October 2007 - Posts

• Boeing's $7 billion Share Buyback Signals a Buy

  Tuesday, October 30, 2007 8:09 AM

  When a company announces a share buyback, it usually implies that the company's leadership believes the shares are undervalued relative to their future earnings. I won't deny, that it is also another way for insiders to inflate the earnings of the company, create a better equillibrium between supply and demand for the company's shares, and therefore, inflate the share price Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• This Earnings Season: Time to Wait for Pullbacks and Opportunities

  Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:10 AM

  It is one of the worst times this year to be buying some of the fast flyers. Indeed stocks like Baidu (BIDU), Intuitive Surgicals (ISRG), Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL) are tempting as they defy the broader market and march on. But every rulebook says not to open new positions in these stocks at these levels when they sit so far above their 20, 50 and 200 day averages Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Bank of America Will Pay Dividends

  Friday, October 19, 2007 9:02 AM

  Bank of America (BAC) reported some disappointing numbers yesterday. Quarterly profits were down by 32% due to credit losses and lack lustre performance in their investment banking division. However, this was still not as bad as Citigroup (C), Washington Mutual (WM) and some of the other banks which have seen profits decline as much as 70% Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Western Refining is the best play on Oil Refiners as the Oil Refining Season Kicks off

  Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:15 AM

  History shows that oil refining stocks act cyclically in a given year. Is it safe to buy the refiners now? I think so. Here is why. Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Diversify with Currencies

  Monday, October 15, 2007 8:58 AM

  Currencies are not easy to buy, but are certainly worthy investment vehicles to diversify risk and trade on inflation and currency fluctuations. Here is one easy way to buy currency, and one of my favorable currency plays. Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 1 Comments Go to top

• Chinese Stocks Looks Dangerous

  Monday, October 15, 2007 8:45 AM

  I hate to be a party pooper, but the Shanghai Stock Exchange, along with all the China stocks, and Chinese IPO's remind me of the Nasdaq exhuberance of 2000. Granted China is growing at 10% ... Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 1 Comments Go to top

• Comment from a Home Depot Employee

  Monday, October 15, 2007 8:19 AM

  I was sad to get this from a reader in response to my post titled "Home Depot a Haven for Value Seekers". Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Navteq Deal Great for Nokia; Garmin Needs to Breathe

  Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:15 AM

  Nokia (NOK) has really been an impressive performer of late, with the stock rising some 35% since mid-August and 90% year-to-date. First, lets talk about this Navteq (NVT) deal. I believe Nokia got them on the cheap. I mean Navteq is the number one player in the online map space and I am surprised that neither Google, nor Garmin made a counter bid Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

• Home Depot a Haven For Value Seekers

  Thursday, October 04, 2007 8:56 AM

  Home Depot (HD) has had its share of misfortunes. It started with competition from Lowe’s (LOW) which resulted in market share losses. Then customer service issues pegged back its retail expansion. That was followed by uproar over former CEO Bob Nardelli’s pay package, which was succeeded by the housing market’s woes that caused the home improvement giant to cut its earnings and revenue guidance three times already this year Read More Posted by Faisal Laljee 0 Comments Go to top

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