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Time For Defensive Stocks? (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ)

Posted: May 7, 2010 at 11:47 am

There are three things investors traditionally want after making huge gains when they still want to hold stocks.  They want stocks that have dividends and may want 'value stocks.'  ...
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The Hardest Working Brands for 2009: The Year Of The Dog

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 3:46 pm

A look at the "hardest working" major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may ...
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The 100 Hardest Working Brands In The World

Posted: October 20, 2009 at 5:06 pm

There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public ...
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Defensive Stocks Offering No Haven (WMT, PEP, KO, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: September 1, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Wasn't it just last week that we were up eight days in a row on the DJIA?  And now we have a sell-the-news reaction to the recent growth numbers.  Maybe ...
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Defensive Stocks Refuse To Participate In Rally (PEP, KO, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ)

Posted: May 7, 2009 at 5:31 am

Investors flock to defensive stocks in times of trouble and and when they worry, assuming they look to stay in the market when they are worried.  But if the trend ...
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Defensive Stocks Hammered Too (PEP, KO, TAP, KFT, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ)

Posted: March 2, 2009 at 2:15 pm

It’s another rough trading day in the stock market.  It is bad enough that the DJIA is down over 3% to decade lows and under 7,000... But even almost all ...
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And We Thought Spam Was Recession-Proof (HRL)

Posted: October 20, 2008 at 9:01 am

There was an interesting warning on 2008 earnings this morning, although it seems almost counter-intuitive.  Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE: HRL) is almost back at 52-week lows this morning.  The company ...
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Defensive Stocks Only Mixed In Stock Market Turbulence (PE, KO, TAP, KFT, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ)

Posted: September 29, 2008 at 11:45 am

You know it's a rough day in the market when even defensive stocks are weak or mixed.  We are at least seeing a mixed bag from some of these. But ...
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When Defensive Stocks Fail Too (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ)

Posted: June 18, 2008 at 3:38 pm

It used to be that DEFENSIVE STOCKS were the way to go during periods of uncertainty and during times of market sell-offs.  But now that isn't even working out.  After ...
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Investors Searching For Defensive Safe Havens (PEP, MRK, JNJ, KO, BUD, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, PG, CL)

Posted: March 17, 2008 at 9:28 am

Investors usually try to find stocks where they run for cover when the stock market is in turmoil.  This Monday is no exception after seeing the Bear Stearns implosion "takeunder" ...
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Cramer’s Piggy Call (HRL, SFD)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 5:25 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer was going over his play on how to win from lower hog prices.  Apparently pigs and hogs were not slaughtered enough and ...
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Defensive Stocks Show Rotation Out of Tech (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 12:08 pm

The markets haven't fallen apart after yesterday's 360 point dive on the DJIA, but we are still trading a tad lower today.  Now that Cisco Systems is showing you can't ...
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Defensive Stocks Show No Panic Rotation (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: November 1, 2007 at 12:30 pm

With the markets down so much today on the financial stock fallout after the Citi downgrade/concern and with oil stocks listing lower after the Exxon miss, we wanted to show ...
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Defensive Stock Picks Better Than The Market (September 7, 2007)

Posted: September 7, 2007 at 3:32 pm

We are frequently asked about how certain basket picks perform compared to the overall market.  It has been years since anyone has claimed their stocks should gain regardless of the ...
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“Time To Go Defensive, Again?” (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: September 7, 2007 at 9:46 am

If you ever heard the old saying "Be careful what you wish for, you may get it!" it sure seems like we are there.  It also makes you wonder if ...
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