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Gold and silver have finally indicated that the free fall we saw over the last month may have at least stabilized. The markets are mixed today in the commodities and the miners and we admit that no...
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has replaced J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) as the safest bank in America. This did not happen overnight and it is not just because of the losses...
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Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has plans to lay off as many as 30,000 people soon. By some estimates that is 8% of its workforce. HP’s CEO Meg Whitman needs to show that she has found substantial...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a phenomenal growth story. It is the ultimate turnaround story of mega-proportions. The stock is also up 32% so far in 2012. The problem is something else…...
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MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is at a point where a turnaround analysis and a valuation analysis just no longer matter. Having fallen from over $90.00 per share, the stock is now down...
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A stock market that sells off eight of nine days is not a good market. Even the Facebook IPO is being viewed as a one-off item rather than a systemic item which will make the market stronger. ...
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Blame whatever you want. A weaker U.S. economy, a weakening and flailing Europe, a move to socialism in France and Greece, a weaker BRIC and emerging market story, commodity prices and on and...
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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) has released its earnings, and we forecast that this will help set the reception tone for Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) when it reports later in the...
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It is no secret that Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is in trouble. CEO Dan Hesse has been under pressure by holders on and off during his tenure. Many of the problems facing Sprint are not...
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Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) is a controversial stock in all aspects. While some were hoping that buyout interest would remain and head higher, many are hoping that former CEO Andrea Jung (who...
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Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) is following the same lead as was recently set by Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY). The Indian information technology outsourcing firm turned in profit growth of almost 8% that was...
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Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is magically trading higher after earnings. The reaction is certainly not due to any great accomplishments. There is probably some short covering, but the real news...
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ThinkstockSeagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) is one of today’s top market winners and shares just hit a new 52-week high. While 24/7 Wall St. has been a big backer of this drive-maker and of...
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The utility sector has been a rather poor performer so far in 2012, as investors have sought growth and less dependence on high payouts, and higher dividend taxes could be a possibility after this...
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What happens when you are the de facto king of solar, get an analyst downgrade, have no full-time CEO, announce factory closures, and announce broad layoffs? It might not be a sign of any strength...
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