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Jean Coutu Sale of Rite Aid Stock Immaterial to Turnaround Story

Posted: April 17, 2013 at 4:02 pm

The turnaround stock story of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) seems to have come under question after a large stock sale from Canadian pharmacy backer Jean Coutu substantially lowered the stake ...
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Recession or No Recession, Stocks May Be Close To Fully Valued

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 8:25 am

This is an interesting time in the market and the economy.  The market is full of so much mixed and conflicting data.  It was late last week that we ran ...
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Expected Upside Gains for Leading Metals Companies (X, NUE, STLD, NEM, ABX, SLW, FCX, SCCO, TIE, AA, MCP)

Posted: October 13, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Companies focused on mining and metals have been experiencing high volatility this year based on both the overall global economy and, in some cases, expected demand, especially from China. We ...
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Expected Upside Gains for Leading Pharmaceutical Companies (JNJ, PFE, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Posted: October 12, 2011 at 2:10 pm

Sales for the big pharmaceutical companies are expected to be hit by pricing pressure in Europe, a lack of urgent new on the coming flu season, lower rates of prescription ...
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Expected Upside Gains for Leading Telecom Companies (T, VZ, S, FTR, CTL, LEAP, PCS)

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Telecommunications providers are among the most visible companies in the US today, likely because essentially everyone has either a landline phone or a cell phone or, more usually, at least ...
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Giant Technology Stocks Are Now Too Cheap (AMAT, CSC, GLW, DELL, HPQ, INTC, KLAC, LRCX, MSFT, MU, SNDK, WDC)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 6:25 am

The sell-off and market volatility have made it difficult for many nervous investors to either stand pat or even to stay interested in the market when they are more interested ...
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Funds Watch: Are There Opportunities in Retail ETFs? (XRT, VCR, FXD, RPV, M)

Posted: July 8, 2011 at 9:13 am

Yesterday's retail sales reports lit a fire under some of the retail stocks and a few ETFs that focus on the consumer discretionary sector.  We looked at three ETFs in ...
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Major Companies Trading Close To Book Value, Or Under (BAC, BG, C, GLW, HPQ, MS, SEE)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 10:24 am

The stock market may have bounced after six straight weeks of selling, but things were getting bad enough that even the solid market leaders like Apple were being taken to ...
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Fund Watch: Value is Where You Find It, With Some Stumbling Along The Way (AMSHX, VWNFX, PRFDX, FAIRX, XLE)

Posted: June 16, 2011 at 9:42 am

An investor looking for value could do worse than to start with a large, well-established fund with substantial assets and a long track record. Today we'll look at four funds ...
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Best Buy Proves Its Case For Value Investors (BBY, HD, SPLS, WMT, COST, RSH, AMZN)

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 11:38 am

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is doing something that many investors might have considered more than difficult.  Its shares are actually rallying after an earnings report.  If you just ...
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Fund Watch: Time To Search For Value (CVFYX, VASVX, FDVLX, IVE, IWN, XLF)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm

When investors get nervous, the one stock market segment that finds attention is "value funds" as investors look for protection but can still get upside of the stock market.  Following ...
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Screening for Value Stocks in Commodities (CLD, MOS, NEM, CVX, KOL, POT, GDX, XOM, COP)

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 8:01 am

We have recently begun filtering out value stocks in a sector by sector screen ahead of earnings season.  This latest batch is a commodities value screen, and we identified three ...
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Looking for Value Stocks (BBY, DPZ, JKS)

Posted: April 6, 2011 at 8:01 am

After the markets have been on fire and after valuation concerns are starting to grow among investors in a world full of international strife, maybe it is time to consider ...
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Are More Big Spin-Offs and Break-Ups Imminent? (ITT, MRO, FO, GE, MMM, UTX, HON, DHR, DOV, TXT, OTTR, BRK-B)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 10:55 am

The reaction to the news of a conglomerate break-up in a three-way separation was incredible for ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) yesterday.  Shares closed up 16.5% rather than over 20% and ...
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Helen of Troy Makes Value Screen With Kaz Buyout (HELE, PG, HON)

Posted: December 9, 2010 at 12:08 pm

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) is an unknown stock to many investors, but that appears to be changing after what most investors would skim over as news too small ...
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