(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) TAKE JOBS REPORT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT May 4, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor reports that unemployment rate fell to 8.1% vs 8.2% consensus.
Earnings news from two pizza chains vividly shows how to consistently make money in the stock market. Papa John’s International Inc. (PZZA) +2.24%reported earnings and shares spiked about 20%. Domino’s Pizza Inc. (DPZ) +0.06%reported earnings and shares promptly fell about 9%. Metrics The two companies are similar. Both companies trade
This post was recently published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Taking partial profits on gold (GLD) right here at $158.58.
This post was recently published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Adding a 5% tranche to the short position on GLD right here at $161.40.
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