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HTC: The Latest Victim of Smartphone Wars

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 6:45 am

HTC posted fourth-quarter earnings that were less than impressive. It also forecast a disastrous first quarter. These are signs that HTC is the latest company to succumb to the success of Samsung and ...
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RadioShack Margins Gutted By Sprint (RSH, S)

Posted: January 30, 2012 at 4:34 pm

RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) pre-announced results for its fourth quarter and the figures are just awful.  This is where a value stock becomes a value trap.  Sales rose about 6% ...
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The Juniper & Riverbed Tails Wagging The Cisco Dog (JNPR, CSCO, RVBD)

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 5:49 pm

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) is often considered the baby versions of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO).  That characterisation may not be fair, but that is another story.  Investors and ...
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Weak Coal Demand Driving Fear (PCX, ANR, JRCC, MT, X, AKS)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 11:23 am

US coal miner Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX) said this morning that it was closing three of its contractor-operated coal mines and two production units in West Virginia “in response ...
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Ford… Loss, Actually NO LOSS (F)

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 11:24 am

As per a retraction or a correction, CNBC's Phil LeBeau has just retracted (or corrected) his statement that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is going to post a loss for ...
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Alcoa, When Bad Earnings Should Be Good Enough & Priced In (AA)

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 4:15 pm

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has kicked off earnings season.  Expectations were not very high about the fourth quarter and expecting any great guidance seemed a bit misplaced if you have ...
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Refining Sector Woes Going From Challenging To Worse (TSO, VLO, MPC, WNR, CVI, XOM, CVX, COP, BP)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 12:45 pm

One of the largest crude oil refiners in the US, Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO), this morning lowered its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter, projecting a loss of -$0.55 to ...
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Why The J.C. Penney Flop Is Good For Investors (JCP, M, SKS, KSS, AAPL, MSO)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 10:32 am

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is getting hit pretty hard this morning.  While current investors will not appreciate the drop, this is actually great news for those investors ...
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Acme Packet Warning: Wile E. Coyote Loses Again (APKT, CSCO, RVBD, JNPR)

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 6:32 pm

Acme Packet Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT) is trading as though Wile E. Coyote is running the company and trying to sell to the Roadrunner.  The company issued an earnings warning after ...
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The 13 Worst Big Stock Stories Of 2011 (BAC, DMND, FSLR, GMCR, HPQ, IPSU, SLV, KV-A, EGPT, MCP, NFLX, RIMM, SHLD)

Posted: December 30, 2011 at 12:02 pm

2011 was more or less a wash for stock performance when it was all said and done.  There were several great stories and there were many duds.  24/7 Wall St. ...
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CSC Contract Woes… Is Dividend Now At Risk? (CSC)

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 10:36 am

If you ever run a "value screen" in the world of stock strategies, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) shows up all the time as a "cheap tech stock."  Unfortunately, this ...
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Sears Cuts Outlook, Will Close Stores… Long Slow Death March (SHLD, WMT, TGT)

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 9:05 am

Retailers were hoping to put a solid close to the holiday shopping season with plentiful day-after-Christmas sales aimed at wringing out shoppers’ last dollar. That was probably wishful thinking at ...
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Oracle Fears and Risks Flow Downstream (ORCL, CSCO, IBM, EMC, VMW, RHT, SYMC, INTC, MSFT, IGV)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 10:11 am

What happens when the industry leader who never misses earnings manages a huge disappointment?  This is the question regarding Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL).  The company has a near-decade of history ...
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Are Oracle’s Earnings a Fluke?

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 6:10 am

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) earnings missed almost all Wall St. estimates and its shares fell 8%. The company has been among the most successful in the tech sector for years. Was ...
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Schnitzer Warning… More Steel Sector Pain Ahead? (SCHN, AKS, X)

Posted: December 19, 2011 at 8:53 am

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHN) is set to report earnings on January 9, 2012, but the company has already telegraphed that the results will be a stinker.  It has ...
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