December 2007 - Posts

• Semiconductor Stocks Are On the Downside

  Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:30 PM

  Semiconductor stocks, as measured by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ( ^SOXX ), are on the downside. The index is down 25 percent from its recent peak set in July 2007, and this cyclical index is near a key support level (chart). If you are picking individual semiconductor or semiconductor equipment stocks, be sure to realize that the overall trend for the sector is down Read More Posted by buyupside 0 Comments Go to top

• Watch Teck Cominco Limited - A Canadian Mining Stock

  Monday, December 24, 2007 1:19 PM

  Teck Cominco Limited ( TCK ), a diversified mining and metals company, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, is down 31 percent from its peak set in October 2007. This producer of zinc, metallurgical coal (used in steel production - burns very hot) copper, gold and specialty metals has support between $28 and $32 Read More Posted by buyupside 0 Comments Go to top

• Cadbury Schweppes Rivals Coca-Cola and Pepsico

  Tuesday, December 11, 2007 3:59 PM

  Cadbury Schweppes ( CSG ), a U. K. based nonalcoholic beverage, candy and chewing gum company, sells many well-known brand name including: Dr Pepper, Schweppes, 7 Up, Snapple, Mott's, Hawaiian Punch, Dairy Milk chocolate, Dentyne, Chiclets, Clorets and Trident Read More Posted by buyupside 0 Comments Go to top

• Place Your Bets On Sirius Satellite Radio

  Thursday, December 06, 2007 3:03 PM

  Sirius Satellite Radio ( SIRI ), a favorite stock among traders and investors, is struggling to make money and its stock price chart shows it. Born in 1994 with great expectations for satellite radio, SIRI climbed to almost $70 before its price bubble burst Read More Posted by buyupside 0 Comments Go to top

• General Electric's Stock Price Slips But Its Dividend Is Attractive

  Tuesday, December 04, 2007 1:49 PM

  General Electric ( GE ) has been on the downside since making a short-term double top at $42.15 on October 2, 2007. And on December 3, 2007 the stock closed at $36.93, down $1.36 (3.55%), after Citi Investment Research analyst Jeffrey T. Spraguea lowered his price target from $48 to $45 on worries that problems in its consumer finance unit would hurt GE's profits Read More Posted by buyupside 0 Comments Go to top

• Pfizer Is a Great Dividend-Reinvestment Stock

  Monday, December 03, 2007 12:10 PM

  Pfizer ( PFE ), the huge pharmaceutical company, keeps increasing its dividend year after year. In January 1982 its quarterly dividend on a split-adjusted basis was just $0.00958, and today it is $0.29, an unbelievable 2,927 percent increase. At a closing price as of November 30, 2007 of $23 Read More Posted by buyupside 0 Comments Go to top

• Buy Pairs of Similar Stocks to Build a Diverse Portfolio

  Sunday, December 02, 2007 2:01 PM

  For years I ( RAH ) have purchased stocks of two similar companies to add variety to my long-term, dividend-reinvestment portfolio. For example, I bought equal dollar amounts of Deere & Company ( DE ) and Caterpillar ( CAT ) to give me exposure to heavy equipment Read More Posted by buyupside 0 Comments Go to top

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