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Tuesday July 17, 2007 — Stock Market Beat
I recently published this article at Financial Education, and thought Stock Market Beat readers might also find it interesting.
The balance sheet typically includes all debt maturing in more than 12 months as a single line item. However, additional disclosures can be found throughout the firm̵...
Tuesday July 17, 2007 — Stock Market Beat
UPDATE 1-Chip equipment orders seen rising 1 pct this year | Reuters
Sales of equipment used to make microchips are seen rising 1 percent this year to $40.9 billion, cooling markedly from last year’s 23 percent growth, a U.S. industry group said on Monday.The market is expected to grow 7 pe...
Tuesday July 17, 2007 — Stocks and Blogs
This 11% pull-back in LJ Int'l (JADE) is a buying opportunity. So many companies have delayed filings in the past and their stock beaten down only to rise again later. For analysis of JADE, please see my post on Top 10 China Stocks.-- Faisal LaljeeFull Disclosure: I do not own JADE for my portfoli...
Tuesday July 17, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Competition and high expectations are keeping Akamai Technologies (AKAM)a Hold, according to Zacks analyst Steve Biggs, CFA. Read about the pluses and minuses for the company, and get a close look at its soon-to-be-reported second quarter:
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) continues t...
Tuesday July 17, 2007 — Stocks and Blogs
I don't usually talk anything but stocks on this blog, but I had to talk about the simplicity of Youtube and a tool I discovered today called vDownloader.Techies will probably scoff at my discovery considering (I am sure) that the tool has been around for a while, but I just have to rave about it ...
Tuesday July 17, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Zacks senior utilities analyst Jon Kolb maintains a BUY recommendation on FPL Group, Inc. (FPL). Below are excerpts from his recent research report.
FPL stock continues to perform well despite the failed merger with CEG. The stock looks attractive with the addition of new wind proje...
Tuesday July 17, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Mattel (MAT) had solid second-quarter results, and is expected to show improvements going forward. However, Zacks analyst Sean P. Smith believes the stock is now trading at an appropriate valuation and, therefore, remains a Hold. Read more below:
We maintain our Hold rating for Matt...
Tuesday July 17, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Zacks senior retail analyst Robert Plaza, CFA says drugstore.com (DSCM) continues to show steady improvement quarter after quarter, and he expects that to continue throughout 2007. Check out an excerpt from his latest research report to learn more.
drugstore.com s first quarter res...
Monday July 16, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Zacks analyst Jon Kolb is maintaining his Buy recommendation on energy services company Sempra Energy (SRE), thanks to solid momentum from 2006 along with consistent earnings power. Read more below:
Impressive results by Sempra Energy in 2006, led by strong performance at its utiliti...
Monday July 16, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
This is going to be a very busy week for the markets. Nearly one-fifth of the companies within the Samp;P 500 are going to report second-quarter earnings. Included in this group will be Dow components Microsoft (MSFT), Citigroup (C), Johnson amp; Johnson (JNJ), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC...
Monday July 16, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
So here I am on vacation and I brought my laptop so if the mood hit me I could whip out a post or two. One problem, I cannot access the internet with my PCS card. No problem I think, I will just call Sprint (S) customer service and they will help me out.
DUH!!! This is Sprint we are talking ...
Monday July 16, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Valueplays is on vacation for the week. Here is wishing a safe week for all.
Todd Sullivan
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Monday July 16, 2007 — TraderBlog.com
Monday, July 16--Jim Wyckoff's Morning Web Log
OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING DEVELOPMENTS
The market feature in overnight/early morning trading today is sharp losses in the grain futures markets, amid some better rainfall chances in the Corn Belt this week.
* JIM'S MARKET THOUGHT OF THE DAY *
"Osci...
Monday July 16, 2007 — Cleantech Blog
by Richard T. StuebiLast week, the American Solar Energy Society convened their annual national gathering in Cleveland.Yes, that's right: Cleveland. [OK, if you must, insert your joke here]You might say that "Cleveland" and "solar" is an oxymoron. Coincident with an unusually sunny summer, many...
Sunday July 15, 2007 — Cleantech Blog
by Nick BruseWe've been hearing a lot about whether or whether not there is a cleantech boom on at the moment. A new report by Topline Strategy Group weighs in with evidence that no boom is occuring in VC investments. An article on red herring's website summarises the findings from the report, ...
Sunday July 15, 2007 — The Shadunsky Method
New Frontier Media is in the adult entertainment media business. They have three different segments that provide products for that market. First, they have a Pay TV Group which distributes adult TV to cable and satellite companies through pay-per-view and video-on-demand. This is the biggest se...
Sunday July 15, 2007 — Stock Market Beat
Conventional wisdom holds that magazine cover stories are contrarian indicators - by the time a company’s success or failure reaches the cover page of a major publication the story is so well known as to be completely reflected in the stock price. Therefore, all good news is priced in and the stoc...
Sunday July 15, 2007 — Stock Market Beat
The Economic Calendar is fairly active this week.
PPI (Tuesday) - Look for my usual breakdown of the industries with pricing power
Industrial Production (Tuesday) - Let’s see if businesses really are picking up steam
CPI (Wednesday) - We know food costs more. What else does?
Housing Starts ...
Sunday July 15, 2007 — The Shadunsky Method
New Frontier Media is in the adult entertainment media business. They have three different segments that provide products for that market. First, they have a Pay TV Group which distributes adult TV to cable and satellite companies through pay-per-view and video-on-demand. This is the biggest se...
Saturday July 14, 2007 — Stocks and Blogs
Recent stock price performance of homebuilders and those that are affected by the housing slow-down that began in late 2005 echoes the sentiment shared by many of its pundits, including top executives of many homebuilders. At a recent Real Estate Summit in New York, Larry Sorsby, executive vice pr...
Saturday July 14, 2007 — hodgies
Energizer Holdings Inc., famous for their Energizer flashlight and batteries and their Energizer bunny is to buy Playtex Products Inc. for $1.16 billion as the company expands its portfolio of personal care products. But why?After the news came out, Playtex shares rose 15.8% and Energizer's shares...
Saturday July 14, 2007 — Stock Market Beat
The Watch Lists generally performed in line with their respective benchmarks this week.
The Small Cap Watch List (Track at Marketocracy) gained 0.5%, compared with gains of 0.4% for the Russell 2000 and 1.05% for the SP 600.
The Mid Cap Watch List (Track at Marketocracy) gained 0.88%, slightly wo...
Saturday July 14, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Since my initial post of Berkshires' (BRK.A) WEB and the replies, there has been quite a bit of discussion on the topic out there. I will not specify any bloggers because I have no desire to have a virtual battle with anyone, but, as before, I invite anyone to refute me and I will be happy to pos...
Saturday July 14, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
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Saturday July 14, 2007 — Investing Intelligently
A reader recently e-mailed me with a question. Here it is:
Hi Dave,
Just a quick question, please.
I saw that you included Vanguard funds in your RRSP holdings but I am confused about that. I thought Vanguard only sells their funds to Americans (not to Canadians) so how are you doing that with...