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Defense spending going down? PPA

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-19.12% in 839 days PPA tracks companies which are involved in the aerospace and defense industries. I dont see the united states making a drastic change in its military and defense funding, so these companies should continue to turn profits. Continue reading »

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Alcatel-Lucent Results Slip – Analyst Blog

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In the third quarter of 2009, Alcatel Lucent (ALU) reported net loss (group share) was € (182) million or (13 cents per ADS), including the negative after tax impact from Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) entries of € (39) million. This was below Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss of 4 cents per ADS. Third quarter revenue decreased 9.3% year-over-year and 5.6% sequentially to € 3.687 billion ($5.3 billion). At constant currency exchange rates, revenue decreased 11.0% year-over-year and 3.5% sequentially. The carrier segment saw a double-digit decline in revenue, driven by 2G wireless access,< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< /><><>< />< />< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< />< />... Continue reading »

ETF Ratings, Feh

Tom Lydon a post up questioning the utility of ETF ratings as put forth by S&P (and to a lesser extent Morningstar). According to Tom's post S&P makes recommendations about overweighting or underweighting ETFs based on "a number of factors, including S&P’s research into the fund’s underlying holdings." Over the years I have been very critical of Morningstar for analyzing ETFs from the bottom up using their value bias. The way Tom's post reads this is a new thing for S&P and there are comments from other advisors in this article about the same thing. I don't really agree with what the oth... Continue reading »

Right into the Danger Zone with Defense Stock ETFs (ITA,PPA)

Throw money at Goose, Iceman, and Maverick with the iShares Dow Jones US Aerospace & Defense Fund (NYSE:ITA) and the PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Fund (NYSE:PPA).  Do you feel the need? read more Continue reading »

What Does the Israel / Hamas Conflict Mean for the Markets?

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The combat currently going on in Gaza involving Israel and Hamas could have profound effects on the financial markets. Let's take a look at the situation. Where We Currently Stand Egypt and France are leading the way to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas. Egypt's ambassador to the UN, Mr. Maged Abdelaziz said peace talks could begin in Cairo today (January 8, 2009). French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said Israel has accepted the ceasefire plan. And in what could be a step towards a peace agreement of sorts, Israel halted its military operations for three hours yesterday to allow for ci... Continue reading »

Stock picks and pans for troubled times: Buy Johnson & Johnson, Monsanto, JPMorgan and closed-end funds

Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), General Electric (GE), General Motors (GM), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD), Bank of America (BAC), Boeing Co (BA), Circuit City Stores (CC), Wells Fargo (WFC), Stocks to Buy, Stocks to Sell Another volatile week had passed over Wall Street, but by the end of it investors started breathing a sigh of relief in anticipation of the bailout plan. Those hopes were shattered Thursday night. Many believe that if the bailout plan doesn't get approved soon, the landscape on Wall Street will be very different, changing even m... Continue reading »

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