Archive for January, 2006

  • Google Misses by 22 Cents a Share
    , January 31st, 2006 at 4:51 pm

    Google (GOOG) reported earnings after the closing bell, and we’re in that awkward period trying to figure what the heck it all means. By the [...]

  • The Power of a Rumor
    , January 31st, 2006 at 1:16 pm

    Shares of Napster (NAPS) exploded higher today on the rumor that it was going to be bought out by Google (GOOG). It’s not true, but [...]

  • Alito Is Confirmed 58-42
    , January 31st, 2006 at 11:30 am

    The Senate has just confirmed Judge Alito by a vote of 58-42. I think the futures market at Tradesports did a fairly good job of [...]

  • Measuring Expected Return
    , January 31st, 2006 at 7:42 am

    One of the basic laws of finance is that risk and return and positively related. Hold on. I didn’t say that quite right. Risk and [...]

  • Mittal Steel Vs. Europe
    , January 31st, 2006 at 6:20 am

    Most folks know that Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. And a lot of people are aware that Warren Buffett is second. [...]

  • Earnings from AFLAC and Fiserv
    , January 30th, 2006 at 10:33 pm

    After the bell, two of our Buy List stocks reported earnings. AFLAC (AFL) said that it netted of 59 cents a share (excluding charges) for [...]

  • Earnings Guidance
    , January 30th, 2006 at 1:26 pm

    From Hoku Scientific (HOKU): Based upon projections, the Company expects net income to be in the range of a loss to break even or slightly [...]

  • Today is All about Energy Stocks
    , January 30th, 2006 at 12:50 pm

    Energy stocks are rallying and everything else is barely moving. This has become typical of the market in the past few years. Energy stocks either [...]

  • Sysco is up 5%
    , January 30th, 2006 at 11:03 am

    Thanks to ExxonMobil (XOM), today is another big day for the energy sector. Interestingly, ExxonMobil launched a preemptive public relations blitz and took out ads [...]

  • Risk is Relative
    , January 30th, 2006 at 10:34 am

    In the New York Times, Virginia Postrel had an interesting article on risk. She notes the work of Professor Shane Frederick of MIT who’s studied [...]

  • Sysco’s Earnings
    , January 30th, 2006 at 9:48 am

    Today will be another busy day for earnings. ExxonMobil (XOM) reported that it earned $10 billion for the fourth quarter. According to Reuters, the company’s [...]

  • A Look at the Long Term
    , January 27th, 2006 at 2:18 pm

    Here’s a question for you. Including dividends and inflation, what’s the average rate of return for the broad stock market? 12%? 15%? Not even close. [...]

  • Happy 250th Birthday Mozart
    , January 27th, 2006 at 12:45 pm

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg on January 27, 1756. During his life, he wrote over 600 works. His output was astounding; 41 symphonies, [...]

  • Biomet Up 6%
    , January 27th, 2006 at 11:34 am

    Another good day for us. Biomet (BMET) is soaring. The shares are up over 6% today. Varian Medical (VAR) is up another 4% today. The [...]

  • GDP Report
    , January 27th, 2006 at 9:55 am

    Today, the government released its first report on fourth-quarter GDP growth. They released a GDP report at the end of each month, so this report [...]

  • The Market Today
    , January 26th, 2006 at 4:17 pm

    This was the Buy List’s best day of the year. In fact, we more than doubled our second-best day. We also doubled the S&P 500. [...]

  • Breaking Down The OIH
    , January 26th, 2006 at 3:58 pm

    Here’s a closer look at the 18 stocks in the Oil Service Holders ETF (OIH). This has become one of the most popular exchange-traded funds [...]

  • For Nerds Only
    , January 26th, 2006 at 2:24 pm

    Here’s a fascinating article on Pythagoras’ theorem. Robert P. Crease says that the theorem is about a lot more than the sides of triangles. It’s [...]

  • How Much Does Government Spending Really Change? Answer: Not Much.
    , January 26th, 2006 at 1:16 pm

    Each January, the Congressional Budget Office releases its massive budget outlook report. This report details what the country is (in theory) going to spend over [...]

  • Respironics Soars
    , January 26th, 2006 at 11:21 am

    It’s a good day so far. Respironics (RESP) is soaring. The stock is currently up about 8%. Until today, it had been one of the [...]