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The Week in Review: Major Investments

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:33:43 GMT

Novartis made a five-year, $1 billion China commitment, building up its Shanghai R&D center and marketing efforts; Novartis will also spend $250 million to expand its global technical center in Changshu, and pay $125 million to buy a 85% stake in vaccine maker Zhejiang Tianyuan; Roche opened a new $500 million biologics manufacturing facility in Singapore; Microbix and Hunan Biopharmaceutical Co. will construct a $200 million flu vaccine facility;[More...]

Estimating Future Dividend Growth

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:36 GMT

Estimating future dividend growth is difficult if not impossible. Companies which might have had a long history of consistent double digit increases might stop raising dividends and might even cut them.[More...]

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:43 GMT

In my latest three blog posts, I listed some stocks which I would be willing to go long by selling the puts right before the stock reported earnings. Keep in mind these are companies which I believed would have a positive reaction to the earnings, however if the stock moved sideways on the number this strategy would still likely return a gain the following day.[More...]

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:18 GMT

Biostar Pharmaceuticals has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. By taking its raw material production in house, Biostar will lower costs and ensure its product quality. Biostar plans to sell excess raw materials to other pharmaceutical companies in the Shaanxi province.[More...]

Bulls Back On Track?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

Good morning. With chants of "Dow 10K… Dow 10K" once again rising from the streets at the corner of Broad and Wall yesterday, it is easy to believe that the bulls are back on track and that we'll soon be looking at new highs for the stock market. And when reviewing the data inputs to yesterday's 204 point romp, it is also easy to don the Dow10K hat once again and join in on the celebration.[More...]

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:50 GMT

Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract[More...]

Your Kind of Day?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:48 GMT

As a rule, I try not to read too terribly much into a "Fed Day" as there is usually a big batch of volatility that may or may not mean much of anything come the dawn of the next day. Maybe, it's just me. Or maybe there are others that find themselves inclined to simply stand aside and watch the nuttiness from the sidelines on "Fed Days." But in any event, the volatility after a Fed announcement, while fun to watch, may not be telling as to what to expect in the future.[More...]

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:14 GMT

Don't put off this important piece of the financial-planning process.[More...]

ADP Sees 203,000 Jobs Lost

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:07:07 GMT

This morning, Automatic Data Processing (ADP), the biggest payroll processing firm, estimated that the economy lost 203,000 private sector jobs in October. That was more than the consensus estimate of 190,000 jobs lost. However, the September job loss numbers were revised to a loss of just 227,000 from the original read of 254,000. Thus the losses are coming from a higher base level, and if the revisions are included, this report was in line with consensus or perhaps a bit better.[More...]

Dividend Stocks: A Disciplined Approach

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:27:07 GMT

Those that have read this space for any period of time are well aware of my enthusiasm for using dividend growth stocks as a vehicle for building long-term wealth and income.[More...]

AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn _ by a PC virus

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:48:00 GMT

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
Pranksters or someone trying to frame you can tap viruses to make it appear that you surf illegal Web sites.
Whatever the motivation, you get child porn on your computer - and might not realize it until police knock at your door.

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The Week in Review: Major Investments

Estimating Future Dividend Growth

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Your Kind of Day?

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

ADP Sees 203,000 Jobs Lost

Dividend Stocks: A Disciplined Approach

AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn _ by a PC virus

Mercury News Interview: Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper Networks

Jury convicts N.J. man of southside Lebanon bank robbery

Manufacturers' warning over rising energy costs

Mercury News Interview: Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper Networks

Manufacturers' warning over rising energy costs

Carnegie Mellon exhibit blurs line between artist, tools

Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers

Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers

Spinal Modulation secures $27.4 million in series C financing

Yahoo! to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conference

Cytokinetics Announces Addition to Board of Directors

NPS Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter Results and Improved Cash Burn Guidance

Bernhard Hampl, Ph.D. Elected to Serve As Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc.

Yahoo! Announces Open Source Distribution of Traffic Server

42 Straight Profitable Trades Keep BullTrade.Com Subscribers Happy

DJO Incorporated Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter 2009

Capella Education Company Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

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