Filed under: International markets, India, Newsletters, Mutual funds, Stocks to Buy"India is one of the hottest economies on the planet and holds tremendous profit potential," says Larry Edelson in Real Wealth. Here, he looks at a trio of fund poised to "capitalize on India's boom." "India's economy is growing at a 9% rate, ten times faster than the U.S. and only a couple of percentage points behin...

Filed under: Newsletters, Commodities, Oil, Stocks to Buy"Frontline Ltd. (NYSE: FRO) is the 'mac daddy' of the oil transport business," says growth and income expert Bryan Perry, who has added the shares to the model portfolio of his 25% Cash Machine. "Frontline is doing a much better job of executing profits in the current market for transporting crude oil. FRO posted first quarter results that sh...

Filed under: Good news, Technical Analysis, Western Union (WU), Stocks to BuyWestern Union Company (NYSE: WU) provides a range of money transfer and bill payment services worldwide. Its consumer-to-consumer operations involve multi-currency and real-time processing systems for walk-in, online, and telephone money transfers. Its consumer-to-business operations enable payments to utilities, auto fina...

Filed under: Stocks to BuyThe savvy investor knows that, in addition to the known performers, one has to locate those 'off the radar' stocks -- potential gems and overlooked performers that don't receive much publicity. And with the aforementioned in mind, Olin Corp. is worth a review.Olin Corp. (NYSE: OLN) is a diversified producer of chlor-alkali chemicals and ammunition. Analysts like Olin's chl...

Filed under: International markets, China, Newsletters, Mutual funds, Stocks to Buy"I've long believed that China's currency is due to appreciate notably against the buck," says currency expert Jack Crooks, upon returning from speaking at a Forex seminar in Beijing. In his World Currency Alert he explains, "Until now, there's been no straight-forward, highly-liquid way to play it. Now there is: the...

Filed under: Earnings reports, Analyst reports, Deals, Google (GOOG), Stocks to Buy, NASDAQMinyanville's Sean Udall dares to share the kind of keen insight and actionable information you won't find in any prospectus. Here he discusses some players in the tech sector. For more original thought, visit www.minyanville.com. SuccessFactors (NASDAQ: SFSF): The stock prices secondary at $11.80 and is hold...

Filed under: Agriculture, Stocks to BuyReaders of this space know that my investment bias is toward large-cap companies with demonstrated business models that have a competitive advantage in established markets, preferably with a favorable global trend as a support. Moreover, there are few more-favorable global trends than food production, and with the above in mind, Agrium is worth a review.Agrium...

Filed under: International markets, Newsletters, Mutual funds, Halliburton (HAL), Schlumberger Limited (SLB), Commodities, Oil, Stocks to BuyThe need for oil drilling services will continue even if the price of oil declines, according to Richard Lehmann. Here, in his The ETF Investor, he looks at a favorite way for investors to play this trend. "Oil prices have a triple or quadruple price boost ass...

Filed under: Good news, Wal-Mart (WMT), Target Corp. (TGT), Costco Wholesale (COST), Technical Analysis, Stocks to BuyWal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) is the world's largest retailer, offering a vast array of general merchandise through some 7,350 stores. That total includes nearly 1,000 discount stores, over 2,800 combination discount and grocery stores and about 600 warehouse outlets. More than half o...

Filed under: Good news, Chevron Corp (CVX), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Technical Analysis, Stocks to BuyTransocean (NYSE: RIG) is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor and a leading provider of drilling management services worldwide. The company owns, or operates, a contract drilling fleet of 138 mobile units, including 39 high-specification floaters, 29 midwater floaters, 10 high-specification...

Filed under: Deals, Yahoo! (YHOO), Motorola (MOT), Market matters, Sprint Nextel Corp (S), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), U.S. Steel (X), Nucor Corp (NUE), Stocks to Buy, Cramer on BloggingStocks From TheStreet.com Network Tech Winners & Losers: Motorola Analysts' Upgrades, Downgrades: Motorola TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the slide has to end somewhere -- eventually, we'll see a...

Filed under: Commodities, Oil, Stocks to Buy, Small businessMinyanville's Lance Lewis dares to share the kind of keen insight and actionable information you won't find in any prospectus. Here he answers a reader's burning question about gold miners stocks. For more original thought, visit www.minyanville.com or see some more thoughts on gold here. Prof. Lewis,Any thoughts on the theory being advanc...

Filed under: Russia, Newsletters, Commodities, Stocks to Buy"USEC (NYSE: USU) is the nation's leading supplier of enriched uranium for use in commercial nuclear power plants -- in fact, it is the only supplier," notes value investor Nathan Slaughter. In Half-Priced Stocks newsletter, he explains, "Low-enriched uranium is commonly used as fuel in nuclear reactors, and no other company in the U.S. pr...

Filed under: Earnings reports, Boeing Co (BA), duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Technical Analysis, Stocks to BuyIHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) provides documents, decision-support tools and related services to customers in a variety of technical fields. The firm's Energy division delivers oil and gas data on exploration, development, production, and transportation activities to energy producers...

Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), General Electric (GE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Anheuser-Busch Cos (BUD), Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), Technical Analysis, Stocks to SellDon't know where the market is headed? Some people think a full blown crash is possible; some believe this is a good time to buy while others just don't know what to believe. Well, I just don't care and nei...

Filed under: Stocks to BuyIt doesn't take a Harvard mathematician or a Wall Street investment banker to realize we're in the era of high energy prices. One way to compensate for the increased energy cost: consider an investment in an oil/oil services company whose fortunes are directly linked to the world's most vital commodity -- oil. With this in mind, Superior Energy is worth a review. Superior ...

Filed under: Earnings reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Technical Analysis, Stocks to BuyCyberonics (NASDAQ: CYBX) designs and develops medical devices that provide vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for the treatment of epilepsy and other neurological disorders. The VNS therapy system features an implantable generator that delivers electrical signals to the brain to control seizures. It...

Filed under: Good news, Technical Analysis, Stocks to BuyLife Partners Holdings (NASDAQ: LPHI) operates in the secondary market for life insurance. It facilitates "life settlements" transactions, which enable policyholders to sell their policies at a discount for an immediate cash settlement. Company revenues derive from fees charged for this service. The business model involves real assets with in...

Filed under: International markets, General Electric (GE), Newsletters, Stocks to Buy"Despite negative analyst commentary, General Electric (NYSE: GE) is one of the biggest and best blue-chip stocks," says Karim Rahemtulla. The contributing editor to The Oxford Club looks at the "global juggernaut." "It's now more crucial than ever that your portfolio holdings are well-diversified, and GE is arguab...

Filed under: Industry, Market matters, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Merrill Lynch (MER), Countrywide Financial (CFC), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Wachovia Corp (WB), Washington Mutual (WM), Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Stocks to Sell, Cramer on BloggingStocksTheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the acquired Bear Stearns portfolio is worth even less than he thought. How bad was that Bear S...