4th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 31.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Ellie Mae Inc (NYSE:ELLI) is the
5th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 30.0%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Meru Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:MERU) is the 6th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 28.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of
3 brokerage analyst(s). Epocrates, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPOC) is the 7th fastest-growing
stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected
to be 26.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage
analyst(s). Smart Balance, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBL) is the 8th fastest-growing stock
in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be
26.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s).
Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMR) is the 9th fastest-growing stock in this
segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 26.3%.
This number is based on the average estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). Move
Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) is the 10th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the
market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 25.0%. This number is
based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s).
long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts. Two Chinese
companies (BONA, CVVT) are on the list. Bona Film Group Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:BONA)
is the 1st fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 49.5%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.
(NASDAQ:CKSW) is the 2nd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 37.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Amtech Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ASYS) is the 3rd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 31.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). China Valves Technology, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CVVT) is the 4th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 31.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Ellie Mae Inc (NYSE:ELLI) is the
5th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 30.0%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Meru Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:MERU) is the 6th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 28.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of
3 brokerage analyst(s). Epocrates, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPOC) is the 7th fastest-growing
stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected
to be 26.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage
analyst(s). Smart Balance, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBL) is the 8th fastest-growing stock
in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be
26.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s).
Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMR) is the 9th fastest-growing stock in this
segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 26.3%.
This number is based on the average estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). Move
Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) is the 10th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the
market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 25.0%. This number is
based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s).
Get Out of General Dynamics While There’s Time
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace General Dynamics (NYSE: GD ) – This company is the world's fifth largest military contractor and one of the world's biggest makers of corporate jets. The government has made it clear that it intends to initiate broad cuts in defense and aerospace systems, which are at the heart of GD's revenue growth.
How to Profit Amid the Pain in Spain
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace It has been a rough summer for investors, but our heavy allocations to steady dividend-paying stocks and to defensive sectors such as utilities — represented by the Utilities SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLU ) took less damage that the overall market averages.
How Deadly is the S&P’s Death Cross?
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace On Tuesday, investors' attention again turned toEurope, and the news was not good. Not only did the leaders ofFranceandGermanyfail to reach an agreement on how to handle the economic crisis, but they left the impression that they had no new ideas. And so they "kicked the can down the road" by forming a new post called the "euro-zone chief" who could only make recommendations to the major members of the union, but who had no real power to implement policy.
Top 10 Fastest-Growing Small Cap Stocks: MMYT, DANG, NOAH, RLOC, TLEO, CTCT, XUE, CSOD, SVN, ZOLL (Aug 16, 2011)
Below are the top 10 fastest-growing Small Cap stocks, based on the average
long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts. Four Chinese
companies (DANG, NOAH, XUE, SVN) are on the list. MakeMyTrip Limited
(NASDAQ:MMYT) is the 1st fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 82.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). E Commerce China Dangdang Inc
(ADR) (NYSE:DANG) is the 2nd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the
market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 65.3%. This number is
based on the average estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). Noah Holdings Limited
(ADR) (NYSE:NOAH) is the 3rd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the
market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 52.9%. This number is
based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). ReachLocal Inc.
(NASDAQ:RLOC) is the 4th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 46.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ:TLEO)
is the 5th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 45.7%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 5 brokerage analyst(s). Constant Contact, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTCT) is the
6th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 45.0%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 4 brokerage analyst(s). Xueda Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XUE) is the 7th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 43.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of
4 brokerage analyst(s). Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD) is the 8th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 43.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of
3 brokerage analyst(s). 7 DAYS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED(ADR) (NYSE:SVN) is the 9th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 39.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of
3 brokerage analyst(s). ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:ZOLL) is the 10th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 39.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of
4 brokerage analyst(s).
long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts. Four Chinese
companies (DANG, NOAH, XUE, SVN) are on the list. MakeMyTrip Limited
(NASDAQ:MMYT) is the 1st fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 82.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). E Commerce China Dangdang Inc
(ADR) (NYSE:DANG) is the 2nd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the
market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 65.3%. This number is
based on the average estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). Noah Holdings Limited
(ADR) (NYSE:NOAH) is the 3rd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the
market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 52.9%. This number is
based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). ReachLocal Inc.
(NASDAQ:RLOC) is the 4th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market.
Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 46.7%. This number is based on
the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ:TLEO)
is the 5th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 45.7%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 5 brokerage analyst(s). Constant Contact, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTCT) is the
6th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 45.0%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 4 brokerage analyst(s). Xueda Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XUE) is the 7th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 43.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of
4 brokerage analyst(s). Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD) is the 8th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 43.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of
3 brokerage analyst(s). 7 DAYS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED(ADR) (NYSE:SVN) is the 9th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 39.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of
3 brokerage analyst(s). ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:ZOLL) is the 10th
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 39.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of
4 brokerage analyst(s).
Top 10 Fastest-Growing Mid-Cap Stocks: LNKD, ACI, TXT, UTHR, CPN, CXO, YOKU, BEXP, COG, QLIK (Aug 16, 2011)
Below are the top 10 fastest-growing Mid-Cap stocks, based on the average
long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts. One Chinese
company (YOKU) is on the list. Linkedin Corporation (NYSE:LNKD) is the 1st
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 87.8%. This number is based on the average estimate of
4 brokerage analyst(s). Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) is the 2nd fastest-growing
stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected
to be 64.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage
analyst(s). Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) is the 3rd fastest-growing stock in this
segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 59.9%.
This number is based on the average estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). United
Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) is the 4th fastest-growing stock in this
segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 59.6%.
This number is based on the average estimate of 8 brokerage analyst(s). Calpine
Corporation (NYSE:CPN) is the 5th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the
market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 52.9%. This number is
based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Concho Resources Inc.
(NYSE:CXO) is the 6th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its
long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 47.8%. This number is based on the
average estimate of 5 brokerage analyst(s). Youku.com Inc (ADR) (NYSE:YOKU) is
the 7th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 45.0%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ:BEXP) is
the 8th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 41.0%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) is
the 9th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 40.3%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Qlik Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:QLIK) is the
10th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 38.3%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 3 brokerage analyst(s).
long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts. One Chinese
company (YOKU) is on the list. Linkedin Corporation (NYSE:LNKD) is the 1st
fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS
growth is expected to be 87.8%. This number is based on the average estimate of
4 brokerage analyst(s). Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) is the 2nd fastest-growing
stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected
to be 64.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage
analyst(s). Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) is the 3rd fastest-growing stock in this
segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 59.9%.
This number is based on the average estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). United
Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) is the 4th fastest-growing stock in this
segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 59.6%.
This number is based on the average estimate of 8 brokerage analyst(s). Calpine
Corporation (NYSE:CPN) is the 5th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the
market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 52.9%. This number is
based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Concho Resources Inc.
(NYSE:CXO) is the 6th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its
long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 47.8%. This number is based on the
average estimate of 5 brokerage analyst(s). Youku.com Inc (ADR) (NYSE:YOKU) is
the 7th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 45.0%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ:BEXP) is
the 8th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 41.0%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 4 brokerage analyst(s). Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) is
the 9th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term
annual EPS growth is expected to be 40.3%. This number is based on the average
estimate of 3 brokerage analyst(s). Qlik Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:QLIK) is the
10th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual
EPS growth is expected to be 38.3%. This number is based on the average estimate
of 3 brokerage analyst(s).
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