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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Circuit City and Blockbuster are two brand names that have seen their better days. The two companies have both been struggling in recent years. Circuit City has been trounced operationally by Best Buy, while BlockBuster had their asses handed to them by Netflix. So what to do ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Investors aren't feeling bad about themselves today. They are actually quite upbeat. The amount of money that has been injected into the banking industry has temporarily allayed fears of further trouble for the credit markets, and that's getting some people excited.
"Overall, I'm getting the sense here that the ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Kinetic Concepts (KCI) recently announced that they are buying out Lifecell (LIFC) for 1.7 Billion dollars in cash. Kinetics plans to expand and diversify Lifecell's offerings, which is currently based on tissue repair.
Kinetic offers advanced wound care and therapeutic support systems.
Kinetic offered $51.00 a share. LIFC's shares were trading ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
A new year is upon us and it's time to expect a large rush of new investors coming to our stock market forum in an attempt to learn how to make money in the stock market. As usual, this task will be tougher than it seems. 2008 poses ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
The dollar has been battered for quite some time. The dollar has had a slight rebound, but the same issues that have been plaguing it haven't left yet. The credit crisis is the main concern keeping the dollar near its' all time low.
"The mood is still nervous ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Many people search for a stock investing system that will help them beat the market. They figure such a system would be better than using their own good judgment. Now, there's no question that people can use stock screening systems to help them choose stocks. But the ...
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
Lot's of people ask the question: "What is the best penny stock?", and it's not an easy one to answer. Considering how bad some of the companies that trade in the sub-penny range, it's almost akin to asking "What's the best disease I can get?" But if you ...
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Actually, it's a bad time to sell any house. The real estate market has been in sharp decline, and that sharp decline appears to be heading into a freefall now. And the culprit, as always, is the credit market.
The National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday that sales of ...
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
If you find yourself posing that question, I'd like you to look at things in a different way. For example, I'd pose the question: "What can't go wrong with an investment?" When you invest your money you need to make sure you understand the downside, because it can ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
If you are interested in investing, there's one area you don't want to neglect a study of. Pay particular attention to the transaction costs of your investments, because your very return depends on it. If you aren't careful, you'll be drilled nearly into oblivion by costs. These ...
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