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Top Tech Cycle Play with Even More Legs
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) reports on Thursday and it’s one of the first large corporations to do so this reporting season. Second-quarter earnings season is just about here, and it’s exactly what the stock...
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As Stocks Brush Off Geopolitical Tensions, Here’s the Catalyst for a Correction
Countless stocks are bouncing off their highs, and in many cases, a lot of these companies are due for share splits. It’s a peculiar environment for investors in that the main market indices are right...
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What the Big Earnings Surprise from FedEx Means for the U.S. Economy
FedEx Corporation (FDX) is a benchmark stock, and it recently soared. The company delivered a solid earnings beat, and the position advanced six percent (or almost nine points) to a new record high on...
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These Safest Names Still Offer the Best Returns
The earnings are beginning to flow and it’s a total mixed bag out there again. Carnival Corporation (CCL) beat the Street with its second-quarter numbers, with cruise line sales growing four percent...
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The Stocks That Will Be the Highlight of 2Q14
Earnings season is always a great time of year to get up to speed on what corporations are saying about business conditions. The numbers are also useful in the sense that you can garner a lot of market...
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The Big News on 2Q14 Earnings Season So Far
The numbers are in from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and they’re good. The position sold off on the news, which is no big surprise considering how well it’s done since the beginning of the year. Johnson...
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Why Exposure to Healthcare Sector Is a Must
In what is on par with the course in today’s stock market, biotechnology firm Amgen Inc. (AMGN) posted double-digit revenue and earnings growth while raising its full-year outlook. The kicker for this...
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My Poor Italy
This morning came the news that Italy, a country very close to my heart (just look at my last name) and the third-biggest economy in the eurozone, is back in recession. And Germany, the biggest economy...
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Eight Stocks to Beat the Street
Countless stocks are pushing new highs and a lot of them are still blue chips. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is lagging the other indices this year, but this is not unusual. The fact that many blue...
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Why the Old School Dow Theory Still Applies
Getting a sense of where stocks are going to go in the year ahead is always difficult with the major indices at their all-time highs. The fundamental backdrop is still very favorable for equities....
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Best Stocks Going Into 2015
A lot of good companies with solid investment prospects going into 2015 are pushing new highs in an otherwise trendless stock market before the end of another reporting period. Market leaders have kept...
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The Biggest Risk This Coming Earnings Season
Financial reporting is ramping up and what corporations actually say about their businesses is the best market intelligence available to investors. Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI) is in the business of...
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These Two Companies Set to Report Strong 3Q14 Results
More good numbers are coming down the earnings pipeline, and if the broader stock market is going to take a well-deserved rest, corporate results are a positive indicator going into 2015. Global...
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Another Solid Earnings Season Ahead for Existing Winners?
One large-cap that always reports early is Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST). The company’s numbers came in solid. Costco hit a wall not too long ago and was hard pressed to produce growth. But the...
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Off-the-Radar Company Delivering Attractive Earnings
On the day that the DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ Composite dropped two percent on global growth worries, once again, several companies reported very good numbers. But investors are paying less...
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Is This Stock Sell-Off Just a Blip?
If there’s one thing the stock market needs, it’s a distraction from global growth worries and geopolitical events. And corporate earnings are the ticket for that as this season’s numbers are starting...
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Plunging Oil Prices Next Big Investment Opportunity?
While corporate earnings continue to come in solid, stocks continue to be sold. It’s not all the time that stocks follow oil prices, but they certainly have this time around and the selling momentum...
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Why I Expect a Big Boost in This Company’s 2015 Dividend Payout
Even with the recent price retrenchment, there’s not a lot of value circulating in this stock market. Everything’s already gone up and the capital gains have been great the last few years. But it’s...
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3Q14 Earnings Results Suggest Strength into 2015?
Corporate earnings are flooding in, and while there are always disappointments—typically in not meeting Wall Street expectations—the numbers are pretty good. The stock market was relieved when...
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How the Markets Will Close Out 2014
Credit card companies are some of the best indicators in the global economy. Visa Inc. (V) just reported a pretty decent quarter. While earnings were down comparatively due to a one-time charge,...
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