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Three Stocks That Look Cheap Here
Larry Bellehumeur submits: It would seem that I made a lot of people mad in previous articles, when I claimed that Apple AAPL, Google GOOG and Qualcomm QCOM didn't deserve their current evaluations. Well, I decided to take a different approach this time, and list a few stocks...
Tags: Valero Energy Corp., Home Depot Inc., Caterpillar Inc., Materials/Industrials, Energy, Retail
External links 2008-08-01
Second Worst Month For Commodities Ever
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Commodity investors were probably just as happy to see July end as equity investors were to see the end of June.  During the month, the CRB Commodities Index recorded a decline of 10.0% which is the worst monthly decline since March 1980 (10.5%)...
Tags: Materials/Industrials, Energy, Gold
External links 2008-08-01
Obama vs. McCain: Which Candidate is Better for Ethanol and Equipment Companies?
FP Trading Desk submits: America’s ethanol subsidy program that was fuelled by President Bush’s signing of the Energy Policy Act in August 2005 has been great for heavy equipment companies with exposure to agricultural equipment. Since then, the biofuels push and boost in grain demand that is also being...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, AGCO Corp., Caterpillar Inc., Deere & Co.
External links 2008-08-10
Is the Commodities Bull Market Over?
Arie Goren submits: The dramatic price decline of most commodities at the last five weeks brought some analysts to call for the end of the bull market in commodities, their conclusion is that commodities have reached a turning point and a bigger price decline awaits us. Are they right? Let's...
Tags: Energy, Gold, Materials/Industrials, Streettracks Gold Trust, United States Oil Fund LP
External links 2008-08-11
Agile Investing Adds Commodity ETN, Global Clean Energy ETF To Portfolios
We are making two changes in our model portfolios this week. First, we are going to take advantage of the recent sharp correction in commodity prices to add to all portfolios a 3% position in the iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity exchange-traded note DJP. After reaching a 52-week high of...
Tags: ETF, Energy, Materials/Industrials
External links 2008-08-11
The Commodity Comeback: Sooner Than You Think
Frank J. Maura submits: Since the hedge funds dropped commodities in early July, you have seen a dramatic sell-off in oil, coal, and fertilizers. This despite the fact that these commodities have excellent fundamentals going forward, stellar earnings, and continued demand. The recent "rally" on Wall Street, with the illusion...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, James River Coal Co., Massey Energy Co., United States Oil Fund LP
External links 2008-08-13
Deere Runs with Worldwide Sales
Michael Filloon submits: With the economy going up and down, it has made many investors wary of making investments with respect to the long term. Even though the market has suffered, there are still a few good plays. Many areas ...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, Deere & Co.
External links 2008-08-15
Energy Sector Goes on Sale
Investment U submits: I'm sure stock market behavior is fertile ground for psychologists who study human behavior. Wall Street talking heads have lots of nifty catch phrases to describe their moves… We've all heard, "A rising tide lifts all boats," which could be applied to the oil and the...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, Caterpillar Inc., FPL Group Inc., General Electric Co.
External links 2008-08-19
Fluor Fires Up, Doubles Net Income
John C. Lee submits: On Monday, August 11 after-hours, Fluor Corp. FLR reported $209.3 million or $1.13 per share, an increase of 119%. A year earlier, FLR reported net income of $95.6 million or $0.53 per share. These results included a gain of $79 million or $0.26 per share from...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, Fluor Corp.
External links 2008-08-20
Engineering and Consulting: An Alternative to Investing in Oil Companies
Zacks.com submits: Key Points:Engineering and consulting firms are an alternative way to get exposure to the energy sector.A heavy reliance on revenues from oil companies provides upside, while a diversified list of customers in other industries lessens risk.Analysts have recently raised forecasts on several engineering and consulting firms...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, ENGlobal Corp., Fluor Corp., Foster Wheeler Ltd., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
External links 2008-08-21
How You Can Invest in the Pickens Plan
Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: A friend recently asked me how to invest in the Pickens Plan.  I named a stock see below. He then surprised me by saying "You are the fifth person I've asked, and no one else knew how.  Several said it could not be done."...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, ABB, Clean Energy Fuels Corp., General Electric Co., ITC Holdings Corp., National Grid Plc., Owens Corning, Quanta Services, Siemens AG, Zoltek Companies Inc.
External links 2008-08-21
Nine Ways to Invest in Idaho's Growing Economy
Stockerblog submits: It looks like everything can be negotiated in Idaho. In 2005 the town of Santa, Idaho changed its name to SecretSanta.com for one year, in return for $20,000. More recently, new fiscal legislation passed with the aim of stimulating the economy statewide. Some interesting facts about Idaho...
Tags: Energy, Healthcare, Materials/Industrials, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp., Coldwater Creek Inc., American Ecology Corp., Hecla Mining Co., Idacorp Inc., Micron Technology Inc., MWI Veterinary Supply Inc., NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc.
External links 2008-08-25
Commodity and Energy Fund Returns
Richard Shaw QVM Group submits: Commodity and energy funds of all sorts have proliferated in this recent commodity cycle. There are so many and they are so diverse, it is difficult to keep them all in mind. We put together this table of a variety of broad and...
Tags: ETF, Materials/Industrials, Energy, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust, United States Natural Gas Fund LP, United States Oil Fund LP
External links 2008-08-26
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot (8/25/08)
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Below we provide our trading range charts of ten major commodities.  The green shading represents two standard deviations above and below the commodity's 50-day moving average, and moves above and below indicate extreme overbought and oversold levels.  It's no news that commodities have...
Tags: Energy, Gold & Precious Metals, Materials/Industrials, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust, United States Natural Gas Fund LP, United States Oil Fund LP
External links 2008-08-26
Hedge Your Portfolio with Hurricane Stocks
With Hurricane Gustav closing in on the Gulf of Mexico and expected to make landfall as a major hurricane, it is time to hedge your investment portfolio. After analyzing the 2008 hurricane season, I have generated a pack of hurricane stocks heading into Labor Day weekend. Matrix Services...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, Clean Harbors Inc., Matrix Service Co., Stericycle Inc.
External links 2008-08-28
Why Commodities May Be Nearing a Turning Point
Oriental Trader submits: From this article, we learn that a commodity fund went bust due to being long metals and energy. The hedge fund manager Ospraie Management has said that it will close its flagship fund after it plunged 27 percent in August on losses in energy, mining and...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Energy, Materials/Industrials, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust, United States Oil Fund LP
External links 2008-09-04
The Commodities Basket Trade
Jeff Pietsch submits: Look what the commodities basket trade unwind is doing to these odd bed fellows:DBA - PowerShares DB AgricultureDBP - PowerShares DB Precious MetalsDBE - PowerShares DB Energy by Jeff Pietsch
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials
External links 2008-09-04
Commodity Sector Companies Fight Back With Buybacks
Dr. Duru submits: (Quick side note before I begin... As I wrote this, I watched CNBC's special report on the latest convulsions in America's financial system. Lehman LEH going bankrupt. Bank of America BAC buying Merrill Lynch MER. American International Group AIG in desperate need of $50B before the...
Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, Foster Wheeler Ltd., Joy Global Inc.
External links 2008-09-15
7 Attractive Dividend Stocks
Dividends4Life submits: When investors purchase their initial position in a stock, it is usually after their most rigorous research. Once a stock is in their portfolio, some investors relax on the research for subsequent purchases. Each and every time you purchase a stock, you should run it through the...
Tags: US Market, Energy, Healthcare, Materials/Industrials, AFLAC Inc., BB&T Corp., General Electric Co., Paychex Inc., Pfizer Inc.
External links 2008-09-16
Google and GE Team Up for Green Energy
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced Wednesday that they'll work together to integrate electric vehicles, renewable energy and "smart grid" technologies into the nation's electric grid.  by Greentech Media
Tags: Google Inc., General Electric Co., Energy, Materials/Industrials
External links 2008-09-18
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