This weekend in
Barron's online: whether consumers are ready for the coing wave of wearable devices, the results of the stock-picking derby between Barron's and Zacks thus far, as well as the prospects for Dow Chemical, Theravance, LSB Industries and more.
Cover Story
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Ready to Wear?" by Tiernan Ray.
The Internet of Things is coming to your wrist, says this week's cover story in
Barron'sSee also:IBM Rejects Offer For Chip OperationsFeature Stories
Andrew Bary's "Dow Chemical's Winning Formula for Investors" takes a look at the pressure brought to bear on
Dow Chemical (NYSE:
DOW) by activist investor Dan Loeb. Find out why Loeb would like to see the company broken up.
"At Theravance, It's Hard to Breathe Easy" by Leslie P. Norton examines how sluggish sales of two pulmonary treatments have clouded the outlook for royalty management company
Theravance (NASDAQ:
THRX).
In "RBC Is in the Lead Going Into the Turn," Vito J. Racanelli presents the results of the Barron's-Zacks stock-picking derby for the year through the end of June. See which sectors have come out on top at a time when stock-picking has become a more "treacherous" game.
Activist investors have been agitating for a breakup of
LSB Industries (NYSE:
LXUKeycorp (NYSE:
KEY) by taking the Cleveland-based bank back to basics after the financial crisis.
"Lawgivers and Lawtakers" is an editorial commentary by Thomas G. Donlan in which he discusses how rules and court decisions are becoming more important than laws.
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Columns in this weekend's
Barron's discuss:
Online ExclusivesBarron's online exclusives this weekend include:
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Amazon.com Likely Dead Money as Costs Balloon" by Teresa Rivas. Investors no longer see the glass as half full at
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:
AMZN), given that second-quarter costs rose faster than revenue. The stock tumbled more than 10 percent Friday, and the article suggests that shares could be stuck in that region for some time. "Amazon remains a fierce and dominant force. And many of its big projects that are gobbling up capital should pay off," says the article. The question is how long that will take.
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