Navellier: A Strong Dollar Is Killing Commodities + MORE

Apparently it’s coming back sporadically.I can access my wife’s account, but mine is still in limbo. News story I just found on Yahoo.http://news.yahoo.com/charles-schwab-website-having-technical-problems-cause-unknown-212048752–finance.html

The first oral medication for opioid related constipation receives FDA approval.    

There were plenty of fireworks in the markets last week. Gold melted down in dramatic fashion, some poor data out of China weighed on the market and of course some big-name earnings continued to roll out.
Things have been a bit more stable this week, with gold prices up above $1,400 again after hitting a low of $1,322…

April 23 (Bloomberg) — John Schwinghamer, portfolio
manager at ScotiaMcleod Inc., and author of “Purple Chips”,
discusses investing in the best of blue chip stocks.
Schwinghamer talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox and Carol Massar on
Bloomberg Radio’s “Taking Stock.”

You can’t escape it.
The headlines say it all as commodities sell off and even the most stalwart precious metals enter bear-market territory.
The “Golden Decade” appears to be at an end.
In January I said 2012 was it for gold.
I wrote:
“Europe… will likely have another difficult year in 2013…

Investors should be wary of paying a big premium for DuPont’s cyclicality.    

Commentary: Whether or not Apple beats earnings expectations, the stock will thrive in the next few years.

Commentary: High valuation shows hope in margin gains at some point.

Filed under: Technology, Apple, Earnings, InvestingJerome Favre/Bloomberg

By PETER SVENSSON

NEW YORK — Apple (AAPL) is finally opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders over two years.

Apple says it will buy back $60 billion in shares – the largest buyback authorization in history…

Being the biggest isn’t always the best. On the contrary, it usually leads to underperforming the market. Just ask Apple.