The news is that Microsoft (MSFT) +0.02% will invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble (BKS) +51.68% . Microsoft is not spending $300 million because it is interested in books. The real reason behind Microsoft’s move is an attempt to disrupt the stranglehold Apple (AAPL) +0.22% and Amazon (AMZN) -0.39% have on tablets. Breaking
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) THE U.S. GDP DISAPPOINTS April 27, 2112 The U.S. GDP grew by 2.2% vs 2.5% consensus. This is a continuation of the resent spate of weaker
When does $1.00 equal $720? When Wal-Mart Stores Inc. /quotes/zigman/245476/quotes/nls/wmt WMT +2.69% loses $720 in market value for every $1 of alleged bribes in Mexico. But maybe the larger question is whether or not that loss provides an opening for investors. I think that it does. The bribery accusations According
This post was recently published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. After the Fed statement that gives no hint of QE3, gold and silver fell to their first support levels. When gold did not break $1625, and silver did not break $30. a massive short squeeze ensued. It is difficult to
This post was recently published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Gold futures fall to $1631 on Fed statement. Silver futures fall to $30.01. Consider staying short on GLD.
This post was previously posted on ZYX Buy Change Alert Scaremongers are out in full force predicting dire consequences for Wal-Mart (WMT) arising out of New York Times article regarding bribery charges in Mexico. It is a great topic to gain publicity for the scaremongers. However, their predictions are not consistent with
This post was published earlier on ZYX Buy Change Alert Wal-Mart (WMT) is being hit hard on revelation of bribes in Mexico. As a short term trade, only aggressive traders may consider buying no more than 25% of full core position size in the zone of $58.31 to $59.36. Target $62 to
Apple /quotes/zigman/68270/quotes/nls/aapl AAPL -0.15% reports earnings on April 24 after the close. The consensus estimate is $10.05 for earnings and $36.73 billion for revenues. Of course, as usual, the breakdown of numbers by product category will drive the price of the Apple stock. Apple stock price has lately been very
Most investors try to profit only when stocks go up. Sophisticated investors profit both as stocks go up and when stocks go down. Investors will find that a proper combination of very long term positions, long term positions, medium term positions, short term positions and very quick trades generates wealth
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) GOLD CROWD FLOATS FRENCH DOWNGRADE RUMOR March 20, 2012 Yesterday Spanish bond auction went well. Gold traders caught on the long side tried in vain to