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- The Power Of Branding Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:03PMIts the ultimate economic moat, and we look at the approaches and effects of good and bad branding.
- HITK: A Promising Generic Drug Value Play Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:20AMCurrent price: $30.14 Read more » »
- Cause of Telegent’s spectacular fall: China dunnit Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:49AMTelegent, still left with $60 – 70 million in the bank, will “phase out” of the current analog mobile TV chip business but will “restart in a completely different market,” according to industry sources. View the full article HERE .
- Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Brightpoint, Medtronic, Amgen, Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:30AMZacks Equity Research highlights Brightpoint Inc. as the Bull of the Day and Medtronic as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis Amgen , Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline .
- Zacks Investment Ideas Feature Highlights: SPDR Retail Index, Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR, Retail HOLDRS ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:30AMToday, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Features: SPDR Retail Index , Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR , Retail HOLDRS , Coach and Tiffany & Co. Â .
- Horse welfare report released Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:15AMThe North Platte Telegraph A 68-page report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office regarding issues surrounding the closure of horse processing facilities has finally been released. "Horse Welfare: Action Needed to Address Unintended Consequences from Cessation of Domestic Slaughter" was presented to Congressional committees Wednesday. It was supposed to be turned in over a year ago.
- State Street Reports EPS of $1.00 on $2.5 Billion in Revenue for Second Quarter of 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:18AMState Street Corporation today announced second-quarter 2011 earnings per common share of $1.00, compared to $0.87 in the second quarter of 2010. Revenue of $2.491 billion increased 8% from $2.304 billion in the second quarter of 2010 and expenses were $1.774 billion, down 9% from $1.944 billion in the second quarter of 2010.
- Stanley Black & Decker Reports 2Q 2011 Results Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:57PMStanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) today announced second quarter 2011 financial results.
- Ferro Schedules Conference Call for 2011 Second-Quarter Results Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:30PMFerro Corporation announced today that it will conduct a conference call on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, and provide an updated outlook for 2011 financial performance.
- Is Your Portfolio Drowning in Treasury Bonds? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:07PMTake action based on your proximity to retirement.
- Safe Haven Trade Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:17PMGold is showing its true colors as the ultimate safe haven asset. Gold has been trading at all-time highs as national economies in the European Monetary Union teeter on bankruptcy, threatening the legitimacy of the Euro as a legitimate currency.
- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters stock: Hot or overheating? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:41AMAll over Vermont, there are people kicking themselves for not buying Green Mountain Coffee Roasters stock in October, when it hit a 52-week low of $26.14 per share. Since then, the stock has zoomed as high as $96.91 on July 8 — an increase of about 370 percent in 9 months — before settling back.
- T Minus Five And Counting To Economic Armageddon Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:44PMThe debt ceiling debate enters its final act this week as Friday, just five days from now, becomes “D-Day” for a Congressional bill that can be passed and signed in time for the August 2nd deadline.
- A toll bridge in Delhi Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:36AMBy batbeer2. How many businesses do you know that in ten years, quintupled unit volume while tripling unit price ? Read more » »
- The unbanks Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:13AMAt PerkStreet’s downtown headquarters, a dozen employees - mostly twentysomethings in jeans and sneakers - are chatting or pecking at laptops in a few rooms surrounded by blond Ikea furniture and green partitions.
- Enjoyable Vacation Begins With Smart Travel Plans Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:00AMTraveling well is, like most things, a skill that can be learned from a good teacher. When searching out professors of the traveling arts, it makes sense to begin with those who travel - and travel a lot - whether for business or pleasure. With that notion
- The Floodgates Open Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:00AMWhile we officially started earnings season this week, things will get very busy next week as 108 S&P 500 firms are due to report.
- 3 Small Cap Stocks with Big Buyback Plans Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:35PMMany investors tend to ignore stock buyback announcements. Seemingly massive share repurchase programs become a lot less impressive when you realize they are mostly attempting to offset generous
- The getting of wisdom means staying wary of lazy forecasts Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:02PMHEARD an economist on the TV this week saying he was confident that there would be a Christmas rally in the equity market.
- How to Make Massive Profits if the United States Defaults Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:05PMGold and oil may be the wave of the future in post-apocalyptic America.
- WAKE UP AMERICA: The Budget Debate Is A Joke And The Republicans Are Trying To Put Us Further In Debt Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:44PMWe were bearish last week ( see Stock World Weekly for a summary of the week’s events and trade ideas for the week ahead ) and, although the market didn’t seem to agree with us, we simply scaled in and rolled our short positions higher.
- How Has Murdoch Improved With Age? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:15AMHow has Rupert Murdoch changed over the years? Here’s an old article that WhoWhatWhy editor Russ Baker wrote about Rupert Murdoch, the media titan whose News Corp is currently the focus of so much controversy.
- Nexen Announces Second Quarter Results & Return to Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:00AMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 07/14/11) - Nexen Inc. today reported second quarter 2011 operating and financial results, led by strong oil prices, high netbacks, and a portfolio weighted towards unhedged, Brent-priced oil. We generated cash flow from operations of $598 million ($1.13/share) and net income of $252 million ($0.48/share). Production of 204,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day ...
- U.S. national debt: dancing on the brink of a world crisis Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:27AMBudget and debt problems are once again racking America. Barack Obama has failed to persuade the Republican majority in Congress to raise the national debt ceiling.
- Copper bartering striking notes of confusion Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:18PMChances that shareholders in exploration tiddler Copper Strike will get some cash out have receded yet again with the emergence of a ginger group trying to overthrow the board.
- HOW TO: Turn Fans Into Brand Ambassadors Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:10PMThe Behind the Social Media Campaign Series is supported by Oneupweb , an award-winning agency specializing in search marketing, social media and …
- Guest Post: Poverty In America, Part I Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:07PMSubmitted by Charles High Smith from Of Two Minds Poverty In America, Part I Poverty is on the rise in America, and buying passivity with cheap bribes has limits when applied to a fraying middle class. If jobs are not coming back, then we as a nation need a conversation about poverty in America . The Status Quo assumption is that this is just another garden-variety recession, and that employment ...
- Can Cisco Cut Its Way Out of This Mess? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:53PMThe networking expert is making some moves, but are they big enough?
- AllPennyStocks.com News: Junior Energy Company Inks LOI for Multi-Million Dollar Oil amp; Gas Acquisition Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:28PMMISSISSAUGA, Ontario, July 12, 2011 -- AllPennyStocks.com Media, Inc. http://www.AllPennyStocks.com/ announces its latest article titled Junior Energy Company Inks LOI for Multi-Million Dollar Oil Gas Acquisition.Companies mentioned in this article include Legend Oil and Gas Ltd. OTCBB:LOGL.Article Excerpt: Is oil settling in place or is this just the calm before ...
- The Zero Hedge Effect – Crossing the Event Horizon - Part 1 of 2 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:40PMThe Zero Hedge Effect – Crossing the Event Horizon Chapter One of Two By Cognitive Dissonance [TV commercial script] (During the voice over we see a series of obviously distraught and distressed men and woman huddled in bed, pacing the floor or sitting on the edge of their seat slowly wringing their hands and quietly crying. The backgrounds are darkened and everything is slightly out of ...
- Press Releases: Remarks at the 2011 U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) Conference Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:52PMRemarks at the 2011 U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) Conference Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel Washington, DC July 12, 2011 var runVideo_3225393_pre = function() { if (typeof BrightcoveExperience == "undefined" && typeof embedded_plugin_status[2] == "undefined") { embedded_plugin_status[2]=1; embedded_plugin_Q[2] = new Array(); embedded_plugin_Q[2 ...
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- If You’re Not Scared, You’re Not Paying Attention Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:55AMForget the details and the specifics… here’s the latest news you need to know about. Europe is bankrupt and the EU will not exist in its current form within 12 months. The ECB tried to “bailout our way to success” strategy on some of the more minor players (Greece), but is now finding that there isn’t actually enough money to bail out the larger players (Spain and Italy). So, barring a ...
- 10 commandments of retirement planning Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:00AMTo arrive at the promised land of retirement flush with cash, follow these 10 commandments.
- New Nails in the Coffin Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:19AMAll the manufactured rallies in the world cannot prop up the stock market if the economy is rolling over into another recession. They can postpone the inevitable only so long and ultimately will just make the bear that much more severe.
- How to Spot a Financial Bubble - City Index Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:09AMLONDON, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Business-oriented social network LinkedIn recently joined the New York Stock Exchange. Valued at GBP9 billion, its shares opened with a roar reminiscent of the infamous dotcom bubble, doubling in value on …
- Get Ready for the Bounce Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:23PMWhat goes down, must come up. (Or must it?)
- This Just In: More Upgrades and Downgrades Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:39PMGlobal Hunter finds value in Great Panther Silver.
- A Dismal Jobs Report And More Bad News Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:59PMI have to tell you some terrible things.
- Six Stocks That Will Suffer From Cutbacks And Cancellations Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:48PMThere may not be a major slowdown, but a slate of defense-oriented stocks are likely to take a hit i
- 10 Stocks to Buy in July Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:39PMThese stocks are all cheap given their future prospects.
- The Easy Times Are Over for These Stocks Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:39PMEasy comparisons are disappearing.
- Countering the anti-Bersih talk Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:09PMBy Azmil Tayeb July 10, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 10 — To those who support the recent Bersih 2.0 rally for clean elections we’ve heard the same old tired detracting canards propounded by the Malaysian mainstream media echo chamber, which were later parroted by our own family members and friends. Truth be told, [...]
- Yoga teacher stretches to build healthy business Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:16PMDeveloping a marketing plan, restructuring classes and targeting financial goals were some of the recommendations for this Hallandale Beach studio.
- Countering the anti-Bersih talk — Azmil Tayeb Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:52AMJULY 10 — To those who support the recent Bersih 2.0 rally for clean elections we’ve heard the same old tired detracting canards propounded by the Malaysian mainstream media echo chamber, which were later parroted by our own family members and friends. Truth be told, it got to the point where I simply refused to dignify their “anti-Bersih” ...
- 7th Oregon Lavender DAZE Festival Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:13AMThere’s nothing like this fun, easy-going family festival just outside of Portland! Lavender Daze Festival, presented by Hood River Lavender Farms, is the perfect excuse to get out of the city for the day and it’s sure to become your family’s newest annual summer tradition! (PRWeb July 10, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8630193.htm
- Closure of movie theater leaves some hard feelings Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:17PMWhen the Columbia City Cinema closed after a seven-year run, it left thousands in wasted donations and unpaid loans as the fourth independent theater to run into trouble under its now-bankrupt operator.
- Why Daniel Loeb Is Beating John Paulson and David Einhorn Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:20PMBy guruhl. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that hedge funds overall have lost an average of 2% over the first half of the year, while the S&P gained around 6%. Below the average are unexpected names like John Paulson (flagship fund down 15%), David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital down 5%), and Bill Ackman (Pershing Square Capital down 2.27%). Read more » »
- Walter Schloss: The Essence of Value Investing Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:05PMBy Juan Velasco. Here are some notes taken from the life of Walter Schloss, once an office roommate of Warren Buffett. He is still alive and kicking at 95, and is one of the investors who inspires me the most. He had several points in common with Philip Fisher and Philip Carret, some of his contemporary investing legends; they lived very long; invested since very young until late in life; and ...
- Understanding the Universal Language of Insolvency Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:45PMThe Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing again this morning, as we put the finishing touches on today’s edition of The Daily Reckoning . The Blue Chip index is up more than 100 points to 12,727 – its highest level in two months.
