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Barron's Recap (2/23/12): A Special Report on MLPs
Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 1:16pm | 845Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: a special report on master limited partnerships, more on the Dell buyout bid, and the prospects for Canadian Natural Resources, Dick's Sporting Goods, ADT, Coach and others. Cover Story "The New MLP Landscape" by Dimitra Defotis. Nearly 100 companies are...
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Top Performing Dividend Payers in Consumer Goods with the Most Upside Potential (BC, F, MOV)
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 12:10pm | 775Read More...It is not unusual for stocks on a tear to overrun their mean price targets, which is a signal of how far analysts on average expect the share price to climb. Some of the top performing dividend payers in the consumer goods sector over the past six months, such as farm products provider Alico (...
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Apple Isn't the Only Notable Name Below its 50-Day Moving Average
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 10:15am | 523Read More...The market is overbought. Market watchers disagree on just how overbought, but by any standard a pullback can’t be too far into the future. If the market has paid investors handsomely in 2013, what does that say about names that haven’t? Some notable names are below their 50 day moving average...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 21
Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 2:14pm | 1169Read More...The focus was on the big banks last week, with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reporting strong results, but Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup (NYSE: C) not so much. The spotlight is on tech earnings this week. Analysts anticipate lower per-...
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Barron's Recap (11/10/12): Are We Headed for a Recession?
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 7:00am | 839Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: dealing with the fiscal cliff, special reports on retirement, and the prospects for Berkshire Hathaway. Cover Story "Shock Treatment" by Gene Epstein. "So I think it's really important for the fiscal policy makers to, you know, work together and find a solution...
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Coach Earnings Preview: Double-Digit Revenue Growth Expected
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:51am | 586Read More...Coach (NYSE: COH), shares of which have dropped about 26 percent in the past six months, is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter 2013 results Tuesday, October 23, before the opening bell. Investors will be looking to see, among other things, if can continues its three-quarter streak of...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 22
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:15am | 1199Read More...There are lots more on the earnings calendar this week, including results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the three months that included the release of the iPhone 5. Monday Results from Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be the highlights on Monday, and analysts expect to see...
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Top Performing Dividend Payers in Consumer Goods with the Most Upside Potential (CTB, MOV, OXM)
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 7:09am | 593Read More...It is not unusual for stocks on a tear to the overrun their mean price targets, which is a signal of how far analysts on average expect the share price to climb. Many of the top performing dividend payers in the consumer goods sector over the past six months, such as B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS) and...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 30
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 10:46am | 980Read More...Most of the companies that compose the S&P 500 have reported second-quarter results already. According to Bloomberg, some 72 percent of S&P 500 companies that have reported quarterly results so far have exceeded analysts' estimates. But the earnings season is not over quite yet. Among the...
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Barron's Recap (5/19/12): Dalio's World and the Einhorn Effect
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 9:53am | 944Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: Hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio's thoughts on the troubles in Europe, the effect of comments made by David Einhorn, and the consequences of the Facebook IPO flop. Cover Story "Ray Dalio's World" by Sandra Ward. Ray Dalio, fabled hedge-fund manager, is the head of...
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Churchill Downs, Luxottica and Others Analysts Are Bullish On
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 6:55am | 968Read More...Here is a quick look some dividend payers in the services sector that have a consensus recommendation of analysts of Strong Buy. Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) is more than 39% higher in the past six months but has pulled back about 9% from recent a multiyear high. The amusement park operator,...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 23 (AAPL, XOM, UPS)
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 11:23am | 1026Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to be in a sphere all by itself these days, and its fiscal second-quarter results no doubt will be the highlight of the earnings reports due this week. However, others also on tap this week to share their results for the most recent quarter include Amazon.com (NASDAQ:...
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The Confident Trader
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 3:17pm | 623Read More...A trader who is confident has the ability to recognize his strengths and weaknesses and adjust to situations based on this knowledge. When others panic about drawdowns, he is comfortable paring down his position. This confident trader knows that the probabilities are high, if he sticks with his...
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Coach and Nike to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 8:24am | 681Read More...The Nasdaq closed up more than 1%, the Dow and S&P 500 less than 1%, yesterday. Plenty of stocks rose to new 52-week highs during the trading session. Among them were Coach (NYSE: COH) and Nike (NYSE: NKE), which reached multiyear highs of $69.47 and $103.29 per share, respectively. Coach this...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 23
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 3:13pm | 1531Read More...The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...
