The retail indices rose over 1% on Monday even though the major averages dropped down to multiweek lows. The bullish divergence raises the possibility that this beaten-down sector is finally nearing a tradeable low. This is great news, considering w
The "Dogs of the Dow" is an old investing strategy that has investors buying the highest yielding stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and holding them for a year. At the beginning of each year thereafter, the investor makes changes so that the
With the stock market retreating last week, an unusually high number of stocks jumped to 5 stars. All in all, there were more than 60 stocks that crossed the 5-star threshold (for the complete list, click here), including many high-quality names, suc
I want to take a look at an area of the market that looks extended to the downside and is possibly due for a bounce. While I was doing my scans over the weekend, I noticed that many of the value stocks that have been in a corrective phase over the p
For over a decade, I have been following the investment world's smartest minds. I read what they write and study their investments and track their returns. Today, one of my best guru-based strategies takes a look at two stocks it finds interesting: C
Happenings in the hectic financial sector have created a special opportunity. A recent event and nonevent have created opportunity to weed out systemic risk and still enjoy profits from contrasting positions in a couple of investment-bank stocks. Fi
Shutterfly, Incorporated () provides an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service that enables consumers to share, print, and preserve their memories through the medium of photos. It offers a range of personalized photo-based
Diversifying across many different asset classes, regardless of whether you use individual stocks or funds, offers several benefits including two, for me, very big ones. The first benefit is obvious: You are spreading risk, which, if done properly, c
In today's column, I am going to discuss Family Dollar and its recently announced buyback. (On Stockpickr, you can see the rest of the over the past two days). Family Dollar is among the largest discount retail chains and offers inexpensive retail p
In today's column, I am going to discuss Under Armour and Sun Microsystems . (On Stockpickr, you can check out the rest of the insider trades and buybacks ). Under Armour Under Armour Chairman and CEO Kevin Plan sold 1.5 million shares last week for
What's better than picking great stocks? How about picking great stocks that are on sale? One of the best, though somewhat counter-intuitive, tools among our TradingMarkets Stock Indicators is the Stocks Down 10% or More list. This indicator scans ou
Nobody wants to live in the best house in a bad neighborhood. But there is something to be said for living in the most attractive residence in the swankiest part of town. Most investors might not consider hospitals, regional banks and insurance compa
This is the last in a five-part series about the top 10 homebuilders. Be sure to check out Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 and Part 4 . Standard Pacific Is there any hope for Standard Pacific ? Shares of the California-based homebuilder are down more than
Cytyc...Hillenbrand...Covance...Idexx...Medco... To steal a line from Martin Landeau s colorful old codger from the hit HBO series, Entourage: would stocks that have historically outperformed their peers by more than 58% a year later be something you
Shares of PetroChina () surged in their debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. In its first day of trading, the stock nearly tripled in value. Taken together, the new listing, along with its listed shares on the New York Stock Exchange and in Hong Ko
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·Amazon Picks Up Pace Of Sale
·Wireless Leads As AT&T's
·Bullish Boeing
·The 'Hannah Montana' Stock I
·Yahoo! Back on Top
·Bureau Veritas
·Merck v Schering
·Should You Buy It: Manpower
·Conservative Model Portfolio
·WellCare Dives 63% After Rai
·The 10 Biggest Bets on Homeb
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