One way to earn large profits in the stock market is by discovering and playing the macro trends in the economy. Think of the Internet revolution and the billions that were… Read More

About a month ago, I told you about a company that could potentially spell the death of the gasoline engine as we know it. That’s good news for drivers — who have been feeling it at the pump lately — but it’s even better news for investors who can remain… Read More

Shareholder activists hate to see a company with too much cash. They rattle cages in hopes of getting a company to issue a one-time hefty dividend, or make some other bold move that can shake up a stock. But many companies simply refuse… Read More

The current market is a stock-picker’s nightmare. Despite a positive, though slightly uninspiring economic environment in the United States and still fairly strong growth in the emerging world, asset prices are trading on one thing these days…… Read More

Very few companies can boast of six straight years of sales growth in excess of 25%. And fewer still can match this pace for the next few years as well. So would you want to own the stock? I’m talking about a company that had roughly $7 billion in sales… Read More

In the late 1990s, networking giant Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) and the company’s CEO, John Chambers, became famous for consistently beating Wall Street‘s earnings expectations and seeing a big one-day pop after… Read More

If you’ve been a regular reader of my articles during the past four months, then you know how much I feared the eventual market rout we’re now witnessing. I only mention this to make it clear that my current, increasingly… Read More

The number 666 has spooky connotations for fans of horror films. It’s also an ominous number that analysts at France-based Societe Generale (SoGen) want you to think about. That’s their target price for the S&P 500.  The S&P 500’s 120 point drop since late March to a recent 1,305 has… Read More

Traditionally, investing in the airline industry has been fraught with peril. But there are always exceptions to the rule. In its earlier days, investors could have done quite well by buying and holding on to Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV). When it was first founded 28 years ago,… Read More