How bad was last week?
Dow took its losing streak to six days, and has now fallen in 12 of the past 13 days. The WSJ points out that the last time the Dow suffered as many losses over a 13-day stretch was in October 1974,…
PharMerica revisited
April 13th we wrote that PharMerica was right to turn down Omincare's $15 per share offer. Since that time PMC has continued to underperform the market declining twice as much as the market as a…
Do you believe a good company will come back from a 20% price decline?
I certainly do. I'm talking about Hess Oil. HES. Let's revisit the stock checklist. Hess Oil scores a 8, the highest rating I've yet to see any stock achieve. Not only do I believe it will come…
Magic Jack Redux (CALL) fails the smell test
Fortunately, we don't own any more Magic Jack stock and actually made money on it. I'm sorry I just can't handle the bizarre way management treats their shareholders. I never buy reverse merger…
Top Hedge-Fund Managers at Ira Sohn Investment Conference - Barrons.com
Where Top Investors Are Putting Their Money Now By ANDREW BARY | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Top hedge-fund managers brought their best ideas to last week's Ira Sohn Investment Conference. Why they like…
A Miserable Week Leaves Stocks Down 4% - Barrons.com
SLUMPING OIL AND NATURAL-GAS PRICES this year have taken a bite out of nearly all energy shares, and exploration and production company Hess (HES) is no exception. Yet a good portion of the stock's…
HEARD ON THE STREET: Peering Through J.P. Morgan's Hedges - WSJ.com
This is scary, especially, considering most of the world's assets are sitting here. HEARD ON THE STREET: Peering Through J.P. Morgan's Hedges - WSJ.com.
The world is coming to an end but we can share it on Facebook?
Reasons why Facebook marks some kind of weird market top. 1.Round the clock coverage on CNBC and Bloomberg about the Facebook IPO and how much money everyone is making. 2.The largest tech (maybe any…
MCD, McDonalds Scores a 2 on our checklist, but looks undervalued
A recent pullback in the price of MCD presents a good opportunity to buy this dividend paying stock; paying about 3.08%. CHART- know how to read charts. We firmly believe I can improve the price of…
Most technicals look poor
I find few stocks in our portfolio that look like they are headed higher in the immediate future. Even though oil has had a sharp and steep decline, prices still look like they have room to drop.…