Straw and Camel
It was a nasty day for the market as all three major indexes took a major blow by falling an […]
Daily Update, Market Analysis
Company Commentary, Daily Update
General Motors Gets Sacked, Ford Puts Double
General Motors (GM, $11.46, down $1.35) is at a 50-year low. Yes, that’s right, GM is at multi-decade lows after
Daily Update, Earnings
RIMM Tumbles On Outlook
It’s hard to please Wall Street. In a much anticipated earnings announcement, Research In Motion (RIMM, $142.34, up $1.86) failed
Daily Update, Earnings
RIMM On Deck
Research In Motion (RIMM, $139.00, down $1.48) is trading slightly lower ahead of its 1Q earnings release after the bell
Daily Update, Company Commentary
What's Wrong With General Electric?
Shares of General Electric (GE, $27.59, up $0.19) hit a 52-week low yesterday before rebounding to close in positive territory.
Company Commentary, Daily Update
Cooper Tire Going Flat
Cooper Tire & Rubber (CTB, $7.92, down $0.37) delivered more bad news on Tuesday. The company said it is cutting
Daily Update, Yahoo / Microsoft, Company Commentary
Breaking News: Microsoft/ Yahoo Talks Back On
1:10PM EST It looks like Microsoft (MSFT, $27.82, down $0.15) and Yahoo (YHOO, $22.43, up $0.98) are crying “wolf” again.
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Reliance Steel Keeping Busy
Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS, $75.10, up $1.62) is trading higher after boosting its 2Q guidance by 35% citing “larger
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UPS Warns
United Parcel Service (UPS, $63.48, down $2.78) came out this morning and said that 2Q earnings would be below expectations
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Market Headed Lower
The futures are pointing to a lower opening this morning. There are a lot of stories making the rounds today,
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First Solar Powers Higher
First Solar (FSLR, $288.00, up $19.78) made a nice move today after an analyst raised the stock’s price target to
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Research in Motion Gets Price Upgrade
Research in Motion (RIMM, $144.28, down $0.28) is trading lower as we head to lunch despite an analyst raising his
Company Commentary, Daily Update
S&P Cuts Automakers
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit ratings for three U.S. automakers today. Chrysler, Ford Motor (F, $5.37,
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Ford Delays F-150
Ford Motor (F, $5.88, down $0.44) said it will delay the launch of the new F-150 pickup and will cut
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Merrill Lynch Dispels Rumors
Merrill Lynch (MER, $36.46, down $1.23) is under heavy selling pressure amid rumors of an impending profit-warning and further write-downs.
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Anheuser-Busch's Next Move
Anheuser-Busch (BUD, $61.18, up $0.13) is expected to have its board meeting within the next day or two to discuss
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Sonic is Struggling
Sonic (SONC, $16.40, down $0.60) is trading lower this morning on a downgrade by Credit Suisse to “Neutral” from “Outperform,”
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Rumblings and Grumblings
***Coal has been on quite a roll lately and you may have noticed that many of the stocks on our
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CarMax Crushed
If you had been “thinking outside the box” you would have seen this one coming. CarMax (KMX, $15.97, down $2.37)
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Apple Gets Another Upgrade
Apple (AAPL, $181.43) shares were upgraded this morning ahead of the bell by Morgan Stanley (MS, $40.59). Morgan raised its
Earnings, Company Commentary, Daily Update
FedEx Earnings Preview
FedEx (FDX, $85.74, down $0.29) will report earnings Wednesday morning and I thought I would take a look at how
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Coal Stocks End Mixed
Coal stocks were mixed today as some traded higher while others suffered modest losses. A couple of weeks ago I
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Watch List: Casino/ Gaming Stocks
Casino stocks have taken the brunt of rising oil and food prices, and the credit crunch. Many of them are
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Goldman Sachs Earnings Watch
Goldman Sachs (GS, $178.29, up $11.54) is slated to report earnings before the opening bell Tuesday. The stock had a
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Harley-Davidson's LEAP of Faith
Shares of Harley-Davidson (HOG, $38.93, up $0.84) have been in a downtrend for 18 long months as the stock has
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Microsoft/ Yahoo Update
Friday the 13th has been lucky for some, unlucky for others so far. Microsoft (MSFT, $29.32, up $1.08) and Google
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Lehman Boots Top Brass
In an attempt to stop the bleeding at Lehman Brothers Holdings (LEH, $22.70, down $1.05), the company cut ties with
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Dude! InBev Makes Offer
InBev announced an unsolicited $46 billion bid for Anheuser-Busch (BUD, $62.70, up $4.35) after the market closed on Wednesday pushing
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Potash Not Done Peaking
Potash (POT, $227.05, up $6.49) is trading higher this morning after saying they “have a lot of pricing power” and
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Exide Technologies Rights Ship, Stock Falls
Like Big Brown going for the Triple Crown, Exide Technologies (XIDE, $17.44, down $0.05) busted out of the gate but
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Apple Falls on iPhone Details
The weakness in Apple (AAPL, $181.61, down $4.03) continued from the opening bell yesterday and actually got worse as the
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Lehman Comes Clean
Lehman Brothers Holdings (LEH, $29.48, down $2.81) confessed to the market yesterday about what the company’s plans were for raising
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McDonald's Is "Lovin' It"
McDonald’s (MCD, $59.20, up $2.25) is trading up 4% today after reporting world-wide sales for May were up nearly 8%
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Apple In Focus
The wait is over. Today, Apple (AAPL, $185.64, down $3.79) will hold its annual developers’ conference which is always an
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Trading An Index
I received quite a few emails over the weekend asking how to buy index options. Below is a brief introduction
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Dow Falls 400 Points
It was an ugly day for the market as the Dow officially fell 394 points to close at 12,209. Oil
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Potash Pops Higher
Potash (POT, $217.56, up $9.18) is another stock making a 52-week high today. I profiled this company back in mid-April
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Wal-Mart Rocks on May Sales
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT, $59.77, up $2.09) is hitting 52-week highs today after reporting same-store sales were up 3.9% (not including
Daily Update, Sectors, Company Commentary
Sector Watch: Coal Stocks
I’ve been getting hit with a few emails lately asking if coal is still a good buy… Coal has been
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Lehman Brothers Making Market Nervous
The market went on a wild ride Tuesday after opening higher on positive comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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Marvel Entertainment Hulking Up
Marvel Entertainment (MVL, $35.18, up $1.31) is trading higher today after Standard & Poor’s said the company will soon replace
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Anheuser-Busch Prepares For Offer
Anheuser-Busch (BUD, $57.78, up $0.32) hit another 52-week high Monday after it was reported that Belgium’s InBev is close to
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Avant Immunotherapeutics In-Play
Another stock that is doing well today is Avant Immunotherapeutics (AVAN, $18.75, up $4.74) which is up 33% after hitting
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Before the Bell – Drug Stocks
All of these companies presented data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago over the
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Eaton Update
Eaton (ETN, $96.68, up $2.42) continues to roll. The stock gained another 2.5% today and is up nearly $8 for
Daily Update, Earnings
Dell After the Bell
It wasn’t suppose to go this way for Micheal Dell, CEO of Dell (DELL, $21.69, up $0.20). Since returning to
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Hershey Heats Up
First Bud, now Hershey. It seems America’s favorite chocolate maker, Hershey (HSY, $38.84, down $1.09), is the latest company joining
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Kaydon Hits Blue-Skies
Kaydon Corporation (KDN, $60.47, up $1.36) is doing well today and is in “blue-sky territory.” If you are unfamiliar with
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Black Box Recovers
Last Friday Black Box (BBOX, $29.31, up $1.30) fell nearly 15% after reporting earnings. Yesterday, the stock recovered about 5%
Company Commentary, Daily Update, Commodities
Chipotle Mexican Grill Update
I’ve been fielding a lot of questions on Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG, $85.07, down $1.03) lately and I thought I
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Ford/ General Motors Not Seeing Green
It has been a tough road for Ford (F, $6.87, down $0.29) and General Motors (GM, $17.60, down $0.83) lately.
Daily Update, Commodities, Company Commentary
Sector Watch: Shipping Stocks
Shipping stocks went the way of the market capping a two day sell-off as traders were nervous holding positions ahead
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Market Recap
It wasn’t a good week for the market as all three major indicies finished in the red. Before we get
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This Bud's For…InBev?
There are reports out that Belgian brewer InBev is interested in making a bid for Anheuser-Busch (BUD, $56.13, up $3.55).
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Mining Watch List
Most option traders have a watch list which is simply a list of stocks they track for daily stock movement
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Got Grease?
Interesting tid-bits from the market that may or may not affect your portfolio: Fannie Mae’s (FNM, $27.77, up $0.03) CEO
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Citigroup Continues Slide
I’ve covered Citigroup (C, $21.47, down $0.64) in the past like grass on dirt but lost interest in the stock
Earnings, Market Analysis, Daily Update
Rumblings and Grumblings
The Dow is working its way towards another triple-digit loss today ahead of the “all-important” Fed Minutes due out at
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Earning Woes Hitting Home
We are an hour into today’s session and the market is trading lower after an analyst’s comments on the dreary
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What's the Deal with Imax?
It’s been a couple of months since I have mentioned Imax (IMAX, $7.38, down $0.11) so I thought I’d give
Daily Update, Company Commentary
Wind Power Plays
There were a couple of stocks which made huge moves yesterday after some positive comments on wind power plays. MasTec
Company Commentary, Daily Update, Yahoo / Microsoft
Microsoft Reopens Yahoo Discussions
You really didn’t believe Microsoft (MSFT, $29.56, down $0.42) was totally “walking away” from Yahoo (YHOO, $27.85, up $0.19) did
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Earnings Preview
Earnings season is slowing to a crawl but there are still a few big names left to report. With 94%
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Update on Retailers
We had a few more retailers report earnings today. Nordstrom (JWN, $38.44, up $1.15), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF, 76.19,
Company Commentary, Daily Update
Chipotle Mexican Grill Revisted
I profiled Chipotle Mexican Grill’s (CMG, $95.47, down $3.22) earnings about three weeks ago after the company beat Wall Street’s
Daily Update, Yahoo / Microsoft
Yahoo Options Heating Up
It’s official, Carl Icahn confirmed he’s got a “team” in place for a proxy fight with Yahoo (YHOO, $26.98, down
Daily Update, Yahoo / Microsoft
Carl Icahn Targets Yahoo
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is at it again. The word on the street is Mr. Icahn is considering launching a
Earnings, Daily Update
Wal-Mart Slips Despite Strong 1Q
The market is always looking ahead. Even after a solid 1Q on higher sales and profits, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT, $56.65,
Economic News, Daily Update
Retail Report Mixed
The market tried to extend yesterday’s gains this morning after a better-than-expected retail sales reading but is trading slightly lower
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Retail Report Key for Market Today
Although the market had a good day on Monday, the US dollar fell against the euro ahead of what many
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Energy Conversion Devices Continues Higher
It looks like Energy Conversion Devices (ENER, $51.62, up $3.88) has turned things around after hitting another 52-week high today.
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RIMM Hitting New Highs
Research in Motion (RIMM, $141.69, up $8.92) is having a stellar day, hitting an all-time high of $143 earlier in
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Market Recap
The market took a break from its four-week winning streak and traded lower last week. The pullback wasn’t surprising as
Daily Update, Sectors
What's Wrong With Pfizer?
It’s hard to believe but Pfizer (PFE, $19.91, down $0.06) is below $20 again. After months of treading water above
Daily Update, Sectors, Earnings, Oil
Nabors Industries Looks Strong
8AM Oil and Energy stocks have done tremendously well over the last few years and investors are wondering out loud
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Transocean's Got the Notion
Blowout earnings from Transocean (RIG, $157.40, down $0.45) wasn’t enough to keep the stock from closing at a 52-week high
Daily Update, Sectors
Grocery Stocks
Have you noticed that people seem to be stocking up all kinds of goodies and seeking out bargains and buying
Daily Update, Oil
Could Oil Hit $200?
It’s hard to believe sometimes but I can remember when gas use to be under $2/ gallon. And it wasn’t
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What the VIX is Telling Us
The VIX (18.90, up 0.72) or Volatility Index is a tool you can use to gauge market volatility. It is
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Marvel Entertainment Rocks the Box
Marvel Entertainment (MVL, $32.48, up $2.23) couldn’t have timed this one any better. The stock is setting 52-week highs after
Daily Update, Yahoo / Microsoft
Yahoo Opens Sharply Lower
Yahoo (YHOO, $23.02, down $5.65) just opened for trading and the stock is down 20+%. The stock will probably bounce