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Hot Stock Pick of the Week: This Pakistan Bank ADR is clearly on the rebound

To leverage political crisis in Pakistan, use the ADR of Pakistan’s most profitable bank. It has a return on average equity of 38 percent and loan profitability of 8 percent. The bank has a market share of 8 percent in terms of assets. It has 1,026 branches across the country and more than 4 million [...]

Recession-proof stock pick: Our latest TFN podcast is now online

June 6, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): Our latest Hot Stock Pick of the Week is now available as a video and audio podcast!: Just listed as one of BusinessWeek’s “Top 50 ‘Hot Growth Companies’” for its innovation and versatility in a tough economic environment, my Hot Stock Pick for this week is a firm that provides consulting services [...]

Get ready to cover our short stock pick PokerTek (NASDAQ:PTEK)

June 6, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
Action to Take: Get ready to cover our short stock pick PokerTek (NASDAQ:PTEK) at $4.55 and below Baltimore — (TFN): I have to confess that nothing annoys me as much as the silly theatrics surrounding a poker game. I’d rather watch middle school chess than the last Bond movie (which, if you whittle it down, really [...]

Take profits on momentum stock pick Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM)

June 6, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): Wednesday’s momentum trade Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM) soared to $12.30 this morning. Yesterday, we told you that we’d take profits between $11.40-11.50 if we can. As I’m writing, the stock is trading at between $11.80-11.90. It would be nice to get $12 and above for our speculation, but I’d like to get out of this [...]

TFN momentum stock pick Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM) up 20% in a day

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): Our momentum stock pick Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), which had soared over 20% on news that its nucleic acid technology is able to detect Down’s syndrome, continued to pack on the shekels today, gaining an additional 20%. The stock traded at $9.24 at the time we recommended it on June 4. It went as [...]

TFN discount retail stock pick COST is up 12-17%

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): Our TFN discount retail stock pick Costco (COST) today announced that same-store sales gained 7% in the U.S. and 15 percent at international locations. Not bad for a recession: The 9 percent gain for the whole company beat the 7 percent average estimate of 16 analysts, based on figures provided by Retail Metrics [...]

This Week’s Financial News: Paulson has an idea, Bear Stearns ain’t a cheap floozy and mind the overspray

March 29, 2008 · Filed Under News that Matters · Comments 
"At least the U.S. economy has started to look more like a soap opera and less like a Greek tragedy this week. Maybe we can get out of the current market situation without having to watch every player die a bloody, violent death, afterall… or maybe not. Either way, I’d bring a an umbrella to [...]

Commodities Trading: The perfect stock pick to profit from high food prices

March 19, 2008 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
"Agriculture is booming and shows no sign of slowing down. But one company is perfectly positioned to capitalize on the agriculture frenzy." — Rick Pendergraft by Rick Pendergraft Baltimore – (TFN):  If you have been to the grocery store lately, you have noticed that almost everything - from milk [...]

Foreign Investment: The best of the best stock picks in China

March 4, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
"Some time last fall, Lingo sold its 193rd millionth title in China. At about the same time, November 30, Kraft’s company also reported yet another unprofitable quarter. Still, Lingo’s year-to-date revenues increased 783%." — Andy Carpenter by Andy Carpenter Baltimore — (TFN): You’ll have to read down a bit to see why you should be so [...]

Solar Investing: Three stocks to buy

January 21, 2008 · Filed Under Oil and Energy · Comments 
“Of course, we can’t pin the whole economic implosion on energy, but we can definitely profit from it. In fact, with the market selling off the way it’s been, we’re now seeing an opportunity to pick up shares of a number of alternative energy stocks, at serious bargains.” — [...]

Banking Stocks: One firm is begging you to play contrarian

January 3, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
  Today's Financial News Hot Stock Pick of the Week Research Report:  "The flight of capital to quality banking stocks has already begun." – Stephen Oakes   By Stephen Oakes, Editor, Black Sheep Trader Baltimore (TFN): Just when you thought the banking establishment was down and out, there's one knight in shining armor winning a profitability battle. The flight of [...]