A Large Water Dividend Gets Larger (AWK)
Investing in water is one of the trends that investors have gone after for years and years. After all, the future of the world and life depend entirely upon the availability of fresh water. …
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Jon C. Ogg
2010 Becomes The Year of the Conglomerates (GE, MMM, HON, UTX, BRK-A, SPY, DIA)
2010 may be a directionless year for the stock markets so far, but shares of conglomerates are outperforming and more upside is expected. The five largest conglomerates we follow are all higher for the…
TeleNav, When IPOs Die (TNAV)
If you have been an IPO investor in 2010, you might wonder if there are better ways to make a buck. TeleNav, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNAV) just joined in the wave of problem IPOs trading…
The Silly Notion of Deflation
Deflation… Bah humbug! The arguments are still relatively new over whether the global economy is headed for a double-dip recession or just an extended period of slow growth. There is a separate argument about…
The Ghosts of GDP
Gross Domestic Product showed another positive figure for the Q2-2010 period but not as good as seen before and a less than what economists were expecting. The Commerce Department reported that GDP rose by…
Top Day Trader Alerts (ALU, CSTR, GERN, GOOG, BIDU, OREX, PWER, TNAV, WYNN)
Day traders and active traders have many stocks on the move to choose from this Friday. Some of the top percentage movers and standout stocks are Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), Geron…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CATM, CLNE, ENOC, GFI, HAL, HUM, FSLR, WFR, MYL, POT, SINA, RNWK, WDC)
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street research calls: Cardtronics Inc. (NASDAQ: CATM) Started as Neutral at UBS. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) Cut to…
China’s Google Blockade Back Up (GOOG, BIDU)
If you heard CNBC in the last few minutes or have watched news wires, multiple reports are out that China has blocked the Google.cn site. Sound familiar? It should. This is not a repeat…
Earnings… Confusion Reigns at MEMC (WFR)
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is one of those companies which seems to be just stuck between a rock and a hard place. Tonight’s earnings will only reflect that further. The materials maker…
Can Moody’s Save Krispy Kreme? (KKD)
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is as much a cult stock as any, even though the stock has fallen off almost every big trader and investor radars after its problems with keeping its…
Senate Energy Bill Not Much, Not Popular
When President Obama took office he said that one of his priorities as to devise a US energy policy that would reduce the country’s dependence on imported oil and launch the US on a…
Strong July 2010 Auto Sales, No Contraction Yet (F, TM)
The economy is supposed to be slowing down in its growth path, right? Then why are car sales doing so well? Edmunds.com just released its latest forecast for new vehicle sales showing strong growth. …
Last Look: Kindle, Razors to Razor Blades (AMZN, BKS, SNE, AAPL)
The newest Kindle e-reader from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) offers many features for a low price, provided that all you want to do is read books. Amazon’s recent announced of a third generation of its…
The Death of Symantec (SYMC, MFE, CHKP)
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) probably just managed to lose the patience of every last shareholder it has after posting poor earnings. Earnings were in-line with estimates, but revenues were flat and a bit light. …
When The Market Goes Into No-Man’s Land (SPY)
The S&P 500 may be stuck. We’d call it a technical no-man’s land on a longer-term basis. Rather than using the S&P 500 Index, we look at the trading in the SPDRs (NYSE: SPY)…
Exxon Mobil Knows How To Make Money (XOM)
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is the largest integrated oil company which can come under fire because of its huge profits. Its second quarter earnings were $7.6 billion outside of special items. This is…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMD, ACI, CTXS, EQIX, JDSU, NVDA, FTO, SO, SYMC)
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Cut to Market Perform at FBR. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:…
The 10 Biggest Dividend Stories of 2010 (GE, SBUX, UNH, MSFT, INTC, JPM, VZ, T, WMT, WY, BP, CSCO, AAPL)
2009 was the year that dividends were cut or went on hold. 2010 is becoming the greatest year of increases and initiations of dividends that the markets have ever seen. There are dividend hikes…
Harsh Verdict on Motricity Quiet-Period Ending (MOTR)
Motricity Inc. (NASDAQ: MOTR) has not gone so well in the post-IPO market. The price target came down to $10 to $11 per share from $14 to $16, while its size was cut to…
Envestnet, Another IPO Meeting Soft Demand (ENV)
Envestnet Inc. is not looking like a solid IPO before it even gets out to the public. This is one of this week’s scheduled IPOs that is expected to begin trading on Thursday or…