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Aeropostale, Inc. Is Off To The Races

Aeropostale, Inc. Is Off To The Races

Aeropostale , Inc. is not a company which I follow, as a matter of fact, retail sector is not an industry in particular that holds my interests.  However, at this juncture, especially after the heavy beat down which Aeropostale has experienced, since April of last year, makes this stock a trade to consider. Looking at…

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Tesla Motor Company Profits Tops Forecast, Crashes Shorts

Tesla Motor Company Profits Tops Forecast, Crashes Shorts

Tesla Motor Company (TSLA) has somewhat stepped out of the murkier waters with the recent earnings blow out.   However, it is not the earnings that are fascinating but the company’s ability to bring efficiency, through building their cars 40 percent faster, hence the decrease in labor expense, and the ability to decrease the cost of supplies, according to…

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Six Flags Announces Two – For – One Stock Split

Six Flags Announces Two – For – One Stock Split

Six Flags Announces Two – For One Stock Split and Quarterly Cash Dividend  Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) announced today that its board of directors approved a two-for-one split of the company’s common stock to be issued in the form of a stock dividend. On June 26, 2013, shareholders of record as of June 12, 2013 will…

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SodaStream Reports Record First Quarter Results

SodaStream Reports Record First Quarter Results

First Quarter Revenue Increased 34% to $117.6 Million First Quarter Net Income Increased 20% to $12.1 Million First Quarter Diluted Earnings Per Share Increased 19% to $0.57 First Quarter Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Increased 24% to $0.68 PRNewswire SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ: SODA), a leading manufacturer of home beverage carbonation systems, announced today its…

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Mondelez International Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

Mondelez International Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

Net revenues were $8.7 billion; Organic Net Revenues1 increased 3.8% Diluted EPS was $0.32; Operating EPS1 was $0.34, up 22.6% on a constant currency basis Company reaffirms 2013 Organic Net Revenue growth outlook at the low end of 5-7% range and raises Operating EPS guidance to $1.55-$1.60  PRNewswire Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) today reported…

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SandRidge Energy, Inc. Financial Results

SandRidge Energy, Inc. Financial Results

Company Management in Conjunction With Expanded Board of Directors Reviews Company’s Strategy, Assets and Investment and Spending Plans Mississippian Quarterly Production Grew to 39.5 MBoe per Day (46% Oil), a 10% Increase from the Previous Period and a 105% Increase over the First Quarter of 2012 Brought on 109 Mississippian Wells with an Average 30-day…

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Earnings Week Ahead: May 06, 2013

Earnings Week Ahead: May 06, 2013

As we continue the run through this earnings season here is a list of the companies that will hinder my interest.  Beyond the regular weekly trades with options, I  look at DirectTV (DTV), Walt Disney (DIS), Wholesale Market (WFM), CF Industries (CF), SodaStream (Soda), and Tesla Motors (TSLA) which are standouts in my long term investment…

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LinkedIn Still Looks Appealing

LinkedIn Still Looks Appealing

  With the recent slump, the stock still looks appealing at this stage.  Even at the extraordinary 122 times future earnings, comparing that to other high flyers like Facebook (FB) which stands at 50 times, Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) which are both below 20 times.  Future earnings should not be of any concern…

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Duke Energy reports first quarter earnings

Duke Energy reports first quarter earnings

- First quarter 2013 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $1.02, compared to $1.13 for the first quarter 2012 - Reported diluted EPS for first quarter 2013 was $0.89, compared to $0.66 for the first quarter 2012 - Company affirms its 2013 adjusted earnings guidance range of $4.20 to $4.45 per share CHARLOTTE, N.C., May…

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Starbucks Defies Gravity

Starbucks Defies Gravity

My initial trade on Starbucks, which I have initiated on February 27 has hardly worked in my favor.  I have since rolled over the trade from the March expiration to May, thinking that the stock may have been exhausted, and may start to swing my directions.  Nope, the stock still defies gravity and is trending upward.…

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Yahoo Has More Room To Run Higher

Yahoo Has More Room To Run Higher

Yahoo (YHOO) has been an a bull ride since November 16, making a 5 year high of $22.30 this Monday.  So, is this the time to get out and cash in profits?  First off, I do not think that many retail investors have been in the name since the lows,  there were too many negative…

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Taking The Bite out of Starbucks Price Spike

Taking The Bite out of Starbucks Price Spike

Few weeks back I was a bit bullish on this stock, thinking that it will continue its trend upward, however the price has broken its trend since February 15.  With today’s spike in price to $54.96 I am not convinced that the tape will follow its initial up trend.  The bullish price has been broken…

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Berkshire Hathaway Equity Holdings End of 2012

Berkshire Hathaway Equity Holdings End of 2012

While Berkshire Hathaway and 3G took over the financial noise pipeline, with the buyout of H.J. Heinz (HNZ), I scrambled to dig into the recent 13-F file of BRK/A to see what changes constituted to pursue the $28 billion buy-out. Berkshire’s total equity holdings at the end of 2012 were $75.3 billion.  The company  engages…

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American International Group Inc. (AIG) A Hedge Fund Stock Pick

American International Group Inc. (AIG) A Hedge Fund Stock Pick

Insurer American International Group Inc.  is gaining further popularity within the hedge fund community, beating Apple Inc. as the most popular company, which slid to number 3 in the ownership scale. Ownership of AIG has been increasing during the 4th quarter last year, and some had been adding to their positions lately according to the…

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Long LinkedIn and Caterpillar with Vertical Calls

Long LinkedIn and Caterpillar with Vertical Calls

The market has been in the dog house the past few days on the news of the sequester that will be in effect March 1.  Political game is making aggressive contribution lately and I assume that our politicians will contribute their time to come up with a solution at the 24th hour.  We are making…

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