Earlier in October, the gambling industry held one of its main conferences of the year in Las Vegas, The Global Gaming Expo, or G2E. The event gives gaming professionals the opportunity to see the new products industry suppliers are selling, as well as talk with the companies and their management… Read More
Value Investing
If you want to invest in health care, then wait ’til next year. That’s what investors are saying after seeing their stakes in seemingly robust health care stocks fall from grace this year. But as the calendar turns over, I see three stocks in particular that have caught my eye… Read More
It’s safe to say that the Haloid Photographic Co., founded in Rochester, N.Y, in 1906, is a long forgotten American technology name. Originally, the company manufactured photographic paper and equipment. We’ve all seen where that business has gone in the new digital age. Luckily, Haloid changed its name to Haloid… Read More
After falling 6% in August and another 7% in September, the pall lifted over the market and the S&P 500 managed to rebound nearly 10% in October. Many stocks have ridden this upturning wave to surge two or three times this amount. But… Read More
At first blush, video-game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) looks like a great value stock. The company has been buying back huge amounts of stock, its shares trade for less than 10 times trailing… Read More
Here at StreetAuthority, we’re constantly searching for fresh investment ideas from which you can profit. But sometimes, it’s the ideas we’ve already discussed in the past that should continue to command your attention. With earnings season in full… Read More
It’s no secret that emerging markets hold vast potential. Take the rise of the emerging-market consumer, for example. A report from earlier this year detailed that annual income rates in China quadrupled to $1,910 in the past decade and nearly doubled to $5,739 in… Read More
Where did the time go? By the end of this week, Oct. 28, earnings season will have already reached a crescendo (the largest 1,000 U.S. stocks will have already released quarterly results), so the flow of new reports starts to slow down after… Read More
After stocks slumped badly this summer, many questioned the wisdom of big stock buyback programs. After all, companies were spending huge amounts of cash on repurchases at formerly higher prices and would have been able to buy a lot more shares if they waited… Read More
While many investors moved to the sidelines in August and September, the market slide was no deterrent to officers and directors at many companies. Insider-buying was robust throughout the period and continues at high levels now that… Read More