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Biofuels’ Best-Kept Secret: Syntroleum Corporation (SYNM) March 8, 2010 As we were scouring the market for low-risk ‘green’ stocks to suggest in Saturday’s newsletter “Green Investing for Non-Speculators“ we came across several stocks that looked compelling, but didn’t quite fit our low-risk criteria.
Since some of them will still be of interest to many of you though, we’re going to highlight the best of those [...]
Style, Market Cap Results Bull-Market-To-Date (a surprising winner) March 3, 2010 It’s been a while since we last looked at how the different market caps (micro through large) and styles (value and growth) have performed. Since there’s so much valuable data in knowing which arena is leading or lagging though [indeed, the cap, style, and sector is suggested to be worth 50% of a stock’s movement], [...]
The Rebound’s Stealth Beneficiary…. It’s So Obvious, It’s Obscured February 23, 2010 There’s not one thing wrong with owning an ‘obvious’ stock….. like an Apple (AAPL) or a Procter & Gamble (PG). Those companies sell a wanted/needed product or service, and can bear fruit for investors.
At the same time though, the more obvious a stock is, the greater the odds are that there’s no distinct opportunity with [...]
Consumer Confidence Blips - Take a Breath, & Think it Through February 23, 2010 Having allowed enough time for the dust to settle after Tuesday’s stunning announcement that consumer confidence had plunged, we can now step up to the podium and offer a little, less-hysterical perspective…. something the media failed to do.
Yes, the Conference Board’s key measure of consumer confidence fell from January’s score of 56.5 to 46.0 this [...]
Penny Stock Plays - NWCI, ICNB, NWBO February 21, 2010 Looking for a few penny stocks to tap into? There are several out there worth considering, but a small handful rose to the top of the list of potential ideas. They are Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc (OTC:NWBO), NewCardio, Inc. (OTC:NWCI), and Iconic Brands, Inc. (OTC:ICNB). Here’s a closer look at each.
Iconic Brands, Inc.
We’ve seen plenty [...]
Recent Newsletters
Happy Birthday Bull Market! Here's What It Means. Wed, Mar 10, 2010 @ 08:06 am In short, bull markets - any gain of 20% or more that follows a tumble of 20% or more - that survive for one calendar year are very likely to last at least two years. So, we can reasonably expect stocks to continue rallying to some degree at least through March 9th, 2011. In fact, the expectation for......
'Green' Investing for Non-Speculators Sat, Mar 6, 2010 @ 01:43 pm About three years ago, the Micro Cap Press began covering the growth opportunities in a handful of green-energy industries. Though speculative, the demand was indeed there for companies that could meet it (1) quickly, and (2) cost-effectively. Company size wasn't a factor - technological know-how was......
Q4's Earnings Report Card - Hints & Red Flags Tue, Mar 2, 2010 @ 09:40 am With nearly all of the stocks in the S&P 500 having reported their numbers, 72% have topped analysts' estimates, while 21% fell short of forecasts. Both were close to records, pointing to a widening gap between strong and weak results. As for a raw number, the S&P 500 is going to earn about $16.77......
A Realistic Market Valuation Forecast.... Uh-Oh Thu, Feb 25, 2010 @ 06:36 am With 88% of the S&P 500's Q4-2009 earnings now in (and now that Standard & Poor's has updated their marketwide outlooks through 2011), we've got more than enough data to reassess where the market's likely to be headed over the course of this year. Let's just say it's a mixed bag. Assuming the......
Emerging Small Cap Leaders, by Industry Thu, Feb 11, 2010 @ 03:48 pm In 2008, every stock of every size in every industry was pretty much pointed lower. In 2009, every stock of every size in every industry was pretty much pointed higher. The only 'right and wrong' was being in the market or not. As we roll into 2010 though, we're finally seeing clear leaders emerge ...
AP - Stocks traded in a tight range Friday after mixed reports on retail sales and business inventories gave investors little new insight into the economy.
Reuters - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has filed to list $2.2 billion in shares on the New York Stock Exchange, moving forward in its long effort to become a publicly traded U.S. company.
Updated: 8:06 am PST (16:06 GMT), March 10, 2010
