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Five Star Quality Care Inc. (NYSE: FVE) is not a company that many investors know very much about.  After the move we have seen over the last year, and then the sharp reversal over the last week,...
When investors get nervous, the one stock market segment that finds attention is “value funds” as investors look for protection but can still get upside of the stock market.  Following the...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has enjoyed massive growth over the last decade.  It has overcome a near-death experience and transformed itself into the second largest company by market capitalization. ...
We may have just witnessed an oversold bounce in the stock market, or we may be in for more days of recovery.  The markets are flirting with six weeks of negative performance and one day is not...
When economic softness spooks high-flying stocks, solid companies with good histories, solid return on equity, and above average dividends are a handy remedy.  We screened five companies in the...
Regions Bank (NYSE: RF) had a very rough day as more and more pressure came out about banks in general and in banks that still have some past issues they are fighting through.  There is a real...
When the going gets tough, the tough often play defense — out of risky assets and into those assets that offer more security and some dividend upside. One choice is utilities, where investments are...
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was already expected to have “a major product announcement” this week based upon the news from last week.  Wall Street and Silicon Valley are interpreting this...
Did you heed the call “Sell in May and Go Away!” this year?  It turns out that as of mid-day we now have nearly half of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average components either trading down over...
Stocks are still correcting as economic data keeps coming  in weaker and weaker.  Now the media keeps routinely talking up what we called a supporting call for QE3.  Please, no QE3!  Still, the...
Sometimes bad news has to be looked at as good news.  Take Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) this morning as its stock is down sharply after reporting disappointing earnings.  Dollar General is...
Less than two weeks ago we were given an exclusive interview with Tom Winmill of the Midas Fund (NASDAQ: MIDSX).  Winmill told us he believes that gold will reach $1,700/ounce in 2011 and he also...
As the long holiday weekend rolls in, we thought we’d take a look at some oil, gas, and energy services stocks that might offer good value in the medium term. We’ve focused on five oil and gas...
If there is a story that retail and apparel investors will think they have seen before, it is on Syms Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMS).  Shares are surging by over 25% this morning on news that Syms is...
Very few people consider the financial ramifications of Memorial Day Weekend as one of the top financial events of the year when it comes to the travel and hospitality industries.  This is the...