Stocks

Stocks are investments that represent a share of ownership in a publicly traded company. Investors purchase stocks in hopes that they’ll appreciate in value and/or pay dividends. In January 2009, there were almost 10,000 publicly traded companies whose shares traded on stock exchanges or over the counter.

The introduction of discount online brokers has opened up stock investing to a wider audience of people internationally. Over the long term, stocks are thought of as the most lucrative investment available to the general public – as a class having returned an average of 10% annually through the first half of the 2000s.

Because of their importance as investments, stock market commentaries have emerged on the blogosphere in a big way.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Stocks”

• PGCX, PanGenex Products, A Breakthrough in the Multi-billion Dollar Nutraceutical and Dietary Supplement Industry. PGCX, X-Tra Hot Stock Alert by PennyOmega.com

  
  Finditt Blog — Authority: 173
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• Forex Capital Markets

  
  Top Forex, Penny Stocks, and More! — Authority: 440
  The economy steadily is improved, about which testifies the fulfillment the stock market during the recent several weeks. If you are regular trading, without giving to you kind return you want perhaps you they heard about the foreign currency, more known as “Forex”. Are a whole series of automated Forex commercial ...
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• TAXS, TaxMasters, Inc. -Revenues Increased 87.5%- Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 Versus the Same Period 2008

  
  Finditt Blog — Authority: 173
  PennyOmega.com Hot Stock News & Alerts!________________________________________FREE Daily Stock Alerts From PennyOmega.com ________________________________________Saturday Nov 28, 2009 PennyOmega.com Stock Report!************************************************************** TAXS, TaxMasters, Inc., TAXS.OBTAXS is ...
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• Crude Oil Futures (Part II)

  
  Best Online Earning Ideas — Authority: 170
  You must have been surprised because many people think that trading crude oil futures is only for the hedge funds or really wealthy people. Well, you can trade crude oil futures if you want to. But dont do it without getting a good training. You might have heard some of your friends talk about trading crude oil ...
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• Tips on Getting Best Mortgage Rates. | ProfitEdition

  
  Mortgage online — Authority: 161
  The biggest investment youll ever make in your life is possibly your home. You must have spend time searching for your dream home, gone through all the ...
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• More bad news for Malcolm Turnbull (Australian voters prefer Joe Hockey as conservative leader)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  JOE Hockeys stocks as future Liberal leader have surged after a new poll found he is Coalition voters favourite to lead the embattled party. Thirty-nine per cent of Coalition voters said they preferred Mr Hockey, while 26 per cent favoured Tony Abbott and 25 per cent wanted encumbent Malcolm Turnbull to remain. The ...
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• Fundamentally: A Rally That Needs More ‘E’

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  Earnings need to rise — and soon — to continue a rally that has lifted stock prices by more than 60 percent since early March, Paul J. Lim says.
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• Best Penny Stocks

  
  Penny Stocks 101 — Authority: 127
  The penny stocks are hot issue worldwide. The stock market enables the companies to increase money to expand their business. However the new investor can be victim of many scam companies. These fraud companies give wrong information about their financial health and convince people to buy their stocks. ...
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• Low Bank CD’s Make Save Investing Hard

  
  eTrades.net — Authority: 144
  Investing has really become a much less reckless nowadays that the world is seeing one of the worst economic downturns in decades. Money is very important in determining your life’s status and stability; therefore any investments should be thoroughly researched. People are always trying to find the best and safest ...
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• Bullion & Business Weekend Report - Nov. 28

  
  Coin News — Authority: 562
  Precious metals were hit hard Friday when the US dollar rose as worries of debt default in Dubai surfaced following news of their efforts to delay billions in loan repayments. Weekly prices in London were down for all metals, but gold and platinum futures in New York enjoyed gains. US stocks tumbled on Friday ...
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• Thanksgiving Trade #3: Darden Restaurants (DRI)

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 654
  Filed under: Darden Restaurants (DRI) , Options Thanksgiving is a time when friends and family gather at home for a feast, but the restaurant industry is hoping that a good number of folks dine out amid their holiday shopping activities. Given the tentative economic recovery and double-digit unemployment rate ...
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• PGCX, PanGenex Provides Updated Time Line for Direct Response Television Program with Partner Incredible Discoveries® to Promote Scientifically Formulated, Condition Specific Dietary Supplements

  
  Finditt Blog — Authority: 173
  PennyOmega.com Hot Stock News & Alerts!________________________________________FREE Daily Stock Alerts From PennyOmega.com ________________________________________Saturday Nov 28, 2009 PennyOmega.com Stock Report!PGCX, PanGenex Corporation, ...
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• Before the bell: Futures sharply lower on Dubai’s debt problems

  
  money blog — Authority: 150
  Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Market matters , Gap Inc (GPS) , Economic data , Commodities , Oil , Financial Crisis U.S. stock futures tumbled this Black Friday morning, as markets resumed trading after the Thanksgiving holiday only to join the world markets’ ...
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• Fair Game: Get Ready for Half a Recovery

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  Until the debt clouds disappear in the economy, small business can’t lead a rebound.
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• Investors, stay in the game: Loss aversion causes big losses over long term

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 800
  Filed under: Investing When a friend recently told me she wanted to invest more money in bonds, I was surprised. Not just because we rarely discuss specific investments. (Im uncomfortable giving friends financial advice for obvious reasons). But mostly because shes considering loading up on bonds right now. Wow, ...
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• Curzio Podcast : Andrew on Inaugural S&A Investor Podcast

  
  The Disciplined Investor — Authority: 562
  Frank Curzio is back!Week of November 16: Kick off episode with interviews from Tom Dyson (Research Editor of 12% Letter and Penny Trends) and Andrew Horowitz (the Disciplined Investor Podcast)If you want to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – Click HEREStansberry ResearchListen to the podcast here – ...
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• Dividend Stock Leaders and Laggards from the Week of Nov.23-27 (MDT, CHK, WHR, TIF, MS, BX, BAC, more_

  
  Dividend Stocks - The Dividend Daily — Authority: 492
  Here are some of the biggest dividend stock winners and losers from the week that just ended. Company Fri. Close Weekly % Change Medtronic Inc. ( MDT ) $42.99 +8.51% Analog Devices Inc. ( ADI ) $29.75 +8.26% Dillard’s Inc. ( DDS ) $16.89 +7.85% ...
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• This Week’s Most Popular Writings/Analysis/Rants

  
  The Disciplined Investor — Authority: 562
  For the Week of November 21-27, the week’s most read stories on The Disciplined Investor,  in order of popularity.Want it faster? You can get instant updates via Twitter. Follow @andrewhorowitz.Indicators We Are Watching – Dollar Basing or Busting?TDI Podcast 136: Zero Hedge – 2010, An Economic OdysseyChart: ...
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• Black Friday busy, but momentum may not hold

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 654
  Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT) , Target Corp. (TGT) , Best Buy (BBY) , Gap Inc (GPS) , Kohls Corp (KSS) , Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF) , Urban Outfitters (URBN) Stores were busy on Black Friday , as deals lured recession-weary consumers out of their homes. The spending was cautious , but the crowds and ...
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• Something Wicked This Way Comes

  
  Think and Succeed (tm) — Authority: 92
  One of the advantages of being a trader of stocks and futures is that I get to do a lot of research about many different types of businesses and the economy as a whole. There are incredible opportunities coming up despite a bad economy. And I’m going to be talking about some of them in upcoming issues. But first ...
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