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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Three Green iPad Stocks

August 19, 2010
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Three Green iPad Stocks

I admit that I’ve long been a big fan of Apple products, especially the iPhone, which allowed me to whittle down three things I often carried—cell phone, Handspring PDA (remember those?) and a point-and-shoot camera—to just one. And designing such compelling products has done well by shareholders of Apple (AAPL). The stock has more than quintupled since June 2005, when the company announced it was switching to faster, more energy efficient Intel-based chips for its computers, from the IBM-supplied G-series. If the introduction of the first iPhone, unveiled in January 2007, spurred you to buy the stock, you’re up...

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ALK and SKYW: Two Great Airline Stocks

August 16, 2010
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ALK and SKYW: Two Great Airline Stocks

Investing in airline industry stocks is a challenge.  Airline companies generally have low profit margins, high debt loads and cyclical performance.  The industry is very competitive in the U.S. and overseas, as too many airlines compete for too few travelers. After consumers and businesses reined in travel spending in 2008 and 2009, travelers are flying once again, which is good news for the airlines. Revenues at airlines in the U.S. are forecast to advance a whopping 17% in 2010, with another healthy increase in 2011. Profits of $3 billion are forecast for 2010 compared to an ugly deficit of...

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Netflic: The Revolution Continues

August 15, 2010
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This week Netflix (NFLX) announced that it has struck a $1 billion deal to provide more television shows and movies to its online streaming service. The deal is with Epix, a pay cable channel backed by three large studios: Viacom, Lions Gate Entertainment and MGM Studios. (Never heard of Epix? That’s because many major cable companies, including DirectTV and Comcast don’t carry it.) The deal, which begins on September 1, will cost Netflix about $200 million a year for five years. Epix will provide new releases like “Iron Man” to Netflix’s streaming service that the company offers as part...

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Stock Market Analysis Video: No Tendency

August 14, 2010
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In this week’s Stock Market Analysis Video, Cabot China & Emerging Markets Editor Paul Goodwin says that the market’s tendency is to have no tendency. The Halter USX China Index has taken two huge down days on Tuesday and Wednesday, finally finding some support on Thursday. Paul advises holding your cards close. Stocks discussed include Tata Motors (TTM) and ARM Holdings (ARMH). Click here to watch the video!

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L&L Energy: Burn (More) Coal

August 13, 2010
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An interesting random news story essentially picked today’s stock for me.  I had attended a presentation for L&L Energy (LLEN) last month, but I didn’t see anything about the stock that indicated to me that it was ready to take off. Then I saw an August 10 PR Newswire story announcing that Norman Mineta—a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation under George W. Bush and Secretary of Commerce under Bill Clinton—had joined L&L Energy’s board of directors. If this was a cheap trick intended to borrow a little credibility from a former high-ranking official of the U.S. government, I have...

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