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Signs a Stock is Going to Fall

Jul 23, 2009 2 Comments by Michael Bowler

Nobody has said it in so many words, but we are at the end of the recession. In a time when the economy is going to rise and fall as it stabilizes, it is important to know when a stock is about to falter. Everyone knows the basics. Avoid investing in companies that generate sub [...]

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Follow the Green Dollar Road

Jul 23, 2009 2 Comments by Michael Bowler

For the firm believer that an investor should follow the trends to see real success in investing, it is important to know what the winners are doing right now. To understand that one needs to understand what they are looking at in the market. The first two things you must watch are real estate and [...]

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Smith & Wesson Posted High 4th Quarter Totals

Jun 19, 2009 1 Comment by Michael Bowler

Domestic firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson reported a fiscal year ending high, above Wall Street expectations and 12 percent higher stock trading than forecast. 2009 Fourth quarter revenue (of a fiscal year that goes April to April) rose 20 percent to $99.5 million. Experts had only predicted an average of $90.8 million. “Demand for our [...]

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Congress Sends War Bill to the President

Jun 19, 2009 No Comments

Congress sent a war spending bill to Obama yesterday. The bill is aimed at ensuring that troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will not run out of funds in the coming months. This bill is a scope of $106 billion and is referred to as an “emergency war bill”. In true “pork barrel” style, the bill [...]

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YouTube Loses Money; Google Plays It Down

Jun 18, 2009 No Comments

YouTube, a Google subsidy, has incurred losses that some analysts may have overblown. Google does not seem to mind the misperception, according to an internet economics study released yesterday. RampRate Inc. projected a $174.2 million loss by YouTube, a far cry from the $470.6 million loss estimated by Credit Suisse analysts in April. This Credit [...]

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