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ThinkstockThe drilling boom in the U.S. has become something of a mixed blessing for the country’s largest oilfield services companies. Demand for rigs and other services has swelled, but increased...
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ThinkstockWith crude oil prices trending generally downward and projected to continue that trend at least into the first half of next year, the country’s largest oil and gas companies have got to...
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ThinkstockIntel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) both held their analyst meetings this week, and it is an interesting comparison because these were likely attended by most of the...
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Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsIn mid-June of 2003, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) sold its first iPod. By September, 10 million songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store, and by the...
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ThinkstockAs usual, the writers at Barron’s have made some suggests in this weekend’s edition for stocks to buy and stocks to avoid. Among the new picks are a chainsaw maker, a leading private...
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courtesy of General ElectricWhen we looked at conglomerate stocks earlier this year, one company stood out. Based on implied gains and dividend payouts, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) struck us as a...
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ThinkstockCost-cutting and price-cutting have been the major trends in the oil field services sector for at least the past year. It is hard to know which is the chicken and which the egg, but...
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ThinkstockFrom all-time highs in 2007 and 2008, most solar makers’ stocks have plunged to around 50% of their value six years ago. U.S. solar makers First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower...
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ThinkstockFollowing a disappointing outlook offered on Tuesday night following a near-miss earnings report, Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) took several ratings hits today, but one firm kept the stock as...
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This past week proved yet again that stocks do not just rise forever and ever. Investors are coming to grips with the notion that a bond purchase tapering from Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve...
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ThinkstockThe airlines sector in transportation has done very well in this recovery. It turns out that lowering capacity, merging rivals, increasing airfares, and upping the charges for just about...
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courtesy of Sprint Corp.Last week we showed that Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) was given tremendous upside from analysts. Now there is another huge analyst call, but one calling for downside that may...
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Jon OggThe stock market is hitting new highs again, and the fear of the Bernanke exit and tapering of quantitative easing is becoming less and less prevalent. 24/7 Wall St. looks at many research...
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ThinkstockThe stock market may be challenging all-time highs again, but interest rates have skyrocketed and mortgage applications have hit a serious soft patch as a result. As interest rates rise, it...
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Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsFedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) may soon have a new friend and foe alike. Market rumors have been out on Tuesday that activist investor Bill Ackman may be taking a...
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