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More heartening news from China didn’t spark any breakouts by Chinese ADRs, which are mostly in a sorry state. Beijing’s policymakers have shown more proof that they’ve changed course: The yearlong fight to suppress inflation is shifting to economy-boosting efforts. That means money-tightening policies are reversing course. Easier credit hopefully will fight the economic drag [...]
Several parts of the medical sector are in the pink. Three medical industry groups are in the top 11 of IBD’s 197 groups, based on six-month price performance. A fourth is No. 30. The overall sector is held back by the four additional medical industry groups that are in the bottom 30 of IBD’s 197, [...]
The global stock market saw some wild swings Wednesday, as investors digested the implications of the Longer Term Refinancing Operation, the European Central Bank’s recharged vehicle to help refinance the Continent’s cash-strapped banks. Expectations of some sort of ECB lending operation helped spark Tuesday’s gains, including the follow-through move in the U.S. market. News of [...]
BE Aerospace (BEAV), the world’s biggest maker of interior components for commercial airliners, is forming a cup-with-handle base. The stock has found support at its 10-week line, which has been rising. Look for the stock to clear resistance around 40. BE, which makes seats, drink carts and other products, got a boost last week when aircraft [...]
2012 may be a New Year, but asset managers for the most part expect the same old stomach-churning volatility. IBD asked big money managers to share their potentially most profitable ETF investing strategies for the tough market they see ahead. • Alan Zafran, partner at Luminous Capital in Menlo Park, Calif., with $4.7 billion in assets [...]
Baidu’s (BIDU) fundamentals are the very picture of a market superstar. But scrutiny of China’s top search engine shows a stock that may reflect a golden opportunity — on the short side. That isn’t odd. The ideal short candidate will often show you the sort of earnings and sales growth you’d want to see in your [...]
Gold and silver ETFs weakened further alongside global markets Monday as the congressional supercommittee nearly collapsed and the European debt crisis worsened, sending major U.S. indexes back into negative territory for the year. Meanwhile, economist David Levy projected the U.S. will fall into a recession in 2012 or sooner despite upbeat economic data. SPDR Gold [...]
Given the turmoil in Europe, what are the best ETF investing strategies? Several ETF experts and money managers share their market outlook and top picks. • Tahar Mjigal, co-portfolio manager at International Capital Management Corp. (ICMC) in Dallas. Debt-related problems with the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain) were the catalyst of significant market volatility in [...]
The upscale or aspirational market is often where investors find strong growth stocks. The downside for such companies is that a recession can cause customers to delay purchases. Mattress company Select Comfort (SCSS) serves the high end of the market with adjustable air-chamber mattresses. Select suffered eight quarters in a row of declining sales during the 2007-09 [...]
You can read dozens of news articles on a company and still have no idea whether it shows potential as a leading stock. Of course, understanding a company’s story, its products, management strategy and markets, are crucial pieces of fundamental research. But the most important data point in determining a potential leading stock is quarterly [...]