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By: Daniel Ho
Yen is Done Strengthening
Wednesday February 22, 2012
In our last article, we asked if the yen is done strengthening and if it will continue to weaken.
Since then, the market has answered the question quite clearly.
By: Kurtis Hemmerling
Is Netflix Going Back to $300 Anytime Soon?
Tuesday February 21, 2012
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is a company that has a love-hate-love relationship with its share price and investors. From being a sub $20 stock five years ago to $300 last year, followed by a crash to the $60s and double that now, one thing is for sure - this is a wild ride.
By: Brian Sozzi
The Real Deal on Wall Street: Throwing Cold Water on Dollar Tree Bullishness
Monday February 20, 2012
Dollar Tree (DLTR) has officially become the darling dollar store stock on the Street. Over the course of 13-week’s, Dollar Tree shares have appreciated a not so skimpy 18%, and now trade at a not so cheap 19x forward earnings (lofty premium to peer group).
By: William K. Black
The Amazing Vanishing Act: Accounting Control Fraud Disappears from the Regulatory Lexicon
Monday February 20, 2012
Criminologists know that accounting control fraud causes greater financial losses than all other forms of property crime – combined.
By: George Mentz
The 33 Business Success Principles of Caesar Marcus Aurelius
Friday February 17, 2012
I found myself re-reading the classic book of Meditations by Emperor Marcus Aurelius again, and decided to share some insights. Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. I took some notes, and the fact is, Emperor Marcus Aurelius has some great tips for business, spiritual balance, politics, and relationships.
By: Ted Allrich
Sinclair Broadcast Group: It's An Election Year!
Friday February 17, 2012
Price:$11.80
Forward P/E:11
Earnings Growth:57%
Projected Sales Growth:28%
By: Michael Prus
Clear As Mud
Wednesday February 15, 2012
Those of us that were looking for some sort of resolution on the Greek debt crisis that would firmly point the dial in one direction or the other have once again been disappointed.
By: Adrienne Toghraie
Coaching: A Fast Track to Top Trading
Tuesday February 14, 2012
To become a highly successful trader in the shortest amount of time takes the skills of professional coaches to assist the want-to-be trader in reach this fast track goal.
When a novice begins to think about becoming a trader, he has the dream of already having achieved his goal.
He sees himself:
By: Logan Mohtashami
Robo-Signing Settlement vs Godzilla
Thursday February 09, 2012
When Godzilla entered Tokyo, size and power doomed those in his path. Clearly, massive carnage would follow in his wake.
By: Nejat Seyhun
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