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Obama's to-do list: Bridges and roads
12/20/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Commodities, Stocks to Buy, Obama PicksThis post is part of a special report, A Dozen Ways to Play an Obama Building Boom.
"President-elect Obama recently announced that he is working on a stimulus package that could be as large as $1 trillion," notes BizRadio host Daniel Fr...
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Obama team targets infrastructure
12/19/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Obama PicksThis post is part of a special report, A Dozen Ways to Play an Obama Building Boom.
"One theme that already seems likely to dominate the playbook for the Obama team is 'infrastructure plus' -- encompassing alternative energy, the environment, and he...
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URS Corp. (URS): Forbes quant eyes infrastructure stimulus
12/19/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Commodities, Stocks to Buy, Obama PicksThis post is part of a special report, A Dozen Ways to Play an Obama Building Boom.
"URS Corp. (NYSE: URS) provides engineering, construction, and technical services to a wide range of markets," says quantiative analyst Vahan Janjigian....
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Terex (TRX): Insiders step up to infrastructure play
12/18/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Obama PicksThis post is part of a special report, A Dozen Ways to Play an Obama Building Boom.
"Some of the most aggressive buying we've seen from insiders has come from Terex (NYSE: TEX), where seven have bought since October 24th," says Bill Martin.
In his B...
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ABB (ABB): Power play on infrastructure buildout
12/18/08
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This post is part of a special report, A Dozen Ways to Play an Obama Building Boom.
"The world is focused on an infrastructure buildout, and one of the best ways to capture that trend is with Zurich-based infrastructure giant ABB (NYSE: ABB)," says Keith Fitz-Gerald.
In The Money Map Report, he expla...
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A dozen ways to play an Obama building boom
12/17/08
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With such limited visibility -- indeed confusion -- regarding the state of the economy and markets over the coming year, investment advisors have been happy to latch on to those few areas in which there appears to be a greater sense of certainty.
And one such area is infrastructure -- a sector that ...
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Top timer sees bullish technicals after rate cuts
12/16/08
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Filed under: Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS)"The Fed lowered interest rates more than expected and in a way that has Wall Street talking; in fact, the stock market is setting up a potentially bullish technical formation," technician Mark Leibovit, editor of Volume...
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China 'search' leads to Sohu.com (SOHU)
12/16/08
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Filed under: International markets, Internet, China, Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Technology"Although I am not a big fan of either technology stocks or Chinese stocks, bear markets do create opportunities -- such as Sohu.com. (NASDAQ: SOHU), says Jack Adamo.
In his Jack Adamo's Insiders Plus newslette...
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Steris (STE): 'Recession-proof' play on keeping clean
12/16/08
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Filed under: International markets, Newsletters, Stocks to Buy"Steris Corp. (NYSE: STE), the world's leading maker of sterilization and decontamination equipment, is a fast-growing company in a recession-proof industry," notes growth stock expert Alexander Green.
The contributing editor to industry-l...
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Jos. A Bank (JOSB): Shopping for value
12/15/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy"Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOSB) matches the value criteria used by our Benjamin Graham stock screening model by 100%," suggests John Reese.
In his Validea newsletter, he assesses stocks based on the strategies of numerous "legendary" stock market in...
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Qwest (Q) for profits: Turnaround or takeover?
12/15/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Qwest Communications Intl (Q), Stocks to Buy, Technology"Investors have been focusing on the shortcomings at Qwest Communications International (NYSE: Q), and to be sure, it has plenty," observes turnaround specialist George Putnam.
In his The Turnaround Letter, he adds, "Bu...
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Burlington Northern (BNI): On the right track
12/11/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI)"It's hard to find any good news these days but I was pleasantly surprised with the third-quarter railway results, as almost all of the 'class 1 carriers' reported better than expected earnings," notes analyst Tom Slee.
The co...
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PepsiCo (PEP) & Heinz (HNZ): Time for comfort food?
12/10/08
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Filed under: PepsiCo (PEP), Newsletters, Stocks to Buy"The silver lining to the market decline is that it has created tremendous buying opportunities," says Gregory Dorsey.
The contributing editor to Stephen Leeb's Income Performance Report adds, "Consumer staples are set to sail through a tough econ...
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Southern Copper (PCU): Mining for high returns
12/10/08
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Filed under: International markets, Newsletters, Mexico, Commodities, Stocks to Buy"Weakness in commodities suggests a screaming sign of an overreaction; it's time to take another look at a high-quality, high-yielding commodity stocks such as Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU)," says global investing expert...
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'Money Map' to safe returns: A trio of income funds
12/05/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Mutual funds, S and P 500, DJIA, Stocks to Buy, Recession"Investors should not forget that we tend to have the best news at market tops and the worst news at or near the bottoms; that means that a rising tide of bad news is an important part of the bottoming process," explai...
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Energy Transfer Equity (ETE): Pipeline to profits?
12/04/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Commodities, Oil, Stocks to Buy"Energy Transfer Equity (NYSE: ETE), a major player in the midstream energy sector, is a cash-producing machine," says value investor Nathan Slaughter.
The editor of Half-Priced Stocks explains, "Even more promising, those who know the company ...
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US Bancorp (USB): Bank with Buffett
12/02/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to BuyJack Adamo has been a bull on U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and is now recommending doubling the position that he holds in his model portfolio. Here's the latest from his Insiders Plus newsletter.
"US Bancorp is accepting $6.6 billion in new capital from the TARP pro...
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Mosaic (MOS): Growth in fertilizers
12/01/08
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Filed under: International markets, China, Brazil, Newsletters, Commodities, Agriculture, Stocks to Buy"Agricultural commodities have been hurt in the recent turmoil," says growth stock expert Stephen Leeb. In The Complete Investor he looks at Mosaic (NYSE: MOS). a world leader in fertilizers.
"Mosai...
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Pharma favorites: Biogen (BIIB) & AstraZeneca (AZN)
12/01/08
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Filed under: International markets, Newsletters, Stocks to Buy"Investors should keep a defensive posture," says Richard Moroney. However, the editor of the blue chip advisory service, Dow Theory Forecasts, see opportunity in two drug stocks that he has just added to his buy list.
"In general, we pref...
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Costco (COST): Built to 'weather the storm'
11/28/08
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Filed under: Newsletters, Costco Wholesale (COST), Stocks to Buy"While many firms are struggling to survive, a lucky minority are built to weather the storm better," says growth stock specialist Karim Rahemtulla. In Xcelerated Profits Report, he eyes Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST).
"Thanks to rising...
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