The probability is high that certain stocks, below, will continue to rise, provided earnings continue to grow as they have this quarter and the economy remains as supportive as it is now. I am getting a lot of questions from investors after Thursday’s $2 trillion earnings day. It was the
Lower corporate taxes could supercharge the economy and boost company earnings Investors who have written to me are excited about President Trump’s proposed tax plan. The kicker is that any tax relief would come on top of good company earnings (so far) this earnings season. I’ve been asked for
Donald Trump is starting his first full week as U.S. president. Bearish investors have been out in full force, proclaiming, with high confidence, that it’s time to sell stocks. At the same time, bullish gurus are saying just the opposite. So who’s right? Let’s explore the answer. First, we need
I can safely say that, from my 35 years in the financial markets, to be consistently successful at investing, one must put prudence over popularity. Human nature as it is, investors often find it difficult to take unpopular actions. My motivation in writing this column is to nudge you
Intel INTC, has been the king of servers, desktops and laptops. However, despite a massive effort, it has had a limited success in mobile, especially at Apple AAPL. For a semiconductor manufacturer, the biggest prize is to get into iPhone 7. Earlier today, Bloomberg published an enticing headline, ‘Intel Gets
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. ALTR has received a $54 cash offer from INTC. A higher offer is highly unlikely. ALTR shares are halted as of this writing; they are scheduled to open at 8:50 am ET. If in the premarket ALTR shares spike higher than $54,
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. For us to recommend, a stock must pass at least four of the six screens. We prefer a stock to meet all six screens. Our rigorous criteria has led to enviable performance over a long period of time. We periodically provide
Microsoft is offering a trade-in program to trade MacBook Air for Surface Pro 3. Microsoft is also announcing deep price cuts to its cloud storage called OneDrive. For 100 GB Microsoft is reducing the price from $7.49 to $1.49 and for 200GB from $11.49 to $3.99. Microsoft is also increasing
It was not long ago that Samsung introduced the wearable watch that communicates with Samsung phones under the brand name Galaxy Gear. Galaxy Gear sales have been nothing to write home about, but poor sales have not stopped intense speculation that Apple (AAPL) will soon introduce its own wearable watch
On Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Samsung announced the release of two new smart watches called Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Unlike their predecessor smart watch from Samsung, which was powered by Android, these new models use the Tizen operating system. To date most of Samsung’s mobile