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Why Investors Think Past Performance Will Persist – SmartMoney.com
Past returns are no guarantee of future success. Just like smokers ignoring the Surgeon General’s warning on the side of cigarette packs, investors overlook the most obvious caution about the stock market at their peril. Even after Friday’s stumble over renewed fears about Europe, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index has gained 7% so far [...]
A "ratio put spread" gets off to a bad start Monday
Starbucks (NYSE:SBUX) investors enjoyed a jolt Monday as an intraday reversal took the shares out of losing territory all the way to a new all-time peak. The stock closed just south of this high-water mark, up 63 cents at $48.48. While this continued upside was good news to SBUX shareholders and soy latte fans everywhere, [...]
While My Chevy Volt Gently Weeps
Did my wife just adopt an orphan? General Motors (NYSE: GM ) is halting production of Chevy Volt vehicles. The Michigan plant that assembles the battery-powered hybrid will suspend production for five weeks at the end of next week, and that comes after a prolonged holiday shutdown. GM sold 1,023 Volts in February. My wife and [...]
Perrigo Increases Sales but Misses Estimates on Earnings
Perrigo (Nasdaq: PRGO ) reported earnings on Feb. 7. Here are the numbers you need to know. The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q2), Perrigo beat expectations on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share. Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased significantly and GAAP earnings per share improved. Gross margins expanded, operating [...]
