Hard to blame European firms for being upset about this: WSJ reports U.S. trade with Iran is increasing despite sanctions, while EU trade with Iran is falling. Coke, Oral-B mouthwash and Philip Morris cigarettes are but three examples of U.S. products still readily available in Tehran. Standard Chartered surely has some choice words for the discrepancy. [View news story]
No problem!! We give them bad lungs, obesity, but with pleasant breath and then make our move to colonize them for the oil. Simple!!
No U.S. bank cracks Global Finance magazine's list of the world's 50 safest banks until Bank of New York Mellon (BK) comes in at no. 29. Wells Fargo (WFC) ranks 48th; J.P. Morgan (JPM), BofA (BAC) and Citigroup (C) miss the cut entirely. Topping the list is Germany’s KfW; the first publicly traded bank is Canada’s TD Bank (TD) at no. 11. [View news story]
If they are private you nor anyone else has a clue how safe they are. No telling who has $$ with these gnomes or what they are doing with it or how safe it is.
KeyBanc Capital Markets downgrades gun sellers Sturm Ruger (RGR -4.4%) and Smith & Wesson (SWHC -7.5%). Forget about any talk about the Obama or Romney election factor, this is a good ole fashioned valuation call as both stocks have run up solid YTD gains and appear to have maxed out profitability. KeyBanc's ratings: SWHC to Hold from Buy, RGR to Underweight from Hold. [View news story]
Pointy headed analysts are clueless. Lots of sales and profit just because lots of folks want firearms. Nobody gives a $hit about Buckwheat. Guns are just fun although I would stock up on ammo if for some reason that idiot Biden moved up a notch.
CalSTRS plans to keep the heat on Wal-Mart (WMT +0.7%) by using its 5.3M shares to vote against the entire sitting board at the company. It's not a shocker considering the teachers retirement fund filed suit against the company two weeks ago and has been a vocal shareholder in the past. (Previous: Proxy firms on WMT vote) [View news story]
Typical dumb $hit union monkeys. Kill the goose that lays the golden egg!!
Henry Blodget sets a target range of $16-$24 for Facebook (FB -11%), based on a valuation of 20x-30x a 2013 EPS estimate of $0.80. Blodget's retort to those bullish due to Facebook's growth potential: Facebook has already been working on monetization for years; Mark Zuckerberg cares more about Facebook's "social mission" than its business; and the company's next billion users, weighted towards emerging markets, will be much less valuable than its first billion. (previous) [View news story]
WTF is Henry Blodgett? Wake up you toads you're gonna miss the boat!!
I'm with you. I think it's worth buying a little of FB at every dip. Accumulating a decent position now on weakness I'm pretty sure will pay off big over time. Tons of cheerleaders for FB prior to the IPO now every nay sayer in the world is grinding an axe with just about everything to do with this one. Even though I think FB is a pain in the A$$ there are millions of addicts out there that will respond to advertising on FB.
Shares of Ralph Lauren (RL -8.2%), Michael Kors (KORS -5.2%), and Coach (COH -2.7%) all get hit hard after Fossil drops a bombshell on the luxury sector with weak sales in Europe. While FOSL was the spark, the selloff appears to be rooted in something deeper as it spills over to taint names not associated with selling just the highest-end clothing. Decliners: PERY -2.7%, OXM -2.7%, LIZ -5.5%, WRC -5.5%, GPS -3.1%, ANF -6.1%. [View news story]
New York pension funds will use their 4.7M shares of Wal-Mart (WMT) to vote against five directors up for re-election to the retailer’s board, NYT reports. It's unusual for board members to be unseated by shareholder vote, but the pension funds are taking action because of Wal-Mart's reported bribery cover-up. [View news story]
Unions, Mexico, Chicago, New York, corruption, stupidity and WMT out there making lots of money so they can continue with more of the same. Honestly how stupid are these people?
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Hard to blame European firms for being upset about this: WSJ reports U.S. trade with Iran is increasing despite sanctions, while EU trade with Iran is falling. Coke, Oral-B mouthwash and Philip Morris cigarettes are but three examples of U.S. products still readily available in Tehran. Standard Chartered surely has some choice words for the discrepancy. [View news story]
Simple!!
No U.S. bank cracks Global Finance magazine's list of the world's 50 safest banks until Bank of New York Mellon (BK) comes in at no. 29. Wells Fargo (WFC) ranks 48th; J.P. Morgan (JPM), BofA (BAC) and Citigroup (C) miss the cut entirely. Topping the list is Germany’s KfW; the first publicly traded bank is Canada’s TD Bank (TD) at no. 11. [View news story]
No telling who has $$ with these gnomes or what they are doing with it or how safe it is.
KeyBanc Capital Markets downgrades gun sellers Sturm Ruger (RGR -4.4%) and Smith & Wesson (SWHC -7.5%). Forget about any talk about the Obama or Romney election factor, this is a good ole fashioned valuation call as both stocks have run up solid YTD gains and appear to have maxed out profitability. KeyBanc's ratings: SWHC to Hold from Buy, RGR to Underweight from Hold. [View news story]
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Acquiring a strong position.
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CalSTRS plans to keep the heat on Wal-Mart (WMT +0.7%) by using its 5.3M shares to vote against the entire sitting board at the company. It's not a shocker considering the teachers retirement fund filed suit against the company two weeks ago and has been a vocal shareholder in the past. (Previous: Proxy firms on WMT vote) [View news story]
Henry Blodget sets a target range of $16-$24 for Facebook (FB -11%), based on a valuation of 20x-30x a 2013 EPS estimate of $0.80. Blodget's retort to those bullish due to Facebook's growth potential: Facebook has already been working on monetization for years; Mark Zuckerberg cares more about Facebook's "social mission" than its business; and the company's next billion users, weighted towards emerging markets, will be much less valuable than its first billion. (previous) [View news story]
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Tons of cheerleaders for FB prior to the IPO now every nay sayer in the world is grinding an axe with just about everything to do with this one.
Even though I think FB is a pain in the A$$ there are millions of addicts out there that will respond to advertising on FB.
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Shares of Ralph Lauren (RL -8.2%), Michael Kors (KORS -5.2%), and Coach (COH -2.7%) all get hit hard after Fossil drops a bombshell on the luxury sector with weak sales in Europe. While FOSL was the spark, the selloff appears to be rooted in something deeper as it spills over to taint names not associated with selling just the highest-end clothing. Decliners: PERY -2.7%, OXM -2.7%, LIZ -5.5%, WRC -5.5%, GPS -3.1%, ANF -6.1%. [View news story]
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New York pension funds will use their 4.7M shares of Wal-Mart (WMT) to vote against five directors up for re-election to the retailer’s board, NYT reports. It's unusual for board members to be unseated by shareholder vote, but the pension funds are taking action because of Wal-Mart's reported bribery cover-up. [View news story]
Honestly how stupid are these people?
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