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Daily Archives: January 14, 2011

Stock Market Analysis Video: Growth Leaders

January 14, 2011
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In this week’s Stock Market Analysis Video, Cabot Market Letter Editor Mike Cintolo says that from a top down perspective, not much has changed with the market as the indexes remain in firm uptrends. He says that the real story is underneath the surface and lies with the big-cap growth leaders. Stocks discussed include Priceline.com (PCLN), OpenTable (OPEN), Google (GOOG), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Amazon (AMZN), Brigham Exploration (BEXP), Continental Resources (CLR) and Caterpillar (CAT). Click to watch the video!

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The Enormous Complexity of the China Story

January 14, 2011
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The Enormous Complexity of the China Story

When you spend hours every day reading about a phenomenon as big as China, you begin to build up a picture of the stories behind the headlines. And it’s these little stories that help to fill in the blanks behind all the government-sanctioned news stories and official press releases. One example is the “white guy in a tie” stories I’ve read in the last couple of months. These stories are about a practice by some Chinese companies (I wouldn’t even venture a guess as to how common it might be) of hiring a Westerner with a good suit to...

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