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5 Good Dividend Plays

I definitely agree about T, VZ, and BP, especially VZ. I really like Verizon the best of all because it's no longer a widows-and-orphans stock. Instead, VZ has become a major growth story with the introduction of the new Android smart phone. The release is perfect for the holidays. And just think about all of those lucrative new service contracts! Vodaphone should be added to the list since it shares much of the same revenue stream. It too pays a great dividend.

Skrummy

Crude Oil Demand and the Quick Recovery Hoax

As others point out, the oil majors did show profits, not losses. But what rankles me most is the year over year comparisons that some analysts keep highlighting. Such comparisons are very misleading and are akin to yellow journalism--Oh my, "down more than 50% from last year"!!! Give me a break. Let's take a longer range view.

Skrummy

S&P Gives Teck Cominco Lowest Investment-Grade Rating

I fully expect commodity prices to rebound with the incoming Obama administration's stimulus plans. Accordingly, TCK will experience a powerful rebound. The debt load is certainly heavy, but S&P is almost useless in terms of rating the stock itself. When S&P determines a stock to be a "buy," then is the time to sell (and visa-versa). I could name so many examples, beginning with BP, FRO, GE....

Looking Good: Genco in Particular, Shipping in General

MENY OF YOU OUT THERE EXPECT RADICAL DIVIDEND CUTS, BUT I'M NOT SO SHURE. YELLOW JOURNALISM IS A FACT OF LIFE, AND SHIPPING STOCKS (ALTHOUGH AFFECTED BY THE FINANCIALS) ARE NOT BANKING STOCKS. WHILE DSX ISN'T PAYING A DIVI FOR AWHILE, IT SUSPENDED ITS PAYOUT, NOT CANCELLING IT ALTOGETHER. WHEN CASH FLOW IMPRUVES, YOU'LL SEE YIELDS IMPRUVE. A YEAR AGO THE TANKURS LOOKED LIKE THEY WOOD SINK. BUT THEY OF COURSE CAME ROARING BACK. NOW I KNOW THAT FRO & GMR ARE NOT BULKERS, BUT SOME OF THE SAME PRINCIPLES APPLY--MAINLY AN IMPRUVEMENT IN COMMODITIES AS THE WURLDWIDE ECONOMY PICKS UP (WHITCH IT WILL).

SKRUMMY

Don't Let Bulk Shippers Sink Your Portfolio... For Now

I WOOD LIKE TO ADD DAT EARNING'S FOR EGLE, GNK, GMR & OTHURS HAVE BIN QWITE STRONG! DSX REPORT IN SEVRUL DAYS. PROJECKTION ARE RILL GOOD FOR IT TOO. I ALSO AGREE DAT REGAN IS CLOSIN DE BARN DOOR ALREDDY AFTUR AL DE HORSES'VE ESCAPED.

SKRUMMY

Valuing GE (It's Cheap)

I LIKE MY STOCKS AS I LIKE MY WOMIN--CHEAP! SO I WOOD BUY MORE GE SHARES IF'N I DINT ALLREDDY OWN SO DANG MENY.

SKRUMMY

Point of No Return or Perfect Buying Opportunity?

I DUNNO, ALL DEM STOCKS U SHOWED US WHENT BACK UP AGIN--PRETTY GOOD TOO. FOR D FURST TIME EVUR IM SORELY TEMPTED TO BUY BAC, IF'N I COULD AFFORD IT.

SKRUMMY

General Garbage

DONT COUNT GE OUT YET! YO'RE TALKIN BOUT THE BLUEST OF ALL THE BLUE CHIPS! GE'S BEEN ROUND FOR A LONG TIME & IT'LL BE HERE LONG AFTUR YOU AND I ARE GONE. AND GE OF COURSE WILL ROCKET WHEN THE OVERALL MARKIT TURNS POSITIVE AGIN. THERE IS ONLY ONE GREAT STOCK IN DIS WHOLE DANG WURLD--AND DATS GE!!!

SKRUMMY

Harvest Energy Trust: Not Like Other Refiners

CAN ENYONE EXPLAIN HOW CURRANCY FLUCTUATIONS AFFECT HTE? I WOOD GREATLY APPRECIATE SUTCH INSITES. THANX, SCRUMMY.

Tanker Stocks: Bargains Here?

Man, dat EGLE shure had a nice run today!

CapitalSource Can't Cover Its Dividend

Yep, I just bot cse today. Hoppin to impruve me luck after buyin BSC las week.

Skrummy