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Some companies are obviously great investments -- in hindsight. Yet for every stock out there screaming "buy me," others simply give us a nudge and a nod. How can we tell tomorrow's obviously great investments from the thousands of pretenders?
Maybe we shouldn't celebrate the return of Lazarus just yet. Eastman Kodak 's (NYSE: EK) corpse is still rather gamey.
Even Apple 's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhoneis mortal from time to time.
Last fall, I called out several CEOs as cowards or heroes for their executive compensation. Given Starbucks' (Nasdaq: SBUX) pay plans for 2009, I'm still not sure which category CEO Howard Schultz belongs to.
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike; They've all come to look for America! -- Simon & Garfunkel, "America," 1968
In 2007, economist Gary Shilling predicted that housing prices would collapse and that stock prices would fall below their 2002 levels . Wow. I wish I had read Shilling's forecasts before all that happened.
Financial publisher Value Line (Nasdaq: VALU) used to be a proud, successful business. But lately, the company is more like a punch line to a sad joke.
The market had more than a few speed bumps in January. Will February be any better?
Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM) isn't anything like Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF).
There are two things I've got to tell you up front. One, I'm not David Letterman, so I hope you're not expecting comedy in this list. Two, this company is not the most popular one around, so if you invest in it, you might get some dirty looks. But investing is about making money, and this one should help you accomplish that. In spades.
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