Sector Update: Health Care, IT And Utilities Lead, Industrials And Consumer Discretionary Lag
Article By:
Robert A. Weigand
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Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:28 AM EDT
The usually-reliable crystal ball of sector analysis suggests no more than tepid enthusiasm for stocks thus far in 2014.
Utilities Sector
Article By:
David Trainer
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 10:18 AM EDT
The Utilities sector ranks tenth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Very Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 9 ETFs and 33 mutual funds in the Utilities sector as of July 17,2014.
3 Income Ideas From Mario Gabelli
Article By:
George Fisher
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:22 AM EDT
Mario Gabelli is one of the most interesting money managers and offers a variety of investment platforms and strategies. These ideas three combined offer above average income.
Sprint Announces Aggressive New Pricing, Undercuts All Other Major Carriers
Article By:
Shelly Palmer
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 8:17 PM EDT
Sprint has announced new family rate plans allowing up to 10 lines to share 20 gigabytes worth of data for $100 per month, undercutting all major competitors.
ITC Holdings: An Unconventional Utility With Oversized Prospects
Article By:
George Fisher
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Sunday, August 17, 2014 1:55 AM EDT
ITC is not your grandfather's regulated utility. Focusing on federally-regulated transmission opportunities improves profitability.
In this article: ITC
Water And Gas Utilities 3-Yr Outperformance May Be Challenged By Multi-Utilities
Article By:
George Fisher
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Friday, August 15, 2014 10:45 AM EDT
Water and Gas Utilities have outperformed but Multi-Utilities gets the current nod technically
While the Utility sector is on the low end of total returns over the previous 3-yrs and TTM, they generated respectable returns for YTD and first 6-months 2014.
Sector Detector: August Consolidation Offers Chance To Buy Top Stocks From Top Sectors
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Sabrient Systems
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Monday, August 11, 2014 4:47 AM EDT
Stocks saw elevated volume and volatility last week, and the 100-day simple moving average on the S&P 500 proved to be the proverbial line-in-the-sand for bullish investors.
In this article: LUV, NXP, PRU, BIIB, ESRX, FFIV, BBH, DEF, FXU, IYE, IYF, IYH, IYJ, IYK, IYM, IYW, IYZ, PSI, SPY
What Will Warren Buffett Do With His $55 Billion In Cash?
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Peter George Psaras
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 12:12 PM EDT
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Friday reported earnings results that beat expectations thanks to substantial investment gains and improved results across its manufacturing, retail and service businesses. The company also revealed it was sitting on more than $55 billion in cash.
The “New” Media Landscape: CNBCUTWC, 21stCFTW, ATTDirecTV, T-Sprint
Article By:
Shelly Palmer
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Monday, August 4, 2014 5:12 PM EDT
Over the next 18 months, proposed and pending mergers and acquisitions are going to completely change the media landscape. Even if only a few of them are completed, the impact will be felt across the value chain,
Sector Detector: Patient Bulls Finally Get A New Entry Point, Thanks To Inflation Fears
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Sabrient Systems
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Monday, August 4, 2014 4:10 AM EDT
Now that’s what I’m talking about. I have been discussing the overbought technical conditions of the S&P 500 for some time and the need for a pullback to test bullish support levels.
In this article: CVI, TLLP, WDC, JAZZ, PCYC, IDU, IYC, IYE, IYF, IYH, IYJ, IYK, IYM, IYW, IYZ, SPY, VIX, GOOGL
Frontier Communications' Shares Surged With Acquisition Of AT&T's Connecticut Wireline Operations
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Retail Investor 360
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11:56 PM EDT
Frontier’s shares soared 13.55 percent, trading up at $6.74 (2:46PM EDT) after the company announced its acquisition of AT&T’s (NYSE: T) Connecticut wireline operations. The full transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
Sector Detector: Bulls Remain Unfazed By Borderline Black Swans
Article By:
Sabrient Systems
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Monday, July 21, 2014 6:49 AM EDT
In this weekly update, I give my view of the current market environment, offer a technical analysis of the S&P 500 chart, review our weekly fundamentals-based SectorCast rankings of the ten U.S. business sectors, and then offer up some actionable trading ideas...
Sector Rankings For ETFs And Mutual Funds
Article By:
David Trainer
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 12:19 PM EDT
At the beginning of the third quarter of 2014, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating. My sector ratings are based on the aggregation of my fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.
Sector Detector: Summer Slog Likely To Keep A Lid On Further Stock Gains
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Sabrient Systems
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Monday, July 7, 2014 3:53 AM EDT
Stock investors entered the Fourth of July holiday on a high note, pushing the Dow Jones Industrials Index above 17,000 and the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index above 21,000...
In this article: EOG, MCK, VLO, QCOR, OVTI, SWKS, IDU, IYC, IYE, IYF, IYH, IYJ, IYK, IYM, IYW, IYZ, PXE, RXL, SPY, SPX, VIX, DJI, TDIV