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Are Sohu.com's Earnings Worse Than They Look? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 12:03 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 Williams Companies a Cash Machine? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 12:01 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	1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Motricity? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 11:56 by Brian D. Pacampara Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, mobile data service specialist Motricity (Nasdaq:MOTR) has received the dreaded one-star ranking. Comments Read more
Marginal Performance at Liquidity Services Fri, 11/19/2010 - 11:51 by Seth Jayson Margins matter. The more Liquidity Services (Nasdaq: LQDT) 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 Liquidity Services's competitive position could be. Comments Read more	Will Broadcom Disappoint Analysts Next Quarter? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 11:48 by Seth Jayson There's no foolproof way to know the future for Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) 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 This Trend Your Friend at Skyworks Solutions? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 00:36 by Seth Jayson Margins matter. The more Skyworks Solutions (Nasdaq: SWKS) 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 Skyworks Solutions' competitive position could be. Comments Read more
Are You Watching This Trend at JDS Uniphase? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 00:35 by Seth Jayson Margins matter. The more JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU) 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 JDS Uniphase's competitive position could be. Comments Read more	Is Rackspace Hosting Growing or Slowing? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 00:30 by Seth Jayson There's no foolproof way to know the future for Rackspace Hosting (NYSE: RAX) 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	Are United Parcel Service's Earnings Better than they Look? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 00:23 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 It Time to Break Up Microsoft? Fri, 11/19/2010 - 00:18 by Rick Aristotle ... Is Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) worth more as an organ donor than alive in one piece? A shareholder raised the idea during yesterday's annual meeting: "Is it time to consider breaking this company up?" Comments Read more	Do You Trust Amazon? Thu, 11/18/2010 - 12:37 by Anders Bylund If you think of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN)as nothing but an online retailer, think again. The house that Jeff Bezos built is very serious about treating its computing services like a real business. Comments Read more	Is a Revenue Miss Coming for DST Systems? Thu, 11/18/2010 - 12:33 by Seth Jayson There's no foolproof way to know the future for DST Systems (NYSE: DST) 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