JP Morgan (JPM) kicked off the first quarter earnings season for major financial stocks, and it reaffirmed our opinion that it is crème of the crop. Net income jumped 57% in the quarter to $3.3 billion or $.74 per...
Read MoreFastenal (FAST) is a company at the heart of America’s industrial sector as they sell fasteners, tools and other industrial supplies in all 50 states (and Canada). The company’s main products include nuts,...
Read More“The hits keep coming for Toyota, which obviously owns luxury car maker Lexus. Consumer Reports issuing a rare Don’t Buy recommendation for the 2010 GX 460 SUV this is due to another safety risk” —...
Read MoreIn a recent edition of Barron’s, Andrew Bary analyzed The Washington Post (WPO) piece by piece and comes to the conclusion that it may be the most undervalued media company in America. Bary explains that when you...
Read MoreThe price-to-peak earnings multiple has advanced to 13.4x as of last week’s close as the equity market cruised to its sixth straight weekly gain. In the absence of earnings results, it was positive macroeconomic...
Read MoreCasino operators were some of the biggest winners in Thursday’s market action thanks to a bullish report on gaming activity in Las Vegas. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Las Vegas Strip casino revenue...
Read MoreOn Thursday morning, retailers reported better than expected monthly sales data as shoppers returned in force. Clearly these results were cast against extremely weak sales data from a year ago, but the expectations had...
Read MorePfizer Inc. (PFE) is the world’s largest pharmaceutical firm and has 9 different drugs classified as “blockbusters” by their more than $1 billion in sales per year. However, they will lose patent...
Read MoreOn Wednesday morning, CKE Restaurants (CKR) disclosed they were in talks with an alternative bidder than they expect should reasonably lead to a “superior proposal” to the $11.05 per share offered by Thomas H. Lee...
Read MoreQuality is probably not one of the first things that come to mind when thinking of 99 Cent Only Stores (NDN), but when we evaluate their stock it is impossible to deny that the company is improving fundamentally through strong...
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