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Is Visa an Obvious Buy?

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Visa

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V ) has been public for almost six weeks now and has surged nearly double its value; I bought in.
In response to a posting I made more then a month ago; I finally made the decision to jump in. I investigated and found true growth potential for international markets. I decided this is […]

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Apple Debunks the Myth of Current Weak Consumer Spending

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Apple

Whether or not a recession is looming, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shows no sign of slowing down and still outperforms when it comes to selling Macs, iPods and iPhones.
Apple released earnings yesterday, while beating analyst’s expectations by posting a 36 percent rise in quarterly profit, and their sales really shined through. Apple sold 2.29 million […]

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Shultz to Shareholders: Next Quarter Will Sink, Think Long Term

April 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) is lowering its earnings outlook and year long outlook due to ‘lower home values, and rising costs for energy, food and other products that are directly impacting [Starbucks] customers’
Howard Shultz, CEO of Starbucks Corporation, cited “…we are rigorously managing our expenses and seeking additional opportunities to reduce costs. To this end, […]

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Google, IBM, Citigroup: Earnings That Drove the Market Up

April 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Recession, Stock Market

Investors this week breathed a sigh of relief due to better then expected earnings from several companies who released their numbers.
Google proved that a looming recession had no effect on their numbers as they increased profit by 30% sending its stock price up $90 in one day while skeptics bought back into the company. These […]

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Coca-Cola Reports Earnings: Are They “Recession-Proof”?

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Coca-Cola, Recession, Stock Market

Coca-Cola proved to be “recession-proof” in our unstable economic times by reporting a nineteen percent gain in first-quarter profit. Their strong international sales carried them through and caused the stock to remain stable.
The Coca-Cola Company is a pillar in the consumer goods sector. Their heritage and legacy along with their defensive approach to this market […]

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GE’s Surprise Drop is a Good Thing

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Recession, Stock Market

When a well known, well run conglomerate such as General Electric misses earnings exceptions causing the stock price to tumble thirteen percent I can not help but get excited.

We are no longer in the age of buying high and selling higher, rather we have to look at our current economic state and become […]

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