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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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The Death of R-I-M Earnings… From Value to Value Trap (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 4:40 pm

Research-in-Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) should change its name to 'RIM's Limited.'  The smartphone maker is turning out to be a 'dumbphone' maker if you look at industry figures.  Still, what is ...
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First Solar Lowers Outlook, Cuts Jobs (FSLR, TSL, YGE, LDK, JASO)

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 11:18 am

Thin-film solar panel maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has conceded the inevitable. The company this morning lowered its sales and profit outlook for this year, announced it would cut ...
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Best Buy’s Dunn Should Be Next CEO Fired

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:25 am

Andrea Jung was forced out as CEO of Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) after years of poor financial performance at the company. The CEO of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Brian Dunn, should ...
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Best Buy Screws Up Again: Is CEO In Trouble?

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 8:35 am

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) shares plunged as it reported another weak quarter. CEO Brian J. Dunn may be closer to losing his job. Revenue rose only 2% to $12.1 billion ...
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Intel Warning Knock… Market Inefficiency Reigns (INTC, TXN, ALTR, WDC, SMH, AMD, MU)

Posted: December 12, 2011 at 9:23 am

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) may be a recent position added to the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) stock holdings portfolio, but the semiconductor and processor giant is now issuing an ...
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Two Big Semiconductor Warnings (TXN, ALTR)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 4:49 pm

You have been hearing about forecasts coming down for the fourth quarter and for the full 2012 outlook in many cases by research groups.  Today's news pretty much sums it ...
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More Pain For Research in Motion: Lower Guidance On Playbook Inventory Charge (RIMM, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, SSNLF, BBY, WMT)

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 8:48 am

Smartphone pioneer Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has lowered its third-quarter guidance and said that it will take a “predominantly” non-cash charge of $485 million on its existing inventory ...
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