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Joseph Lazzaro's Blog Posts
CIEN
Ciena: Recent dip suggests year-end profit-taking
11/25/09
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Filed under: Ciena Corp (CIEN), Stocks to BuyCiena Corp.'s (CIEN) stock has underperformed since the May 19, 2009 Buy recommendation at $11.27, but I'm sticking with the shares. Here's why:Much of the selling in broadband/bandwith play CIEN's shares has occurred ahead of its December 10 Q4 earnings r...
Nuclear power is on the comeback trail
11/24/09
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Filed under: CommoditiesNuclear power is coming back into style, and perhaps just in time for the climate, and for the United States.Environmental groups, previously opposed to nuclear power, are starting to support the technology, as it represents the lesser of two evils compared to coal-fired elect...
ORLY
O'Reilly Automotive: A used car maintenance play
11/24/09
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyThe used car trend in the United States isn't ending anytime soon, which is why I'm reiterating my buy rating for auto parts giant O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY), first recommended on May 18, 2009 at a price of $37.02. One argument holds that frugal consumers in U.S. will d...
FCX
Freeport McMoRan: Back up the truck
11/24/09
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Everything's coming up roses with Freeport McMoRan (FCX), to cite a famous song by the late, great Ethel Merman, which is why I'm reiterating my buy rating for the company, first recommended on March 23, 2009 at a price of $41.88. If you bought FCX in March, you're up an astounding 103%; but if you m...
 LOW
With Lowe's, $20 could be the low stock price for 2010
11/24/09
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Filed under: Lowe's Cos (LOW), Stocks to BuyLowe's (LOW) stock has meandered since the September 16, 2009 Buy rating at $21.60 per share, but I'm nevertheless reiterating my buy rating. Here's why:Lowe's has now posted three straight less-worse-than-expected quarterly earning performances, and the vi...
APC
Anadarko: Well-positioned for the oil/natural gas boom
11/24/09
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Filed under: Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Stocks to BuySo much for oil plummeting to $30 per barrel on a supply glut. The price of oil, the world's most vital commodity, is currently largely divorced from supply/demand fundamentals, and that's one reason I'm reiterating my buy rating for oil/natural gas...
TJX
TJX: Back up the truck
11/23/09
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyIf you haven't already and you can tolerate moderate risk, now's the time to purchase shares of The TJX Companies (TJX) and I'm reiterating my buy rating, first recommended on June 22, 2009 at a price of $21.48. If you bought TJX in June, you're up about an impressive 80%.Of...
Is dollar destined to dive in 2010?
11/23/09
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Filed under: Forecasts, Federal Reserve, RecessionIs a continued weakening in the dollar in the first half of 2010 a fait accompli? Not so fast.The median prediction in Bloomberg's survey of as many as 43 strategists shows the dollar gaining against the euro, British pound, yen, Swiss franc, and Swed...
ETR
Entergy: Pull-back is buy opportunity
11/23/09
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyUnlike France, the United States did not build nearly enough nuclear power plants in the last two decades of the 20th century to accommodate its power needs, and it will spend the next two decades playing catch-up, which is why I'm reiterating my buy rating for Entergy Corp....
D
Dominion Resources: Back up the truck
11/22/09
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyRare is the day you should sell an electric power generation play, which is why I'm reiterating my buy rating for Dominion Resources (D), first recommended on May 8, 2009, at a price of $31.87. If you bought Dominion in May, you're up about 16%.
Dominion, a fully integrated ...
TRP
TransCanada: Pull-back is buy opportunity
11/21/09
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyTransCanada Corp.'s (TRP) shares, first recommended on May 11, 2009, at a price of $26.56, have pulled back, and the dip represents a buy opportunity, which is why I'm reiterating my buy rating for the stock.
TransCanada is natural gas play with promise: it's a natural gas t...
ECB Trichet's comments show central banks' delicate balancing act
11/20/09
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Filed under: International markets, Indices, DJIA, Financial CrisisEuropean Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet jolted the markets Friday with the announcement that the ECB will gradually withdraw the emergency cash injections it has added to the financial system, in order to prevent an accele...
ADP
Look for ADP to rise with payrolls
11/20/09
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyIf, in fact, jobless claims have peaked, that's good news for payroll services specialist Automatic Data Processing (ADP), and that's one reason I'm reiterating my buy rating for the company's shares, first recommended on June 22, 2009 at a price of $36.84. If you bought ADP...
United States on verge of historic Senate debate on health care
11/19/09
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Filed under: Headline newsAny experienced investor knows that these are not normal times. But they could become truly historic times, if the United States is able to pass universal health care legislation in the the weeks ahead. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, has crafted a health care bil...
GT
Goodyear Tire is undervalued
11/19/09
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s (GT) stock has meandered of late, but I'm nevertheless reiterating my buy rating for the company, first recommended on May 5, 2009 at a price of $13.30. Here's why. Institutional investors sold GT after the company reported a 15% reduction in Q3 revenue, and the view ...
COF
Capital One: Close position, take profits
11/19/09
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Filed under: Stocks to SellAs expected, Capital One Financial Corp.'s (COF) stock has seen increased interest in the past six months, on the argument that charge-offs will peak in mid-2010. First recommended on May 7, 2009 at a price of $29.41, if you bought COF in May, you're up about 37%. However, ...
SLB
Consider Schlumberger, because oil isn't going out of style
11/18/09
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Filed under: Schlumberger Limited (SLB), Stocks to BuyOne can look at likely rising oil and gasoline prices one of two ways. You can get frustrated, or you can profit from it by buying Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB), which is why I'm reiterating my buy rating for the company, first recommended on May 6, 200...
All the American people want for Christmas is 15 million new jobs
11/18/09
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Filed under: Employees, Politics, RecessionU.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, says he expects the House to vote on legislation that would create more jobs by the year-end holiday recess. "Clearly 10.2% unemployment is unacceptable and is causing great pain to literally millions of pe...
AVP
Avon is still calling
11/18/09
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Filed under: Avon Products (AVP), Stocks to BuyAvon Products (AVP) has broken through key resistance at $33, hence I'm removing my hold on the company's shares, first recommended on May 6, 2009 at a price of $23.12. If you bought in May, you're up about 50%. Still, it should be noted that this is pro...
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