Friday, November 20th, 2009

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Investment News Briefs Friday, July 24, 2009

Jul 24th, 2009 | By Money Morning Staff | Category: Financial News

Senate Nixes Quick Healthcare Vote; Falling PC Sales Hurt Microsoft’s Bottom Lines; Jobless Claims Rise; Deutsche Raises Apple Outlook on iPhone Sales; Economist: Housing Market Has Hit Bottom; AT&T Profit Falls 15%; McDonald’s Profit Down; 3M Beats Expectations



Amazon Stock is Positioned as a Long-Term Winner

Feb 4th, 2009 | By Horacio Marquez | Category: Featured

If you still look at Amazon Inc. (AMZN) as just an Internet retailing giant, you’re not just missing the point – you are also missing one of the really great long-term profit plays in the market today.



Global Investment News Briefs Friday, January 30th, 2009

Jan 30th, 2009 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

Job Claims Hit 42-Year High; Dodd’s Vengeance; Durable Goods Orders Slowing Slide; 3Com Profit Down but Stock Up; Amazon Profit Up 9%; Crude Prices Down as Inventories Build; Kodak Paints Unflattering Picture



Fed Counts Bullets, Earnings Dominate Calendar

Jan 26th, 2009 | By Christian Hill | Category: Financial News

There is a full economic calendar this week, but all eyes will be on the two-day FOMC meeting and the rate decision on Wednesday.

It will be interesting to see how the FOMC approaches this meeting. The current Fed Funds target rate is 0-0.25%, which in and of itself is rather strange. It is a moving target, not a fixed rate. Who determines which rate is used? My guess is this meeting will be used to clarify what the rate is. The Fed will either officially reduce it to 0% in a continued effort to resuscitate the economy, or lock it in at 0.25%. This would at least leave the Fed with one perceived bullet in the gun.

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If Holiday Retail Stats Don’t Have Economists Saying “Humbug,” Tuesday’s GDP Report Certainly Will

Dec 22nd, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

If it’s good enough for Wal-Mart… Looks like the discounting model pioneered by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailing giant, will make its way to some rather unlikely high-end retailers: Barney’s New York Inc. and Neiman Marcus Inc. have announced significant price reductions (up to 75%) over the next few days to avoid a disastrous holiday shopping season.



Fed May Cut Rates Again as Policymakers Meet

Dec 15th, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

After U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers meet today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday), most experts expect a half a percentage point cut in the benchmark Federal Funds Rate – which is already 1.0%.



3 Energy Plays For ‘Green-Friendly’ Obama

Nov 24th, 2008 | By David Fessler | Category: Featured

Investors should prepare for a “green friendly” government says David Fessler. One of Obama’s first steps will be to make American homes and offices more energy efficient. And that means big gains for three companies directly involved in producing energy saving devices…



Immersion (IMMR) Has Rocket-Like Potential

Jul 22nd, 2008 | By Paul Moore | Category: Featured, Financial News

If you are looking for a company with rocket-like potential, Smart Profits Report tech investing expert Paul Moore says small-cap Immersion (Nasdaq: IMMR) could fit the bill.

Immersion develops haptic technologies that allow people to use touch to operate digital devices. Think the type of fancy touch-screen technology used by the much-hyped iPhone.

Paul says Immersion remains loaded with potential but remains still somewhat on the launchpad. But with three major set to toss the firm new business, Paul is bullish…



Conglomerates Offer Protection in Rocky Markets

Apr 2nd, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Stock Market Investing

The conglomerate sector was down 8.85% for the first quarter of 2008. That might not seem like an argument in favor of conglomerate investing, but when you consider that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was down 10.05% for the same period it seems a bit better.