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Stewart Enterprises (STEI) is up 44%: Laura Cadden sees profits in dead people

J. Christoph Amberger — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:40:33 +0000

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (STEI:NASDAQ) has been rapidly approaching Laura’s initial price target of $10, trading in the $9.17 to $9.29 range today. We’re up around 43%. by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): Back on February 28 of this year, Smart Trading’s Laura Cadden recommended Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (STEI:NASDAQ) to TFN readers as a long-term hold. (Check [...]

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Genesee Wyoming Railroad (GWR): Move your stop loss to $41 and keep your eye on our strike price!

J. Christoph Amberger — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:18:43 +0000

Genesee Wyoming Railroad (GWR:NYSE) is rapidly approaching our sell target. Move your stop loss up to $41! by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): “Use current lows to buy this railroad stock,” I ventured to viewers of Hot Stock Pick of the Week on June 26 — and: “Buy Genesee Wyoming Railroad (GWR:NYSE) below $35 a share [...]

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Recession-Buster Stocks: Buy Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ)

Rick Pendergraft — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:57:08 +0000

"Analysts were expecting Amazon to earn $0.26 per share… and the company reported earnings of $0.37. Revenues nearly doubled from the same period last year." — Rick Pendergraft Blogger’s note: The recession has deflated American spending. Lack of easy credit is keeping U.S. consumers from buying on a whim, and stores are [...]

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Vanguard is selling stocks like there’s no tomorrow

J. Christoph Amberger — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:03:27 +0000

Vanguard is shedding stock holdings like hair flying off a cat getting its temperature taken at the vet’s office. Is this a portent for further market declines? Or is Vanguard in need of cash? Neither reason bodes well. by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment management companies and a leading [...]

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Profit from the Biotech Boom

TFN-US — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:12:34 +0000

"Biotechs offer investors with opportunities to get in on breakthrough technologies, while they are still in the lab… So why have investors stopped investing in these ground-floor companies?" — Jim Nelson Blogger’s note: Pharmaceutical companies are a well-known haven during a recession. The logic being that, while people may cut back on a [...]

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Post tags: big pharma, biotech, energy, Financial, generic drugs, pharmaceutical, retail, Technology

Is Google (GOOG:NASDAQ) Cheap at $500?

Rick Pendergraft — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:46:11 +0000

"Over the last three quarters, GOOG has missed earnings expectations twice, including the second-quarter results that were released on July 17." — Rick Pendergraft by Rick Pendergraft Baltimore — (TFN): As recently as last November, Google (GOOG:NASDAQ) was priced at over $700 per share. But the one-time Internet [...]

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U.S. Department of Commerce: Oops! The Recession Started in 2007!

TFN-US — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:08:22 +0000

"The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) report came in lower than expected yesterday (Thursday) and handed dollar bears a hidden surprise." — Chris Gaffney CFA, vice president of World Markets at EverBank Blogger’s note: Well, that’s refreshing: A government body that actually wants to tell the public the truth. The U.S. Department of Commerce has come [...]

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Post tags: department of commerce, employment cost index, gdp, gross domestic product, recession, unemployment claims

Bad sales at General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor Company (F) could pummel Tata Motors (TTM) and Brilliance China Automotive (BCAHY)

J. Christoph Amberger — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:48:07 +0000

The practical consequences of unsold inventories and worthless used cars at General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor Company (F) could pummel Tata Motors (TTM) and Brilliance China Automotive (BCAHY). by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): In a year of Monday morning hangovers, the U.S. automotive industry just chalked up another bad day as Ford Motor Company [...]

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GTXI: TFN’s prostate drug pick is up 12% on Phase 2 trial news

J. Christoph Amberger — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:05:28 +0000

Our prostate drug play GTXI surges after heavy volume spike! by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): On April 2, 2008, in a story called “Profit Opportunity: A diamond in a mud pit,” our own Andrew Snyder recommended GTx Inc. (GTXI) when the stock was trading at $16.36. Today, the stock was trading at $18.45. This represents a [...]

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Cash Is King: Recession-Proof Stocks

Andrew Snyder — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:06:40 +0000

"Right now, cash is king. Consumers have put away their wallets. Lenders are even stingier. And the price of nearly every raw material is through the roof. If a company wants to survive, it had better be sitting on a big old mound of cash." — Andrew Snyder Blogger’s note: Andrew Snyder [...]

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