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Which Apparel Brands Will Stay On The Shelves?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:37:22 GMT

Apparel makers will have to fight hard to keep their brands relevant to consumers.[More...]

FDA Calendar Extreme Trades: 85 Single Digit Stocks

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:29:25 GMT

The BioMedReports.com FDA Calendar database includes over 400 entries of (1) pending new drug, biological agent, or medical device new product decisions at the FDA (e.g. NDA, BLA, 510k, PMA, sNDA, and sBLA filings); (2) pending new submissions to the FDA; (3) pending complete response letter (CRL) re-submissions to the FDA; and (4) pending clinical trial results.[More...]

The New Investment Manifesto

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:02:45 GMT

Mike Price sends: My opinions on investment and the world have changed so dramatically over the past twelve months that I have decided to divide my investment ‘philosophy,’ into two separate sections I think it’s fitting to start this new manifesto at the apex of the former section. My investment career up ‘til this point had been full of disappointments and hypocrisy, I read and wrote about the virtue of doing your own work and investing, not speculating; but all this time I borrowed ideas from others and rarely did the amount of work necessary to justify taking a position. This had all started to change after I stopped working as much and was able to plow all the excess time into investing, to great result (unfortunately the result for my physique was the opposite).[More...]

Top Small-Cap Equity Funds - Mutual Fund Commentary

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:48:20 GMT

Today we are featuring top-performing "Small-Cap" equity mutual funds, which invest primarily in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations of less than $1 billion. Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Small-Cap equity Funds. 3 Strong Samples Old Westbury Global Small & Mid Cap (OWSMX) was incepted in April 2005. The investment seeks long term capital appreciation. The fund invests in a broad, diversified portfolio of common stocks of small and medium capitalization companies[More...]

A Retail Investing Framework

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Generally speaking, I see myself as a value investor. Why then, would am I so often looking towards retailers and generally consumer facing businesses for my best investment ideas (see: A Retail Reversal and Irrational Retail Valuations)? After all, many of the best retail stocks are those that rely on growth to provide shareholder return. And, in the case of liquidation, the bulk of their assets are held in inventory and property* that are rarely liquidated at full value. Then again, Warren Buffett, a value[More...]

Are Corporate Profits Depressed?

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:32:00 GMT

Highlights include American International Group, Inc. (AIG), Citigroup, Inc. (C), General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford Motor Co. (F). As we head into earnings season, it seems clear that we are in for another quarter of rough sledding. As things stand now, the total net income for the S&P 500 is expected to be 27.5% lower than in the first quarter of 2008. This is after a very large increase in the expected profitability of the mega-banks for the quarter -- one that appears tied to the change in mark-to-market rules, which improves accounting profits, but does nothing to help economic profits.[More...]

Earnings Review: February 24, 2009

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:43:21 GMT

Late on Tuesday, Carter's Inc. (NRI) announced that its fourth-quarter net income fell 4% to $27.3 million, or 47 cents a share, from $28.6 million, or 48 cents per share in the prior year quarter.[More...]

Alt-Energy: Deja Vu All Over Again

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Highlighted here are the following: PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy (PBW), Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy (TAN), Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (KWT), First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge US Liquid (QCLN) or the Market Vectors Global[More...]

January 13, 2009: Conglomerates, Easy Pickings?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:03:00 GMT

Back in the good old days of Dow 900, the Chevy Nova and Jimmy Carter's brother urinating on an airport runway after a few too many Billy Beers, companies that bought companies for no other reason than to enlarge were blessed as conglomerates and traded in a similar fashion to techs in the mid-90s (without the 24/7 media hype and talking heads goading potential investors, of course). Investors soured on them when the realization set in that many of these acquisitions were bought for no sane reason and then poorly managed into fiscal oblivion. Conglomerates may well be returning to favor. This time, a few are focused using the Buffet model and others are straight-up value plays that may prove to be winners when the economy rebounds - maybe even a bit earlier. Sure, there are companies of this genre that are stinkers, but a few may offer compelling returns over time. Here are some that are presently trading below a PE of 10, based upon[More...]

Palatable Ugliness

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:43:00 GMT

Admittedly, watching and reading about the slow-motion economic train wreck that has been unfolding since last year can be downright depressing. However, there are a few commentators who know how to use their various talents -- a sense of humor, literary eloquence, a nose for what is important -- to transform the ongoing ugliness into something more palatable. Among the best is Jim Kunstler, author of World Made by Hand and The Long Emergency, who serves up all sorts of interesting commentary at his website, kunstler.com. In his latest weekly column, entitled[More...]

Carter's Shares Tumble Amid Accounting Review

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:48:00 GMT

Oct. 27--Carter's stock price plunged nearly 25 percent on Tuesday after the company said third-quarter earnings results would be delayed pending an accounting review.
In a news release Tuesday morning, the company said the accounting matter "arose late" as Carter's prepared its earnings release.
The company said the issue had to do with its accounting regarding wholesale customers.

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Which Apparel Brands Will Stay On The Shelves?

FDA Calendar Extreme Trades: 85 Single Digit Stocks

The New Investment Manifesto

Top Small-Cap Equity Funds - Mutual Fund Commentary

A Retail Investing Framework

Are Corporate Profits Depressed?

Earnings Review: February 24, 2009

Alt-Energy: Deja Vu All Over Again

January 13, 2009: Conglomerates, Easy Pickings?

Palatable Ugliness

Carter's Shares Tumble Amid Accounting Review

Liz Claiborne shares soar on analyst's forecast

Cost Vs. Quality: Buyers of Knockoff Furniture Can Save Hundreds of Dollars, but at a Price

Movers: Costco, Yahoo, WaMu, Boeing, EMC, VMware

Carter's, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

Carter’s, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

JDA Software Announces Record Second Quarter 2009 Results

Carter’s, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2009 Results on Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Carter's, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Carter’s, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Carter’s, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2009 Results on Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Carter’s, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results

Carter’s to Host Fall 2009 Product Review

Carter’s, Inc. to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results on Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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