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In the investing world, a company’s earnings are one of the most powerful predictors of its stock price. Aside from high-priced tech players like LinkedIn and Facebook, an easy way to determine if one should invest in most types of stocks can be done by looking at earnings multiples. The most commonly used of these metrics is the...
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There are plenty of analytical metrics available for use in today’s financial world; some involve valuation ratios, while others make use of indicators like short selling activity. One method that can give time-crunched investors a way to evaluate a stock is the WealthLift Sentiment Index. As taken from this page, this index...
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In recent weeks, there have been plenty of developments in the vibrant world of videogaming, from the highly anticipated release of Madden 13 to GameStop’s painful plunge in the markets. Interestingly, there have been other happenings in this virtual arena, as gamers throughout the world have been subject to a variety of bans,...
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A few days ago, the good ‘ole duo of the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared that fuel efficiency standards in the U.S. were going up – way up. Existing standards require all new cars and small trucks to meet a Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) of 34.5 miles per gallon by 2016,...
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From the tech high-flyers to stable utility companies, everyday investors are wise to consider how Wall Street views every stock in their portfolio. Equally, analysts’ ratings can be used to separate the bullish bets from the bearish ones, so to speak. In addition to this little-used indicator, one measure of sentiment that...
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In the wide world of investment analysis, there are dozens of methods that can be used to determine the attractiveness of a particular stock. Indicators like trading volume, price volatility, and valuation metrics are some of the most popular (read here for more info), though we’re here to tell you that short selling activity...
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Since its IPO in May, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has been a downright disastrous investment, losing nearly half of its overall value in a time when the technology sector has provided double-digit gains. While talk of NASDAQ computer glitches and CEO compensation has dominated the social media giant’s news feed, Facebook’s real...
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A few weeks ago, we discussed Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) acquisition of Frommer’s, which is expected to expand the tech giant’s footprint in the travel search industry. This move, coupled with the company’s earlier purchases of Zagat and ITA Software, has proven that Google is moving beyond its basic search engine services. ...
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