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Netflix Shares Go Parabolic

March 12, 2010  ·  Category: Fundamental Analysis, Stocks, Technical Analysis
Admittedly, Netflix (NFLX) is kicking butt.  Its fundamentals are superb with 20%+ quarterly subscriber, revenue and earnings growth.  But mightn't the stock have gotten a little ahead of itself after a 250% run over the ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: Impressive 4th Quarter Earnings II - Retailers

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Top Gun FP Client Note: Impressive 4th Quarter Earnings

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The Story Of Duane Reade

February 23, 2010  ·  Category: Business Culture and Current Events, Private Equity, Stocks
Andrew Ross Sorkin has a wonderful piece on the story of Duane Read, the Manhattan based drug store chain with 257 stores in the New York Area that was acquired by Walgreen's (WGN) last Wednesday, ...
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HP Numbers Tell Same Store Of Tech Recovery As Intel And Cisco

February 22, 2010  ·  Category: Macro Economics, Stocks
[Growth] was pretty broad and pretty linear.  Most of our segments saw very good growth. - Mark Hurd, CEO, Hewlett Packard Last Wednesday afternoon, tech behemoth Hewlett Packard (HPQ) reported earnings for the quarter ended January 31, 2010 ...
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Lowe’s Results Suggest Stabilization

February 22, 2010  ·  Category: Macro Economics, Market Commentary, Real Estate, Stocks
Our fourth quarter results suggest the worst of the economic cycle is likely behind us.  While the psychological impact of falling home prices and an uncertain employment picture continue to weigh on consumers, improving comparable ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: Two Stocks For A Range Bound Market

In range bound markets, 90% of the return comes from dividends.   - Vitaly Katsenelson, author of Active Value Investing: Making Money In Range Bound Markets (Wiley, 2007), on CNBC's Closing Bell, Tuesday February 16 In last week's ...
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Kass: Short Retail Stocks

February 9, 2010  ·  Category: Macro Economics, Stocks
Q: What is one investment theme which you are very confident in for 2010? A: I am most confident in the notion that the consumer will be an albatross around the neck of our domestic economy ...
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Paradoxically, Big Tech Earnings Suggest Recovery

February 4, 2010  ·  Category: Macro Economics, Market Commentary, Stocks
Our outstanding Q2 results exceeded our expectations and we believe they provide a clear indication that we are entering the second phase of the economic recovery.  During the quarter we saw dramatic across the board ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: Neither Here Nor There

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