Semiconductors: Only Semi-Awesome

Sep 21, 11 Semiconductors: Only Semi-Awesome

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Below are our picks for the top three companies in the semiconductor industry. We’ve used our proprietary value screening tools to identify the best stocks in the industry according to its valuation as well as its fundamentals. The global semiconductor market was hit particularly hard by the economic downturn with consumers...

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Can Ted Weschler Pick Stocks Like Buffett?

Sep 20, 11 Can Ted Weschler Pick Stocks Like Buffett?

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) announced that it has recruited Ted Weschler, a 50-year-old hedge fund manager from Charlottesville, to help manage Buffett’s equity holdings. Weschler’s Peninsula Capital manages about $2 billion in assets with a narrow portfolio of mostly mid-cap stocks. But, is he a good...

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Should US Airlines Remain Grounded?

Sep 20, 11 Should US Airlines Remain Grounded?

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The last couple weeks have not been kind to US airline stocks as both Mother Nature and investors have thoroughly beaten down them down. Hurricane Irene cut into US Airways’ operating income by as much as $10 million while Delta’s August net profit cost it $15 million in monthly net profit. (source) On Tuesday, fears of a second...

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Fools Rush In…To IPOs

Sep 18, 11 Fools Rush In…To IPOs

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Despite all the hype behind the US-based companies that IPO-ed this year, more than half of them are trading below their offer price. This can be partly explained by the overall decline of the stock market, which has been dropping for the past two months. On their debut, Pandora (P) popped out at 8.9%, Epocrates (EPOC) gained 37%,...

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