US Equity

Value -- It's Not For Everyone

By

Tim Melvin

Feb 22, 2012 | 3:10 PM EST  | Comments

And I wouldn't have it any other way. Full Article »

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value investing

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Global Equity & Income

Taking the Templeton Basket to China

By

Sham Gad

Feb 22, 2012 | 2:30 PM EST  | Comments

You may want to buy a handful of these companies, perhaps allocating 0.25% to 0.5% per position. Full Article »

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US Equity | Basic Materials

Staying Focused on Silver and Gold

By

James "Rev Shark" DePorre

Feb 22, 2012 | 2:16 PM EST  | Comments

I believe we'll see a higher level of defensiveness, and that will benefit precious metals. Full Article »

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Upgrades & Downgrades

WFT
Bullish
Weatherford estimates, target raised at BMO
Feb 22, 2012 | 8:22 AM EST
Shares of WFT now seen reaching $20, according to BMO Capital. Estimates also increased, as the company is realizing higher sales and m...
URBN
Bullish
Urban Outfitters upgraded at BMO
Feb 22, 2012 | 8:20 AM EST
URBN was upgraded to Outperform, BMO Capital said. $36 price target. Visibility is improving for the second half of the year and 2013. ...
SXCI
Bullish
SXC Health Solutions numbers raised at Jefferies
Feb 22, 2012 | 8:19 AM EST
Shares of SXCI raised to $71, Jefferies said. Estimates also raised on accelerating contracting momentum. Buy rating.
WYNN
Bullish
Wynn Resorts numbers upped at BMO
Feb 22, 2012 | 8:18 AM EST
WYNN estimates were boosted through 2013, BMO Capital said. Okada redemption should boost the company's earnings. Outperform rating and...
DELL
Bearish
Dell estimates, target cut at BMO
Feb 22, 2012 | 8:17 AM EST
Shares of DELL now seen reaching $20, according to BMO Capital. Estimates also reduced, as the company's margins are shrinking. Market ...
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Columnist Conversation / Market Updates

Disclosure from the Chico's and Urban Outfitters posting
By Paul Price
| Feb 22, 2012
| 3:50 PM EST
I forgot to disclose my holdings when my comment was published a few minutes ago. ...
When an announced 'Tax Cut' increases taxes ...
By Paul Price
| Feb 22, 2012
| 3:37 PM EST
Today's proposal to reduce America's top corporate tax rate is actually a disguised tax increase. ...
Chico's and Urban Outfitters are fashionable once again ...
By Paul Price
| Feb 22, 2012
| 3:26 PM EST
RMP reader's were alerted to Chico's last November 23rd in the article linked below. The shares were $9.90 at that time. _Chico's =E2=80=93 A Fashionable Combination Play_...
Position Maintenance
By Robert Lang
| Feb 22, 2012
| 2:57 PM EST
Taking some names off here as I get ready to crank it up again:...
Pop Quiz: AAPL
By Helene Meisler
| Feb 22, 2012
| 2:52 PM EST
What does the stock do if they do not institute a dividend tomorrow? Position: And does it have an affect on the market? ...
Romney
By Graham Shove
| Feb 22, 2012
| 12:58 PM EST
At 12:16 PM heard "Romney Repeats Call To Cut Corporate Tax Rate To 25 Percent, Seeks To Lower Top Individual Tax Rate To 28 Percent, Would end Estate Tax, Would Repeal The Al...
Technical Action
By L.A. Little
| Feb 22, 2012
| 12:10 PM EST
The only technical action that seems to have overriding importance for the past couple months is a world of central bankers that are flooding the system....
Domestic Oil Production Up, Gasoline Consumption Down
By Glenn Williams
| Feb 22, 2012
| 11:59 AM EST
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) posted a surprise about domestic oil production....
Gannett Raises Dividend Again
By Jonathan Heller
| Feb 22, 2012
| 11:43 AM EST
There's been speculation that another dividend increase was in the works given the company's solid free cash flow.  Today, Gannett (GCI) made it official, raising the div...
Ringing the Register on Herbalife
By Robert Lang
| Feb 22, 2012
| 10:29 AM EST
I mentioned here on Feb. 2 that we bought some HLF March 57.5 calls at 3....
AES and Roger Arnold's Ponzi Scheme Article
By Glenn Williams
| Feb 22, 2012
| 10:22 AM EST
Today, Roger Arnold has a great column about foreign direct investment in China....
Dear Dougie
By Helene Meisler
| Feb 22, 2012
| 10:13 AM EST
Tony Dwyer's call is not unique. These divergences have been developing since early February....
Dell a Deal
By Sham Gad
| Feb 22, 2012
| 10:02 AM EST
Shares in Dell are off 5% after the company released its results yesterday....
Divergences
By Robert Moreno
| Feb 22, 2012
| 9:50 AM EST
In response to the Doug Kass query - we are seeing classical short term bearish divergences....
Es & Nq Outlook -- 2/22/2012
By Bob Byrne
| Feb 22, 2012
| 9:22 AM EST
Es...
General Market
By Ken Shreve
| Feb 22, 2012
| 9:14 AM EST
Tuesday's price action in the major averages tells me that 13,000 for the Dow and 1,370 for the S&P 500 may be a ceiling in the near-term....
VZ
By Graham Shove
| Feb 22, 2012
| 9:10 AM EST
At 8:54 AM heard "T-Mobile USA Asks FCC To Block Verizon Purchase Of Spectrum." The move highlights desperation from T-Mobile following the break of the AT&T merger....
Question for our technically inclined contributors:
By Doug Kass
| Feb 22, 2012
| 9:04 AM EST
Given the lower number of new highs, the declining volume on advancing share prices and the stochastics reflected in Tony Dwyer's work that suggests with few oversold sto...
Buying FXA on this dip
By Ed Ponsi
| Feb 22, 2012
| 9:03 AM EST
I'm planning to open a small position in FXA on the open, just a quarter size position....
Watch list for Feb. 22
By Bob Byrne
| Feb 22, 2012
| 8:59 AM EST
Below are a few stocks from my current watch list....
Dollar Tree Weakness
By Brian Sozzi
| Feb 22, 2012
| 8:47 AM EST
Was negative into the earnings release.  However, crunching the numbers and seeing the pre-market weakness has me wondering about doing what I did on Nordstrom...reversin...
Big levels = resistance
By Scott Redler
| Feb 22, 2012
| 7:59 AM EST
Futures off a bit as some soft data comes out of Europe. Markets typically find sellers at "big numbers" Like Dow 13,000 or S&P 1370....
13,000 Euphoria Short-Lived
By David Peltier
| Feb 21, 2012
| 4:06 PM EST
Stocks quickly forgot about the momentary euphoria when the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 13,000 for the first time in four years and closed down around the lows of the...
Transports
By Jim Cramer
| Feb 21, 2012
| 2:21 PM EST
&&^(*^&$%#%*** transports are spoiling a particularly good day but that's what they are supposed to be doing....
GILD
By Jim Cramer
| Feb 21, 2012
| 2:10 PM EST
Gilead is trading as if they have to write-off the whole Pharmasset acquisition. I question that but I can't put my finger on when this stock is going to bottom...   ...
Apple's Push
By L.A. Little
| Feb 21, 2012
| 1:35 PM EST
Apple push right into the middle resistance zone from the charts I shared this morning on RealMoneyPro. That zone was around $513....
Euro/Yen
By Mark Casa
| Feb 21, 2012
| 1:29 PM EST
The euro is moving against the yen as well. Weeks ago I mentioned this as a pair to buy above 101.40ish. Today it tested 106.00, which is a measured move for the cross....
Dollar/Yen
By Helene Meisler
| Feb 21, 2012
| 1:12 PM EST
Speaking of round numbers, this currency relationship is pushing toward 80. I expect some resistance there. ...
Retest of 05/02/11 highs?
By Scott Redler
| Feb 21, 2012
| 11:17 AM EST
S&P's opened higher and filled the gap in the first hour  (then regrouped and headed up) If you want to talk SPY- the low was 136.35...
It's OK To Be Wrong...
By Robert Lang
| Feb 21, 2012
| 10:44 AM EST
...but don't be afraid to admit it.  I have made my share of errors, had losses big and small on trades.  For trading purposes, trying to play the game of 'macro' pr...
Let's Draw Some Conclusions
By Robert Lang
| Feb 21, 2012
| 10:31 AM EST
Today, Goldman came out and said Mosaic's potash assets are 40% undervalued.  So, let's extrapolate to Agrium and Potash, which have more of these assets than Mosaic.&nbs...
Cracker Barrel (CBRL) Solid Q2
By Jonathan Heller
| Feb 21, 2012
| 9:21 AM EST
Company reported revenue up 5% to $673 million, beating the $659 million consensus estimate. "Adjusted" eps $1.20, beating the $1.14 consensus....
Watch list for Feb. 21
By Bob Byrne
| Feb 21, 2012
| 9:04 AM EST
Below are a few stocks from my current watch list....
New Feature -- Daily 'Morning Call' Video
By Eric Harding
| Feb 21, 2012
| 9:02 AM EST
I'm happy to announce that beginning today, Scott Redler of T3Live and Real Money Pro will be featured on a "Morning Call" video each morning....
Extension of Mortgage Debt Relief Act Questionable
By Roger Arnold
| Feb 21, 2012
| 7:59 AM EST
It is being reported by one news outlet that the fiscal year 2013 budget includes a provision for extending The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief act of 2007 to the end of 2012...
LTRO
By Helene Meisler
| Feb 21, 2012
| 7:59 AM EST
In this morning's column I reference the ECB's LTRO plan.  Here are two charts of the S&P.  The first is the six weeks prior to LTRO, on December 21st.  The...
Wal-Mart's Less than Wonderful Quarter
By Brian Sozzi
| Feb 21, 2012
| 7:43 AM EST
The market demanded a wonderful quarter from Wal-Mart after sending its stock price so close to its September 2008 highs.  For at least the past two quarters, it was suff...
Look before you leap...
By Paul Price
| Feb 21, 2012
| 6:43 AM EST
When Carl Icahn announced a tender offer for CVR Energy many traders were quick to buy up shares of CVR....
Home Depot Pre-Call Take
By Brian Sozzi
| Feb 21, 2012
| 6:27 AM EST
Home Depot quite possibly delivered the cleanest quarter of its entire fiscal year, and that is saying something as each quarter from the prior nine months was quite spotless ...
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