Filed under: ChinaAccording to recent news reports out of the World Bank, China is now the world's number two economy, passing Japan.
China's fast-growing economy has been moving forward at more than 10% a year for many years and is likely to become th...
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Filed under: Earnings Reports, Newell Rubbermaid (NWL)Last time I wrote about Newell Rubbermaid (NWL), in a piece published way back in January, I was a bit too conservative on the stock's short-term prospects. As this chart will show, the shares event...
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Filed under: Comfort Zone Investing, RecessionThis recession is very different from any since the Depression. Normal events just aren't happening, ones like a rebound in housing prices, shorter unemployment periods, interest rates bouncing back. The se...
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Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Coca-Cola (KO), China, McDonald's (MCD), Yum Brands (YUM), Stocks to Buy"Ya'll oughta try some of this here fried chicken; you ain't gonna believe it!" "Xie-Xie!" (pronounced "she-she") That is Chinese for thank you. From t...
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Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Products and Services, Competitive Strategy, Allergan (AGN)Drug manufacturer Allergan, Inc. (AGN) will be reporting its second quarter results on Monday, with analysts expecting to see an 8% earnings increase f...
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Filed under: Research in Motion (RIMM), OptionsResearch in Motion (RIMM) closed up $1.83 to $57.53. RIMM is expected to launch its Blackpad in November. August put option implied volatility is at 40, September at 51, December is at 46; versus its 26-we...
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Filed under: Good news, From the Boards, BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), OilTwo weeks ago, BP plc (BP) was able to stop oil from spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. The company announced today that it was time to being scaling back on the cleanup process.
Since the ...
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Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Research in Motion (RIMM), Merck and Co (MRK), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU)A reading of +2.4% GDP is still growth. It is just not very robust growth. It is also as the argument continues of whether the U.S. is headed...
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Filed under: Earnings Reports, Avon Products (AVP)Avon Products (AVP) does not have a beautiful chart. It shows a stock that has had trouble making a breakout to the upside. The boring range is defined by a low of $25 and a high of $36.39.On Thursday...
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyAs expected, the shares of Precision Castparts Corp (PCP), which I first discussed on April 20, 2009 at a price of $61.92, corrected earlier this year, in the spring, after rushing through $136, hence if you took some profits ...
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