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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...]

Wall Street Closes Higher, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Rallies

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:45 GMT

US stocks finished higher on Friday as investors shrugged off disappointing government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent in October - the highest in 26-1/2 years.[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...]

Update Re McDonald's/MCD

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:28:46 GMT

Business Week (via Briefing.com) reports McDonald's/MCD missed this year's robust stock market rally. While the is up S&P 15%, shares of the co are off 3%. But some savvy pros regard the lag as an opportunity. "McDonald's is the only new name we added this year to our portfolio," says Edwin Walczak, U.S. portfolio chief at Swiss bank Vontobel.[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...]

US Stock Futures Slip After Disappointing Jobs Report, AIG (NYSE: AIG) Eye

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:44:24 GMT

US stock futures pointed to a weaker start on Friday after a government release showed jobless rate hit 10.2% in October.[More...]

Bank of America Bearish Option Position Closed - Shares Rally

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:17 GMT

One investor banked profits today by unraveling a massive bearish credit spread established back on October 28, 2009. The trader’s decision to take profits ahead of expiration could be a bullish sign for BAC.[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...]

OPINION: End Of Cheap Oil, End Of Road For Ruinous Lifestyle

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:46:00 GMT

Nov. 8--In 2004, writer David Owen wrote a piece for The New Yorker magazine that knocked conventional environmental thinking on its ear.
His thesis was that if you look at what's important -- the amount of fossil fuels burned per capita -- the greenest city in the country, far and away, is New York, N.Y. Loud, smelly, gritty Gotham, the Big Apple, is greener than Portland, Seattle, Austin or anywhere in Vermont.
I happened to run into Owen at a conference earlier this year, and he said he had expanded the magazine piece into a book.

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Estimating Future Dividend Growth

Wall Street Closes Higher, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Rallies

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

Update Re McDonald's/MCD

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

US Stock Futures Slip After Disappointing Jobs Report, AIG (NYSE: AIG) Eye

Bank of America Bearish Option Position Closed - Shares Rally

Your Kind of Day?

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

OPINION: End Of Cheap Oil, End Of Road For Ruinous Lifestyle

The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Henry Cuningham column: BRAC buzz: Numbers prompt questions about growth

Mercury News Interview: Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper Networks

Stocks post modest gains as job losses slow

EDITORIAL: Dollar Deliberations

Stocks zigzag as dollar slides on jobs report

Mercury News Interview: Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper Networks

Starbucks says more customers visit and spend more

Starbucks says more customers visit, spending more

Points International Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Leading U.K. Restaurant Chains Post Impressive Sales and Units Gains, Reports Technomic

Procter &Amp; Gamble Co. Up 13% Since Added to Galtstock Long Portfolio

PicksThatMove.Com Announces Investment Opinion on DRYS, CERP, NRK, RF and DML

Noetix Acquires BI Analytics Company Jaros to Complement Operational Reporting Offering

BullTrade Newsletter Yields Mediocre 0.1% Gain in September After Adopting Negative Market Stance

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Is Up 19% Since Added to Galtstock Portfolio

Landec Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results

Seattle Business Magazine Recognizes Leaders in Sustainable Business Practices

Elite Stock Newsletter Up 34.5% Year-to-Date -- Posting a Gain in Every Month

Retail Shopping Communities Attract Shoppers, Influence Purchasing, and Retain Consumers ; New Research: 83 Percent of Online Shoppers Express Interest in Sharing Information About Their Purchases With People They Know

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