Rod Erin

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) is one of the leading chemical companies in the market, with a diverse product portfolio that includes coatings and glass products for a variety of applications. The company...... (read more)

One of my weekly rituals as an investor is to review insider activity through the SEC Form 4 filings. Corporate executives and board members (“insiders”) are required to fully disclose their stock...... (read more)

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) had quite a productive day on the market Tuesday, as the stock of the Finnish mobile handset maker jumped to more than $4 a share at one point during the day following...... (read more)

While reviewing Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA), the constant realization is that the company has no comparable competition. The beauty sector is a massive industry yet the...... (read more)

When the FTC and the U.S. Supreme Court start breathing down your neck it’s not a pleasant thing, and could become very expensive for certain companies. Yet, not many people are talking about the trouble...... (read more)

When companies trading in the low-to-mid single digits make significant improvements to their business models, the upside potential is enormous. Sometimes this comes in the form of renewed growth, but...... (read more)

Lone Pine has $18.6 billion worth of assets under management. Currently, Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) holds 6.74%, Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) holds 3.87%, and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) holds 5....... (read more)

I checked my tracking portfolio for the Dow Jones Industrial Average today and found every single one of the 30 member stocks trading up. On a day like this, the longer-term travails of the Dow's elite...... (read more)

Previously, the mobile phone industry was dominated by one single player and the industry was anything but competitive. Today, however, the smartphones industry is as competitive as it could be, with...... (read more)