Three stocks to avoid when the Government reins in spending

  Defense stocks have already fallen hard in the two weeks (plus) since the debt deal from August 1st announced $350 billion in defense spending cuts.  Obvious stocks to come under pressure by this announcement are Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE: NOC) and Boeing Co (NYSE: BA).  But while defense spending cuts could climb up to $1 trillion […]

Research In Motion Gap-Fill Potential Still Valid

Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), the famed maker of Blackberry devices on Monday August 15 received a nice boost from the market gods and rallied 10.40% for the day.  The culprit? Google!  On August 15th Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced its acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI), which they paid a 63% premium for.  Why?  It’s all […]

Caterpillar Offering Decent Risk/Reward For Longs Here

  Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) famous for its yellow construction equipment announced second quarter earnings last week that led to a roughly 5% sell-off in the stock last Friday, July 21.  Equipment sales in Asia and Latin America were solid but higher input costs (steel and other raw materials) weighted on the bottom line.  And […]

Watch Dell Breakout Above $17.50

  Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) with its broad range of products and services is well positioned to continue to profit from technology products and services sales.  Earlier this week the company announced it is paying $700 million in cash for Force10 Networks Inc., a maker of high-speed Ethernet networking equipment.  The move further shows Dell’s commitment […]

McDonalds Still Looking Good – But Wait For Earnings To Pass

  McDonalds Corp (NYSE: MCD) franchises and operates its restaurants in over 100 countries around the world. Its logo is one of the most recognized signs and most importantly for this column, the stock price has been moving in the right direction on the chart; from the lower left to upper right.  Before looking at […]

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Technically Sound

  Cheesecake Factory Inc. (Nasdaq: CAKE) operates about 160 full-service dining restaurants.  The company’s extremely large menus…around 200 items…are enjoyed by just about everyone, and the stock price is proof of that.  The company’s focus on high quality at affordable prices continues to be a welcome relief for its clients and coupled with great management […]

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