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Six Flag's Newest Ride, The Dow Jones!

15 Aug 8:53am
A volatile trading week last week, and looks almost certain this week as well for markets around the world. Price swings have been extreme, to put it as an understatement. I suppose the markets really resemble the awesome rides at the Six Flags.  They go through the occasional upward spikes from positive earnings and economic data, which are then followed by massive drops from credit concerns. Quite thrilling if you think about it.There's a slew of negative news from the credit markets th...

LNVGY: Lenovo a Buy? IBM a Sell?

Tags: Lenovo Group Limited, International Business Machines Corp., IBM
19 Jun 7:06pm
Something scares me about IBM and I'm still keeping my reservations on them.  They've been trading well below the $100 mark for the past few years and I still have my target price at the $100 mark.  Meanwhile a few weeks back, IBM announced that it had repurchased $12.5 billion of its outstanding common stock through accelerated repurchase agreements, or 118.8 million shares for $105.18 per share - a good sign to say the least. They'll be funding the repurchase with $1 billion in cas...

KFT: More Upside for Kraft than MO

Tags: Altria Group, MO
19 Jun 6:14pm
I have been following Mr. Anthony Sacks' (aka smokinstocks) blogs on AltriaGroup and Philip Morris, and I must first start-off by giving him a round of applause.  His blogs are excellent, and his portfolio shows that he's made a fortune from his position in MO from a while back, my congratulations.I wanted to add to his blogs and latest comment on the splitting of Kraft by Altria Group.  This was indeed a long and expected move by the company that lasted many years, and finally their...

CEO: Summer's Looking Great!

Tags: Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Chinese Stocks, China, Energy Stocks, SHI, PTR, CEO
6 Jun 10:55pm
A quick recap on yesterday's thoughts - Chinese stocks still look good over the long-term, but expect a burst in the short-run from overheating.  Either way, Chinese energy stocks will still excel over the rest. I have my eyes on one particular, CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO) - yesterday we saw their ADRs jump after HSBC raised its targets for both energy companies, CNOOC Limited and and PetroChina Company (NYSE: PTR). Here are some pointers:Chinese Energy Industry Pointers:Pointer #1: After r...

CHINA: Bubble Burst? But Good Energy Outlook

Tags: Energy Stocks, CNOOC Limited, Crude Oil, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. China, PetroChina Company Limited, CEO, SHI, PTR
6 Jun 12:56am
It’s without a doubt that when investors talk about Asian equities, two regions are always mentioned: India and their neighboring China. I wanted to talk a bit about the latter, and will share on my thoughts on the Indian market a little later.My view towards the Chinese market, and ultimately, Chinese stocks remain positive (it will take a lot for me to change my optimism).  However, with that being said, my view is over the long-term and not the short-term. Over the coming weeks, I expe...

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ishmiel

Ishmiel is a stock enthusiast and has been investing in and analyzing stocks for over five years. He maintains his blogs and shares his virtual trades and investment portfolios on BullPoo.com. Aside from following company news, earnings and developments, he believes that interacting with other investors is key to finding undervalued stocks. He enjoys focusing on American equities, but even more so on Indian and Chinese stocks - where he believes the future cash cows are.