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PANDORA STOCK PRICEY AS STREAMING RADIO COMPETITION HEATS UP $P $AAPL $GOOG $MSFT

August 23, 2013

Pandora, the popular Web radio service, reported impressive earnings after the close Thursday, recording second quarter EPS of $0.04 vs. consensus forecast for $0.02. Revenues of $157.4 million topped analysts’ consensus expectation for $156.24 million. For the third quarter, Pandora projects Q3 EPS of $0.03 to $0.06 vs. $0.08 previously expected by analysts. The company projects Q3 revenues of $174 million – $179 million while Wall Street had that number at $170.2 million. For 2014, Pandora sees EPS of $0.00 to $0.05 vs. a prior $0.04 consensus, with revenues of $640 – $655 million vs.forecasts for $633 million. The earnings report and

MEG WHITMAN IS NOT SUCCEEDING AT HEWLETT-PACKARD $HPQ $CSCO $EBAY

August 22, 2013

Meg Whitman is a star CEO. She built eBay from 30 employees to 15,000 employees. The New York Times hailed her as a potential first woman President of the United States. She ran to become Governor of California, but lost to Jerry Brown. In January 2011, Hewlett-Packard fired its CEO Leo Apotheker and brought in Meg Whitman as the new CEO to fix the company. She’s obviously had plenty of past success, but has that carried over during her tenure as head of H-P? Wednesday, after the market close, Hewlett-Packard HPQ reported earnings. As I listened to the conference call, it became

PANDORA EARNINGS AFTER THE CLOSE $P

August 22, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. P reports earnings after the close. In our 30 years in the markets, 2013 has been the worst year in terms of short squeezes and the squeezed stocks continuing to levitate even after the squeeze is over. P is one of such stocks. There have been only four similar previous years; in three out of four such instances, squeezed stocks crashed and fortunes were made. What To Do Now? Please insure that the quantity held is small enough to withstand any spike up after the earnings release without discomfort. If this

CISCO STOCK LOOKS GOOD AT LOWER PRICE WITH JUICED UP DIVIDEND $CSCO $INTC $MSFT $ORCL

August 21, 2013

Cisco (CSCO) is the largest manufacturer of networking equipment perfectly positioned to benefit from growth of the Internet. The stock dipped after it reported earnings, but here is why Cisco is an attractive opportunity for the long-term investor on any further weakness in price. Cisco is providing equipment and services that are essential to the Internet, a rapidly growing market. Cisco defines ‘Internet of everything’ as intelligent connection of people and things. Connecting things to the Internet is exploding. For the first time in 2009, the ratio of things connected to the Internet to the people using the net exceeded one.

HOW TO PROFIT FROM THE NEW APPLE IPHONE RUMORS $AAPL $GOOG

August 21, 2013

The Apple rumor mill has shifted into high gear. Historically, this is a normal pattern prior to Apple’s new-product launches. The rumors range from the names to the colors of the new iPhones. The big buzz Monday was that Apple will introduce a gold-colored phone. For the gadget lovers, the rumors are an endless source of entertainment. For the astute investors, the rumors leading to Apple product launches have historically provided significant opportunities to generate profits. Here is how to generate profits from iPhone rumors. The nature Of Apple stock The stock market does not move on absolutes, but moves

POST FOMC MINUTES UPDATE ON KB HOMES $KBH

August 21, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. FOMC minutes show that there are deep divisions within the Fed regarding taper. What To Do Now? Those in KBH may continue to hold. Risk reward is quite favorable. Those not in KBH may consider starting a small position right here.

WEEKLY MARKET DIGEST: GOLD RISES ON TRIFECTA OF FACTORS AND NOT EVEN A DEAD CAT BOUNCE IN STOCKS $GLD $SLV $USO $DIA $SPY $QQQ $TBF $TBT

August 16, 2013

(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 RISES ON TRIFECTA OF FACTORS AND NOT EVEN A DEAD CAT BOUNCE IN STOCKS August 16, 2013 Gold rocketed yesterday on Indian rupee weakening, Indian buying ahead of the festive season and U. S. dollar weakening. So far gold and silver are holding their gains. After a triple digit loss, stocks are not showing even a dead cat bounce. The market has finally woken up that earnings have been mixed and taper is coming.

HOLD ON BEFORE YOU CHASE ICAHN INTO APPLE $AAPL $GOOG $NFLX $HLF $CHK

August 14, 2013

After a string of spectacular investments, Carl Icahn tweeted on Tuesday at 2:21 p.m., “We currently have a large position in APPLE. We believe the company to be extremely undervalued. Spoke to Tim Cook today. More to come.” Apple stock was trading at $475.81 just before his tweet and shot higher right after his tweet. Icahn had previously stated that he would announce his next major investment on Twitter; therefore investors were on high alert. Four minutes later, Icahn added fuel to the fire with another tweet: “Had a nice conversation with Tim Cook today. Discussed my opinion that a larger