Category Archive: Finance
AO Smith – All Time High
The Chart of the Day belongs to AO Smith (NYSE:AOS). I found the stock by sorting the All Time High list for the stocks with the best technical buy signals then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. A. O. Smith Corporation, with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., is a diversified manufacturer serving customers worldwide. The company is one of the […]
Analysts Remain Positive Following Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Quarterly Earnings
By Sarah Roden On May 7, Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) announced earnings from the 2015 quarter ending in March. The Chinese e-commerce website beat estimates with significant growth and announced a new CEO. This is Alibaba’s third earnings report since going public over the summer with a record-breaking IPO. Alibaba posted $2.81 billion in quarterly revenue, beating the […]
Intro Guide To The Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio Fund (FSPHX)
Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio (FSPHX – MF report) a Zacks Ranked #1 (Strong Buy) seeks capital appreciation. FSPHX invests a large portion of its assets in common stocks of companies principally engaged in the design, manufacture, or sale of products or services used for or in connection with health care or medicine. Dividends and capital gains are […]
Energy Prices And Consumer Spending
Among the disappointments in the 2015:Q1 GDP figures was weak consumption growth, which was a little surprising given the extra cash most consumers have on hand as a result of lower energy prices. I wanted to take a look at how the recent consumer behavior compares with what we’ve seen historically. The graph below plots the price […]
Five Questions That May Be Answered In The Week Ahead
1. After the US economy appears to have contracted (-0.5%/-0.8%) in the first quarter, how is the economy doing here in Q2 which is half over this week? Last week we learned that after a simply dismal March labor report, April job growth bounced back above 200k. The May employment survey will be done […]
Weekly Economic & Political Timeline – 5/10/2015
This week will probably be a fairly quiet one overall, although there will be a lot of focus on the British Pound during the first half of the week and the New Zealand Dollar on Wednesday. Apart from that, the only other event that might make a really big impact on the market is the […]
Microsoft: Peak Tech Bubble 2.0?
Strong Earnings and Financials Make Microsoft (MSFT) a Winner Versus Peers Technology Sector Valuations Extremely High, Heightening Risks of Substantial Correction Salesforce (CRM) Acquisition Could Prove Lackluster, Reminding of Ugly Nokia (NOK) Write-Off With the latest buyout spree raising concerns that another crash in stocks is around the corner, technology stocks are some […]
It’s Back – Oil Breaks $60 Per Barrel
Naysayers, doomsday theorists, and sell-in-May advocates are eating their words after forecasts of $20 oil proved to be dead wrong. Yes, crude oil continues to gallop higher, with prices rising 50% in just over three months. This week, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) soared above $60 per barrel to $62.58, the highest point so far this […]
LeMaitre Vascular – All Time High
The Chart of the Day belongs to LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT). I found the stock by sorting the All Time High last for the stocks with the best technical buy signals and then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 3/4 the stock gained 22.93%. Lemaitre Vascular is a leading global provider of […]
What Makes This New UK ETF Different From Others?
The ETF world has been gifted a brand-new product on this economy by Recon Capital lately. The trading symbol of the fund also corroborates the underlying investing objective. The issuer named it Recon Capital FTSE 100 ETF with a trading symbol of (UK – ETF report). The fund hit the market on April 29, 2015. UK ETF […]
