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• The market's sweet spot

  Posted Aug 27 2009, 07:17 AM by Louis Navellier
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  While the stock market has been on a terrific run since March, most of the big gains have been tilted toward stocks in one specific target price range. The effect has been dramatic.

  Tim Hope, who works for my research firm, ran a survey of all 4,000 stocks in the Navellier universe, rating them by deciles (i.e., 10% segments), sorted by 2009 year-to-date performance over the last seven full months (December 31 to July 31). The weakest performance was in higher-priced stocks, while the best performance was in one particular price point -- stocks average just $10 per share at the time of purchase. This segment, which includes 400 stocks, scored gains of 232%.

  Bing: More on low-priced stocks

  For example, let’s take a look at Citigroup (C). At one point in early March, the banking giant dropped below $1 a share. Just the other day, the stock hit $5 to mark a 400% gain in less than six months. Bank of American (BAC) is up over 600% from its 52-week low. It’s not just banks, either; Ford Motor (F) got as low as $1.50 and recently traded as high as $8.86.   Read More...

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• Music industry realizes mass lawsuits don't work

  Posted Dec 19 2008, 08:57 AM by Kim Peterson
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  Filed under: Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Qwest, Kim Peterson
  Money Blog: Top Stocks Blog - MSN Money

  

  The music industry finally gets it: suing people for illegally sharing music is a bad idea.

  In its effort to stop piracy, the industry became a nasty bully flanked by an army of attorneys. It filed lawsuits against suspected song-sharers and trumpeted the news to the media. It tried to send a clear message: If you download music, you're going to get busted.

  But the message came across a little differently. People grew to hate the industry's strong-arm tactics. It sued a 13-year-old girl. And a dead person. And grandfathers who had no idea what downloading even was. In all, 35,000 people have been sued in the last five years.

  In business terms, the results were even worse.   Read More...

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• Three cheap stocks with 'deep value'

  Posted Aug 22 2008, 07:52 AM by Kim Peterson
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  Filed under: investing, Qwest
  Money Blog: Top Stocks Blog - MSN Money

  Floyd Brown writes on Investment U about the tightrope between buying stocks on the cheap and buying garbage. In a down market, he writes, it's hard to tell the difference sometimes.

  Brown looks around for "deep value investments" that are less than $5 a share and comes up with three picks:   Read More...

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• Dish: AT&T wants its money!

  Posted Jun 18 2008, 09:47 AM by Kim Peterson
  Filed under: DirecTV, Verizon, AT&T, Qwest, Dish Network
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  A big setback for DISH Network has sent shares down 7% today. And while some analysts caution not to read too much into it, I say that DISH has plenty to be worried about.

  AT&T is forcing DISH to pay back $500 million in debt that was supposed to be due in July of 2010. DISH says it has the money to do so, and won't have to take out a loan. AT&T played down the move, telling the Wall Street Journal that the money "could be put to better use." But this is also a clear message that AT&T has no interest in acquiring DISH. AT&T shares fell less than 1% today.   Read More...

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• 8 famous companies that may vanish this year

  Posted Feb 12 2008, 06:53 AM by Douglas McIntyre
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  Filed under: Microsoft, Yahoo, Motorola, Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, Qwest, Sears, Nortel
  Money Blog: Top Stocks Blog - MSN Money

  Firestone. American Motors. Texaco. Pan Am. Worldcom. These large American companies were once at the top of their industries. Pan Am was the leading global airline for decades. All are gone: Some were sold off, others went bankrupt. Who could have predicted it?

  There are several iconic U.S. companies that may well not exist at the end of 2008. Some may not even make it halfway through the year. Not all will go out of business. Some may simply be auctioned off in pieces. Others may be bought. These companies will not exist in their current forms as they are known to their shareholders and consumers now.

  When a company ceases to exist as an independent entity, it is not necessarily bad for shareholders. Some may be worth more in parts. Often a bust-up or merger is what brings owners the most money. Here are the big ones that probably won't make it.  (A more detailed assessment is available at 24/7 Wall St.)   Read More...

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• AT&T hit for unplugging customers

  Posted Jan 09 2008, 12:57 PM by Kim Peterson
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  Filed under: wireless, Verizon, AT&T, Qwest
  Money Blog: Top Stocks Blog - MSN Money

  A fairly obvious consequence of a troubled economy: People can't pay their bills. And AT&T shares are suffering as a result.

  The company said Tuesday it had to disconnect more broadband and landline phone customers for not paying their bills. AT&T stock got punished in the market, dropping 9.5% on the news. Shares were down slightly today to $38.96.
  

  In an interesting sign of the times, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said the wireless side of the business was still OK. When the economy goes soft, people dump their landline phones first and hold on to their cell phones as long as possible, he said. In the old days, as News.com points out, people would never think about disconnecting their landline phone.   Read More...

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