Union Pacific Railroad (UNP): An all time high and still valuable?

Feb 04, 12 Union Pacific Railroad (UNP): An all time high and still valuable?

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Editor’s Note: Daniel Sparks is a guest blogger at Vuru and is a US Army veteran and MBA student at Colorado State University. He has a passion for value investing and runs a value investing blog at ValueFolio.  While some might argue that it is difficult to truly identify an economic moat, you can’t deny the durable...

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Credit Card Spending Growing at an Alarming Rate

On October 12th, 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its peak of 14,093. Shortly thereafter, the markets had a 50% haircut. Ever since, the DJIA has been slowly gaining lost ground. Credit card companies have followed a very similar path. Between 2007 and 2008, well-known companies such as American Express (AXP) and Capital...

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Top Picks For Canadian Investors: Teck Resources And Thomson Reuters

Dec 09, 11 Top Picks For Canadian Investors: Teck Resources And Thomson Reuters

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Editors Note: This is a guest post by Alex Rasmussen, an independent money manager who believes in flexible investing. Follow Alex on Seeking Alpha here. It’s well known that Canadian’s have far too much money invested at home. The next decade should see continued flows into ETFs and international growth funds, seeking...

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Online Spending Might Eat Wal-Mart’s Lunch

Dec 07, 11 Online Spending Might Eat Wal-Mart’s Lunch

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The retail sector is facing a sea change as online consumer spending is growing rapidly. For brick and mortar retailers to continue to prosper, their approaches need to be adjusted. Online Consumer Spending Growth There is a strong trend of consumers moving to online shopping. It’s fairly common knowledge that this is...

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MSFT Charting New Territory with Bing

Sep 28, 11 MSFT Charting New Territory with Bing

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Microsoft is a fundamentally strong company despite being Apple and Google’s ugly cousin. It displays good management of cash through its cash return on invested capital and positive free cash flow. It also boasts healthy net profit margins and a satisfactory capital expenditure ratio. Despite its financial strength, Microsoft’s...

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WMT Expands Overseas, TGT Stalls

Sep 25, 11 WMT Expands Overseas, TGT Stalls

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Wal-Mart and Target’s low prices should make them perfect in bad times as families seek low cost but quality merchandise. But, the U.S. economy is in murky waters. Increasing unemployment, decreasing GDP growth and inflation have made it difficult for retailers to survive. For both companies, poor sales have put many investors in...

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