April 2007 - Posts

• Jones Soda Could be the Next Hansen Natural

  Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:30 AM

  Anyone remember Hansen Natural (HANS)? Let me jog your memory. This is a $3.5 billion company that made investors 8000% from June 2003 through June 2006 as the stock charged from a split adjusted 53 cents to over $43 - not too shabby. Although some might know them for their fruit juices, the company is better known by their Monster Energy Drinks Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Who Benefits from the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge?

  Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:48 AM

  The answer is OptionsXpress (OXPS). They are the primary sponsor of the CNBC challenge and considering how many hits the site gets everyday with over half a million people enrolled in the contest, I believe OXPS will see a spike in subscriber growth and market share Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Which Solar Energy Stock Should You Own?

  Tuesday, April 24, 2007 7:45 AM

  It seems like there is a new solar name appearing out of thin air every week these days. Until a month ago, when Jim Cramer mentioned First Solar (FSLR), most individual investors had never heard of it. There are way too many solar stocks out there, some of which have long term potential, some speculative and some that should probably be avoided Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 2 Comments Go to top

• Is the Market a Buy, Sell or Hold?

  Monday, April 23, 2007 3:47 PM

  The last few weeks have been nothing short of confusing. Markets are up 15 of 16 days. But when I say Markets, I am referring to Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500. Note that the Nasdaq has had 4 days of higher selling in the last 2 weeks. In essence, the Dow and S&P, have been diverging from the Nasdaq Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Mortgage Fallout will Shelter Countrywide but Hurt Bankrate and Choicepoint

  Monday, April 09, 2007 7:40 AM

  The fallout from last month's subprime headlines did not have any impact on players not involved directly with the mortgage business. In fact, while the stocks of all mortgage lenders dropped off a cliff, companies that have exposure to the mortgage sector, but that don't directly participate in the lending process have kept their valuation as if nothing happened Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 1 Comments Go to top

• CVS Caremark Looks Better than its Competitors

  Monday, April 09, 2007 7:00 AM

  Much of the recent news around CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS) has involved its recent $26.5 billion acquisition of Caremark, which completed last week. But to me, there are a couple of other things that have looked quite interesting. I didn't have a single CVS store in my area until about 8 months ago, when the local Savon Drugs stores started undergoing some serious facelift Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• International Securities Exchange Flies Under the Radar

  Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:38 AM

  Amidst the jealous love triangle created by the intruder Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) against incumbent Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) over Chicago Board of Trade (BOT), and all the loud babble over Nasdaq's (NDAQ) inbility to take over the London Stock Exchange, one such company that has been flying under the radar when it comes to M&A is the International Securities Exchange (ISE) Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Blockbuster CEO Departure Presents a Buying Opportunity

  Tuesday, April 03, 2007 5:56 AM

  I disagree with pundits about Blockbuster (BBI) going down with the departure of their CEO by the end of 2007. He is not as good as people think. Total Access is hugely successful, but he took a long time before responding to the Netflix (NFLX) threat successfully Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

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