Author: Peter Kurata Covestor Model: CANSLIM Disclosure: Long SLV, GLD March continued to head fake and fool investors. Inflation has been most obvious at the gap pumps, and while we consumers complain about $4/gallon gas, the government simply turns its head the other way, as energy is not included in […]
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Author: Bristlecone Value Partners Covestor model: Large Cap Value Disclosure: Long DELL, XOM, VMC, APOL, PFE, CSCO, WMT, NRG, CX, S, EOG, MXIM *See important disclosures In February, the portfolio roughly matched January’s return, rising approximately 3% again, slightly lower than the S&P 500’s return for the month. Year-to-date as […]
*See important disclosures. Robert Freedland looks for companies with strong balance sheets, consistent growth and hidden values in his Covestor Buy and Hold Value model. This week, he bought shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) for the model. AMZN has a PE ratio of 70.9 (on February 5th according to CNN […]
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs released their weekly index of chain-store sales this week. The report (found here) shows that chain store sales during the week of December 25th were up 1 percent from the prior week and up 4.8 percent year-over-year. This was especially […]
The day after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s rare interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes aired, U.S. markets were relatively quiet with no major swings up or down. The interview (which can be found here) was intended to answer critics of the Fed’s $600 billion treasury buying plan for quantitative easing. […]
It looked as though it was going to be a dark day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it sank as many as 162 points today. This drop came after the release of details about Ireland’s $85 billion bailout and concerns that Portugal might also need a bailout. These […]
The waiting is over—today, several companies released financial results for the prior quarter and so far, so good. JPMorgan Chase and Co (NYSE: JPM), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX) all released positive financial results and cheered investors into staging a major midday rally (click on each […]
Some of my favorite stocks today are defensive, high-quality mega caps, such as WMT, JNJ, NVS, etc. Investors are worried about current economic problems, and many have shunned equities because they believe they will perform poorly in a slow economy.
The initial unemployment claims for the week of September 4th were released by the Department of Labor today. Surprisingly, they decreased more than expected—by a total of 27,000—which helped to significantly reduce the 4-week moving average and put investors in a more positive state of mind, especially since the unemployment […]
NYSE: DE) announced an increased in sales for quarter three as well as an earnings per share number that beat analysts’ expectations. Unfortunately, their
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced its second quarter results today and they were mixed. While revenue was less than expected and same-store sales fell 1.8 percent, earnings per share and quarterly profit beat analyst’s expectations. Home Depot Inc’s (NYSE: HD) also released their quarterly results today and they held […]
There’s been no shortage of surprises in the past month. The biggest involved our holding Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) and their western epic Red Dead Redemption. I suggested in April that the consensus analyst estimates (that the game would sell between 2 and 3 million copies) were certainly reasonable, but […]