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Posted
Oct 02 2009, 11:57 AM
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Jim Jubak
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 Is the stock market entering a more defensive phase with "safe" sectors such as consumer goods set to outperform for a while?
Looks like it to me, given the recent data on which sectors have turned hot and which are cooling off. (See my October 1 post for some of that data.)
And I got more confirmation from the big pop that shares of "safe" PepsiCo (PEP) got this morning after a an upgrade from Deutsche Bank. The upgrade wasn't huge -- the bank raised its 12-month target price to $70 from $66 -- but the stock was up $2.47 a share, or 4.2%, Friday afternoon on what isn't particularly striking news. To me, that shows that there are a lot of investors out there who, right now, want to lower their risk, but stay in stocks.
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Posted
Aug 04 2009, 10:02 AM
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Kim Peterson
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 When the stock market has you flummoxed, there's always whisky. No, not to drown your sorrows. How about whisky as an investment?
The maker of Glenfiddich has unveiled a 50-year aged whisky that will sell for $16,000, Bloomberg reports. It will be the second-most expensive in the world. Who's going to be drinking Glenfiddich 50 Year Old? Not many, apparently. These offerings, in 500 hand-blown and numbered bottles, are meant to be an investment. "I'd expect interest from Asia to North America for a 50-year," said a director at a Scotch whisky trade group,
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Jul 31 2009, 05:21 PM
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James Dlugosch
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OK, beer nation. You commented, and I read every word.
In my post earlier this week regarding the testing of "beer in a box," I offended many by stating that "all beer tastes the same." I could not have been more erroneous.
All beer does not taste the same. I repeat: All beer does not taste the same.
I would have been much better served making my point by specifying that the big-name beers made by the large brewers taste the same -- and they do, as far as I am concerned. My mistake was suggesting that microbrews and varietals taste the same.
They do not, and for those words I was wrong and rightly chastised by the MSN community. For my penance, I am now hosting my own "Beer Summit" in an attempt to win back the graces of beer nation.
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Posted
Jun 15 2009, 04:57 PM
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Kelley Wright
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Investor sentiment can be visualized as an emotional roller coaster with highs and lows that gives new meaning to the term bi-polar. At the March lows sentiment was black bearish; all news was bad news. Almost on cue, the market reversed and began the first meaningful retracement of the declines from the October, 2007 highs, with green shoots and other assorted flora and fauna nonetheless! Hallelujah, happy days are here again!
As few current market participants were around for the last real bear market from 1966 through 1974, they can be forgiven for not knowing that all trends, be they bull or bear, move in waves. No market trend goes straight up or straight down from beginning to its ultimate conclusion. Both markets and participants need a time of pause to collect their breath, digest the preceding action and gather energy for the next phase of the primary trend.
The typical pattern in a bear market is three down legs interspersed with two very profitable retracements. In the case of this bear market the logical places for a retracement were sliced through like a hot knife through butter, in effect completing two down legs in one fell swoop (if 18 months of declines can be characterized as such).
With so much damage done to the market averages and investors psyches, it’s understandable that investors are hesitant to take long-term positions when quick profits have been readily available. While this approach works well in a bear market rally, it isn’t a long-term strategy with legs.
Shelby Davis (the founder of the Davis family of funds) has been credited with saying that “most of the big money is made by buying in a bear market; you just don’t realize it at the time.” That makes a lot of sense to us, which is why we put together a list of ten stocks we feel will outperform the market over the next five years in each issue of Investment Quality Trends.
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Posted
May 05 2009, 04:43 PM
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Charley Blaine
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Starbucks (SBUX) has been hurting. It built way too many stores. Costs were getting out of control. And sales couldn't keep up because, well, there were too many stores.
Then, consumers, squeezed by the recession, began to look for less-pricey alternatives.
A perfect opportunity for a competitor with financial muscle eager to build new audiences -- say, McDonald's (MCD) -- to slip in under the radar. Whoever said business was about nice people being nice?
Now what has been a relatively modest battle is turning into a real war.
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Posted
May 05 2009, 03:24 PM
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Andrew Horowitz
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 The recession appears to be coming to a close, but many investors still seem depressed about the losses in their portfolios. Some look to Fortune Brands’ (FO) Jim Beam for comfort, and those left with cash in their pockets go for an upscale Diageo (DEO), Johnny Walker cocktail. We, however, have sought solace in the inexpensive, quick and easy fast food joints.
Americans have long looked at food for comfort, and with the prices of commodities far from their highs -- especially beef and grains -- we see Burger King and McDonald’s as viable long term plays for the future. Let’s see how they stack up against each other.
McDonald’s (MCD) has once been in the same position that Burger King (BKC) is currently experiencing in regard to stock price.
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Posted
Jan 28 2009, 07:10 AM
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Minyanville
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Now may be the time to quit smoking. And drinking. Gambling, too.
As a way to shore up their decimated budgets, many state governments are playing vice cop, hiking "sin taxes" on the traditional American pastimes listed above. Sin taxes are nothing new -- consider Prohibition as the ultimate example -- but there's another round of them on the way.
A unique dynamic is at play: People turn to their vices for comfort during dire economic times -- and yet, in such times, states balance their budgets on the backs of smokers and drinkers (which is a considerable portion of this country).
And states are not the only ones getting in on the act.
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Posted
Sep 26 2008, 08:01 PM
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Andrew Horowitz
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 Next week is going to be tricky as the winners and losers from whatever bailout plan is presented will become more apparent. Yes, there will be some kind of bailout, no matter how distasteful that may seem. Fortunately, there are only a few companies reporting, so any damage from earnings reports will be limited.
To help with deciphering the companies analyzed, we are adding a new component to this feature starting this week as we will include a Positive/Neutral/Negative rating along with the current StockScouter rank. Each week a review of the analysis will be presented as well.
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Posted
Sep 15 2008, 11:55 AM
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Kim Peterson
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Looks like Amazon is close to selling wine online. This has been in the works for a while (we wrote about the company's plans in March). Now, a wine trade group says the company could begin wine sales as early as the end of September. This won't be huge for Amazon, but the company could gain a devoted following of wine lovers.
The trade group, Napa Valley Vintners, is so excited about the possibilities that it's holding workshops to teach members how to sell wine through Amazon. Shares of the company are down less than 1% Monday to $78.02.
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Posted
Sep 12 2008, 08:34 AM
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admin
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This post is by MSN Money columnist Michael Brush:
Russian investors may be reaching for vodka more often these days as their stock market gets hammered. It has fallen 40% since May.
But that’s not the reason to consider buying shares of a leading vodka producer in the country called Central European Distribution. The company appears to have plenty of growth ahead, but it has sold off to $55 from above $75 last May in the weakness that has pummeled so many Russian stocks.
That makes it looks like a bargain:
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