As one of the world’s most successful and prolific investors, it’s no wonder Warren Buffett is closely watched by the stock market. After all, the “Oracle of Omaha” has been able to beat the S&P 500 37 out of the 45 years… Read More

So far in 2012, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has been fairly subdued. But the few deals that have been announced have taken the stocks of the firms being acquired much higher. Read More

When it comes to shipping packages, FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) dominate the global landscape. FedEx handles roughly 8 million package deliveries every day and UPS can handle about double the packages, shipping daily, about 15.8 million parcels across the world. Their U.S. dominance is… Read More

For about a decade now, investors have been worried that consumers would “cut the cord” and replace their cable TV subscriptions with free online content, which has been increasingly available.  Truth is, this probably will never completely happen. #-ad_banner-#For starters, the programming content on the leading cable networks is world-class. Read More

Gone are the days when traditional board games and puzzles satisfied every child’s idea of a good time. Today, the realm of toys has fully evolved into the tech world, and instead of their living room floor, most people prefer to play games on computers, smartphones or TV sets.  … Read More

The hunt is on. With oil prices below $80 per barrel and natural gas prices still at depressed levels, I’ve been heavily researching the best stocks in this sector, hoping to scoop up bargain stocks and ride the next wave of surging energy prices. Last month, I highlighted that energy… Read More

Traditionally, investing in the airline industry has been fraught with peril. But there are always exceptions to the rule. In its earlier days, investors could have done quite well by buying and holding on to Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV). When it was first founded 28 years ago,… Read More

Quite often in the stock market, the share price of a hot company can suddenly fall out of favor, causing investors to dump the stock. The trick is to find out whether the negative sentiment is in fact warranted. If not, then this oversold stock can represent a compelling buying opportunity. In the energy industry, sudden price changes in commodities can change the underlying economics of companies that operate in the space. When prices of oil, coal or natural gas are too low, exploration activities… Read More

Quite often in the stock market, the share price of a hot company can suddenly fall out of favor, causing investors to dump the stock. The trick is to find out whether the negative sentiment is in fact warranted. If not, then this oversold stock can represent a compelling buying opportunity. In the energy industry, sudden price changes in commodities can change the underlying economics of companies that operate in the space. When prices of oil, coal or natural gas are too low, exploration activities can become uneconomical. Alternatively, rapidly-rising prices can cause a frenzy for extracting as much supply out of the ground to quickly bring it to market. And lately, one commodity in particular perfectly fits this out-of-favor vs. buying opportunity scenario: natural gas, whose prices have plummeted by more than 50% in recent months. To put things into perspective, a little more than a year ago, gas prices hovered closer to $5 per million British thermal units (BTUs) and touched below $2 BTUs just a few weeks ago. Seeing… Read More

Back in January, I highlighted that state and local governments were starting to turn to legalizing gambling to shore up their tax bases. Since then, the activity has only increased. Massachusetts recently held a forum to hear arguments on why it should develop casinos, and Maryland set up a… Read More

One of my all-time favorite investing articles talks about how important growth is when buying a stock. The author goes back in time and demonstrates that, by buying into leading growth companies, investors could garner incredible annual returns. A key takeaway is that even when you buy in when these… Read More