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Whoa! What Just Happened to My Stock?

Sat, 27/11/2010 - 11:29 by Rich Duprey

 Resist the urge to high-five everyone in the cubicles next to you. Your stock may have just strapped on a rocket pack and taken off for the moon, but smart investors won't celebrate until they know that move up was justified. Without a fundamental basis for the bounce, these stocks can quickly make the return trip down.

 

How Cheap Is Dish Network's Stock by the Numbers?

Sat, 27/11/2010 - 11:11 by Anand Chokkavelu

 Numbers can lie -- but they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues:

 

Is Freeport-McMoRan's Stock Cheap by the Numbers?

Fri, 26/11/2010 - 07:42 by Anand Chokkavelu

 Numbers can lie -- yet they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues:

  • The current price multiples.
  • The consistency of past earnings and cash flow.
  • The amount of growth we can expect.

GM to increase size and price of IPO

Wed, 17/11/2010 - 12:06 by Anter Prakash Singh

General Motors Co. (GM) will increase the size of its initial public offering (IPO) by more than 30 percent, the company has confirmed.

GM's IPO stamped as hypocritical

Wed, 17/11/2010 - 06:58 by Prince damin

New York -- Average U.S. taxpayers who bailed out General Motors Co. will miss out on the initial stock offering that marks its return to public trading, brokers said.

The U.S. Treasury, which loaned GM $50 billion when the automaker sank into bankruptcy last year, said there would be "ample opportunity" for jumping in on the initial public offering that will take place Thursday, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

But brokerage houses that cater to anyone near an average income have been cut out of the deal, which is being channeled through high-end firms, even as it is being managed by four banks that were also bailed out by the government during the financial crisis.

SAIC, Chinese automaker, may invest in GM

Sat, 13/11/2010 - 13:04 by Anter Prakash Singh

China’s largest automaker, SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), is considering investing in GM through its forthcoming IPO, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ has reported. SAIC and GM are already operating a highly successful joint venture in southern China.

Chrysler: Not Dead Yet

Sat, 13/11/2010 - 11:32 by John Rosevear

 Lost in the media's need to find new superlatives to apply to Ford's (NYSE: F) turnaround (guilty) and the hype/hand-wringing over General Motors' impending IPO is this intriguing story:

Chrysler isn't dead.

 

How Expensive Is Golden Star Resources' Stock by the Numbers?

Fri, 12/11/2010 - 12:24 by Anand Chokkavelu

 Numbers can lie -- but they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues:

 

The Motley Fool Announces Changes to Disclosure Policy

Thu, 11/11/2010 - 13:07 by Brian Richards

Last month, a Reuters Breakingviews writer resigned after it was discovered that he'd written about -- but failed to disclose -- stocks in which he had an ownership stake.

Why Today Is a Great Time to Be a Stock Picker

Thu, 11/11/2010 - 12:53 by Todd Wenning

Ah, fall is in the air again. That means it's time for my family and me to pile into our Jeep, drive out to the Virginia countryside, and pick apples.

Markets post quick gains Thursday

Thu, 04/11/2010 - 23:28 by Prince damin

New York -- U.S. markets surged early Thursday on encouraging data backed by a U.S. Federal Reserve decision to pump $600 billion into the economy through Treasury bonds.

The Fed said Wednesday it would buy $75 billion in long-term bonds per month through June. The decision was made after reports earlier in the week showed gains in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing and in service-oriented U.S. business activity.

Equity markets rose across Asia and Europe Thursday morning. In midmorning trading on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average added 156.63 points or 1.4 percent to 11,371.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 14.99 or 1.25 percent to 1,212.95. The Nasdaq composite index jumped 30.044 or 1.2 percent to 2,570.71.

Can Mindspeed Get Back Up?

Wed, 03/11/2010 - 14:29 by Anders Bylund

Networking component maker Mindspeed Technologies (Nasdaq: MSPD) is taking a nosedive into reinforced concrete today, falling as far as 24% below Monday's closing price after an uninspiring earnings report.