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An important message on risk from the options market–don’t trust the rally in crushed stocks
Prices on options market are saying that there's an awful lot of risk in some of the stocks that have soared the most in the rally of the last few weeks. Buyer beware! at this point. On Friday, when stocks soared on the May jobs report surprise, I went fishing in the...
The credit crunch is still with us, at least at Wells Fargo
On June 2 Wells Fargo (WFC) has announced that it will stop providing loans to a majority of its independent auto dealer customers. Wells Fargo, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, has already cut back on cash-out home mortgage refinancing loans over $250,000 and...
Apple’s delay in iPhone launch to hit Broadcom, other suppliers
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan told analysts today, June 4, that the next iPhone will be launched later than usual and that chip suppliers like Broadcom (AVGO) will see the customary bump in revenue from Apple (AAPL) one quarter later than usual. The CEO told analysts that...
Bonus Special Report: 5 More Stocks for after the Coronavirus–third pick chip maker NXP Semiconductor
Just about everybody agrees that the world after the coronavirus pandemic and recession will look very different. And from what I've read every stock market guru worth his or her smart phone agrees that buying the stocks of companies that are "attuned" to that...
Bonus Special Report: 5 More Stocks for after the Coronavirus–second pick electric-motor maker Nidec
Just about everybody agrees that the world after the coronavirus pandemic and recession will look very different. And from what I've read every stock market guru worth his or her smart phone agrees that buying the stocks of companies that are "attuned" to that...
My Stock Pick of the Day: Xylem (XYL)
Xylem (XYL) is that rare coin on raw market--a pure play water stock at a time when foresighted investors are looking for water stocks and realizing how few of them exist. (The basic water story is that Mother Nature isn't making more of it. Rising global populations...
Bonus Special Report: 5 More Stocks for after the Coronavirus–first pick robot maker Fanuc
Just about everybody agrees that the world after the coronavirus pandemic and recession will look very different. And from what I've read every stock market guru worth his or her smart phone agrees that buy the stocks of companies that are "attuned" to that different...
Selling Constellation Brands out of my Volatility Portfolio; adding it to my Special Reports Dividend waiting list.
Constellation Brands (STZ) is up more than $70 a share--or 67% from its March 23 low $105.64. At today's close of $176.41, up another 2.38% today, the stock is knocking on the door of the $185.96 high and the 200-day moving average at $182.08. I added it to the...
Meituan Dianping shares up 17% today on earnings report
As of 1 p.m. New York time today Meituan Dianping (MPNGF) shares were up 17.52% after the company reported better than forecast sales of 16.8 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) for the quarter that ended on Mach 31. The company reported a lower than projected loss of 1.58...
Special Report: Getting higher dividends–safely–in a dividend crisis! Parts 1, 2, and 3 with 8 Dividend Picks
It'a gotten so that I shudder whenever a stock in my Dividend Portfolio gets near the day for the company to announce the dividend payout for the upcoming quarter. Too often, lately, the news has been grim: General Motors (GM) suspended its dividend for the second...
Disney and market blast higher on optimism about economy after re-opening–the picture from the ground isn’t as positive
Disney (DIS) re-opened part of its Florida park complex today--actually just the admission-free Disney Springs area of restaurants, shops and entertainment venues today. The reaction on line hasn't been all Bippity-Boppity- Boo!  “Not going till they remove these...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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