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Pfizer Inc. (PFE), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ): Talk of Tapering Sends Stocks Sharply Lower

3 Drug Launches You Need to Know in 2013: Pfizer, NPS Pharma, Ariad Pharma

Stock markets started the day higher as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress, but the mood quickly changed when he mentioned......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Banco Bradesco SA (ADR) (BBD): Is the Brazilian Banking Industry Growing?

Lending in Brazil has more than doubled over the last decade amid strong economic growth. Although the pace of growth has slowed over the past two years......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) Gives Investors Another Way to Play Star Wars Movies

On Oct. 30 2012, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) announced a $4.05 billion acquisition of LucasFilm, the owner of the popular Star Wars franchise.......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Amazing Upside Left at Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN)

While the market remains focused on chasing every business run by Elon Musk, it continues to ignore huge cash flow generators such as Ocwen Financial......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK): The MegaMegaPixel Camera is Coming!

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) has been busy this year rolling out a whole stable of new high-end Lumia devices that run on the Windows Phone 8 operating......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

The Stock Picker’s Guide to Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B)

Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A)

LONDON — Successful investors use a disciplined approach to picking stocks, and checklists can be a great way to make sure you’ve covered......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Hasbro, Inc. (HAS), Mattel, Inc. (MAT): Is There a Winner of the Toy Wars?

The U.S. toy market is dominated by two companies: Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT). It’s extremely likely that you’ve come......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

3D Systems Corporation (DDD), Stratasys, Ltd. (SSYS): Investing to Profit From the 3D Printing Revolution

3D printing is much more than a futuristic fantasy, the technology has been working for a long time now, and it´s already being applied in different......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Starbucks Corporation (SBUX): The Soft Commodity Market Is Weak, But Are These Companies Set to Benefit?

The soft commodity market is in crisis. Spiraling prices and huge oversupply in the market mean that many producers are not able to turn in a profit,......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Is the Best Investment in Cloud Computing

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), the American software giant founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, is arguably the most overlooked tech stock......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Is Now the Time to Buy E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (DD)?

With a market that seems to hit new highs every day, it’s getting tougher to find a good business trading at a fair price. One stock that i’......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Angie’s List Inc (ANGI), Yelp Inc (YELP): Building Value From Other Peoples’ Advice

Most people seem to make purchase decisions based on the wisdom, or peer pressure, from family, friends, or acquaintances. While every business has its......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Air Lease Corp (AL), Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV): Another Way to Invest in the Airline Industry

Airline-related companies have enjoyed investors’ favor this year. The iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average ETF (IYT) has outperformed the S&......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Rite Aid Corporation (RAD): This Company Is Making a Killing on the Patent Cliff

If you have been following the pharmaceutical industry lately, then you’re probably no stranger to the “Patent Cliff” phenomenon that......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Facebook Inc (FB) Joins This ‘Net Freedom-but-Privacy Group

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) can certainly be known as a social network that has often advocated for social causes and social activism, and it has been a......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Discover Financial Services (DFS), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Why This Financial Company Offers Good Upside

Textbooks will tell you that economies work in concert with some kind of ideal and consistent. Unfortunately, it never quite works out like that. In the......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN): Will This Retailer Outgrow its Competition?

After consumer confidence and retail sales rebounded in April, Wall Street has turned bullish on U.S. retail stocks. Despite weaker-than-expected earnings......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Oil States International, Inc. (OIS), Hess Corp. (HES): Einhorn Favors These 2 Opportunistic Stock Ideas

In the first quarter of 2013, David Einhorn, the famous hedge fund manager, initiated long positions in six new stocks, bringing total assets under management......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS): The Top Stock in Gaming

Gaming stocks have had a fabulous start to 2013, with each of the top five publicly traded U.S. companies beating the S&P 500. Caesars Entertainment......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCP): The Latest Aerospace Play Gives Earnings

Another week and another set of earnings in the industrial space that confirms the curious bifurcation in the sector. Companies selling to the aerospace......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Apple Inc. (AAPL) vs Samsung: Battle of the Features

The cell phone market today is similar to the computer market of a few years ago; processor speeds and other specs are reaching the point where many consumers......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (SU), Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (KGC): Looking for High Dividend Growth Stocks? Head North

Investors tend to pigeon-hole themselves, with a tendency to focus exclusively on stocks domiciled in the United States. Some may be wary of diversifying......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Real Goods Solar, Inc. (RSOL), JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (JASO): Are Monday’s Monster Moving Solar Stocks A Buy?

On Monday, we saw two different solar-related stocks trade higher by more than 50%. Both companies had been under-the-radar stocks prior to Monday’......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

How Google Inc (GOOG) Is Building Its Empire

While a lot of people are excited about the Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Glass project, it would not be a major game changer from a financial point of view......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments

Hecla Mining Company (HL), Teck Resources (USA) (TCK), Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): These Three Miners Could Offer Good Future Returns

As I do most of my trading and investing on the London Stock Exchange, I like to think that I know something about resource stocks; after-all, London......(read more)

May 22 - News - Comments