tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:19:58 +0000http://investorchat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)Blogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-7004001260781375720Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:38:00 +00002009-07-30T09:38:47.683-04:00Black Art Beverage, Inc. - Trading Symbol: BLVIWe'll discuss why we like thiscompany so much in just a moment. But first....take a look at this chart! Wehaven't seen a stock as OVERSOLD asthis one in quite some time. Pay close attention to....1) A stochastics that has been deeply oversold butis beginning to show strength and emerge from levels of extreme pessimism.2) A breakout fromhttp://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/07/black-art-beverage-inc-trading-symbol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-8057828683632720664Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:31:00 +00002009-06-15T18:32:24.824-04:00While most wealthy investors agree that opportunities exist in the current market, they are not taking advantage, due to the risk of further price declines, according to a report released today by Barclays Wealth. The survey of more than 2,100 high-net-worth individuals around the world, which was conducted in April and May, found that 88% of respondents said that opportunities exist in the http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/06/wealthy-investors-still-shy-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-6559408631632868163Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-06-09T12:56:20.532-04:00As Congress prepares to tighten financial regulation to correct weaknesses revealed by the mortgage collapse, the debate over who should regulate those who give in-vestment advice, including financial planners, has entered a new phase. In the latest development, as reported in InvestmentNews last week, the Washington-based Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., the Denver-based http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/06/activity-of-investment-advice-needs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-5231059925508066702Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:29:00 +00002009-06-08T10:30:49.552-04:00If Hollywood is the generator of wealth in Los Angeles, and oil and gas are the gushers in Dallas, then real estate is the wealth machine of Phoenix. But unlike Los Angeles and Dallas, where wealth managers count entertainment moguls and oil tycoons as their clients, wealth managers in Phoenix say that real estate developers tend to keep their money in property rather than handing it over to http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/06/realtys-big-but-not-foundation-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-3907414299969139778Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:00:00 +00002009-06-04T18:00:41.539-04:00While investors are likely to see an end to the recession later this year, the current stock market rally be a harbinger of better times, according to an investment report presented by MFS Investment Management of Boston yesterday.The economy will stop shrinking later this year, said James Swanson, chief investment strategist at MFSBut while economic recovery is in the works, the current rally — http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/06/investors-beware-rally-may-not-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-4918846274260984113Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:26:00 +00002009-06-02T17:27:46.753-04:00If past recessions are any guide, value stocks could emerge as the front-runners as the economy starts heading to a recovery. During the past four recessions, value clearly outperformed growth in the early periods of economic expansion, according to a market research report by Russell Investments of Tacoma, Wash. Although growth typically does better during recessions, the outperformance of http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/06/will-value-stocks-lead-market-out-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-9078742544440368998Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:18:00 +00002009-06-01T16:21:16.692-04:00We all know this trend is not going to last because America is a country of excess, no need to try and change it now, yes we adjust with times but you can't stop a mentality base on one bad year. That is why this is a perfect time to buy and buy more stocks because we know once the dust has settle we will go back to bigger and more gas guzzling SUV.Frugal consumers trimmed spending in April — http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/06/consumer-spending-dips-savings-rate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-1153924410729735638Fri, 29 May 2009 02:36:00 +00002009-05-28T22:36:19.006-04:00The software giant is set to launch a new Web search service called "Bing" next Wed. Microsoft (MSFT) has been testing the search engine internally under the name Kumo for several months in hopes of taking back market share from search giant Google (GOOG). Google drew more than 64.2% of all Web-search traffic in April, up half a percentage point from the month before, according to http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/microsoft-revamps-search-engine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-5890461093432961552Fri, 29 May 2009 01:47:00 +00002009-05-28T21:47:08.017-04:00Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), which mines and markets coal to U.S.-based customers, was among stocks moving up in heavy volume Wednesday. It's from the No. 26-ranked Energy-Other industry group.• Earnings grew 70% in the most recent quarter. That followed a series of year-over-year earnings declines.• You'd like to sales grow at a better rate. Most recently, revenue was up 16%.• http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/alliance-resource-partners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-7286260893005330820Thu, 28 May 2009 20:37:00 +00002009-05-28T16:37:50.205-04:00In a risk-averse environment, 130/30 has lost its cool factor, with investors shying away from the strategy after getting clobbered in the market downturn. Top-ranked JPMorgan Asset Management of New York saw its assets under management in 130/30 plunge 21.8%, to $7.77 billion as of March 31, compared with six months earlier, according to sister publication Pensions & Investments' semiannual http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/investors-abandon-13030-strategies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-727235518952710437Wed, 27 May 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-05-27T08:59:41.664-04:00Several clothing retailers are among the current crop of IBD 100 stocks. Men's clothing storeJos. A. Bank (JOSB) is one of those. The Retail-Clothing/Show industry group is ranked No. 3 among IBD's 197 groups.• Jos. A. Bank is a small cap. It trades a little over 700,000 shares a day.• The stock's Earnings Per Share Rating is 95, but earnings growth has been a little erratic in recenthttp://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/jos-bank-clothiers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-107808613130253836Wed, 27 May 2009 12:23:00 +00002009-05-27T08:22:34.465-04:00Best Buy store shelves hold consumer electronics products from Panasonic, Samsung and Sony -- and Dynex, Insignia and Rocketfish.Sent from a BlackBerryhttp://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/best-buys-own-brands-gaining-steam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-108998833023186063Sat, 23 May 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-05-22T23:28:18.408-04:00Chinese solar panel maker Suntech Power (STP) priced a stock offering of 20 mil shares at $21.50 a share, spurring its stock to drop 7.4% to 12.48. A day earlier, SunTech posted better-than-expected earnings, although profit and sales were down. LDK Solar (LDK) and ReneSola (SOL) fell 16.5% and 7%, respectively, after their earnings missed views.Sent from a BlackBerryhttp://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/suntech-ldk-renesola-down.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-2589796835046635541Sat, 23 May 2009 02:29:00 +00002009-05-22T22:28:50.527-04:00One of the companies in Friday's NYSE Stocks in the News is Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) which makes meds for skin and neurological disorders. It's shown three upside weeks in heavier-than-normal volume. .• Valeant is a small cap that trades a little over 1.2 million shares per day.• Fund ownership grew in each of the past three quarters.• Earnings grew at a triple-digit rate in each of http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/valeant-pharmaceuticals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-5592544421220666575Thu, 21 May 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-05-21T11:19:52.263-04:00I am glad they see improvements, but it make you wonder how come they can foresee the US economy improvements, but they couldn't foresee the downfall. Is it because they were instrumental in devastating the economy or have they been asleep for so long now since it's all FUBAR they all of the sudden see improvement while they still have the cold in their eye.The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/federal-reserve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-3224849305940958354Wed, 20 May 2009 11:56:00 +00002009-05-20T08:57:13.006-04:00Palm plans to begin selling its highly anticipated Pre cell phone nationwide June 6, a product launch many see as a make-or-break milestone for the struggling handset maker.Cellular carrier Sprint Nextel (S) will be the exclusive carrier and sell the phone at company stores for $299 with a two-year contract. Counting a $100 mail-in rebate from Sprint, the final price comes to $199, the same pricehttp://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/can-pre-save-palm-some-critics-rave-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-1955869787052692449Wed, 20 May 2009 10:56:00 +00002009-05-20T08:56:54.211-04:00Hewlett-Packard's so-so second-quarter results late Tuesday and cautious revenue outlook tempered hopes that the tech sector has reached or is near a bottom.http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/hp-throws-doubts-on-tech-rebound-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-111215516362717773Tue, 19 May 2009 10:51:00 +00002009-05-19T06:51:06.884-04:00Tyler Technologies (TYL) forming handle to long cup pattern.• Tyler's Earnings Per Share Rating is 92. Earnings doubled in the most recent quarter, after a decline in the prior quarter.• More funds bought shares in the past couple of quarters. That's a good sign of confidence from the big institutions• Tyler's three-to-five-year earnings growth rate is 24.• The stock's http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/tyler-technologies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-1563375983098001212Mon, 18 May 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-05-18T11:20:30.231-04:00This would have bee a good buy for two hrs. anything after that would not have been a claculated risk.Shares of Fortress Investment Group LLC fell today after the investment manager said it priced a stock offering.Fortress said it priced the offering of 40 million Class A shares at $5 per share, giving the company gross proceeds of $200 million. The underwriters of the offer have an option to http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/fortress-shares-slide-after-offering-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-7554928500078220369Fri, 15 May 2009 13:22:00 +00002009-05-15T09:24:19.111-04:00Improving cash flow is the top priority for Fortune 1000 firms as they navigate through a mine-filled economy, according to a study from Vengroff Williams & Associates Inc. of Garden City, Calif.OAS_RICH("Middle");A full 90% of the 45 collections and receivables executives at Fortune 1000 companies surveyed in April reported that they were significantly concerned about both cash flow and http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-bailout-fortune-100-companies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Free Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-6217232854693746914Thu, 14 May 2009 12:54:00 +00002009-05-14T08:52:47.944-04:00The computer giant said it is still targeting 2010 EPS of $10-$11, above views of $9.95, thanks to its high-margin offerings and global reach. IBM (IBM) has been shifting away from commodity hardware to focus on higher-margin software and services. IBM's Q1 sales fell 11% from a year ago, but cost cuts helped buoy profit. Shares fell 2%.Sent from a BlackBerryhttp://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/ibm-expects-to-beat-2010-views.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-1830537792830005189Thu, 14 May 2009 12:50:00 +00002009-05-14T08:48:35.707-04:00Advent Software (ADVS) is on this week's IBD 100 list, and it showed up Tuesday on Stocks on the Move. The company makes investment management software for brokers, banks and other financial institutions.• Advent is a small cap, trading 257,000 shares per day. Small caps and mid-caps have been the leaders in this rally that's now two months old.• The stock has an Earnings Per Share Ratinghttp://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/advent-software.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-6762081872171735350Wed, 13 May 2009 10:25:00 +00002009-05-13T06:23:58.550-04:00Gold-mining stocks rocked, the Nasdaq took a hit and the Dow rebounded to a positive finish on Tuesday.The Nasdaq appeared to suffer a distribution day, according to preliminary figures. It would be its fourth in recent weeks.Blue chips fared best as the Dow rose 0.6%. The NYSE composite followed with a 0.2% gain. On the negative side, the S&P 500 edged down 0.1% while the Nasdaq dropped 0.9%http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/dow-rebounds-but-nasdaq-slouches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-8251159208829462949Wed, 13 May 2009 06:27:00 +00002009-05-13T02:26:16.965-04:00Online video rental service Netflix (NFLX) had a strong run-up after its late January breakout. It found support at its 10-week moving average twice, and rebounded to new highs. However, as often happens, on the third such pullback, the stock began to weaken.• Netflix has shown some outstanding fundamentals lately, with recent earnings and sales growth acceleration.• This is a company that's http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/netflix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745544282804510289.post-7978318300414768236Wed, 13 May 2009 02:25:00 +00002009-05-12T22:24:14.295-04:00Investor Carl Icahn wants the biotech to split in two, with one company focused on neurology and another on cancer. Icahn said separating Biogen's (BIIB) assets would enhance shareholder value. Icahn also said the neurology company could have generated $2.93 bil last year, the cancer firm $1.17 bil. He launched his second proxy battle for the company's board after losing a proxy fight http://investorchat.blogspot.com/2009/05/icahn-biogen-should-split-in-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Senor Marquez)0