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Daily Archives: October 8, 2010

Stock Market Analysis Video

October 8, 2010
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In this week’s Stock Market Analysis Video, Cabot China & Emerging Markets Editor Paul Goodwin says the markets have been a little unsettled recently. They had a great run up, and every once in a while when markets develop a great deal of momentum any bad news will not only trip the market up for a while, but it will also give the leaders a hard time for a while. Stocks discussed include Apple (AAPL), Baidu (BIDU), Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN), NetApp (NTAP), Riverbed Technologies (RVBD), Under Armour (UA), VanceInfo Technologies (VIT), Home Inns (HMIN) and Sina.com (SINA). Click...

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Earnings Season: How to Watch Your Step

October 8, 2010
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With earnings season just beginning—Alcoa (AA) is the traditional first reporter, and it announced results yesterday after the NYSE closed—there will be plenty of both agony and ecstasy to go around.  And that will make it even more important than usual to keep your emotional equilibrium. I know that taking an earnings hit can be very painful.  I’ve had personal holdings that dropped up to 25% after a disappointing earnings report.  The stocks that have been the strongest (which means they had attracted the most hot money) usually drop farther and faster than more sedate issues.  And I felt...

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