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Poll Shows Restaurant Industry Negatively Affected (SBUX, EAT, KR, SWY)

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:36:32 GMT

A recent Harris Interactive survey sponsored by Food Shopping Trends (NASDAQ:WFMI) showed that two thirds of Americans have changed their eating habits. 51% are eating dinner at home more often and 37% are taking a hard look at their grocery shopping habits.[More...]

3 Stocks For Any Portfolio: PG, MYRX, SWY

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:41:32 GMT

Every private portfolio needs to have at least some exposure to each sector (Agriculture to Telecoms) and class of security (Growth to Value). In this article, I highlight 3 stocks that might fill in the missing piece of your portfolio.[More...]

Tickers For The Latest Portfolio Reshaping

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:45:21 GMT

Fortunately my portfolio management methods don’t revolve around frequent trading. One of my kids came up to me recently and said, “What did you do today, Dad?” I said, “I made one trade, and I did a bunch of research.” He then asked, “How often do you trade?” I answered, “That was my first trade in a week, and I haven’t traded much in the last two months, but that’s not normal. There is no normal for me. When the market is really volatile, I trade a lot more, selling when stocks are rising, and buying when they are selling off. When the market is relatively placid, I don’t do much.” He looked at me, kind of smiled, and moved on. Information overload from Dad. Most people and investment managers trade too often. They sell their winners too rapidly, and panic too soon on their losers. Now, I’m not advocating “buy and forget,” or Buffett’s statement, “Our favorite holding period is forever.”[More...]

Biggest Declines Among S&P

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:05:02 GMT

The following is a list of the S&P 500 firms where the analysts have been cutting their expectations for the current fiscal year the most over the last month. Most likely these firms reported disappointing earnings or gave negative guidance on their conference calls. Historically, you have not wanted to be invested in companies where the analysts who follow them most closely see the earnings prospects diminishing. Also, estimates in motion tend to remain in motion. The first bit of bad news is rarely the last (the cockroach theory). This means that the current expectations, even though down from last month, are probably still to high for these firms. To weed out anomalies, only those firms that are currently expected to earn more than $0.50 in 2009 are included and only those firms where there are a minimum of three estimates in the system. If you have these stocks in your portfolio, you might want to reconsider[More...]

Supervalu (NYSE:SVU) Dividend Stock Analysis

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:47:47 GMT

SUPERVALU INC. operates as a grocery retailer in the United States. The company is member of the S&P 500 and the S&P Dividend Aristocrats indexes. SUPERVALU INC. has paid dividends for more than 70 years and consistently increased payments to common shareholders every year for 35 years. The company[More...]

Busiest Week For Dividends Increases In 2009

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:41:32 GMT

Last week marked the busiest week for dividend increases in 2009 as several blue chip companies such as IBM, Costco and Exxon Mobil raised their payouts. It is always bullish to see companies which have always rewarded shareholders with raised payouts continue operating in a shareholder friendly pattern of behavior. ExxonMobil (XOM), which engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and[More...]

IBM (NYSE:IBM) Assumes Familiar Leadership Role

Fri, 01 May 2009 15:52:00 GMT

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), a name once synonymous blue-chip technology, faced a near-death experience in the early 1990’s when it misjudged the importance of PCs at a time when demand for mainframes was waning and corporate downsizing wa[More...]

Options Trading And Takeover Rumors

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:57:00 GMT

The takeover rumors are back, declares David Nassar in The MarketWatch Options Trader.[More...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

Consumer Brands as Competitive Advantage

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:30:53 GMT

Brands names have been considered as a competitive advantage for companies. Companies like Kraft, Heinz, P & G, Coke, Pepsi...etc all own the who's who in consumer brands. But do all brands count as a competitive advantage? The answer is no.Case Study: Packaged Foods BrandsPackaged or consumer food products have limited value or competitive advantage on its own. In order for brands to be a competitive advantage it must be coupled with any of the following (see my earlier post here):[More...]

Strike threatened at Arizona supermarkets

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:26:00 GMT

Strike threatened at Arizona supermarkets[More...]

Sacramento-Area Flu-Shot Strategy: Seek Out Seasonal; Wait (Mostly) on H1N1

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:03:00 GMT

Oct. 23--If you're considering getting the H1N1 flu shot, forget it for now, unless you are pregnant or have a very young child.
While you wait for the H1N1 shots to become more widely available later this fall, officials recommend you get the seasonal flu shot.
It still possible to find the seasonal shots in the Sacramento area.

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Poll Shows Restaurant Industry Negatively Affected (SBUX, EAT, KR, SWY)

3 Stocks For Any Portfolio: PG, MYRX, SWY

Tickers For The Latest Portfolio Reshaping

Biggest Declines Among S&P

Supervalu (NYSE:SVU) Dividend Stock Analysis

Busiest Week For Dividends Increases In 2009

IBM (NYSE:IBM) Assumes Familiar Leadership Role

Options Trading And Takeover Rumors

S&P 500 Stocks

Consumer Brands as Competitive Advantage

Strike threatened at Arizona supermarkets

Sacramento-Area Flu-Shot Strategy: Seek Out Seasonal; Wait (Mostly) on H1N1

Sacramento-Area Flu-Shot Strategy: Seek Out Seasonal; Wait (Mostly) on H1N1

Tom Thumb Says It Will Stock Its Shelves With Lower Prices

Earnings in Third Quarter

Safeway 3Q profit drops 35 percent on slow sales

Who Turned Out the Lights?

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.

1,658-pound pumpkin crushes competition

Earnings Preview: Safeway to report 3Q Thursday

Gabelli & Company Releases The Focus Five

Fitch Affirms Safeway's IDR at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Safeway Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings

Safeway Inc. Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend

Overhill Farms Reports Revenues of $54.5 Million, Net Income of $2.6 Million, for Third Quarter

Safeway Launches Annual Fundraising Campaign for MDA

ParagonReport.Com Complimentary Market Update on SWY, AMZN, WMT and M

Safeway Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings

Safeway Raises $12 Million in June to Fund Prostate Cancer Research

Safeway Inc. to Webcast Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

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