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The Future Of The Global Truck Business

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:27:34 GMT

There is no shortage of stuff kicking around just below the surface of the global truck industry at the moment. The European end of the business has something of a track record in returning from the August break and undergoing seismic shifts during September, so now seems like not a bad time to give the future some thought. These are opinions - predictions as to what is likely - in our view - to happen over the next few months. Now, given that we have riled one or two for proffering opinions in the past, let us make this suggestion here and now: for those who don't like this approach, go and read something else. We do not represent the following as fact, but as views. No more, no less.There are three specific drivers that we believe are set to shape the structure of the (Global) truck business over the next five years. 1) Within the Triad, too many trucks are still being built.[More...]

Flood Of Earnings Begin - Monday/Tuesday Preview

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:14:28 GMT

Long time readers will know our love/hate relationship with earnings season. As information hogs we love more data; but as stock market participants we hate the massive overreactions to companies based on 90 days of business and a penny here or there in earnings per share, or +/- 1-2% of revenue on the top line. But this is the only game in town and if certain companies should win or lose 20-30% of their market value within seconds of the all important press release is not up to us; this is the market "we've" created. So we'll gap up or down in many individual stocks, and the market as a whole based on 1-2 "important" companies that - based on a few pennies here or there - shift the entire complexion of a $14 Trillion economy. Or so the pundits will opine. In most cases, I will be cutting back positions going into earnings since they have become 50/50 propositions with completely unknown risks v returns as lemmings rush in (or out). [More...]

Trading Earnings: Lack of ManPower

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:36:00 GMT

ManPower, Inc (MAN) is set to report earnings after the market closes Monday, February 2nd. Manpower, Inc. provides employment services in the United States, France, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Italy, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, and Asia.. MAN is expected to earn a profit of 81 cents for its 2nd quarter. We expect the employment agency announce earnings that will miss investors’ and analysts’ expectations as we believe all know the employment situation is bad and possibly worsening. In a preview of what investors can expect to hear Monday afternoon, ManPower’s president of corporate and government affairs, David Arkless, told the jet-setters in Davos, Switzerland, “job losses will mount worldwide for nearly two years” and “The trend is still increasing (towards) unemployment, for sure.” He went on to add that we[More...]

Wall Street Ends Lower On Dour Corporate Outlooks, GM Stocks Plunge

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:07:00 GMT

US stocks finished lower on Monday, the first day of the shortened holiday week, as concerns about the outlook for company earnings weighed on investors.[More...]

Conference Call Notes: Fluor, McDermott, And DynCorp

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:06:00 GMT

Fluor (FLR) reported strong quarterly results that set records for new business bookings and total backlog, on top of increasing operating margins (and a moderate gain on sale) that more than doubled net income. Earnings growth was driven by the Oil & Gas business, as well as a substantial boost in earnings from the Industrial & Infrastructure segment. On their [More...]

Time To Go Shopping: 3 Stocks I’m Buying Today

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:47:00 GMT

It’s time to put some money to work immediately.I don’t profess to know when the markets will turn, or how long it will take, but I do profess to know that there are quality companies out there that are begging to be purchased, if only in small increments at the present, and held on to for years to come.The three companies that I have added to my portfolio are probably no secret to anyone who has been following my recommendations for some time.They are: Rick’s Cabaret (NASDAQ: RICK) eHealth (NASDAQ: EHTH) PROS Holdings (NYSE: PRO) I am advocating purchasing 1/4 position in each one. I’ll be writing full company spotlights and the reasons for my purchases in much greater detail in[More...]

The 'Main Street Journal'?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:34:00 GMT

Because so much of the world is engrossed with the machinations of the Wall Street-Washington nexus, which are designed to ensure the eventual transformation of the United States into the world's leading banana republic, it seems like some may have lost sight of the meltdown that is occurring in the real economy. In today's Wall Street Journal -- which I've temporarily renamed the Main Street Journal because of the plethora of reports about the problems infecting the part of the economy that the man on the street actually understands -- there were at least four stories detailing what appears to be a an unfolding economic meltdown. Here they are (with brief snippets from each): "Consumers Cut Health Spending, As Economic Downturn Takes Toll"[More...]

An Economy in Crisis

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:05:00 GMT

Ok, Ok, so I haven't published in a long time. Between the kids, and a surgical Sub-internship, I've been a little bit preoccupied. However, I think that it's time for another post. This will lean a little more towards economics than healthcare, but I think that it's crucial at the current juncture to understand what is happening in the economy.Yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) crashed down over 500 points, the worst loss since trading resumed after 9/11. Financial giants Lehman Bros. and Merril1-Lynch essentially fell apart, with one going into bankruptcy and the other being bought out. AIG and Wachovia are still looking a little shaky. The government has actually seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest government takeover of companies ever. Gas spiked again in the face of plummeting commodity prices, especially oil. What's the deal?The[More...]

Analyst Comments: Potash, Linear Technology, PartnerRe, Manpower, Tessera Technologies, Gentiva Health, Siliconware, Green Mountain, Kirkland, Colgate-Palmolive

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:52:00 GMT

Potash Corp. (POT) has leverage in higher fertilizer application rates, higher crop plantings, increasing demand for biofuels and rising crop prices. The company is located in low cost areas and its financials are solid. Hence, we rate the stock a Buy with a target price of $250. This is 18.9x our 2008 estimate. Potash Corporation enjoys significant cost advantage with regard to raw materials. All potash produced by the company in Saskatchewan is in the area, where extensive potash deposits are found. Moreover, the company has lower cost nitrogen operations in Trinidad due to the long-term, lower-cost gas contracts with Natural Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited as well as a proximity to the U.S. market. In response to the rising prices of potash products, the company has engaged in the expansion and development of projects that[More...]

MAN Reports Q2: End of the Rainbow in Eastern Europe, but what about Russia?

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:27:00 GMT

And here comes MAN with its Q2 results, but, more significantly, yet more to suggest that the growth spurts in both Russia and Eastern Europe are now over. Headline numbers are good, as one would expect. Net income rose to €446 million ($694 million), or[More...]

Lehigh Valley Unemployment Rate Inches Closer to 10 Percent: The Number of Jobless Residents Swelled to 40,000 in September, the Most Since '83.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:51:00 GMT

Oct. 27--Lehigh Valley unemployment rose again in September, as even the health care sector -- a primary driver of job growth in recent years -- has begun to shed jobs.
The unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent in September, according to numbers to be released today by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
"The rate at which people are losing their jobs is going down," said Bethlehem economist Kamran Afshar.

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The Future Of The Global Truck Business

Flood Of Earnings Begin - Monday/Tuesday Preview

Trading Earnings: Lack of ManPower

Wall Street Ends Lower On Dour Corporate Outlooks, GM Stocks Plunge

Conference Call Notes: Fluor, McDermott, And DynCorp

Time To Go Shopping: 3 Stocks I’m Buying Today

The 'Main Street Journal'?

An Economy in Crisis

Analyst Comments: Potash, Linear Technology, PartnerRe, Manpower, Tessera Technologies, Gentiva Health, Siliconware, Green Mountain, Kirkland, Colgate-Palmolive

MAN Reports Q2: End of the Rainbow in Eastern Europe, but what about Russia?

Lehigh Valley Unemployment Rate Inches Closer to 10 Percent: The Number of Jobless Residents Swelled to 40,000 in September, the Most Since '83.

Manpower Quarterly Loss Widens As Labor Markets Stay Weak

Unemployment Rate is Highest in 26 Years

Workers Poised to Vote With Their Feet

Lehigh Valley Unemployment Rate Hits 9.3 Percent, a 25-Year High

Employers Mostly Seek Temporary Workers

EDITORIAL: Are Economic Skies Clearing?

August Jobless Rate Eases Slightly to 10.7 Percent Statewide

Job Outlook Still Dismal

Best Face: Workshops Will Prepare Job Seekers for Urban League Job Fair

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Indicates World's Labor Markets Will Still Be Challenged in Fourth Quarter 2009, but Many Headed in the Right Direction

Manpower Inc. Named One of PINK Magazine's Top Companies for Women for Second Consecutive Year

Manpower Reports 2nd Quarter and First Half 2009 Results

BenchmarkJournal.Com Free Analyst Review for CMO, ERJ, HXM, KCI, MAN and CMP

Manpower Inc. to Announce 2nd Quarter 2009 Earnings Results

Tepeolulco, Mexico, Youth Announced As Excellence Winnerin Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur Global Competition

PointBridge Honored As Microsoft Online Services Partner of the Year

Global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reveals Continued Weak Hiring Ahead But More Employers Are Saying They Will Hold On to Current Staff in the Third Quarter

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Indicates U.S. Hiring Pace is Still Sluggish

Manpower's Annual 10 Hardest Jobs To Fill Survey Finds Four Years of Similar Data Points to Gaps in the U.S. Workforce

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