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Cramer likes The Home Depot (HD) over Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 4:34am | 68CNBC’s Mad Money Jim Cramer suggests not to buy Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) rather he advices to go for The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD). Within the last three months shares of The Home Depot have surged about 20%, while Wal-Mart shares as rallied about 4%.
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Stocks to Watch (ORH,LEN,WMT,POT,GE)
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 6:34am | 235Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ORH) surged 3.63% to $64.85 in after hour trading after Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. said it raised its bid for the shares in the reinsurer that it doesn’t own to $65 from an earlier offer of $60. Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) is expected to post a fiscal third-...
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Top Tier Dividend Paying Companies Lagging The Market (WMT, MSFT, JNJ)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 4:14pm | 160What do Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) all have in common? All are great top tier companies that are among the best America has to offer. All pay dividends at or above the market average of a little over 2%. And all are "value" stocks with...
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Exxon Mobile (XOM) Leads S&P In Stock Buybacks
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 2:49pm | 136As companies continue to build cash reserves, S&P stock buybacks have hit record low. Exxon Mobile (NYSE: XOM) led the companies in buybacks during the second quarter with $5.2 billion spent, and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is 2nd ranked with $1.9 billion in buybacks. Other notables include...
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Time to sell on news for Wal-Mart (WMT) on improved retail sales numbers
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 1:22pm | 170News Trigger: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) Current Price: $49.83 RSI: 58.65 MACD: 0.82 Strategy: Sell on News The Commerce Department said total retail sales jumped 2.7% in August, compared with July's revised decline of 0.2%. Sales excluding autos and auto parts rose 1.1%, compared to a 0.6%...
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Fund Performance Period 9
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 3:49pm | 2767As a reminder, if you are interested in this type of fund as a worthwhile consideration for future investment, please consider reading why this blog exists. [Jan 7, 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 26, 2008: Frequently Asked Questions] Our story in Barron's [A New Kind of Fund...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 6
Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 9:15pm | 2093Year 3, Week 6 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 68.4% (v 72.5% last week)24 long bias: 16.7% (v 14.1% last week)9 short bias: 14.9% (v 13.5% last week) *includes long term puts 33...
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Breakout move in B.J.Services, Times to play contrarian in Kraft Foods
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 9:37am | 191Stock Name - BJ Services Co Last Price – $ 16.67 Strategy - Long The stock has been on an uptrend and is witnessing high volume action in last few trading sessions. Expect the stock to face some initial resistance at $17.18 levels. Once it crosses the resistance levels of $17.18, the next level to...
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Bookkeeping: Short Costco (COST)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 9:56am | 356Costco (COST) is actually a company I like but as I was scanning for "breakouts" over the weekend, I noticed a massive spike in the stock price last week. Same store sales came in at -2% rather than the expected -5% (maybe 6%) ; hence the big move. So it was on my radar based on the action late...
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Bookkeeping: Selling O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 3:34pm | 341Since O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) broke below the 50 day moving average, about 4 weeks ago we've just had a placeholder position after being stopped out August 5th of the majority of our holding (at $38.39). I am unclear if the market sells off if investors will treat it as the "safety trade" like...
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CCA Industries (CAW) a Buy at Current Levels
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 10:02am | 220CCA Industries, Inc. (CAW) seems a buy at current levels. The company manufactures and sells health and beauty aids throughout North America. Products include Mega-T weight loss pills, Nutra-Nail nail enhancers, and Plus White tooth whiteners. The balance sheet sports $14M in cash, no debt, with a...
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TheFortuneFinancial.com Free Market Research on AEP, KG, STM, IAG, BJ and HAS
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 6:10am | 401NEW DELHI, INDIA--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - TheFortuneFinancial.com provides the highest level of independent research and investment strategies with the sole purpose of consistently identifying stocks that provide the biggest return on investment for our subscribers. Investors seeking free...
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Kandi Returns to Profitability in Second Quarter; Maintains Forecast of Stronger Second Half With Expected Boost From Electric Car Sales in China
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 9:17am | 1393JINHUA, CHINA--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - Kandi Technologies, Corp. (NASDAQ: KNDI), an established China-based leader in the design and manufacture of all terrain recreational vehicles, and the designer and manufacturer of the COCO all electric super mini auto, today announced results for...
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BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for ENER, GENZ, DLTR, IDTI, COST and EGLE
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 8:20am | 435LONDON--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - Benchmark Journal brings independent company and sector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investment tactics to provide you with a clear picture of investment opportunities. Today we began research on Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (...
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First Quarter Results of New Oriental Energy and Chemical Continued to Be Impacted by Reduced Prices and High Costs for Its Coal-Based Products
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 7:51am | 1194NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - New Oriental Energy & Chemical Corp. (NASDAQ: NOEC) (the "Company"), a specialty chemical and emerging coal-based alternative fuel manufacturer in The People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), reported results today for its fiscal year first quarter...