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Too Bad Jim Cramer didn't really commit professional suicide + MORE

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Best Stocks of 2013 Update — Intel, Daimler and More – http://slant.investorplace.com/ It has been an interesting ride for the stock market in 2013, with the S&P 500 up about 16% year-to-date. So how are the stock pickers faring in our Best Stocks for 2013 feature, which was meant to provide 10 buy-and-hold picks that deliver big gains from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31? As a whole, not bad. Here’s the rundown as of the closing bell Thursday, May 23: Sherwin-Williams (SHW): +21% Intel (INTC): +19% Mylan (MYL): +16% Two Harbors (TWO): +15% Daimler (DDAIF): +11% Fomento Economico Mexico (KOF):...

Why I Stopped Using Stop-Loss Orders + MORE

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How Microsoft Can Reboot Windows 8 – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Commentary: Don’t expect an about-face from touch design. Continue Reading On http://www.smartmoney.com/ » 63 Brand-New Quotes From Warren Buffett – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing The tried and true “classic” Warren Buffett quotes are classics because they’re great, timeless bits of investing wisdom. But sometimes they can also feel a bit too well worn. Following are 63 brand-new quotes from Buffett, fresh from the May 4 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » Sell Apple, Buy Google – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Commentary: Why the search giant is a better bet than the iPhone...

Are REITs Getting Too Expensive? + MORE

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Dow 15,000? Try 116,200 – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Commentary: When the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 15,000, it had me dreaming of bigger things. Specifically: Dow 116,200. Why it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Continue Reading On http://www.smartmoney.com/ » Will Google Unveil a New Nexus 7 Next Week? – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing Next week, search juggernaut Google will officially kick off Google I/O, its annual developer conference where it’s expected to show off the latest and greatest Android developments. The event will be held at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco, the same venue where Apple and Microsoft are...

Adasuve Deal Is Very Good For Alexza, But What About Teva? + MORE

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Sell Apple, Buy Google – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Commentary: Why the search giant is a better bet than the iPhone maker this year. Continue Reading On http://www.smartmoney.com/ » How Microsoft Can Reboot Windows 8 – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Commentary: Don’t expect an about-face from touch design. Continue Reading On http://www.smartmoney.com/ » Oil Prices Are Primed To Drop — Here's Where The Smart Money's Going – streetauthority.com Remember the "super spike"? That phrase entered our vocabulary five years ago this month when crude oil prices suddenly surged to $120 a barrel. By July 2008, prices surged to $140 a barrel, which surely played a role...

Why the Street Should Love Gardner Denver's Earnings + MORE

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Cramer's Mad Money – One Hundred Years Of Clorox (5/7/13) – seekingalpha.com By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV Program, Tuesday, May 7. CEO Interview: Donald Knauss, Clorox (CLX) On the 100th anniversary of the creation of the company, CEO Donald Knauss of Clorox (CLX), discussed the first major bleach product made from salt water with an electric charge… Continue Reading On seekingalpha.com » Emerson – More Realistic, But Not Necessarily Better – investopedia Emerson’s relative performance may be positive, but the net value is still lacking     Continue Reading On...

Re: Weekly Electricity Analysis + MORE

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Pacific Drilling Announces Proposed Private Offering of $750 Million Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing Pacific Drilling Announces Proposed Private Offering of $750 Million Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 LUXEMBOURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYS: PACD) (NOTC: PDSA) (“Pacific Drilling”) announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $750 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior secured notes due 2020 for sale in a private placement to eligible purchasers… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » Shares Of This Well-Known Smartphone Maker Could Drop 30% – streetauthority.com Everyone loves a good turnaround story....

7 Stocks to Sell Amid Dark Manufacturing Outlook + MORE

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Eli Lilly CEO Taking Leave of Absence – fool.com John Lechleiter will turn over reins to CFO while undergoing and recuperating from a surgery.     Continue Reading On fool.com » UPC Holding Reports First Quarter 2013 Results – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing UPC Holding Reports First Quarter 2013 Results AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)– UPC Holding B.V. (“UPC Holding”) is today providing selected, preliminary unaudited financial and operating information for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (“Q1 2013”)… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » The Best-Performing Precious Metal Just Got Even Better – http://www.investmentu.com/ This may be the best time in more than a...

A Huge Untapped Investment Opportunity + MORE

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Microsoft and Nokia Ready to Change the Game – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing When well-known entities like Nokia  and Microsoft  hitch their respective wagons together, there’s bound to be high expectations. In this instance, with its steadily declining market share, Nokia literally put its corporate life on the line with the introduction of its high-end Lumia 920 running Microsoft’s Windows phone OS… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » Dollar Haters Look for New Alternative Currency After Gold Crash & Bitcoin Bust – http://slant.investorplace.com/ Bitcoin took the financial blogosphere by storm in April as the electronic currency soared — at one point tacking...

How to Profit From the Apple (AAPL) iBond Announcement + MORE

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Warren Buffett Makes Shareholders Sweat – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Want to meet the Sage of Omaha? Run — in his 5K race. Continue Reading On http://www.smartmoney.com/ » How to Profit From the Apple (AAPL) iBond Announcement – http://www.investmentu.com/ There was big news from Apple this week. And investors are eager to uncover exactly what it means and… most important… how to play the situation. The strategy is simple. On the latest Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) earnings call, Tim Cook announced that the existing share buyback program would be increased to $60 billion from the original $10 billion… Continue Reading On http://www.investmentu.com/ » Are...

Cramer's Mad Money – The Best International Growth Story In The Restaurant Space (4/30/13) + MORE

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Who in Their Right Mind Owns Best Buy Stock? – http://slant.investorplace.com/ Perhaps my favorite headline from Tuesday was that electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) sold its 50% interest in Europe’s Carphone Warehouse back to the company for about $775 million. Just five years ago, it paid $2.15 billion to acquire that stake — for math-challenged investors, that means a loss of over $1… Continue Reading On http://slant.investorplace.com/ » Five Places to Expect a Crisis This Summer – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Commentary: Problems tend to bloom in August, not in May. Continue Reading On http://www.smartmoney.com/ » Re: speaking of unsecure wireless, how to...

Gold ETP Holdings Have Record Monthly Drop (Audio) + MORE

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Gold ETP Holdings Have Record Monthly Drop (Audio) – bloomberg.com April 30 (Bloomberg) — Gold holdings in exchange-traded products plunged 174 metric tons in April, the biggest monthly drop ever. Jason Toussaint, managing director of investments at the World Gold Council, comments on the sell-off. Bloomberg Radio’s Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. Continue Reading On bloomberg.com » Why the U.S. Paying Down Debt Is a BAD Thing – http://slant.investorplace.com/ On the surface, it seems like a great headline: America will pay down its debts in the current quarter, marking the first time in six years that has happened....

Gold is Down… This is Next + MORE

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5 Sectors That Have Been Smashed Since 2009 – http://slant.investorplace.com/ The stock market has more than doubled since spring 2009, but there are a handful of laggards that remains just as battered now as they were back then. And with good reason. The global economy has undergone tremendous upheaval. In technology, we saw the rise of mobile devices by companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and streaming media from companies like Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)… Continue Reading On http://slant.investorplace.com/ » The Absolute Best Dividend Stocks In America – streetauthority.com I'd bet most income investors know about the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index. To be included in...

A Big Move in the Wireless Sector? + MORE

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Starbucks' Special Model Is Valuable, But Maybe Not This Valuable – investopedia Starbucks continues to deliver good execution, but the valuation demands greatness.     Continue Reading On investopedia » Should Intel Change Strategies? – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing There’s no beating around the bush here: Intel is the most advanced semiconductor manufacturer on the planet. The company believes its leading-edge capacity is its single greatest asset it can leverage against the competition. In the coming years, process nodes and transistors will continue shrinking, and investors are hoping that Intel’s cutting-edge technology will let it gain considerable traction against ARM Holdings designs…...

3 Tech Stocks With Growing Short Interest + MORE

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Will Agilysys Hit the Jackpot? – http://www.investmentu.com/ Every once in a while, the stock market offers you a gift that is too good to pass up. It happens for just a short period of time when a company has dropped off the radar screen for so long that it’s now cheap but profits are starting to grow again. You aren’t getting in on the ground floor, you’re jumping onto an escalator that is already moving… Continue Reading On http://www.investmentu.com/ » Re: Thoughts on reverse mortgages – bogleheads.org Cut-Throat wrote:What I don’t seem to understand here, is you run out of...