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Apple Inc (AAPL): A Long-Term Short For The Patient Investor

Holiday Melt Up in Stocks Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and most stocks do routinely well during the 4th quarter, and especially the last couple of …

Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) Returns to the Online Gambling World

Following the merger of Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) with eBay in 2003, the company placed a self-imposed ban on the use of its …

Here’s Why Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Still Betting on International Business Machines Corp

By David Sterman As a resident of New York State’s Hudson Valley, I have met dozens of local citizens who worked for International Business Machines …

Is LinkedIn Corp Mania Over After 20% Plunge? (LNKD)

By Mike Shedlock It’s tough predicting the end to manias. Yesterday I pondered a 21% plunge in extended hours trading in LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD).

More Thoughts on the Current Oil Market

WTI surged to close at $56.01 a barrel on Wednesday, while Brent closed at $62.

Oil Price: A Sword That Cuts Both Ways

By Benedict Clements and Marta Ruiz-Arranz Plunging oil prices have taken the public finances on an exciting ride the past six months. Oil prices have fallen …

General Electric Company Resorts To Financial Engineering to Boost Stock Price (GE)

GE Underperforms Market Jeff Immelt, feeling the pressure for a stock price that has vastly underperformed the overall market during his tenure as CEO at General Electric Company …

Gold Not Yet Bottomed in Dollar

By Commodities Now Demand and dollar prices continue to build a base Like most markets, gold takes time to recover from periods of turbulence …

World Markets Review

By Jeffrey P. Snider Since November of 2014, the S&P 500 Index (IVV) has been traded within a range of 150 or so points.

Dow Up 27 Points After Fed Minutes

By Garrett Baldwin The DJIA Index added 27 points Wednesday following a busy day of earnings reports and the release of minutes from …

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