This could be a tough year for Unisys Corp (NYSE: UIS). As a global information technology (IT) company, Unisys conducts IT outsourcing, systems integration and computer infrastructure maintenance for government agencies, commercial organizations and financial companies worldwide. However, with the evolution of computer server… Read More

There are dozens of very large ships plying the global waters that do nothing but ferry dry goods. Think of coal, grain, steel and other such bulk goods. When major nations actively trade these goods, bulk ships are in hot demand and the cost to lease them can surge. But… Read More

I have a little quiz for you. I’ll describe a few features of one of the most intriguing places in the world to invest, and you tell me which nation I’m talking about. Ready? This country produces more copper than any other nation in the world. It… Read More

According to their by-laws, many mutual funds are forbidden from owning stocks that have a share price of less than $5. Of course, once those stocks hit the $5 mark, a whole new world of buyers takes a look at them. Here are some promising companies that you can buy… Read More

In recent years, there has been a tectonic shift as Wall Street brokers leave their big firms to set up shop on their own. Generally speaking, such a move is bad news for the biggest clients as they are able to participate in hot IPOs and other transactions, and they… Read More

Whenever a company decides to leave the stock market and go private, you hear an oft-heard lament: “Wall Street just wants us to deliver the goods this quarter, and they could care less about the future.” Thankfully, Amazon.com’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) Jeff Bezos has never worried too much about that, and has a history of sacrificing short-term results for long-term growth. That has led to some grumbling and share price volatility at times, but you have to admire his company’s long-term track record. Sales, which some had thought might plateau when they reached $10 billion in 2006, are likely to exceed… Read More

Whenever a company decides to leave the stock market and go private, you hear an oft-heard lament: “Wall Street just wants us to deliver the goods this quarter, and they could care less about the future.” Thankfully, Amazon.com’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) Jeff Bezos has never worried too much about that, and has a history of sacrificing short-term results for long-term growth. That has led to some grumbling and share price volatility at times, but you have to admire his company’s long-term track record. Sales, which some had thought might plateau when they reached $10 billion in 2006, are likely to exceed $30 billion this year. Yet to get to $40 billion or even $50 billion in sales, Amazon needs to keep spending now to build new avenues to growth. But in the myopic world of Wall Street, rising expenses are a sin. Shares of Amazon.com are off more than -10% Friday morning after the company delivered an unexpectedly high rate of spending when quarterly results were released Thursday night. Pro forma operating income of $406 million badly trailed the $442 million consensus forecast. Concerns… Read More

I have a chart that I want to show you. It’s nothing complex or hard to understand. In fact, I take pride in how simple it is to read. You’ll be surprised that the information shown in this chart is the result of just six months of… Read More

Success brings its own pitfalls. The better a company does, the more investors love it. And they keep on showing their love by pushing up shares until the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) moves into nosebleed territory. One… Read More

The United States and China have been locked in a dysfunctional relationship for far too long. We here in the states have been consuming Chinese imports at an ever-rising rate. And China has helped fuel our addiction by keeping its goods very cheap. It’s managed this by pouring much of… Read More

Anytime Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is involved in something, investors take notice. Goldman has received plenty of bad press lately, but the fact remains that they are Wall Street’s most powerful name. They are among the largest global investment bank in… Read More