The DOW climbed over 100 points by midday today, on news that a few positive earnings reports renewed feelings that the economy is continuing to improve. More at Yahoo Finance: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Stocks-rise-as-earnings-apf-1288027756.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode= My ‘portfolio’ shows modest gains from most stocks.
Celebrating the Dow’s return to 5 figures, here’s stephen colbert. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
In selecting Vonage stock 8 months ago, I used an old reliable tactic. I’d heard of it. And it was under a buck at the time. I bought at 94 cents, and it was under 50 cents not long ago. It hit 2 dollars today, presumably because it released apps for the iPhone and Blackberry. [...]
CIT Group shares lost 99 cents today on news that the commercial lender is again near collapse. It would be a risky play, to jump in when the water is the hottest. But if the price of shares drops below 50 cents – I’m in. Not for much, but its a gamble I’d be willing [...]
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show consistently conducts good interviews. The following is the leadup to his interview with Jim Kramer. March 4, 2009 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c CNBC Financial Advice www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests March 9, 2009 The Daily Show With [...]
To sum up the in-depth analysis used in selecting this stock, I can say this: It was under a buck (0.61 cents), and has been as low as 0.41 in march. Recently trading was halted for a day. Nasdaq halts CombinatoRx trading pending FDA review I get the impression that news of their new pain [...]
Two things led me to invest in stocks for the first time last November. 1. Buy Low November, 2008 The market was at the lowest point it had been in the last 10 years. The DOW was in the low 7,000 range. Almost everything was down drastically. 2. An intelligent, democrat was elected. At that [...]
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