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Check This to Find Out Whether Motorola Is Going to Bomb Fri, 26/11/2010 - 07:37 by Seth Jayson There's no foolproof way to know the future for Motorola (NYSE: MOT) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result. Rest assured: Even if you're not monitoring these metrics, short-sellers are. Comments Read more	Don't Get Too Worked Up Over Gilead's Earnings Fri, 26/11/2010 - 07:30 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measurement of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more	Why the Street Should Love Adobe's Earnings Thu, 25/11/2010 - 11:48 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more
Is Ford Motor Making You Any Cash? Wed, 24/11/2010 - 11:43 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more	Is Dr Pepper Snapple the Perfect Stock? Wed, 24/11/2010 - 10:16 by Dan Caplinger Everyone would love to find the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that gives you everything you could possibly want? One thing's for sure: If you don't look, you'll never find truly great investments. So let's first take a look at what you'd want to see from a perfect stock, and then decide if Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) fits the bill. Comments Read more	Marginal Performance at Celgene Tue, 23/11/2010 - 22:41 by Seth Jayson Margins matter. The more Celgene (Nasdaq: CELG) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best stocks in the market. That's why I check on my holdings' margins at least once a quarter. I'm looking for the absolute numbers, comparisons to sector peers and competitors, and any trend that may tell me how strong Celgene's competitive position could be. Comments Read more
Is SCANA a Cash Machine? Tue, 23/11/2010 - 12:11 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more	Can You Trust the Cash Flow at First Solar? Tue, 23/11/2010 - 11:47 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more	Is ConocoPhillips the Perfect Stock? Tue, 23/11/2010 - 11:15 by Dan Caplinger Everyone would love to find the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that gives you everything you could possibly want? One thing's for sure: If you don't look, you'll never find truly great investments. So let's first take a look at what you'd want to see from a perfect stock, and then decide whether ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) fits the bill. Comments Read more
Can You Trust the Cash Flow at EnerNOC? Sun, 21/11/2010 - 12:18 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more	Is Mosaic Growing or Slowing? Sat, 20/11/2010 - 12:47 by Seth Jayson There's no foolproof way to know the future for Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result. Rest assured: Even if you're not monitoring these metrics, short-sellers are. Comments Read more	Is Goldman Sachs the Perfect Stock? Sat, 20/11/2010 - 10:57 by Dan Caplinger Everyone would love to find the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that gives you everything you could possibly want? One thing's for sure: If you don't look, you'll never find truly great investments. So let's first take a look at what you'd want to see from a perfect stock, and then decide if Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) fits the bill. Comments Read more