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Eastman Chemical was formed by George Eastman of Kodak fame in 1920. I’m sure he never expected it to not only outlive Eastman Kodak, but be one of the strongest performers in the industry.
Eastman is into everything from chemicals for the tire industry to cigarette filter fibers.
The CEO, Jim Rogers, stated in a Barron’s article that his company is an outstanding value, and they will keep shoving earnings down the market’s throat until the stock performs…

June 28 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas
says $14 billion flowed out of exchange-traded products in the
U.S. in June, making it the worst month for the industry since
January, 2010. Bloomberg Radio’s Catherine Cowdery reports on
Exchange Traded Funds.

Volkswagen is planning a $40 million investment to set up a warehouse in Roane County, Tenn.    

The death of cash is one of the hottest trends on the Street. With consumers fleeing cash in favor of the convenience of credit and debit cards, electronic financial transactions and payment processors continue to see explosive growth.
But while the bullish trend in the industry is universally acknowledged, the real question is how to profit…

Sometimes copying a competitor’s offering can work wonders. Facebook just launched a video service on Instagram, and it immediately took a bite out of Twitter’s growing Vine.    

Geometric vs arithmetic average returns

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Investors may have noticed that Facebook has been in an imitative mood recently, replicating popular social-media features and launching rival offerings. Facebook’s most direct rival is easily Twitter, and Facebook just adopted hashtags. Facebook’s Poke app was a ripoff of Snapchat, and Instagram’s new video service is a direct shot at Twitter’s growing Vine service…