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American Airlines Or United Airlines: Which Would You Rather?
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 10:28am | 606Two of the oldest airlines have a corporate rivalry that borders on legendary. United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UAL) (United Airlines) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) are almost always locked in a head-to-head competition for industry supremacy, despite the rise of several other newer...
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Marijuana Sector Trying To Hold This Week's Retest Of Recent Lows
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 4:27pm | 513The morning of Tuesday, April 29, wasn't much different than other recent morning. Not for the marijuana sector, unfortunately. Many issues were slipping, many of those for a third consecutive session. The morning of Tuesday, April 15, was worse. And not just for the marijuana sector, which...
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Gold Or The DJIA: Which Would You Rather?
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 3:55pm | 603One of the great investment success stories of the past couple of decades was the meteoric rise in gold prices, which occupied most of the early 2000s and on into 2010. Gold (NYSE: GLD) was propelled ever higher due to a conflation of factors, but saw its meteoric rise really take flight...
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Zynga Or Groupon: Which Would You Rather?
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 1:02pm | 708In recent years investors in the stock market, as well as institutional investors and private equity firms, have all been looking for relatively safe and high-return companies where they can park their money. Much of recent investment activity has turned to Silicon Valley, launching...
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Staples Vs. Office Depot: Which Would You Rather?
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 4:03pm | 660Over the last ten years, the office-supply industry has been dominated by retail giants Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP). Last November, Office Depot merged with industry competitor OfficeMax, in a deal that was expected to give Office Depot the industry lead. The truth is...
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No Legwork Wednesday – J.C. Penney And The 'No Sale' Debacle
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 10:13am | 539When it comes to retailing, a company’s success depends as much on properly positioning its products as it does on the actual products being offered. That's why many companies sell products at prices which end in $0.99 and $0.95. Someone figured out that selling a product for $3.99 caused...