Author: Ned Douthat

Few sectors face as much uncertainty at this time as does the Energy sector.  The Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to gush into the gulf and political factions could threaten new drilling projects in the region due to...

Trucking and logistics firm Con-way (CNW) announced a substantial secondary offering last night, and understandably the market sent shares lower as a result.  Con-way has commenced an offering of 4.3 million shares, and the...

“Big story though, is Cisco, coming off their earnings. I mean, it feels like there’s a disconnect going on. Cisco shares are down 3.75%, on earnings that were much better than expected.” – Fox Business...

“IBM, one of the big winners following news that the company expects profits to jump as much as 79% over the next five years…” – Bloomberg News 5/12/2010 According to management commentary at an...

Today for our daily screen we are pointing our stocks that are both Greatly Undervalued and also receive a bullish 5-star rating from the Motley Fool CAPS.  As our readers are aware, in order to receive our Greatly...

Cree, Inc (CREE), maker of energy efficient lighting products, has been on an absolute tear for more than a year now.  It’s hard to believe that in December of 2008 the stock fell to as low as $13 and change, but in...

Volatility has come back in a big way and depending on your outlook that could be an alarming or exciting development.  Yesterday, we looked at stocks that may suit the needs of defensive investors who believe that the...

On Monday night, Jim Cramer devoted a segment of his show to Cirrus Logic (CRUS) which he believes is the single best derivative play on Apple (AAPL).  Cirrus Logic produces high precision analog and mixed signal...

Without a doubt, the last three trading days have not been for the faint of heart.  On Thursday, the market experienced one of the worst sell-offs in recent memory as the Dow tumbled nearly 1000 points at its worst before...

Borders Group (BGP) has struggled to find its footing in the book retailing segment dominated, at least recently, by the likes of Barnes & Noble (BKS) and Amazon.com (AMZN).  The company, whose stock spent a significant...