While investors consider companies being torn down by the upsurge of tablets and smartphones, they generally tend to concentrate on PC manufacturing companies...
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September 9 - News - Comments
When investors think of companies taken down by the rise of smartphones and tablets, they generally think about PC manufacturers like Hewlett-Packard...
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August 9 - News - Comments
You can play the health-conscious consumer trend in many different ways. Investing in Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) might not be the...
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August 7 - News - Comments
NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI), Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) (NYSE:NVO), and Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) should all benefit as Americans live...
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July 26 - News - Comments
Up until now, weight loss was a personal issue and social stigma. That’s all about to change since the American Medical Association (AMA) has voted...
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July 16 - News - Comments
The weight-loss industry is big. In the United States alone weight-loss companies record about $20 billion in annual revenue, and at any given time over...
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July 8 - News - Comments
A historic view of recurring themes in major wartime conflicts, our puzzling tendency to continuously overeat, and the pie-in-the-sky popularity of Charles...
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June 27 - News - Comments
Loan covenants on high yield debt are starting to loosen again. By some measures, the legal protections for junk bond purchasers are nearing the low levels...
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June 4 - News - Comments
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) is among the many stocks that have experienced sharp price increases over the last six months. However...
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June 4 - News - Comments
A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article really laid out the inner-workings of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF). Even I had started to wonder if Bill Ackman was...
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June 3 - News - Comments
Eating right makes you healthier. That might sound simplistic, but Nestle, Danone, and NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI) are taking that idea to a whole...
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May 30 - News - Comments
Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently...
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April 19 - News - Comments
The quickest way to go bankrupt is to have too much debt on the balance sheet. As an income investor, one way to protect yourself from that risk is to...
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April 1 - News - Comments
The 52-week low list is a great place to find out-of-favor stocks, but rarely do you find a great brand name trading alongside other deep value stocks...
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March 14 - News - Comments
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies left to report...
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March 4 - News - Comments
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) recently put itself on a crash diet. Instead of shedding unwanted pounds, however, the company lost nearly...
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February 16 - News - Comments
