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Amgen Secures Its Future

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 02:37 by Brian Orelli

What's the deal with drug companies stacking stock-moving announcements on top of earnings this quarter?

These Stocks Are Giving You a Raise

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 02:32 by John Rosevear

Wouldn't it be great to get paid for holding a stock, even while the market clobbers its price?

Sprint Nextel Marries Virgin

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 02:27 by Dave Mock

Well, I have to say I'm a little surprised. Despite struggling to right its own corporate ship, this morning the nation's No. 3 carrier -- Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) -- announced that it was acquiring Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) in a $483 million deal.

3 Stocks on Buffett's Wish List?

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 02:24 by Ilan Moscovitz

It was a tough year for the world's richest man -- according to data from Forbes, Warren Buffett's net worth declined in value by a staggering $25 billion in 2008.

The Ultimate Signal to Load Up on Stocks?

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 02:21 by Brian Richards

Legendary fund manager Peter Lynch famously said that if investors spend 13 minutes thinking about the economy, they've wasted 10 minutes.

5-Star Stocks on the Upswing

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 02:15 by Motley Fool

Sadly, there's no such thing as an ultimate buy signal when it comes to investing in stocks. Identifying companies with the wind at their back takes time, patience, and a good dose of due diligence.

4-Star Stocks on the Upswing

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 02:11 by Motley Fool

Sadly, there's no such thing as an ultimate buy signal when it comes to investing in stocks. Identifying companies with the wind at their backs takes time, patience, and a good dose of due diligence.

2 Stocks Hitting High Notes

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 01:59 by Motley Fool

When a stock hits a fresh high, it can mean that it’s on its way to greatness -- or that it has run its course. Even with the risk of the latter, searching for these outperformers can reveal companies that are doing something right, much to their investors' delight.

3 Reasons to Buy the Skype IPO

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 01:55 by Tim Beyers

I'm hungry for shares of soon-to-be-liberated eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) unit Skype.

5 Stocks Ready to Bounce Back

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 01:02 by Rich Duprey

However hard the market slams a stock, there's always the chance it'll come bouncing back. We'll consult Motley Fool CAPS, our community of 135,000 members, to find shares on the rebound, examining one sector of the economy in search of companies with rising CAPS ratings.

Why You Should Buy Oil

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 00:54 by Tim Hanson

Rob Gifford's China Road is a must-read for anyone -- investor or otherwise -- looking for a better understanding of our world's emerging economic superpower. And while myriad investment ideas dot the book, the most significant can be divined from this passage:

So much in China now depends on oil. Its importance resonates silently down through every stratum of society. The Communist Party must keep the economy growing; otherwise the unemployed and underemployed could cause social unrest. To keep the economy growing, the Party must build new factories and create new jobs. (Some economists have calculated that 24 million new jobs must be created every year in order to do this.) To fuel the factories and the construction, China must have more oil. And to achieve that goal it is searching for oil within its own borders and going out into the world, making deals in Africa, and Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.

The Next Challenger to Coke and Pepsi?

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 00:49 by Rich Duprey

The recession has made private-label brands a hot growth industry, fueled by supermarkets exploiting consumers' search for value. With that in mind, where might investors snatch up a deal on private-label companies?