Author: Ned Douthat

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is trading higher by more than 3% on Wednesday morning following news that the company will consider spinning-off its shipbuilding business.  On Tuesday, the defense contractor announced that it will...

Fastenal (FAST) reported second quarter earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $571 million, which topped analysts’ forecasts of 44 cents on sales of $568.7 million.  In addition to topping Wall Street’s...

“Shares of SanDisk are moving from an upgrade, up 6.25%.  There is optimism about the company’s momentum in the consumer hand-held device market.” – Bloomberg Television 7/12/2010 SanDisk (SNDK),...

If you are reading this blog, surely you have realized that there are a great many options available regarding the stock market and individual stocks around the web.  The depth, quality and formality of internet postings...

Agriculture retailer Tractor Supply (TSCO) lifted guidance for fiscal 2010 following better than expected second quarter performance.  While the company will not officially report Q2 results until July 21st, they expect net...

The US Postal Service today announced that it will raise postage rates yet again, this time to 46 cents for a first class stamp.  The rates will also rise for periodicals and parcels by 8% and 23% respectively.  This...

Smith & Wesson Holding Company (SWHC) has been producing firearms and related produces dating back to 1852.  On Wednesday afternoon the iconic gun maker released earnings totals for fiscal 2010 that exceeded...

According to our valuation methodology, the telecom sector has begun to look more underappreciated of late.  In fact, as of this week we see that sector as having the second most attractive valuation behind Healthcare...