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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Original Technorati articles tagged “stocks”

• in Business
  Continuing Failing Stock Means Facebook Must Boost Public Relations
  Thanks to Facebook’s sinking stock, social media wunderkin, Mark Zuckerberg, is currently feeling the pinch of public scorn.
  by speters1001 / on Aug 30, 2012
• in Business
  Early Investors Jump Ship at Groupon
  Early investors in Groupon sell up as concerns over the companies stock continue to rise.
  by cmimanagers / on Aug 20, 2012
• in Business
  Groupon Stock Slides 20% on Poor Earnings Report
  Shares in Groupon slump 20% after earnings for the last quarter were below Wall Street expectations.
  by cmimanagers / on Aug 15, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “stocks”

 

• Ken Heebner’s High Upside Potential Stock Picks Include Citigroup Inc (C)

  
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  Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C ), Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR ), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL ), Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE: RKT ), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ ) In May, Capital Growth Management, managed by Ken Heebner , filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2013 with ...
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• The Door to Americas Millionaire Club Is Not Locked

  
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  Statue of Zeus, Getty Museum, Malibu California (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) By The StreetAuthority Washington, Jun.17, trading stocks .- "Contrary to popular modern belief, it is still quite possible for the successful individual to make his million -- and more." J. Paul Getty wrote these words in 1960, ...
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• Weyerhaeuser Shifts Housing Focus in $2.45B Cascades Timber Deal

  
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  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. timber giant Weyerhaeuser is snapping up more than 645,000 acres of land from Canadas Brookfield Asset Management in a $2.45 billion stock deal that will bolster the companys timber holdings by about a third in the Pacific Northwest In a flurry of financial moves, Weyerhaeuser also ...
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• FOREX-Yen lower as stocks recover, Fed assurance awaited – Reuters

  
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  Pentagon Post FOREX -Yen lower as stocks recover, Fed assurance awaited Reuters Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:04am EDT. * Market seen little changed ahead of Fed meeting. * Some expect Bernanke to soothe concerns Fed could exit QE. * Bernanke assurance could provide support for dollar/yen. By Anirban Nag. ...
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• rpower future tips 17 june 2013 profit+6800/lot

  
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  premium rpower future tips rpower future of jun expiry 1lots buy call given at 64.8 with stoploss 63.3 and for target 70+ positional booked in intraday at 66.5+ with profit +6800/- as expect volatility ahead!! around 64.5 zone remain buy for same target with same stoploss. technically still strong and may show 70 if ...
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• Jive-ing the Public Market

  
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  According to an IDC report released for the previous year, the worldwide enterprise social market segment was led by IBM with revenues of $105.4 million from IBM Connections. IBM accounted for 13.7%... ___
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• Iceland to be allocated 10 percent cod quota rise

  
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  The Marine Research Institute has released its annual report which suggests Iceland should receive a 10 per cent rise in its cod quota. The report, the State of Marine Stocks in Icelandic Waters 2012/2013 and Prospects for the Quota Year 2013/2014, published figures that indicate the North Atlantic nation should ...
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• Stocks to Buy: Three Solid Tech Picks for Under $5 a Share

  
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  When considering stocks to buy , sometimes cheaper (and smaller) is better. Popular tech behemoths like Google, Inc. (NYSE: GOOG ) and Apple, Inc. ( Nasdaq: AAPL ) now trade for hundreds of dollars a share, making them impractical stocks to buy for small investors. Most retail investors are better off ...
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• Buy, Sell or Hold: After the 44% Sell Off, Is Coeur Mining a Solid Buy Now?

  
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  As Money Morning readers, youre all too familiar with the reasons gold and silver are a necessary part of your portfolio. Precious metals are one of the only practical hedges against political upheaval, a falling economy and the monetary debasement that is going on around the world. So when subscriber, ...
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• Three Rules Every Successful Investor Should Learn

  
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  Last week , I encouraged you to flex your contrarian muscles and scoop up beleaguered European bank stocks because, well… they’re dirt cheap. And they won’t be forever. Many readers responded by questioning my sanity. I’m immune to such criticisms by now, though. They come with the territory when you share ...
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• Today 17/06/2013 Nifty SENSEX Updates || Petrol Price Hick by 2 Rs || RBI May not cut Interest rate today policy

  
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  For Free Trial Click Here Monday 17 th June 2013, Indian Stock Market Nifty SENSEX opened with Bullish note, 50 Stock Exchange index Nifty opened at 5,820.40 and traded below 5,800. At 10:34 am NSE benchmark Nifty was at 5,794.00 with the decrement of 14.40 points or 0.25 percent, it toughed ...
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• Top 4 NASDAQ Stocks In The Air Delivery & Freight Services Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield

  
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  Below are the top air delivery & freight services stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. CH Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ: CHRW ) has a dividend yield of 2.50%.
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• Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Semiconductor-Memory Chips Industry With The Highest Cash

  
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  Below are the top small-cap semiconductor-memory chips stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Spansion (NYSE: CODE ) had $309.13 million in total cash and $415.23 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS ) had $214.83 million in total cash and $151.49 million in
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• Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Drug Manufacturers-Other Industry With The Highest ROA

  
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  Below are the top mid-cap drug manufacturers-other stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on assets. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at United Therapeutics (NASDAQ: UTHR ) is 15.87%.
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• Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Life Insurance Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio

  
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  Below are the top mid-cap life insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC ) has a PEG ratio of 0.86. Lincoln National had $7.19 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE: RGA ) has a PEG ratio of 1.19.
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• Stocks To Watch For June 17, 2013

  
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  Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY ) to post its Q4 earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $223.58 million.
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• Investors Seek Clarity Not Confusion from Bernanke

  
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  Filed under: Market News , Federal Reserve , Interest Rates AP Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke By Alan Wheatley LONDON -- Like a father who has told his son the tooth fairy doesnt exist, Ben Bernanke must find a way to soothe investors who feel betrayed since he told them it was also a fantasy to hope he ...
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• Weekend Edition – A Model of Consistency

  
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  As income investors, we know that building wealth is not accomplished over night; it takes time with a lot of hard work and patience. We’re always trying to hammer home to our readers that dividend and other forms of income investing should be done with a long-term vision. But, in the event that you’re unsure of ...
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• This Undervalued High Dividend Stock Is Oversold And Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

  
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  By Double Dividend Stocks : Looking for high dividend stocks that arent overbought? Like many of the stocks in our recent articles , this stock is undervalued on a PEG basis, and on other bases as well. Paradoxically, even though its oversold, it also has increasing institutional support. In addition, it goes ...
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• Penny Stocks vs. Options Trading

  
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  I prefer penny stock trading as I’ve never had success nor met anyone who has consistent success trading options, but I encourage everyone to try EVERY strategy possible and make their own decisions. Below is the opinion of a new trading challenge student on the subject: What is a Penny Stock? According to the SEC ...
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