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Chinese Internet Stocks on the Rise
Stephen Oakes, Editor in Chief, Volume Spike Alert
8/13/2007
The future global players are just itching to break out -- and that means big profits if you get in now.
What Peter Pan, buffalo meatloaf, and oil shale have in common
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
8/13/2007
Most of the locals who lived through the previous oil shale booms say it comes along every 20 or 30 years or so and then disappears just as fast as it came.
A Man with a Plan... and $70 Billion
Adam Lass, Editor-in-Chief, TFN's Market Report
8/13/2007
After guys like Volker and Greenspan, we've become accustomed to -- if not more activity, at least a bit more theoretical vigor.
Turn Current Market Volatility Into a Double Profit Opportunity
J. Christoph Amberger, President, Taipan Financial News
8/12/2007
Learn how you can turn current market volatility into a double profit opportunity with tightly controlled risk -- and without buying a single stock...
Stephanie Grimmett, Managing Editor, Taipan
8/11/2007
Want to see gains of 600%? You might have to look somewhere you'd never thought of before: the world of Monet, Manet and Mondrian
So Who's Looking Forward to Fall! Anyone?
Adam Lass, Editor-in-Chief, TFN's Market Report
8/10/2007
Chartwise, BBY share price has stretched for $46 and failed three days running.
A 95% Accuracy Rate Is Just One Example of His Success
S. Lee Franks, Executive Publisher, The Taipan Group
8/10/2007
WaveStrength has been a consistent and accurate predictive model for the better part of seven years.
Medical Technology Stocks: A Cattle Ranch in California Could Make You 355% Gains
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
8/10/2007
Investing in medical technology companies that are allowing older Americans to enjoy life to the fullest and stay active for as long as possible is the smart way to long-term gains.
Investing in Precious Metals: "White Knight" Could Soar 11-Fold
S.R. Nunnally, Editor, Commodities & Resources Report, Taipan Financial News
8/10/2007
World demand for silver had exceeded annual production every year since 1990.
Tech Stocks: Cisco Becomes a Bit More Liberal
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
8/9/2007
I definitely believe that investor sentiment is starting to embrace technology stocks again, finally!
Real Estate Is Burning! (But Only Above the Fold)
Adam Lass, Editor-in-Chief, TFN's Market Report
8/9/2007
Publishers placed their most lurid headlines on the top half of the paper, leaving critical details either on the lower half (below the fold).
U.S. Dollar: China's Atomic Currency Bomb
Ian L. Cooper, Editor, TFN's Market Report
8/9/2007
If the United States imposes any trade sanctions, China may cripple the dollar.
Someone Else's Trash Really Is Your Treasure
Loretta O'Connor, Fear and Greed
8/9/2007
A better place to dip your funds is into, say, a natural gas distributor.
One of the World's Most Recognizable Brands
Ann Sosnowski, Editor, American Capitalist
8/8/2007
Young children, even as young as three, are part of the branded culture, and react to it as adults do.
Bryan Bottarelli, Market Report
8/8/2007
The strategy involves the homebuilding sector, and specifically news coming from a luxury builder.
Investing Wisely When the Big Money Doubles Down
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
8/8/2007
That’s how you’ll win in the booming oil sands and heavy oil markets.
Surefire Baby Boomer Stocks: The 2-Billion-Dollar Cure
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
8/7/2007
There's a reason why you're being bombarded with information about the baby boomer generation in the media: It's a surefire trend to play
Investment in Infrastructure: Growing Neglect Highlighted by Tragedy
S.R. Nunnally, Editor, Commodities and Resources Report
8/7/2007
Each and every state has bridges listed as structurally deficient, and this tragedy will serve to highlight the growing neglect of our nation's infrastructure.
A Yoga Master's Secret to Successful Investing
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
8/6/2007
Lululemon is in perfect position to capitalize on the yoga trend.
Ian L. Cooper, Market Report
8/6/2007
But even as the market soars on rate-cut hopes, the banks, the lenders and the homebuilders are taking it on the chin
What the Most Successful Investors are Looking for When Forming Companies
Andrew Mickey, Editor-in-Chief, Fear and Greed
8/6/2007
Thanks to the elimination of a 95-year ban on exploration, one of the potentially most lucrative areas in the Gulf of Mexico has been opened up for exploration.
How You Can Profit From the Dow's Volatility by December 2007
J. Christoph Amberger, President, TaipanFinancialNews.com
8/5/2007
The mortgage industry's post-boom downturn has injected a fresh new undercurrent of volatility into the markets...
Welcome to Colombia: Foreign Investment Finds a Home in the Jungle
Stephanie Grimmett, Managing Editor, Taipan
8/4/2007
In the last five years, Colombia has started cleaning up its act, and its economy is stepping out of the shady realm
Oil in the Mekong Delta and Pirates in the Malacca Straits
Christian DeHaemer, Editor in Chief, Crisis Trader
8/4/2007
Vietnam oil and the Mekong Delta is key to China's desperate need to avoid U.S. Navy, the pirates of the Straits of Malacca, and feed its booming southern costal cities…
Novice investor turns $36,000 into $291,404
S. Lee Franks, Executive Publisher, The Taipan Group
8/3/2007
You enter the ticker symbol of the stock you're interested in buying and Cycle Trends begins a series of calculations. Next thing you know, Cycle Trends will tell you whether to buy, hold or sell.
Housing Deterioration: It's Not Just Bad for Homebuilders and Lenders...
Ian L. Cooper, Market Report
8/3/2007
You enter the ticker symbol of the stock you're interested in buying and Cycle Trends begins a series of calculations. Next thing you know, Cycle Trends will tell you whether to buy, hold or sell.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Agreement Reached Between News Corp and Dow Jones!
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
8/2/2007
I'm sorry to say the mini soap opera between the Dow Jones Company (DJ:NYSE) and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NWS:NYSE) is finally over.
Discovering black gold north of Texas
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
8/2/2007
Canadian oil sands starting to attract a lot of attention again.
TFN Commodities and Resources Report
S.R. Nunnally, Commodities and Resources Report
8/2/2007
World oil shale reserves are estimated at about 453 billion tons, and can yield about 2.9 trillion barrels of oil equivalent.
Tech Stocks: New Cell Technology Can Extend Your Cell Battery Life 200 Times
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
8/1/2007
The new cell technology is named femtocells (femto meaning one-quadrillionth of a unit). Essentially, femtocell technology works as an in-home, or in-area, wireless access point.
Test-driving in the Tech & Commodities markets
Loretta O'Connor, Fear and Greed
8/1/2007
Major car companies are exploring a variety of ways to power cars in the future, including higher concentrations of ethanol, as well as the alternative nickel battery.
Bryan Bottarelli, Market Report
8/1/2007
When you witness such extreme price swings like the Dow, the best trading tactic is to be extremely nimble. That means taking quick profits, playing smaller contract sizes, and withstanding some additional drawdowns in your open positions.
Telecom Stocks: Major Telecom Stays Afloat During Recent Market Correction
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
7/31/2007
I believe AT&T's (T:NYSE) success as a leading telecom provider will continue.
Investing in Gold: Unseasonably Hot Gold Prices...Should You Buy?
Sara Nunnally, Commodities and Resources
7/31/2007
The prop forcing gold prices to an unseasonable rise is the absolute failure of the dollar to gain any traction against other currencies, like the euro.
Google and YouTube discoverers found the next one
Andrew Mickey, BreakAway Investor
7/30/2007
Up until Tuesday, the Dow was humming right along and every investor was relishing in that delusional genius feeling that only a bull market can provide.
Christoph Amberger, Taipan
7/30/2007
Last week's drop in U.S. stock was caused by "concerns about sub-prime lenders."
Invest in a Workhorse for the Long Haul
Loretta O'Connor, Fear and Greed
7/30/2007
With the price of gasoline seemingly on a perpetual incline, the trucking industry might not seem like it is in a position to profit.
Who's Rising When the Dow Is Falling?
Adam Lass, Market Report
7/30/2007
What stocks bucked the big suck, and who made gains in a huge downdraft.
Stephanie Grimmett Editor, Taipan
7/28/2007
According to leaders from Senegal and South Africa, all of the funding for AIDS prevention and treatment in the continent is great, but Africa is in need of more than just health programs.
Tech Stocks: The Two Sides of Apple
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
7/27/2007
The fact that AT&T (T:NYSE) didn't see the high amount of iPhone activations it had expected sent investors in a flurry, selling shares and dropping AAPL down to $137.26 per share.
How to Play the Dow Plunge...in Brazil
Ian L. Cooper, Market Report
7/27/2007
With the Dow turning over, there’s further downside for the Sao Paulo and the EWZ ETF.
When Carl Icahn and Warren Buffett agree, watch out!
Adam Lass, Market report
7/26/2007
Investing for the long haul along with Carl and Warren is probably not such a bad idea.
Quick, Wake up the Plunge Protection Team
Ian L. Cooper, Market Report
7/26/2007
Dow surge prediction is not without caveats
Making something out of the infinitesimally small
Loretta O'Connor, Fear and Greed
7/26/2007
The amazing breakthrough recently performed by scientists is being able to make polyester from plants.
Tech Stocks: Play the Nasdaq, Not Its Components
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
7/26/2007
Although Nasdaq has seen some dips in short-term cycles, its long-term rising trend has continued to remain intact
30 Years in Development: The Next Telecom Revolution
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/25/2007
Earlier this week, Corning (GLW:NYSE) unveiled its latest and greatest innovation, bendable fiber-optic cable.
Merger Activity: Political Debates Mirror Preliminary M&A Research
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
7/25/2007
The recent debate at the Citadel is that it begins to shape in the American consciousness the potential President/Vice President candidate merger options.
Trading Tactics: Playing Apple's Earnings
Bryan Bottarelli, Market Report
7/25/2007
After the close of trading today, Apple Computer (AAPL:NASDAQ) will announce its Q3 results.
Large-Cap Investing: The Most Financially Stable Dow Companies
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
7/24/2007
So buying now while considering a topping formation soon will get you nothing but dividend gains going into the next few years
Investing in Crude Oil: What's Next? $65 or $85?
S.R. Nunnally, Commodities & Resources Report
7/24/2007
Since July 2, oil prices have climbed in nearly a straight line, up more than 6%.
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/23/2007
In a market that can be considered thriving when businesses increase spending by 6% or 7%, 9% growth will be a banner year.
Apocalypse postponed: Why we remain bullish on U.S. stocks
Christoph Amberger, Taipan Financial News
7/23/2007
Did the U.S. economy enter the often promised "epic decline"?
The Brokers Blow It Again: This Time It's Bad-News Banks They Won't Sell Despite Double-Digit Losses
Adam Lass, Market Report
7/23/2007
Before we get to the market, let's get a little housekeeping out of the way.
Government steps in to keep this sector soaring
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/23/2007
Ethanol production continues to increase and farmers are rushing to plant as much corn as they can.
Andrew Mickey
7/22/2007
It's now mandated. We knew this was going to be big, but now the government is stepping in to ensure it's a winner. First, let me ask you a question...
The economics of French lingerie
Stephanie Grimmett
7/20/2007
This is why I love my job: In the past couple of weeks, I've been doing a lot of research for our August Taipan issue. And much of that research has been digging up information on a global clothing retailer, which sells everything from urban hipster fashion to a line of classic French underthings.
"Don't hate the playa, hate the game"
Adam Lass, Market Report
7/20/2007
El Paso escapes the Enron tarnish
What You Can Learn From GOOG and SNDK's Earnings
Bryan Bottarelli, Market Report
7/20/2007
El Paso escapes the Enron tarnish
Solar Investing: Slack polysilicon supply gives some a license to print money...
Ian Cooper, American Capitalist
7/20/2007
Finding supplies to match a 50% increase in energy consumption is going to be increasingly tough and will require huge new investments in coming decades.
Tech Stocks: IBM Breaks to Six-Year High on Continued M&A Success
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
7/20/2007
Software acquisitions are working well for IBM
What they wouldn't let me say on CNBC about the Dow and energy stocks
Adam Lass
7/19/2007
Who says the gods have no sense of humor? After years of sniping about vapid talking heads mouthing meaningless sound bites, I have suddenly become one.
Turning a cup of coffee into big money
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/19/2007
And that's when I realized it...coffee. Not a chance to trade bean futures or buy some Starbucks stock and watch it continue to languish, but the small-cap opportunities that offer real growth.
Profiting from Different Types of Mergers & Acquisitions
Ian Cooper, American Capitalist
7/19/2007
The country's third-largest bank, Bear Stearns, just announced that the value of two of its hedge funds' holdings are pretty much worthless after making wrong-way decisions in the mortgage business
A Look at Some "Sinful" Mergers & Acquisitions Activity for Your Portfolio
Ann Sosnowski, American Capitalist
7/19/2007
Cigarette Manufacturing Competition from Overseas
MACD/DMI: New Buy Signal on Taser
Ian L. Cooper, Market Report
7/19/2007
Indicies show positive movement for taser.
Bryan Bottarelli, Market Report
7/19/2007
Is BWTR is going much higher, come along for the ride.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Not Without Some Scandal
Ann Sosnowski
7/18/2007
Who knew there was so much scandal in the organic food market? If you haven't been paying attention, it's like a modern-day soap opera out there in grocery land.
Another Look at this Winning Investment
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/18/2007
You've got to have leverage in the large-cap market if you want to beat out that 20% annual return goal that large-cap investors dream of.
We Listen to Bernanke So That You Won't Have to...
Adam Lass, Market Report
7/18/2007
I know more about who will die in the next Harry Potter book than Ben Bernanke does about where the economy is now or will be in the next six months.
And Down Comes the Market... Bear Stearns and All...
Ian L. Cooper, Market Report
7/18/2007
Conditions in the subprime mortgage sector have deteriorated significantly
The Hobgoblin of Wall Street: Make 127% Gains off This Red Zone Stock by Knowing What "Low" Is...
Christian DeHaemer
7/17/2007
I'm in the business of selling ideas. It's a nice business to be in because I'm one of those people who have them.
Buyout Rumors: Murdoch just can't catch a break...
Ian Cooper, American Capitalist
7/17/2007
Murdoch will walk. But that's just my opinion
Betting to win in today's markets
Andrew Mickey
7/16/2007
It was ludicrous, ridiculous, irresponsible, and foolish. Most would have probably even said it was idiotic. Whatever you call it, most technology ideas are called that ever since the tech-bubble burst six years ago.
Is "Full Investment" Really the Bar You Want to Set?
Adam Lass, Market Report
7/16/2007
As we move toward the Autumnal-buying season...What are this market's risks and investment opportunities?
Uranium: Sky-High Prices Equals Sky-High Opportunities?
Sara Nunnally, Market Report
7/16/2007
Some stocks lose ground as problems seep into Uranium producing areas
Insiders are buying this high flyer
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/16/2007
And when you’re talking modern-day aircraft like the 787’s, they use vast amounts of titanium
Housing: Whistling Past the Graveyard...
Ian Cooper, American Capitalist
7/16/2007
There is no value in homebuilder stocks
Perfect Storm? Or perfect contrarian indicator?
J.Christoph Amberger
7/15/2007
Intelligence agencies draw conclusions on impending terrorist activity by the rise in terrorist "chatter" -- the increasing frequency of suspect phone calls and e-mail exchanges among monitored suspects.
Stephanie Grimmett
7/13/2007
My home state just introduced its first gun-permit law.
Investing in Dow Jones: Tick, Tock... Tick, Tock...
Ian Cooper, American Capitalist
7/13/2007
According to reports, Murdoch is apparently frustrated by Dow Jones' changing of the minds.
Oil Demand: Revised IEA Numbers Spike Oil Prices
S.R. Nunnally, Market Report
7/13/2007
With oil prices reaching over $73 a barrel; could A minor supply disruption would effect oil price forecast.
Oil Industry: Two Oil Refiners Worth a Look
Bryan Bottarelli
7/13/2007
Rising oil prices produce a strong buying opportunity in these two refiners.
U.S. Budget Deficit: The Incredible Shrinking Twin
J, Christoph Amberger
7/12/2007
The U.S. budget deficit will narrow to about $205 billion in 2007, the Bush administration announced. That's quite a bit lower than the $244 billion that the government had forecast in February, and down 17% over last year's shortfall.
Gaming Console War: Xbox 360 Haircut?
Ian Cooper, American Capitalist
7/12/2007
Price cuts fare well for any company that makes games for the console, including Take-Two Interactive (TTWO).
Loretta O' Connor, Fear and Greed
7/12/2007
Environmental Laws bode well for FuelTech
Foreign Investing: Prepare for New Russian Tech IPOs
Ann Sosnowski
7/11/2007
Beijing will be aflutter with tourists and, no doubt, businessmen looking for the stability and profit potential that spurs dreams of investing in everything Chinese in 2008.
It's not too late to get this one right
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/11/2007
What all of us got wrong, including me, were the total sales for the iPhone.
Alternative Energy: When New York Blacks Out, Buy BCON...
Ian Cooper
7/11/2007
What if, given today's lingering heat, the city had another blackout?
Buyout Targets: Murdoch Sees $5 Billion Potential in Dow Jones Company (DJ:NYSE)
Ann Sosnowski
7/10/2007
News Corp. and Murdoch received lukewarm reviews when it bought Myspace.com for $580 million in 2005. Today, it's at the center of NWS' $500 million Fox Interactive Media group, and is probably the most successful social networking site in the world.
Diligent 259% Gains on Mastercard
J. Christoph Amberger
7/10/2007
In this business, we measure success by how our recommendations perform for our subscribers. After all, you really can't argue with gains, especially gains on a new generation blue-chip stock like Mastercard Inc. (MA:NYSE).
Take-Two Interactive: Taking a Second Look...
Ian Cooper
7/10/2007
Things are looking good for Take -Two Interactive
Oil Supply: What We Already Know
S.R. Nunnally
7/9/2007
If OPEC supply could be in trouble several years down the road, traditional buy-and-hold investors could find some great deals on companies developing other parts of the world.
Andrew Mickey
7/9/2007
"There's no way. That's impossible." That's all Bradford Parkinson heard from his superiors at the Department of Defense. Little did the dozens of foresightless bureaucrats realize that Parkinson would go on to disprove them all. And in the process, create a technological revolution investment that can't be ignored.
Crude Prices: The Most Expensive Oil Ever?
Adam Lass
7/9/2007
Crude oil futures hit $73/barrel today. Not because of a storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Not because of a strike in Nigeria. Not because of Venezuelan saber-rattling. Simply because American's can’t back off.
Dow Jones: Foolish Buyers of UK-based Rumor...
Ian Cooper
7/9/2007
According to a UK publication, The Business, Murdoch has succeeded with his $5 billion bid for Dow Jones
These stocks should be flying high
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/9/2007
Boeing finally unveiled the 787 Dreamliner
Housing Crisis: Time to shop for dividends
J. Christoph Amberger
7/8/2007
U.S. construction activity fell 2.9% between May 2006 and May 2007. That's not all that much, to be sure... until you realize that residential construction is down 17.3% since May of 2006.
Housing Crisis: Waiting for the other shoe to drop
J. Christoph Amberger
7/6/2007
Are you ready for the other economic shoe to drop on the American real estate crisis? I hope you're sitting comfortable. Because it may take a bit longer.
Hilton Hotels: Unleveled Playing Field? That's hot...
Ian Cooper
7/6/2007
On a low volume July 3, 2007, shares of Hilton had unusually high volume of 7,461,700 versus daily average volume of 3,360,000.
Three easy steps to becoming a billionaire
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/6/2007
Do you know what you would do with a billion dollars?
Energy Stocks: Now that's cooking with gas!
J. Christoph Amberger
7/5/2007
When it comes to sheer corporate muscle, it's hard to compete with Russian companies. No Western company, with their pantywaist sensitivity training and employee empowerment rhetoric, comes even close.
One idea, three stocks and a 183% average gain
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/5/2007
I woke up thinking to myself, ethanol is going to be big, but there aren’t really any ethanol stocks worth owning.
Independence Day Busters: Two stocks poised for steep declines
J. Christoph Amberger
7/4/2007
A flyover of a squad of A-10s. Waving politicians and local news anchors in comfortable shoes walking uphill on glowing asphalt, or throwing candy from the back seats of vintage Cadillacs.
Shorting Dendreon: An Old Death Cross Trader Favorite...
Ian Cooper
7/4/2007
We shorted Dendreon above $20 and watched it sink $11 on our expectation.
Telecom Stocks: AT&T Pushes Up the Entire Industry
Ann Sosnowski
7/3/2007
Apple estimates that 500,000 Apple iPhones were sold on the first two days they were made available.
The fundamentals always pay off
Andrew Mickey
7/3/2007
The Cato Institute says, "Peak oil predictions about the impending decline in global rates of oil production are based on scant evidence and dubious models of how the oil market responds to scarcity."
Investing in Taser: $25 by 12/ 25?
Ian Cooper
7/3/2007
Investors and institutional buyers are speculating on the company's continued success
Environmental Technologies: Thank goodness for easy solutions
J. Christoph Amberger
7/2/2007
The road to heck, they say, is paved with good intentions. Last month, manufacturing activity in China, for example, expanded at the slowest pace in four months -- as Beijing clamped down on polluting and energy-intensive industries.
Andrew Mickey, Fear and Greed
7/2/2007
Nautilus, with big money solidly behind it, will likely be another small-cap success story.
Coffee: Milk Does a Starbucks Bad?
Ian Cooper
7/2/2007
Milk prices drive up Starbucks' costs
The Chinese Stock Market Bubble: Follow the Money!
J. Christoph Amberger
7/1/2007
Beijing bureaucrats are now regularly talking about market bubbles. Politicians raise stamp taxes. The government authorizes enormous bond sales and encourages flows of capital to be redirected from the mainland stock exchanges abroad.
One secret of the wealthiest investors
Andrew Mickey
6/29/2007
By watching the top small-cap mutual funds like Royce, you’ll be able to get in early on some potentially big winners.
Tech Stock Investing: Taser Exhibits Its Comeback Stock Status
Ann Sosnowski
6/29/2007
I've pounded the pavement for almost a year now, exclaiming that Taser is the comeback stock of the year. Already since the beginning of 2007, TASR stock has moved from $7.95 per share to $13.77, nearly double.
Weaving a New Definition for Luxury
Stephanie Grimmett
6/29/2007
Every month Vogue arrives in my mailbox. I buy it for the articles, I swear. And all of those sumptuous ads and incredibly beautiful photo spreads of clothing that I will never be able to justify buying are icing on the cake.
Take-Two Interactive: Controversy, the Catalyst...
Ian Cooper
6/29/2007
We're here to make money off of what the games will do for Take-Two near-term.
Andrew Mickey
6/28/2007
As we enter the latter stages of the oil cycle, it will continue to be the smaller the better in the oil sector.
Welcome to the Revolution: Neo-coms are renationalizing resources
J. Christoph Amberger
6/28/2007
"Investors are going to the dollar as a safe haven." That's not a sentence you hear these days, when everyone and his grandmother is predicting doom and gloom for the greenback.
Rupert Murdoch: 58 Days Later...
Ian Cooper
6/28/2007
Fifty-eight days and counting... That's how long it's been since Murdoch offered his $60 bid to Dow Jones.
Technology Stocks: The Allure of the Apple iPhone
Ann Sosnowski
6/27/2007
I admit I enjoy ogling new technology: MP3 players, cameras and cellphones laid out in storefront windows, beaming in fluorescent lights, displayed like lollipops in a grownups' candy store.
Investing in ValueClick: Naivety and False Rumor...
Ian Cooper
6/27/2007
If you’re ever bored… in search of a good laugh… watch as the ValueClick herd gets burned for the sixth time in three months.
J. Christoph Amberger
6/26/2007
People's Bank of China assistant governor Yi Gang told the World Economic Forum in Singapore that China will continue to hold the "bulk" of its record $1.2 trillion of foreign-exchange reserves in U.S. dollars.
Private Equity: Are Two Finally Making A Downward Trend?
Ann Sosnowski
6/26/2007
While private equity investment may be far from reaching 2000 levels (although it's hard to gauge, since private equity investments practically doubled from 1999 to 2000 to $104.4 billion), the overwhelming interest in private equity IPOs could be a direct indication of another boom and bust private equity cycle.
Shorting Harley Davidson: Honda Denies Talks
Ian Cooper
6/26/2007
If you've got a bridge to sell, there are plenty of investors that'll buy anything these days...
BIllion Dollar Business Idea Heads North
Andrew Mickey
6/26/2007
The businesses that keep the resort towns going are not the profit machines they appear to be from the customer's perspective.
J. Christoph Amberger
6/25/2007
Taking 30 Boy Scouts on a 70-mile biking trip along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal is an interesting experience. For one, you get to appreciate breakthroughs in silicone gel technology...
Investing in Harley Davidson: On Honda Radar for Buyout?
Ian Cooper
6/25/2007
When it comes to the latest, most bizarre Harley-Davidson / Honda rumor, don't get your motor running just yet...
Pork-barrel spending: Greasing the "Dawn of the Solar Age"
J. Christoph Amberger
6/24/2007
Lobbying groups, popular wisdom has it, are bad. Evil. Criminal even. Nefarious shysters pushing shady deals out of sheer self-interest on corrupt politicians who will squander the taxpayers' hard-earned money on lining the pockets of a few fat cats with filthy lucre.
Building on Chickens and "Rolled Back" Prices
Stephanie Grimmett
6/22/2007
Let's get something out of the way. I was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas. No, I don't have the accent, although a few of the colloquialisms like "phooey," "slicker than snot" and the classic "y'all" do pop out at random times.
IPO Stocks: Private Equity's Blackstone Debuts, KKR Files
Ann Sosnowski
6/22/2007
Blackstone Group (BX:NYSE), the second private equity buyout company, rose as high as $38 per share after going public
Investing in Stem Cells: Wait Until 2008
Ian Cooper
6/22/2007
President Bush has his reasons for vetoing stem cell research legislation. And, as much as some Republicans and Democrats alike may not like that decision...
Buyout Targets: The Continuation of the Dow Jones Saga
Ann Sosnowski
6/21/2007
Due to the Bancroft family's insistence on making business deals extremely personal considering their hold on the company in a dual-class share structure, the board of directors at DJ is taking over the management of the bidding proposal with Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. (NWS:NYSE).
Oil ETFs: When is a drop a threat, and when is it a sterling opportunity?
Adam Lass
6/21/2007
Yesterday's XLE drop has once again triggered this most consistently profitable signal in my arsenal.
J. Christoph Amberger
6/21/2007
Midsummer is the season of meaningless reports and school graduations.
Investing in Taser: Ignore the Sensationalism
Ian Cooper
6/21/2007
You've got to love irresponsible journalism... Take a look at the latest Taser headline, "Man Shocked by Taser catches on fire."...
Loretta O'Connor
6/20/2007
We're all very familiar with government contracts and the contractors that profit from them...
IPO Stocks: Two Private Equity Stocks May a Trend Make
Ann Sosnowski
6/20/2007
After much anticipation, Blackstone Group, the world's second-largest private-equity fund, has decided to go public a week prior to its originally set date.
Investing in Housing: A Good Idea of where Housing is headed, per Pulte
Ian Cooper
6/20/2007
Housing inventory is up 29% year over year with a current 6.5-month supply of new homes...
U.S. Property Crisis: The Lessons of the Automotive Industry
J. Christoph Amberger
6/19/2007
Fed policy makers acknowledged recently that the housing recession will, in all likelihood, hold U.S. economic growth back for longer than they had originally thought. Building permits in April fell to the lowest since June 1997.
Investing in Housing: Vote of no Confidence
Ian Cooper
6/19/2007
Where supply continues to outpace demand, stay away. Where mortgage rates continue to spike, don't...
J. Christoph Amberger
6/18/2007
While Mother's Day falls on a Sunday pretty much worldwide, Germans have co-opted Ascension Day to honor the family patriarch. It's convenient, as the occasion usually falls on a Thursday. Take Friday off and you've got yourself three full days to recuperate from your hangover.
Buyout Targets: Update on Dow Jones
Ann Sosnowski
6/18/2007
Dow Jones is saying that it "can't comment on rumors" which in this business usually means something's brewing, and we won't really know until the kinks in the plan are worked out.
Global Oil Supplies: Two more bullets aimed squarely at American energy consumers
Adam Lass
6/18/2007
Today, however, a 5.6-magnitude quake reminded all that the biggest threat to easy transport of Iranian oil to the industrialized West may not be political feistiness.
Investing in Rumors: Hey Buddy, can you pull the knife out?
Ian Cooper
6/18/2007
It's just unbelievable how gullible some analysts can be. Instead of doing required due...
Mobile phone networks: This emerging markets mega-deal spells tons of profits
J. Christoph Amberger
6/17/2007
On June 14, a watershed event took place that found very little resonance in the Western media. IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, announced it would provide a $320 million investment package to finance fast-growing mobile telephone networks in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Private Equity Buys a Casino
Ann Sosnowski
6/15/2007
If you ask me, if shareholders weren't so ecstatic about Fortress' IPO this year, Blackstone's media attention is making its public potential even worse.
Caesar's dead. Long live Caesar.
Stephanie Grimmett
6/15/2007
I've been watching the HBO series Rome religiously through my Netflix subscription. Last weekend, the patrician senators murdered Caesar on the senate floor.
Investing in Housing: Nope, Still no Bottom
Ian Cooper
6/15/2007
The naivety of housing bulls still surprises me, sending me into fits of hysteria as...
Consumer Spending: The Wealth of Nations
J. Christoph Amberger
6/14/2007
There's a funny thing about consumer spending. When people feel poor, they don't. Spend, that is.
Global Energy Crisis: Will Venezuela Torpedo the American Stock Market?
Adam Lass
6/14/2007
When our own stateside refiner's ailing plants proved inadequate, it suddenly became profitable for overseas suppliers provide us not only with raw crude but also with refined product.
Investing in Housing: Delinquencies Doomsday?
6/14/2007
It was March 13, 2007 when the Dow plunged on Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) news that...
Retail Stocks: Online Video Rental Fight Club
Ann Sosnowski
6/13/2007
Shareholders have seen Netflix drop more than $6 per share or 23% in only the last six months, but its technicals continue to point to continued selling.
OPEC: Painting a target on the West's back
Adam Lass
6/13/2007
"We would very much hope that OPEC production is at its seasonal low at the moment. We definitely do need more crude oil." - IEA analyst David Fyfe
Mergers and Acquisitions: Investment Banking Revenue
Ann Sosnowski
6/13/2007
If you want to measure the current strength of the M&A market, look no further than investment banks' earnings.
Investing in Taser: I love the smell of Burning Shorts in the Morning...
Ian Cooper
6/13/2007
It's cover or die time for millions of shorted shares...If all goes according to plan...
Copper Prices: Labor Dispute Spells Short-Term Profits
J. Christoph Amberger
6/12/2007
Super cycles are upswings in real commodity prices that are driven by exponentially increasing demand caused by the urbanization and industrialization of major economies. These days, that would be the growth in China, and more recently, India.
Oil Supplies: Negative Oil Production Growth in the Middle East
Sara Nunnally
6/12/2007
Even though the Middle East is seeing shrinking oil supplies, it will remain a huge supplier, particularly to the U.S.
FDA Investing: Signs of Life for Encysive?
Ian Cooper
6/12/2007
On March 26, 2006, the FDA issued an "approvable" letter to Encysive Pharmaceuticals, just about...
Climate Change: Apocalypse Now! Please!
J. Christoph Amberger
6/11/2007
As my business schedule ebbed and subsided toward the end of last week, I was able to combine my travels through Germany with visiting family -- and even a wedding.
Investing in Stan Lee: Profits with a Punch
Ian Cooper
6/11/2007
For as long as I can remember, I've been a huge fan of Stan Lee's...
Alternative Energy: Dead ends and secret passages
J. Christoph Amberger
6/10/2007
It's been a tough month so far for the alternative crowd. First, research reports picked up by the AP and distributed by almost every newspaper in the country painted silver bullet ethanol in a rather mottled gray...
Crude Oil: Which side of the next bullet do you want to be on?
Adam Lass
6/8/2007
If they want to call this an "oil low," well I say let them. And I say that you should buy low like crazy.
Emerging Markets: A Wealth of Resources
S.R. Nunnally
6/8/2007
Globeleq has five separate projects in Africa, including a 683 MW natural gas power plant in Egypt, and a 180 MW natural gas power plant, pipelines and processing plant in Tanzania.
Stephanie Grimmett
6/8/2007
I'm a bit of an India junkie. I love the culture. I love Bollywood. And I loved watching the country stake out a claim in the world economy as an outsourcing center for cheapskate U.S. and European companies in the '90s.
Rising Bond Yields: The run was nice while it lasted...
Ian Cooper
6/8/2007
It was nice while it lasted, but the ride's over for the market indices, thanks to...
Tech Stocks: Apple's iPhone Coming Soon
Ann Sosnowski
6/7/2007
Estimates are that Apple will sell 5 million iPhones by the end of 2007 and 15 million by the end of 2008, which comes to total revenues of $2.2 billion.
J. Christoph Amberger
6/7/2007
The last time I was in Dresden, the city struck me as dark and depressing. Of course, it was November -- and any German (or for that matter, North European) city looks about as cheerful as the old crematorium on Greenmount Cemetery in November.
Investing in Turkey: Out come the Bears
Ian Cooper
6/7/2007
As of 2 p.m. ET, Wednesday, we had conflicting reports of Turkey's commitment of...
Economic Growth: Price spikes that do not kill us make us stronger?
Adam Lass
6/6/2007
"So it is just not quite clear where we are in terms of the housing market, whether it has bottomed out." - Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Edward Lazear
International Investing: The Best IPO Stocks Over the Last Twelve Months
Ann Sosnowski
6/6/2007
Over the last two years, China has become known for debuting some of the best IPO stocks on the market. Chinese IPOs have allowed foreign investors to generate extraordinary gains.
Retail Investing: Bed Bath & Beyond Warning?
Ian Cooper
6/6/2007
If it wasn't Bed Bath & Beyond's troubling warning, it was Ben Bernanke's inflationary prognostication...
Andrew Mickey
6/5/2007
More than 100 years ago, the Dene tribe and the British Crown reached a formal agreement known simply as "Treaty Eight." Treaty Eight established that the Dene tribe's oil- and mineral-rich territories could not be mined without the permission of the Dene elders.
Commodity Stocks: Finding major returns in minor stocks
Andrew Mickey
6/5/2007
Stellar moves in minor metals
Investing in Apple: Heavy iPhone Pre-Demand
Ian Cooper
6/5/2007
When the iPod was first introduced in October 1991, shares of Apple were trading at...
M&A Activity: Merger Mania Monday
Ann Sosnowski
6/4/2007
To put the entire merger and acquisition trend into perspective, the Merger Fund (MERFX) has moved from a value of $15.64 in the beginning of 2007 to $16.38 currently, a gain of 4.73%.
Economic Reports: Which way are we going?
Adam Lass
6/4/2007
Today's 0.3% factory order increase is an "advance number," and is subject to endless revision. Before you get your hopes to high, most revisions of late have been downwards, and some by as much as 50%.
U.S. Household Savings: Cowry shell monetarians
J. Christoph Amberger
6/4/2007
Shell money consists of seashells, or even fragments of them that nimble fingers ground into beads or tiny discs. The tribes of Alaska and California reportedly highly esteemed a particular species of tusk shell found along the northwestern Pacific Coast.
Investing in Dendreon: Known Knowns and things we know we know...
Ian Cooper
6/4/2007
Leading up to May 2007's FDA decision on Dendreon's Provenge drug, we were short...
Mergers and acquisitions: Reserve your share of $280 billion...
J. Christoph Amberger
6/3/2007
After almost a half-decade of rising earnings and low stock prices, American corporations are flush with cash. And to expand the base for making and keeping more cash, companies have begun to buy their way to even more money.
M&A Activity: More Good Headlines for the Newspaper Industry
Ann Sosnowski
6/1/2007
If the 125-year hold that the Bancroft's have held on the Dow Jones Company is finally coming to an end, it gives much hope to other newspaper companies' stocks that have also been decimated through dual-class share structures.
Emerging Markets: The Vietnamese economic miracle
Stephanie Grimmett
6/1/2007
Communism just never seems to stick. Marx may fill the heads of the young, idealistic or slow with a lot of fantastic rhetoric about the workers rising up to defeat the capitalist demons.
Naive Investing: Beating Murdoch's Dead Horse, T. Rowe Prices Steps In...
Ian Cooper
6/1/2007
Murdoch beat a dead horse and got nowhere with his $60 Dow Jones' bid. Now comes...
J. Christoph Amberger
5/31/2007
Every now and then, government officials of free market economies just can't sit on their hands when they look at their economies and stock markets.
Rallying Markets: The Weakest of All Four Seasons
Ann Sosnowski
5/31/2007
In my mind, a difference of 7-10% between major market average prices and 200-day Moving Average support is cause to start rallying behind a correction.
Consumer Reports: GM and GDP land with a dull thud
Adam Lass
5/31/2007
"We continue to expect a soft sales environment on the back of housing weakness, mixed employment data and higher gas prices." - Goldman Sachs' Robert Barry (via MarketWatch)
Investing in Taser: Break above $11
Ian Cooper
5/31/2007
It was May 3, 2007 when I recommended the underlying Taser stock, and the...
Investing in China: The World's First Eco-City Promises Alternative Investment Potential
Ann Sosnowski
5/30/2007
Green technology is taking a drastic turn in China. Does it surprise you? If there's a place in the world where new "socially conscious" strategies would be necessary, it's China.
Investing in "do-nothing" stocks
Andrew Mickey
5/30/2007
Investing in "do-nothing" stocks
Investing in Energy: Spiking energy prices push El Paso to five year high
Adam Lass
5/30/2007
These are not singular events. In 2004, gas never crested $2.50 a gallon. In 2005, it stayed above that critical threshold for 14 weeks. In 2006, it was 28 weeks. This year, we crossed that line six weeks earlier, and show every sign of staying over it for the duration.
Market Report: U.S. Markets Flex Their Muscle
Bryan Bottarelli
5/30/2007
Without question, it was yet another amazing display of strength in a market that’s already at very lofty levels.
Environmental Technology: $48 Billion in Projects
S.R. Nunnally
5/30/2007
Between 2007 and 2010, U.S. coal-fired power plants will spend $48 billion on 584 projects to reduce emissions.
Investing in Rumors: Sharper Image for Sale?
Ian Cooper
5/30/2007
With past buyout rumor speculation in Gap Inc, Rio Tinto, and Dow Chemical, we've always...
REITs Investing: The Only Logical Way to "Bottom Feed" in Housing
Bryan Bottarelli
5/29/2007
Today, the S&P/Case-Shiller index reported that U.S. home prices fell 1.4% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier.
Internet Commerce: The New Google SEO parameters and what they can do to your business
J. Christoph Amberger and Andrew Palmer
5/29/2007
Google is undertaking the most radical change to its search results ever. Last week, they announced a new "universal search model" that will change the way pages are indexed.
Investing in Taser: Shocking Profit Potential
Ian Cooper
5/29/2007
Shares of Taser International (TASR) are running hard on news that it won its 45th straight court case...
Resource Stocks: This speculative Australian mining stock is set to break out
J. Christoph Amberger
5/27/2007
The World Fact Book has not much to say about Somalia. When it comes to natural resources, it laconically states, "uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves."
U.S. Housing Crisis: Supply, demand and lower Prices
J. Christoph Amberger
5/25/2007
True to form, the National Association of Business Economists just recently lowered its forecast for U.S. economic growth from 2.8% in 2007 to 2.3%. To stay in character and do their profession proud, the majority of forecasters put the chances of a recession in the next year at above 25%.
Andrew Mickey
5/25/2007
The great ethanol hype
Investing in China: Is Growth Unsustainable?
Ann Sosnowski
5/25/2007
Considering the strange ideologies that mix and mingle in China (a collection of homegrown Communism and imported capitalism) its expected that if such a major correction occurs on the Shanghai index, the country’s government will most likely step in to alleviate extreme losses of personal wealth.
Investing with Murdoch: Pearson in the crosshairs?
Ian Cooper
5/25/2007
Just to give you a head’s up and a sneak peak, my latest Stock Breakthroughs...
This Company Gets a $5 Million Signing Bonus
Christian DeHaemer
5/25/2007
"It just gets better and better," was my reaction to the news that the small...
Computer Makers: This blue chip just chalked up $5.6 billion in government orders
Adam Lass
5/24/2007
What's a million or so between friends, when you are about to pocket several billion?
Tech Stocks: Taser on the Move Again
Ann Sosnowski
5/24/2007
Could this be the rumored international order that was considered a lock as soon as Nicolas Sarkozy was elected as President of France?
Alternative Energy Companies: New IPO on the Horizon
S.R. Nunnally
5/24/2007
This week a brand new alternative fuels company will begin trading on the Nasdaq.
Housing Market: Nice wrapper and a lovely bow, but the present itself is no gift
Adam Lass & Bryan Bottarelli
5/24/2007
With the S&P 500 unable to break convincingly through its seven-year highs, many market makers are calling for a drop. What's the real story?
Andrew Mickey
5/24/2007
A superior proposal
Investing in Commodities: Aluminum as an Alternative Fuel Source?
Ann Sosnowski
5/23/2007
Aluminum-based pellets have been proven to produce hydrogen when in contact with water. Is this a new alternative fuel source that could make both ethanol proponents and opponents stand on the same side of the fence?
Green Business: What's a million or so between friends...
Adam Lass
5/23/2007
For the next seven years, NASA tech buyers looking for anything from desktop PCs to network blades (not to mention help wiring it up and keeping it running) will shop exclusively at Hewlett Packard (HPQ:NYSE).
Global Oil Shortage to Blood in the Streets
Christian DeHaemer
5/23/2007
Political turmoil... financial upheaval... social unrest... coups d'etat... third world civil wars... and bloody rebel uprisings often spawn...
Information Technology Stocks: IBM Still Offers Fantastic Value for Tech Investors
Ann Sosnowski
5/22/2007
IBM has a lot of potential going forward over the next few years. Analysts have examined their earnings growth, and expect, at an extreme, 16% compounded growth by 2010.
Investing with Rupert Murdoch: Preparing to Just Walk Away
Ian Cooper
5/22/2007
Utterly surprising are the actions of retail investors that believe the $5 billion bid...
The Next Frontier in Oil Exploration
Christian DeHaemer
5/22/2007
Political turmoil, financial upheaval, social unrest, coups d'etat, Third World civil wars, and bloody rebel uprisings often have one thing in common: They spawn unfathomable wealth. In many cases, one country's extreme pain is the savvy trader's gain. Consider the collapse of the Soviet Union...
Peak Oil Theory: Unlocking 3 Trillion Barrels of Oil
Andrew Mickey
5/21/2007
Just nine months ago during an exceptionally hot August, oil ran all the way up to $78, when Iran announced to the world that it had made significant progress in developing weapons-grade uranium.
Alternative Fuels: The Great Ethanol Hype
Andrew Mickey
5/21/2007
If you were drilling for oil and found out that you would have to burn 100 barrels oil worth of energy to find and recover 95 barrels, would you do it?
Trading Tactics: The Sector Rotation to Tech Continues
Adam Lass & Bryan Bottarelli
5/21/2007
Another of our "Post-Oil" tech picks, Qualcomm (QCOM:NASDAQ), is looking to rack up yet another 52-week high.
Christian DeHaemer
5/21/2007
Oil is hitting new yearly highs, hurricane season is just starting and oil demand ...
Buy this Chinese electronics giant now, before its Shanghai IPO!
J. Christoph Amberger
5/20/2007
If you listened to Alan Greenspan's famous "irrational exuberance" warning back in 1996, and pulled your money out of the stock market, you missed out on one of the biggest booms in stocks the world has ever seen.
The Last Sane Oil Play of the Summer
Adam Lass
5/18/2007
Oil, oil, oil! Are we sick of it yet? Maybe. Maybe not. We claim that we are tired of paying out the nose for it. But we don't do much about it.
Ethanol Industry: A Rebuttal, con.
S.R. Nunnally
5/18/2007
This is totally absurd... The oil industry getting less than $1 billion a year?
Uranium hits $120, France loses control and Africa's U308 gold rush...
Christian DeHaemer
5/18/2007
It was reported in yesterday's Wall Street Journal that France's new president Nicolas Sarkozy will be closing ...
M&A Activity: Betting on the Big Deals
Ann Sosnowski
5/17/2007
Just announced a few days ago, HedgeStreet is listing seven new contracts that allow investors and traders alike to bet on whether certain big-name deals will occur.
China's Bouncing Economy Rolls Out the Door
Stephanie Grimmett
5/17/2007
In February, the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell 9% in one day. And China's investors are still twitchy from the events of that day, as the yo-yo ride earlier this week proves.
Sara Nunnally
5/17/2007
It's unfortunate that the authors chose to highlight an almost hyperbolic example.
Investing in Big Pharma: WOW Wins a Round Against a Veteran Boxer
Adam Lass
5/17/2007
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK:NYSE) halted its voracious sucking up of loose Johnson & Johnson (JNJ:NYSE) shares.
Christian DeHaemer
5/17/2007
The African proxy fight is on...It will shift the winners from the losers ...
Alternative Energy Companies: Are All Green Companies Good Companies?
S.R. Nunnally
5/16/2007
Nearly any technology that can help reduce carbon emissions or has a decidedly green tinge is great for business, right?
Banking: What you should be buying when consumers are dying
Adam Lass
5/16/2007
Why "scary?" We are talking about an economy that grew a tenth of a percent in March, give or take a certain margin of error. In point of fact, that growth is smaller than most studies' margin of error. So for all we know, we are actually moving backwards.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Marriages Worth $2 Trillion... and Counting!
Ann Sosnowski
5/16/2007
It's actually funny what you find when you type "define: marriage" into Google.
The Buzz is Gone - the Bees are Dead
Johann Bergfort
5/16/2007
Don't tell my girlfriend, she wouldn't believe you, as she just got stung on...
Clowns & Harlots: Great Days for the Irish
Christopher Corbett
5/15/2007
First off last week, the news that the Irish, now wildly prosperous, are buying real estate like pricey condominiums in Midtown Manhattan.
Credit Card Industry: Strong Stocks With High Gain Potential
Ann Sosnowski
5/15/2007
Following Mastercard's IPO, Discover and Visa plan to go public, and will boost the credit card industry as a whole.
A little financial alliteration
Andrew Snyder
5/15/2007
A little financial alliteration
Investing in Unlock Dates: Wall Street's Dirty Little Secret
Ian L. Cooper
5/15/2007
Having received an unlock date-related question the other day, I wanted to answer...
Happy Anniversary: The salted gold mine and Z's on a plane
Andrew Mickey
5/14/2007
It's taken a few years and more than a few thousand of miles of sitting cramped in an airline seat. But I finally figured out one of the great mysteries that has plagued millions of travelers: how to fall asleep on an airplane.
Automaker Investing: And again, Mopar is sold down the river
Adam Lass
5/14/2007
After five years of million dollar losses, Dieter Z. and crew are unloading the whole mess, hair-thin margins, polluted factories, swelling pension liabilities, and all onto a private American investor group, who, in a fit of hubris, feel that they know the magic stroke that will solve this Gordian puzzle.
Investing in Rumors: Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton Cool Off
Ian L. Cooper
5/14/2007
Buying a stock based solely on unconfirmed news isn't the best way to make...
Green Investing: The do-gooder quandary
J. Christoph Amberger
5/13/2007
A few weeks ago, ailing Communist icon Fidel Castro condemned the recent U.S. trend of aggressively ramping up ethanol consumption.
Steven Lord
5/11/2007
Some things strike immediate fear into the hearts of American investors.
Retail Stocks: Organic Grocery Misses Earnings Target
Ann Sosnowski
5/11/2007
They already knew Whole Foods' plans to open more stores and the impact that sales would have on its bottom line.
Investing in Dow Jones: The Next Dendreon-Type Gap Down?
Ian L. Cooper
5/11/2007
Before getting into why Dow Jones could plummet to its pre-Murdoch offer price...
The truth about oil prices: The "Scarsdale Effect" turned upside down
Adam Lass
5/10/2007
What really moves the price of oil and natural gas? Is it supply and demand? To a certain extent, yes. We here in the States demand about as much of the stuff as we can get our hands on to fuel our SUVs and light our faux Georgian mansions.
Eco-Friendly Investing: Are Americans Getting "Smarter" About Cars?
Ann Sosnowski
5/10/2007
United Auto Group Inc. (UAG:NYSE) announced today that it has received 12,600 deposits of $99 over the last five weeks for DaimlerChrysler AG's (DCX:NYSE) two-seater Smart "fortwo" mini car.
Economics and Investing: Shocked and Spineless
Adam Lass
5/10/2007
"Suddenly" the automakers, grocery stores chains and chain retailers cry in pain, and corporate America looks to the government for help.
Investing in Housing: Are We There Yet?
Ian L. Cooper
5/10/2007
We've spoken in-depth, ad nauseam about the troubles in housing... for good reason...
Cowboy Capitalism: Is the U.S. economy doing too well?
J. Christoph Amberger
5/9/2007
Just about 15 years ago, the last Republican era petered out with almost the same lack of fanfare as the current Bush administration.
Automaker Investing: General Motors is Ready to Throw in the Towel
Adam Lass
5/9/2007
GM is resorting once again to steep incentives including either $1,500 rebates or interest free financing.
Investing in Marvel: The Spidey Factor
Ian L. Cooper
5/9/2007
Sure, the third installment of Spiderman banked a cool $148 million. And sure...
How to play the real estate market right now
J. Christoph Amberger
5/8/2007
Blue skies and sunny weekends in spring trigger a series of cyclical events in my neck of the woods. In the master bathroom, a thin, patchy trail of diminutive ants begins to appear around the fixtures in search of something I don't care to know about. (A line of anti-ant gel usually takes care of them.)
Current Interest Rates: Unanimous Expectations
Bryan Bottarelli
5/8/2007
The verdict is almost unanimous that the Fed will hold rates steady at 5.25% for the seventh straight meeting.
Technical Analysis: Sell in May and Go Away?
Ann Sosnowski
5/8/2007
But how much of that is going to resonate with shareholders this year, considering the Dow Jones Industrial Average just posted 24 days of gains in the last 27 sessions?
Metal Stocks: The Merger of the Aluminum Giants Unlikely...
Ian L. Cooper
5/8/2007
Multi-billion dollar buyouts are a dime a dozen with no let up in...
Renewable Energy: Profitable Global Companies
Johann Bergfort
5/7/2007
The world climate council (IPCC) published in its new report that carbon dioxide pollution must be reduced within the next eight years.
M&A: Aluminum Giant In the Making
Ann Sosnowski
5/7/2007
The resulting Alcoa/Alcan entity will have twice the aluminum capacity of OAO Russian Aluminum.
Economics and Investing: Handicapping the Next Fed Meeting
Adam Lass
5/7/2007
What's keeping "Helicopter Ben" form carpet-bombing the market with liquidity?
The new frontier in northern mining
Andrew Mickey
5/7/2007
It's official. I can now call myself an honorary Newfoundlander. It's quite a process. The age-old ritual requires a visitor to Canada's frigid easternmost island to complete a long list of less-than-pleasurable tasks, capped off by planting a big, sloppy kiss on a local cod fish, followed by a shot of Screech brand Jamaican rum.
Investing in Motorola: Bitter Marriage of Intellect by Monday?
Ian L. Cooper
5/7/2007
Come Monday, Motorola shareholders could seat Carl Icahn on the Motorola board, marrying intellect...
This mining stock will profit from Chinese jewelry demand
J. Christoph Amberger
5/6/2007
China's middle class is growing. And they do what the middle class everywhere in the world is doing. With growing prosperity, consumption increases.
J. Christoph Amberger
5/4/2007
Another record for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. And the S&P 500 Index ended the day above 1,500 for the first time since September 2000.
Tech Investing: Taser's French Connection
Ian Cooper
5/4/2007
Say France picked up 300,000 tasers at $1,200 per taser. That's an easy $360 million windfall.
Earnings: Will Wynn Buck the Trend?
Bryan Bottarelli
5/4/2007
But before you pop open the bottle of vintage 1998 Dom Pérignon, do not lose sight of the downside threats we're currently facing.
Aussie Environmentalists Take a Stand
Andrew Mickey
5/4/2007
Aussie Environmentalists Take a Stand
Global Investing: The French Connection
Ian L. Cooper
5/4/2007
There's a good chance that Nicolas Sarkozy will win in Sunday's French election, as...
Tech Stock Investing: Cisco and Hewlett Packard are looking like the next hot stocks
Adam Lass
5/3/2007
There is no point to carrying protection if you have no plans for the weekend, as it were. And that lagging sector, Nasdaq and the Tech stocks have caught my eye...
Renewable Energy: Delay in the U.K.
Sara Nunnally
5/3/2007
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) in the U.K. is asking the government to delay a paper outlining the country's energy goals...
J. Christoph Amberger
5/3/2007
The Dow Jones Industrial Average powered to another record close at 13,211.88 yesterday -- not without setting an intraday high of 13,226.99. How about some perspective?
Investing in Dow Jones: Deal or No Deal?
Ian L. Cooper
5/3/2007
Keep close watch on Dow Jones (DJ). The stock may have soared $20+ on...
Merger and Acquisition Strategies: News Corp. Bids for Dow Jones Company
Ann Sosnowski
5/2/2007
A few weeks ago, the news that the Tribune Company was being taken private renewed an interest in an industry that's been clobbered by lower circulation rates and even lower advertising revenue.
Investing in Newspapers: Murdoch Bid a Boon for the Industry
Ian L. Cooper
5/2/2007
News that newspaper readership slipped 2.1% certainly wasn't a catalyst for newspaper stocks, but...
Supply and Demand: The Next Price Push in the Commodities Super-Cycle
J. Christoph Amberger
5/1/2007
When they built my house in the late 1960s, the developer was quite innovative. He put in aluminum wiring. That was considered the cutting edge in electrical wiring back then, a choice helped along by the fact that a strike in South American copper mines had put a premium on copper prices -- and made aluminum a worthwhile alternative.
Global Oil Reserves: A Shift in Power
S.R. Nunnally
5/1/2007
The Orinoco Basin is absolutely huge. If he can swing it, Chavez can leapfrog Saudi Arabia and take over the number one position in crude oil reserves.
Earnings Reports: Avon's Restructuring Pays Off
Ann Sosnowski
5/1/2007
I really do get impatient. If a play doesn’t pan out after almost a year, I'd rather take the money and run and invest in something much more worthwhile for the short-term.
Investing in Copper: Peru Strike Boon for Copper
Ian L. Cooper
5/1/2007
It was 2005 when the price of copper last hit a high of $4/lb...
Investing in Energy Stocks: World energy markets finally get some good news
Andrew Mickey
4/30/2007
After months of waiting, uranium investors can finally breathe a sigh of relief. On Saturday, Australia's Labor party held its annual meeting and took a vote that would determine the fate of the country's burgeoning uranium industry.
Investing in Dendreon: Approvable Letter Likely
Ian L. Cooper
4/30/2007
It's been a bad couple of days for Dendreon longs. Take it for what...
Steven Lord
4/27/2007
Allow me to mix my agricultural metaphors: The bulls have been crowing loudly this week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crested 13,000. The first calls for a Dow at 15,000 are on the table.
Investing in the Eco-Friendly: A "Bright" Investing Idea
Ian L. Cooper
4/27/2007
Save some tissues? Save the world? It's not a big surprise that recent...
Stock Market Rally: The "Now What?" Moment
Bryan Bottarelli
4/26/2007
In my view, the markets are currently sitting at a "now what?" moment. In other words, now that the Dow has crossed the magical 13,000 level, now what happens?
Investing in Uranium: Profiteers of the nuclear age's second coming
Andrew Mickey
4/26/2007
Now, after seeing a remarkable surge in uranium prices, we see the companies that have sold out their futures in exchange for downside protection.
Dow 13,000: Onward and upward!
J. Christoph Amberger
4/26/2007
Filming my Saturday "Smackdown" video for TaipanFinancialNews.com yesterday, I couldn't help but noticing that the Dow Jones Industrial Average had surpassed 13,000 for the first time ever -- and was surging past 13,100.
Dow Hits 13,007 and Climbs - Vindication! On to 16,000...
Ian L. Cooper
4/26/2007
Back in December 2006, Red Zone Profits' Chris DeHaemer predicted that the Dow Jones...
Economic Growth: March's durable goods growth isn't so durable after all
Adam Lass
4/25/2007
How long can the Dow keep going? There's a clue in the April Consumer Confidence figures, down 3.88% month over month, and missing estimates by more than a point.
Railroad Stocks: Big Rail is brimming with profits. Who's next?
Andrew Mickey
4/25/2007
The real profiteers of the railroad industires high profits.
IPO Stocks: Own This Year's Most Explosive IPOs
Ann Sosnowski
4/25/2007
In early April, The Wall Street Journal released an article titled "Tech Revival Keeps IPO Market Bubbling Through Turmoil." In it, they reaffirmed what I've already known: The American IPO market is growing, and it offers great opportunity for investors who know how to take advantage of it.
Crisis Investing: All Eyes on April 30...
Ian L. Cooper
4/25/2007
It was 2005 when the price of copper last hit its all time high...
Small-Cap Stocks: The research results are in: Size does matter
Andrew Snyder
4/24/2007
The right small-cap stocks always trounce their larger competitors.
J. Christoph Amberger
4/24/2007
Pop singer Cheryl Crow recently jumped on the Al Gore bandwagon, combating environmental Armageddon and reversing planetary warming trends one wipe at a time. One idea she spooled off the other day is for the government to put a limitation on how much toilet paper you're allowed to use at one sitting.
Auto Sales: 76-year Streak Broken
S.R. Nunnally
4/24/2007
Automaker behemoth General Motors (GM:NYSE) - for the first time in its 76-year history of being the world's top manufacturer - was bested by Toyota Motor Corp. (TM:NYSE) in sales, and most likely in production.
Good Investment Retail Stocks: Playing the "Tween" Trend
Ann Sosnowski
4/24/2007
Tween Brands' stock just rose above its 200-day Moving Average, an extremely bullish signal.
Investing on FDA Approval: Beware the 15th of May
Ian L. Cooper
4/24/2007
Twenty-two days and counting... that's how much time the FDA has remaining on...
Penny Stocks: Hidden profits in the ethanol boom
Andrew Mickey
4/23/2007
Ethanol is spiking demand for corn, but its creating even bigger demand for stainless steel.
Don't throw in the towel just yet
Andrew Mickey
4/23/2007
How often have you had to listen to someone who banked a 300% gain on a single investment... and conveniently forgot to mention the countless losses they endured while trying to pick the next hot stock?
High Gas Prices: In the end, rising gas prices will leave the Fed no choice but to raise rates.
Adam Lass
4/23/2007
"Last year we had pump prices well over $3 for the summer and gasoline demand was up. Would $4 gasoline cause demand contraction? I think it will, but I also thought $3 gasoline would." - Pickering Energy Partners' David Pursell
Investing in Nickel: Still Bullish...
Ian L. Cooper
4/23/2007
Commodities have retaken the headlines, with red-hot nickel nailing new highs. In fact...
4/22/2007
The Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry is booming. Last year, ETFs controlled more than $500 billion in assets. Industry experts anticipate that their holdings will grow to $2 trillion by 2009.
Record Dow: Time for Caution at the Top
Steven Lord
4/20/2007
When I go on CNBC, I am usually paired with another analyst, portfolio manager, or Wall Street type. Invariably, the goal is for the two of us to disagree.
Merger and Acquisition: Is The New York Times A Target?
Ann Sosnowski
4/20/2007
Not only am I bullish on the stock, but I'm also bullish on a possible buyout of the company.
Commodity Stocks: China IPO marks the start
Andrew Mickey
4/20/2007
One red-hot IPO in Chinaproves demand for this metal very high.
Investing in Macau: Q1 Revenue Skyrockets 44%
Ian L. Cooper
4/20/2007
Shares of Macau-related companies surged after the Chinese government reported that Q1 gaming...
Blue Chip Stocks: Getting In Bed With The Devil
Andrew Snyder
4/19/2007
One large-cap stock is turning eco-friendly and shareholders are likely to be the top benefactors.
4/19/2007
The wires tell us that the Chinese economy grew by 11.1 percent in the first quarter, with growth rates accelerating from 10.4 percent in the previous quarter.
Crude Oil Trading: The current dip in oil prices is a gift
Adam Lass & S.R. Nunnally
4/19/2007
While we really can't "know" what the black stuff will cost over the next few weeks, we can at least look at the patterns of
Investing in Housing: Foreclosure of Dreams...
Ian L. Cooper
4/19/2007
Despite recent housing data bullishness, we're not out of the woods yet. And like...
Mining Stocks: Moly Demand is Soaring and the Markets Can't Get Enough
Andrew Mickey
4/18/2007
Finally, we've got a clear signal investment demand is picking up for this little though of metal.
Big Pharma: Stuck Between the Hammer and the Gavel
Adam Lass
4/18/2007
Once control of the Hill shifted back to the Democrats in the mid-term elections, aficionados of this clown show made fairly certain that a revenge attack on "Big Medicine" was coming down the pike.
Investing in Commodities: Nickel Spill-Over
Ian L. Cooper
4/18/2007
With nickel climbing so ferociously over the last year, the momentum has begun spilling...
New U.S. equity records this week?
J. Christoph Amberger
4/18/2007
The U.S. markets appear to have fully digested the correction of the last six weeks. Analysts touted "better-than-expected economic data on consumer prices and housing" to have neutralized the eternal "concerns over inflation" and a slowing economy.
Media Stocks: Japanese Bidets Go Up In Smoke
Andrew Snyder
4/17/2007
General Electric opens up its deep wallet to really get going.
Moving on up: New highs for the U.S. indices
J. Christoph Amberger
4/17/2007
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Index kick-started the week by posting an intraday high of 12,731.18 before closing at 12,720.46. That's still a good day's work removed from its all-time record in February, but again, we're close enough to feel the love.
Telecom Industry: Vonage Is On A Slippery Slope
Ann Sosnowski
4/17/2007
Vonage was found guilty of infringing on Internet phone patents that Verizon had rights to.
Earnings Season: Tricks to Playing a Pre-Earnings Run
Bryan Bottarelli
4/17/2007
The days leading up to an earnings announcement could be the catalyst that moves certain stocks higher.
Investing in the Internet: Google Buys DoubleClick... Who's Next?
Ian L. Cooper
4/17/2007
Snuffing Microsoft after weeks of bid wars, Google emerged victorious in its fight to...
Taxes: IRS got you down? It could be worse...
Andrew Mickey
4/16/2007
The federal government may be hitting us up for up to 36% of our income, but a few people in certain states have it much worse.
Andrew Mickey
4/16/2007
When Warren Buffett makes a move, investors take note. Last week, the billionaire announced he has been quietly building a very large position in railroads.
Alternative Energy Stocks: Hybrid Commercial Vehicles
Ann Sosnowski
4/16/2007
BGE is among 14 United States utilities companies in mid-2006 that began testing a pilot hybrid vehicle program.
Adam Lass
4/16/2007
Congratulations, Wal-Mart: Only Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago have more residents than you have employees.
Solar Energy Investing: Buy this Indian Solar Powerhouse Stock below $2
J. Christoph Amberger
4/16/2007
The numbers crunchers indicate that India's booming economy accelerated yet again toward a record annual growth rate. In the last quarter of 2007, India grew 9.3%, topping the previous quarter's 9.2%.
Investing in Uranium: $113 and Rising...
Ian L. Cooper
4/16/2007
The price of uranium has soared by almost 20% last week, to a record...
Blue Chip Stocks: When To Invest In Second-Tier Stocks
Andrew Mickey
4/13/2007
When founding families interfere, stockholders are left paying the price.
J. Christoph Amberger
4/13/2007
What do you do with a houseful of juveniles on a rainy day? Normally, that doesn't pose much of a problem. You badger them to clean their rooms, practice their instruments, catch up on their homework, or do something else productive or character-building.
S.R. Nunnally
4/13/2007
Once the second leg is over, oil prices could see another decline, perhaps to as low as $60 a barrel.
Investing in Marvel: The Death of a Spider
Ian L. Cooper
4/13/2007
A long-time friend and reader of Death Cross Trader and Early Alert Trader...
Economic Forecast: Rushing to the Hospital
Andrew Snyder
4/12/2007
The economy is poised to stumble. Where can investors turn?
Earnings Reports: Season Highlights
Bryan Bottarelli
4/12/2007
If this stock keeps up the early earnings trend - which is falling on strong news - you could have a good buying opportunity.
Fed News: Chairman Bernanke is a big fan of the status quo
Adam Lass
4/12/2007
Anyone remember the bad old days when the cowboys and cash jockeys at Long-Term Capital Management nearly bankrupted the entire global banking system?
Retail Industry: The Purchase Power of Generation Y
Ann Sosnowski
4/12/2007
Don't forget it's still April... tax refund, anyone?
Commodity Trading: Alcoa proves aluminum's bullish opportunity
4/12/2007
In mid-March, I alerted all Taipan Financial News readers about the bullish opportunity that aluminum presented. I hope you listened... It all started with a one-year chart of aluminum. Prices per pound spiked in mid-May 2006 past $1.42 per pound, due to a drop in supply. Then, there was a swift price correction, followed by a rising bump, and then a slow flat run...
Investing With The Billionaires: Icahn Ups His Motorola Stake
Ian L. Cooper
4/12/2007
Inside a month, Carl Icahn has twice upped his take in Motorola, perhaps seeking...
Commodity Stocks: Making a Double in Commodities
Andrew Mickey
4/11/2007
Uranium has already soared. The next uranium-style run is revealed here.
J. Christoph Amberger
4/11/2007
When we vacation in North Carolina, there are two very good reasons to go to Asheville. Certainly, the town itself is not one of those reasons. I've heard it described as "artsy" and "populated by old people and hippies."
Investing in Rumors: DOW Pulls Back Just As We Hoped
Ian Cooper
4/11/2007
Take a look at what's happening with Dow Chemical. Just as we hoped...
Housing Stocks: The Fall Continues
Andrew Snyder
4/10/2007
The bubble hasn't burst yet. When the mercury rises, housing stocks will be feeling the heat.
Profits in do-nothing companies
Andrew Mickey
4/10/2007
Over the past two years, gold has been on a tear. But there is one investment that has outperformed gold by 1,092% and it does absolutely nothing.
Ann Sosnowski
4/10/2007
I, a self-professed horror movie nut, ordered one Alfred Hitchcock movie thriller and was hooked.
Investing in LBO: Don't Bank on DOW Rumor
Ian L. Cooper
4/10/2007
Dow Chemical (DOW) saw impressive heavy interest following a Sunday Express article that said...
Technology Stocks: Suing Your Way to the Top
Andrew Mickey
4/9/2007
Google is a target of many frustrated competitors. Now, they're turning to the courtroom to gain an edge.
Chinese Energy: A Multi-pronged Approach
S.R. Nunnally
4/9/2007
China has earmarked $5.8 billion for wind power capacity expansions. The country plans to triple generation by 2010, and it's already ahead of schedule.
Stock Market Exchanges: A Powerful New Investing Trend
Bryan Bottarelli
4/9/2007
These companies make money off trading volume - so any volatility increases just mean more commissions for the exchanges.
What you can see from a mountain
J. Christoph Amberger
4/9/2007
When the markets slumped under housing and mortgage lender-generated reports, my colleagues were talking as if they were already dusting off their old Y2K iron reserves, ready to head for the hills again.
Investing in Mortgage: Blue Monday for Mortgage Companies
Ian L. Cooper
4/9/2007
Still defying gravity and mystifying investors, there are few signs of weakness in hiring...
Commodities Supercycle: Copper remains in an upward trend
J. Christoph Amberger
4/8/2007
Copper futures set a multi-month high this past Wednesday.
Nuclear Energy Investing: Chinese Broker Secret Deal
S.R. Nunnally
4/6/2007
It was obvious to the investment community that China would have to step up its construction timeline to meet its nuclear energy goals.
J. Christoph Amberger
4/6/2007
On the first weekend in April, my sons' Boy Scout Troop puts on a spectacle. It goes by the pedestrian name of "Mulch Sale," and is the most epic understatement you'll encounter. You see, the actual sale takes place in February and September, when the boys roam the neighborhoods and put flyers in neighbors' mailboxes. They collect the orders, pass on the checks, and forget about it until the first Friday in April.
Investing in Stem Cells: Stay Away Next Tuesday
Ian L. Cooper
4/6/2007
Sure, 60% of the U.S. supports stem cell research legislation. The legislation passed in...
Investing Basics: Pick a Sector and Run
Andrew Snyder
4/5/2007
Don't make the same mistake millions of other do. Get started on the right foot.
Oil Prices: Hostages and demand inflexibility
J. Christoph Amberger
4/5/2007
What happens to gas prices now that the Iran hostage crisis is played out?
Economic Report: Is a Recession Imminent?
Adam Lass
4/5/2007
The IMF's Johnson assures us that this is a mere soft patch from which we will bounce back quickly.
Airline Companies: 2007 Brings Hope
Ann Sosnowski
4/5/2007
It's been a while since I've seen a compelling argument for the airline industry.
Investing in Gaming Stocks: Even More Reasons to be Bullish on TTWO
Ian L. Cooper
4/5/2007
There are many reasons to get bullish on Take-Two Interactive (TTWO)...
MicroCap Stocks: Already Beating the Major Market Averages
Ann Sosnowski
4/4/2007
Both the Russell-2000 Small Cap Index (RUT) and the iShares Russell MicroCap Index Fund (IWC) have performed extremely well for the first quarter of 2007.
Blue Chip Investing: Transparent Incompetence
Adam Lass
4/4/2007
Wal-Mart concedes that it does spy on employees and dissident groups.
Investing in the retail sector: My lusty affair
Andrew Snyder
4/4/2007
Investing in the retail sector: My lusty affair
Investing in Satellite Radio: XM-SIRI DOA?
Ian L. Cooper
4/4/2007
If The Carmel Group's latest report, "The Proposed Sirius-XM Merger: Its Harmful Impact...
Fireworks, satellites, and mean big sisters
Andrew Snyder
4/3/2007
Fireworks, satellites, and mean big sisters
Real Estate Crisis: Another "Unexpected" Rise in Home Sales
J. Christoph Amberger
4/3/2007
The National Association of Realtors' index of signed purchase agreements for home resales rose 0.7% for February, having dropped 4.2% in January.
Investing in Lenders: Adios New Century...
Ian L. Cooper
4/3/2007
It was March 13, 2007 when we reported that New Century would soon be...
Commodity Stocks: Cashing in on Crops
Andrew Mickey
4/2/2007
Many investors are playing hte corn boom the wrong way. Learn here how to avoid the mistakes others are making.
Energy Investing: What happens to gas prices after Iran?
Adam Lass
4/2/2007
Will oil futures hold above $63/barrel? Will gasoline continue on its steady march past $3.00? No... and yes.
Ethanol Investing: The Tipping Point
S.R. Nunnally
4/2/2007
As driving season comes into full swing, you can expect gasoline prices to climb even higher... but what will ethanol prices do?
Gasoline Consumption: Consumer Lip Service
Bryan Bottarelli
4/2/2007
Americans still like their Land Rovers and GMC Yukon Denalis no matter what the environmentally-correct position is.
Management Fads: Team Building
J. Christoph Amberger
4/2/2007
After seeing an issue of the Harvard Business Review on my desk, my colleague Michael Masterson once pointed out to me that the editorial staff of business magazines tends to consist of 29-year-old MBAs with writing ambitions who had never ever played a role in a for-profit business themselves. That's why he considered their advice completely useless when it comes to running a business.
Investing in China: Protecting Paper Producers
Ian L. Cooper
4/2/2007
That very painful jab to the major U.S. indices was courtesy of a U.S...
Alternative Energy Stocks: Five Ethanol Stocks to Buy Now
J. Christoph Amberger
4/1/2007
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro took a mini-vacation from blaming global warming on Gringo use of fossil fuels on Wednesday.
Commodity Stocks: Follow the Leader
Andrew Mickey
3/30/2007
Many commodity plays seem to have the Midas Touch when it comes to picking the properties that turn into gold.
Iran hostage Crisis II: The Oil ATM
J. Christoph Amberger
3/30/2007
Call me a cynic, but Iran's reversal to the tried-and-true kidnapping traditions of the early Islamic Revolution sure occurred at an opportune time.
Stock Sectors:Putting A Wrap on the First Quarter 2007
Bryan Bottarelli
3/30/2007
Over the first quarter, the steel and the materials sectors shined, while construction and oil didn't do quite as well.
Investing in Ethanol: Nail Biting USDA Action
Ian L. Cooper
3/30/2007
Today's USDA planting intentions report will give us a better idea of the acreage...
Ethanol Stocks: Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side
Andrew Snyder
3/29/2007
Ethanol is far from a viable alertnative source of energy.
Trading Gold: Lock in your profits now
Adam Lass
3/29/2007
Here is another quick update for DMA readers on the Philadelphia Gold and Silver options that I have been recommending. As I have stated repeatedly, riding gold's motion offers far better gains than sitting on real gold ever could.
Investing in Geopolitical Rumors: No Longer If, But When
Ian L. Cooper
3/29/2007
When it comes to a military standoff with Iran, it may no longer be...
Manufacturing Stocks: Everything Makes Sense on the Surface
Andrew Mickey
3/28/2007
Deere is headed for a fall. Following a solid earnings report, Wall Street hasn't quite put the pieces of the puzzle together yet.
Ethanol Stocks: Is an Industry Shakeout Unavoidable?
Ann Sosnowski
3/28/2007
With growing numbers of people willing to pay premium dollar for a "green" car to drive to the mailbox and back, automakers like General Motors Corp. (GM:NYSE) and Ford Motor Co. (F:NYSE) are taking aggressive steps toward increasing the amount of alternative energy vehicles on the market.
Crude Oil Prices: Playing the "Terror Premium"
Bryan Bottarelli
3/28/2007
Oil contracts touched a 6-month high of $68.09 in late Tuesday trading when unsubstantiated news broke that Iran had attacked a U.S. ship.
Inflation Report: Has Bernanke gone mad?
Adam Lass
3/28/2007
The Fed requires "flexibility" to deal with the diminishing economic growth that they claim isn't really happening and doesn't matter if it is happening.
Investing in Airlines: A Profitable Delta?
Ian Cooper
3/28/2007
The nation's third biggest airline carrier is successfully setting big goals for itself
Blue Chip Stocks: A Con Artist's Confession
Andrew Snyder
3/27/2007
A headge fund manager goes corrupt. Successful individual investors managed to avoid the minefield.
Real Estate Crisis: Here we go again
J. Christoph Amberger
3/27/2007
"New-home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in February to the lowest level in almost seven years, dimming prospects for a quick revival in housing," wrote Bloomberg.com's Joe Richter yesterday. Sales dropped 3.9% to an annual pace of 848,000 last month.
Investing in Time Warner: AOL for Sale?
Ian Cooper
3/27/2007
It's been more than a year since Carl Icahn failed to successfully nudge
Energy Investing: What to own at $63 a barrel
Adam Lass
3/26/2007
The gods of war are all confused now, and we all know that the markets hate confusion.
Social Investing: Hamstringing the Environmental Movement
S.R. Nunnally
3/26/2007
It's all well and good to think about – and fund – new cleaner, renewable sources of energy, but what do we do in the meantime?
Healthcare Investing: Think the Healthcare Sector is Strong?
Bryan Bottarelli
3/26/2007
One of the weakest sectors registering on our WaveStrength Power Ratings charts comes in the form of healthcare.
Andrew Mickey
3/26/2007
One small investment company has created returns of 2,300%, 402%, and 5,288% over the past few years and has proven it has a Midas touch when it comes to finding the next hot stock.
Investing in Gaming Stocks: The Final Countdown to Take-Two's Annual Meeting
Ian Cooper
3/26/2007
The heavy question on every Take-Two (TTW) investors' mind: deal or no deal?
Internet Video Wars: Let the Games Begin
Andrew Snyder
3/25/2007
When Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin walked into their offices last Thursday, they were in for a bad day. While the West Coast duo of search engine moguls were still in their beds, dreaming of ways to spend their billion-dollar fortunes, a pack of East Coast entertainment industry veterans were announcing a plan that could bring the Internet behemoth to its knees.
Nickel Stocks: A Supply Crunch Worse Than Uranium's
Andrew Mickey
3/23/2007
This nickel stock is poised to continue its climb as nickel demand shows no signs of slowing down.
Small Cap Stock Picks: The Next Ultimate "Comeback" Company
Ann Sosnowski
3/23/2007
Taser International Inc. used to be one of Wall Street's "Darling Stocks," but I consider it a comeback candidate.
Options Trading: All It Takes Is One Announcement
Bryan Bottarelli
3/23/2007
It takes just one, unexpected oil announcement to quickly drive prices higher, and that's exactly what you're seeing today.
What a Difference a Week Makes
Steven Lord
3/23/2007
One of the most fascinating things in finance is watching the reaction to the Fed's policy statement. It's like watching sophomore English literature students over-analyzing James Joyce.
Investing in Commodities: The Secret to Investing in Coffee
Ian Cooper
3/23/2007
Brazil, the world's largest producer and exporter of coffee, begins harvesting its coffee crop...
Safe Investments: What gold's recent moves tell us
Adam Lass
3/22/2007
Do investors have any real grasp as to what American stocks are really worth? In the past few weeks we have seen the market do its absolute best to run in two directions at the same time, and yes, that hurts every bit as much as it sounds.
Investing in Oil: What a Move in Crude
S.R. Nunnally
3/22/2007
What a move in crude oil prices today: more than a 2% jump! I wish I could say this was an unusual event, but it's not.
Interest Rates: Maybe it wasn't such good news after all?
Adam Lass
3/22/2007
Yesterday's rally was decidedly myopic. The crowd managed to extract a single factoid out the post-FOMC statement...
Investing In Commodities: No End in Sight
Andrew Mickey
3/22/2007
Sometimes I just don't get it. Africa, the emerging market that seems destined to...
Interest rates: Expect the status quo to continue
3/21/2007
It's that time of the month again: The Fed will be announcing its current decision about interest rates in a few hours.
Market Movers: Buy Oil, Sell Retail and Big Pharma
Adam Lass
3/21/2007
Why on earth is the EIA forecasting prices to stop rising at $2.61 this year? Because "nothing will go wrong this year."
Market Sector Investments: Equating Sector Study into Profits
Bryan Bottarelli
3/21/2007
Adam and I just established yet another downside put play in the healthcare sector this morning...
Investing in Palm: Thursday Buyout?
Ian Cooper
3/21/2007
Weeks ago, we reported that Palm hired Morgan Stanley to evaluate strategic alternatives, which...
Media Stocks: Government Meddling Creates Opportunity
Andrew Snyder
3/20/2007
Competition is growing more fierce among digital broadcasters by the day.
Retail Stocks: Video and Internet Rentals
Ann Sosnowski
3/20/2007
This company's stock has been on a tear in recent years, as I give it my "Trendbuster" status award.
Real-estate turnaround: Aloha, Dr. Freed! Welcome, real estate season!
3/20/2007
A week ago, the American stock indexes shaved off hundreds of points on some stunning news: High-risk mortgage borrowers were behaving like high-risk mortgage borrowers.
Investing in Gaming Stocks: Take-Two on the Buyout Block?
Ian Cooper
3/20/2007
It was mid-March when we asked that you keep an eye on...
Uranium Stocks: Campaigning for Growth
Andrew Mickey
3/19/2007
A few uranium players are laying out serious cash to ensure demand for the radioactive element continues
Housing Market: It Appears This Trend Has Reversed
Bryan Bottarelli
3/19/2007
I'd expect to see further weakness in the homebuilding stocks in the coming weeks. Here's how to play it...
Investing in India: Companies Are Shelling Out Cash
S.R. Nunnally
3/19/2007
That's not to say it won't have set backs, and too much aggression could cause a small collapse if these companies can't manage their new debt.
Consumer Stock Investing: As Good as It Gets
Adam Lass
3/19/2007
Wasn't it supposed to be the new era by now?
Uranium: Australia's nuclear transformation
Andrew Mickey
3/19/2007
Australia has opened up the gates to its almost unlimited coal and copper mines to China.
Investing in Housing: Are Mortgage Insurance Companies the Next to Fall?
Ian Cooper
3/19/2007
Sub-prime fallout is far from over. Neither is the spillover into Alt-A loans...
Buy these two under-the-radar stocks now!
Ian Cooper
3/18/2007
Macau, up until recently a sleepy Portuguese-run outpost off the coast of China, is giving Vegas a run for its money.
Aluminum Prices: The Best Investment for March
Ann Sosnowski
3/16/2007
The Almanac states that on a regular basis, this investment has returned average gains of 8.4% in the last five years.
Gold Trading: A Tactical Follow-Up
Bryan Bottarelli
3/16/2007
If Adam wants to talk gold -- then I certainly don't contain the ability to stop him.
Market Volatility: Fear and Greed
Steven Lord
3/16/2007
For the past couple of weeks, the financial media have been hyping the market correction that began at the end of February. They have hyped it all out of proportion.
Investing in Gaming Stocks: Short Cryptologic
Ian Cooper
3/16/2007
You may want to consider going short Cryptologic (CRYP). Here's why...
Nickel Stocks: Uranium sees explosive gains, but nickel could offer more
Andrew Mickey
3/16/2007
Uranium sets a new all-time high, but nickel is following right behind
Mortgage Lender Meltdown: Crisis and Opportunity
3/15/2007
On Tuesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that more than 2.1 million Americans with a home loan missed at least one payment in the final quarter of 2006.
Economic Forecast: "Whip Inflation Now!" - Gerald Ford, 1974
Adam Lass
3/15/2007
Today, the bean counters at Labor announced 1.9% wholesale cost increases in commodities across the board, and a 5.3% increase in gasoline.
Investing in Macau: 24 Million to 25 Million Visitors Expected in 2007...
Ian Cooper
3/15/2007
We've been bullish on Macau and related-gaming stocks since early 2006; the year...
Lumber Stocks: The Lumber Industry Is Going Under
Andrew Snyder
3/15/2007
One company is wiping down an entire forest and the environmentalists couldn't care less...
Satellite Radio Stocks: Sirius' Merger with XM is Under Extreme Scrutiny
Ann Sosnowski
3/14/2007
Democrats across the board are getting twitchy at proposed merger-and-acquisition activity that they believe to be hazardous to consumers.
Investing In Lenders: Alt-A Risk, Too
Ian Cooper
3/14/2007
It's just not the sub-prime lenders that have to worry any more...
Market Correction: What to do when there's no more wood left for the fire
Andrew Mickey
3/14/2007
Today was another frustrating day...
Investing in Gold: Heavy Metal Headache
S.R. Nunnally
3/13/2007
After rising 16% in the past two and a half months, the metal got it butt handed to it...
Trading Tactics: The Spark That Wasn't
Bryan Bottarelli
3/13/2007
It's yet another disappointing day for shareholders of Time Warner (TWX: NYSE). Here's what happened:
Investing in Sub-Prime: The End is Nigh for New Century
Ian Cooper
3/13/2007
New Century (NEW) is done, toast, kaput... Here was a $22 billion company that...
J. Christoph Amberger
3/12/2007
The sentiment underlying "Every Greek knows what is right. Every Greek knows -- but only the Spartans choose to do it" will not make it into the campaign slogans of a John Edwards, a Howard Dean or a Jacques Chirac.
Consumer Spending: Ford Cannibalizes Itself
Adam Lass
3/12/2007
Why has Ford spent billions to acquire and fund these prestige marques if they gain no prestige from owning them?
Crude Oil Prices: Largest Two-day Drop in a Month
S.R. Nunnally
3/12/2007
Recent volatility in the XLE has shown that trading options based on the 50-day MA is a bit hairy.
Media Investing: The Spark that Wasn't
Bryan Bottarelli
3/12/2007
Wall Street can hardly care about Time Warner's big weekend success – making the stock's upside all but capped off at current levels.
Uranium Stocks: One top uranium pick
Andrew Mickey
3/12/2007
There are a lot of terrible uranium stocks out there and only a few will survive.
Investing in Gaming Stocks: Stockholder Revolt
Ian Cooper
3/12/2007
Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) could soon break hard to the upside. That is, if...
Investing in Gold: Cash In on Gold's Velocity 12-24 Times Over the Next 12 Months
3/11/2007
"We are talking about the sort of situation that gold bugs dream about, when the price of the precious metal that so many claim to be the ultimate safe haven (and by extension, the companies that mine it) should have been climbing like a cat chased by a pack of dogs."
Oil Service Stocks: Don't worry about high gas prices
Andrew Mickey
3/9/2007
Oil refiners love high gas prices more than any other stocks in the oil sector...
Biotech Stocks: A Future for Biogenerics
Ann Sosnowski
3/9/2007
Currently, the FDA lacks the ability to regulate biotech generic drugs, but that may soon change due to recent legislation introduced last month (although it may take until 2009 to be approved.)
Tech Stock Investing: There's A Hole in Microsoft's Bucket and Your Money Is Leaking Out
Adam Lass
3/9/2007
Ever get annoyed by the constant flow of Band-Aids and patches Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ) forces you to install, so as to repair the flawed products it forced you to buy?
Payroll Numbers: The soft landing remains on track
3/9/2007
This morning's release of a monthly jobs report was characterized by two very important facts: the numbers continue to be stronger than other macroeconomic data would normally suggest and prior months are revised by large amounts.
Investing in Sub-Prime Lending: What Iceberg?
Ian Cooper
3/9/2007
I find it interesting that a CFO can tout a company's high survival chances...
Oil Futures: The Bloomberg Interview
S.R. Nunnally
3/8/2007
By the time we started moving again, we were a full 40 minutes behind schedule.
Investing in Retail: Always Sell Wal-Mart
Adam Lass & Sara Nunnally
3/8/2007
Oil Futures: The Bloomberg Interview
Senator Obama's stock holdings: Much ado about absolutely nothing
J. Christoph Amberger
3/8/2007
Running for public office these days takes more than its fair share of intestinal fortitude.
Investing in Gaming Stocks: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Ian Cooper
3/8/2007
When the word "controversy" is raised among gaming circles, this company's name can't be...
Nickel stocks: trying to find gold in the nickel industry
Andrew Mickey
3/7/2007
Nickel prices have climbed from $6 to $19 in the past year and there's only one nickel play still worth buying
Crude Oil: Playing the Surprising Data
Bryan Bottarelli
3/7/2007
Let's be honest. Today's market rise - however small - was a strong follow-up to yesterday's 160-point jump...
Retail Sector: Is It Time to Play Calls on the RTH?
Ann Sosnowski
3/7/2007
I do want to take this time to caution you about the retail industry as a whole...
Energy Investing: The Surprise That Wasn't
Adam Lass
3/7/2007
Additional surpluses of oil and gasoline supplies are down 5.1% from a year ago...
Global Investing: The Swiss Economy's Strength
3/7/2007
In 2006, the Swiss economy grew by 2.7%, the biggest growth since 2000.
Investing in Palm: Acquisition Rumors a "Reasonable Possibility"
Ian Cooper
3/7/2007
On Monday, news surfaced that Palm hired Morgan Stanley to evaluate strategic alternatives, which...
Investing in Sub Prime Lenders: Headed to Bankruptcy
Ian Cooper
3/6/2007
The housing bottom call was a bad call. We're still not nearing a housing...
Investing in metals: Live from the Toronto PDAC
Andrew Mickey
3/6/2007
This week, I have the opportunity to attend the Mecca of the mining and commodities world, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), whose annual convention is in Toronto this year.
Stock-market correction: It pays to keep your eyes on the big picture
Steven Lord
3/5/2007
You see the Dow falling 400 points in one day and all our long-term planning and strategy go right out the window.
Investing in IPOs: Avoid Blank Check Companies at All Cost
Ann Sosnowski
3/5/2007
The CEOs of these small start-up companies ask investors to buy shares basically on faith and hope.
Energy Investing: Get on board big oil now, because it will go up this summer, guaranteed
Adam Lass
3/5/2007
In all probably by midsummer, we will be paying closer to $3.20/gallon. We will whine and we will moan, but we will pay.
Nickel stocks: the next hot commodity
Andrew Mickey
3/5/2007
The nickel industry is facing a perfect storm of trends that will keep prices high
Mergers And Acquisitions: The Rumor That Just Won't Die
Ian Cooper
3/5/2007
Ridiculous Gap Inc. (GPS) buyout rumors are making their rounds... yet again. And as...
Oil Sands Stocks: This Alberta Oil Sands Company Begins Drilling for 535 Million Barrels of Oil
S.R. Nunnally
3/4/2007
The monarchs of the oil industry are about to be overthrown by a pretender small enough to fit in the palm of their hand.
Adam Lass
3/2/2007
Don’t let this mild shelf fool you: the Blue Chips are not done falling yet.
Gold Price: Don't Just Buy Gold, Buy Gold's Motion
Adam Lass
3/2/2007
After a chaotic market event like the 500-point drop in U.S. stocks we witnessed on February 28, the topic of conversation always turns to safe harbors of all sorts.
S.R. Nunnally
3/2/2007
Tuesday, the DOE announced it was granting $385 million to six biorefineries over the next four years.
The second coming of the nuclear age
Andrew Mickey
3/2/2007
Overexposure to uranium stocks can be hazardous to your portfolio's health
Investing in China: The River Runs Bloody
Ian Cooper
3/2/2007
The saddest but truest Wall Street categorical imperative is to buy when the blood...
Uranium Merger: Summit Resources gets a buy out offer - GRESSOR's up 246%
Chris DeHaemer
3/1/2007
As the rest of the market gets crushed, we are up 28% today on a buy out offer. As you know, last year I recommended you pick up Summit Resources (SMM:ASX) at A$1.48.
Ann Sosnowski
3/1/2007
With so many stocks devaluing across the board, it was hard for any investor to see the light at the end of the tunnel and buy stocks instead of sell.
Bryan Bottarelli
3/1/2007
Has TXU ignited AOL/Time Warner memories?
Think oil made people rich? Watch this!
Andrew Snyder
3/1/2007
The battle for the living room
Investing in China: Awaiting The National People's Congress
Ian Cooper
3/1/2007
Black Monday came and went for Chinese indices. And believe it or not, it...
Adam Lass
2/28/2007
When Ben Bernanke got to Capitol Hill today, more than one legislator asked the one question that was sure to be on the minds of the folks who can replace in a heartbeat...
ADR: This is a Chinese IPO you can pass up!
J. Christoph Amberger
2/28/2007
"What you think of the IPO ADR on the Nasdaq coming next week: Xinhua Media Finance Ltd.," wrote a watchful Taipan member today.
Investing in Emerging Market Growth: Wal-Mart, the Conqueror
Ian Cooper
2/28/2007
Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, wants a bigger piece of China's $1 trillion retail...
S.R. Nunnally
2/27/2007
This $45 billion deal is the first buyout deal to ever include environmental concessions.
Bryan Bottarelli
2/27/2007
What do you do when the Dow drops 500 points?
Ann Sosnowski
2/27/2007
I think Sirius has made a terrible mistake in picking XMSR as its acquisition target
Exchange Traded Funds: Not All ETFs Are Created Equal
Rick Prendergraft
2/27/2007
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are the hottest thing to come down Wall Street in quite some time.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Rewriting History...
Ian Cooper
2/27/2007
Should everything go according to plan, the TXU acquisition (pending shareholder approval) could go...
Blue Chip Stock Investing: Sir Alan Says "Get Out?"
Adam Lass
2/26/2007
One must wonder whether to buy into this former economic commodore's mutinous talk, or accept instead the smooth platitudes coming out of Washington.
Options Trading: A Banner Day for WOW
Bryan Bottarelli
2/26/2007
Dow Chemical (DOW:NYSE) and Weyerhaeuser (WY:NYSE) blast higher, and Wavestrength Options Weekly owns calls on both.
Investors profit as the Russians take a stand
Andrew Mickey
2/26/2007
Late last week global tensions started to boil. But this time it wasn’t North Korea or Iraq creating a stir,
Latin American Investing: Socialism equals economic catastrophe
J. Christoph Amberger
2/26/2007
This past February, Venezuela's "El Commandante" Chavez spent $1.3 billion buying out controlling stakes in Venezuela's phone company CA Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela and power utility CA Electricidad de Caracas... acquired at a discount in his grand nationalization scheme.
Initial Public Offerings: The next Chinese IPO "backdoor" candidate
J. Christoph Amberger
2/25/2007
If you follow the financial news, you know that Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) have a proven history of making people rich, practically overnight.
Real Estate -- How to Invest in Sub-Prime Lenders
Ian L. Cooper
2/23/2007
Sub-prime lenders are continuing to be punished. H&R Block just posted a loss thanks to its sub-prime connections...
Goodbye, Hubbert Peak Oil: The Cyclical Downturn of Oil Prices
Andrew Mickey
2/23/2007
Those predicting $30/barrel oil (and cheaper!) now find themselves in good company.
Renewable Energy Investing: Alternative Investments for Energy Bulls
S.R. Nunnally
2/23/2007
You can expect a range of renewable energy companies to perform very well in the next five years.
Food Safety Micro-Cap Hot Stocks that Could Help Prevent Illness
Ann Sosnowski
2/23/2007
Is it too much to ask for meat already vulnerable to viral or bacterial infections never make it to the processing plant in the first place?
Contrarian Investing: The most pronounced strategic long-term trend in the United States
Steven Lord
2/23/2007
As the market has continued to scale new heights and the economy has held up better than many (including myself) expected, calls for a sharp market correction are increasing.
The best way to play gold's comeback
Andrew Mickey
2/23/2007
Gold is back. At $679 an ounce, the yellow metal is attracting some more attention.
There's Always A Bear Market Somewhere
Ian Cooper
2/23/2007
There's blood in the Streets. The market is getting roiled by Iran (they missed...
King Oil is dead! Long live King Oil!
Adam Lass and Bryan Bottarelli
2/22/2007
The odds are pretty damned good that by next summer you will be cursing those piratical oil companies as you gas up the family sedan.
Oil Stocks: Gasoline Prices Are Powering the Next Phase of Chevron (CVX:NYSE) Growth
Adam Lass and Bryan Bottarelli
2/22/2007
To reiterate our overall thesis, we feel strongly about having upside exposure in the oil sector.
Investing in Oil Stocks: Oil's Close Above $60
S.R. Nunnally
2/22/2007
With oil prices back above $60 a barrel, oil stocks, both producers and services are up across the board for the day.
Ian L. Cooper
2/22/2007
It was Maxwell McCombs and Donald Shaw that introduced the world to the famed...
Andrew Snyder
2/22/2007
If you want to be a good investor, you have to be a good marketer...
Satellite radio merger: Is this another antitrust case in the making?
Ann Sosnowski
2/21/2007
While the markets were closed on Monday, Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI:NASDAQ) took the opportunity to announce plans to acquire XM Satellite Radio Holdings (XMSR:NASDAQ) for $13 billion, including $1.6 billion in debt.
Commodities Investing: Are BHP Billiton and Rio Tinot's Alcoa buyout plans bogus?
Ian Cooper
2/21/2007
I haven't heard from my realtor in five years. On Saturday, the guy shows...
The secret real estate boom of 2007
Andrew Mickey
2/21/2007
Everyone is calling the housing market dead.
Goodbye, Hubbert Peak Oil: The cyclical downturn of oil prices
Andrew Mickey
2/20/2007
Those predicting $30/barrel oil (and cheaper!) now find themselves in good company
2/20/2007
Throughout last summer and fall, ethanol prices didn't rise nearly as quickly as gasoline.
2/20/2007
Now the question appears again: Are competition laws going to strike down the newest attempt at monopolizing a market?
Will Goldman Sachs and British Airways Bid for AMR? Not Likely... It's Just a Rumor
Ian Cooper
2/20/2007
Worse that waiting 8 to 11 hours on an airplane is another airline buyout
Andrew Snyder
2/20/2007
When you spend every day delving into the underbelly of the world's financial markets, you come across some interesting concepts and ideas.
J. Christoph Amberger
2/19/2007
Neo-Com Debacle brewing in Venezuela
S.R. Nunnally
2/16/2007
How De Beers Controls 55% of the World's Diamonds
Your Faithful Editor Gets Lucky
2/16/2007
After all, it was Valentine's Day -- who would be at Chipotle?
2/16/2007
I'm a bit concerned about these "falling tops" we've seen over the past three or four days.
Fuelling the Socially Conscious Debate
2/16/2007
The truth is these rechargeable batteries are much more environmentally friendly than any past batteries on the market.
Uranium update and another ETF worth owning
Andrew Mickey
2/16/2007
Shares of uranium mining company, Urasia Energy are soaring.
Ian Cooper
2/16/2007
We've spoken in-depth about Macau and sub-prime lending ad nauseam...
J. Christoph Amberger
2/15/2007
They laughed when I predicted 11,000 on the DJIA -- look who's laughing now
2/15/2007
Conergy could perhaps be in the worst shape. Here’s a look at the chart...
Consolidating Food-Testing Responsibilities
2/15/2007
Updates on my two favorite stocks and their industries, a newspaper company and a food safety testing company...
2/15/2007
Normally a drawdown like this would propel prices upward. Instead prices fell some 11 cents per million British thermal units...
Another One Bites The Dust... Who's Next?
Ian Cooper
2/15/2007
We've been talking a lot about the coming downfall of sub-prime lenders, and for...
2/14/2007
While the Enron story itself was a contained incident, the current retirement crisis slowly percolating across the nation is not.
Bernanke's dilemma shows up clearly in the Blue-Chip charts
2/14/2007
So what we have here is total confidence in moderate growth, more or less, sort of. Maybe.
J. Christoph Amberger
2/14/2007
Venezuela trades public ownership of stocks for a presidential television show
Ian Cooper
2/14/2007
Do yourself a favor. Always do due diligence when it comes to rumors, which...
Wacko environmentalists are invading Wall Street
Andrew Snyder
2/13/2007
Don't you just love it when you run into one of those folks who talks...
2/13/2007
To be perfectly honest, I don’t expect too many fireworks.
Comparing Two Types of Investing
2/13/2007
No amount of news would entice me to buy this company's stock.
Cuba: Investing in Regime Change
J. Christoph Amberger
2/13/2007
Investing in the Future of a Post-Castro Cuba -- why we aren't all that optimistic about it... and why a hot Canadian penny share may be your best alternative to overpriced US closed-end funds
Home Depot: A Successful 180 by 2008?
Ian Cooper
2/13/2007
Let's hope the post-Nardelli era is under way for Home Depot. Even though...
Andrew Mickey
2/12/2007
Sometimes, you have to give credit where credit is due. Jim Cramer...
Oil Boom: It's time to oil-proof your portfolio
Andrew Mickey
2/12/2007
Let's take a look at what's already been taken from the more than 2 million XOM shareholders
2/12/2007
Once again, get ready to establish an upside position in the oil sector.
S.R. Nunnally
2/12/2007
The worst thing about leaving the Money Show in Orlando, Florida was coming back to a potential snowstorm here in Baltimore.
Do charts always tell the truth?
2/12/2007
Two entirely different kinds of companies are influencing the XLB's readout.
Now Taubman's Bullish on Macau
Ian Cooper
2/12/2007
For the longest time, one of America's largest shopping-mall developers, Taubman Centers, wasn't...
Two Keys to Unlimited Investing Success
2/9/2007
Andrew Mickey of Breakaway Investor clues us in to the two keys of unlimited investing success for each and every earnings season!
Calling the Buying Opportunity?
2/9/2007
Entering one stock at just the right time... and exiting another the same...
Nothing goes in a straight line forever
Steven Lord
2/9/2007
Many things on Wall Street are predictable in terms of scope but not in timing.
Manipulated by "Empty Voting"??
Ian Cooper
2/9/2007
When it comes to Wall Street, nothing surprises me any more. Spread a little...
2/8/2007
You could say it's a fad, or just a trendy way for utilities to spruce up their images. But it's also a way to make money...
Same-Store Sales Strengthen Retail
2/8/2007
Do you really want to tell me that the majority of Americans, who can't really save and have a love affair with credit, will use their tax returns for something, oh I don't know, pragmatic?
"We really see something taking place that looks like a recession..."
J. Christoph Amberger
2/8/2007
"It's absurd to call the bottom of housing, or an improving lending market," says Death Cross Trader's Ian L. Cooper.
My Cup Runneth Over With Rumors
Ian Cooper
2/8/2007
This past Tuesday, we recommended that you keep an eye on Ceradyne with regards...
2/7/2007
This fact, by itself, causes an ample bout of confusion.
2/7/2007
I'd like your input on the topic, so let me first tell you some of my plans.
2/7/2007
Steve Jobs thinks that it would be so cool if everyone just gave it away...
The Avon lady always rings twice
Ann Sosnowski
2/7/2007
Avon Products Inc. (AVP:NYSE) has survived over 120 years as a beauty products company steeped in individual passion and entrepreneurship.
Ian Cooper
2/7/2007
Keep an eye on companies like Ceradyne with regards to the Bush administration's proposed...
Headed to Orlando's Money Show
2/6/2007
I'm looking forward to meeting loyal readers like you.
2/6/2007
This point could prove to be a bit difficult to get past.
An Old, But Still Growing, Company
2/6/2007
Today's Avon looks very different from the Avon of 120 years ago...
Andrew Snyder
2/6/2007
Here's one for you Democrats...
J. Christoph Amberger
2/6/2007
Whenever manufacturing orders in the United States dip by a tenth of a point, people start scrambling out of the U.S. dollar.
Ian Cooper
2/6/2007
2006 was witness to 31,825 M&A deals (valued at more than $4 trillion) thanks...
$30 oil: Up your portfolio's energy insensitivity
Andrew Mickey
2/5/2007
Those oil stocks that have made you much wealtheir over the past couple years are about to...
Two keys to unlimited investing success
Andrew Mickey
2/5/2007
Sometimes it seams like a crapshoot and invariably you're going to be on one side or the other. However, by focusing on two metrics, stellar results can be achieved each and every earnings season.
Ian Cooper
2/5/2007
Dow Theory is a simple indicator that says when the Dow Industrial average hits a...
Andrew Mickey
2/2/2007
We're one day away from America's greatest spectacle...
2/2/2007
If you’re a longtime reader of Adam and my columns, you very well know Adam’s view of Alan Greenspan.
2/2/2007
So how do you know where to put your money?
2/2/2007
Is this a gauge of what to expect for the rest of 2007?
S.R. Nunnally
2/2/2007
For the majority of its history, the diamond-mining industry has been controlled by one company and one company only...
Ian Cooper
2/2/2007
As I'm sure many of you have already heard, Michael Dell is now the...
Andrew Snyder
2/1/2007
The fishing industry is not known for its great prose...
The Smartest Money Always Wins
2/1/2007
Even the skeptics are starting to learn the power of following the smart money.
2/1/2007
So far, GOOG's history of blowing out earnings continues. But then came GOOG's cash flow.
A Secret Way to Invest in Spin-Offs
2/1/2007
This ETF is the first one in the market to exclusively track companies spun off from larger corporations.
The King is dead, long live the King!
2/1/2007
The idea that is fading from the gestalt is that of the Fed being a viable actor on the market.
Adam Lass
2/1/2007
Check it out: Fifty-one days of press releases, speeches, rumors and innuendos, and what does the Fed do when it comes down to the wire?
Crash Landing for Airline Merger
Ian Cooper
2/1/2007
Intense merger speculation in the airline industry is nothing new. US Airways and Delta...
Andrew Mickey
1/31/2007
International brokers, CNQR, AH, and NGS update
Andrew Mickey
1/31/2007
2007 is looking to be a great year for Internet stocks...
A Chinese Stock Warning... or Opportunity?
1/31/2007
Today’s China-related sell-off could serve as a great buying opportunity.
1/31/2007
After the overwhelming activism of his predecessor, libertarians across the country are celebrating Mr. Bernanke's pacifism.
"Irrational exuberance" in Shanghai means boom is still ahead
J. Christoph Amberger
1/31/2007
Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan set the standard for the modern breed of Bubblicious Cassandras back in the mid-1990s, when he warned against "irrational exuberance" in the American stock exchanges.
What Happens Here Stays Here: The New Gambling Mecca
Ian Cooper
1/31/2007
According to The New York Times, the Chinese are being unified by one goal...
Andrew Snyder
1/30/2007
I know I have said it countless times before, but...
1/30/2007
At least they saw a problem, and fixed it.
1/30/2007
All I have to say is, "What a comeback!"
J. Christoph Amberger
1/30/2007
One of the perennial arguments of market bears against the stock markets is that equities are "too expensive."
Bank of America and Countrywide to Merge? It'll Never Happen...
Ian Cooper
1/30/2007
Every one and their grandmother are racing into shares of Countrywide (CFC) because...
It's always time to double down on the markets
Andrew Mickey
1/29/2007
The ETF market is starting to look a whole lot better...
Andrew Mickey
1/29/2007
The age-old battle of man vs. machine is getting more competitive every day, but we're starting to see a clear winner of the battle on Wall Street.
1/29/2007
There is a side of me that thinks that investors are getting way too comfortable with GOOG.
That's Why They're Called Earnings
1/29/2007
Even though this represents a 16% decline, the key phrase here is "demand growth."
Is it time for stocks to get off the scales and get on with life?
1/29/2007
Right now, real estate is sort of like a 37-year-old contemplating reentering the dating pool.
Ian Cooper
1/29/2007
There's a reason we've been talking about Macau so much. It's because the investment...
Uranium: when leaders screw up
Andrew Mickey
1/26/2007
It's been a pretty tough couple of months for the uranium industry...
Slow down or you will miss the blood and guts
Andrew Snyder
1/26/2007
It is like the car accident you just cannot avoid staring and gawking at as you slowly pass by. You know you shouldn't
J. Christoph Amberger
1/26/2007
"Tax the rich," a friend of mine opined yesterday.
Microsoft's Big Quarter (yawn)
1/26/2007
I continue to find it remarkable how little Wall Street cares about Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq).
1/26/2007
A quick look at an oil futures chart seems to confirm that oil has bounced...
A Mandate for More Rare Earths
1/26/2007
Cutting gasoline usage by 20% in one decade...
Ian L. Cooper
1/26/2007
We've got a real horse race on our hands. When Blackstone struck a deal...
1/25/2007
These upside moves come at a very dangerous time for the major market averages...
1/25/2007
G.W. seeks to lower our gasoline consumption by 20% in the next ten years.
1/25/2007
Is it better for all when government acts? Or are we safer when our leaders sit on their hands?
Sled dogs come to the mid-Atlantic
Adam Lass
1/25/2007
Some wags say that animal spirits govern the market, great totems like the bull and the bear that govern whether asset prices rise or fall on any given day.
Gap Isn't Going To Be Bought? Really? Where Have I Heard That Before?
Ian L. Cooper
1/25/2007
For weeks, I sat here and told you not to buy Gap Inc...
Stocks reeling from the "Neil Armstrong Effect"
Andrew Mickey
1/24/2007
Last night, the nation stood still and took a break to watch President Bush’s State of the Union speech.
1/24/2007
If these new features work, Yahoo! expects more revenue per Internet search - a business segment in which its trailed Google Inc. (GOOG:NASDAQ).
1/24/2007
Not only is the company mulling over the Chandler family's modest bid, as well as a bid by Los Angeles billionaire investors Broad and Burkle, but Rupert Murdoch of News Corp. (NWS:NYSE) fame is siding with the Chandler family for his piece of the pie.
J. Christoph Amberger
1/24/2007
"In with the old" seems to have a theme with President Bush's address to the faithful last night.
Sled Dogs Come to the MidAtlantic
1/24/2007
For weeks, my blessed little sliver of the country, those eastern states that are neither in the maritime nor the South and so are quaintly labeled "MidAtlantic," enjoyed an elysian fall that extended well into the new year.
The End of Prince's (Purple?) Reign...
Ian L. Cooper
1/24/2007
My wife is an attorney. And she'd make me sleep on the couch if...
1/23/2007
I mean, is nothing sacred and safe from advertising?
Andrew Snyder
1/23/2007
I told you the Dems would go and screw it all up. Just as Big Pharma was getting back...
Andrew Mickey
1/23/2007
In a recent interview when referring to the analyst community on Wall Street, Cramer stated, "They can't beat the market because they are the market."
Ian L. Cooper
1/23/2007
We've been bullish on Macau since early 2006, a year where Macau visitor growth...
1/23/2007
Cold winter weather has finally gripped most parts of the United States...
The Most Lucrative City in the World:
Ian Cooper
1/23/2007
In the December 14, 2006 Chart of the Day, we detailed our prognosis on Macau's growth and offered a prediction on the total number of visitors for full year of 2006 in the chart above.
Ann Sosnowski
1/23/2007
In 1999, total costs of cardiovascular disease came in at $286.5 billion.
1/22/2007
If you don't already think nuclear power is a form of alternative energy, then you may wonder what all the fuss is about...
Oil's Spike Is No Surprise - If You Know Where to Look
1/22/2007
The concept is really very simple. (So simple, in fact, that it drives many "sophisticated" analysts absolutely nuts.)
J. Christoph Amberger
1/22/2007
There is a quintessential difference between the Internet IPO boom of the late 1990s and this year's Chinese IPO boom.
Steven Lord
1/22/2007
This week, the market is going to be focused on earnings, plain and simple...
Get rid of these Latin American ADRs immediately!
J. Christoph Amberger
1/22/2007
Yesterday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez moved to take over Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela (CANTV).
The real story behind corn's 10-year high
Andrew Mickey
1/19/2007
I picked up the phone and all I heard was, "It's boom time again in America's heartland. Things haven’t been this good since '96!"
1/19/2007
If you followed along on this opportunity, then you may have noticed my recommendation in Dynamic Market Alert.
Is 2007 the Year for Biometrics?
1/19/2007
I believe that this company could go public in the next few years...
J. Christoph Amberger
1/19/2007
On Monday, January 8, 2007, the 360-foot American fast-attack submarine USS Newport News collided with the stern of the Japanese-owned supertanker Mogamigawa.
Steven Lord
1/19/2007
The problem with record stock markets is that they leave very little room for...
The best stocks to own following a market rise
Andrew Mickey
1/19/2007
We're coming off a pretty good year for the markets in 2006.
Andrew Snyder
1/18/2007
Capitalism always finds a way to win. No matter how you try to
Bryan Bottarelli
1/18/2007
Three critical sector moves converged this week, and each one could have major effect on your investment decisions.
A Particularly Oily Personality
1/18/2007
We can understand why OPEC is having such difficulties deciding what to do about falling oil prices.
1/18/2007
Tomorrow, you should receive a video alert from Taipan Financial News...
The Market Does Not Really Care About the Social Security Deficit in 2030
1/18/2007
If this was a human client on a psychologist's couch, the good doctor might next ask, "What is really bothering you?"
Steve Lord
1/18/2007
The market is again ga-ga over Apple Computer, now because of the company's record...
Beating Berkshire and Wall Street
Andrew Mickey
1/17/2007
By Andrew Mickey
1/17/2007
Three critical sector moves happened today -- and each one could have an impact on your investment decisions.
Home Builders' Poll Offers Confirming Signal
1/17/2007
I was going to dwell on the various reports rolling in that would help us guess as to whether or not the Fed will cut rates come January 31.
China's trillion-dollar pot o' gold
J. Christoph Amberger
1/17/2007
The Shanghai stock exchange, for the first time in its existence, hit the important $1 trillion capitalization benchmark.
Ian Cooper
1/17/2007
This time last week, oil looked as if it had bottomed out, as fears...
Andrew Snyder
1/16/2007
By Andrew Snyder
Staying Afloat - WaveStrength Market Trends for January 16, 2007
1/16/2007
by Ann Sosnowski
J. Christoph Amberger
1/16/2007
Investors all over the world seem to be waking up to the fact that the bears had been feeding them loads of hogwash about the state of the global economy in general -- and the U.S. economy in particular.
Why January 23 Could Be Launch Day For These 3...
Ian Cooper
1/16/2007
I walked two miles on Saturday... not on purpose, mind you. I was at...
$30 Oil: OPEC's continued irrelevance
Andrew Mickey
1/15/2007
With oil at $50 a barrel, OPEC members have to choose between everybody doing well or one or two members doing very, very, well...
The Excitement Heats Up - WaveStrength Market Trends for January 15, 2007
1/15/2007
by Ann Sosnowski
There's nothing in the reports a Sunday trip to the mall couldn't have told you
J. Christoph Amberger
1/15/2007
Three weeks after Christmas, American shopping malls are supposed to be dead.
Steve Lord
1/15/2007
I have been keeping tabs on the semiconductor sector recently, watching many of these...
Chinese markets hit $1 trillion -- and there's plenty of room at the top
J. Christoph Amberger
1/12/2007
Last year's boom came on the economic growth of 10.7% in the first nine months of 2006, during which China surpassed both the United Kingdom and France as the world's fourth-largest economy.
Revisiting MO - WaveStrength Trading Tactics for January 12, 2007
1/12/2007
by Bryan Bottarelli
The Rain in Spain - WaveStrength Material Profits for January 12, 2007
1/12/2007
by S.R. Nunnally
More Merger and Acquisition News - WaveStrength Market Trends for January 12, 2007
1/12/2007
by Ann Sosnowski
Steven Lord
1/12/2007
I travel from our home near New York to our offices in Baltimore...
Foreclosures Within ARMs Reach
J. Christoph Amberger
1/12/2007
While interest rates remain low, historically speaking, data released from Freddie Mac on Thursday revealed that mortgage rates are up again.
Andrew Snyder
1/11/2007
By Andrew Snyder
J. Christoph Amberger
1/11/2007
When you ask U.S. manufacturers and exporters to join the clamor about the low dollar, you will not get much of a resonance.
Snow? In New York? In January? Couldn't Be...
Ian Cooper
1/11/2007
Yep, that white stuff falling from the sky over New York was, in fact, snow...
J. Christoph Amberger
1/10/2007
The flexibility of analysts’ interpretive arts is quite amazing. In fact, I consider them on par with those of climate scientologists.
Andrew Mickey
1/10/2007
By Andrew Mickey
1/10/2007
by Bryan Bottarelli
1/10/2007
by S.R. Nunnally
Ian Cooper
1/10/2007
If you're going long on the troubled retailer on the near-term speculation...
The Murky Patterns in Oil Prices - WaveStrength Material Profits for January 9, 2007
1/9/2007
by S.R. Nunnally
Andrew Mickey
1/9/2007
By Andrew Mickey
An Update on Sonic Solutions - WaveStrength Market Trends for January 9, 2007
1/9/2007
by Ann Sosnowski
Time to Commie-proof your Latin American holdings
J. Christoph Amberger
1/9/2007
Venezuela's reelected president Hugo Chavez went back to the business of renationalizing private companies.
The Gas Shall Pass, as Will the Bearish Breakdown
Ian Cooper
1/9/2007
Even after getting wind that Manhattan's passing gas was harmless and there were no...
Hybrid Technology Boosts Rare Earth Demand
Ann Sosnowski
1/9/2007
Commodities couldn't have gotten off to a worse start.
How to tell a market has topped
Andrew Mickey
1/8/2007
By Andrew Mickey
1/8/2007
by Bryan Bottarelli
1/8/2007
by Ann Sosnowski
"Hope Is The Thing With Feathers"
1/8/2007
by Adam Lass
J. Christoph Amberger
1/8/2007
If you're looking for heart-pounding excitement and edge-of-your-seat suspense on a weekend, a middle-school swimming pool on a January weekend may not be the first place that comes to mind.
Steven Lord
1/8/2007
Wall Street is famous for its steely-eyed, just-the-numbers analysts and their...
Andrew Mickey
1/5/2007
By Andrew Mickey
The Dull Shine of a Waning Metal
1/5/2007
by S.R. Nunnally
1/5/2007
by Ann Sosnowski
December's "News" Is Fishwrap Now
1/5/2007
by Adam Lass
J. Christoph Amberger
1/5/2007
Through some Byzantine connections of hers, the best wife of 'em all had obtained a review DVD of a German movie that the august members of the Academy are considering a contender for Best Foreign Film.
Steven Lord
1/5/2007
As you have undoubtedly heard, the weather here in New York has been downright...
2007's Commodity Breakdown - WaveStrength Trading Tactics for January 4, 2007
1/4/2007
by Bryan Bottarelli
Cheap Coal - WaveStrength Material Profits for January 4, 2007
1/4/2007
by S.R. Nunnally
I'm drinking the "perverse logic" Kool-Aid - WaveStrength Macro Outlook for January 4, 2007
1/4/2007
by Adam Lass
Get rid of your stupid emotions
Andrew Snyder
1/4/2007
By Andrew Snyder
J. Christoph Amberger
1/4/2007
The first day of trading in 2007 brought another intraday record: The Dow Jones Industrial Index hit 12,630.34 in late morning trading...
The Worst is Over for Housing? Don't count on it.
Ian L. Cooper
1/4/2007
Once housing realities set in yesterday, that 100+ point run was all over...
The top real estate stock for 2007
Andrew Mickey
1/3/2007
By Andrew Mickey
1/3/2007
by Bryan Bottarelli
1/3/2007
by Ann Sosnowski
More on the "Undead" Real Estate Sector
1/3/2007
by Adam Lass
J. Christoph Amberger
1/3/2007
We're ecstatic that British children will no longer be tempted by unconscionable pushers of raisins, olive oil, and Greek sheep-milk yogurt as they spend their days watching unintelligible British children shows and extraterrestrial British soaps.
Ian L. Cooper
1/3/2007
It's been six long years since M&A activity surpassed $3.3 trillion in deals...
Andrew Snyder
1/2/2007
By Andrew Snyder
Kicking off 2007 Right - WaveStrength Trading Tactics for January 2, 2007
1/2/2007
by Bryan Bottarelli
Cycles within Cycles - WaveStrength Material Profits for January 2, 2007
1/2/2007
by S.R. Nunnally
J. Christoph Amberger
1/2/2007
Chinese economic growth again registered in the double digits in 2006.
Ian L.
1/2/2007
2006 was quite a year. Saddam Hussein was hanged. Gerald Ford passed away...
J. Christoph Amberger
1/1/2007
If you were asking me in my capacity as an enthusiastic collector of fencing literature, this would be a no-brainer...
S.R. Nunnally
12/31/2006
Not everyone is content just to put their money in something and let it sit.
S.R. Nunnally
12/29/2006
If you had $10,000 to invest, where should you put it?
Resolving to Double 2006's 3,923% Gains
Ian L. Cooper
12/28/2006
It's the time of year when one tallies up the winners and losers, ponders the deep meaning of life, and looks forward to the future.
Steven Lord
12/27/2006
This time of year, many of us in the investment advisory business are asked to pick our best stock for the upcoming year.
Ann Sosnowski
12/26/2006
The most curious question came across my desk yesterday: "If you were to invest $10,000 for 2007, what would you buy?"
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Adam Lass
12/25/2006
Want to turn $10,000 into $20,000 by spring?
Light volume creates big opportunities
Andrew Mickey
12/22/2006
By Andrew Mickey
Bill Miller's 15-Year Run Comes to an End - WaveStrength Trading Tactics for December 22, 2006
12/22/2006
by Bryan Bottarelli
Holiday Jingles - WaveStrength Material Profits for December 22, 2006
12/22/2006
by S.R. Nunnally
Another Year, Come and Gone - WaveStrength Market Trends for December 22, 2006
12/22/2006
by Ann Sosnowski
"Bullimia": Purging on the Dow Rupture
Ian L. Cooper
12/22/2006
Before taking leave for the holiday, you may want to consider taking profits off the table immediately.
Steven Lord
12/22/2006
Today we received the last bits of economic data before the holidays and they...
Stick a fork in it. The profits are done.
Andrew Snyder
12/21/2006
by Andrew Snyder
The WaveStrength Team
12/21/2006
Today, as we get ready to close the books...
Take a Year-End 55.5% Gainer - WaveStrength Trading Tactics for December 21, 2006
12/21/2006
by Bryan Bottarelli
What's in a Name? - WaveStrength Material Profits for December 21, 2006
12/21/2006
by S.R. Nunnally
J. Christoph Amberger
12/21/2006
Reykjavik-based Sedlabanki, Iceland's central bank, just raised its benchmark interest rate to a whopping 14.25%.
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, There's No E. Coli In My Tummy
Ian L. Cooper
12/21/2006
"Health scares generally do not cause a food chain's performance to suffer in the...
Preparing the Next WOW Play - WaveStrength Trading Tactics for December 20, 2006
12/20/2006
by Bryan Bottarelli
Increased Food Safety Awareness - WaveStrength Market Trends for December 20, 2006
12/20/2006
by Ann Sosnowski
China's mineral monopoly abolished
Ann Sosnowski
12/20/2006
China's mineral monopoly abolished
A Ladder to the Moon? - WaveStrength Macro Outlook for December 20, 2006
12/20/2006
by Adam Lass
J. Christoph Amberger
12/20/2006
Bill Murray, I confess, is an actor I don't care for.
Lingering Warmth Sounding Buy Opportunity
Ian L. Cooper
12/20/2006
It was 81 degrees in San Antonio yesterday, 76 degrees in Washington, D.C...
Andrew Snyder
12/19/2006
The informational edge
Market Trends: Online Retail Strong Out of the Gate
Ann Sosnowski
12/19/2006
Holiday shoppers are letting their computers do the buying more than ever this year.
Does Home Depot Hate Investors?
Ian L. Cooper
12/19/2006
It's no surprise to most investors that the biggest hurdle for Home Depot's management...
Andrew Mickey
12/18/2006
Your BreakAway Investor Issue is now online
Oil and Gas Retreat - WaveStrength Trading Tactics for December 18, 2006
12/18/2006
by Bryan Bottarelli
Online Retail Strong Out of the Gate - WaveStrength Market Trends for December 18, 2006
12/18/2006
by Ann Sosnowski
Is inflation really over? Not on your life. - WaveStrength Macro Outlook for December 18, 2006
12/18/2006
by Adam Lass
How to play the Santa Claus Rally and the January Effect
Andrew Mickey
12/18/2006
How to play the Santa Claus Rally and the January Effect
Steven Lord
12/18/2006
One of the most significant strategic trends we follow is diabetes. It is a...
Andrew Mickey
12/15/2006
The time to play housing
The Turn Around Is Here - WaveStrength Material Profits for December 15, 2006
12/15/2006
by S.R. Nunnally
New High Upon New High Market Report for December 15, 2006
The WaveStrength Team
12/15/2006
Market Report for December 15, 2006
New High Upon New High - WaveStrength Market Trends for December 15, 2006
12/15/2006
by Ann Sosnowski
Nothing more rational than riding the bull
J. Christoph Amberger
12/15/2006
The Dow Jones industrial index closed at a new record high yesterday.
Steven Lord
12/15/2006
We have written extensively about the implications of a slowing economy in 2007...
Andrew Snyder
12/14/2006
The Wal-Mart Effect
Andrew Mickey
12/14/2006
BreakAway Bonus Buy: Input/Output
J. Christoph Amberger
12/14/2006
The U.S. stock index posted some handsome gains in early trading as Costco reported that first-quarter profit rose 10%.
Another New High on the Dow - WaveStrength Market Trends for December 14, 2006
12/14/2006
by Ann Sosnowski
Oil’s “New High” Gives Out - WaveStrength Macro Outlook for December 14, 2006
12/14/2006
by Adam Lass
Ian L. Cooper
12/14/2006
The sheep were lead to the slaughterhouse on Monday. Hopes were running high...
Andrew Mickey
12/13/2006
Who's getting sick of oil
Playing the Pullbacks - Material Profits for December 13, 2006
12/13/2006
by Sara Nunnally
Retail's November Surprise - Trading Tactics for December 13, 2006
12/13/2006
by Bryan Bottarelli
The Revenge of the Scarsdale Effect - Macro Outlook for December 13, 2006
12/13/2006
by Adam Lass
J. Christoph Amberger
12/13/2006
Armchair strategists inside the Beltway are betting that beating a swift retreat from Iraq is the ticket to peace and stability.
The Importance of Due Diligence
Ian L. Cooper
12/13/2006
We don't recommend any stocks or any options without first doing our due diligence...
High flying profit opportunities
Andrew Snyder
12/12/2006
High flying profit opportunities
As Expected - Trading Tactics for December 12, 2006
Bryan Bottarelli
12/12/2006
As everyone expected, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 5.25%...
Double Bottoms and Domestic Drillers - Material Profits for December 12, 2006
S.R. Nunnally
12/12/2006
Double-bottom formations look like a "W."
Four in a Row! - Market Trends for December 12, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
12/12/2006
WaveStrength Trader subscribers have closed four gains in a row!
J. Christoph Amberger
12/12/2006
Pre-election smears implying that the Clinton administration's attitude toward the gathering of intelligence to keep the nation safe was not all it was cracked up to be appear to have been vastly overblown -- probably by the famous (and equally vast) right-wing conspiracy.
Could Phelps Dodge Fetch a Higher Bid?
Ian L. Cooper
12/12/2006
Keep an eye on Phelps Dodge. The company's proposed merger with Freeport-McMoRan may not...
The Fed's Holiday Cheer - Trading Tactics for December 11, 2006
Bryan Bottarelli
12/11/2006
Here's something you haven’t heard in quite a while...
The Search for Food Safety - Market Trends for December 11, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
12/11/2006
I've been covering the news on foodborne pathogens ever since the mid-August outbreak of E. coli in spinach across the nation.
The Fed is watching - Macro Outlook for December 11, 2006
Adam Lass
12/11/2006
Tomorrow... The Fed... Nothing.
Rock bottom and hard places: Hope for U.S. real estate?
J. Christoph Amberger
12/11/2006
If you believe the PR machine of the National Association of Realtors, the U.S. housing slump is over.
One stock Morgan Stanley, Merrill, and Etrade don't want you to know about
Andrew Mickey
12/11/2006
One stock Morgan Stanley, Merrill, and Etrade don't want you to know about
Steven Lord
12/11/2006
At some point in the last eighteen months or so, technology finally caught up...
Andrew Mickey
12/8/2006
What's next for Apple
Andrew Mickey
12/8/2006
ACGY, CRL, and MTCT update
Oil & Gas Price Variance - Trading Tactics for December 8, 2006
Bryan Bottarelli
12/8/2006
We have an interesting situation with oil and natural gas prices.
WaveStrength Material Profits for December 8, 2006
12/8/2006
Yesterday, during a break in the work day, a coworker sent around an "inspirational" website.
J. Christoph Amberger
12/8/2006
The Labor Department today reported that the U.S. economy had added 132,000 new jobs in the previous month.
Steven Lord
12/8/2006
The quote itself seemed harmless enough. "The quality of Ford's assets is alright...
I'm so excited, I just can't hide it
Andrew Snyder
12/7/2006
I'm so excited, I just can't hide it
WaveStrength Material Profits for December 7, 2006
Sara Nunnally
12/7/2006
Yesterday, I told you about the Gold-to-Oil ratio...
WaveStrength Market Trends for December 7, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
12/7/2006
For the third day in a row, the Russell 2000 Index (RUT)...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for December 7, 2006
Adam Lass
12/7/2006
The latest brawl between the bulls and the bears...
J. Christoph Amberger
12/7/2006
Venezuelan President Hugo "El Comandante" Chavez was reelected for a second six-year term last Sunday.
Street Banks Almost Rocked to the Core
Ian L. Cooper
12/7/2006
In a case that would've rocked the core of Wall Street banks...
Andrew Mickey
12/6/2006
The next Google
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for December 6, 2006
12/6/2006
This broad-based rate drop provided yet another lift to the housing sector.
WaveStrength Material Profits for December 6, 2006
12/6/2006
Have you seen this little turnaround in oil prices lately?
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for December 6, 2006
12/6/2006
All sorts of interesting stuff in today's Dow chart.
J. Christoph Amberger
12/6/2006
Positive economic numbers point to a continuation of the current boom....
Ian L. Cooper
12/6/2006
My head is spinning. Wall Street and retail investors...
WaveStrength Material Profits for December 5, 2006
12/5/2006
I called gold at $650 by the end of the year.
WaveStrength Market Trends for December 5, 2006
12/5/2006
It's been quite a week for mergers and acquisitions and we're only two days in.
Sensex Breaks on Through 14k… but Will the Run Last?
Ian L. Cooper
12/5/2006
Just months after a May-June 2006 market meltdown to 9,000, Bombay's Sensex index just crossed the crucial psychological 14,000 barrier for the first time ever,
What goes up too far too fast, tends to fall hard....
Ian Cooper
12/5/2006
The resurgence of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, falling oil (which once again tumbled under $62 on weakening demand). and a temporary lack of truly troubling economic news is offering some much-needed relief after last week's ISM-fuelled sell-off.
Ian L. Cooper
12/5/2006
In late November 2006, shares of AIG were grossly overbought. Technically, once...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for December 4, 2006
12/4/2006
I hope all our WaveStrength Option Weekly members are thrilled with the performance of their Pfizer January 27.5 Puts (PFE MY).
WaveStrength Market Trends for December 4, 2006
12/4/2006
The December market has two things going for it: a Santa Claus rally and the beginning of the January Effect...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for December 4, 2006
12/4/2006
Last week we read that building fell for a record seventh consecutive month.
Aussie Uranium Law to Be Repealed. Uranium Hits $63, up from $7
Christian DeHaemer
12/4/2006
I've been harping on uranium for the past year. This metal has turned from an environmental pariah into an eco-hippy’s wet dream, as nuclear power has made a resurgence around the globe.
J. Christoph Amberger
12/4/2006
In the middle of November, Adam Lass and Bryan Bottarelli recommended that readers of their new WOW buy puts against to pharma potentate Pfizer (PFE: NYSE).
Steven Lord
12/4/2006
The merger wave continues on Wall Street with Bank of New York agreeing...
WaveStrength Material Profits for December 1, 2006
12/1/2006
December is off to a snowy start, at least in the Midwest.
WaveStrength Market Trends for December 1, 2006
12/1/2006
One of my favorite stocks has been bumping along again...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for December 1, 2006
12/1/2006
A day like today is a perfect example why Adam and I are adamant that everyone own a protective downside hedge position.
J. Christoph Amberger
12/1/2006
"They're called grills," my oldest son informed me as we pulled away from the drive-up counter of the local Golden Arches.
Steven Lord
12/1/2006
Years ago I worked for a man who taught me most of what I...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 30, 2006
Sara Nunnally
11/30/2006
The latest update has just been released by the Energy Information Administration...
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 30, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
11/30/2006
My original thesis still stands... retail investment will dry up...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 30, 2006
Adam Lass
11/30/2006
Yesterday I warned you that we might already be in a recession...
Midlife crisis? What midlife crisis?
J. Christoph Amberger
11/30/2006
When men hit a certain age, they're supposed to go a bit off kilter.
Ian L. Cooper
11/30/2006
Rumors not only exasperate companies, but also desperate traders looking for a quick buck...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 29, 2006
11/29/2006
Normally, when I see headlines that misrepresent the situation, I am only mildly annoyed.
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 29, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
11/29/2006
The Swiss stock market has been on a tear recently...
Not as bad as they wanted you to believe
J. Christoph Amberger
11/29/2006
U.S. GDP growth for a particular quarter is announced and the talking heads are falling all over themselves with apocalyptic visions of U.S. economic decline.
Could Microsoft Buy Rediff.com? Not Likely.
Ian L. Cooper
11/29/2006
Leveraged buyout rumors are a dime a dozen these days...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 28, 2006
11/28/2006
I was asked by the Taipan Financial News Network to prepare today's "Chart of the Day."
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 28, 2006
11/28/2006
Let's see how our favorite energy recommendations are doing.
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 28, 2006
11/28/2006
I told you it was coming, and I told you that the market would hate it.
J. Christoph Amberger
11/28/2006
The dollar once again has slipped against the euro and the yen.
Ian L. Cooper
11/28/2006
Sony is driving me nuts! Here's a company with one of the hottest new products of 2006...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 27, 2006
11/27/2006
Adam and I have been discussing it for months - and it could finally be here.
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 27, 2006
11/27/2006
What a worrisome day for American stocks!
J. Christoph Amberger
11/27/2006
Thanksgiving's turkey carcass was barely cold when I saw a neighbor drag a Christmas tree into his house this weekend.
Steven Lord
11/27/2006
For the past several years, I have always gone to a huge, higher-end mall...
J. Christoph Amberger
11/22/2006
You learn about great migrations in history class at school.
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 22, 2006
Bryan Bottarelli
11/22/2006
On the first trading day of the 2006 calendar year, shares of General Motors Corp. (GM:NYSE) traded...
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 22, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
11/22/2006
Not only do retailers expect a boost from holiday sales...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 22, 2006
Adam Lass
11/22/2006
No, I don't mean literally. Figuratively, however, Team Bush...
Standing in the Valley of the Shadow of Death...
Ian L. Cooper
11/22/2006
When a billionaire like Carl Icahn discloses a stake in a company...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 21, 2006
11/22/2006
As I mentioned this morning in Radar, Google (GOOG:NASDAQ) and Nordstrom (JWN:NYSE) were two of the top stocks in focus today.
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 21, 2006
11/22/2006
I told folks in Radar this morning that an unprecedented event would be taking place tomorrow.
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 21, 2006
11/22/2006
Today the Retail Service HOLDRs (RTH:NYSE) dropped to its 50-day Moving Average
J. Christoph Amberger
11/21/2006
At TaipanFinancialNews.com, we are looking for this reversal of policy to happen in spring.
Ian L. Cooper
11/21/2006
Driving in the daily grind of bumper-to-bumper traffic is enough to...
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 20, 2006
11/20/2006
Retail's leading indicator isn't same-store sales over the last six months, recent earnings, or...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 20, 2006
11/20/2006
Here's a strategy for ya...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 20, 2006
11/20/2006
Once, back in the middle of the last century, I came across a hand-drawn cartoon...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 20, 2006
11/20/2006
National gasoline prices were up last week to an average $2.23 per gallon. But oil prices fell during the same time.
J. Christoph Amberger
11/20/2006
Who says video games are the death of an active youth?
OPEC is talking again; Should we be listening?
Todd M. Schoenberger
11/20/2006
Here we go again. The 11-member oil cartel, known as OPEC, is talking...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 17, 2006
11/17/2006
Oil's significant two-day drop has taken prices to lows not seen since before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the Gulf Coast.
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 17, 2006
11/17/2006
Retail is being smacked down before the holiday season.
Steven Lord
11/17/2006
The message from the two inflation gauges reported this week...
J. Christoph Amberger
11/17/2006
The eurozone's trade deficit with China and Japan soared in the first eight months of 2006
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 16, 2006
11/16/2006
Another new high? Yes, another new high...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 16, 2006
11/16/2006
Of course, such unbelievable growth should be suspect...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 16, 2006
11/16/2006
One of the guys who helped me wrap my mind around this business when I was just starting out had a series of rules...
J. Christoph Amberger
11/16/2006
If there has been an all-round winner for the year 2006, don't look for him anywhere near North America.
Persisent Problems Likely to Strip Sony of Market Share
Ian L. Cooper
11/16/2006
The biggest product in Sony's history, with a high-speed Cell microprocessor...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 15, 2006
11/15/2006
The minutes from October's two-day Fed meeting came out today, and I, for one, smell a rat.
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 15, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
11/15/2006
"I have noticed you haven't had much to say about the Nasdaq-100 (QQQQ)...
J. Christoph Amberger
11/15/2006
Traveling in the age of globalism -- especially business travel -- is a lackluster and unattractive affair.
WaveStrength Radar for November 15, 2006
The WaveStrength Team
11/15/2006
Tremendous Upside!
Steven Lord
11/15/2006
Word on the street this morning is that USAir is buying Delta...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 14, 2006
11/14/2006
Another late-session jump has pumped some volatility into an otherwise flat trading day.
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 14, 2006
11/14/2006
OII's edge is that the company is leveraged to deepwater and subsea projects.
The Easiest Way to Make Any Money in Today's Marketplace
Ian L. Cooper
11/14/2006
Buy when the herd is blind. Sell once they...
J. Christoph Amberger
11/14/2006
November is among the months you might want to skip when planning a vacation in Germany
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 13, 2006
11/13/2006
The economic calendar is chock full of upcoming releases starting tomorrow...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 13, 2006
11/13/2006
Today, I'd like to focus on a company whose fleet of 520 vessels provides services to the offshore energy industry...
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 13, 2006
11/13/2006
Barron's is bullish on The New York Times Company (NYT:NYSE)...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 13, 2006
11/13/2006
I've got a new method for predicting oil prices...
Mutual funds are a sucker's bet
J. Christoph Amberger
11/13/2006
The only reason to invest in a mutual fund is to get a match from your company or a tax break from the government.
Nothing New: Democrats Make A Mess; Republicans Clean It Up
Todd Schoenberger
11/13/2006
Now that the hangover has ended from last week's elections...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 10, 2006
11/10/2006
At the open of today's trading, I wrote in Radar about three positive developments coming out of the Blue Chip group
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 10, 2006
11/10/2006
Ever since the 20th outbreak of E. coli ravished the country’s spinach population in September,
J. Christoph Amberger
11/10/2006
Think of the worst commute you've ever had.
Steven Lord
11/10/2006
The midterm elections earlier this week has brought selling pressure onto several sectors...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 9, 2006
11/9/2006
Before we get into my uranium forecast, I’d like to address a question from a Market Report reader about heating oil.
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 9, 2006
11/9/2006
As I mentioned a few days ago, the free Market Report stock play on Advanta Corp. (ADVNA:NASDAQ) that I recommended to you earlier in the year...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 09, 2006
Adam Lass
11/9/2006
Americans are not buying what Washington and Wall Street are selling. Buried amidst the avalanche of post-electoral factoids was a small nugget of knowledge...
Here's a problem that we won't hear about again
J. Christoph Amberger
11/9/2006
And that hand is solidly lodged in your pocket.
Ian Cooper
11/9/2006
The Dow is in historic territory, nailing an intra-day high of 12,168 on Tuesday...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 08, 2006
Adam Lass
11/8/2006
Let's start with this report just in from Hollywood: Kevin "K-Fed" Federline has now been rechristened by the Internet gossip monster as "FedEx," as Britney kicks her ex-line dancer and ex-husband...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 08, 2006
Bryan Bottarelli
11/8/2006
I said in this morning’s Radar the following...
J. Christoph Amberger
11/8/2006
"Another one who keeps his wallet in his front pocket."
Ian Cooper
11/8/2006
While it's never been a secret that Microsoft has wanted to be involved...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 07, 2006
Adam Lass
11/7/2006
A heated exchange just happened between WaveStrength founder Adam Lass and Taipan publisher Christoph Amberger...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 07, 2006
Sara Nunnally
11/7/2006
Along with oil's slight loss, heating oil shed two-and-a-half cents today, dipping below $1.70 a gallon...
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 07, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
11/7/2006
My father used to be a conventional man. He would never buy the ...
WaveStrength Trading Tactics for November 07, 2006
Bryan Bottarelli
11/7/2006
A heated exchange just happened between WaveStrength Founder Adam Lass and Taipan Financial News Publisher ...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 07, 2006
11/7/2006
Oil prices are trying to continue yesterday's rise, and OPEC is reiterating...
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 07, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
11/7/2006
More good news for Taser International Inc. (TASR:NASDA...
Screams From the Grave... Ortega Win to Strengthen the "Confederation of Terrorist States"
Ian Cooper
11/7/2006
Years before the naming of the Axis of Evil and 9/11, Ronald Reagan warned us...
WaveStrength Material Profits for November 06, 2006
Sara Nunnally
11/6/2006
You've all heard me talk about oil and energy for this whole year. And, of course, we've tangled with the gold gods a bit, ending the year with more ...
WaveStrength Market Trends for November 06, 2006
Ann Sosnowski
11/6/2006
There's interesting news coming out today involving Google Inc. (GOOG:NASDAQ) and major print ...
WaveStrength Macro Outlook for November 06, 2006
Adam Lass
11/6/2006
Tomorrow is Election Day. My wife has asked me to exhort all you fine folks to get off your duffs and vote. Please: Nothing angers her more than low turnout, and you really shouldn’t anger her…
Sara Nunnally
11/6/2006
Saddam receives a death sentence for his guilty verdict of war crimes.
Bryan Bottarelli
11/6/2006
The financial media wants you to believe that the Dow just experienced six straight days of weakness ...
Ann Sosnowski
11/6/2006
This morning's slight rise on the Dow is only intended to "retake" the 32 points that the Dow lost on Friday...
Adam Lass
11/6/2006
Wages ups, benefits up, unemployment at a five-year low, planned layoffs down, consumer spending up...
Iraq Defeatism and its Impact on the Elections and the Markets
Todd Schoenberger
11/6/2006
On the eve of the midterm elections, it seems obvious that most voters are going to choose a candidate based on their opinion of the war in Iraq...
The Running of the Bulls: Sensex Conquers 13K
Ian Cooper
11/1/2006
Sensex index nailed a new lifetime high above 13,000 on Monday
A More Effective Way, Wave Strength Market Report
Adam Lass
10/25/2006
October 25th, 2006
Beat Down Homebuilders Index Offers Market Power to Beat Dow 12,000
10/21/2006
TFN Top News, October 20th, 2006
Todd Schoenberger
10/20/2006
Organic Industry Growth, TFN's Red Zone Profits, by Todd Schoenberger
North Korea: Pushing the Nuclear Envelope
10/18/2006
Gressor Newsletter, October 18th, 2006
How a $1.2 billion IPO in Shanghai could make you rich in New York
J. Christoph Amberger
8/18/2006
She was a middle-aged woman with a grey Prince Valiant 'do.
Andrew Snyder
8/8/2006
A guy walks into a doctor's office and says to the doctor, "My arm hurts when I bend. Can you fix it?"
Andrew Mickey
7/4/2006
By Andrew Mickey