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Monthly Archives: September 2011

A Case for the Ouster of Best Buy’s CEO

Posted: September 14, 2011 at 6:34 am

Best Buy needs new leadership. The current CEO, Brian J. Dunn, has had his chance to turn the company around. Nearly every news report about Best Buy’s (NYSE: BBY) poor ...
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U.S. Income: The Lost Decade Just Ended and the One About to Begin

Posted: September 14, 2011 at 6:32 am

Several economists have described the past 10 years of the U.S. economy as a “lost decade” for the middle and lower classes. Very little has been said about the decade ...
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EU Credit Crisis Becomes Terminal as Moody’s Downgrades Credit Agricole and Societe Generale

Posted: September 14, 2011 at 6:29 am

Moody’s downgraded Credit Agricole and Societe Generale, which signals that the Greek credit crisis is nearly over. The agency did not say as much, but based on comments from some ...
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Media Digest (9/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 14, 2011 at 6:26 am

Moody’s cuts ratings of France’s Credit Agricole and Societe Generale as Greek debt trouble spreads. (Reuters) Federal Reserve may try to help the economy with more bond purchases. (Reuters) Yahoo! ...
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The 12 Major League Sports Teams Running Out Of Fans

Posted: September 14, 2011 at 4:42 am

Sports teams often go through sharp swings in popularity. Attendance rises and falls. This frequently has to do with how well a team performs. When teams do well, people outside ...
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GE To Buffett: “Thanks, Take Your Preferred Shares Back!” (GE, BRK-A, GS, BAC)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 5:16 pm

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is making good on a promise it made earlier this year: it is paying back Warren Buffett.  An SEC filing after the closing bell shows ...
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Dell Using Cash For Value Buyback Rather Than More M&A (DELL, AAPL, HPQ)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 4:21 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is going to try to be a bit opportunistic, but this time in buying its own stock on the cheap.  The PC giant (and IT-services player) ...
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Census Data: Poverty Rates, Median Income Drops Get Worse & Worse

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 2:24 pm

The Census Bureau is out with the 2010 figures on income, poverty, and health insurance.  About all you can hope for is that 2011 is magically better than 2010 ...
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McDonald’s Great Expansion Over The Great Wall of China (MCD, SBUX, YUM)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 1:42 pm

If we can't get the Chinese to ease up on US solar panel makers, at least we're getting them to eat our food. A new research note indicates that McDonald's ...
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The Best Value Stocks in Food & Beverages (CPB, KO, CAG, DPS, GIS, HRL, K, KFT, PEP, TSN, SFD, DF, BRK-A)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 12:37 pm

When it comes to defensive investing, food and beverages are two of the go-to sectors for getting equity market exposure but protecting your assets.  The logic is simple enough: “You ...
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Natural Gas is Cheap; What About Natural Gas Stocks? (XOM, BP, COP, APC, DVN, EOG, CHK)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 11:14 am

After popping to an intra-day high near $5/thousand cubic feet (tcf) in early June, natural gas prices have dropped back to around $4/tcf and hovered there for about six weeks. ...
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The Best Value Stock in Oil Field Services (SLB, HAL, NOV, BHI, WFT)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 10:18 am

There are five companies that dominate the oil field services industry, and all have a market cap above $10 billion. The five are Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), Halliburton Co. (NYSE: ...
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Restoration Hardware Returning to the Stock Market

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 9:45 am

Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. has filed to come public via an initial public offering.  The long and short is that this should :filed to come public again!"  The company's most ...
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ReneSola… ‘Value’ Meets Buybacks & Insider Buying (SOL)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 9:19 am

ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) is a solar stock that has beaten up so bad that it could be screened out as a value stock.  Just yesterday we gave a list ...
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Best Buy’s Weak Results… When Bad News Looks Good (BBY, RSH, HGG, CONN, WMT, AMZN)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 9:03 am

If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, then try baffling them with your footwork. That appears to be how Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is selling its weak ...
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